• Publisher: CRC
• Number Of Pages: 368
• Publication Date: 2006-07-07
• Sales Rank: 1770633
• ISBN / ASIN: 0849391008
• EAN: 9780849391002
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: CRC
• Book Description:
  

  Digital Printing of Textiles contains fundamental technical explanations along with current research. This comprehensive introduction to the subject is broken into five sections. After two introductory chapters, it goes on to look in a number of detailed chapters at printer and print head technologies. The next section examines the printer software required for successful color design and management. The digital printing coloration process is explored next, with chapters on substrate preparation, pigmented ink, aqueous inkjet ink, pre-treatment, and printing on cationized cotton with reactive inks. The book is concluded with three chapters on the design and business aspect of digital printing.

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 387
• Publication Date: 2006-06-05
• Sales Rank: 2295681
• ISBN / ASIN: 3540308792
• EAN: 9783540308799
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  Marine molluscs are very promising candidates for a wide range of biotechnological applications. For example, they possess analgesic drugs more potent than morphine and very effective anticancer agents. The present book gives an up-to-date overview of the main classes of bioactive compounds from molluscs, moving from ecological observations, to chemical characterization, to biosynthesis, to large-scale synthesis, and to pharmacological applications. A truly outstanding international panel of experts from all continents provides complete coverage of the most stimulating topics related to molluscs. This knowledge of their history and current studies provides an open door to the future.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Number Of Pages: 475
• Publication Date: 2001-02-15
• Sales Rank: 993015
• ISBN / ASIN: 0521632579
• EAN: 9780521632577
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
• Studio: Cambridge University Press
• Book Description:
  

  Waves are a ubiquitous and important feature of the physical world, and, throughout history, it has been a major challenge to understand them. This introduction to the mathematics of wave phenomena is aimed at advanced undergraduate courses for mathematicians, physicists or engineers. Some more advanced material on both linear and nonlinear waves is also included, making the book suitable for beginning graduate courses. The authors assume some familiarity with partial differential equations, integral transforms and asymptotic expansions as well as with fluid mechanics, elasticity, and electromagnetism. The context and physics that underlie the mathematics is clearly explained at the beginning of each chapter. Worked examples and exercises are supplied throughout, with solutions available to teachers.

• Publisher: PWS Publishing
• Number Of Pages: 320
• Publication Date: 1997-01-16
• Sales Rank: 167659
• ISBN / ASIN: 0534952623
• EAN: 9780534952624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: PWS Publishing
• Studio: PWS Publishing
• Book Description:
  

  Until now, those interested in the emerging field of computational molecular biology have used surveys and technical articles collected from many sources. Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology brings together major results in the field, in coherent and readable format. Setubal and Meidanis present a representative sample of problems in molecular biology, focusing on the algorithms that have been proposed to solve them. Readers will find background material on molecular biology, definitions of key terms, descriptions of models, and a full sample of algorithmic results. Key theoretical computer science concepts are emphasized, such as the improvement in asymtotic running time with better algorithms, the contrast between heuristics and an algorithm with guarantees, and the difficulty posed by NP-complete problems. Algorithms for sequence comparison, including the popular BLAST and FAST programs, are covered. Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology serves readers from both the mathematical and computing sciences as well as molecular biology. The authors assume a basic chemistry background and some training in college-level discrete mathematics and algorithms.

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 277
• Publication Date: 2000-03-31
• Sales Rank: 4907751
• ISBN / ASIN: 0792377672
• EAN: 9780792377672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  Data Analysis in Molecular Biology and Evolution introduces biologists to DAMBE, a proprietary, user-friendly computer program for molecular data analysis. The unique combination of this book and software will allow biologists not only to understand the rationale behind a variety of computational tools in molecular biology and evolution, but also to gain instant access to these tools for use in their laboratories. Data Analysis in Molecular Biology and Evolution serves as an excellent resource for advanced level undergraduates or graduates as well as for professionals working in the field.

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Number Of Pages: 240
• Publication Date: 1998-04-14
• Sales Rank: 2254614
• ISBN / ASIN: 0750636254
• EAN: 9780750636254
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Book Description:
  'The Smithells Metals Reference Book' is one of the best known and most trusted sources of reference for the professional metallurgist or materials scientist, and has been so since its inception in 1949. Drawing upon the data contained within this respected work, and completely updating and revising it where necessary to bring the information completely up to date, the editors have created a new book which is dedicated to the most commonly used and popular light metals.

• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Number Of Pages: 228
• Publication Date: 2004-08-31
• Sales Rank: 1143365
• ISBN / ASIN: 1860944485
• EAN: 9781860944482
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Imperial College Press
• Studio: Imperial College Press
• Book Description:
  

  In a brilliant flash about fourteen billion years ago, time and matter were born in a single instant of creation. An immensely hot and dense universe began its rapid expansion everywhere, creating space where there was no space and time where there was no time. In the intense fire just after the beginning, the lightest elements were forged, later to form primordial clouds that eventually evolved into galaxies, stars, and planets. This evolution is the story told in this fascinating book. Interwoven with the storyline are short pieces on the pioneering men and women who revealed those wonders to us.

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Number Of Pages: 550
• Publication Date: 1993-06
• Sales Rank: 78670
• ISBN / ASIN: 9810206267
• EAN: 9789810206260
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Studio: World Scientific Publishing Company
• 
  Book Description:
  

  The material for these volumes has been selected from the past twenty years' examination questions for graduate students at University of California at Berkeley, Columbia University, the University of Chicago, MIT, State University of New York at Buffalo, Princeton University and University of Wisconsin.

  This volume comprises 440 problems and is divided into five parts:

  (I) Electrostatics;
  (II) Magnetostatic Field and Quasi-Stationary Electromagnetic Field;
  (III) Circuit Analysis;
  (IV) Electromagnetic Waves;
  (V) Relativistic Particle-Field Interactions.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Number Of Pages: 768
• Publication Date: 2005-12-05
• Sales Rank: 407380
• ISBN / ASIN: 0192806696
• EAN: 9780192806697
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
• Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
• Book Description:
  

  This is a marvellously engaging tour covering the whole of modern science, from transgenic crops to quantum tangles. Written by one of the most experienced and well-known names in science writing, it is also assuredly reliable science. Although arranged for convenience and quick reference as a collection of topics in alphabetical order, it is very different from any conventional encyclopedia. Each topic tells a story, making the book eminently browsable. Packed with information, yet carrying its immense learning lightly, this is a book that would appeal to anyone with the slightest interest in how the world works.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Number Of Pages: 768
• Publication Date: 2005-12-05
• Sales Rank: 407380
• ISBN / ASIN: 0192806696
• EAN: 9780192806697
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
• Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
• Book Description:
  

  This is a marvellously engaging tour covering the whole of modern science, from transgenic crops to quantum tangles. Written by one of the most experienced and well-known names in science writing, it is also assuredly reliable science. Although arranged for convenience and quick reference as a collection of topics in alphabetical order, it is very different from any conventional encyclopedia. Each topic tells a story, making the book eminently browsable. Packed with information, yet carrying its immense learning lightly, this is a book that would appeal to anyone with the slightest interest in how the world works.

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 390
• Publication Date: 2005-03-21
• Sales Rank: 1647136
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387245294
• EAN: 9780387245294
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  Exploring Probability in School provides a new perspective into research on the teaching and learning of probability. It creates this perspective by recognizing and analysing the special challenges faced by teachers and learners in contemporary classrooms where probability has recently become a mainstream part of the curriculum from early childhood through high school. The authors of the book discuss the nature of probability, look at the meaning of probabilistic literacy, and examine student access to powerful ideas in probability during the elementary, middle, and high school years. Moreover, they assemble and analyse research-based pedagogical knowledge for teachers that can enhance the learning of probability throughout these school years.

  With the book’s rich application of probability research to classroom practice, it will not only be essential reading for researchers and graduate students involved in probability education; it will also capture the interest of educational policy makers, curriculum personnel, teacher educators, and teachers.

• Publisher: Wiley
• Number Of Pages: 542
• Publication Date: 2006-05-09
• Sales Rank: 700310
• ISBN / ASIN: 0470016329
• EAN: 9780470016329
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley
• Studio: Wiley
• Book Description:
  

  Ian Moir and Allan Seabridge
  
  
  Military avionics is a complex and technically challenging field which requires a high level of competence from all those involved in the aircraft design and maintenance. As the various systems on board an aircraft evolve to become more and more inter-dependent and integrated, it is becoming increasingly important for designers to have a holistic view and knowledge of aircraft systems in order to produce an effective design for their individual components and effectively combine the systems involved.
  
  
  This book introduces the military roles expected of aircraft types and describes the avionics systems required to fulfil these roles. These range from technology and architectures through to navigations systems, sensors, computing architectures and the human-machine interface. It enables students to put together combinations of systems in order to perform specific military roles.
  * Sister volume to the authors' previous successful title 'Civil Avionics Systems'
  * Covers a wide range of military aircraft roles and systems applications
  * Offers clear and concise system descriptions
  * Includes case studies and examples from current projects
  * Features full colour illustrations detailing aircraft display systems
  
  Military Avionics Systems will appeal to practitioners in the aerospace industry across many disciplines such as aerospace engineers, designers, pilots, aircrew, maintenance engineers, ground crew, navigation experts, weapons developers and instrumentation developers. It also provides a valuable reference source to students in the fields of systems and aerospace engineering and avionics.

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Number Of Pages: 600
• Publication Date: 2004-04-02
• Sales Rank: 1319725
• ISBN / ASIN: 3527306560
• EAN: 9783527306565
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Wiley-VCH
• Studio: Wiley-VCH
• Book Description:
  

  This is a fascinating introduction to the topic. Spanning the spectrum of nucleic acid chemistry, carbohydrates, peptides, molecular recognition, biosynthesis and natural biosynthesis, right up to medical and biophysical chemistry, the book provides advanced students and those already working in the field with a balanced overview.

  In more than 30 contributions, a new generation of recognized scientists gives an account of the latest research in such areas as

• Artificial receptors for the stabilization of β-sheet structures
• Carbohydrate recognition by artificial receptors
• Combinatorial chemistry as a tool for the discovery of catalysts
• The interaction of NO and peroxynitrite with hemoglobin and myoglobin
• Inhibitors against human mast-cell-tryptase as a potential approach to conquering asthma
• The selectivity of DNA replication.
  A readily accessible survey for everyone wishing to stay abreast of developments.

With a Foreword by Ronald Breslow.

• Publisher: Wiley
• Number Of Pages: 350
• Publication Date: 2002-06-15
• Sales Rank: 698038
• ISBN / ASIN: 0471499463
• EAN: 9780471499466
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley
• Studio: Wiley
• Book Description:
  

  Display technology is evolving at an impressive rate with LCD and flat panel technologies gaining an increasing market share over traditional CRT display applications. Focusing on the development of new industry standards, this timely exposition of display systems and applications covers display timings, interfaces, specifications, measurement procedures and all forms of display control and identification.
  · Reviews interface and graphics subsystem standards, including FPDI (Flat Panel Display Interface), P&D (Plug and Display) and Intel's Digital Video Interface (DVI)
  · Compares and contrasts current and future developments of television and computer industry standards
  · Describes the major new display system applications (HDTV, notebook computer, cellphone, cockpit instrumentation etc) and illustrates how user needs have dictated technological requirements (eg power, size and bistability)
  · Provides an accessible treatment of current and future display device development, including guidance on selecting devices gor particular applications
  Designed to meet the needs of professionals using and implementing display technologies and as a reference for those developing new display systems, this text is a valuable resource for display technology developers and system integrators, video graphics interface engineers and professionals. The comprehensive coverage of this leading edge topic makes it also of interest to postgraduate students in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 1238
• Publication Date: 2007-04-02
• Sales Rank:
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387310215
• EAN: 9780387310213
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  This reference contains more than 7,500 polymeric material terms, including the names of chemicals, processes, formulae, and analytical methods that are used frequently in the polymer and engineering fields. In view of the evolving partnership between physical and life sciences, this title includes an appendix of biochemical and microbiological terms (thus offering previously unpublished material, distinct from all competitors.) Each succinct entry offers a broadly accessible definition as well as cross-references to related terms. Where appropriate to enhance clarity further, the volume's definitions may also offer equations, chemical structures, and other figures.

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Number Of Pages: 376
• Publication Date: 2000-03-09
• Sales Rank: 3603295
• ISBN / ASIN: 0849322685
• EAN: 9780849322686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: CRC Press
• Studio: CRC Press
• Book Description:
  

  Neural networks represent a new generation of information processing paradigms designed to mimic-in a very limited sense-the human brain. They can learn, recall, and generalize from training data, and with their potential applications limited only by the imaginations of scientists and engineers, they are commanding tremendous popularity and research interest. Over the last four decades, researchers have reported a number of neural network paradigms, however, the newest of these have not appeared in book form-until now. Recent Advances in Artificial Neural Networks collects the latest neural network paradigms and reports on their promising new applications. World-renowned experts discuss the use of neural networks in pattern recognition, color induction, classification, cluster detection, and more. Application engineers, scientists, and research students from all disciplines with an interest in considering neural networks for solving real-world problems will find this collection useful.

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 296
• Publication Date: 2005-07-06
• Sales Rank: 1370221
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387237844
• EAN: 9780387237848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  Food irradiation, the use of ionizing radiation to destroy harmful biological organism in food, is a safe, proven process that has many useful applications. It has been endorsed by numerous health organizations and has now been approved for many applications by governments around the world. Electronic Irradiation of Foods describes all the key aspects of electron accelerator technology in detail. It emphasizes the physical science and technology aspects of food irradiation using machine sources of ionizing radiation. The book provides significant technical depth for interested workers and present descriptive, introductory material that should help demystify technology for businessmen to make informed choices regarding important investments decisions. Introductory chapters summarize the effects of ionizing radiation on biological organisms and the organic compounds comprising foods, and give an overview of the food irradiation process. Subsequent chapters cover the details of the electron beam and x-ray energy deposition, electron accelerator technologies, beam scanning systems, material handling systems, shielding design, and process control considerations. Important appendices cover radiation dosimetry, induced radioactivity, and ozone generation.

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Number Of Pages: 46
• Publication Date: 2004-03
• Sales Rank: 2368143
• ISBN / ASIN: 0821357840
• EAN: 9780821357842
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: World Bank Publications
• Studio: World Bank Publications
• Book Description:
  

  Telecommunications Challenges in Developing Countries addresses an important aspect of interconnection—the settings of call termination charges. In rural telecommunications, network costs are known to be high. The traditional consensus has been that many rural areas cannot be connected without subsidies. This paper investigates the possibilities for implementing a geographically de-averaged charge regime indicative of the relative cost differences between urban and rural networks. This could change the business model for rural networks, significantly increasing revenues from incoming calls.

  The study investigates historic and current examples of asymmetric charges and user tariffs in fixed-to-mobile interconnection regimes today. It addresses a wide range of related issues and questions: customer affordability; customer education and awareness; numbering plan and billing; whether detailed cost models would be required; and whether asymmetric termination charges, while eliminating current market distortions, would create other distortions. Alternative implementation strategies are also considered, with an eye to practicality for developing countries. It concludes that the concept is feasible, and the study further provides ideas for piloting the concept in a limited number of countries.

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 544
• Publication Date: 2006-09-15
• Sales Rank: 257300
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387309438
• EAN: 9780387309439
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  Have you ever wondered why the language of modern physics centres on geometry? Or how quantum operators and Dirac brackets work? What a convolution really is? What tensors are all about? Or what field theory and lagrangians are, and why gravity is described as curvature?

  This book takes you on a tour of the main ideas forming the language of modern mathematical physics. Here you will meet novel approaches to concepts such as determinants and geometry, wave function evolution, statistics, signal processing, and three-dimensional rotations. You'll see how the accelerated frames of special relativity tell us about gravity. On the journey, you'll discover how tensor notation relates to vector calculus, how differential geometry is built on intuitive concepts, and how variational calculus leads to field theory. You will meet quantum measurement theory, along with Green functions and the art of complex integration, and finally general relativity and cosmology.

  The book takes a fresh approach to tensor analysis built solely on the metric and vectors, with no need for one-forms. This gives a much more geometrical and intuitive insight into vector and tensor calculus, together with general relativity, than do traditional, more abstract methods.

  Don Koks is a physicist at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation in Adelaide, Australia. His doctorate in quantum cosmology was obtained from the Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics at Adelaide University. Prior work at the University of Auckland specialised in applied accelerator physics, along with pure and applied mathematics.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Number Of Pages: 480
• Publication Date: 2001-08-03
• Sales Rank: 515070
• ISBN / ASIN: 019513916X
• EAN: 9780195139167
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
• Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
• Book Description:
  

  This collection of previously unpublished essays presents a new approach to the history of analytic philosophy, one which does not assume at the outset a general characterization of the distinguishing elements of the analytic tradition. The distinguished contributors, including luminaries John Rawls and Hilary Putnam, pay close attention to the historical contexts in which analytic philosophers have worked, revealing multiple discontinuities and misunderstandings, as well as a complex interaction between science and philosophical reflection.

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Number Of Pages: 896
• Publication Date: 1999-10-11
• Sales Rank: 633565
• ISBN / ASIN: 0070498881
• EAN: 9780070498884
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Studio: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Book Description:
  

  First-Of-Its-Kind Guide to Polymeric Adhesives and Sealants. Now you can find in a single, well-organized source, information about adhesives and sealants normally available only in technical and vendor literature. In Handbook of Adhesives and Sealants, industry pro Edward Petrie brings together information from chemistry, material and surface sciences, and solid mechanics. Covering structural and non-structural applications, the Handbook lets you thoroughly explore the use of polymeric adhesives and sealants for joining or bonding metals, plastics, composites and elastomers. You get the best available information and recommendations on: *Applicable theories and fundamentals *Joint design *Adhesive/sealant selection *Selecting optimal process and manufacturing equipment *Selecting proper testing and quality control methods *Application, curing, and other production processes *Expected end-use properties The "how-to" user emphasis includes plenty of real-life examples. General formulations clarify why certain components are used, and help you spot future development opportunities in the industry.

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Number Of Pages: 688
• Publication Date: 2002-06-15
• Sales Rank: 611632
• ISBN / ASIN: 0674007409
• EAN: 9780674007406
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
• Studio: Harvard University Press
• 
  

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 262
• Publication Date: 2004-05
• Sales Rank: 1545982
• ISBN / ASIN: 1402078374
• EAN: 9781402078378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  Rapid advances in microelectronic integration and the advent of Systems-on-Chip have fueled the need for high-level synthesis, i.e., an automated approach to the synthesis of hardware from behavioral descriptions.
  SPARK: A Parallelizing Approach to the High - Level Synthesis of Digital Circuits presents a novel approach to the high-level synthesis of digital circuits -- that of parallelizing high-level synthesis (PHLS). This approach uses aggressive code parallelizing and code motion techniques to discover circuit optimization opportunities beyond what is possible with traditional high-level synthesis. This PHLS approach addresses the problems of the poor quality of synthesis results and the lack of controllability over the transformations applied during the high-level synthesis of system descriptions with complex control flows, that is, with nested conditionals and loops.
  Also described are speculative code motion techniques and dynamic compiler transformations that optimize the circuit quality in terms of cycle time, circuit size and interconnect costs. We describe the SPARK parallelizing high-level synthesis framework in which we have implemented these techniques and demonstrate the utility of SPARK's PHLS approach using designs derived from multimedia and image processing applications. We also present a case study of an instruction length decoder derived from the Intel Pentium-class of microprocessors. This case study serves as an example of a typical microprocessor functional block with complex control flow and demonstrates how our techniques are useful for such designs.
  SPARK: A Parallelizing Approach to the High - Level Synthesis of Digital Circuits is targeted mainly to embedded system designers and researchers. This includes people working on design and design automation. The book is useful for researchers and design automation engineers who wish to understand how the main problems hindering the adoption of high-level synthesis among designers.

• Publisher: Artech House Publishers
• Number Of Pages: 284
• Publication Date: 2002-11
• Sales Rank: 1378446
• ISBN / ASIN: 1580535054
• EAN: 9781580535052
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Artech House Publishers
• Studio: Artech House Publishers
• Book Description:
  

  Gigabit Ethernet delivers the speed and high bandwidth that today's organizations demand from their local area networks. It is being chosen over other high-speed technologies because it is a flexible and cost-effective solution that can be used in a wide range of applications. This comprehensive guide gives you a clear picture of how Gigabit Ethernet works and how it can be used to support a broad range of services. You learn how Gigabit Ethernet can be used in the wide area and how it can support mobile systems.

  The book also offers you a detailed understanding of how Gigabit Ethernet is used to build storage area networks, to scale up local area networks into total area networks, and to provide wireless solutions. By comparing Gigabit Ethernet to competing technologies, this guide helps you decide when Gigabit Ethernet is the right solution for your networking needs. This complete reference also provides you with a thorough treatment of the Ethernet standard and its many variants.

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Number Of Pages: 224
• Publication Date: 2005-11-07
• Sales Rank: 964662
• ISBN / ASIN: 0321356772
• EAN: 9780321356772
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
• Studio: Peachpit Press
• Book Description:
  

  When it comes to learning how to take great travel photographs, who better to learn from than the pros whose work graces the pages of all those travel magazines and brochures you’ve examined longingly? These are exactly who you get as instructors when you purchase this book–the world-famous photojournalists, commercial and fine-art photographers, and trainers who make up the Blue Pixel team (which instructs thousands of students annually through the highly respected Nikon School of Photography). Drawing on years of in-the-trenches experience, the Blue Pixel authors outline everything you need to know to take great travel shots using the digital tools available today. Offering clear, concise instruction plus practical advice, real-world examples and anecdotes, and loads of beautiful photos, this beautiful full-color guide offers everything you need to get the right shot every time. From what equipment to buy to how to set up the perfect shot (plus more advanced topics like lighting and composition), you’ll learn how to capture the magic of locales both local and exotic.

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
• Number Of Pages: 415
• Publication Date: 2005-06-01
• Sales Rank: 99907
• ISBN / ASIN: 0596009127
• EAN: 9780596009120
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
• Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
• 
  Book Description:
  

  If you're one of the many Unix developers drawn to Mac OS X for its Unix core, you'll find yourself in surprisingly unfamiliar territory. Unix and Mac OS X are kissing cousins, but there are enough pitfalls and minefields in going from one to another that even a Unix guru can stumble, and most guides to Mac OS X are written for Mac aficionados. For a Unix developer, approaching Tiger from the Mac side is a bit like learning Russian by reading the Russian side of a Russian-English dictionary. Fortunately, O'Reilly has been the Unix authority for over 25 years, and in Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks, that depth of understanding shows. This is the book for Mac command-line fans. Completely revised and updated to cover Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition helps you quickly and painlessly get acclimated with Tiger's familiar-yet foreign-Unix environment. Topics include:

• Using the Terminal and understanding how it differs from an xterm
• Using Directory Services, Open Directory (LDAP), and NetInfo
• Compiling code with GCC 3
• Library linking and porting Unix software
• Creating and installing packages with Fink
• Using DarwinPorts
• Search through metadata with Spotlight's command-line utilities
• Building the Darwin kernel
• Running X Windows on top of Mac OS X, or better yet, run Mac OS X on a Windows machine with PearPC!

• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 386
• Publication Date: 1999-12-10
• Sales Rank: 1989658
• ISBN / ASIN: 3540666834
• EAN: 9783540666837
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  The authors present a systematic development of the concurrent object-oriented agent programming language Guarded Definite Clauses (GDC). In contrast to other languages used in agent programming, like Java, Telescript, and Agent-TCL, this language is derived from the artificial intelligence programming tradition and emphasizes AI applications. The first part of the book is devoted to the principled evolution of the paradigm GDC; during the course of this evolution, the reader can also learn a lot about the history and the dramatically changing fortune, booms, and busts, of AI. In the second part, the paradigm is evaluated for application in various fields including parallel distributed search, distributed constraint solving, meta-interpretation, partial evaluation, and robotics and multi-agent systems. The book is written for students and professionals in agent programming or in AI programming in general.

• Publisher: Lulu Press
• Number Of Pages: 141
• Publication Date: 2006
• Sales Rank: 1060353
• ISBN / ASIN: 1411661044
• EAN: 9781411661042
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Lulu Press
• Studio: Lulu Press
• 
  

• Publisher: Sams
• Number Of Pages: 239
• Publication Date: 2004-08
• Sales Rank: 98934
• ISBN / ASIN: 0672327090
• EAN: 0752063327098
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Sams
• Studio: Sams
• Review:

  Worth Buying, but don't rely on it

  This book was a good overview, but be careful. There are numerous mistakes in the book and on the "practice" tests. Not that his book will even be worth anything since the PHP4 test will no longer be given in a month, but if it's any indicator of what the PHP5 book is like I recommend you use more then one source of study material. Certain topics that are in the test were very briefly covered in the book, but I had two or three questions on it. I would recommend the cert course through Zend if you are worried about your knowledge.