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How Spacecraft Fly: Spaceflight Without Formulae

Springer, 2008

The aim of this popular science text is to explain aerodynamic and astrodynamic flight without the use of mathematics, in an informal style, for non-technical readers who are interested in spaceflight and spacecraft.

The book will open with a concise introductory chapter, chronicling the ‘space age’ up to the present, and a brief...

Portuguese: A Reference Manual

University of Texas Press, 2011

An essential, comprehensive guide for all who are interested in learning the Portuguese language and mastering its complexities, Portuguese: A Reference Manual supplements the phonetic and grammatical explanations offered in basic textbooks. While the Manual focuses on Brazilian Portuguese, it incorporates European Portuguese variants and...

Toward Artificial Sapience: Principles and Methods for Wise Systems

Springer, 2007

The current attempt to emulate human sapience (wisdom) by artificial means should be a step in the right direction beyond the Artificial/Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing disciplines, but is it warranted? Have humans achieved a level of modeling smart systems that justifies talking about sapience-wisdom?

This book presents...

Biotechnology and Agricultural Development: Transgenic Cotton, Rural Institutions and Resource-poor Farmers

Routledge, 2009

This book addresses the continuing controversy over the potential impact of genetically modified (GM) crops in developing countries. Supporters of the technology claim it offers one of the best hopes for increasing agricultural production and reducing rural poverty, while opponents see it as an untested intervention that will bring corporate...

SharePoint 2007 and Office Development Expert Solutions (Programmer to Programmer)

Wrox Press, 2007

From generating Office documents programmatically to integrating document-based workflows with Line of Business applications or web sites, you'll see how to get the most out of your SharePoint environment. In order to do this, you'll examine how to integrate Microsoft's information worker products such as SQL Server 2005 and Office 2007 into...

Corporate Aftershock: The Public Policy Lessons from the Collapse of Enron and Other Major Corporations

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

"In the near future, someone will build a better Enron–a legitimate company with the means and integrity to revolutionize markets. That person will want to use Corporate Aftershock as his business manual and had better hope that government regulators are reading it as well."

–Ross M. Miller, author, Paving Wall...

CCDA Exam Certification Guide ((CP) CERTIFICATION)

Cisco Press, 2000

The official study guide for DCN exam #640-441Coverage of the CCDA exam design objectives enables you to discover your knowledge gaps before the exam date. You'll learn to:Characterize a customer's existing network and identify customer needsSimplify the complexities associated with analyzing customer network problems and creating Cisco scalable...

Securing Java: Getting Down to Business with Mobile Code, 2nd Edition

John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Information Security/Java "This book is mandatory reading for every user and developer of Webware." —Peter G. Neumann, Moderator of the Risks Forum, from his review of the first edition Securing Java Java security is more important now than ever before. As Java matures and moves into the enterprise, security takes a more prominent...

Introduction to Web Matrix

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003

The essential introduction to using Microsoft's Web Matrix tool for ASP.NET development

An Introduction to Web Matrix provides an easy to follow treatment of the application of this new software, which is rapidly becoming the preferred vehicle for the teaching of website design. Written...

The Description Logic Handbook: Theory, Implementation and Applications

Cambridge University Press, 2010

Since the publication of the first edition of The Description Logic Handbook in 2003, the interest in Description Logics (DL) has steadily increased. This applies both to the number of active DL researchers working on DL theory and implementations of reasoning services, and to the number of applications based on DL technology. One...

Web as History: Using Web Archives to Understand the Past and the Present

UCL Press, 2017

The World Wide Web has now been in use for more than 20 years. From early browsers to today’s principal source of information, entertainment and much else, the Web is an integral part of our daily lives, to the extent that some people believe ‘if it’s not online, it doesn’t exist.’ While this statement is not...

CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide (3rd Edition)

Cisco Press, 2007

CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide, Third Edition, is a best of breed Cisco exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCIE Routing and Switching written exam. Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of...

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