Learn IT - Books tags sport

Sport (The Art of Living)

Routledge, 2014

Whether it's conkers in the schoolyard, kicking a football in the park, or playing tennis on Wimbledon Centre Court, sport impacts all of our lives. But what is sport and why do we do it? Colin McGinn, renowned philosopher (and kiteboarder), reflects on our love of sport and explores the value it has for us and the part it plays in a life...

Semantic-Based Visual Information Retrieval

IGI Global, 2006

Content-based visual information retrieval (CBVIR) is one of the most interesting research topics in the last years for the image and video community. With the progress of electronic equipment and computer techniques for visual information capturing and processing, a huge number of image and video records have been collected. Visual information...

Molecular Exercise Physiology: An Introduction

Routledge, 2014

Molecular Exercise Physiology: An Introduction is the first student-friendly textbook to be published on this key topic in contemporary sport and exercise science. It introduces sport and exercise genetics and the molecular mechanisms by which exercise causes adaptation. The text is linked to real life sport and exercise science...

The Physics of Rugby

Nottingham University Press, 2009

This book began three decades ago, on a cold Saturday morning in early September. That was when I pulled on for the first time the scarlet jersey of Icknield, a high school named for a fierce tribe of Britons, the Iceni, who under their warrior queen Boadicea inflicted several heavy defeats upon the Romans. Our opponents that morning were from the...

Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2

Sybex, 2009

Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 provides intermediate and advanced coverage of all aspects of the product, including planning and installation, upgrading Systems Management Server 2003, deploying software and operating systems, security, monitoring and troubleshooting, and automating and customizing SCCM 2007 with scripts.
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Neural Networks in Healthcare: Potential and Challenges

Idea Group Publishing, 2006

Healthcare costs around the globe are on the rise, creating a strong need for new ways of assisting the requirements of the healthcare system. Besides applications in other areas, neural networks have naturally found many promising applications in the health and medicine areas. Neural Networks in Healthcare: Potential and Challenges presents...

Buying & Selling Sports Collectibles on eBay

Course Technology PTR, 2004

If you’re a sports fan, you’ve probably bought some kind of sports memorabilia sometime in your life. Folks can buy all kinds of stuff at the ballpark or at the stadium, ranging from jerseys to hats to balls and photos. There are keychains, trading cards, blankets, bobble head dolls, and even cookbooks designed for fans who love their...

The Physics of Hockey

Johns Hopkins, 2002

What do Wayne Gretzky and thermodynamics have in common? A lot more than you might think. The game the National Hockey League calls " the coolest game on earth" is also a fast-paced, dynamic display of physics in action.

In The Physics of Hockey, physicist and amateur hockey player Alain Haché examines some of the...

The Physics of Golf

Springer, 1999

Improve your golf game by learning the underlying fundamentals of the golf swing in this acclaimed, unique contribution to the sport. Finally, you’ll understand: -why shortening your backswing doesn’t substantially decrease clubhead velocity -what components contribute to the optimal swing and what variations are acceptable -how...

Badass Survival Secrets: Essential Skills to Survive Any Crisis

Skyhorse Publishing, 2015

You’re a backpacker or a hunter lost in the woods after sundown; what do you do? Your car flips over on an empty highway; how will you survive until morning? If you were left alone in the middle of the wilderness, would you be able to make it? While current technology, such as cell phones and GPS, is helpful, when you are lost in the...

Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET ... in Intelligent Systems and Computing)

Springer, 2019

This book reports on research and developments in human-technology interaction. A special emphasis is given to human-computer interaction, and its implementation for a wide range of purposes such as healthcare, aerospace, telecommunication, and education, among others. The human aspects are analyzed in detail. Timely studies on...

My Life in Football - The Autobiography

Pan Macmillan, 2019

Kevin Keegan’s illustrious career in professional football has marked him out as one of the most charismatic, talented and decorated men in the history of the sport. As a player, he is best known for a legendary 1970s spell at Liverpool under Bill Shankly then Bob Paisley. In six seasons Keegan played a pivotal role in Liverpool winning...

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