The purpose of this book is to give some practical insight into how public telecommunications networks have advanced from the old days of offering just simple telephony services to becoming today’s ‘intelligent’ networks. Telephone companies now operate in an intensely competitive environment, and so they have to constantly...
Starting from a comprehensive quantum mechanical description, this book introduces the optical (IR, Raman, UV/Vis, CD, fluorescence and laser spectroscopy) and magnetic resonance (1D and 2D-NMR, ESR) techniques. The book offers a timely review of the increasing interest in using spin-label ESR as an alternative structural technique for NMR or...
This book centers on programming.All of the program examples involve the actions within a map (or level), so you can readily expand on the programs you create during the course of this book to modify the game. This book focuses on the creation of programs using UnrealScript. The programs are often made fairly long and involved so that you have a...
Geographic information systems (GIS) have been under continuous development
for several decades. By now, they are both well known and widely
used, and have become integral elements of information technology applications
in a wide variety of domains. In its simplest form, GIS software
enables users to address a variety of questions...
Fully revised to meet Adobe's Creative Suite 6 release, Exploring Adobe Photoshop CS6 is the resource you need for mastering this industry-standard digital imaging program. From the software's foundations to new features and enhancements only available in version CS6, the book delivers the stellar coverage and tools readers...
Macromedia Flash is fast becoming the Web's most widely used platform for creating rich media with animation and motion graphics, but mastering Flash isn't easy. Most entry-level books teach through simple examples that concentrate on either animation or scripting, but rarely both together. To get the most from Flash 8, you not...
“Like a compass guiding you to what’s important and why in this rapidly evolving field, this new edition is utterly stimulating but also thoughtful and measured.” Daniel Cassany, Literacy Researcher and Teacher, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
The material in this textbook on clinical ophthalmology has been revised and expanded to include developments in research and practice. Containing 357 illustrations throughout the text, it is a practical guide to the study of ophthalmology, but it embraces the ocular aspects of general diseases world-wide and basic methods of investigation...
Open source software, also known as free software, now offers a creative platform with world-class programs. Just ask the people who have completed high-quality projects or developed popular web 2.0 sites using open source desktop applications. This phenomenon is no longer underground or restricted to techies—there have been more than 61...
Web Service Patterns: Java Edition describes architectural patterns that can guide you through design patterns (service implementation and usage) and illustrates the different ways in which you can use web services.
Author Paul Monday had two primary goals in writing this book: to show some interesting design patterns that...
Step inside the studios of some of today's top artists, illustrators, designers, and photographers working with digital art tools. Secrets of Corel Painter Experts: Tips, Techniques, and Insights for Users of All Abilities allows you one-on-one access to the creative and technical process of professional artists who use Painter in...
