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Spatial Databases: With Application to GIS (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2001

"Spatial Databases covers all of the major themes of the field -- representation, query languages, computational geometry, spatial indexing -- using geographic information systems as the principal application domain and motivation. It is an excellent introduction for computer science professionals interested in exploring GIS, and an...

Adobe Photoshop Unmasked: The Art and Science of Selections, Layers, and Paths

Adobe Press, 2006

As the feature list of Adobe Photoshop continues to grow, even users with years of experience can feel overwhelmed by the many tools and methods for selecting or isolating parts of an image. Layers, channels, paths, clipping masks, layer masks, vector masks, the Pen tool, Magic Wand, and so on Ð²Ð” all let users work on specific regions...

Glorious French Food: A Fresh Approach to the Classics

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

From the James Beard award--winning author of Sauces-a new classic on French cuisine for today's cook

His award-winning books have won the praise of The New York Times and Gourmet magazine as well as such culinary luminaries as chefs Daniel Boulud, Jeremiah Tower, and Alice Waters. Now James Peterson brings...

Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin

Princeton Press, 2008

Guesstimation is a book that unlocks the power of approximation--it's popular mathematics rounded to the nearest power of ten! The ability to estimate is an important skill in daily life. More and more leading businesses today use estimation questions in interviews to test applicants' abilities to think on their feet....

Getting Acquainted With Fractals

Walter de Gruyter, 2007

The first instance of pre-computer fractals was noted by the French mathematician Gaston Julia. He wondered what a complex polynomial function would look like, such as the ones named after him (in the form of z2 + c, where c is a complex constant with real and imaginary parts). The idea behind this formula is that one takes the x and y coordinates...

Invention of Hysteria: Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpetriere

MIT Press, 2003

In this classic of French cultural studies, Georges Didi-Huberman traces the intimate and reciprocal relationship between the disciplines of psychiatry and photography in the late nineteenth century. Focusing on the immense photographic output of the Salpetriere hospital, the notorious Parisian asylum for insane and incurable women, Didi-Huberman...

The Official ScratchJr Book: Help Your Kids Learn to Code

No Starch Press, 2015

ScratchJr is a free, introductory computer programming language that runs on iPads, Android tablets, Amazon tablets, and Chromebooks. Inspired by Scratch, the wildly popular programming language used by millions of children worldwide, ScratchJr helps even younger kids create their own playful animations, interactive stories, and dynamic...

Expert Python Programming

Packt Publishing, 2008

Expert Python Programming shows how Python development should be done with best practices and expert design tips. This book is for Python developers who are already building applications, but want to build better ones by applying best practices and new development techniques to their projects. The reader is expected to have a sound background...

Heidegger's Neglect of the Body (S U N Y Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

University of New York, 2009

It has been over fi fty years since French philosophers began criticizing the “starting-point” (Ausgang) of Being and Time (1927)—specifi cally Heidegger’s account of everyday practices, practices that initially give us “access” (Zugang) to the question of the meaning of being. Alphonse de Waelhens, for...

France For Dummies

For Dummies, 2007

The French have mastered the art of living well. With this guide, you’ll master the art of vacationing well—seeing what you want to see, doing what you want to do, and enjoying every mile and every minute. In France, there are so many sights to see and so much fabulous food and wine to savor that you may have to pick and choose....

Digital Boudoir Photography: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Fabulous Images of Any Woman

Course Technology PTR, 2006

Boudoir photography does not require its subject to be a beautiful, physically flawless woman. It does not require the use of extravagantly expensive equipments, props, and studio space. In fact, the very essence of boudoir photography is the idea that its subject is not a professional model and is not even necessarily in the boudoir. No longer...

Finite Element Methods for Engineering Sciences: Theoretical Approach and Problem Solving Techniques

Springer, 2008

This self-tutorial offers a concise yet thorough grounding in the mathematics necessary for successfully applying FEMs to practical problems in science and engineering. The unique approach first summarizes and outlines the finite-element mathematics in general and then, in the second and major part, formulates problem examples that clearly...

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