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Classical and Quantum Information Theory: An Introduction for the Telecom Scientist

Cambridge University Press, 2009

Information theory lies at the heart of modern technology, underpinning all communications, networking, and data storage systems. This book sets out, for the first time, a complete overview of both classical and quantum information theory. Throughout, the reader is introduced to key results without becoming lost in mathematical details. Opening...

Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 10

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008

Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 10 provides an introduction to programming interactive computer graphics, with an emphasis on game development, using DirectX 10. The book is divided into three main parts. Part I explores basic mathematical tools, Part II shows how to implement fundamental tasks in Direct3D, and Part III...

Deblurring Images: Matrices, Spectra, and Filtering (Fundamentals of Algorithms 3)

SIAM, 2006

“The book’s focus on imaging problems is very unique among the competing books on inverse and ill-posed problems. …It gives a nice introduction into the MATLAB world of images and deblurring problems.”

— Martin Hanke, Professor, Institut für Mathematik, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität.
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Relativistic Quantum Chemistry: The Fundamental Theory of Molecular Science

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

A relativistic consistent quantum-theoretical description of electronic bound states in atoms was first introduced in atomic physics as early as the late 1920s and has been pushed forward since that time. It was believed, however, that effects stemming from Einstein’s theory of relativity were of little or even no importance to chemistry....

From Certainty to Uncertainty: The Story of Science and Ideas in the Twentieth Century

Joseph Henry Press, 2002

The first year of a new century always appears auspicious. The year 1900 was no exception. Americans welcomed it in with the three Ps: Peace, Prosperity, and Progress. It was the culmination of many outstanding achievements and looked forward, with great confidence, to a century of continued progress. The twentieth century would be an age of...

The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development (Pragmatic Life)

Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2009

Success in today's IT environment requires you to view your career as a business endeavor. In this book, you'll learn how to become an entrepreneur, driving your career in the direction of your choosing. You'll learn how to build your software development career step by step, following the same path that you would follow if you were building,...

The Art of Concurrency: A Thread Monkey's Guide to Writing Parallel Applications

O'Reilly, 2009

If you're looking to take full advantage of multi-core processors with concurrent programming, this practical book provides the knowledge and hands-on experience you need. The Art of Concurrency is one of the few resources to focus on implementing algorithms in the shared-memory model of multi-core processors, rather than just theoretical models or...

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Diffraction, Fourier Optics and Imaging (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics)

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Learn Fourier and diffractive optics through examples and computer simulation

This book presents current theories of diffraction, imaging, and related topics based on Fourier analysis and synthesis techniques, which are essential for understanding, analyzing, and synthesizing modern imaging, optical communications and...

Technological Turf Wars: A Case Study of the Computer Antivirus Industry

Temple University Press, 2008

Computer security is a technical and social problem. It is just as much about social relationships as it is about computers as tools. Internet security professionals are as concerned with how people use information as they are with how machines manipulate and process that information. This book is a case study of how the knowledge systems...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Science of Everything

Alpha, 2008

Did you ever wonder how somebody ever figured out all the details of making a cellphone system work? What about those giant MRI machines that can take a picture of your insides without a single incision? Then there is the universe. We think we know at least something about how it started billions of years ago and where it’s going billions of...

Winning by Losing: Drop the Weight, Change Your Life

William Morrow, 2005

Losing has never felt better than with Jillian Michaels, the female fitness guru on Network Nine's hit show The Biggest Loser, who presents a unique and comprehensive health and fitness program that will keep the pounds off for good.

Jillian Michaels knows a thing or two about getting people to lose weight and live a healthier...

Perl & LWP

O'Reilly, 2002

With the LWP (Library for WWW in Perl) suite of modules, your programs can download and extract information from the Web. Written by a contributor to LWP, and with a foreword by one of LWP's creators, Perl & LWP is the authoritative guide to using this powerful and popular toolkit.You'll learn how to navigate the Web with LWP,...

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