Too much mathematical rigor teaches rigor mortis: the fear of making
an unjustified leap even when it lands on a correct result. Instead of
paralysis, have courage—shoot first and ask questions later. Although
unwise as public policy, it is a valuable problem-solving philosophy, and
it is the theme of this book: how to...
The Raspberry Pi Zero is a powerful, low-cost, credit-card sized computer, which lends
itself perfectly to begin the controller of sophisticated home automation devices. Using the
available on-board interfaces, the Raspberry Pi Zero can be expanded to allow the
connection of a virtually infinite number of security sensors and...
This book is based upon courses on sampling algorithms. After having used
scattered notes for several years, I have decided to completely rewrite the
material in a consistent way. The books of Brewer and Hanif (1983) and
H´ajek (1981) have been my works of reference. Brewer and Hanif (1983) have
drawn up an...
Ruby is the fastest growing and most exciting dynamic language out there. If you need to get working programs delivered fast, you should add Ruby to your toolbox.
This book is the only complete reference for both Ruby 1.9 and Ruby 2.0, the very latest version of Ruby.
Learn to set up a Pi-based game development environment, and then develop a game with Lua, a popular scripting language used in major game frameworks like Unreal Engine (BioShock Infinite), CryEngine (Far Cry series), Diesel (Payday: The Heist), Silent Storm Engine (Heroes of Might and Magic V) and many others. More importantly,...
ETAPS 2007 is the tenth instance of the European Joint Conferences on Theory
and Practice of Software, and thus a cause for celebration.
The events that comprise ETAPS address various aspects of the system development
process, including specification, design, implementation, analysis and...
The aim of this book is to develop a contraction method for classical orthogonal and unitary groups (algebras), and apply it to the investigation of physical structures, offering a new and unique interpretation to the high-energy limit of the Standard Model. Readers will find a comprehensive and rigorous study, summarized as follows: The...
Understanding how a single shape can incur a complex range of transformations, while defining the same perceptually obvious figure, entails a rich and challenging collection of problems, at the interface between applied mathematics, statistics and computer science. The program on Mathematics of Shapes and Applications, was held at the Institute...
Five Modes of Scepticism examines the argument forms that lie at the heart of Pyrrhonian scepticism as expressed in the writings of Sextus Empiricus. These are the Agrippan modes of disagreement, hypothesis, infinite regression, reciprocity and relativity; modes which are supposed to bring about that quintessentially sceptical...
