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Mobile Robotics-O. Tosun, H. L. Akin, M. O. Tokhi, G. S. Virk

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:24:00 +0000

Mobile Robotics: Solutions and Challenges, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies For Mobile Machines, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-11 September 2009

by: O. Tosun, H. L. Akin, M. O. Tokhi, G. S. Virk

This book provides state-of-the-art scientific and engineering research findings and developments in the area of mobile robotics and associated support technologies. The book contains peer reviewed articles presented at the Clawar 2008 conference. Robots are no longer confined to industrial manufacturing environments with a great deal of interest being invested in the use of robots outside the factory environment. "The Clawar Conference Series", established as a high profile international event, acts as a platform for the dissemination of research and development findings and supports such a trend to address the current interest in mobile robotics in meeting the needs of mankind in various sectors of the society. These include personal care, public health, and services in the domestic, public and industrial environments. The editors of the book have extensive research experience and publications in the area of robotics specifically in mobile robotics, and their experience is reflected in the careful editing of the contents in the book

size: 161.08 MB

Continental Scientific Drilling: A Decade of Progress, and Challenges for the Future by: Ulrich Harms, Christian Koeberl, Mark D. Zoback

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:03:00 +0000

Continental Scientific Drilling: A Decade of Progress, and Challenges for the Future
by: Ulrich Harms, Christian Koeberl, Mark D. Zoback

The International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) was established in 1996 to coordinate research that involves drilling into the continental crust. After 10 years of successful international and multidisciplinary drilling projects, this volume provides a review and synthesizes the accomplishments of the past decade of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program and, more importantly, defines opportunities for scientific advancement through future drilling projects, addressing a broad range of disciplines in the Earth Sciences. Topics covered include the importance of scientific drilling for: Climate Change and Global Environments, Impact Structures, the Geobiosphere, Volcanic Systems, Active Faults, Hotspot Volcanoes and Large Igneous Provinces, Convergent Plate Boundaries and Collision Zones, and Natural Resources. In addition this book contains a summary of past projects and activities supported by the ICDP.

size: 10.19 MB

The Star Trek Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded Edition (Star Trek: All)- Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda, Debbie Mirek

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:52:00 +0000

The Star Trek Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded Edition (Star Trek: All)
by: Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda, Debbie Mirek

This illustrated reference, aimed at "Star Trek" fans, brings together all four TV series: "Original", "The Next Generation", "Deep Space Nine" and "Voyager", plus the nine films. It contains over 5000 entries, including alien races, planets and stars, weapons and tools, as well as inside jokes.

This new version of the Star Trek Encyclopedia is a reissue of the 1997 edition, plus a 128-page supplement of additional material that updates Deep Space Nine to the end of its run and Voyager to midway through season five. It also covers the movie Star Trek: Insurrection. The supplement is as meticulously detailed as the rest of the volume, listing such fascinating trivia as chadre kab (Seven of Nine's first meal), 'Kahless and Lukara' (a Klingon opera), and voraxna (a Cardassian poison), as well as all the new characters and species. Appendices include illustrations of starships, cast and crew listings, a historical timeline, and a bibliography. All photographs and illustrations (except for a few historical shots) are in color. The encyclopedia was devised in part to help production staff on the various Star Trek TV series to keep up with the ever-increasing level of detail generated by over 30 years of creative effort. It is an excellent reference volume and, whether you want to settle an argument or write a novel, this book will answer your questions. But beware: the extensive cross-referencing leads to curious time-distortion effects, in which the unwary reader, dipping in to settle a single query, encounters an irresistible urge to browse further, during which hours of normal time can pass in the wink of an eye. --Elizabeth Sourbut

size: 974.21 MB

The Documentary Handbook (Media Practice) - Peter Lee-Wright

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:01:00 +0000

The Documentary Handbook (Media Practice)
by: Peter Lee-Wrigh

The Documentary Handbook is mandatory reading for those who want a critical understanding of the place of factual formats in today\u2019s exploding television and media industry, as well as expert guidance in complex craft skills in order to fully participate. The practical advice and wisdom here is second to none.' \u2013 Tony Steyger, Principal Lecturer, Southampton Solent University, UK The Documentary Handbook is a critical introduction to the documentary film, its theory and changing practices. The book charts the evolution of documentary from screen art to core television genre, its metamorphosis into many different types of factual TV programme and its current emergence in forms of new media. It analyses those pathways and the transformation of means of production through economic, technical and editorial changes. The Documentary Handbook explains the documentary process, skills and job specifications for everyone from industry entrants to senior personnel, and shows how the industrial evolution of television has relocated the powers and principles of decision-making. Through the use of professional Expert Briefings it gives practical pointers about programme-making, from research, developing and pitching programme ideas to their production and delivery through a fast-evolving multi-platform universe.

size: 7.24 MB

The 100 Most Influential Scientists of All Time (The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People) - Kara Rogers

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:04:00 +0000

The 100 Most Influential Scientists of All Time (The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People)
by: Kara Rogers

Asclepius 17
Hippocrates 18
Aristotle 22
Pliny the Elder 26
Ptolemy 29
Galen of Pergamum 32
Avicenna 36
Roger Bacon 37
Leonardo da Vinci 40
Nicolaus Copernicus 46
Paracelsus 50
Andreas Vesalius 54
Tycho Brahe 57
Giordano Bruno 59
Galileo 63
Johannes Kepler 69
William Harvey 74
Robert Boyle 79
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 81
Robert Hooke 84
John Ray 85
Sir Isaac Newton 88
Carolus Linnaeus 93
Henry Cavendish 97
Joseph Priestley 101
Luigi Galvani 105
Sir William Herschel 108
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier 112
Pierre-Simon Laplace 116
Edward Jenner 120
John Dalton 123
Georges Cuvier 126
Alexander von Humboldt 129
André-Marie Ampère 134
Amedeo Avogadro 138
Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac 142
Sir Humphry Davy 145
Jöns Jacob Berzelius 149
John James Audubon 154
Michael Faraday 155
Sir Charles Lyell 162
Louis Agassiz 164
Charles Darwin 167
Sir Francis Galton 175
Gregor Mendel 178
Louis Pasteur 183
Alfred Russel Wallace 189
William Thomson 192
Joseph Lister 195
James Clerk Maxwell 199
Dmitry Ivanovich
Mendeleyev 202
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov 205
A.A. Michelson 208
Robert Koch 211
Sigmund Freud 215
Max Planck 222
Nettie Maria Stevens 226
William Bateson 227
Pierre Curie 228
Marie Curie 231
Henrietta Swan Leavitt 235
Ernest Rutherford 237
Carl Jung 242
Albert Einstein 244
Alfred Lothar Wegener 252
Sir Alexander Fleming 253
Niels Bohr 256
Erwin Schrödinger 260
Selman Abraham Waksman 263
Edwin Powell Hubble 264
Linus Pauling 267
Enrico Fermi 271
Margaret Mead 276
Barbara McClintock 278
Leakey Family 280
George Gamow 285
J. Robert Oppenheimer 287
Hans Bethe 291
Maria Goeppert Mayer 294
Rachel Carson 295
Jacques-Yves Cousteau 297
Luis W. Alvarez 300
Alan M. Turing 302
Norman Ernest Borlaug 306
Jonas Edward Salk 308
Sir Fred Hoyle 310
Francis Harry Compton Crick 311
James Dewey Watson 313
Richard P. Feynman 315
Rosalind Franklin 318
Edward O. Wilson 320
Jane Goodall 323
Sir Harold W. Kroto 325
Richard E. Smalley 326
Robert F. Curl, Jr. 327
Stephen Jay Gould 328
Stephen W. Hawking 330
J. Craig Venter 332
Francis Collins 335
Steven Pinker 337
Glossary 339
For Further Reading 341

size: 4.50 MB

Security of e-Systems and Computer Networks - Mohammad Obaidat, Noureddine Boudriga

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:46:00 +0000

Security of e-Systems and Computer Networks
Mohammad Obaidat, Noureddine Boudriga

E-based systems are ubiquitous in the modern world with applications spanning e-commerce, WLANs, health care and government organisations. The secure transfer of information has therefore become a critical area of research, development, and investment. This book presents the fundamental concepts and tools of e-based security and its range of applications. The core areas of e-based security - authentication of users; system integrity; confidentiality of communication; availability of business service; and non-repudiation of transactions - are covered in detail. Throughout the book the major trends, challenges and applications of e-security are presented, with emphasis on public key infrastructure (PKI) systems, biometric-based security systems, trust management systems, and the e-service paradigm. Intrusion detection technologies, virtual private networks (VPNs), malware, and risk management are also discussed. Technically oriented with many practical examples, this book is suitable for practitioners in network security, as well as graduate students and researchers in telecommunications and computer science.

size: 1.88 MB

Delphi 2009 Handbook - Marco Cantù

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Delphi 2009 Handbook
by: Marco Cantù

The complete guide to CodeGear Delphi 2009 from the best selling author of the Mastering Delphi series and the Delphi 2007 Handbook. Learn all of the new features of the latest Delphi, including Unicode, Generics, the Ribbon control, DataSnap 2009, and much more. The book has 400 pages full of information and examples.

Chapters List

Part I: Unicode

Chapter 1: What is Unicode?

Chapter 2: The UnicodeString Type

Chapter 3: Porting to Unicode

Part II: Delphi 2009 and Its Compiler

Chapter 4: New IDE Features

Chapter 5: Generics

Chapter 6: Anonymous Methods

Chapter 7: More Language and RTL Changes

Part III: VCL and Databases

Chapter 8: VCL Improvements

Chapter 9: COM Support in Delphi 2009

Chapter 10: The Ribbon

Chapter 11: Datasets and dbExpress

Chapter 12: DataSnap 2009

size: 3.61 MB

Delphi Graphics and Game Programming Exposed-John Ayres

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:43:00 +0000

Delphi Graphics and Game Programming Exposed
by: John Ayres

Delphi Graphics and Game Programming Exposed! with DirectX is a comprehensive reference describing high-performance graphics and game programming techniques in the Delphi development environment. Author John Ayres begins with a discussion of basic game programming and graphics concepts, and moves quickly into an introduction of DirectX, which gives Delphi developers a high-performance interface to system-level hardware while maintaining the benefits of the Windows operating system. Palettes, sprite animation, collision detection, and sound and music are also discussed. In addition the book includes a complete example game illustrating the different techniques discussed throughout, an appendix explaining how to use DirectSetup for installing DirectX, and a glossary of common words and phrases used in the game programming industry. The CD includes:

• Source code from the book’s projects

• full retail version of Delphi 4

• 60-day trial version of Delphi 5 Enterprise

• DirectX header files from Project JEDI • freeware sound effects, MIDI musical compositions, and the SpriteLib sprite library

size: 4.46 MB

Mastering Delphi 7 by: Marco Cantù

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:39:00 +0000

Mastering Delphi 7
by: Marco Cantù

Still the Best Delphi Resource--Now Fully Updated and Expanded
Whether you're new to Delphi or just making the move from an earlier version, Mastering Delphi 7 is the one resource you can't do without. Practical, tutorial-based coverage helps you master essential techniques in database, client-server, and Internet programming. And the insights of renowned authority Marco Cantù give you the necessary knowledge to take advantage of what's new to Delphi 7--particularly its support for .NET. Coverage includes:
* Creating visual web applications with IntraWeb
* Writing sockets-based applications with Indy
* Creating data-aware controls and custom dataset components
* Creating database applications using ClientDataSet and dbExpress
* Building client-server applications using InterBase
* Interfacing with Microsoft's ADO
* Programming for a multi-tiered application architecture
* Taking advantage of Delphi's support for COM, OLE Automation, and COM+
* Taking advantage of Delphi's XML and SOAP support
* Implementing Internet protocols in your Delphi app
* Creating UML class diagrams using ModelMaker
* Visually preparing reports using RAVE
* Using the Delphi language to create your first .NET programs

size: 20.51 MB

Delphi Developer's Guide to XML (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library)- Keith Wood

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:37:00 +0000

Delphi Developer's Guide to XML (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library)
by: Keith Wood

Designed for the Delphi developer who wants to learn about XML, Delphi Developer’s Guide to XML covers all aspects of utilizing the power of XML through the Delphi environment. This book provides a solid introduction to the technologies that make up XML and its related specifications. In-depth coverage of the Document Object Model (DOM) includes investigation of the basic specification and three implementations: Microsoft’s DOM, CUESoft’s DOM, and Open XML’s DOM. Similarly, both Microsoft’s version and a native Delphi implementation are described for the Simple API for XML (SAX). Generating XML documents is detailed using simple text, Delphi’s Web modules and XMLBroker, each of the DOMs, and SAX. Developing applications that make use of XML is also covered, including XSLT and SOAP examples. The CD includes the relevant specifications regarding XML, along with all the code from the book and various XML tools.

size: 13.60 MB

The Tomes of Delphi: Developer's Guide to Troubleshooting (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library) -Clay Shannon

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:34:00 +0000

The Tomes of Delphi: Developer's Guide to Troubleshooting (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library)
by: Clay Shannon

This book is an expanded and updated edition of Clay Shannon's previous book, Developer's Guide to Delphi Troubleshooting, which received the following praise:

"One specialized reference I found particularly useful was Clay Shannon's Developer's Guide to Delphi Troubleshooting, which is essentially an encyclopedia of Delphi error messages. If you've been programming for years in Delphi (or Turbo Pascal, for that matter), you'll encounter some 'old friends' here. At first I wondered if there would be anything new for me. I didn't have to wait long. Within a few days of receiving this valuable reference, one of the error explanations saved me hours of needless effort in getting an API call to work.

Alan C. Moore

"File | New" columnist for Delphi Informant

The revised The Tomes of Delphi: Developer's Guide to Troubleshooting covers all versions of Delphi, including Delphi 6. This book is an alphabetical reference to nearly 800 design-time, compile-time, and run-time error messages of Borland's Delphi Object Pascal language. Error message entries include an explanation of what actions or omissions may have caused the error message, how to quickly resolve the problem, and how to avoid receiving the error message in the future. Code samples clearly demonstrate how to eliminate the errors.

size: 1.55 MB

Delphi 2010 Handbook: A Guide to the New Features of Delphi 2010; upgrading from Delphi 2009-Marco Cantù

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:31:00 +0000

Delphi 2010 Handbook: A Guide to the New Features of Delphi 2010; upgrading from Delphi 2009
by: Marco Cantù

The guide to what's new in Delphi 2010, from the best-selling author of the Mastering Delphi series and the Delphi 2007 and 2009 Handbooks. The book covers all the new features of Delphi 2010 for Win32, from Extended RTTI to new IDE features, from Windows 7 support to the improved DataSnap architecture. This is a brand new book, there is no overlapping material with the Delphi 2007 Handbook and Delphi 2009 Handbook (which you can consider buying along with this book in printed or electronic format). The Delphi 2010 Handbook is expected to have about 300 pages covering exclusively new Delphi 2010 features. There is no introduction material or anything like that. The book is for developers who use Delphi 2010.

size: 6.64 MB

No More Secrets: Open Source Information and the Reshaping of U.S. Intelligence (Praeger Security International) - Hamilton Bean Ph.D.

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:51:00 +0000

No More Secrets: Open Source Information and the Reshaping of U.S. Intelligence (Praeger Security International)

by: Hamilton Bean Ph.D.

Since 9/11, U.S. intelligence organizations have grappled with the use of "open source" information derived from unclassified material, including international newspapers, television, radio, and websites. They have struggled as well with the idea of sharing information with international and domestic law enforcement partners. The apparent conflict between this openness and the secrecy inherent in intelligence provides an opportunity to reconsider what intelligence is, how it is used, and how citizens and their government interact in the interests of national security. That is the goal of No More Secrets: Open Source Information and the Reshaping of U.S. Intelligence.To write this thought-provoking book, the author drew on his own direct participation in the institutionalization of open source within the U.S. government from 2001 to 2005, seeking to explain how these developments influence the nature of intelligence and relate to the deliberative principles of a democratic society. By analyzing how open source policies and practices are developed, maintained, and transformed, this study enhances public understanding of both intelligence and national security affairs.

size: 1.02 MB

How to Do Everything: Mac (How to Do Everything) - Dwight Spivey

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:48:00 +0000

How to Do Everything: Mac (How to Do Everything)
by: Dwight Spivey

Have more fun and get more done with your Mac!

Now you can get the most out of your Mac, whether it's an iMac, MacBook, or Mac mini. How to Do Everything: Mac shows you how to set up and customize your Mac and use all of the built-in tools and applications, such as iTunes, Mail, Safari, and the iLife and iWork suites. The revolutionary new features available in Mac OS X Leopard are also covered, such as Quick Look, Time Machine, and Spaces. Plus, you'll get details on hardware and peripherals, networking, troubleshooting, and maintenance. This is your must-have Mac guide!

* Manage files, folders, and applications with the Finder

* Connect to the Internet and explore with Safari

* Use iWork for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations

* Edit, organize, and share your pictures with iPhoto

* Master iTunes and iMovie for music, video, and movies

* Tweak the System Preferences

* Synchronize your Mac with your iPod, PDA, or cell phone

* Set up a wired or wireless network

* Dual-boot between Mac OS X and Windows

* Add external devices via USB and FireWire

* Troubleshoot, maintain, and back up your Mac

size: 24.97 MB

Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) - Steven Grosby

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:38:00 +0000

Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by: Steven Grosby

This book examines the political and moral challenges that face the vast majority of human beings who consider themselves to be members of various nations. It explores nationality through the difficulties and conflicts that have arisen throughout history, and discusses nations and nationalism from social, philosophical, and anthropological perspectives. In this fascinating Very Short Introduction, Steven Grosby looks at the nation in history, the territorial element in nationality, and the complex ways nationality has co-existed with religion, and shows how closely linked the concept of nationalism is with being human.

size: 1.54 MB

The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics, Revised and Updated Edition - Stanislas Dehaene

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:31:00 +0000

The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics, Revised and Updated Edition
by: Stanislas Dehaene

Our understanding of how the human brain performs mathematical calculations is far from complete, but in recent years there have been many exciting breakthroughs by scientists all over the world. Now, in The Number Sense, Stanislas Dehaene offers a fascinating look at this recent research, in an enlightening exploration of the mathematical mind. Dehaene begins with the eye-opening discovery that animals--including rats, pigeons, raccoons, and chimpanzees--can perform simple mathematical calculations, and that human infants also have a rudimentary number sense. Dehaene suggests that this rudimentary number sense is as basic to the way the brain understands the world as our perception of color or of objects in space, and, like these other abilities, our number sense is wired into the brain. These are but a few of the wealth of fascinating observations contained here. We also discover, for example, that because Chinese names for numbers are so short, Chinese people can remember up to nine or ten digits at a time--English-speaking people can only remember seven. The book also explores the unique abilities of idiot savants and mathematical geniuses, and we meet people whose minute brain lesions render their mathematical ability useless. This new and completely updated edition includes all of the most recent scientific data on how numbers are encoded by single neurons, and which brain areas activate when we perform calculations. Perhaps most important, The Number Sense reaches many provocative conclusions that will intrigue anyone interested in learning, mathematics, or the mind. "A delight." --Ian Stewart, New Scientist"Read The Number Sense for its rich insights into matters as varying as the cuneiform depiction of numbers, why Jean Piaget's theory of stages in infant learning is wrong, and to discover the brain regions involved in the number sense." --The New York Times Book Review"Dehaene weaves the latest technical research into a remarkably lucid and engrossing investigation. Even readers normally indifferent to mathematics will find themselves marveling at the wonder of minds making numbers

size: 2.37 MB

AI Techniques for Game Programming (The Premier Press Game Development Series) -Mat Buckland

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:33:00 +0000

AI Techniques for Game Programming (The Premier Press Game Development Series)
by: Mat Buckland

AI Techniques for Game Programming takes the difficult topics of genetic algorithms and neural networks, explaining them in plain English. Gone are the tortuous mathematic equations and abstract examples to be found in other books. Each chapter will take you through the theory a step at a time using fun, practical examples and providing you with all the knowledge you require to start incorporating these esoteric techniques into your own games and applications. After a whirlwind tour of Windows programming for those readers who require a refresher, you will learn how to use genetic algorithms for optimization, path-finding and evolving control sequences for your game agents. After learning the basics of neural networks, AI Techniques for Game Programming will demonstrate how you can evolve neural motion controllers for your game agents, and how neural networks may be applied to obstacle avoidance and map exploration. You will learn about backpropagation and pattern recognition and will discover how to train a network to recognize mouse gestures. Finally, you’ll learn state-of-the-art techniques for creating neural networks with dynamic topologies. Each chapter is complimented by well-commented source code and most provide fun exercises and problems for you to practice your new found knowledge.

size: 11.08 MB

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:24:00 +0000

Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton

An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Creatures once extinct now roam Jurassic Park, soon-to-be opened as a theme park. Until something goes wrong...and science proves a dangerous toy....
"Wonderful...Powerful."
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
size: 0.32 MB

Marketing Essentials by Jim Blythe

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:51:00 +0000

Marketing Essentials by Jim Blythe

'Butterworth-Heinemann's CIM Coursebooks have been designed to match the syllabus and learning outcomes of our new qualifications and should be useful aids in helping students understand the complexities of marketing. The discussion and practical application of theories and concepts, with relevant examples and case studies, should help readers make immediate use of their knowledge and skills gained from the qualifications.' Professor Keith Fletcher, Director of Education, The Chartered Institute of Marketing'

Here in Dubai, we have used the Butterworth-Heinemann Coursebooks in their various forms since the very beginning and have found them most useful as a source of recommended reading material as well as examination preparation.'Alun Epps, CIM Centre Co-ordinator, Dubai University College, United Arab Emirates

Butterworth-Heinemann's official CIM Coursebooks are the definitive companions to the CIM professional marketing qualifications. The only study materials to be endorsed by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), all content is carefully structured to match the syllabus and is written in collaboration with the CIM faculty. Now in full colour and a new student friendly format, key information is easy to locate on each page. Each chapter is packed full of case studies, study tips and activities to test your learning and understanding as you go along. .The coursebooks are the only study guide reviewed and approved by CIM (The Chartered Institute of Marketing). .Each book is crammed with a range of learning objectives, cases, questions, activities, definitions, study tips and summaries to support and test your understanding of the theory. .Past examination papers and examiners' reports are available online to enable you to practise what has been learned and help prepare for the exam and pass first time. .Extensive online materials support students and tutors at every stage. Based on an understanding of student and tutor needs gained in extensive research, brand new online materials have been designed specifically for CIM students and created exclusively for Butterworth-Heinemann. Check out exam dates on the Online Calendar, see syllabus links for each course, and access extra mini case studies to cement your understanding. Explore marketingonline.co.uk and access online versions of the coursebooks and further reading from Elsevier and Butterworth-Heinemann.

size: 1.78 MB

Smithells Metals Reference Book, Seventh Edition (Smithell's Metals Reference Book) by: E A Brandes

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:14:00 +0000

Smithells Metals Reference Book, Seventh Edition (Smithell's Metals Reference Book)
by: E A Brandes

Reviews of previous editions:

'A publication of no equal that has become an essential reference during its 35 years of publication' ASLIB Book List

'All metallurgists will covet a copy of Smithells' Chemistry and Industry

'(It) provides an invaluable reference source for all workers, libraries and research laboratories in the field of engineering and metallurgy' BNF Abstract

Smithells is the only single volume that provides all the data and references needed by those practicing metallurgy. The seventh edition of this standard reference work for metallurgists includes important new chapters on powder metallurgy and superconductivity. All chapters have been thoroughly revised to bring them up to date with developments since the last edition in 1983. In all this is the most complete compendium of information for industrial and theoretical metallurgists, and it is now available in a more accessible format including current data to 1997.

Also available is Smithells Light Metals Handbook (ISBN 0750636254).

THE standard reference work for metallurgists
Contains all data for researchers and professional metallurgists
Fully updated to the latest revisions of international standards
size: 46.39 MB

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012, Second Edition: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling - Elliot Gindis

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:31:00 +0000

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012, Second Edition: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling
by: Elliot Gindis

Gindis introduces AutoCAD with step by step instructions, stripping away complexities to begin working in AutoCAD immediately. All concepts are explained first in theory, and then shown in practice, helping the reader understand what it is they are doing and why, before they do it. Divided into three parts, the book covers beginning through advanced AutoCAD, including 3D features. Also included is an extensive Appendix for each part, detailing additional useful CAD-related information not often found in other text books The book contains supporting graphics (screen shots) and a summary with a self-test section at the end of each chapter. Also included are drawing examples and exercises, and two running "projects" that the student works on as he/she progresses through the chapters .

1) Strips away complexities, both real and perceived and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand basic concepts.

2) Teaches only what is essential to operating AutoCAD first, thereby immediately building student confidence.

3) All basic commands are documented step-by-step, meaning that what the student needs to type in and how AutoCAD responds is all spelled out in discrete and clear steps with screen shots added as needed.

4) Using the author's extensive multi-industry knowledge of what is important and widely used in practice versus what is not, the material is presented by immediately immersing the student in practical, critically essential knowledge, with no padding of text or filler material.

5) All concepts are explained first in theory, and only then is AutoCAD introduced and the actual "button pushing" discussed. This is one of the key concepts in having students understand exactly what it is they are doing and why, before they do it.

size: 26.56 MB

Eclectic British by Alan Moore

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:48:00 +0000

Eclectic British author Alan Moore

(b. 1953) is one of the most acclaimed and controversial comics writers to emerge since the late 1970s. He has produced a large number of well-regarded comic books and graphic novels while also making occasional forays into music, poetry, performance, and prose.

In Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel, Annalisa Di Liddo argues that Moore employs the comics form to dissect the literary canon, the tradition of comics, contemporary society, and our understanding of history. The book considers Moore's narrative strategies and pinpoints the main thematic threads in his works: the subversion of genre and pulp fiction, the interrogation of superhero tropes, the manipulation of space and time, the uses of magic and mythology, the instability of gender and ethnic identity, and the accumulation of imagery to create satire that comments on politics and art history.

Examining Moore's use of comics to scrutinize contemporary culture, Di Liddo analyzes his best-known works--Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, From Hell, Promethea, and Lost Girls. The study also highlights MooreÂ’s lesser-known output, such as Halo Jones, Skizz, and Big Numbers, and his prose novel Voice of the Fire. Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel reveals Moore to be one of the most significant and distinctly postmodern comics creators of the last quarter-century.

size: 11.30 MB

Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2009 Symposium - National Academy Of Engineering

noreply@blogger.com (loopin) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:48:00 +0000

Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2009 Symposium
by: National Academy Of Engineering

In 1995, the National Academy of Engineering initiated the Frontiers of Engineering Program, which brings together about 100 young engineering leaders at annual symposia to learn about cutting-edge research and technical work in a variety of engineering fields. The 2009 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium was held at The National Academies' Arnold O. and Mabel Beckman Center on September 10-12. Speakers were asked to prepare extended summaries of their presentations, which are reprinted in this volume. The intent of this book is to convey the excitement of this unique meeting and to highlight cutting-edge developments in engineering research and technical work.

CONTENTS:

ENGINEERING TOOLS FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Introduction
Digital Holographic Microscopy for 3D Imaging of Complex Fluids and Biological Systems
Engineering Tools for Studying Marine Mammals
The Kepler Mission: A Search for Terrestrial Planets
Computational Sustainability: Computational Methods for a Sustainable Environment, Economy, and Society

NANO/MICRO PHOTONICS AND NEW APPLICATIONS
Introduction
Optical Antennas: A New Technology That Can Enhance Light-Matter Interactions
Nano-Opto-Mechanics: Using Light Forces in Guided-Wave Nanostructures
Light-Emitting Diode Technology for Solid-State Lighting

ENGINEERING THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
Introduction
Why Health Information Technology Doesn’t Work
Calibration in Computer Models for Medical Diagnosis and Prognostication
Medical Informatics for Detecting Adverse Events
Managing and Coordinating Health Care: Creating Collaborative, Proactive Systems

RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
Introduction
America’s Infrastructure Report Card: Causes, Costs, and Solutions
Infrastructure Resilience to Disasters
The Environmental Footprint of Infrastructure

APPENDIXES
Contributors
Program
Participants

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Knowledge-Based Software Engineering: Proceedings of the Fifth Joint Conference on Knowledge-Based Software Engineering (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 80)

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Knowledge-Based Software Engineering: Proceedings of the Fifth Joint Conference on Knowledge-Based Software Engineering (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 80)

by: Joint Conference on Knowledge-Based Software Engineering 2002 malibor, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Ivan Rozm

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Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music: Russian and Soviet Music and Composers (Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music) -Nicolas Slonimsky; Electra Yourke (ed.)

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Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music: Russian and Soviet Music and Composers (Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music)
by: Nicolas Slonimsky; Electra Yourke (ed.)

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1894, in his 101 years he taught and coached music; conducted the premieres of several 20th century masterpieces; composed works for piano and voice; and oversaw the 5th-8th editions of the classic Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Beginning in 1926, Slonimsky resided in the United States. From his arrival, he wrote provocative articles on contemporary music and musicians, many of whom were his personal friends. Working as a freelance author, he built a large file of reviews, articles, and even manuscripts for books that were never published. This is the second volume of a 4 volume collection on the best of this material.

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