As we look forward with confidence that this new edition significantly benefits
students and managers, we look back to how this book became a well established
core text in many business schools internationally and amongst a lot of
managers. It seems not that long ago when we embarked on this project, yet as
our publisher...
The first part of this preface is for the student, the second for the instructor. Some
readers may find it helpful to look at both.Whoever you are, welcome!
This easy-to-follow textbook introduces the mathematical language, knowledge and problem-solving skills that undergraduates need to study computing. The language is in part...
Between the frequently recounted events of the Gold Rush and the Great Depression stretches a period of California history that is equally crucial but less often acknowledged. In his fresh, synthetic consideration of these in-between years, George L. Henderson points specifically to the take-off of California's rural juggernaut between...
This book began life as a comparatively short chapter in a book called Database in Depth: Relational Theory for
Practitioners (O’Reilly, 2005). That book was superseded by SQL and Relational Theory: How to Write Accurate
SQL Code (O’Reilly, 2009), where the design material, since it was somewhat tangential to...
The scientific Python ecosystem of open source libraries has grown substantially over the last 10 years. By late 2011, I had long felt that the lack of centralized learning resources for data analysis and statistical applications was a stumbling block for new Python programmers engaged in such work. Key projects for data...
In today's competitive environment, the ability to handle business processes cost-
effectively is critical. Sales and Distribution in SAP ERP (which, in this book, we'll
refer to as SD) offers such a set of tools. As one of the most important and most
often implemented SAP logistics functionalities, SD makes information...
I’m very happy that Itzik has managed to find the time and energy to produce a book
about T-SQL fundamentals. For many years, Itzik has been using his great Microsoft
SQL Server teaching, mentoring, and consulting experience to write books on advanced
programming subjects, leaving a significant gap not only...
Hacking and electronic crimes sophistication has grown at an exponential rate in recent years. In fact, recent
reports have indicated that cyber crime already surpasses the illegal drug trade! Unethical hackers, better known
as black hats, are preying on information systems of government, corporate, public, and private networks and...
The Extensible Markup Language is one of the most controversial technologies to come into vogue in recent years. Starting with humble roots with the desire to create a simple subset of SGML, XML burst onto the scene to a fantastic fanfare from developers and hype from the press. As more people have started to adopt XML, more...
It has long been my desire to contribute to a textbook that is solely devoted to the chemical analysis of textiles. Thus, when Woodhead Publishing contacted me about editing this book, I enthusiastically accepted the offer. Now, with the hard work of a team of contributors who are professors, material researchers and textile analysts from...
The first of these two volumes might be entitled the "German Conquest of
Western Europe," and the second the "Age of Justinian." The first covers more
than one hundred and twenty years, the second somewhat less than fifty. This
disparity is a striking illustration of the fact that...
