First, note that I have used Zen in the title of this book. I have
been asked many times why I used such an esoteric term. After
all, what is the meaning of Zen? To clarify the meaning of Zen,
we must examine the philosophical environment that gave rise
to Zen: Indian and Chinese philosophies. In India, Buddhism
arose out of a Hindu...
Data communication networks are widely used today and are an integral part of our
daily life. The Internet is a medium for business, personal, and government communication,
and it is difficult to envision today’s society without this essential
infrastructure. The continued success of the Internet is dependent on our ability
to...
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...
The area of aggregation operations is one of the most promising off-springs of
fuzzy sets theory. Before Zadeh introduced fuzzy set connectives in 1965, there
was a wide gap between logic and decision sciences. On the one hand, multiplevalued
logics proposed many-valued extensions of the conjunctions and
disjunctions for which the...
Numerical analysis is the branch of mathematics that is used to find approximations to difficult
problems such as finding the roots of non-linear equations, integration involving complex
expressions and solving differential equations for which analytical solutions do not exist. It is
applied to a wide variety of disciplines such as...
When I started playing with the first-generation iPhone back in 2008, I was amazed by
the simplicity and versatility of the smart phone. With the iPhone in hand, I could
take pictures, navigate with GPS, tell time, and of course, play games—especially when
I was bored while waiting in line at the DMV for my license plate....
Networks today have outgrown exponentially both in size and complexity, becoming
more multifaceted and increasingly challenging to secure. The blueprint of a core network
requires a strong foundation, which can be simply provided with an integrated firewall
architecture cemented at the core of the system. Today, the firewall has become...
The objective of this book is to present a substantial introduction to the ideas, phenomena and methods of the problems that are frequently observed in mathematics, mathematical physics and engineering technology. The book can be appreciated at a considerable number of levels and is designed for everyone from amateurs to research workmen.
Launched on October 23, 2001, the iPod has become the icon of the decade.
You don’t need much imagination to see why. Imagine no longer needing
to take CDs or DVDs with you when you travel — your favorite music and
videos fit right in your pocket and you can leave your precious content library
at home. With the iPhone and...
This book is intended for an introductory course in digital logic design, which is a basic
course in most electrical and computer engineering programs. A successful designer of
digital logic circuits needs a good understanding of basic concepts and a firm grasp of
computer-aided design (CAD) tools. The purpose of our book is to provide...
The purpose of Essentials of Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft® Excel is to give
students, primarily in the fields of business administration and economics, an introduction
to the field of statistics and its many applications. The text is applications oriented and written
with the needs of the nonmathematician in mind; the...
Anticipatory optimization for dynamic decision making relies on a number of different
scientific disciplines. On a general level, the foundations of the field may be
localized at the intersection of operations research, computer science and decision
theory. Closer inspection reveals the important role of branches such as simulation,...
