Icon is a high-level, general-purpose programming language that offers a broad range of string- and list-processing facilities. It also has a novel expression evaluation mechanism and allows an unusual degree of run-time flexibility. Because of these features, implementing Icon presents problems considerably different from those involved with...
Picture yourself creating your very own entertaining and exciting video games to play and share with others, without needing any programming knowledge or game creation experience. "Picture Yourself Creating Video Games" shows amateur video game enthusiasts how to make their own games with The Game Factory 2, a simple drag-and-drop...
150 Best Jobs for Your Skills identifies the top ten skills that are the most important in today’s economy, based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor and the latest O*NET. It helps job seekers find a fulfilling job and students explore their future career options by focusing on the 50 most promising jobs for each skill. It...
This book is about relations between three different areas of mathematics and theoretical computer science: combinatorial group theory, cryptography, and complexity theory. It is explored how non-commutative (infinite) groups, which are typically studied in combinatorial group theory, can be used in public key cryptography. It is also shown...
This volume of Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences (LNCS) constitutes the final publication of the EU COST 2101 Action “Biometrics for Identity Documents and Smart Cards,” which has been successfully running during the years 2006-2010. One of the many valuable outputs of this initiative is the realization of a new...
In the spring of 2004, at the Annecy International Animation Festival
in France, a dear friend and I had a conversation about animation
books. Interesting, we noted, that there is not a single book dedicated
to classical hand-drawn special effects animation, even though it is an
enormously important aspect of the animation business,...
“Which digital camera should I buy? What is the best holiday for me and
my family? Which is the best investment for supporting the education of my
children? Which movie should I rent? Which web sites will I find interesting?
Which book should I buy for my next vacation? Which degree and university
are the best for my...
Welcome to BlackBerry Development Fundamentals. I hope you enjoy reading
this book and keep it on your bookshelf for a long time. After working for
Research In Motion (RIM) and helping its customers understand their options
for building custom applications for the BlackBerry platform, I knew the time
was right for a book like this....
Engineering and technical graphics have gone through
significant changes in the last decade, due to the use of
computers and CAD software. It seems as if some new
hardware or software development that impacts technical
graphics is occurring every year. Although these changes
are important to the subject of technical graphics, there...
You are holding the proceedings of FSE 2011, the 18th International Workshop
on Fast Software Encryption. This workshop was organized in cooperation with
the International Association for Cryptologic Research. It was held in Lyngby,
Denmark, during February 13–16, 2011.
The FSE 2011 Program Committee (PC) consisted of...
Location-based services (LBS) are nally coming out of research labs and getting
into the hands of nal users. It is fairly common to see cellular carriers
and private companies o ering LBS to locate your children, friends, and sites
of interest, track assets, enhance the security of key personnel, help people
with disabilities use...
