Virtual Music is about artificial creativity. Focusing on the author's Experiments inMusical Intelligence computer music composing program, the author and a distinguished group ofexperts discuss many
Provides the reader with an insight into the use of the finite element method in geotechnical engineering. This title presents the theory, assumptions and approximations involved in finite element ana
Engineering the Complex SOC The first unified hardware/software guide to processor-centric SOC design Processor-centric approaches enable SOC designers to complete far larger projects in far les
A practical guide for today's wireless engineerHigh Frequency Techniques: An Introduction to RF and Microwave Engineering is a clearly written classical circuit and field theory text illustrated with
The most comprehensive guide to computer validation currently available, this invaluable reference discusses good laboratory, clinical, manufacturing, and distribution practices and explains the lates
Written especially for the pharmaceutical industry professional, this book addresses each part of the life-cycle of engineering change control. The author covers issues in the EU and US and describes
Disability and Contemporary Performance presents a remarkable challenge to existing assumptions about disability and artistic practice. In particular, it explores where cultural knowledge about disabi
This comprehensively revised, illustrated edition discusses recent performance work and takes into consideration changes that have taken place since the book's original publication in 1996. Marvin Car
The book introduces readers to a broad range of important design topics. It provides numerous cases that illustrate both successes and failures in engineering design; qualitative presentation of engin
This new text represents the most detailed and comprehensive book presenting modern practice and theory relevant to the thermal-flow performance evaluation, design, and optimization of air-cooled heat
Knowledge itself is soon obsolete; It is a blunt instrument. Only by understanding can problems be solved and progress achieved. Reliability in performance of electronic equipment, in the face of dema
Loosely, says Fengyuan (Asian studies, U. of Canterbury, New Zealand), linguistic engineering can mean any attempt to change language in order to affect attitudes and beliefs. In the People's Republic
Disability and Contemporary Performance presents a remarkable challenge to existing assumptions about disability and artistic practice. In particular, it explores where cultural knowledge about disabi
Performance artist and scholar E. Patrick Johnson’s provocative study examines how blackness is appropriated and performed—toward widely divergent ends—both within and outside African American culture
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, ISCIS 2003, held in Antalya, Turkey in November 2003.The 135 revised papers pre
A performer himself as well as a lecturer and writer, Milsom specializes in 19th-century violin performance. Here he draws on performing treatises and subsequent analysis of them, and on early sound r
Comparing the profit-making strategies of Dell Computer during the Information Revolution and G.F. Swift during the growth of the railroad and telegraph revolution, Fields (communication, U. of Califo
You'll never struggle with performance appraisals again! Do you dread writing employee performance evaluations? Do you struggle for hours to find just the right words of praise, avoid repetition, and
This collection focuses on contemporary remakings of Shakespeare in a variety of contexts and textual forms. Located at the intersection of Shakespeare studies, performance studies, postcolonial criti
This book covers the cross-disciplinary areas between management issues and engineering issues relevant to implementation of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) to the ISO 14000 series standards. I
This new edition of Frozen Ground Engineering gives a peerless presentation of soil mechanics for frozen ground conditions and a variety of frozen ground support systems used on construction projects
Originally published in 1958 by McGraw-Hill Book Company, this volume introduces the basic quantities and concepts in electromagnetic engineering. Imparting the fundamentals of vector analysis and its
This comprehensively revised, illustrated edition discusses recent performance work and takes into consideration changes that have taken place since the book's original publication in 1996. Marvin Car
GSM, GPRS and EDGE Performance - Second Edition provides a complete overview of the entire GSM system. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is the digital transmission technique widely adopte
The Intercultural Performance Handbook opens up a new world of technique for performers. The first ever full-length, fully illustrated manual for practitioners, it provides: *a guide to the physical,
Anabolic steroids have traditionally been controversial in the sporting arena. Today, research indicates a dramatic increase in the use of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs outsi
The legitimacy of applying historical research to musical performance has been much argued about in recent years. Those advocating historical authenticity have been attacked on philosophical, aestheti
(Percussion). This book contains seven advanced solos in a variety of styles geared for the advanced percussionist. These solos provide excellent performance material for recitals and solo competition
From the reviews: "Paul Glasserman has written an astonishingly good book that bridges financial engineering and the Monte Carlo method. The book will appeal to graduate students, researchers, and mos
Collects evidence from ancient sources and provides enough detail that readers can imagine what a presentation of the Gospel of Mark would be like,and shows clearly how such a performance of the Gospe
This book develops the use of Monte Carlo methods in finance, and it also uses simulation as a vehicle for presenting models and ideas from financial engineering. It divides roughly into three parts.
You're On! Consulting for Peak Performance provides guidance and advice on counseling performing clients so that they achieve their best. Whether they are what one thinks of traditionally as performe
Silla (Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey) offers a systematic approach to solving design problems, addressing the structure of processes and process engineering; production and capi
This book unravels the complexities of playing music and reveals aspects of learning, playing and responding to music relevant to performances of all levels. A survey of performance through the ages l
Taking its cue from practices of reading texts in literary and cultural studies, this book considers the computer game as a new and emerging mode of contemporary storytelling. In a carefully organized
Software development is a complex problem-solving activity with a high level of uncertainty. There are many technical challenges concerning scheduling, cost estimation, reliability, performance, etc,
Hitchins is a UK-based author, consultant, professor, and international lecturer. He combines systems theory, systems thinking, systems engineering, and systems management in a single framework, inte
Freeman (associate editor, Body, Space and Technology ) internally investigates the processes involved in the creation of his own performance project. Foregrounding the concept of intertextuality, he
Brings together essays on direct audience participation in the work of fourteen widely varied theatrical and dance artists, covering performance genres of the past and present, popular entertainment a
