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Random Curves: Journeys of a Mathematician

Springer, 2007

These autobiographical memoirs of Neal Koblitz, coinventor of one of the two most popular forms of encryption and digital signature, cover many topics besides his own personal career in mathematics and cryptography - travels to the Soviet Union, Latin America, Vietnam and elsewhere, political activism, and academic controversies relating to math...

Advanced 2D Game Development

Course Technology PTR, 2008

Get ready to build a complete, professional-quality 2D game engine from start to finish! "Advanced 2D Game Development" is your comprehensive guide to 2D game development using DirectX in the C++ programming language. Each chapter of the book covers one major component of the game engine, including 2D and 3D rendering, DirectInput, FMOD...

Cells and Robots: Modeling and Control of Large-Size Agent Populations (Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics)

Springer, 2007

From the reviews:

"This interesting monograph is devoted to the study of multi-agent, populations of biological cells and robot teams. … The main objective of the approach is to provide solutions to the problem of how dynamics of an individual agent propagates to the population dynamics. … This original monograph has a wide...

Control of Redundant Robot Manipulators: Theory and Experiments (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)

Springer, 2005

From the reviews of the first edition:

"The monograph is concerned with the position and force control of redundant robot manipulators from both theoretical and experimental points of view. It contains a rich bibliography as well as a full symbol and subject index. Its aim is to provide an introduction for graduate students and researchers...

ASUS Eee PC For Dummies

For Dummies, 2008

What can you do with your Eee PC? Find out how to get the most from this mini-laptop with Asus Eee PC For Dummies. It shows you how to get things done—using the Linux operating system and applications, navigating the tabbed desktop, adding hardware and software, backing up and restoring the Eee PC, and more.

You’ll...

Relativity (Routledge Classics)

Routledge, 2001

How better to learn the Special Theory of Relativity and the General Theory of Relativity than directly from their creator, Albert Einstein himself? In Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, Einstein describes the theories that made him famous, illuminating his case with numerous examples and a smattering of math (nothing more...

Lady or the Tiger? And Other Logic Puzzles Including a Mathematical Novel That Features Godel's Great Discovery

Random House, 1992

"Smullyan is not your run-of-the-mill puzzlemeister; he polishes up old chestnuts, spins variations on a theme, and peoples his logical world with a delightful cast of characters."

-- Science 82

"Another scintillating collection of brilliant problems and paradoxes by the most entertaining logician and set theorist who...

Unix Unleashed (4th Edition)

Sams Publishing, 2001

Using Solaris 8 and Linux 7.1 as their reference flavors, Robin Anderson and Andy Johnston (as well as a slew of contributors) show how to be a system administrator--and get all sorts of other work done--in the fourth edition of Unix Unleashed. Significantly different from its predecessors, this book stays generally clear of very basic...

$Intermediate Statistics For Dummies (Math & Science)$

Intermediate Statistics For Dummies (Math & Science)

For Dummies, 2007

"style, language, layout,common sense, Minitab output, dire warnings,practicalities,examples,punchy headings and warmth of humour..." (MSOR Connections, Vol 8 No 1)

Need to know how to build and test models based on data? Intermediate Statistics For Dummies gives you the knowledge to estimate,...

The Fractal Geometry of Nature

W. H. Freeman, 1983

Imagine an equilateral triangle. Now, imagine smaller equilateral triangles perched in the center of each side of the original triangle--you have a Star of David. Now, place still smaller equilateral triangles in the center of each of the star's 12 sides. Repeat this process infinitely and you have a Koch snowflake, a mind-bending geometric...

Beginning DirectX 10 Game Programming

Course Technology PTR, 2007

Discover the exciting world of game programming and 3D graphics creation using DirectX 10! "Beginning DirectX® 10 Game Progmramming" is an introductory guide to creating fantastic graphics, amazing creatures, and realistic worlds for games. Written specifically for the beginner programmer, the book uses step-by-step instructions to...

Satellite Communications, Fourth Edition (Professional Engineering)

McGraw-Hill, 2006

The Most Complete and Accessible Guide to the Fundamentals and New Developments in Satellite Communications Technology

The leading reference and text in the field for over a decade, Satellite Communications, has been revised, updated, and expanded to cover breakthroughs in global wireless applications, digital...

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