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Information Technology and Organizational Transformation: Solving the Management Puzzle

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004

This text is designed to help managers who have to deal with a complex environment, and who are often presented with "ready-made" solutions as to how to best organize their firm, to best use information technology.

Information Technology and Organizational Transformation presents a simple and attractive...

The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations

Scribner, 1977

This book has been a classic in the former Soviet Union since it was first published in 1956, and it remains just as entertaining today. A master at making math fun for his high school students, Boris Kordemsky loaded this clever collection with a wide variety of math and logic related games and puzzles dealing with magic squares, tricky...

Programming in the 1990's: An Introduction to the Calculation of Programmes (Texts and Monographs in Computer Science)

Springer, 1990

Programming is a fascinating and challenging subject. Unfortunately, it is rarely presented as such. Most often it is taught by "induction": features of some famous programming languages are given operational meaning (e.g. a loop "goes round and round"), a number of examples are shown, and by induction, we are asked to...

Oracle Core: Essential Internals for DBAs and Developers

Apress, 2011

When I wrote Practical Oracle 8i, there was a three-week lag between publication and the first e-mail asking me when I was going to produce a 9i version of the book—thanks to Larry Ellison’s timing of the

launch of 9i. That question has been repeated many times (with changes in version number) over the last 12...

Moving from C to C++: Discussing Programming Problems, Why They Exist and How C++ Solves Them

Apress, 2013

Like any human language, Ð¡++ provides a way to express concepts. If successful, this medium of expression is significantly easier and more flexible than the alternatives as problems grow larger and more complex.

However, you can't just look at Ð¡++ as a collection of features; some of the features make no sense in...

Managing Systems Migrations and Upgrades: Demystifying the Technology Puzzle

Digital Press, 2001

Managing Systems Migrations and Upgrades is the perfect book for technology managers who want a rational guide to evaluating the business aspects of various possible technical solutions. Enterprises today are in the middle of the R&D race for technology leadership, with providers who increasingly need to create markets for new technologies...

Geometric Problems on Maxima and Minima

Birkhauser, 2005

Questions of maxima and minima have great practical significance, with applications to physics, engineering, and economics; they have also given rise to theoretical advances, notably in calculus and optimization. Indeed, while most texts view the study of extrema within the context of calculus, this carefully constructed problem book takes a...

XNA 4.0 Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide

Packt Publishing, 2010

XNA Game Studio enables hobbyists and independent game developers to easily create video games. It gives you the power to bring your creations to life on Windows, the Xbox 360, the Zune, and the Windows Phone platforms. But before you give life to your creativity with XNA, you need to gain a solid understanding of some game development...

Clojure in Action

Manning Publications, 2011

I can tell you how much I enjoy being a geek. I can tell you how fascinated I was with the punch-cards my dad showed me back in 1985. I can tell you how I got my first computer when I was seven. And I can tell you that I’ve loved programming since 1989. I can tell you a great many things about all that, but I’m not sure how...

Practical Quantum Computing for Developers: Programming Quantum Rigs in the Cloud using Python, Quantum Assembly Language and IBM QExperience

Apress, 2018

Write algorithms and program in the new field of quantum computing. This book covers major topics such as the physical components of a quantum computer: qubits, entanglement, logic gates, circuits, and how they differ from a traditional computer. Also, Practical Quantum Computing for Developers...

The Arrows of Time: A Debate in Cosmology (Fundamental Theories of Physics)

Springer, 2012

The concept of time has fascinated humanity throughout recorded history, and it remains one of the biggest mysteries in science and philosophy. Time is clearly one of the fundamental building blocks of the universe and thus a deeper understanding of nature at a fundamental level also demands a comprehension of time. Furthermore, the origins...

Recreations in the Theory of Numbers

Dover Publications, 1964

WHILE the author was a student, an enthusiastic mathematics professor recommended to the class a book entitled Mathematical Recreations and Essays, by W. W. R. Ball. The students dutifully made a note of the title and most of them no doubt promptly forgot about it. Many years later when the book was mentioned to several of the author's own classes,...

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