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Join Peppa Pig and friends in a fun story from Read It Yourself - a structured programme to support children from first phonics to fluent readingBased on the award-winning children's series!Featuring everyone's favourite little piggy, Peppa! Peppa and George must be on their best behaviour so they can play on the computer once Mummy Pig finishes working. Can Daddy Pig come to the rescue when the computer breaks?Peppa Pig: The Family Computer is from Early Reader Level 1 and is perfect for children aged from 4+ who are taking their first steps beyond phonics.Each book has been carefully checked by educational and subject consultants and includes comprehension puzzles, book band information, and tips for helping children with their reading.With five levels to take children from first phonics to fluent reading and a wide range of different stories and topics for every interest, Read It Yourself helps children build their confidence and begin reading for pleasure.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.“Striking original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly.”—The Economist“This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI and automated content production. . . . Masterful and provocative.”—Mustafa Suleyman, author of The Coming WaveFor the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive?Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider h

Plug in to the often mind-blowing world of artificial intelligence.How can a machine write a story? Are computers now cleverer than people? Could a robot do your shopping? Discover all the things that artificial intelligence can already do (and the things it can't).- Packed full of flaps to lift- Explores the opportunities - and risks - that AI could bring- Written in consultation with Professor Michael Wooldridge, from Oxford University's Department of Computer Science- Part of Usborne's See Inside Series which contains over 50 books, covering everything from space to Ancient Greece, the human body and evolution

本書為知名插畫師WLOP的最新個人作品集，收錄了WLOP從2022年至2025年全新繪製的“鬼刀”“雲蟲”系列插畫，作品數量有150餘幅。本書分為兩部分，分別為《鬼刀》和《雲蟲》，展示了“鬼刀”“雲蟲”漫畫中的最新人物和場景作品。本書裝幀考究，設計、印刷均為珍藏級別，適合CG（Computer Graphics，指借助計算機設計、製作的動畫）愛好者、繪畫愛好者、漫畫愛好者欣賞，也適合藝術相關從業者收藏與臨摹。

★ Roblox玩家必讀圖像小說全新系列開跑★ 校園日常×虛擬世界穿越，笑點與戰鬥一次到位★ 漫畫式分鏡＋滿版細節，沉浸感滿分故事從一場校園意外開始，Mitch與好友穿越進入虛擬學院世界，展開升級闖關冒險。Do you have what it takes to be a student at the academy for Roblox pros? Introducing the first book in an unofficial Roblox graphic novel series, Academy for Roblox Pros!Mitch and his friends thought that they were having an average day at school. Their principal, Principal Borelox, was being awful as usual, and Roger and his cronies were getting on their nerves. But when Mitch accidentally spills his drink on his computer in the tech lab, something miraculous happens. A door appears out of nowhere with the symbol of their favorite video game, Roblox. Well, Mitch and his buddies just have to check it out!Stepping through the door, the kids are immediately transported into Roblox Academy, a blocky world where they are all avatars of themselves. Can the kids get to the bottom of this digital world ... or will the mysterious villain, Mr. Warlock, turn them all into zombies!? Read and fi

Genius Kid和Flea這對機智拍檔又回來了！這次他們不處理數學題，也不拯救世界，而是要對付「病毒」這個聽起來很可怕、其實超複雜的東西。從會癱瘓電腦的那種，到一支影片點閱破百萬的「病毒式傳播」，再到讓你立刻請病假的感冒病毒，他們一邊吐槽一邊解釋，用最不正經的方式講出讓人記得住的知識點。本書用漫畫式對話和無厘頭笑點包裝基礎知識，是一本「不小心會學到東西」的讀物。Genius Kid is back with his best friend and neighbour Flea to tackle the humongous subject of . . . VIRUSES!From the techy kind of virus that shut down computer mainframes and brings total panicTo the going viral global fame type of virus (that also creates total panic)To the snotty variety of virus which creates a different sort of Must-go-to-bed now sort of panic . . .Luckily GK and Flea are here to explain everything and nothing at all in the way that only they can! Here's hoping that they go viral too . . .

TRUE STORIES OF DETERMINATION AND DISCOVERY This collection features 25 inspiring tales of women in science, technology, engineering, and math. Read about how these women solved problems, made incredible breakthroughs, and paved the way for future scientists everywhere. Create a computer with mathematician Ada Lovelace. Design a robot with engineer Cynthia Breazeal. And help others with Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first African American woman to become a doctor of medicine. This book pairs inspiring, easy-to-read text with colorful full-page portraits created by female and nonbinary artists from all around the world. Plus, scannable codes let you listen to longer stories on the Rebel Girls app!

The riveting investigative account of Nvidia, the tech company that has exploded in value for its artificial intelligence computing hardware, and Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s charismatic, uncompromising CEO In March 2024, following the revelation that ChatGPT had trained on Nvidia’s microchips, and twenty-one years after its founding in a Denny’s restaurant, Nvidia became the third most-valuable corporation on Earth. In The Thinking Machine, acclaimed journalist Stephen Witt recounts the unlikely story of how a manufacturer of video game components shocked Silicon Valley by establishing a monopoly on AI hardware, and in the process re-invented the computer. Essential to Nvidia’s meteoric success is its visionary CEO Jensen Huang, who more than a decade ago, on the basis of a few promising scientific results, bet his entire company on AI. Through unprecedented access to Huang, his friends, his investors, and his employees, Witt documents for the first time the company’s epic rise and its ic

This book offers a glimpse into the wide-ranging 50-year career of the internationally renowned Hong Kong photographer/designer through his work in collages and photomontages. From his early album covers when he was an art director/designer for the music industry in New York, Los Angeles and London in the 1970’s, through his diverse international assignments and personal works, to his most recent exhibition in Hong Kong. The story encompasses the long journey from cut-and-paste collages to the computer-composited photomontages of dreamscapes in this Carnival of Dreams.In his introduction titled ‘The Man from Everywhere’, Pico Iyer writes: “For decades now, Basil Pao has been the global eye through which I’ve taken in almost every country, as clearly as the world within… I never know where to place Basil; I can’t get my head around him. Album-designer, loving father, covert Chan master—21st century Renaissance man—Basil is always bringing the many worlds inside him together to create so

Unravel the mysteries of an extraordinary underwater world in this official Minecraft novel! When three kids discover a mystery in an abandoned Minecraft server, they must race against the clock to uncover its secrets. Jake Thomas is always the new kid. His family moves so much for his dad's work that it's easier to keep his head down and not get attached to anyone. He'll be gone in a few months anyway. But when they end up in Los Angeles, Dad promises this will be the last time they move. The Pacific Crest Apartments are home now . . . which means it's time for Jake to finally make friends. Jake isn't sure he should count the two kids he meets at the apartment's community center as friends, though. Tank Vuong is a large and intimidating boy who hangs with a tough crowd, and Emily Quesada is a fashionista who's quick with a sarcastic remark. But when he discovers an old computer lab in a forgotten corner of the community center, with a strange Minecraft server containing cryptic riddle

With more than 34 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In this fifth book of the My Weirdtastic School arc, A.J. and his friends finally get a chance to join after-school clubs--but these are extra-weird extracurriculars!A.J. and the gang are all old enough now to participate in after-school clubs, but they've never heard of clubs like these. Forget Chess Club, Book Club, or Computer Club--Ella Mentry School only has wacky clubs like Lawn Mower Racing Club, Cloud Watching Club, and Underwater Hockey Club. And Miss Marge is in charge of every group! Will the kids be able to find the perfect club under these very weird circumstances? Excellent for reluctant readers and all kids hungry for funny school stories, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone. Don't miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and his friends!

1. 防水設計及美工縫是 0，段差也是 0 等各種精緻機構的設計秘訣 !5C 產品是汽車電子（Car）、醫療電子（Care）、電腦（Computer）、通訊（Communication）、消費電子（Consumer Electronics）等電子相關產品。本書也非常適用於精美的玩具、文具、日用品、手工具五金、運動器材等產品。本書擷取龜毛機構設計第4版的設計技術，並增加案例研討、重新編排、改寫內文，以符合更細膩的設計要求。2. 避免嘗試錯誤的浪費，打破熟能生巧慢工出細活的傳統設計迷思 !市面上此類設計的書籍，皆是單純教授零件設計、製造或二次加工的知識，只有本書深入教導機構設計的原則、方法、產品組合技巧、提升設計效率及產品量產良率。如封面照片的寓意，熟讀本書能夠破繭而出，蛻變成頂尖的設計高手，進而快速得到加薪與升遷的機會！3. 公司教育訓練或學校教學，非常容易讓菜鳥達到立竿見影的效果 !第4版以前的編輯重點，都是以消費者或企業對產品的要求為前提，所以對初學者學習比較困難，常面對突如其來的艱深內容而不知所措，本版重新編排是以初學者的需求為考慮，編輯的方式與技術水準，是從簡單容易逐漸到複雜困難，初學者循序漸進很快便漸入佳境。4. 一眼看出重點提示，消除只能意會不能言傳而取得畫龍點睛之效 !13年來超過380位讀者，來函與作者討論問題，在回覆讀者的問題中發覺，許多讀者無法快速利用此書，找到解決問題的方向，更談不上掌握解決問題的核心，故本版列出細部目錄名稱，更在重要文字改為粗體，讀者就像使用字典那樣方便，一目了然找到答案。5. 愛設計又喜歡此書的朋友請買正版書，並檢舉不法的盜版或影印 !本書第 3 版因為叫好又叫座，故引來大陸不肖業者除了紙本書盜印，還公然在大陸盜版網站販賣電子書，並吸引20萬以上的同好拍手按讚，真是受寵若驚哭笑不得 ! 想不到此書竟然這麼受歡迎 ! 買盜版書、企業影印給員工都是不法行為 ! 勿以善小而不為，勿以惡小而為之。2025年11月 於台北文山

在 AI 模型不停推陳出新，生成的內容越來越逼真，你是不是也開始對 AI 躍躍欲試，但卻又不得其門而入呢？這本書的誕生，就是為了讓你我都能看得懂、用得上、不被落下。▌給上班族的你：媒體不斷報導 AI 的強大，一邊說它能提升效率，一邊又說它可能取代人類工作──其實與其恐懼 AI，不如學會了解 AI。當你掌握 AI 的能力與限制，就能把它變成你的助力，讓自己在職場中更有競爭力。▌給學生、新鮮人與轉職者：當企業逐漸看重具備 AI 能力的人才，你的履歷中有沒有實作經驗、能否與 AI 工具協作，都會成為關鍵加分項。然而學校不一定有教、網路資源又過於零碎，想要快速補足這塊技術的知識，你需要的是一套有系統的入門書。▌給關心下一代的家長：現在的年輕世代是「AI 原生族群」，生成式 AI 將會伴隨他們長大、學習、工作，甚至影響他們的創造力與價值觀。與其被科技隔閡拉遠，不如主動理解 AI 的樣貌與影響，陪伴孩子健康地使用 AI、成為真正的科技公民。無論你是上班族、新鮮人、轉職者、家長或學生，這本書都能幫助你打開 AI 世界的大門!正如書名中「⇄」符號所呈現的意義，希望帶領讀者了解各種「生成式 AI」應用與背後相關技術的來龍去脈，讓你用最輕鬆的方式，培養面對未來的 AI 素養與競爭力。現在就開始——你將不只是 AI 使用者，更是 AI 時代的參與者！本書特色: \ 一看就懂的生成式 AI 最強入門書 /貼近科技脈動，跟上 AI 技術發展腳步，吸收新知不落伍！涵蓋完整 AI 技術地圖：- 機器學習 (Machine Learning)- 深度學習 (Deep Learning)- 電腦視覺 (Computer Vision)- 自然語言處理 (NLP)- 聊天機器人 (Chatbot)- 生成式 AI (Generative AI)- 檢索增強生成 (RAG)- AI 代理 (AI Agent)- AI 倫理與未來思辨\ 52 個零基礎實作活動，讓你輕鬆玩懂 AI /從趣味實驗到真實應用，不懂程式也能動手玩：- 看懂 ChatGPT 的運作邏輯- 跟 AI 協作畫圖、創作音樂- 打造毛小孩的影像識別模型- 自動駕駛與 AI 道德判斷體驗- 用眼睛控制畫面、用聲音操控動作- 打造一個跟你對話的 AI 代理人- 用 RAG 檢索不同的資料- 請 AI 協助招聘的公平性反思還有更多實用又有趣的活

這是一本讓你「很會用英文聊天」的口語書！從寵物說到買股，從工作聊到父母，橫向→不斷開展話題，縱向→持續深入暢聊，不論跟誰，都能生動地用英文哈啦聊不停！！想跟朋友small talk；參加派對，要跟不認識的人破冰社交；上班的時候，與外籍同事開啟話題……完全沒問題！25件人生大小事＋250個好聊話題＋750個生動對話句，不論是交友、談戀愛、網聊，談買房、股票……都有實用會話讓你發揮，還能鍛鍊自組語句能力，主動強化更靈活的口語力，厲害到連外國人都覺得你超能聊！◎全書「４大步驟溝通脈絡」，學習有系統、有邏輯，也更有效！▶先以漫畫開局吸睛：以生動有趣的數格漫畫，勾勒出主題情境，亦能一探不同國情的文化差異與語言趣味。▶策劃劇場式對話助破冰：精心設計對話式的小劇場模式，直接點出打開話匣子的方式及主題精髓，有助快速進入聊天狀況，自在互動。▶再以多種情境設定，橫向開展話題：每一情境設計10則不同的開場話題，聊天主題自由轉換不無聊，話題源源不斷，還能靈活的見招拆招。▶善用不同說法表達，縱向深入話題：每一主題還有30種的「換個說法」例句及能繼續往下聊的素材，英文哈啦不再只是一兩句，讓你能聚焦問得好，更能答得巧。◎從不同生活主題、情境到暢聊會話，點線面將話題有料延伸！25件人生大事＋250個聊天主題＋750個應對擴充句，舉凡對現代人重要的、必聊的、好聊的主題內容：包括時髦的寵物話題，貓貓狗狗的養育心得、交友戀愛、網路內容、投資—買房買股、家庭、讀書、面試、兩性等等，話題明確清楚，包羅萬象，跟誰都能聊！想要不詞窮，不尬聊，只要跟著本書，看久了、聽久了、唸久了，見到老外，即能自然地一來一往聊不停。◎關鍵字、必學詞彙、慣用語全收錄，一舉提升英語力！本書跟生活緊密結合，每一會話內容，抓出重要字詞，有效精準學會聽／說重點；同步補充說明必會或較難的單字，即使遇到陌生詞彙也不擔心！另外，老外常說的慣用語本書也一把抓，臨時需要一句話時，應急超好用；並以對話方式設計，更易理解相關英語的進階使用方法。面面俱到、滴水不漏，學習大滿貫也更道地！◎精彩補充▶避免中式英語EX：我要去換新電腦。(X) I'm going to change my computer.(O) I'm going to get a new computer.▶流行語EX：網民網聊術語 2B(to be)為了／強調誇飾

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深度學習擅長處理結構規則的多維資料（歐氏空間），但現實生活中，很多不規則的資料如：社群、電子商務、交通領域，多是之間的關聯資料。彼此間以龐大的節點基礎與複雜的互動關係形成了特有的圖結構（或稱拓撲結構資料），這些資料稱為「非歐氏空間資料」，並不適合用深度學習的模型去分析。圖神經網路（Graph Neural Networks, GNN）是為了處理結構不規則資料而產生的，主要利用圖結構的資料，透過機器學習的方法進行擬合、預測等。〇 在結構化場景中，GNN 被廣泛應用在社群網站、推薦系統、物理系統、化學分子預測、知識圖譜等領域。〇 在非結構化領域，GNN 可以用在圖型和文字等領域。〇 在其他領域，還有圖生成模型和使用 GNN 來解決組合最佳化問題的場景。市面上充滿 NN 的書，但卻沒有一本完整說明 GNN，倘若不快點學這個新一代的神經網路，你會用的普通神經網路馬上就會落伍了！非歐氏空間才是最貼近人類生活的世界，而要真正掌握非歐氏空間的問題解決，GNN 是你一定要學的技術，就由本書一步步帶領你完全攻略！〇 使用 Graph 概念取代傳統的歐氏空間神經元〇 最好用的 PyTorch + Anaconda + Jupyter〇 從基礎的 CNN、RNN、GAN 開始上手神經網路〇 了解基礎的啟動函數、損失函數、L1/L2、交叉熵、Softmax 等概念〇 NLP 使用神經網路處理 + 多頭注意力機制〇 Few-shot/Zero-shot 的神經網路設計〇 空間域的使用，使用 DGL、Networkx〇 利用 GNN 進行論文分類本書特色～GNN 最強入門參考書～● 以初學者角度從零開始講解，消除讀者學習過程跳躍感● 理論和程式結合，便於讀者學以致用● 知識系統，逐層遞進● 內容貼近技術趨勢● 圖文結合，化繁為簡● 在基礎原理之上，注重通用規律

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