Now revised and updated for the latest program versions, this bestseller is a comprehensive reference and tutorial for architects, engineers, drafters, and others using the leading computer-assiste
Newman (chemical engineering, University of California-Berkeley) and Thomas-Alyea, who received a Phd in chemical engineering from the University of California-Berkeley, have made this third edition o
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DESCRIPTIONThe Mike Meyers’ Computer Skills series offers students of varying ability and experience a practical working knowledge of baseline IT skills and technologies. This full-color text is fille
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"Network security: fast & fun? If you think a background in computer science is necessary for understanding information security, think again. Network Security Illustrated explores information securit
Simulations and the Future of Learning offers trainers and educators the information and perspective they need to understand, design, build, and deploy computer simulations for this generation. Lookin
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One goal of modern computer science is to engineer computer programs that can act as autonomous, rational agents; software that can independently make good decisions about what actions to perform on o
Energy Investing that gets beyond the hype2001 was perhaps the most tumultuous year in the modern history of the energy industry. As with telecommunications, computer and information technology, and I
A groundbreaking approach to successful performance improvementAlmost every executive in business today is faced with the challenge of improving performance, from incremental improvements to wholesale
Discusses the engineering and design tasks involved in vehicle production with the theme of integrating technologies in vehicle and automotive engineering. Twenty-six papers address the sub- themes of
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This is one of four books resulting from the 13th international (35 countries represented) conference on engineering design (ICED 01). ICED covers engineering design from product development and innov
This is one of four books resulting from the 13th international (35 countries represented) conference on engineering design (ICED 01). ICED covers engineering design from product development and innov
The Concise American HeritageR Spanish Dictionary, Second Edition has been newly revised to include the most current computer, telecommunications, and Internet vocabulary in both English and Spanish.
Develop and execute winning wireless strategies for your company Offering the prospect of instantaneous, cable-free Internet connectivity and an array of Web services to cell phones, handheld computer
The interest in Business Continuity has gained significant momentum in the last few years, especially with the Y2K non-event, the increasing corporate dependence on computer systems and the growing le
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Most online investors hit the computer screen mentally and emotionally unprepared -- and pay dearly for their education. The Disciplined Online Investor shows online investors how to understand and ov
This amazingly comprehensive volume has been updated to include the latest computer and internet terminology, plus changes recently adopted by Spanish language academies. Arranged in an easy-to-use fo
Embodied conversational agents are computer-generated cartoonlike characters thatdemonstrate many of the same properties as humans in face-to-face conversation, including theability to produce and res
Thompson (mechanical engineering, UMIST, UK and researcher and author in the field) addresses maintainability and reliability issues in engineering systems and products from a design perspective. Cha
Written by one of the major world figures on the educational left, Schooling as a Ritual Performance is a pioneering study of the partnership between capitalism and religion and the educational offspr
Supercomputing research--the goal of which is to make computers that are ever fasterand more powerful--has been at the cutting edge of computer technology since the early 1960s. Untilrecently, researc
A few years ago, geeks, academics, and soda-fueled computer jocks populated the Internet. Today, everyone – from CEOs to seventh-grade students to weekend technology fiends ̵
Traces the making of the 1998 computer-animated motion picture, A Bug's Life, exhibiting the work of film's animators, art directors, and computer wizards, who also made Toy Story. 40,000 first printi
Macintosh remains the computer of choice for high-end graphic designers, and Photoshop is still the preferred software program to produce all those professional-quality images. Now, you can create you
This volume - a definitive reference devoted exclusively to the Star Wars milieu - draws together data from films, radio dramas, novels, short stories, computer games, and more, running the full gamu
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Computerworld columnist Moschella anticipates the next wave of computer innovation speculating on the information technology (IT) industry's next moves in the global market. The author begins with a
Leading authorities from around the world discuss the latest topics in international user-interface design.With most major companies in the computer industry depending on exports for 50 percent or mor
