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Data Modeling Fundamentals: A Practical Guide for IT Professionals»rank: 330743by: Paulraj Ponniah
: :The purpose of this book is to provide a practical approach for IT professionals to acquire the necessary knowledge and expertise in data modeling to function effectively. It begins with an overview of basic data modeling concepts, introduces the methods and techniques, provides a comprehensive case study to present the details of the data model components, covers the implementation of the data model with emphasis on quality components, and concludes with a presentation of a realistic approach to data modeling. It clearly describes how a generic data model is created to represent truly the enterprise information requirements. |
Indra's Pearls: The Vision of Felix Klein»rank: 505732by: David Mumford, Caroline Series, David Wright
: :Felix Klein, a great geometer of the nineteenth century, rediscovered an idea from Hindu mythology in mathematics: the heaven of Indra in which the whole Universe was mirrored in each pearl in a net of pearls. Practically impossible to represent by hand, this idea barely existed outside the imagination, until the 1980s when the authors embarked on the first computer investigation of Klein's vision. In this extraordinary book they explore the path from some basic mathematical ideas to the simple algorithms that create delicate fractal filigrees, most appearing in print for the first time. Step-by-step instructions for writing computer programs allow beginners to generate the images. |
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AI Game Programming Wisdom 3 (Game Development Series)»rank: 330462by: Steve Rabin
: :AI Game Programming Wisdom 3 grants you an insider's look at cutting-edge AI techniques used by industry professionals in such games as Fable, Halo 2, and the Battlefield series. Successful commercial games like these require years of research and development in order to deliver exciting, new gameplay experiences. The wealth of knowledge gained through this hard work is invaluable and by sharing it, the 50+ authors in this book have generously given you the tools and techniques you need to build top tier games. In AI Game Programming Wisdom 3, you'll find an entirely new collection of exclusive tips, tricks, techniques, algorithms, and architectures that can't be found anywhere else. ... |
Online Computation and Competitive Analysis»rank: 476961by: Allan Borodin, Ran El-Yaniv
: :In online computation a computer algorithm must decide how to act on incoming items of information without any knowledge of future inputs. How should it route the next telephone call? Where in memory should it store a just-closed record? This book provides an in-depth presentation of competitive analysis, an attractive framework within which such problems can be analyzed and solved. In this framework, the quality of an algorithm is measured relative to the best possible performance of an algorithm that has complete knowledge of the future. This methodology for the analysis of online decision making has become a standard approach in computer science. Starting with the basic definitions of the ... |
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Image Processing, Analysis & and Machine Vision - A MATLAB Companion»rank: 235980by: Tomas Svoboda, Jan Kybic, Vaclav Hlavac
: :This book is a companion book to the comprehensive text entitled Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine Vision by M. Sonka, V. Hlavac, and R. Boyle. This workbook provides additional material for readers of Sonka and is similarly structured. Written for students, teachers and practitioners to acquire practical understanding in a hands on fashion, this book provides the reader with short-answer questions, problems and selected algorithms from the main text using MATLAB in levels of varying difficulty. These resources can be used as extra practice for students to reinforce the material studied within the main text or can be useful as test materials for teachers. A solutions manual is available for ... |
Mastering Algorithms with Perl»rank: 160155by: John Macdonald, Jon Orwant, Jarkko Hietaniemi
: :Many programmers would love to use Perl for projects that involve heavy lifting, but miss the many traditional algorithms that textbooks teach for other languages. Computer scientists have identified many techniques that a wide range of programs need, such as: Fuzzy pattern matching for text (identify misspellings!) Finding correlations in data Game-playing algorithms Predicting phenomena such as Web traffic Polynomial and spline fitting Using algorithms explained in this book, you too can carry out traditional programming tasks in a high-powered, efficient, easy-to-maintain manner with Perl. This book assumes a basic understanding of Perl syntax and functions, but not necessarily any background in computer science. The authors explain in a readable ... |
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Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac®)»rank: 409787by: Wayne L. Winston
: :The market-leading textbook for the course, Winston's OPERATIONS RESEARCH owes much of its success to its practical orientation and consistent emphasis on model formulation and model building. It moves beyond a mere study of algorithms without sacrificing the rigor that faculty desire. As in every edition, Winston reinforces the book's successful features and coverage with the most recent developments in the field. The Student Suite CD-ROM, which now accompanies every new copy of the text, contains the latest versions of commercial software for optimization, simulation, and decision analysis. |
Parallel Scientific Computing in C++ and MPI: A Seamless Approach to Parallel Algorithms and their Implementation»rank: 396123by: George Em Karniadakis, Robert M. Kirby II
: :This book provides a seamless approach to numerical algorithms, modern programming techniques and parallel computing. These concepts and tools are usually taught serially across different courses and different textbooks, thus observing the connection between them. The necessity of integrating these subjects usually comes after such courses are concluded (e.g., during a first job or a thesis project), thus forcing the student to synthesize what is perceived to be three independent subfields into one in order to produce a solution. The book includes both basic and advanced topics and places equal emphasis on the discretization of partial differential equations and on solvers. Advanced topics include wavelets, high-order methods, non-symmetric systems and ... |
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Digital SLR Photography with Photoshop CS2 All-In-One For Dummies Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))»rank: 527329by: Kevin Ames
: :5 books in 1 -- your key to terrific digital photos Your one-stop, full-color guide to Photoshop CS2 and your digital SLR You've just bought a brand-new digital single lens reflex camera and Photoshop CS2. Congratulations! Now the question is, 'How do I make great photos?' You're in luck! The first two minibooks cover everything you want to know about using your new camera to capture images. The last three explore the wonders of digital photography using Photoshop CS2. Discover how to * Set your camera for the right exposure * Select the right lens for the job * Choose the better format--JPEG or RAW * Tweak exposure and white ... |
Nash Editions: Photography and the Art of Digital Printing (VOICES)»rank: 355872from: New Riders Press
: :'This is the magnum opus on digital printing and the book to read before color calibrating your monitor or wondering about differences in pigmented and dye-based inks. With little in the way of “how-to,” the book focuses more on why and showcases eloquent photographs, including a heartbreakingly beautiful portrait of Marilyn Monroe, a naked World War II bomber tail gunner, and the inevitable “Emperor’s New Clothes” work. Equally heartbreaking for far different reasons is Henry Wilhelm’s essay “A History of Permanence” that includes a section called “The Totally Lost Kodacolor Era” that will leave you stunned by the corporate callousness that’s described. This book not only deserves to be on ... |