This book offers a straightforward, “nuts and bolts” , introduction to statistics. The explanations are clear and simple and minimize calculations where possible. A diverse range of applications and e
This is the first major re-assessment of Ivan the Terrible to be published in the West in the post-Soviet period. It breaks away from older stereotypes of the tsar ? whether as ?crazed tyrant? and ?ev
The English Revolution of the seventeenth century was driven by lawyers. The struggle between the monarchy and Parliament was legal in its character and impact. `The Rule of Law? explores this central
Written for the moderately experienced Java programmer, this book builds on readers? existing knowledge of object-oriented programming and covers all important aspects of Standard C++—emphasizing more
Now covering the whole of Europe from the French Revolution to the present day, this major new edition has been completely revised and brought up-to-date. The approach embraces the whole continent fro
Once again, Robert Sedgewick provides a current and comprehensive introduction to important algorithms. The focus this time is on graph algorithms, which are increasingly critical for a wide range of
Gong, managing director of Sun Microsystems' Engineering and Research Institute in Beijing, provides a detailed look into the central workings of the Java security architecture and describes tools and
The world's #1 guide to Tcl/Tk has been updated to reflect Tcl/Tk 8.4's powerful improvements in functionality, flexibility, and performance. Brent Welch, Ken Jones, and Jeffrey Hobbs, three of the wo
This new Seminar Study surveys the history of U.S. territorial expansion from the end of the American Revolution until 1860. The book explores the concept of 'manifest destiny' and asks why, if expan
Law on the Web: A Guide for Students and Practitioners is directed at those who want to be able to access law Internet resources quickly and efficiently without needing to become IT experts.The empha
Describing the interplay between business needs and software-architecture decisions, this guide advises business managers on their software decisions. Chapters cover software architecture, product de
Progressive in content and form, this practical book successfully bridges the gap between the circuit perspective and system perspective of digital integrated circuit design. Digital Integrated Circui
This book explains in a clear and coherent manner how Unix works, how to understand existing Unix programs, and how to design and create new Unix programs. The book is organized by subsystem, each pre
This book provides selective, in-depth coverage of the fundamentals of software engineering by stressing principles and methods through rigorous formal and informal approaches. In contrast to other bo
The First World War changed the face of Europe - two empires (the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire) collapsed in its wake and as a result many of the boundaries of Europe were redrawn an
Jia (software engineering, DePaul University) helps readers develop skills in designing software, and especially in writing object-oriented programs using Java. The text provides broad coverage of obj
Information technology can be a significant factor in legal proceedings. This guide addresses the specific needs of the IT expert witness, overviewing basic witness responsibilities and explaining how
Written by a software developer for software developers, this book is a unique collection of the latest software development methods. The author includes OOD, UML, Design Patterns, Agile and XP method
-- Seven new chapters and exhaustive coverage of process improvement, testing, and quality assurance.-- Contains numerous real-life examples based on the author's work at the Malcolm Baldrige Award-wi
Provides 31 development and structural patterns for software developers to refer to as examples of well-written use cases that help model software requirements. The development patterns describe the c
Covering both the economics and politics of expansion, and the social and cultural impact of empire, the study offers a synthesis of the enormous amount of literature available on the subject.Tracing
Women and the First World War provides an introduction to the experiences and contributions of women during this important turning point in history. In addition to exploring women's relationship to th
Most famous in Europe for his efforts to establish the League of Nations under US leadership at the end of the First World War, Woodrow Wilson stands as one of America?s most influential and visionary
Overviews the process of building and compiling executable UML models for software development. The book focuses on the BridgePoint tool suite and object action language developed by Project Technolo
This guide to multicasting routing explains the complexities of this growing technology. It provides an overview of the current state of development, analyzes its relevant protocols, and shows how th
The seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the First World War have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy. Annika Mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as t
-- Definitive techniques and best practices from Sun's own Enterprise Team!-- Covers the entire enterprise system: Web-based servlet/JSP-based clients, middle-tier EJB solutions, and backend JDBC conn
The classic guide to network and Internet security has been thoroughly updated for today's latest security threats. In the second edition of Network Security, this most distinguished of author teams d
A business rule is a simple statement that represents some important aspect of a business. This book shows IT professionals how to apply business rules to create information systems aligned with busin
The collection is organized around two main principles, stages of life and gender, and is divided into eight chapters: childhood, youth and sexuality, courtship and weddings, married life, economic li
Forced out of power in the"Glorious Revolution" of 1688, and defeated in the subsequent battle of the Boyne by William of Orange, the short reign of James II has an importance that reaches far beyond
This introduction to the Java Message Service API provides instruction on its use in building applications to create, send, receive, and read messages. It describes fundamental JMS concepts and covers
The authors (cofounders of a software engineering consulting company) offer a primer on organizational improvement that is based on the concepts of the Shewhart cycle for planning and managing improve
In this ambitious survey of lawlessness and legal retribution in medieval Europe, Trevor Dean ranges widely across the continent and Britain. He uses court records to illuminate the lives of ordinary
From images of jubilant mothers offering the Nazi salute, to Eva Braun and Magda Goebbels, women in Hitler?s Germany and their role as supporters and guarantors of the Third Reich continue to exert a
Jim and Michele McCarthy worked previously on successful software development teams at Microsoft and elsewhere before establishing a hands-on laboratory in 1996, for the study and teaching of teamwork
The emphasis is first on understanding the characteristics of basic circuits including resistors, capacitors, diodes, and bipolar and field effect transistors. The readers then use this understanding
A comprehensive set of computer exercises of varying levels of difficulty covering the fundamentals of signals and systems. The exercises require the reader to compare answers they compute in MATLAB&
This book is about code generation for the Microsoft.NET Common Language Runtime (CLR). It guides software engineers in creating .NET compilers and implementing programming languages for the .NET envi
Articulating the principles behind Extreme Programming (XP) and offering practical advice concerning its application, this guide outlines the first steps toward XP discipline and offers examples of it
