The origin of queueing theory and its application traces back to Erlang’s historical
work for telephony networks as recently celebrated by the Erlang Centennial, 100
Years of Queueing, Copenhagen, recalling his first paper in 1909. Ever since, the
simplicity and fundamental flavour of Erlang’s famous expressions, such as his...
There is probably no invention in the history of mankind that had such a profound
impact on our lives in such a short time as the World Wide Web. Twenty years ago,
Tim Berners-Lee has developed the first versions of HTML which allowed to weave
documents into the large hypertext document that we know today. It was soon realized
that...
We are pleased and honored to present this third edition of Introduction toWireless
and Mobile Systems. Wireless and mobile communication technologies are advancing
at an unprecedented rate, and the timely release of the third edition is our
endeavor to keep pace with this rapid technological evolution.
PowerShell is a scripting language built into Windows Server 2008 R2 servers. PowerShell is designed to help you perform routine and repetitive tasks in a scriptable fashion. PowerShell helps alleviate many of the time-consuming and tedious tasks administrators have had to do in the past. You may have used various scripting technologies over...
You have just bought your new Windows Phone 7 device and would like to start developing applications. You need to know the device’s hardware characteristics such as screen resolution and memory capability—but also which sensors and services it provides. Finally, you need to understand what the Windows Phone 7 operating system...
The goal of this book is to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge of educational
data mining (EDM). The primary goal of EDM is to use large-scale educational data
sets to better understand learning and to provide information about the learning process.
Although researchers have been studying human learning for over a...
Continuous Testing (CT) is a developer practice that shortens the feedback loops established by test-driven development and continuous integration. Building on techniques used by Agile software development practitioners, Continuous Testing with Ruby shows you how to get instant feedback about both the quality of your code, and...
Ruby is famous for being easy to learn, but most users only scratch the surface of what it can do. While other books focus on Ruby's trendier features, The Book of Ruby reveals the secret inner workings of one of the world's most popular programming languages, teaching you to write clear, maintainable code.
The Unity Game Engine has been shaking things up. The engine is only a little
over five years old now and in 2010 they have earned Develop Magazine's
Grand Prix Award and surpassed 170,000 developers. The user base of
consuming Unity products has grown dynamically as well. There are over
30 million total Unity Web Player...
The Shelly Cashman Series® offers the finest textbooks in computer education. This
Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 book utilizes an innovative step-by-step pedagogy, which
integrates demonstrations of professional-quality programs with in-depth discussions
of programming concepts and techniques and opportunities for hands-on practice...
The Shelly Cashman Series® offers the finest textbooks in computer education. This
Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 book utilizes an innovative step-by-step pedagogy, which
integrates demonstrations of professional-quality programs with in-depth discussions
of programming concepts and techniques and opportunities for hands-on practice...
The so-called “green wave”, triggered by a growing ecological awareness, has resulted in
an increased interest in herbal formulations throughout the world, particularly in the last
decade. The consumption of medicinal plants has almost doubled in the West during that
period. The efficacy of a number of herbal formulations...
