Critical Thinking has a unique step-by-step approach to establish great critical thinking. It starts with a 35-question pre-test test to help diagnose strengths and weaknesses and then proceeds to offer strategies for improving reasoning skills. With Critical Thinking, readers can master the techniques of effective...
Chemical mechanical planarization, or CMP, has become one of the newest and most important fabrication technologies adopted by the semiconductor industry worldwide, despite a remarkably nontraditional and somewhat controversial developmentalhistory. Begun as a mere research and development curiosity more than 20 years ago at IBM, the...
This book is intended for those who need to understand how a switching power supply works. I intend to provide enough information so you can intelligently specify a custom off-line supply from a power supply manufacturer. You should also gain enough information to be able to design a DC–DC converter. I have included basic analog design...
Proof and Disproof in Formal Logic is a lively and entertaining introduction to formal logic providing an excellent insight into how a simple logic works. Formal logic allows you to check a logical claim without considering what the claim means. This highly abstracted idea is an essential and practical part of computer science. The idea of a...
Wine enthusiasts and novices, raise your glasses! The #1 wine book has been extensively updated! If you’re a connoisseur, Wine For Dummies, Fourth Edition will get you up to speed on what’s in and show you how to take your hobby to the next level. If you’re new to the world of wine, it will clue you in on what...
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Want to get an MBA? The CompleteMBA For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is the practical, plain-English guide that covers all the basics of a...
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Adobe Photoshop is one of the most important computer programs of our age. It’s made photo editing a commonplace thing, something for the everyperson. Still, Photoshop can be a scary thing (especially that first purchase price!), comprising a jungle of menus and panels and tools and options and shortcuts as well as a bewildering array of...
All of the elements of network security together in a single volume written by the best and brightest experts in the field!
Network Security: Know It All explains the basics, describes the protocols, and discusses advanced topics, by the best and brightest experts in the field of network security. ...
InDesign is the preferred graphic design software, and InDesign CS4 is loaded with cool new desktop publishing features. InDesign CS4 For Dummies shows you how to use every one!
Whether you’re an experienced designer or just want to create a cool newsletter for the school soccer team, you’ll benefit from Galen...
At the heart of every medical imaging technology is a sophisticated mathematical model of the measurement process and an algorithm to reconstruct an image from the measured data. This book provides a firm foundation in the mathematical tools used to model the measurements and derive the reconstruction algorithms used in most imaging modalities in...
This is a thorough, yet understandable text about the boundary element method (BEM), an attractive alternative to the finite element method (FEM). It not only explains the theory, but also deals with the implementation into computer code written in FORTRAN 95 (software can be freely downloaded). Applications range from potential problems to static...
