This volume is planned as a companion to the Routledge History of Islamic Philosophy,
and both take their place in the Routledge History of World Philosophies, a series
designed to supplement and amplify the Routledge History of Philosophy. The idea of
placing histories of Islamic and Jewish philosophy in such close proximity to a...
Tame the very latest Mac OS X cat, Snow Leopard 10.6
Snow Leopard moves faster and roars louder than its predecessor, and this comprehensive guide shows you all the ways to get the most out of this powerful new cat. Explore everything from its muscular handling of applications and streaming media to its new, game-changing support...
In a broad sense, speech dynamics are time-varying or temporal characteristics in all stages
of the human speech communication process. This process, sometimes referred to as speech
chain [1], starts with the formation of a linguistic message in the speaker’s brain and ends with
the arrival of the message in the...
Many students taking an introductory database course need hands-on experience.
Typically, they are under pressure to finish quickly with a certificate or degree and get to work. They need to get actual practice in the process of designing and developing databases that they can apply in their future employment. They need to create...
Complex systems are defined as systems with many interdependent parts that
give rise to nonlinear and emergent properties determining their high-level
functioning and behavior. Due to the interdependence of their constituent
elements and other characteristics of complex systems, it is difficult to predict
system behavior based...
Growing technological requirements and the widespread acceptance of sophisti
cated electronic devices have created an unprecedented demand for large-scale,
complex, integrated circuits. Meeting these demands has required technological
advances in materials and processing equipment, significant increases in the num
ber of...
Within the last decade, microarray technology has evolved from an emerging
technology developed and used by a few laboratories into a well-established
technology used in laboratories all over the world. In fact, the need to
characterize genetic alterations is one of the highest priorities for the future of
medicine and the...
The European conference situation in the general area of software science has
long been considered unsatisfactory. A fairly large number of small and mediumsized
conferences and workshops take place on an irregular basis, competing for
high-quality contributions and for enough attendees to make them financially
viable....
This book offers concise and unbiased presentations by synthetic and analytical chemists who have been involved in creating and moving the field of combinatorial chemistry into the academic and industrial mainstream. Since the synthetic method often dictates the appropriate types of analysis, each chapter or section begins with a description...
Microsoft Visual C# is a powerful but simple language aimed primarily at developers creating applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework. It inherits many of the best features of C++ and Microsoft Visual Basic, but few of the inconsistencies and anachronisms, resulting in a cleaner and more logical language. C# 1.0 made its...
A Programmer’s Guide to C# 5.0 is a book for software developers who want to truly understand C#. Whether you’ve worked with C# before or with another general-purpose programming language, each fast-paced, focused chapter will take you straight to the heart of a feature of C# and show you why it works the way it does....
"Fixed-Point Algorithms for Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering" presents some of the most recent work from top-notch researchers studying projection and other first-order fixed-point algorithms in several areas of mathematics and the applied sciences. The material presented provides a survey of the state-of-the-art...
