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Proof and Disproof in Formal Logic: An Introduction for Programmers (Oxford Texts in Logic)

Oxford University Press, 2005

Proof and Disproof in Formal Logic is a lively and entertaining introduction to formal logic providing an excellent insight into how a simple logic works. Formal logic allows you to check a logical claim without considering what the claim means. This highly abstracted idea is an essential and practical part of computer science. The idea of a...

From Embryology to Evo-Devo: A History of Developmental Evolution

MIT Press, 2007

Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2007.

Although we now know that ontogeny (individual development) does not actually recapitulate phylogeny (evolutionary transformation), contrary to Ernst Haeckel's famous dictum, the relationship between embryological development and evolution remains the subject of intense...

Telescope Optics : Complete Manual for Amateur Astronomers

Willmann-Bell, 1988

The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of Klaas Compaan, who was our advisor during the writing of this book. He guarded us against a number of errors and unclarities and also allowed us to publish the data for some of the new optical systems he has designed.

We received further support from Richard Berry, our editor. He invested a...

Computational Intelligence and Feature Selection: Rough and Fuzzy Approaches (IEEE Press Series on Computational Intelligence)

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

This book provides readers with the background and fundamental ideas behind Feature Selection (FS), with an emphasis on techniques based on rough and fuzzy sets. For readers who are less familiar with the subject, the book begins with an introduction to fuzzy set theory and fuzzy-rough set theory. Next it provides a critical review of FS methods...

Understanding Your Dog For Dummies (Pets)

For Dummies, 2007

Find out about canine communication and motivation

The fun and easy way® to get into your dog's head and be the leader of your pack

What makes Spot go? What makes Cujo psycho? This friendly guide helps you understand the emotional makeup and drives of your dog. All kinds of...

Practical CakePHP Projects (Practical Projects)

Apress, 2008

If you’ve been using PHP for sometime now and would like to start using a web framework, you’ll want to try CakePHP, which is an open source rapid development web framework built on PHP.

PHP experts Kai Chan and John Omokore guide you through a variety of practical CakePHP applications. You will...

Implementing and Managing eGovernment: An International Text

Sage Publications, 2005

Check out the companion website at www.sagepub.co.uk/heeks

Implementing and Managing eGovernment fills an important gap. It provides comprehensive coverage of the e-government issues faced by managers, consultants and other practitioners.

Richard Heeks draws on international examples to guide readers through...

Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, Second Edition (The Electrical Engineering Handbook Series)

CRC Press, 2007

The first edition of the Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology was published in early 2003, reflecting many of the nanoscience possibilities envisioned by Richard Feynman in his 1959 address, “There is Plenty of Room at the Bottom.” In his address, Feynman speculated about what might be on the molecular scale, and...

How to Plan, Contract and Build Your Own Home

McGraw-Hill, 2005

The Classic Blueprint for Do-It-Yourself Homebuilders Updated to Reflect the Latest Materials, Techniques, and Options!

Covering everything from hiring the right vendors to choosing fixtures, this information-packed guide is a step-by-step roadmap for building a new home or remodeling an existing one. The heavily-revised Fourth Edition...

Relativistic Reality: A Modern View (Knots and Everything, Vol 12)

World Scientific Publishing, 1998

This book has its origins in my leaving applied physics in 1969 to teach at a small college and ponder the foundations of physics without pressure, even if with limited time caused by a heavy teaching load. Richard Feynman had lectured weekly during the two years I spent at Hughes Labs in Malibu, after graduating from Engineering Physics at...

Communications Technology Guide for Business (Artech House Telecommunications Library)

Artech House Publishers, 1997

This detailed guide for business managers describes communication technologies worldwide -- including the Internet and Web, digital mobile telephony, ISDN, SMDS, frame relay, and ATM -- and offers practical advice for selecting the most suitable technology for a particular business.

Written especially for non-technical managers in...

Managing Debt For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)

For Dummies, 2007

Tips on spending less and getting more for your money

Manage your money wisely, stop accumulating debt, and start paying it off today!

Are you carrying too much debt? Relax! This practical guide gives you simple, effective methods for paying off your bills as quickly...

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