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Optimal Control of Constrained Piecewise Affine Systems

Springer, 2007

One of the most important and challenging problems in control is the derivation of systematic tools for the computation of controllers for constrained nonlinear systems that can guarantee closed-loop stability, feasibility, and optimality with respect to some performance index. This book focuses on the efficient and systematic computation of...

STL Tutorial and Reference Guide: C++ Programming with the Standard Template Library

Addison Wesley, 2001

The STL Tutorial and Reference Guide is highly acclaimed as the most accessible, comprehensive, and practical introduction to the Standard Template Library (STL). Encompassing a set of C++ generic data structures and algorithms, STL provides reusable, interchangeable components adaptable to many different uses without sacrificing...

Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes

ABC Clio, 2001

Seal (of the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia) has put together an interesting if sporadic collection of folk heroes. He refers to it as a "representative collection of legendary, historical, and magical heroes from many of the world's extensive folklores." South and Central America receive very little coverage....

Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light (Second Edition)

Princeton Press, 2008

Since it was first published in 1995, Photonic Crystals has remained the definitive text for both undergraduates and researchers on photonic band-gap materials and their use in controlling the propagation of light. This newly expanded and revised edition covers the latest developments in the field, providing the most up-to-date, concise,...

Digital Painting in Photoshop

Focal Press, 2009

In this inspiring book, acclaimed artist, author and lecturer Susan Ruddick Bloom shows you how to use Photoshop to turn your photographs into works of art.

Have you ever considered using Photoshop to create fine art?

Photoshop is usually used for enhancing photos, but this extremely powerful software package is capable of so...

Magic Graphs

Birkhauser, 2012

Magic squares are among the more popular mathematical recreations. Over the last 50 years, many generalizations of “magic” ideas have been applied to graphs. Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in “magic labelings” due to a number of results that have applications to the problem of decomposing graphs into...

Statistics for Six Sigma Green Belts with Minitab and JMP

FT Press, 2006

The only book on the market that provides a simple nonmathematical presentation of the statistics needed by Six Sigma Green Belts. Every concept is explained in plain English with a minimum of mathematical symbols. Includes real-world examples, step by step instructions and sample output for Minitab and JMP software as...

WordPress 2 (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Peachpit Press, 2006

WordPress is an open-source personal publishing platform that is easy to use, flexible, and highly customizable. Although used primarily for publishing blogs, WordPress can easily be used to create and maintain complete Web sites.

Taking the average blogger...

Holy War, Holy Peace: How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East

Oxford University Press, 2002

Part I: Analysis 1. The Interaction between Religion and Culture in Peace and Conflict 2. Family Myths and Cultural Conflict 3. Political and Mythic Interdependencies 4. Patterns of Abrahamic Incrimination 5. Conflict, Injury, and Transformation Part II: Practical Applications 6. Patterns of Abrahamic Reconciliation: Act, Ritual, and Symbol as...

FORTRAN 90 for Scientists and Engineers

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994

The Fortran 90 standard represents the first significant change in Fortran in over 20 years,
and brings it into line with most modern structured programming languages. This book is
one of a handful on Fortran 90, and one of even fewer in which every program (unless
otherwise clearly stated) has been tested on a working compiler: the...

Information, Interaction, and Agency

Springer, 2005

Contemporary epistemological and cognitive studies, as well as recent trends in computer science and game theory have revealed an increasingly important and intimate relationship between Information, Interaction, and Agency. Agents perform actions based on the available information and in the presence of other interacting agents. From this...

Personal Investing: The Missing Manual

O'Reilly, 2010

Did your investments take a hit in the recession? You're not alone. Between 2007 and mid-year 2009, the average 401K lost 31% of its value. Ouch. It's time to take control of your investments with Personal Investing: The Missing Manual. Financial experts agree that with the right guidance, consumers can make...

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