The 37th International Workshop on Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science (WG 2011) took place in Tepl´a Monastery, Czech Republic, during June 21–24, 2011. It was attended by 80 participants who came from all over the world not only to deliver or listen to interesting talks, but also to celebrate the 65th birthday of Ludek...
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...
Adobe's Stage3D (previously codenamed Molehill) is a set of 3D APIs that has brought 3D to the Flash platform. Being a completely new technology, there were almost no resources to get you acquainted with this revolutionary platform, until now.
This book will show you how to make your very own next-gen 3D games in Flash. If...
For nearly four decades, video games have captured the imaginations and drawn the ire of people around the world. Actors play them. Rappers promote them. Politicians want to control them. Even baseball legends make them. Video games are a cultural crossroads where business, entertainment, and technology converge.
Welcome to Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop and the cutting edge of
photo-realistic and surrealistic design. If you’re a Photoshop artist coming to this book, sit
back and enjoy the ride. The intent of the book is not to overwhelm you with technical
details, but to help ease you into the world of Maya...
Functional foods and nutraceuticals encompasses a wide variety of topics ranging
from foods with positive health attributes to even dietary supplements. The analysis
of this diverse category can create its own set of challenges since sometimes it is not
known what is the active agent. Hence an analyst looks for a marker compound,...
If you are completely new to AutoCAD or just feeling a little rusty, this book will help start the wheels turning and keep you rolling in the right direction. Tidbits of historical insight and explanations help you understand not only "how" to perform a task, but "why." David's friendly and humorous writing style makes...
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) had compelling
reasons to partner with Rockport Publishers on this book: It
meets a growing, real, and broad hunger for information and in-
spiration on industrial design.
Recently, industrial design has emerged as a profession that...
This book is the second part of the two-volume set entitled The Big and the Small.
The first volume, Journey into the Microcosm: The Story of Elementary Particles,
dealt essentially with the small, i.e., elementary particles. The present volume
first takes the reader to the other extreme, the big or the cosmos, and then wraps
up...
How manufacturing textiles and guns transformed the United States from colonial dependent to military power.
In 1783, the Revolutionary War drew to a close, but America was still threatened by enemies at home and abroad. The emerging nation faced tax rebellions, Indian warfare, and hostilities with France and...
The Gorakhnath Enlightenment seeks to explore the teachings and philosophy of Gorakhnath, which form the backbone of yoga and the quest for immortality. While yoga is accessible to all, the path to becoming a true yogi is known only to a few. An esoteric practice, it requires years of learning, dedication, willpower and the thirst for a...
Looking at discretion broadly as the exercise of controlled freedom, this edited volume introduces insights from a range of social sciences perspectives. Traditionally, discussions of discretion have drawn on legal notions of the appropriate exercise of legitimate authority specified by legislators. However, empirical and...
