Solving problems in parallel and distributed computing through the use of bio-inspired techniques. Recent years have seen a surge of interest in computational methods patterned after natural phenomena
PVM is a software package that enables the computer user to define a networked heterogeneous collection of serial, parallel, and vector computers to function as one large computer. Written by the tea
Foreword by Bjarne Stroustrup Software is generally acknowledged to be the single greatest obstacle preventing mainstream adoption of massively-parallel computing. While sequential applications are ro
This groundbreaking monograph offers a mechanistic theory of the representation anduse of semantic knowledge, integrating the strengths and overcoming many of the weaknesses ofhierarchical, categoriza
This book is the first complete documentation of the "Greenheads" series by Laylah Ali (born 1968), created between 1996 and 2005. Consisting of over 80 works, Ali's exquisitely rendered gouache-on-pa
PRACTICAL COMPUTER LITERACY, Third Edition, provides clear, comprehensive instruction on the basics of computer literacy. This convenient, reader-friendly text integrates computer concepts, Microsoft
A completely revised edition, offering new design recipes for interactive programs and support for images as plain values, testing, event-driven programming, and even distributed programming.This intr
Parallel Processing With the Propeller--Made Easy!"This book should find a place on any Propellerhead's bookshelf, between Parallax's Propeller Manual and its Programming and Customizing the Multicore
This Fourth Edition includes new sections on graphs, robust estimation, expected value and the bootstrap, in addition to new material on the use of computers. The regression model is well covered, inc
This text is designed for e-commerce courses for general business students, rather than IS majors, at the undergraduate or MBA level. It focuses on models and strategies rather than going into dept
The Sports Event Management and Marketing Playbook is a step-by-step guide for the real world, offering expert advice on how to properly build sports events into successful and financially viable prop
“In this book, David Linthicum does that rarest of things: he manages to combine showing why SOA and Cloud Computing complement one another with a lucid game plan of how a business can take advantage
"Hit the grid running with this roadmap for implementing Oracle enterprise grid technologyWritten by the former principal product manager for Grid Computing at Oracle, this is the only book on the mar
Still Lifes is the third volume in Josef Sudek: Works, a new series published by Torst, Prague, This volume includes 68 carefully selected photos by the great Czech photographer Josef Smick (1896-1976
Portraits, the second volume of the Torst series Josef Sudek: Works includes 86 carefully selected, superbly printed, color photos by the great Czech photographer Josef Sudek, as well as a complete bi
Most of the information available on cloud computing is either highly technical, with details that are irrelevant to non-technologists, or pure marketing hype, in which the cloud is simply a selling p
Develops continuous-time and discrete-time concepts in parallel ? highlighting the similarities and differences. E.g.: Ch. 1 on basic signals and system properties, Ch. 2 on linear time-invariant sy
This text is appropriate for an undergraduate or graduate course-- for e-commerce majors or for MIS majors taking an e-commerce course that need a more technical approach than the general business stu
Presents an essay on Andrew Wyeth's most famous painting, "Christina's World," discussing the artist's inspiration, specific details, and the controversies surrounding both the work and his life after
The Message Passing Interface (MPI) specification is widely used for solvingsignificant scientific and engineering problems on parallel computers. There exist more than a dozenimplementations on compu
Like the previous volumes "The Window of My Studio" and "Still Lifes," this new Josef Sudek monograph collects a series of photographs made within the confines of the Czech photographer's workspace. S
With the help of a most curious cat, Alice leapfrogs from Victorian England into a series of parallel worlds where she encounters an entire magic box of bizarre characters: everything from strange att
This series is for people—adults and teenagers—who are interested in computer programming because it's fun. The three volumes use the Logo programming language as the vehicle for an explo
When evil versions of himself and best friend Nate appear one day, teenaged Ephraim embarks on a dangerous odyssey through parallel worlds to make things right.
Fortran remains one of the principal programming languages used in high-performance scientific, numerical, and engineering computing. A series of significant revisions to the standard versions of the
A catalog of solutions to commonly occurring design problems, presenting 23 patterns that allow designers to create flexible and reusable designs for object-oriented software. Describes the circumstan
Concurrent Constraint Programming introduces a new and rich class of programming languages based on the notion of computing with partial information, or constraints, that synthesize and extend work on
The second edition of GUIDE TO PARALLEL OPERATING SYSTEMS WITH WINDOWS 7 AND LINUX continues its unique approach of examining two of the most prominent operating systems in parallel. Rather than using
"Resonance and Silence" is the third volume in a series produced in collaboration between the Goetz Collection and Munich's Haus der Kunst. The theme of this latest installment is the role of sound, m
Go beyond computing basics with the award-winning NEW PERSPECTIVES ON COMPUTER CONCEPTS. Designed to get you up-to-speed on essential computer literacy skills, this market leading text goes deeper, pr
The gripping memoir of a young man, a wolf, their parallel lives and ultimate collision, Badluck Way is also an ode to the satisfaction of hard work on some of the wildest and most beautiful land in t
Presents a large number of recent research results previously unavailable in book form. Initially deals with the wee-known computation models, and goes on to special types of circuits, parallel comput
The Definitive Resource on FreeBSDWhy run FreeBSD? Based on UNIX, FreeBSD is a highly stable, flexible operating system that can be used in a wide range of computing applications. This all-you-need bo
In a parallel universe, Lex Luthor is the greatest hero on the planet. And the world's gravest threats? A group of superhumans known as the Crime Syndicate--twisted mirror images of the Justice League
Parallel Realities Kola and Peaches' palace lifestyle in Colombia comes crashing down when the Federales kick in Eduardo's front door. Forced to flee South America with her niece and return to New Yor
