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A colorful tour through the intriguing world of mathematics Take a grand tour of the best of modern math, its most elegant solutions, most clever discoveries, most mind-bending propositions, and most impressive personalities. Writing with a light touch while showing the real mathematics, author Peter Schumer introduces you to the history of mathematics, number theory, combinatorics, geometry, graph theory, and "recreational mathematics." Requiring only high school math and a healthy curiosity, Mathematical Journeys helps you explore all those aspects of math that mathematicians themselves find most delightful. You'll discover brilliant, sometimes quirky and humorous tidbits like how to compute the digits of pi, the Josephus problem, mathematical amusements such as Nim and Wythoff's game, pizza slicing, and clever twists on rolling dice. Review "This is such a fount of fascinating knowledge and problems that all professors and teachers who want to motivate and challenge their talented students should consult it." (Choice, June 2004, Vol. 41 No. 10) Read more...

Demystifying the operation of Intenet telephone protocols and technologies, IP Telephony, by Walter Goralski and Matthew Kolon, establishes a solid framework for Internet-powered voice communications. This quick-study reference explains the world of central office switches and signaling protocols, exploring every phase of telephony from billing to caller ID to voice routing protocols. Conversely, it explores the existing structure of the Internet and the IP protocol stack to explain the world of routers and connectionless IP. You'll find a bonanza of examples that demonstrate how organizations; local, national and global can employ Internet telephony both to save money and to provide services ranging from Internet faxing to solving a multitude of business problems. This plain-English guide lets you.. *See how to make your existing data network do double duty as your phone system *Explore voice-enabled Web sites for everything from Internet telemarketing to customer support *Understand the implementation standards, SS7, H.323, RSVP, the ITU G.x series, and more *Recognize the role of Internet telephone gateways *Understand the relationship between quality of service (QOS), frame relay, and ATM network as voice vehicles *And much more Card catalog description "IP Telephony is the first book to present a framework for understanding how Internet telephony technologies are gathered into systems and how these systems can be combined to provide for voice communications of all ty Read more...

An updated and expanded OLE reference that provides an authoritative architectural overview and programming information for developers using OLE in their Win32 applications running under Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.5. It discusses components of the various OLE technologies and the role of each in creating component software. Read more...

This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Historical Mathematics Monographs collection. Read more...

Here is a complete self-teaching guide for anyone needing knowledge of math as it applies to engineering and technical fields. From the Back Cover The FAST and EASY way to learn technical math Now anyone can grasp the fundamentals of technical math -- without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In Technical Math Demystified, bestselling science writer Stan Gibilisco provides an effective, illuminating, and entertaining way to learn this complex subject. This self-teaching guide first explains basic concepts such as linear, nonlinear, and multivariable equations, geometry, and coordinate systems. Then you'll move on to logarithms, exponential functions, trigonometry, Boolean algebra, vectors, and single-variable calculus. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this book will teach you how to solve technical math problems in no time. This hands-on, self-teaching text offers: * An easy way to understand technical and applied math * No unnecessary or arcane jargon * Plenty of practice problems with worked-out solutions * A quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses * A comprehensive final exam * A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work! Simple enough for real beginners, but challenging enough for math-savvy readers, Technical Math Demystified is your shortcut to a working knowledge of applied mathematics essential to today's scientific, engineering, and technical fields. Read more...

Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theories that would put Einstein to sleep -- now there's an easier way to master the disciplines you really need to know. McGraw-Hill's Demystified Series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner, and is perfect for users without formal training or unlimited time. They're also the most time-efficient, interestingly written "brush-ups" you can find. Organized as self-teaching guides, they come complete with key points, background information, questions at the end of each chapter, and even final exams. You'll be able to learn more in less time, evaluate your areas of strength and weakness and reinforce your knowledge and confidence. This clear, heavily-illustrated guide to the human body covers anatomy of cells and tissues, muscle tissue, major muscles of the body, nervous tissue, membranes, organs, cancer, the skin, the human skeleton, the nervous system, glands, the senses, the cardiovascular system, the immune system, the respiratory system, digestion, genitourinary system, the embryo, and more. From the Back Cover THE FAST AND EASY WAY TO GET TO THE HEART OF HUMAN ANATOMY Now anyone with an interest in anatomy can master it -- without med school classes or unlimited time. In Anatomy Demystified, popular anatomy professor and writer Dale Layman provides an effective and painless way to learn or review anatomy from the chemical level up though the entire body. With Anatomy Read more...

In DVD Demystified, Second Edition, industry insider Jim Taylor paints a full, up-to-date DVD picture with a friendly technical introduction. You MUST read it if you?re a multimedia developer, work with educational technology or industrial training, if you?re a filmmaker or musician ? or simply want to understand this fascinating technology with potentially huge worldwide impact. ":without doubt the definitive reference book on DVD."* DVD is the all-in-one storage technology that is altering the landscape of home entertainment, professional video, business communications, and multimedia computing. Now is the time to learn about DVD and how to use it to its best advantage. In DVD Demystified, Second Edition, industry insider Jim Taylor paints a full, up-to-date DVD picture with a friendly technical introduction. You MUST read it if you're a multimedia developer, work with educational technology or industrial training, if you're a filmmaker or musician - or simply want to understand this fascinating technology with potentially huge worldwide impact. "This is not merely 'a' good book to help you make sense of DVD, it is 'the' book that you will return to over and over as you explore and come to understand this exciting new optical media format." -- Geoffrey Tully, Multimedia Technology Consultant; former Senior VP of Production, Divx Entertainment "As one of the DVD industry's leading experts, Jim Taylor covers every aspect of DVD."-- Ralph LaBarge, Managing Partne Read more...

The field of digital signal processing (DSP) has spurred developments from basic theory of discrete-time signals and processing tools to diverse applications in telecommunications, speech and acoustics, radar, and video. This volume provides an accessible reference, offering theoretical and practical information to the audience of DSP users. This immense compilation outlines both introductory and specialized aspects of information-bearing signals in digital form, creating a resource relevant to the expanding needs of the engineering community. It also explores the use of computers and special-purpose digital hardware in extracting information or transforming signals in advantageous ways. Impacted areas presented include: o Telecommunications o Computer engineering o Acoustics o Seismic data analysis o DSP software and hardware o Image and video processing o Remote sensing o Multimedia applications o Medical technology o Radar and sonar applications This authoritative collaboration, written by the foremost researchers and practitioners in their fields, comprehensively presents the range of DSP: from theory to application, from algorithms to hardware. Review ...An excellent compendium of theoretical topics in DSTP...a one-stop shop of technical information on digital signal processing. I wanted information on block signal processing and found at least five useful references on the subject. This book has saved me days in independent research. - Howard Rubin, on-line at amaz Read more...

In today's information-laden and time-constrained world we are required to digest an increasing amount of written and printed material. Most people, in their capacity as student, job seeker, employee or leisure reader, want to be able to deal with their daily reading faster and also recall it effectively. This book gives you the means to do just that by: finding the techniques for improvement that work best for you; providing methods for increasing retention and recall; promoting flexibility - the key to reading efficiently; offering techniques for developing skim-reading; and, highlighting problem areas and suggesting ways of addressing them. The book contains exercises to facilitate your development and assesses your results throughout, ensuring that you come away reading faster and recalling more. Read more...

The Definitive Guide to Ajax Web Application Development Evolve from the click-and-wait programming pattern to the latest Web 2.0 paradigm using this comprehensive guide to Ajax. Written by Web development expert Thomas Powell, the book lays out every feature of Ajax alongside detailed explanations and real-world code examples. Ajax: The Complete Reference explains how to create and test Ajax-enabled Web applications using the XMLHttpRequest object as well as alternative JavaScript-based communication mechanisms. You'll explore a variety of sample applications featuring emerging user-interface conventions and build applications that address real-world networking and security issues. A robust communication library is developed throughout the book that enables you to architect flexible Ajax applications. The latest technologies such as Web services, Flash-Ajax integration, client-side templates, Comet, and Offline Access are also covered. Discover the future of Web development today! * Work with traditional JavaScript communication approaches like iframes * Explore all the quirks and details in the XMLHttpRequest object * Handle disparate data formats, including XML, JSON, CSV, YAML, and more * Deal with networking issues, including timeouts, retries, response ordering, and a variety of server and content errors * Simplify JavaScript programming using open-source Ajax libraries like YUI * Secure Ajax applications using authentication, obfuscation, and encryption Read more...