Computer science Books

Book SynopsisThis book describes the concepts and application of model-based development (MBD), model transformations, and Agile MBD to a wide range of software systems. It covers systems requirements engineering, system specification and design, verification, reuse, and system composition in the context of Agile MBD. Examples of applications in finance, system migration, internet systems and software refactoring are given. An established open-source MBD technology, UML-RSDS, is used throughout to illustrate the concepts.The book is suitable for industrial practitioners who need training in Agile MBD, and those who need to understand the issues to be considered when introducing MBD in an industrial context. It is also suitable for academic researchers, and for use as text for undergraduate or postgraduate courses in MBD. Examples for educational use of UML-RSDS are included in the book.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Overview of development using UML-RSDS. Class Diagrams. Constraints. Use Cases. Design Synthesis. Model Transformations. Design Patterns and Refactorings. System Composition. Agile Development and Model-based Development. Requirements Analysis and Specification. System Verification. Reactive Systems Development with UML-RSDS. Enterprise Systems Development with UML-RSDS. Example Case Studies. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisA stereotype of computer science textbooks is that they are dry, boring, and sometimes even intimidating. As a result, they turn students' interests off from the subject matter instead of enticing them into it. This textbook is the opposite of such a stereotype. The author presents the subject matter in a refreshing story-telling style and aims to bring the Internet-generation of students closer to her stories. --Yingcai Xiao, The University of AkronIntroduction to Middleware: Web Services, Object Components, and Cloud Computing provides a comparison of different middleware technologies and the overarching middleware concepts they are based on. The various major paradigms of middleware are introduced and their pros and cons are discussed. This includes modern cloud interfaces, including the utility of Service Oriented Architectures. The text discusses pros and cons of RESTful vs. non-RESTful web services, and also compares these to older but still heavily used distribuTable of Contents Online Resources Preface Author SECTION I The Different Paradigms Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Software Architectural Styles/Patterns for Middleware SECTION II Enabling Technologies for Middleware Chapter 3 Introduction to Internet Technologies Chapter 4 Introduction to World Wide Web Technologies Chapter 5 Security Basics Chapter 6 Microsoft Technologies Basics Chapter 7 Cloud Technologies Basics SECTION III Middleware Using Distributed Object-Oriented Components Chapter 8 Distributed Object-Oriented Components SECTION IV Middleware Using Web Services Chapter 9 Web Services Architectures Chapter 10 Non-RESTful Web Services Chapter 11 RESTful Web Services Chapter 12 RESTful Web Services in .NET SECTION V Middleware for the Cloud Chapter 13 Introduction to the Cloud and Introduction to the OpenStack Cloud Chapter 14 Introduction to Amazon Web Services and Introduction to the CloudStack Cloud SECTION VI Message-Oriented Middleware Chapter 15 Introduction to Message-Oriented Middleware SECTION VII Comparison of Middlewares Chapter 16 Introduction to Comparing Middlewares Index

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Book SynopsisCognitive radio is 5-G technology, comes under IEEE 802.22 WRAN (Wireless Regional Area Network) standards. It is currently experiencing rapid growth due to its potential to solve many of the problems affecting present-day wireless systems. The foremost objective of Introduction to Cognitive Radio Networks and Applications is to educate wireless communication generalists about cognitive radio communication networks. Written by international leading experts in the field, this book caters to the needs of researchers in the field who require a basis in the principles and the challenges of cognitive radio networks.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Cognitive Radio Networks. Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks. Layers in Cognitive Radio Networks. Routing algorithms for Cognitive Radio Networks. Challenges in Cognitive Radio Networks. Applications of Cognitive Radio Networks.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the advanced databases for the cloud-based application known as NoSQL. It will explore the recent advancements in NoSQL database technology. Chapters on structured, unstructured and hybrid databases will be included to explore bigdata analytics, bigdata storage and processing. The book is likely to cover a wide range of topics such as cloud computing, social computing, bigdata and advanced databases processing techniques.Table of ContentsDatabases and the Web. NoSQL Databases and Their Features. Hybrid Databases. Hardware Acceleration for Database Operations. Map-Reduced Architecture. Hadoop Architecture. Database Migration in NoSQL Databases. NoSQL as Bigdata Analytics Tools. Prospects of NoSQL for Bigdata Analytics. Research Trends in Cloud Database.

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Book SynopsisDigital Diversity: Youth, Equity, and Information Technology is about youth, schools, and the use of technology. Youth are instrumental in finding novel ways to access and use technology. They are directly affected by changes such as the proliferation of computers in schools and elsewhere, and the increasingly heavy use of the Internet for both information sharing and for communication. The contributors to this volume investigate how the resources provided by information and communication technology (ICT) are made available to different groups of young people (as defined by gender, race, rural location, Aboriginal status, street youth status) and how they do (or do not) develop facility and competence with this technology. How does access vary for these different groups of youth? Which young people develop facility with ICT? What impact has this technology had on their learning and their lives? These are among the issues examined. Youth from a wide variety of settings are included in the study, including Inuit youth in the high arctic. Rather than mandate how youth should/could better use technology (as much of the existing literature does) the contributors focus on how youth and educators are actually using technology. By paying attention to the routine use and understandings of ICTs by youth and those teaching youth, the book highlights the current gaps in policy and practice. It challenges assumptions around the often taken-for-granted links between technology, pedagogy, and educational outcomes for youth in order to highlight a range of important equity issues.Trade Review``As a collection, these seven essays challenge conventional assumptions concerning the application of digital media in schools, while examining disparities between educational policies and practices, and highlighting equity issues as they are affected by information technologies.... Convincing arguments are provided here involving ICT-based pedagogies, how they are transforming our educational system, and how we need to re-think current approaches. Included are lucid and well-argued perspectives on the relative applicability of curriculum-based software and the increasing need for institutional support to better integrate accessible and interactive computer based technologies in the classroom, in order to generate improved student achievements. Wilfrid Laurier University Press is to be commended for its intelligent layout and design of the book. These seven essays include coherent presentations of salient facts and arguments, helpful visual charts and graphics, and detailed numerical tables, along with clearly stated conclusions and tightly worded summative notes. All of these are supported by comprehensive Works Cited pages, contributors' notes, and a detailed and comprehensive index. This insightful set of essays successfully examines the importance of integrating information and communications techonologies within our evolving educational system.'' -- Karl Jirgens -- Canadian Literature, 214, Autumn 2012, 20130502Table of ContentsTable of Contents for Digital Diversity: Youth, Equity, and Information Technology , edited by E. Dianne Looker and Ted D. Naylor Chapter 1: Introduction | E. Dianne Looker and Ted D. Naylor Chapter 2: Digital Distance: Geographic and Cultural Divides in Access and Use of Computers and the Internet | E. Dianne Looker Chapter 3: Bridging and Bonding Social Capital: Computer and Internet Use among Youth in Relation to Their Cultural Identities | Victor Thiessen and E. Dianne Looker Chapter 4: Gendered Technologies as Divide, Diversity, and Distraction | Brian Campbell and Alyssa Henning Chapter 5: In the âDitchâ or on the Proverbial âInformation Highwayâ: An Investigation of Equity and Technological Literacies in the Preparation and Practice of Teachers | Ted D. Naylor and Blye W. Frank Chapter 6: Maybe Itâs Not the Teachers? Investigating the Problem of ICT Integration into Education | E. Dianne Looker and Ted D. Naylor Chapter 7: âBeing hooked upâ: Exploring the Experiences of Street Youth and Information Technologies | Jeff Karabanow and Ted D. Naylor Contributors Index Contributorsâ Bios Brian Lewis Campbell is a sociologist who is interested in the sociology of science and technology and the sociology of education. These general interests have come together in the study of technology diffusion and translation in education with special attention to the relationship between information technology use and social inequality. Campbell is a professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) but spends most of his time as associate provost and dean of graduate studies. Blye W. Frank is a professor and head of the Division of Medical Education and the head of the Department of Bioethics in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University. He has worked with faculties of medicine and health professions across Canada toward the promotion of diversity and cultural competency in the medical/health education environment. He is also a recognized expert in the field of gender studies. Dr. Frank is chair of the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health Institute Advisory Board. Alyssa Henning was a research assistant in the Equity and Technology Research Alliance project on digital divide issues. She has a B.A. in criminology and justice studies from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and an M.A. in public policy and administration from Ryerson University. She now works in the public sector in project coordination for non-profit agencies. Jeff Karabanow is a full professor at Dalhousie University. He has worked with homeless young people in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and Guatemala. He has published numerous academic articles about housing stability, service delivery systems, street health, and homeless youth culture. He has also completed a film documentary that looks at the plight of street youth in Guatemala City and two animated shorts on street life in Canada. His most recent work is a book titled Voices from the Streets: How Canadian Homeless Young People are Getting Off the Street (forthcoming). E. Dianne Looker, professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair in Equity and Technology at Mount Saint Vincent University, has undertaken several longitudinal surveys dealing with youth in a changing society, with particular focus on ruralâurban differences. She has provided expert advice to numerous policy groups and government departments. Her recent work looks at ways in which the shift to a more information society has affected equity for subgroups of youth in Canada and abroad. Ted D. Naylor is a research manager and associate with the Atlantic Centre for the Study of the Information Society, Mount Saint Vincent University. A mixed-methods researcher with a diverse publication record, Naylor works on a variety of research projects in both the public and private sector. He is currently completing an interdisciplinary Ph.D. at Dalhousie University. Victor Thiessen is professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, and academic director of the Atlantic Research Data Centre. His work in the past twenty years has focused on youth transitions, an area in which he has published extensively. His current investigations focus on the various pathways along which young Canadians navigate their way from schooling to employment.

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Book SynopsisThis undergraduate-level computer graphics text provides the reader with conceptual and practical insights into how to approach building a majority of the interactive graphics applications they encounter daily. As each topic is introduced, students are guided in developing a software library that will support fast prototyping of moderately complex applications using a variety of APIs, including OpenGL and DirectX.Trade ReviewA detailed computer graphics 'bible' perfect for college-level classroom or library reference. From object coordinate systems to behavior abstraction, this is a winner.—The Bookwatch, March 2009

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Book SynopsisThe IBM i Control Language, or CL, is the human interface to one of the most successful computing platforms ever. Mastery of this language is necessary to get the greatest benefit from the IBM i server. This book helps programmers and system administrators using IBM i get the most out of the platform by writing useful CL programs. This new edition has been updated for IBM i 7.3 and includes new built-in functions, new data types, and new support for SQL. Upon completion of the book, readers will be able to write and compile robust, production-grade programs in the IBM i Control Language, guided by a CL expert.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a friendly, practical introduction to open source development options for programmers who build applications to run on IBM i computers. The author dispenses guidance to help developers get into open source in a strategic way—for example, helping them to assess the tools and platforms based on criteria such as their business needs, capabilities of the open source technologies, and career development considerations. Readers will take away a clear understanding of open source on IBM i platforms and tools, how these tools fit in with IBM i app development, and the next steps they must take in order to start developing with open source technologies.

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not. Computers, like us, confront limited space and time, so computer scientists have been grappling with similar problems for decades. And the solutions they?ve found have much to teach us.In a dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths show how algorithms developed for computers also untangle very human questions. They explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with others. From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one?s inbox to peering into the future, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.

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Book SynopsisIn the academic field, engineers, scientists, educators, and students are faced with a persistent challenge: the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical implementation in solving real-world engineering problems. The scarcity of focused resources tailored to mastering MATLAB® and its specialized solvers for Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) and One-Dimensional Partial Differential Equations (1D PDEs) has left many individuals struggling to bridge this educational chasm. The disconnect between the theory learned in the classroom and the ability to effectively address engineering challenges in the real world has become a significant hurdle. The definitive solution to the academic conundrum of this lack of a focused resource is the book, ODE, BVP, and 1D PDE Solvers for Scientific and Engineering Problems with MATLAB Basics, which draws on years of teaching experience. This groundbreaking book provides a structured and holistic learning path designed to empower both novice learners and seasoned professionals. It takes readers on a comprehensive journey, commencing with the fundamentals of MATLAB® software and culminating in the mastery of its application in solving ODEs and 1D PDEs for a broad range of engineering problems. The book not only fills a void in academic literature by focusing specifically on solving engineering problems using MATLAB® solvers but also imparts a deep understanding of the software and its practical applications, comprehensive chapters encompass computational tools, numerical methods, and the hands-on use of ODE and 1D PDE solvers. This ensures that learners effectively bridge the gap between theory and real-world implementation. The real-world application examples drawn from various technical fields further illuminate the concepts, making ODE, BVP, and 1D PDE Solvers for Scientific and Engineering Problems with MATLAB Basics an indispensable resource for scholars aspiring to excel in natural sciences, life sciences, and modern industry. It empowers individuals to turn theoretical knowledge into practical solutions, equipping them to thrive in the demanding landscape of science and technology.

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Book SynopsisDesigned for students, faculty, and professionals, this book describes the role of mathematics in the world of economics and business. Beginning with the fundamental nature of numbers and progressing into more complex realms like hyperreal numbers and the intricacies of set theory, this book constructs a strong foundational understanding of mathematical concepts. The book uses PYTHON code throughout the text to illustrate problems numerically. As readers advance, the text seamlessly integrates essential topics such as linear simultaneous equations, which are pivotal in analyzing market equilibrium, and covers the mechanics of matrices for solving larger equation systems. Furthermore, chapters dedicated to calculus, especially its applications in economics and the innovative use of infinitesimal methods, equip learners with tools to tackle profit maximization challenges, factor optimization, and beyond. Later chapters unfold the world of differential and difference equations, revealing their significance in analyzing dynamic systems. All these concepts are illuminated through practical examples and numerous images from economics and business, ensuring relevance and clarity.Table of Contents 1: Sets, Numbers, and Algebra 2: Lines, Curves, Functions, and Equations 3: Simultaneous Equations 4: Derivatives and Differentiation 5: Optimization 6: Optimization of Multivariable Functions 7: Integration 8: Matrices 9: First Order Differential Equations 10: Second Order Differential Equations 11: Difference Equations Appendices: A. Coding in PYTHON B. Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises Index

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