This book provides an introduction to programming in Pascal for the complete beginner. It starts with the fundamental concept of a stored program and works through to the manipulation of records in dynamic storage. The style of presentation is pictorial, with well-chosen illustrations replacing lengthy descriptions. Besides defining the...

Have you ever found yourself at a loss for what to say when the gatekeeper asks you what your call is about? Have your palms ever sweated when the decision maker shuts you down with: “I wouldn’t be interested”? Has your heart taken a fast dive into your stomach when,...

For over two decades, Dillman's classic text on survey designhas aided both students and professionals in effectively planningand conducting mail, telephone, and, more recently, Internetsurveys. The new edition is thoroughly updated and revised, andcovers...

• Unlock and discover how to tackle clusters of raw data through practical examples in R
• Explore your data and create your own models from scratch
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• Discover the Vaadin framework in a progressive and structured...

Examples of such systems can be seen in the world around us and of course in almost every scientific discipline including such “exotic” domains like the...

• Fortify your JSF solutions by combing the powers of JSF 2.x (2.0, 2.1, and 2.2)
• Get acquainted with the newly introduced features in JSF 2.2, such as the faces flow, stateless views, pass-through attributes and...

Introduce the power and practicality of C++ programming to entry-level engineers with Bronson's C++ FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS, 4E. This proven, pragmatic text is designed specifically for today's first- and second-year engineering and science students with a wealth of new applications and examples taken from real situations...

The hardware and software of computing have changed markedly inthe three decades since the first edition of The Art of SoftwareTesting, but this book's powerful underlying analysis has stoodthe test of time. Whereas most books on software testing targetparticular...

This classic text explores the multitude of impacts that humans have had over time upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms, and the atmosphere. It considers the ways in which climate...

This book has been written for students on electrical engineering courses who don’t necessarily possess prior knowledge of electrical circuits.  Based on the author’s own teaching experience, it...