The primary goal of this book is to present to the scientific and management
communities a selection of applications using more recent Soft Computing (SC)
and Computing with Words and Perceptions (CWP) models and techniques meant
to solve the economics and financial problems. The selected examples could also
serve as a starting point...
Only Unity fits the bill of being a game engine that allows you to create a full 3D game for free, and with phenomenal community support. This book will equip you with the skills to create professional looking games at no cost.
Unity 3 Game Development Hotshot will teach you how to exploit the full array of Unity 3D's...
Visual Studio is sexy. In the world of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), it stands
as a beautiful example of how environments should work. Yet many of the features created
to improve productivity, I believe, are largely neglected. Most developers use only a small
percentage of the capabilities in this wonderful...
Welcome to the world of developing web software using Node (also known as Node.js). Node is a newly-developed software platform that liberates JavaScript from the web browser, enabling it to be used as a general software development platform in server-side applications. It runs atop the ultra-fast JavaScript engine from the Chrome browser,...
Welcome to Java Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design, Fifth Edition.
Designed for a first Computer Science (CS1) Java course, this text will provide a breath of
fresh air to you and your students. The CS1 course serves as the cornerstone of the Computer
Science curriculum. My primary goal is to motivate and excite all...
Is there a rational way to measure coder skills and contributions and the way that
software teams fit together? Could metrics help you improve coder self-awareness,
teamwork, mentoring, and goal-setting? Could more detailed data help you make better
hiring decisions, help make performance reviews fairer, and help your software teams...
The New Perspectives Series’ critical-thinking, problem-solving approach is the ideal way
to prepare students to transcend point-and-click skills and take advantage of all that
Microsoft Office 2010 has to offer. In developing the New Perspectives Series, our goal was
to create books that give students the software concepts and...
The digital revolution is in full force but many public and private sector leaders are stymied: How can they maximize the full potential of digital technology? This hesitancy puts a brake on the transformational power of digital technology and means private companies and governmental bodies fall well behind other digital pioneers....
Recent advances in digital communications and storage technologies
have brought major changes for consumers. High-capacity hard disks
and DVDs can store large amounts of audiovisual data. In addition, faster
Internet connection speeds and the emerging high bitrate DSL connections
provide sufficient bandwidth for entertainment...
Harry Grinnell, who was co-author James Coplien’s grandfather, was a
life-long postal worker, but many of his life’s accomplishments can be
found in his avocations. His father was an alcoholic and his mother a
long-suffering religious woman. Grandpa Harry dropped out of school
after eighth year to take a job in a coal yard...
While SAS and SPSS have many things in common, R is very different. My
goal in writing this book is to help you translate what you know about SAS or
SPSS into a working knowledge of R as quickly and easily as possible. I point
out how they differ using terminology with which you are familiar, and show
you which add-on packages will...
The D5100 is an amazing bit of technology and a very capable tool for creating photographs
that you will be proud to show others. The intention of this book is not to be a rehash of
the owner’s manual that came with the camera, but rather to be a resource for learning
how to improve your photography while specifically using your...
