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Calculus Essentials For Dummiesby Mark Ryan
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2010; US$ 9.99Many colleges and universities require students to take at least one math course, and Calculus I is often the chosen option. Calculus Essentials For Dummies provides explanations of key concepts for students who may have taken calculus in high school and want to review the most important concepts as they gear up for a faster-paced college course. Free of review and ramp-up material, Calculus Essentials For Dummies sticks to the point with content focused on key topics only. It provides discrete explanations of critical concepts taught in a typical two-semester high school calculus class or a college level Calculus I course, from limits and differentiation to integration and infinite series. This guide is also a perfect reference for parents... more...
Mac OS X Lion For Dummiesby Bob LeVitus
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 24.99The bestselling Mac guide, updated for the latest Mac OS X and now in full color! Mac OS X Lion represents a new era in the Mac operating system. This friendly guide is fully updated for the latest Mac OS X and provides everything new Mac users and users upgrading to Mac OS X Lion need to know. A bestseller in previous editions, Mac OS X Lion For Dummies covers all the cool stuff and prepares you for the quirks. So whether it's your first Mac or just an OS upgrade, you'll learn to tame your Lion with the expert advice of Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus and Dummies. Covers using the Finder, customizing Lion, adding widgets to the Dashboard, organizing and managing files and folders, searching with Spotlight, and working with Spaces Explores browsing... more...
Cloud Computingby Christian Baun; Marcel Kunze; Jens Nimis; Stefan Tai
Springer 2011; US$ 39.95Cloud computing is a buzz-word in today's information technology (IT) that nobody can escape. But what is really behind it? There are many interpretations of this term, but no standardized or even uniform definition. Instead, as a result of the multi-faceted viewpoints and the diverse interests expressed by the various stakeholders, cloud computing is perceived as a rather fuzzy concept. With this book, the authors deliver an overview of cloud computing architecture, services, and applications. Their aim is to bring readers up to date on this technology and thus to provide a common basis for discussion, new research, and novel application scenarios. They first introduce the foundation of cloud computing with its basic technologies, such... more...
The Microcontroller Idea Bookby Jan Axelson
Lakeview Research 2002; US$ 19.95This hand-on introduction to microcontrollers includes dozens of examples with program code and circuit designs. more...
Basic Math and Pre-Algebraby Jonathan J. White; Teri Stimmel; Scott Searcy
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 14.99The CliffsStudySolver workbooks combine 20 percent review material with 80 percent practice problems (and the answers!) to help make your lessons stick. CliffsStudySolver Basic Math and Pre-Algebra is for students who want to reinforce their knowledge with a learn-by-doing approach. Inside, you’ll get the practice you need to tackle numbers with problem-solving tools such as Straightforward, concise reviews of every topic Practice problems in every chapter — with explanations and solutions A diagnostic pretest to assess your current skills A full-length exam that adapts to your skill level Beginning with the basics of multiplication, division, and fundamental properties, this workbook ventures into whole numbers, fractions,... more...
Architecting Enterprise Solutionsby Paul Dyson; Andrew Longshaw
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2004; US$ 55.00A practical, nuts-and-bolts guide to architectural solutions that describes step-by-step how to design robustness and flexibility into an Internet-based system Based on real-world problems and systems, and illustrated with a running case study Enables software architects and project managers to ensure that nonfunctional requirements are met so that the system won't fall over, that it can be maintained and upgraded without being switched off, and that it can deal with security, scalability, and performance demands Platform and vendor independence will empower architects to challenge product-dictated limitations more...
Outsourcing Information Securityby Warren Axelrod
Artech House 2004; US$ 85.00This comprehensive and timely resource examines security risks related to IT outsourcing, clearly showing you how to recognize, evaluate, minimize, and manage these risks. Unique in its scope, this single volume offers you complete coverage of the whole range of IT security services and fully treats the IT security concerns of outsourcing. The book helps you deepen your knowledge of the tangible and intangible costs and benefits associated with outsourcing IT and IS functions. more...
Calculus Workbook For Dummiesby Mark Ryan
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005; US$ 16.99From differentiation to integration - solve problems with ease Got a grasp on the terms and concepts you need to know, but get lost halfway through a problem or, worse yet, not know where to begin? Have no fear! This hands-on guide focuses on helping you solve the many types of calculus problems you encounter in a focused, step-by-step manner. With just enough refresher explanations before each set of problems, you'll sharpen your skills and improve your performance. You'll see how to work with limits, continuity, curve-sketching, natural logarithms, derivatives, integrals, infinite series, and more! 100s of Problems! Step-by-step answer sets clearly identify where you went wrong (or right) with a problem The inside scoop on calculus shortcuts... more...
Multidimensional Real Analysis IIby J. J. Duistermaat; J. A. C. Kolk; J. P. van Braam Houckgeest; B. Bollobas; W. Fulton; A. Katok; F. Kirwan; P. Sarnak; B. Simon
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 88.00Part two of the authors' comprehensive and innovative work on multidimensional real analysis. Numerous illustrative exercises combined with an exhaustive and transparent treatment of subject matter make the book ideal as either the text for a course, a source of problems for a seminar or for self study. more...
An Introduction to Parallel and Vector Scientific Computationby Ronald W. Shonkwiler; Lew Lefton
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 41.00In this introductory text, the fundamental algorithms of numerical linear algebra are developed in a parallel context. Topics include direct and iterative methods for solving linear systems, numerical methods for the eigenvector/eigenvalue problem and applications to Monte Carlo methods. more...