Computer science Books

Book SynopsisThe book reviews inequalities for weighted entry sums of matrix powers. Applications range from mathematics and CS to pure sciences. It unifies and generalizes several results for products and powers of sesquilinear forms derived from powers of Hermitian, positive-semidefinite, as well as nonnegative matrices. It shows that some inequalities are valid only in specific cases. How to translate the Hermitian matrix results into results for alternating powers of general rectangular matrices? Inequalities that compare the powers of the row and column sums to the row and column sums of the matrix powers are refined for nonnegative matrices. Lastly, eigenvalue bounds and derive results for iterated kernels are improved.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Notation and Basic Facts. Motivation. Diagonalization and Spectral Decomposition. Undirected Graphs / Hermitian Matrices. General Results. Restricted Graph Classes. Directed Graphs / Nonsymmetric. Walks and Alternating Walks in Directed Graphs. Powers of Row and Column Sums. Applications. Bounds for the Largest Eigenvalue. Iterated Kernels. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is about the process of using analytics and the capabilities of analytics in today's organizations. Cutting through the buzz surrounding the term analytics and the overloaded expectations about using analytics, the book demystifies analytics with an in-depth examination of concepts grounded in operations research and management science. Analytics as a set of tools and processes is only as effective as: The data with which it is working The human judgment applying the processes and understanding the output of these processes. For this reason, the book focuses on the analytics process. What is intrinsic to analytics' real organizational impact are the careful application of tools and the thoughtful application of their outcomes. This work emphasizes analytics as part of a process that supports decision-making within organizations. It wants to debunk overblown expectations that somehow analytics outputs or analytics as applied toTable of ContentsSECTION I. ANALYTICS PROCESS CONCEPTS. About the Analytics Process. Illustrating the Analytics Process through Risk Assessment. and Modeling. Analytics, Strategy, and Management Control Systems. SECTION II. ANALYTICS PROCESS APPLICATIONS. Data, Information, and Intelligence. The Rise of Big Data and Analytics in Higher Education. Google Analytics as a Prosumption Tool for Web Analytics. Knowledge-Based Cause–Effect Analysis Enriched by Generating Multilayered DSS Models. Online Community Projects in Lithuania: Cyber Security Perspective. Exploring Analytics in Health Information Delivery to Acute Health Care in Australia. Information Visualization and Knowledge Reconstruction of RFID Technology Translation in Australian Hospitals. Health Care Analytics and Big Data Management in Influenza Vaccination Programs: Use of Information–Entropy Approach. Sharing Knowledge or Just Sharing Data? Index.

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Book SynopsisExam board: AQALevel: A-levelSubject: Computer ScienceFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2017 (AS); Summer 2018 (A-level)Covering what you really need to know for AQA A-level Computer Science- in just 120 pages- this revision guide makes revision easy - whether you're getting started early or you need to do some last-minute cramming. - Find key facts at your fingertips with quick summaries of the content, concepts and terms from the AQA A-level Computer Science specification - Get better grades in your exams with tips on exam technique, mistakes to avoid and important things to remember- Revise and practise using end-of-topic questions and synoptic questions at the end of each section- Benefit from the knowledge of experienced teacher and Master Teacher for CAS, Stuart Davison

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Book SynopsisRead this if you want to understand how to shape our technological future and reinvigorate democracy along the way. -- Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of Netflix__________A forward-thinking manifesto from three Stanford professors which reveals how big tech's obsession with optimization and efficiency has sacrificed fundamental human values and outlines steps we can take to change course, renew our democracy, and save ourselves.__________In no more than the blink of an eye, a naïve optimism about technology's liberating potential has given way to a dystopian obsession with biased algorithms, surveillance capitalism, and job-displacing robots. Yet too few of us see any alternative to accepting the onward march of technology. We have simply accepted a technological future designed for us by technologists, the venture capitalists who fund them, and the politicians who give them free rein.It doesn't need to be this way.System Error exposes the root of our current predicament: how big tech's relentless focus on optimization is driving a future that reinforces discrimination, erodes privacy, displaces workers, and pollutes the information we get.Armed with an understanding of how technologists think and exercise their power, three Stanford professors - a philosopher working at the intersection of tech and ethics, a political scientist who served under Obama, and the director of the undergraduate Computer Science program at Stanford (also an early Google engineer) - reveal how we can hold that power to account. As the dominance of big tech becomes an explosive societal conundrum, they share their provocative insights and concrete solutions to help everyone understand what is happening, what is at stake, and what we can do to control technology instead of letting it control us.Trade ReviewEnough with the breathless dreams of digital utopias and poisonous polemics about technological dystopias! In System Error, we finally have a book about the digital revolution that is serious rather than sensationalistic. Read this if you want to understand how to shape our technological future and reinvigorate democracy along the way. -- Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of NetflixSystem Error offers a powerful account of how our lives, our politics, and our values have been reshaped by technology in ways that we are just starting to comprehend. Full of stories and insights, this remarkable book charts a path forward for creating a healthy digital future. -- Darren Walker, President of the Ford FoundationAlbert Einstein once lamented that 'our technology has exceeded our humanity.' That danger is ever more pressing as powerful artificial intelligence technologies are transforming society at a pace never seen before. From the heart of Silicon Valley comes a profoundly important book that examines the ethical and social impact of the digital technologies and offers a more human-centered framework. This is a must-read for every student, engineer, businessperson, policymaker, or anyone who cares about our society's collective future. -- Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Professor Computer Science, Co-Director of Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered AI, and member of the National Academies of Engineering and Medicine System Error is a triumph: an analysis of the critical challenges facing our digital society that is as accessible as it is sophisticated. Best of all, the authors offer actual solutions for a reboot that are both timely and feasible. -- Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America

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Book SynopsisThis volume documents the results and presentations, related to aspects of geometric design, of the Second International Conference on Curves and Surfaces, held in Chamonix in 1993. The papers represent directions for future research and development in many areas of application. From the table of contents: - Object Oriented Spline Software - An Introduction to Pade Approximations - Zonoidal Surfaces - Projective Blossoms and Derivatives - Piecewise Polynomial Approximation of Spheres - A Geometrical Approach to Interpolation on Quadric Surfaces

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Book SynopsisWith the increase in computing speed and due to the high quality of the optical effects it achieves, ray tracing is becoming a popular choice for interactive and animated rendering. This book takes readers through the whole process of building a modern ray tracer from scratch in C++. All concepts and processes are explained in detail with the aid of hundreds of diagrams, ray-traced images, and sample code. It is suitable for undergraduate and graduate computer graphics courses and for individual programmers who would like to learn ray tracing.Trade Review" used draft chapters from Kevin Suffern's book for a number of classes at the University of Utah and they have been very useful. This book is timely as ray tracing is poised to become the dominant algorithm for graphics, and there is no other up-to-date introduction to that topic. Further, it is a very well written book with all the details needed to write your own ray tracer. This book is a must for any budding graphics programmer. I wish I'd had this book when I was starting out! -Advance Praise Shirley, September 2007 title of this book fits perfectly. Theory and code snippets are blended to show how to make a classical or stochastic ray tracer from scratch. It assumes the reader has just about no knowledge of graphics and at most some understanding of calculus. The informative illustrations alone make the book worth purchasing by anyone planning on teaching or understanding more about the essentials of ray tracing. -Advance Praise Haines, September 2007 taught computer graphics at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) by Kevin was critical for our careers at Animal Logic, and led to our work on the Academy Award winning film Happy Feet. Most importantly, learning ray tracing provided us with an in-depth understanding of shading algorithms. This knowledge was invaluable for our rendering, regardless of how we did it.It's great to see Kevin's ray tracing notes published in the book Ray Tracing from the Ground Up, as this allows a much wider audience to access the material. Kevin is able to draw on his many years of experience in the classroom to provide a comprehensive coverage of important rendering concepts. He has always presented clear explanations, colour illustrations and step-by-step instructions including source code. -Advance Praise Students, September 2007 Tracing from the Ground Up not only covers all aspects of ray tracing, but does so at a level that allows both undergraduate and graduate students to appreciate the beauty and algorithmic elegance of ray tracing. At the same time, this book goes into more than sufficient detail to deserve a place on the bookshelves of many professionals as a reference work…As such, I can heartily recommend this book to both professionals as well as students and teachers…Whether its intended use is as a ray-tracing reference or as the basis of a course on ray tracing, this book is essential reading. -Erik Reinhard, University of Bristol, author of Color Imaging: Fundamentals and Applicati, from foreword Reinhard, September 2007 ""Any college-level collection strong in advanced information technology needs this."" -James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chiefd, The Midwest Book Review, January 2008 ""Suffern describes how to write a ray tracer step-by-step ..."" -SciTech Book News, March 2008"Table of Contents1 Ray Tracer Design and Programming 2 Some Essential Mathematics 3 Bare-Bones Ray Tracing 4 Antialiasing 5 Sampling Techniques 6 Mapping Samples to a Disk 7 Mapping Samples to a Hemisphere 8 Perspective Viewing 9 A Practical Viewing System 10 Depth of Field 11 Nonlinear Projections 12 Stereoscopy 13 Theoretical Foundations 14 Lights and Materials, 15 Specular Reflection 16 Shadows 17 Ambient Occlusion 18 Area Lights 19 Ray-Object Intersections 20 Affine Transformations 21 Transforming Objects 22 Regular Grids 23 Triangle Meshes 24 Mirror Reflection 25 Glossy Reflection 26 Global Illumination 27 Simple Transparency 28 Realistic Transparency 29 Texture Mapping 30 Procedural Textures 31 Noise-Based Textures

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Book SynopsisFor the first time ever, clear, comprehensive information about the major e-learning standards has been brought together in a single resource. No more confusing patchworks of information gleaned from scattered Web sites and periodicals. No more frustrating searches through hundreds of pages of technical specifications to find the twenty pages that apply to you. No more sorting through the alphabet soup of acronyms trying to discern which of them you need. Written by the developers of the first Learning Management System (LMS) to be AICC-certified for Web-based interoperability, E-Learning Standards: A Guide to Purchasing, Developing, and Deploying Standards-Conformant E-Learning thoroughly covers this complex topic.The authors focus on those standards that are being successfully implemented such as the AICC and SCORM specifications for interoperable data tracking, searchable meta-data, and interchangeable course structures and the QTI specification for interoperable tests and test questions. They clearly explain the purpose of each standard and its application to the various components of e-learning such as learning management systems and learning content management systems, assessment systems, and courseware. The book provides practical advice on choosing and purchasing standards-based e-learning components and gives guidance on developing interoperable, interchangeable courseware that will work in any standards-based e-learning environment. Learning technology standards are still very new to the Web-based training world, leaving room for many potential pitfalls. There are distinct sets of standards available for Internet-delivered learning that enable all components of an e-learning system to communicate with each other. However, choosing which set of standards would best suit the system's needs, then understanding and following those specifications, can be a daunting task. E-Learning Standards: A Guide to Purchasing, Developing, and Deploying Standards-Conformant E-Learning provides a road map for anyone involved in the development of components for e-learning environments and a guide buyers can use to make well-informed decisions about their e-learning purchases.Trade Review"Your book came along at the perfect time! Being able to sort out what was involved in HACP and what wasn't in just a few short pages was worth the price of the book all by itself. Having so many Authorware examples was a serious bonus. So - thanks a million, I'm not waking up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night, parsing student data in my head anymore."- Susan D. Bunker-Alvarado, Courseware Developer, Melco Embroidery Systems, Educational Services DepartmentTable of ContentsA GUIDE FOR DECISION MAKERS. The Vital Role of Standards in E-Learning Environments. The Evolution of Standards for E-Learning. Which Standards? Matching Standards to E-Learning Components. Standards for Interoperable Data Tracking. Standards for Self-Describing Learning Objects. Standards for Importing and Exporting Entire CoursesStandards for Tests and Test Questions. A GUIDE FOR DESIGNERS AND DEVELOPERS. Working with Standards: How ro Author Standards-Based Content. Creating Interoperable Learning Objects. A Guide to Creating Meta-Data Files. A Guide to Creating Course Structure Manifests and Interchange Files. A Guide to Creating Standards-Based Test Items. Appendix A - Code Listings. Appendix B - Some Useful Resources. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisAs high-tech service industries grow more competitive, the need to develop customer focused business strategies becomes imperative. Managing High-Tech Services Using a CRM Strategy explores how to manage and direct any service organization utilizing a high tech strategy supported by the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) infrastructure, enabling you to gain and retain a competitive edge for your company. This book highlights issues and problem-solving applications including:The correct business model for service and how it differs from a product oriented model The key factors, elements, and dynamics influencing the success and failure of service organizations Development, implementation, and rollout of a superior service operation on either a standalone basis or in support of a product or manufacturing business The integration of service delivery mechanisms and relevant data on a real-time basis Using CRM databases to measure customer satisfaction and quality Supporting CRM efforts with state-of-the-art wireless technologies Estimating the cost of CRM efforts and measuring the resultsThis volume provides a fresh and incisive look at how to successfully manage service businesses. The author shows you how to rethink the basic service business model and the key operational dynamics in order to optimize your service business, both strategically and tactically, generating significantly increased top line revenues and bottom line profitability. A core element of this overall customer strategy is CRM, which gives you the tools, systems, and infrastructure you need to get and stay ahead in today's hyper competitive business environment.Table of ContentsMANAGING SERVICE: A GENERAL OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION. Managing service as a line of business. Managing service in specific market segments. Key service management elements. CRM AND SMS TECHNOLOGY. Infrastructure and functions of CRM and SMS technology. Managing and optimizing service using CRM and SMS. State-of-the-art CRM and SMS technology. Using E-commerce to sell, manage, and deliver service. MARKETING AND SELLING SERVICE. Measuring and evaluating service quality. Developing service market strategy and portfolios. Marketing and selling service. Pricing service to maximize revenues and profits. SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, POTENTIAL, AND THE FUTURE. New service market opportunities and the use of service to change market position. Overall issues in managing service. APPENDICES.

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Book SynopsisThe Practical Handbook of Internet Computing analyzes a broad array of technologies and concerns related to the Internet, including corporate intranets. Fresh and insightful articles by recognized experts address the key challenges facing Internet users, designers, integrators, and policymakers. In addition to discussing major applications, it also covers the architectures, enabling technologies, software utilities, and engineering techniques that are necessary to conduct distributed computing and take advantage of Web-based services.The Handbook provides practical advice based upon experience, standards, and theory. It examines all aspects of Internet computing in wide-area and enterprise settings, ranging from innovative applications to systems and utilities, enabling technologies, and engineering and management. Content includes articles that explore the components that make Internet computing work, including storage, servers, and other systems and utilities. Additional articles examine the technologies and structures that support the Internet, such as directory services, agents, and policies.The volume also discusses the multidimensional aspects of Internet applications, including mobility, collaboration, and pervasive computing. It concludes with an examination of the Internet as a holistic entity, with considerations of privacy and law combined with technical content.Trade Review"The time is absolutely ripe for this handbook…There is no single source of information that has this breadth today…Finally, there is an examination of the Internet as a holistic system. Topics of privacy, trust, policy, and law are addressed as well as the structure of the Internet and of the Web."Stuart Feldman, Vice President, Internet Technology, IBM, from the Foreword "This handbook has been addressed to everyone who needs to find knowledge about all major aspects of internet computing in real life. …The extensive lists of references, internet standards and administrative forums are very important sources."-Zentralblatt MATHTable of ContentsApplications. Enabling technologies. Information management. Systems and utilities. Engineering and management. Systematic matters.

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Book SynopsisDedicated to the well-respected research mathematician Ambikeshwar Sharma, Frontiers in Interpolation and Approximation explores approximation theory, interpolation theory, and classical analysis. Written by authoritative international mathematicians, this book presents many important results in classical analysis, wavelets, and interpolation theory. Some topics covered are Markov inequalities for multivariate polynomials, analogues of Chebyshev and Bernstein inequalities for multivariate polynomials, various measures of the smoothness of functions, and the equivalence of Hausdorff continuity and pointwise Hausdorff-Lipschitz continuity of a restricted center multifunction. The book also provides basic facts about interpolation, discussing classes of entire functions such as algebraic polynomials, trigonometric polynomials, and nonperiodic transcendental entire functions.Containing both original research and comprehensive surveys, this book provides researchers and graduate students with important results of interpolation and approximation.Table of ContentsMarkov-Type Inequalities for Homogeneous Polynomials on Nonsymmetric Star-Like Domains. Local Inequalities for Multivariate Polynomials and Plurisubharmonic Functions. The Norm of an Interpolation Operator on H8(D). Sharma and Interpolation. Freeness of Spline Modules from a Divided to a Subdivided Domain. Measures of Smoothness on the Sphere. Quadrature Formulae of Maximal Trigonometric Degree of Precision. Inequalities for Exponential Sums via Interpolation and Tur´an-Type Reverse Markov Inequalities. Asymptotic Optimality in Time-Frequency Localization of ScalingFunctions and Wavelets. Interpolation by Polynomials and Transcendental Entire Functions. Hyperinterpolation on the Sphere. Lagrange Interpolation at Lacunary Roots of Unity. A Fast Algorithm for Spherical Basis Approximation. Direct and Converse Polynomial Approximation Theorems on the Real Line with Weights having Zeros. Fourier Sums and Lagrange Interpolation on (0,+8) and(-8,+8). On Bounded Interpolatory and Quasi-Interpolatory Polynomial Operators. Hausdorff Strong Uniqueness in Simultaneous Approximation, Part II. Zeros of Polynomials Given as an Orthogonal Expansion. Uniqueness of Tchebycheff Spaces and their Ideal Relatives.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on strengthening 3D visualization skills through sketching exercises. It does not make reference to any particular computer-aided design software package.

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Book SynopsisTechnical Graphics is designed to meet the needs of modern technical graphics curricula and employs the current American National Standards Institute (ANSI) graphic standards. This textbook does not assume that you have had previous graphics experience. Technical Graphics begins with the development of basic skills students will need then the material proceeds logically to further expand their abilities. Illustrations and photographs are used every step of the way to illustrate the points being made by the written material. A table saw fixture is used throughout the book as a "common problem." The fixture is introduced in Chapter 3 as a sketch. The sketch is converted to a drawing in Chapter 4. The drawing is then refined and modified in subsequent chapters to illustrate the material being presented. This textbook meets the needs of today''s technical graphics programs by streamlining the traditional graphics topics while addressing the new technologies. Computer-aided design and drafting (CAD) methods are included where appropriate. Because there are many CAD software packages available, the CAD discussion is generic and instructors will need to provide specific information on the available hardware and software systems.

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Book SynopsisEngineering Graphics Technical Sketching is a compact textbook that provides a thorough introduction to the graphic language. Freehand sketching exercises are formatted on special grids. This book uses logical and powerful analyzation techniques to develop visualization skills.

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Book SynopsisAn Introduction to CATIA V5 Release 19 is a collection of tutorials meant to familiarize the reader with the mechanical design workbenches that are available in CATIA Release 19. The reader is not required to have any previous CATIA knowledge. The workbenches covered in this book are; Sketcher, Part Design, Wireframe and Surface Design, Assembly Design, and Drafting. Preceding each tutorial is a brief description of the workbench, toolbars, and commands to be used and focused on within the tutorial. This book is not meant to be strictly a reference book. It is meant to enable the reader to get right into CATIA and start drawing. You will learn by doing. The author directs the reader to CATIA''s Companion for in depth reference material and a more detailed description of the commands.

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Book SynopsisThis workbook is an introduction to the main Workbench functions CATIA V5 has to offer.

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Book SynopsisAn Introduction to CATIA V6 Release 2012 is a collection of tutorials meant to familiarize you with CATIA's Mechanical Design and Shape workbenches.

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Book SynopsisConceptual Dynamics is an innovative textbook designed to provide students with a solid understanding of the underlying concepts required to master complex dynamics problems. This textbook uses a variety of problem types including, conceptual, traditional dynamics, computer based and design problems. Use of these diverse problems strengthens students understanding of core concepts and encourages them to become more active in the learning process. Conceptual Dynamics has an extensive companion website (ConceptualDynamics.com) containing interactive quizzes and animations for students. At a net price of only $55 Conceptual Dynamics is the most affordable dynamics textbook available.Throughout this book, sets of âœconceptualâ problems are included that are meant to test the understanding of fundamental ideas presented in the text without requiring significant calculation. These problems can be assigned as homework or can be employed in class as exercises that more actively involve the students in lecture. When employed in class, these problems can provide the instructor with real-time feedback on how well the students are grasping the presented material.In order to assist the instructor, PowerPoint lecture slides are provided to accompany the book. Boxes are included throughout the text leaving places where students can record important definitions and the correct responses to the conceptual questions presented within the PowerPoint slides. In this sense, the book is meant to be used as a tool by which students can come to learn and appreciate the subject of dynamics.Students are further encouraged to be active participants in their learning through activities presented at the end of each chapter. These activities can be performed in class involving the students or as demonstrations, or can be assigned to the students to perform outside of class. These activities help the students build physical intuition for the sometimes abstract theoretical concepts presented in the book and in lecture.Along with the standard dynamics problems that are assigned as part of a student's homework, this book also includes computer based and design problems. The computer based problems in this book require the student to derive the equation of motion and to sometimes solve the resulting differential equation. The computer problems range from problems that may be completed using a spreadsheet to problems that require coding or a specialized software package (such as Mathematica, Maple, or MATLAB/Simulink).Design problems are included in each chapter in order to emphasize the importance of the material for students, as well as to get the students to think about real world considerations. The application of the fundamental subject material to various design problems helps students see the material from a different perspective. It will also help them solidify their understanding of the material.This textbook may be used as a standalone text or in conjunction with on-line lectures and effectively assist an instructor in âœinverting the classroomâ.

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Book SynopsisThis workbook is an introduction to the main Workbench functions CATIA V5 has to offer.

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Book SynopsisEngineering Analysis with SolidWorks Simulation 2014 goes beyond the standard software manual. Its unique approach concurrently introduces you to the SolidWorks Simulation 2014 software and the fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) through hands-on exercises. A number of projects are presented using commonly used parts to illustrate the analysis features of SolidWorks Simulation. Each chapter is designed to build on the skills, experiences and understanding gained from the previous chapters.

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Book SynopsisEngineering Graphics Essentials with AutoCAD 2015 Instruction gives students a basic understanding of how to create and read engineering drawings by presenting principles in a logical and easy to understand manner.

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Book SynopsisResidential Design Using AutoCAD 2015 is an introductory level tutorial which uses residential design exercises as the means to teach you AutoCAD 2015. Each book comes with a disc containing numerous video presentations in which the author shows and explains the many tools and techniques used in AutoCAD 2015. After completing this book you will have a well-rounded knowledge of Computer Aided Drafting that can be used in the industry and the satisfaction of having completed a set of residential drawings. This textbook starts with a basic introduction to AutoCAD 2015. The first three chapters are intended to get you familiar with the user interface and the most common menus and tools. Throughout the rest of the book you will design a residence through to its completion. Using step-by-step tutorial lessons, the residential project is followed through to create elevations, sections, details, etc. Throughout the project, new AutoCAD commands are covered at the appropriate time. Focus is placed on the most essential parts of a command rather than an exhaustive review of every sub-feature of a particular command. The Appendix contains a bonus section covering the fundamental principles of engineering graphics that relate to architecture. The disc that comes with this book contains extensive video instruction as well as bonus chapters that cover must know commands, sketching exercises, a roof study workbook and much more.

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Book SynopsisTutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2015 provides a step-by-step introduction to AutoCAD with commands presented in the context of each tutorial. In fifteen clear and comprehensive chapters, author Shawna Lockhart guides readers through all the important commands and techniques in AutoCAD 2015, from 2D drawing to solid modeling and finally finishing with rendering. In each lesson, the author provides step-by-step instructions with frequent illustrations showing exactly what appears on the AutoCAD screen. Later, individual steps are no longer provided, and readers are asked to apply what they''ve learned by completing sequences on their own. A carefully developed pedagogy reinforces this cumulative-learning approach and supports readers in becoming skilled AutoCAD users. Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2015 begins with three Getting Started chapters that include information to get readers of all levels prepared for the tutorials. The author includes tips that offer suggestions and warnings as you progress through the tutorials. Key Terms and Key Commands are listed at the end of each chapter to recap important topics and commands learned in each tutorial. Also, a glossary of terms and Commands Summary list the key commands used in the tutorials. Each chapter concludes with end of chapter problems providing challenges to a range of abilities in mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering as well as architectural problems.

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Book SynopsisThe intent of this book is to provide the interior design student a well-rounded knowledge of Autodesk Revit tools and techniques. These skills can then be applied to enhance professional development in both academia and industry.

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Book SynopsisThis book will provide you with a good basis for exploring and growing in the exciting field of Computer Aided Engineering.

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Book SynopsisEngineering Analysis with SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2015 goes beyond the standard software manual. Its unique approach concurrently introduces you to the SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2015 software and the fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) through hands-on exercises. A number of projects are presented using commonly used parts to illustrate the analysis features of SOLIDWORKS Simulation. Each chapter is designed to build on the skills, experiences and understanding gained from the previous chapters.

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed as a software-based lab book to complement a standard textbook in an engineering dynamics course, which is usually taught at the undergraduate level.

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed as a software-based lab book to complement a standard textbook in a mechanics of material course, which is usually taught at the undergraduate level. This book can also be used as an auxiliary workbook in a CAE or Finite Element Analysis course for undergraduate students. Each book comes with a disc containing video demonstrations, a quick introduction to SOLIDWORKS, and all the part files used in the book. This textbook has been carefully developed with the understanding that CAE software has developed to a point that it can be used as a tool to aid students in learning engineering ideas, concepts and even formulas. These concepts are demonstrated in each section of this book. Using the graphics-based tools of SOLIDWORKS Simulation can help reduce the dependency on mathematics to teach these concepts substantially. The contents of this book have been written to match the contents of most mechanics of materials textbooks. There are 14 chapters in this book. Each chapter is designed as one weeks workload, consisting of 2 to 3 sections. Each section is designed for a student to follow the exact steps in that section and learn a concept or topic of mechanics of materials. Typically, each section takes 15-40 minutes to complete the exercises. Each copy of this book comes with a disc containing videos that demonstrate the steps used in each section of the book, a 123 page introduction to Part and Assembly Modeling with SOLIDWORKS in PDF format, and all the files readers may need if they have any trouble. The concise introduction to SOLIDWORKS PDF is designed for those students who have no experience with SOLIDWORKS and want to feel more comfortable working on the exercises in this book. All of the same content is available for download on the books companion website.

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed as a software-based lab book to complement a standard textbook in an engineering statics course, which is usually taught at the undergraduate level. This book can also be used as an auxiliary workbook in a CAE or Finite Element Analysis course for undergraduate students. Each book comes with a disc containing video demonstrations, a quick introduction to SOLIDWORKS, and all the part files used in the book. This textbook has been carefully developed with the understanding that CAE software has developed to a point that it can be used as a tool to aid students in learning engineering ideas, concepts and even formulas. These concepts are demonstrated in each section of this book. Using the graphics-based tools of SOLIDWORKS Motion can help reduce the dependency on mathematics to teach these concepts substantially. The contents of this book have been written to match the contents of most statics textbooks. There are 8 chapters in this book. Each chapter is designed as one weekÃââs workload, consisting of 2 to 3 sections. Each section is designed for a student to follow the exact steps in that section and learn a concept or topic of statics. Typically, each section takes 15-40 minutes to complete the exercises. Each copy of this book comes with a disc containing videos that demonstrate the steps used in each section of the book, a 123 page introduction to Part and Assembly Modeling with SOLIDWORKS in PDF format, and all the files readers may need if they have any trouble. The concise introduction to SOLIDWORKS PDF is designed for those students who have no experience with SOLIDWORKS and want to feel more comfortable working on the exercises in this book. All of the same content is available for download on the bookÃââs companion website.

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Book SynopsisThe eleven lessons in this tutorial introduce you to the design capabilities of Creo Parametric 3.0.

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Book SynopsisEngineering Graphics Essentials with AutoCAD 2016 Instruction gives students a basic understanding of how to create and read engineering drawings by presenting principles in a logical and easy to understand manner.

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Book SynopsisTutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2016 provides a step-by-step introduction to AutoCAD with commands presented in the context of each tutorial.

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Book SynopsisResidential Design Using AutoCAD 2016 is an introductory level tutorial which uses residential design exercises as the means to teach you AutoCAD 2016.

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Book SynopsisArchitectural Commercial Design Using Autodesk Revit 2016 is designed for the architectural student using Revit 2016.

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Book SynopsisDesign Integration Using Autodesk Revit 2016 is designed to provide you with a well-rounded knowledge of Autodesk Revit tools and techniques.

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Book SynopsisResidential Design Using Autodesk Revit 2016 is designed for the architectural student new to Autodesk Revit 2016.

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Book SynopsisDesigning with Creo Parametric 3.0 provides the high school student, college student, or practicing engineer with a basic introduction to engineering design while learning the 3D modeling Computer-Aided Design software called Creo Parametric from PTC.

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Book SynopsisFinite Element Simulations with ANSYS Workbench 16 is a comprehensive and easy to understand workbook. It utilizes step-by-step instructions to help guide readers to learn finite element simulations.

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Book SynopsisCreo Simulate 3.0 Tutorial introduces new users to finite element analysis using Creo Simulate and how it can be used to analyze a variety of problems.

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Book SynopsisThis book is intended to familiarize you with the basics of theory and practice in Adams Multibody Dynamics (MBD) modeling.

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Book SynopsisThe SOLIDWORKS 2016 Reference Guide is a comprehensive reference book written to assist the beginner to intermediate user of SOLIDWORKS 2016. SOLIDWORKS is an immense software package, and no one book can cover all topics for all users. This book provides a centralized reference location to address many of the tools, features and techniques of SOLIDWORKS 2016.

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Book SynopsisBeginner's Guide to SOLIDWORKS 2016 Level II starts where Beginner's Guide Level I ends, following the same easy to read style and companion video instruction, but this time covering advanced topics and techniques.

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Book SynopsisEngineering Design with SOLIDWORKS 2016 and video instruction is written to assist students, designers, engineers and professionals.

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Book SynopsisEngineering Graphics with SOLIDWORKS 2016 and video instruction is written to assist the technical school, two year college, four year university instructor/student or industry professional that is a beginner or intermediate SOLIDWORKS user.

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Book SynopsisAn informative discussion on the integration of information and communication technologies into goverment processes in developing African countries.

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Book SynopsisIn this second edition of An Introduction to Stata Programming, the author introduces concepts by providing the background and importance for the topic, presents common uses and examples, then concludes with larger, more applied examples referred to as "cookbook recipes." This is a great reference for anyone who wants to learn Stata programming. For those learning, the author assumes familiarity with Stata and gradually introduces more advanced programming tools. For the more advanced Stata programmer, the book introduces Stata’s Mata programming language and optimization routines. Trade Review"… Baum’s An Introduction to Stata Programming (2nd Edition) combines a concise introduction into the Stata programming environment with a large number of applications to workflow, data management and estimation. …. An Introduction to Stata Programming (2nd Edition) is a well-organized book. We find it suitable for any Stata user on an intermediate or advanced level, a user which already has some experience with Stata and who wants go deeper into programming or who wants to extend Stata’s built-in commands for estimation and data management. In particular the large number of practical examples, mostly taken from economics and finance, help the reader a lot."—Oliver Kirchkamp and Hiltrud Niggemann in Journal of Statistical Software, April 2017Table of ContentsWhy should you become a Stata programmer? Some elementary concepts and tools. Do-file programming: Functions, macros, scalars, and matrices. Cookbook: Do-file programming I. Do-file programming: Validation, results, and data management. Cookbook: Do-file programming II. Do-file programming: Prefixes, loops, and lists. Cookbook: Do-file programming III. Do-file programming: Other topics. Cookbook: Do-file programming IV. Ado-file programming. Cookbook: Ado-file programming. Mata functions for do-file and ado-file programming. Cookbook: Mata function programming.

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Book SynopsisSOLIDWORKS 2016 and Engineering Graphics: An Integrated Approach combines an introduction to SOLIDWORKS 2016 with a comprehensive coverage of engineering graphics principles.

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Book SynopsisSOLIDWORKS 2016 Basic Tools is the first book in a three part series. It introduces new users to the SOLIDWORKS interface, SOLIDWORKS tools and basic modeling techniques. It provides readers with a strong understanding of SOLIDWORKS and covers the creation of parts, assemblies and drawings. Every lesson and exercise in this book was created based on real world projects. Each of these projects have been broken down and developed into easy and comprehensible steps for the reader. Furthermore, at the end of every chapter there are self test questionnaires to ensure that the reader has gained sufficient knowledge from each section before moving on to more advanced lessons. This book takes the approach that in order to understand SOLIDWORKS, inside and out, the reader should create everything from the beginning and take it step by step.

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