This Ph.D. dissertation presents the result of research carried out between 1985
and 1992, first at Leiden University as a scientific assistant researcher, and later
at CWI (Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science), Amsterdam, as a
researcher on the NFI IIICAD project, funded by NWO (Dutch Organization
for Scientific Research)...
Whether you are a SQL Server business intelligence (BI) developer or a SharePoint Administrator,
this book shows you how Microsoft is delivering on its commitment to provide useful, usable BI to
its customers. It provides a quick dive into new Microsoft SharePoint 2010 BI features and offerings
as well as new SQL Server BI...
Fifteen years ago, Michael and I wrote the first version of this book. A little more than 400 pages, the book fulfilled our goal of surveying the field of data mining by bridging the gap between the technical and the practical, by helping business people understand the data mining techniques and by helping technical people understand the...
This earliest recorded attempt to regulate the engineering profession reminds
us, in the bluntest way possible, that the paramount purpose of engineering and
engineering design is to serve the user. One would assume that the engineer’s
responsibility to users is so self evident that it goes without saying. Various
professional...
The telegraph, telephone, radio, and especially the computer
have put everyone on the globe within earshot— at the price of our
privacy. It may feel like we're performing an intimate act when,
sequestered in our rooms and cubicles, we casually use our cell
phones and computers to transmit our thoughts, confidences,...
What do people learn when they do not know that they are learning? Until recently all of the work in the area of implicit learning focused on empirical questions and methods. In this book, Axel Cleeremans explores unintentional learning from an information-processing perspective. He introduces a theoretical framework that unifies existing...
This book is intended for an introductory course in digital logic design, which is a basic
course in most electrical and computer engineering programs. A successful designer of
digital logic circuits needs a good understanding of basic concepts and a firm grasp of
computer-aided design (CAD) tools. The purpose of our book is to provide...
Welcome to the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) program for Windows Server
Administration Fundamentals. MOAC represents the collaboration between Microsoft
Learning and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. publishing company. Microsoft and Wiley teamed up
to produce a series of textbooks that deliver compelling and innovative teaching...
LR parsing has become a widely used method of syntax analysis; this
is largely due to the availability of parser generators and compiler-
compilers based on LR techniques. However, the readily available ac
counts of the theory of these techniques are either superficial or are
weighed down with tedious mathematical detail of a merely...
This book originates from the desire to perpetuate expertise in the field of
performance evaluation, particularly for telecommunication systems and
networks. It is obviously impossible to translate into a single work all the
facets of an activity which encompasses many systems and a great variety of
domains such as standardization,...
Most anywhere in the developed world, I can use a small rectangular piece of plastic,
issued to me by a bank I have never visited, to obtain local currency or purchase
goods and services directly from a merchant. The cashier and I may not even speak a
common language, and the face of my card may look quite different from those carried...
Welcome to Introducing Autodesk Maya 2012 and the world of computer-generated imagery (CGI). Whether you’re new to 3D graphics or venturing into Autodesk’s powerhouse animation software from another 3D application, you’ll find this book a perfect primer. It introduces you to Maya and shows how you can work with Maya to...
