Creative Coding in Python

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Discover the joy of drawing in a sketchbook as a way of looking, reflecting and relaxing.We draw with joy and without inhibitions when we are young children, but there often comes a point where we become self-conscious and self-critical of our drawings, a belief that sadly often continues into adulthood. As often is the case, learning to draw “properly” leads to comparing ourselves with truly professional artists with years of experience, and we end up copying instead of finding our own unique creative style and expression.This book aims to be inclusive and features not only Sam’s beautiful drawings, but that of many of her students – people of all ages, all abilities and from all walks of life. Along with photographs of the students’ work, there will also be written segments that share the students’ experiences of the exercises and of the process of completing their drawings.This is an inspirational guide that encourages you to discover the joy of drawing in a sketchbook as a way of l

An inspiring guide to creating beautiful contemporary prints using the gel plate printing method.Gel plates are reusable printing plates that allow you to print without a press using a variety of techniques that involve paint, stencils, household objects, collagraphs and botanical elements to name just some. Embark on a journey into the addictive world of gel plate printing and explore the endless creative possibilities that this form of monoprinting offers with experienced mixed media artist, Susan McCreevy, as your guide.Readers can expect to master the art of gel plate printing through clever layering techniques with a focus on creating beautiful botanical-inspired paintings. Susan will demonstrate how to create dynamic abstract background layers and experiment with papers such as wet strength tissue. Depth and complexity can also be added through the use of collagraph prints and hand-drawn elements. With these captivating details completed, readers will learn how to present their w

本書是一本旨在通過並置比較多門編程語言，並借助AI幫助讀者學習掌握多門編程語言的書籍。書中結合 Python、C、C++ 和 C# 四種語言的特點，探討了它們在不同領域中的應用，以對比學習的方式，幫助讀者迅速掌握這些編程語言的基礎和進階技能。本書的主要內容包括：對四門編程語言的基本語法、數據類型、數據結構、控制結構、函數方法、面向對象編程，以及指針等基礎知識的詳細介紹；通過實際應用開發示例，幫助讀者理解如何將編程語言的知識應用到現實項目中。本書強調通過實際編程練習加深理解，並借助AI工具(如ChatGPT和DeepSeek)的輔助，進一步提高學習的效率，從而使編程變得更加高效和便捷。書中還討論了學習多門編程語言的優勢，特別是在跨學科領域中的重要性，強調了AI技術能夠使學習過程更加直觀和便捷，但同時也指出，只有打好編程語言的基礎，才能更有效地利用 AI 完成複雜的任務。本書適合初學者和想技能提升的讀者，尤其是那些希望掌握多種編程語言並將其應用到實踐中的專業人士，且更加適合已經掌握了一門編程語言，想學習其他語言的學習者。

本書以智能製造系統為研究對象，深入闡述了AnyLogic系統仿真與製造業深度融合的理論框架、關鍵技術及實踐應用。全書共分為三部分：第一部分剖析智能製造系統的技術架構與發展脈絡，涵蓋工業互聯網、數字孿生等核心技術的創新實踐；第二部分聚焦仿真案例操作，基於AnyLogic軟件平臺實現作業車間、太陽能電池板生產線、鉛酸電池無人生產線、物料庫、智能分揀中心以及供應鏈等工業場景的系統建模與仿真；第三部分探索前沿技術的深度融合，包括Python擴展、強化學習算法集成及GPT自然語言交互，提供智能製造系統建模與仿真的應用與發展新範式。

本書基於Python與Pytorch對人工智能算法基礎知識與實戰應用進行了介紹，主要包含兩部分內容。第一部分為人工智能算法知識的相關理論介紹，主要包含：人工智能的線性代數基礎、概率統計基礎、數據分析基礎、機器學習基礎以及深度學習基礎。對機器學習中的回歸、聚類以及分類等經典算法進行了介紹。對深度學習中的卷積、循環、Transformer等深度學習網絡在計算機視覺與自然語言中的應用，以及大模型與微調相關的內容進行了介紹。第二部分為基於Python與Pythoch的人工智能算法實戰案例應用，主要介紹：數據的預測回歸分析案例；數據無監督學習中的聚類、降維以及關聯規則案例；數據有監督分類模型的應用案例，以及深度學習中圖像分類、圖像語義分割、圖像遷移學習、自然語言聚類與分類等經典算法的實戰案例。本書為讀者提供了Notebook形式的源程序和使用的數據集，方便讀者邊學邊實踐。本書適合數據分析、機器學習、人工智能以及大數據領域的工程師學習，也可用作高等院校相關專業的教材及參考書。

本書以Vibe Coding(氛圍編程)這一理念為核心，系統闡述如何與AI進行高效協作，將腦海中閃光的想法轉化為真實、可運行的數字產品。本書不僅涵蓋從零開始建立數字產品實踐自信的科學學習方法，更創新性地提出一套名為“節儉全棧”的低成本實踐方案，手把手引導讀者使用Figma、Vercel、Supabase等免費或極低成本的專業級工具，親手構建並成功發佈自己的第一款全棧應用。本書內容深入淺出，構建了從“心法”到“實操”的完整體系：從“獨立開發者的哲學”等認知層面築牢基礎，再到提示工程、UI設計、前後端開發、數據庫管理、支付集成等具體實操環節提供詳盡的實戰指引，旨在拆掉阻礙創造者前行的“技術之牆”，讓每一個好想法都能在AI時代順利變為現實。本書適合懷揣產品想法卻缺乏技術背景的准創業者與產品經理、希望借AI工具提升效率的獨立開發者和設計師、對AI驅動應用開發及創作者經濟感興趣的技術愛好者，以及渴望將創意轉化為數字產品的所有夢想家和行動派閱讀。

深度學習是人工智能的核心技術，涉及的內容十分廣泛。本書涵蓋深度學習的基礎知識，主要包括卷積神經網絡、目標檢測、語義分割、循環神經網絡、生成對抗網絡、注意力機制、大模型基礎、圖神經網絡等核心的深度學習技術。在此基礎上，本書利用華為的Mindspore框架、ModelArts和香橙派等系統，還設計了綜合的深度學習實驗。本書深入淺出、內容全面、案例豐富，並提供了Python程序代碼和習題，供讀者鞏固所學知識。此外，本書還為讀者提供配套的課件和微課視頻。本書適合作為高等院校本科生、研究生的深度學習課程的教材，也可作為對深度學習感興趣的研究人員和工程技術人員的參考資料。

從一些經典的益智遊戲或挑戰出發，見識(熟悉)和體會計算思維(主要是其中的邏輯思維和算法思維)的若干觀念和要點，是本書編寫的初衷和追求。本書挑選了32個遊戲或挑戰，實現學習和體會計算思維觀念和要點的目標。它們本身相互獨立，讀者可以任意順序閱讀，沒有前後依賴關係。問題是指對該遊戲的一般化推廣，即“泛化”，在分析的基礎上總結數學原理，進而形成算法和程序(主要是Python代碼)，實現面向問題求解、提煉和展示計算思維要點的融會貫通。本書既可以作為數學或算法方面的普及讀物，也可以作為高校學生“計算思維”課程的教材，還可以作為中小學生信息技術課程或者編程課程的參考資料。

本書在介紹實用統計學基本概念、基礎理論、基本問題處理方法的基礎上，分別在SPSS 和Python 上對照處理實用統計問題。本書內容共分為9 章，涵蓋了概率論基礎、統計學基本概念、參數估計、參數假設檢驗、回歸分析、方差分析與協方差分析、非參數假設檢驗、相關與秩相關分析、分類數據分析。本書可作為非數學類專業本科高年級學生的選修課教材或作為非數學類專業碩士研究生的數理統計教材，也可作為數理統計應用工作者的參考書籍。

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How do you break a witch's curse? Sunday Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan returns with an all-new epic romantasy standalone of witches and dragons, set in the high-stakes world of A Fire in the Sky and A Scar in the Bone.

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Join Bluey, Bingo and Muffin for sleepover fun in this lift-the-flap picture book!Muffin has come to the Heeler house for a sleepover, but she didn’t take her nap today and is very tired. Bluey and Bingo want to use the opportunity of Muffin’s visit to stay up late. Can they keep Muffin awake long enough to play a game before bed? Lift the flaps in this picture book to join the sleepover fun!“Let’s make it a really long game so that we have to stay up late to finish it!”Don’t miss these other awesome Bluey books:Bluey: Pass the ParcelBluey: Daddy DropoffBluey: The ShowBluey is an Emmy award-winning Australian children's television programme following the adventures of a loveable six-year-old Blue Heeler Puppy, Bluey and her family. It’s currently showing on Disney+, BBC iPlayer and CBeebies in the UK. Bluey enjoys exploring the world and using her imagination to turn everyday life into an amazing adventure. Join Bluey in this fun?collection of story, activity and novelty books that cel

Enzymes, Volume 1: Nature's Chemical Machines offers beginning-mid undergraduate students a platform in basic enzymology, including pure enzyme preparation, data collection and analysis, and enzyme study. It supports wider biochemical studies through varied examples, and leads to deeper coverage of the topic in Enzymes, Volume 2: Enzymes at Work.

Laughton Rees is back in the latest novel from the bestselling author of the Sanctus trilogy--this time, with a case that hits uncomfortably close to home and threatens the thing Laughton values most: her daughter.When a body with no head or hands turns up in the river Thames Forensic specialist Laughton Rees is called in to consult. But what at first seems to be a typical, if gruesome case, quickly turns personal when it becomes apparent the body has a connection to Laughton's past.Laughton is not ashamed of her youthful indiscretions-- after all, they led to the birth of her daughter Gracie, the person she loves most in the world--but when this new case unexpectedly leads to Gracie's father turning up in their lives again, Laughton is automatically wary.Shelby Facer is a dangerous man, formerly imprisoned for his involvement in an international drug trafficking ring, and no matter what Laughton once felt for him, she doesn't want him anywhere near Gracie. But when Shelby claims he ca