Applied Parallel Computing

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From legendary storyteller Stephen King, comes this No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, now with a stunning new cover look for Summer 2024.WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF HAPPILY EVER AFTERCharlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student.But when Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. When Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie a cassette tape telling a story no one would believe - inside the shed is a portal to another world.Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher - for their world or ours.

In a single eye-opening year two women, worlds apart, experience parallel awakenings. In New York, Jane Takagi-Little lands a job producing a Japanese television show sponsored by an American meat-exporting business, exposing some unsavoury truths - about the meat industry and herself. In Tokyo, housewife Akiko Ueno diligently prepares the recipes from Jane's programme.Struggling to please her husband, she increasingly doubts her commitment to the life she has fallen into. As Jane and Akiko both battle to assert their individuality on opposite sides of the globe, they are drawn together in a startling story of strength, courage and love.

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「範例式引導講述，學習最有效率」「一學就受用的程式開發設計書」※ 詳細說明 Visual F# 的程式規劃用書※ 詳細介紹全新觀念函數物件導向的程式設計用書※ 本書附贈高達500MB以上的Visual F# 完整程式範例SourceVisual F# 是一套什麼樣的程式開發工具？什麼是【函數導向(Functional Oriented)】程式開發工具？什麼是【函數物件導向(Functional-Object Oriented)】程式開發工具？為什麼微軟(Microsoft)稱Visual F# 是下一世代重量級開發語言？本書都將詳細完整的分析告訴所有讀者！ 當【網格運算(Grid Computing)】、【平行運算】以及【分散式系統運算】概念問世與盛行後、以及【雲端運算(Cloud Computing)】的崛起，對於軟體規劃與設計來說，都產生了前所未有的衝擊！虛擬裝置的軟體運算、分散式應用軟體規劃、雲端大數據的分析與擷取…等新一代雲端應用程式設計需求以及物件導向設計過於繁複的階層…等瑕疵，都讓物件導向程式語言開發軟體的工程師感到力不從心與遇到設計上的瓶頸及困境！就在此時有一群資訊科學家意外發現了另外一種不是最新的程式開發語言卻能夠解決這些瓶頸與困境！那種程式語言就是：【函數導向程式語言(FP，Functional Programming Language)】！【函數導向程式語言(FP)】是一種程式設計典範，此種設計觀念是將【電腦運算】視為是【數學上的函式計算】，並且避免使用【程式狀態判斷】以及【易變物件宣告】。由於【函數導向程式語言】越來越流行，所以Microsoft的Visual F#就在此種環境中誕生！Visual F# 不僅是一種【函數導向程式語言】、Visual F# 更能結合.NET Framework所有物件庫的設計功能，所以Visual F# 更是一套【函數物件導向的程式開發語言】。Visual F# 更被喻為【微軟下一代重量級的開發工具】！本書將詳細教導讀者Visual F# 所有的函數與物件的入門與進階設計功能，希望本書能帶給所有讀者以及程式設計師些許的助益。

本套叢書旨在介紹應用行為分析（applied behavior analysis, ABA）的基本原理、指導思想、教學方法及實施、課堂內容、對自閉症患者訓練治療的操作應用，"手把手"教導從事自閉症患者康復訓練的老師、家長如何訓練自閉症患者掌握各種技能，最終使這些患者在智力、社會交往、學業、語言交流和社會適應上有很大程度的提高，是一套非常實用的技能訓練叢書。本分冊是主要針對發育程度為4歲至7歲的自閉

探討如何將電腦科學中的演算法原理應用到日常生活與人類決策中。作者結合心理學、認知科學與計算機科學，說明演算法不僅是電腦解題的工具，更是我們在面對生活難題時可借鑑的思考模型。本書涵蓋多種實用議題，透過演算法的視角來處理生活中的決策與權衡，例如：➤最佳停下時機（Optimal Stopping）：如何判斷在眾多選項中何時停止尋找並做出決定，如招聘或約會。➤探索與利用的平衡（Explore-Exploit Trade-off）：何時探索新機會，何時利用已知資源。➤排序與組織：提升查找效率的策略。➤快取管理：如何在有限記憶空間中有效保留重要資訊。➤工作排程與切換成本：如何管理多任務與優先順序。➤貝氏定理（Bayes's Rule）：結合先驗知識與新資訊做出推論。➤放寬問題限制：在無解或計算困難的情況下，尋求「夠好」的近似解。➤隨機性與資源管理：利用隨機策略在不確定環境下取得良好結果。➤網絡與遊戲理論：理解互動系統與多方利益的決策動態。書中強調，雖然演算法能為複雜問題提供指導，但現實生活中決策仍存在不確定性和失敗風險。重要的是採用合理的策略來面對時間與資源限制，並學習在不完美中作出最佳抉擇。該書還指出，人類在面對計算難題時，常能透過直覺和簡化模型達成驚人的表現。此書獲得廣泛好評，被譽為一本能讓人重新認識「演算法」不僅屬於科技領域，更是生活智慧的指導手冊。A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? Exploring how insights from computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, 'Algorithms To Live By' helps to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind. When should you switch between different tasks, and how many tas

應用行為分析（Applied Behavior Analysis, ABA）是理論也是實務，是身為教師或父母盡職的技能，更是教導幼兒或身心障礙者必備的武功。本書並不是要提供一本速成「食譜」，亦不在解決教育工作者可能遇到的每個問題，畢竟這是不可能的──處理兒童和青少年的問題非常有趣，因為每一個體都不同，沒有一種方法對所有學生都有效。我們希望讀者能應用書中原則，成功開創屬於你自己的「菜單」，而這尤其需

本次的改版，幅度空前的鉅大，保持與前八版相同的風格、架構與推理邏輯，配合許多學校的上課週數由18週改為16週，第九版濃縮成12章。並加上新的技術與觀念，包括：1. 新型經濟體系，包括:群眾外包經濟體系、區塊鏈去中心化經濟體系、數位內容創造經濟體系及訂閱經濟體　系等。2. 資訊管理的科技面，除了ABIC也介紹了重要的邊緣運算(Edge Computing)的架構。3. 網路時代最主要的系統開發與部署的新技術架構，包括:DevOps、CI/CD、雲原生(Cloud Native)、微服　務(Microservice)、容器架構(Container)、Serverless、Low Code/No Code及中台架構等目前最主要的　先進技術。4. 在AI的章節特別分析說明ChatGPT的重要架構、訓練方法、主要應用與限制、可能取代什麼樣的工作，並　說明 AI如何支援4P、全通路、SEO、動態廣告、定價以及取代程式設計師的可能性。5. MIS在策略層次的主要議題，包括數位轉型、科技與策略的校準、新科技的探索與創新、IS策略規劃、資　訊倫理以及目前重要的「數位倫理」。6. 資安最要的工具與技術，包括：MFA、IAM、UEBA、EDR、IDS/IPS、DLP、SIEM、SOAR等。教學配件：教師教學PowerPoint本書搭配：線上題庫

「對於那些參與系統開發或關注如何降低系統風險的人，這是一本必看的書籍」 -Alyssa Miller, 駭客暨資訊安全傳教士 「對於專注交付安全性設計的讀者，本書將威脅建模方法與現代軟體的開發方式保持一致，是一本全方面比較威脅建模技術的書籍。」 -Brook S.E. Schoenfield, 《Securing Systems: Applied Security Architecture and Threat Models》作者，資訊安全架構師 在軟體開發生命週期中，威脅建模往往是最基本但卻容易被誤解的一環。無論您是資訊安全從業人員或開發團隊成員，本書將幫助您更好地理解如何應用威脅建模的核心概念，在實務上保護您的系統免受威脅。 威脅建模技巧旨在編寫代碼之前，以具有成本效益的方式發現和解決潛在問題。使用威脅建模技術並不需要高階資安知識，也不需要付出鉅額維護成本。本書作者Izar Tarandach和Matthew J. Coles在本書中介紹了可以在您的組織中處理和執行威脅模型分析的各種方法。 ‧探索用以保護資料和系統功能的威脅建模基本特性及機制 ‧了解保護機制、隱私性、和安全性之間的關係 ‧識別評估系統安全性的關鍵特徵 ‧深入認識用於威脅模型分析系統的流行和專業技術 ‧眺望威脅建模、敏捷開發(Agile development methodologies)和開發維運自動化(DevOps automation)的未來發展 ‧查找常見問題的答案，包括如何避免常見的威脅建模陷阱

本書特點：1.最新理論為綱：不像很多同類書籍，仍以索緒耳的組合／聚合為綱，本書以最新理論為綱較好。2.文句簡潔明快：文句增一分不可，減一分不行，使一般讀者很快進入狀況；作者運用語言之能力極佳。3.舉例適當：所舉諸例皆具說服力。4.理論切合實際：理論與漢語、英語實際情況結合得很成功。 魯國堯 南京大學漢語言文字學教授、博士生導師 中國音韻學研究會會長 在結繩記事的時代就已有語言學，今天語言學領域不但涵蓋語言分析及語言結構，更企圖把研究主題延伸到認知科學的版圖，而且在語音合成(sound synthesis)的分析及人工智慧(artificial intelligence)方面尤有貢獻。語言學也兼及社會文化及心理的層面，一方面積極從社會結構及男女性別差異等面向來解構語言和社會的關係，另一方面，語言學也直探我們的心理深處，希望能從語言訊息處理過程來理解語言和人類心理活動之間的互動。 本書先從現代語言學探索的兩個問題入門，其次界定語言能力(linguistic competence)或語言本能(linguistic instinct)及語言使用(linguistic performance)的分野，據此將現代語言學分為理論語言學(theoretical linguistics)及應用語言學(applied linguistics)。探索「語言能力」的部分稱為理論語言學，涵蓋了語音學、音韻學、構詞學、句法學及語義學等五個主題，分別見於本書二到六章。其他的語言學專業，如社會語言學、語用學、神經語言學、心理語言學、語言習得和第二語言習得等共六個主題，則為本書七到十二章。末章為歷史語言學，探究語言的改變及語言的分類。書末附有極實用之「名詞解釋」。

《物聯網DEF》一書以臺大電機系「物聯網應用系統專題」課程與實作教材為基礎，著重部署（Deployment）、賦能（Enablement）及實踐（Fulfillment）等實務應用議題，歷經3年反覆修正後編撰而成。本書參照「網宇實體系統」（Cyber-Physical System，簡稱CPS）架構，涵蓋其中的感測控制（Connected Things）、網路傳輸（Conversion）、虛實統合（Cyber）、辨識認知（Cognition）及永續進化（Continuity）五大層次，並從計算機（Computing）、通訊（Communication）與控制（Control）3C為基礎。全書配合學期課程共6章，逐步引導學習者由物端到雲端，進行全端系統開發、設備部署與組態管理、物聯網與資通安全、室內定位系統與定位服務，以及無人導引載具應用實作等各重大研究議題，最後搭配專題實作範例，以強化實作學習經驗與延伸應用能力。本書特色1. 從技術理論基礎入門，以步驟搭配圖表方式，帶領學習者逐步掌握資網通技術應用重點。2. 各章學習重點與實作技巧連貫，充分讓學習者反覆操作體驗，循序漸進踏入跨技術應用領域。3. 提供學習者課程專屬網站，隨時更新各章練習範例檔案及學習筆記。http://cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~rbwu//pages/course.html#IoT_Intro

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