Application development tools and technology have come a long way since the late 1970s, when I took my first job out of college in Hewlett-Packard Company’s IT (Information Technology) department. Of course, IT was not the term we used to refer to the discipline back then; our preferred acronym was EDP (Electronic Data Processing).
This text makes extensive use of graphing calculators, and worked examples often included an alternative solution using the graphing calculator. However, pencil-and-paper worked examples introduce the concepts so that students will understand the mathematics that the technology uses. This approach also ensure that students who do not have...
The analysis of experimental data is at heart of science from its beginnings.
But it was the advent of digital computers in the second half of the 20th
century that revolutionized scientific data analysis twofold: Tedious pencil
and paper work could be successively transferred to the emerging software
applications so sweat and tears...
Information technologies impact every aspect of accounting, including financial reporting,
managerial accounting, auditing, and tax. The nature of the work done by accountants
continues to evolve as these technologies advance. For example, less than 30 years
ago, accountants could have spent much of their day footing ledgers and making...
As we progress into the second decade of the 21st century, it’s becoming increasingly
obvious how the computers of the previous 30 years have begun to look not just old but archaic.
The massive CRT monitors of the 1980s and 1990s have given way to pencil-thin displays of the
2000s. The...
A state-of-the-art introduction to the powerful mathematical and statistical tools used in the field of finance
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If you already know your way around Photoshop and Painter and want to use these amazing programs to take your skills further, this book is for you! Much more than a simple "how-to" guide, Susan Ruddick Bloom takes you on a full-fledged journey of the imagination and shows you how to create incredible works of fine art. Supplemented...
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Google SketchUp, the most popular architectural software package, is used by millions of architects and visualizers throughout the world. But what you may not know is that it's also the most powerful 3D design software on the market. With this book in hand and patented technology such as the PhotoMatch, Push-Pull, and Face-me components...
Electronic navigation systems are extremely reliable but when they do fail onboard repair at sea is rarely possible. Also, their operation depends on a continuous supply of electricity. Should this fail they will stop and unexpectedly lacking the means of position finding, chart plotting and route planning how can the modern navigator...
Get revenge on all your annoying coworkers with this guide to 101 awesome office pranks
Are your eyes beginning to glaze over from the fluorescent lights in your tiny cubicle? Have you had one too many burnt cups of coffee? Does the guy in the cube next to you insist on pencil-drumming while cranking "Hells Bells" and...
