One could say that motion capture technology hasn’t evolved
much in the past twenty years. It still relies mostly on cameras,
electromagnetics, or mechanics. Of course, the components
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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...
When I started playing with the first-generation iPhone back in 2008, I was amazed by
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Networks today have outgrown exponentially both in size and complexity, becoming
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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.
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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...
Governance is the process of creating policies and rules and assigning roles and responsibilities to make a system work properly. Even if your attitude is “Good Government is Less Government,” very few of us
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We are delighted lo present the ECDL 2004 Conference proceedings from the
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D atabases have become an integral part of our modern day life. We are an information -
driven society. Database technology has a direct impact on our daily lives. Decisions are
routinely made by organizations based on the information collected and stored in databases.
A record company may decide to market certain albums in...
Data Analysis with Microsoft® Excel: Updated for Offi ce 2007® harnesses
the power of Excel and transforms it into a tool for learning basic statistical
analysis. Students learn statistics in the context of analyzing data. We feel
that it is important for students to work with real data, analyzing real-world
problems,...
Oracle RAC or Real Application Clusters is a grid computing solution that allows multiple nodes (servers) in a clustered system to mount and open a single database that resides on shared disk storage. Should a single system (node) fail, the database service will still be available on the remaining nodes. Oracle RAC is an integral part of the...
