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Dutch (Hugo in Three Months)
By Jane Fenoulhet
This new edition of Hugo Dutch in Three Months has been
written for us by Jane Fenoulhet, who has considerable
experience in teaching her subjea from university level
downwards. The book is designed for students learning at
home. who want to acquire a good working knowledge of
the language in a shon time. The grammar is presented
concisely and clearly, and the student is given plenty of
opportunity to praaise what has been learnt. In order to
gain the most from Hugo Dutch in Three Months, you should
spend about eight hours a week studying. Every three
weeks in the course there is time allowed for revision as
well as revision exerdses.
Start with sections 1-3 on pronundation. It is extremely
imponant that you master the sounds of Dutch before
moving on to the grammar. Each sound is described in
enough detail for you to work our its pronundation, but if
possible this should be done in conjunction with the CD
recordings that we offer as optional extras to the book.
The best way to master the sounds. stress and intonation
of a foreign language is by imitating a native speaker.
Failing this, you might be able to listen to Dutch on the
radio or via the internet; it wil1 at lea st give you some idea
of the sounds and rhythm of spoken Dutch. You should
move on to the following sessions only when you are able
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This workbook is designed to help non-native English speakers improve their knowledge and understanding of core banking and financial terminology.
Self-study exercises and practical exercises for classroom use are included, making it easy to test your classroom knowledge at home. It uses a variety of engaging activities such as word games, crosswords, speaking exercises and group games, which make learning easy and fun! Read more... 
This is a new title in the range which focuses on an extremely important, yet difficult, area of study for learners. Phrases such as 'go with the flow' or 'hang around' form a natural part of native English speakers' speech; however, they present the learner with a tall order - having to master distinctive expressions whose meaning cannot be deduced from the meaning of their actual words. Containing a range of word games, quizzes and exercises, this workbook will help build vocabulary confidence in a fun, memorable way. Read more... 
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Praise for Write to TV
Martie Cook imparts a tremendous amount of knowledge in a way that is both easy to understand and entertaining. It is like having a mentor in book form. Christopher Crowe, writer, The Last of the Mohicans
"I think this is about the best book on writing for television out there. I hope it sells like crazy because television will be better for it." -Peter Dunne, Emmy and Peabody Award-Winning Television Producer (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, JAG), Writer (Melrose Place, Dallas, Knots Landing), and Book Author (Emotional Structure - Quill Driver Books)
"In her new book Write To TV, Martie Cook gives the fledgling writer an insider's view of the TV industry and breaking into the writing game. Using her wit, candor and years of hard-won experience, Martie reports back from the TV trenches and breaks down everything it takes to make it as a writer. We learn the secrets of a winning spec, how to find an agent and what to expect when you do finally land that first big job. It's all here. She even covers what your script cover should look like. And it's all in a fun, personal, practical guide. Where was this book when I was starting out?"
--Manny Basanese, Writer/Producer The Steve Harvey Show and The Wayans Brothers
Write to TV is a must read for anyone even thinking of becoming a TV Writer. Walter Klenhard, writer/director, numerous movies of the week.
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As a textbook suitable for the classroom or self-study, Michael Scott's Programming Language Pragmatics provides a worthy tour of the theory and practice of how programming languages are run on today's computers. Clearly organized and filled with a wide-ranging perspective on over 40 different languages, this book will be appreciated for its depth and breadth of coverage on an essential topic in computer science.
With references to dozens of programming languages, from Ada to Turing and everything in between (including C, C++, Java, and Perl), this book is a truly in-depth guide to how code is compiled (or interpreted) and executed on computer hardware. Early chapters tend to be slightly more theoretical (with coverage of regular expressions and context-free grammars) and will be most valuable to the computer science student, but much of this book is accessible to anyone seeking to widen their knowledge (especially since recent standards surrounding XML make use of some of the same vocabulary presented here).
The book has a comprehensive discussion of compilation and linking, as well as how data types are implemented in memory. Sections on functional and logical programming (illustrated with Scheme and Prolog, which are often used in AI research) can expand your understanding of how programming languages work. Final sections on the advantages--and complexities--of concurrent processing, plus a nice treatment of code optimization techniques, round out the te Read more... 
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Most readers will have at least dim memories from geometry class of the irrational number pi. Theoretical astrophysicist Livio gives pi's overlooked cousin phi its due with this lively account, the first on the subject written for the layperson. Phi is the golden ratio of antiquity (1.6180339887), a never-ending number so lauded for its harmonious qualities that in the 16th century it was dubbed the divine proportion. It is related to phenomena as diverse as the petal arrangements of roses, the breeding patterns of rabbits and the shape of our galaxy. Phi is also claimed to have been crucial in the design of the Great Pyramids, the composition of the Mona Lisa and the construction of Stradivarius violins. Livio (The Accelerating Universe) carefully investigates these and other claims and does not hesitate to debunk myths perpetuated by overzealous enthusiasts he calls "Golden Numberists." This is an engaging history of mathematics as well, addressing such perennial questions as the geometric basis of aesthetic pleasure and the nature of mathematical objects. Useful diagrams and handsome illustrations of works under discussion are amply provided. Livio is gifted with an accessible, entertaining style: one typical chapter bounds within five pages from an extended discourse on prime numbers to a clever Oscar Wilde quote about beauty to an amusing anecdote about Samuel Beckett and finally to an eminently clear explanation of G"del's incompleteness theorem Read more... 
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The idea of symmetry has been heavily deployed in recent science popularizations to introduce advanced subjects in math and physics. This approach usually backfires—mathematical symmetry is much too difficult for most laypeople to understand. But this engaging treatise soft-pedals it in a crowd-pleasing way. The title's formula is the "quintic" equation (involving x raised to the fifth power), the analysis of which gave rise to "group theory," the mathematical apparatus scientists use to explore symmetry. Inevitably, the author's attempts to explain group theory and its applications in particle physics and string theory to a general audience fall sadly short, so readers will just have to take his word for the Mozartean beauty of it all. Fortunately, astrophysicist Livio (The Golden Ratio) keeps the hard stuff to a minimum, concentrating instead on interesting digressions into human interest (e.g., the founder of group theory, Evariste Galois, was a revolutionary firebrand who died in 1832 at age 20 in a duel over "an infamous coquette"), pop psychology (women have more orgasms when their partners have symmetrical faces), strategies for finding a soul mate and some easy math puzzles readers might actually solve. The result is a somewhat shapeless but intriguing excursion. Photos.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Second Edition of a classic, revised to cover SQL:1999.
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This is the second edition of the popular practitioner's guide to SQL, the industry-standard database query language. Like most computer languages, SQL can be overwhelming when you first see it, but for years readers have relied on this book to clear the confusion and explain how SQL works and how to use it effectively. Packed with tips, tricks, and good information, SQL Clearly Explained, Second Edition teaches database users and programmers everything they need to know to get their job done including
· formulating SQL queries,
· understanding how queries are processed by the DBMS,
· maximizing performance,
· using SQL to enter, modify, or delete data,
· creating and maintaining database structural elements, and
· embedding SQL in applications.
Features
· Updated and expanded to include changes in the SQL standard (SQL:1999) as well as recently implemented aspects of SQL-92.
· Includes CD with examples from the book as well as MySQL, a popular open-source DBMS, on which the examples are based.
· Web enhanced with extra features available online at www.mkp.com.
* Second edition of classic SQL handbook
* Updated to cover changes in the SQL language standard (SQL:1999)
* Includes CD with MySQL software
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* Paperback: 400 pages
* Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann; 2nd edition (April 2003)
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Since the publication of TOTAL ORGASM in 1973 I have been very pleased
with the response that readers have given me by mail and directly in my workshops.
Many of the letters commented that the exercises and concepts outlined here were
useful: to some they were earth-shattering.
The greatest enthusiasm has come from therapists and counselors in the
sexual field, who see this book as a reference or a guide to their work. This
acceptance is most gratifying and rewarding to me. Thank you.
My thanks also to Brev Sinclair who devised the chart of exercises found on
page 214 in this edition. It should greatly simplify remembering the sequence of
exercises and therefore make their practice easier.
Jack Lee Rosenberg
1975
Contents:
In the Beginning 1
Some Principles 7
How to Work 13
Breathing and Movement 21
Orgasm 29
Exercising Alone 37
Preliminaries for Working with a Partner 99
Working with a Partner 109
Masturbation 163
Joining Together 173
How to Lose your Mind 187
Religion and Sex - Spirituality and Orgasm 199
How the Book Came to Be 209
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If you get a bang out of the flash and thud of an explosion and are intrigued by soft munitions, propellants and weapons, why not build your own bazooka? Anthony Lewis takes you through the process, from constructing the cartridge, barrel, grip and sights to mixing the propellant and igniter to assembling, loading and test-firing. For information purposes only.
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* Paperback: 64 pages
* Publisher: Paladin Press (September 1993)
* Language: English
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Build your own 9mm, blowback, selective-fire submachine gun that's as powerful as an Uzi or HK MP5 but has fewer parts and is more durable. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions and machinist's drawings in this book. For academic study only.
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* Paperback: 136 pages
* Publisher: Paladin Press (September 1985)
* Language: English
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With the advances in digital technology, musicians can now produce their own music. But the gear is only part of the equation when it comes to recording and mixing. The next part is finding a soundproof room that you can produce it in. Unfortunately, any old room in your house will not suffice for a quality recording. Without a decent room, you'l never be able to record a studio-quality recording you'll be proud of and excited to have other people hear. So how do you go about creating a space in your home that has similar acoustics to that of a world-class studio? How do you soundproof this room to keep your sound in and outside noise out? How do you construct or modify the room so that its size and shape best complement its function? Home Recording Studio: Build It Like the Pros teaches you how to do all these things, from building a professional home studio to saving thousands of dollars in the process. This book shows you how to design and understand your room-- how to treat it, wire it, and condition it while using widely available materials. Each step features visual aids to illustrate underlying concepts, as well as professional tips and examples from actual studios. Everything is covered, from room design to electrical considerations, room treatments to codes, permits, special needs, and more. With over 30 years of construction experience, Rod Gervais gives you a comprehensive and cost-effective plan for building that home studio that will have yo Read more... 
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Concise but complete, this mini-encyclopedia contains over 1,500 entries covering all important concepts, compounds, techniques and acronyms for quick and easy reference.
Guiding readers through the ever-increasing jungle of nucleic acid science and technology, the book distills the key information out of the large body of primary literature and presents it in a single volume.
A first-stop resource for everyone, from students to established researchers, as both a desktop and library reference.
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Concise but complete, this mini-encyclopedia contains over 1,500 entries covering all important concepts, compounds, techniques and acronyms for quick and easy reference.
Guiding readers through the ever-increasing jungle of nucleic acid science and technology, the book distills the key information out of the large body of primary literature and presents it in a single volume.
A first-stop resource for everyone, from students to established researchers, as both a desktop and library reference.
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* Hardcover: 350 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 1 edition (June 23, 2008)
* Language: English
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The Encyclopedia of American Journalism explores the distinctions found in print media, radio, television, and the internet. This work seeks to document the role of these different forms of journalism in the formation of America's understanding and reaction to political campaigns, war, peace, protest, slavery, consumer rights, civil rights, immigration, unionism, feminism, environmentalism, globalization, and more. This work also explores the intersections between journalism and other phenomena in American Society, such as law, crime, business, comsumption, etc. The evolution of journalism's ethical standards is discussed, as well as the important libel and defamation trials that have influenced journalistic practice, its legal protection, and legal responsibilities.
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Associations and Organizations; Historical Overview and Practice; Individuals; Journalism in American History; Laws, Acts, and Legislation; Print, Broadcast, Newsgroups, and Corporations; Technologies.
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* Hardcover: 664 pages
* Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (September 12, 2007)
* Language: English
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Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic
The Classic Guide to Crystal, Gem, and Metal Magic
Practice an ancient magic that is both natural and powerful-the elemental Earth magic of rock, stone, and metal. This comprehensive and clear guidebook by Scott Cunningham has introduced over 200,000 readers to the secrets of over 100 gems and metals. Learn how to find and cleanse stones and use them in divinations, spells, and tarot readings. Discover how to determine the energies and stories contained within each stone, and the symbolic meanings of a stone's color and shape. Also included in this classic guide are: • A 16-page full-color insert, new with this edition • Birthstone and jewelry magic lore • Tables listing both planetary and elementary rulers of stones, magical intentions, and magical substitutions
About the Author
Scott Cunningham practiced magic actively for over twenty years. He was the author of more than fifty books covering both fiction and non-fiction subject matter; sixteen of his titles are published by Llewellyn Publications. Scott's books reflect a broad range of interests within the New Age sphere, where he was very highly regarded. He passed from this life on March 28, 1993, after a long illness.
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* Paperback: 288 pages
* Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st ed edition (September 1, 2002)
* Language: English
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Air Travel Safety Secrets has been written by an expert and has been thoroughly researched. It is the only book in the world that tells airline passengers exactly how to stay safe and well when traveling by air.
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This is a complete electronics course in 128 pages! Author Forrest Mims teaches you the basics, takes you on a tour of analog and digital components, explains how they work, and shows you how they are combines for various applications. Includes circuit assembly tips and 100 electronic circuits and projects you can build and test.
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Forrest M. Mims, III, has written dozens of books, hundreds of articles, invented scientific devices, and travelled to the Amazon for NASA. He loves to share his knowledge with eager students! Read more... 
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* From the garage to the living room, Geek House provides hackers with 10 PC-based hardware hacking projects that are not for the faint of heart!
* Taking the DIY mentality to a whole new level, this book teaches techies how to hack, customize, and modify everything-from their sprinkler systems to the temperature of their barbecues
* Adventurous readers will feast on such projects as installing a bar code inventory system for DVDs or CDs, converting RS232 to wireless, scheduling recording from any television in the house, and creating a remote control finder
* Companion Web site includes the custom software and source code needed to power these geeky creations
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"* From the garage to the living room, Geek House provides hackers with 10 PC-based hardware hacking projects that are not for the faint of heart!
* Taking the DIY mentality to a whole new level, this book teaches techies how to hack, customize, and modify everything-from their sprinkler systems to the temperature of their barbecues
* Adventurous readers will feast on such projects as installing a bar code inventory system for DVDs or CDs, converting RS232 to wireless, scheduling recording from any television in the house, and creating a remote control finder
* Companion Web site includes the custom software and source code needed to power these geeky creations"
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With the dramatic increases in on-chip packing densities, routing congestion has become a major problem in chip design. The problem is especially acute as interconnects are also the performance bottleneck in integrated circuits. The solution lies in judicious resource management. This involves intelligent allocation of the available interconnect resources, up-front planning of the wire routes for even wire distributions, and transformations that make the physical synthesis flow congestion-aware.
Routing Congestion in VLSI Circuits: Estimation and Optimization provides the reader with a complete understanding of the root causes of routing congestion in present-day and future VLSI circuits, available techniques for estimating and optimizing this congestion, and a critical analysis of the accuracy and effectiveness of these techniques, so that the reader may prudently choose an approach that is appropriate to their design goals. The scope of the work includes metrics and optimization techniques for routing congestion at various stages of the VLSI design flow, including the architectural level, the logic synthesis/technology mapping level, the placement phase, and the routing step. A particular focus of this work is on the congestion issues that deal primarily with standard cell based design.
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Traditional analysis of dynamical systems has restricted its attention to smooth problems, but it has become increasingly clear that there are distinctive phenomena unique to discontinuous systems that can be analyzed mathematically but which fall outside the usual methodology for smooth dynamical systems.
The primary purpose of this book is to present a coherent framework for understanding the dynamics of piecewise-smooth and hybrid systems. An informal introduction asserts the ubiquity of such models with examples drawn from mechanics, electronics, control theory and physiology. The main thrust is to classify complex behavior via bifurcation theory in a systematic yet applicable way. The key concept is that of a discontinuity-induced bifurcation, which generalizes diverse phenomena such as grazing, border-collision, sliding, chattering and the period-adding route to chaos. The results are presented in an informal style and illustrated with copious examples, both theoretical and experimental.
Aimed at a wide audience of applied mathematicians, engineers and scientists at the early postgraduate level, the book assumes only the standard background of basic calculus and linear algebra for most of the presentation and will be an indispensable resource for students and researchers. The inclusion of a comprehensive bibliography and many open questions will also serve as a stimulus for future research.
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A Fully Integrated Study System for OCA Exam 1Z0-052
Prepare for the Oracle Certified Associate Oracle Database 11g Administration I exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. In each chapter, you'll find challenging exercises, practice questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you've learned. This authoritative guide will help you pass the test and serve as your essential on-the-job reference. Get complete coverage of all OCA objectives for exam 1Z0-052, including:
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Database architecture
* Creating an Oracle Database
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* Configuring and managing the Oracle network
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* Managing schema objects, data and concurrency, and undo data
* Implementing Oracle Database security
* Database maintenance and performance management
* Backup and recovery
* Moving data
* Intelligent infrastructure enhancements
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* One full practice exam that simulates the actual OCA exam
* Detailed answers and explanations
* Score report performance assessment tool
* Complete electronic book
* Bonus exam available free with online registration
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A Fully Integrated Study System for OCA Exam 1Z0-051
Prepare for the Oracle Certified Associate Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. In each chapter, you'll find challenging exercises, practice questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you've learned. This authoritative guide will help you pass the test and serve as your essential on-the-job reference. Get complete coverage of all OCA objectives for exam 1Z0-051, including:
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* Restricting and sorting data
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* Conversion functions and conditional expressions
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* Subqueries
* Set operators
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* One full practice exam that simulates the actual OCA exam
* Detailed answers and explanations
* Score report performance assessment tool
* Complete electronic book
* Bonus exam available free with online registration
About the Author
John Watson, OCP, is a senior consultant with BLP management Consultants and taught for Oracle University in South Africa for four years. He is the coauthor of Oracle Database 10g OCP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide.
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The updated new edition of the classic Introduction to Algorithms is intended primarily for use in undergraduate or graduate courses in algorithms or data structures. Like the first edition, this text can also be used for self-study by technical professionals since it discusses engineering issues in algorithm design as well as the mathematical aspects.
In its new edition, Introduction to Algorithms continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the modern study of algorithms. The revision has been updated to reflect changes in the years since the book's original publication. New chapters on the role of algorithms in computing and on probabilistic analysis and randomized algorithms have been included. Sections throughout the book have been rewritten for increased clarity, and material has been added wherever a fuller explanation has seemed useful or new information warrants expanded coverage.
As in the classic first edition, this new edition of Introduction to Algorithms presents a rich variety of algorithms and covers them in considerable depth while making their design and analysis accessible to all levels of readers. Further, the algorithms are presented in pseudocode to make the book easily accessible to students from all programming language backgrounds.
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Since it was first published in 1995, Photonic Crystals has remained the definitive text for both undergraduates and researchers on photonic band-gap materials and their use in controlling the propagation of light. This newly expanded and revised edition covers the latest developments in the field, providing the most up-to-date, concise, and comprehensive book available on these novel materials and their applications.
Starting from Maxwell's equations and Fourier analysis, the authors develop the theoretical tools of photonics using principles of linear algebra and symmetry, emphasizing analogies with traditional solid-state physics and quantum theory. They then investigate the unique phenomena that take place within photonic crystals at defect sites and surfaces, from one to three dimensions. This new edition includes entirely new chapters describing important hybrid structures that use band gaps or periodicity only in some directions: periodic waveguides, photonic-crystal slabs, and photonic-crystal fibers. The authors demonstrate how the capabilities of photonic crystals to localize light can be put to work in devices such as filters and splitters. A new appendix provides an overview of computational methods for electromagnetism. Existing chapters have been considerably updated and expanded to include many new three-dimensional photonic crystals, an extensive tutorial on device design using temporal coupled-mode theory, discussions of diffra Read more... 
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Create powerful, innovative reporting solutions with Excel 2007! With this new book, which is significantly updated from the bestselling Excel 2003 version, author Timothy Zapawa provides you with in-depth coverage of Excel 2007’s enhanced reporting capabilities. Discover what you can do with PivotTable and Spreadsheet reports, enhanced conditional formatting and filtering functions, improved data access and management tools, and expanded OLAP features. With notes, tips, warnings, real-world examples, and how-to videos in every chapter, you'll soon be an expert on Excel report development!
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Create powerful, innovative reporting solutions with Excel 2007
In this new book, significantly updated from his bestselling Excel 2003 version, Timothy Zapawa has provided you with in-depth coverage of Excel 2007's enhanced reporting capabilities. Discover what you can do with PivotTable and Spreadsheet reports, enhanced conditional formatting and filtering functions, improved data access and management tools, and expanded OLAP features. With notes, tips, warnings, real-world examples, and how-to videos in every chapter, you'll soon be an expert on Excel report development!
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Keith Devlin is trying to be the Carl Sagan of mathematics, and he is succeeding. He writes: "Though the structures and patterns of mathematics reflect the structure of, and resonate in, the human mind every bit as much as do the structures and patterns of music, human beings have developed no mathematical equivalent of a pair of ears. Mathematics can be seen only with the eyes of the mind." All of his books are attempts to get around this problem, to "try to communicate to others some sense of what it is we experience--some sense of the simplicity, the precision, the purity, and the elegance that give the patterns of mathematics their aesthetic value."
Life by the Numbers, Devlin's companion book to the PBS series of the same name, is heavily illustrated and soothingly low on equations. But as he says, wanting mathematics without abstract notation "is rather like saying that Shakespeare would be much easier to understand if it were written in simpler language."
The Language of Mathematics is Devlin's second iteration of the approach he used in Mathematics: The Science of Patterns. It covers all the same ground (and uses many of the same words) as the latter, but with fewer glossy pictures, sidebars, and references. Devlin has also added chapters on statistics and on mathematical patterns in nature. --Mary Ellen Curtin --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Electrical Repair is a basic instruction manual on home wiring and repair. The book covers AC/DC, volts, watts, fuses, and circuit breakers, national and local codes, and caution signs and safety concerns. Learn when it's best to do-it-yourself and when you need to bring in the pros. Also covered are extension cords and multiple strips, switches and receptacles, installing fixtures and adding new circuits, and working around existing wiring.
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* Paperback: 400 pages
* Publisher: Alpha; 1 edition (February 18, 2000)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0028638964
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THIS book is concerned with the oscillations of electrical
and mechanical systems. Only systems with one degree of
freedom are discussed; other books in the series deal with
the problems arising when a system has more than one
degree of freedom or is continuous. Mechanical systems are
considered first since this is the common practice in most
courses. After a discussion of equilibrium positions of
systems without friction there is an account of their oscillations
near equilibrium. Next, the effects of friction of the
viscous type are examined.
A separate chapter is devoted to electrical circuits so that
those who wish to divorce them from mechanical systems
may do so. However, the detailed mathematical analysis of
earlier chapters has not been repeated; instead the results
have been quoted. The ideas of complex and operational
impedances which are more appropriate to electrical circuits
than mechanical systems are also introduced in this
chapter. Those who wish to develop the electrical theory at
the same time as the mechanical will find some suitable
examples at the end of Chapter Four.
The last chapter analyses oscillations which are not
necessarily small in amplitude. The non-linearities of the
system must then be taken into account. A strict mathematical
approach to this subject is beyond the scope of this
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'These patterns stand as an example of how much more can be done with patterns than is commonly attempted. Patterns at their best bridge the gap between problem and solution. They connect human needs and emotions with technology. And they open up new possibilities for people who just have a problem to solve.'
--from the Foreword by Kent Beck This book provides the first comprehensive set of software patterns to support the development of embedded software systems. With a focus on reliability, it discusses techniques for the design and implementation of software for embedded applications based on the popular 8051 microcontroller family. You will find more than seventy software patterns, complete with guidelines to help you apply these techniques in your own projects. The author offers practical materials and advice advice for rapidly creating a wide range of different embedded applications. Using a substantial number of detailed examples, ranging from simple to complex systems, this book covers:
* the design and implementation of complete scheduler operating systems for embedded applications involving one or more microcontrollers
* creation of user interfaces with components including switches, keypads, LED displays and LCDs
* effective use of networking and communication protocols
* design of monitoring and control systems using, for example, PID algorithms and PWM
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Description: Fire has been a powerful weapon ever since man first learned how to produce and control it. At the begining of the Second World War it was generally believed that explosive bombs were more destructive than incendiary bombs, but was proved wrong. In this NEW book, it explains in detail how to use fire to its fullest effect. Everything from Molotov Cocktails to boobytraps systems which incorparate the efects of fire. Fire defenses are also covered. 176 pgs, 81/2” x 11” photos,
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Now completely revised and updated, this ground-breaking text focuses on the borderland between histology and pathology. The text describes human histology and its variations, with emphasis on avoiding overdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of normal variants. Presented by leading international specialists in pathology, histopathology, anatomical pathology, surgical pathology, and neuropathology, the text is innovative, well organized and generously illustrated. Coverage includes the structure, composition, and function of tissues from a pathologic perspective; a systematic review of each major organ system, as well as structures of special significance; and histologic subtleties, such as unusual variations in staining reactions, little-known fixation artifacts, and frequently missed gross observations. This edition is reorganized to better reflect an organ-system approach to histology. Immunohistochemical findings in normal tissues have been added, based on the latest antibody panels. A bound-in CD-ROM image bank is included.
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* Language: English
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MATLAB® is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran. Introduction and Key Features Developing Algorithms and Applications Analyzing and Accessing Data Visualizing Data Performing Numeric Computation Publishing Results and Deploying Applications
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MATLAB® is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran. Introduction and Key Features Developing Algorithms and Applications Analyzing and Accessing Data Visualizing Data Performing Numeric Computation Publishing Results and Deploying Applications
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* Publisher: MathWorks; Version 7 edition (2004)
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What Is the Embedded MATLABTM Subset? A Subset of the MATLAB® Language Embedded MATLABTM is a subset of the MATLAB® language that supports efficient code generation for deployment in embedded systems and acceleration of fixed-point algorithms. MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran. Supported MATLAB Language Features: N-dimensional arrays Matrix operations Subscripting Numeric classes Complex numbers Double-precision, single-precision, and integer math Fixed-point arithmetic (requires Fixed-Point Toolbox) Structures Characters Function handles if, switch, while, and for statements Subfunctions Persistent variables
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MATLAB® is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran. Introduction and Key Features Developing Algorithms and Applications Analyzing and Accessing Data Visualizing Data Performing Numeric Computation Publishing Results and Deploying Applications
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The MATLAB® Function Reference contains descriptions of all MATLAB
commands and functions.
Select a category from the following table to see a list of related functions.
See Simulink®, Stateflow®, Real-Time Workshop®, and the individual
toolboxes for lists of their functions
Desktop Tools and
Development Environment
Startup, Command Window, help, editing and
debugging, tuning, other general functions
Mathematics Arrays and matrices, linear algebra, data
analysis, other areas of mathematics
Programming and Data
Types
Function/expression evaluation, program
control, function handles, object oriented
programming, error handling, operators, data
types, dates and times, timers
File I/O General and low-level file I/O, plus specific
file formats, like audio, spreadsheet, HDF,
images
Graphics Line plots, annotating graphs, specialized
plots, images, printing, Handle Graphics®
3-D Visualization Surface and mesh plots, view control, lighting
and transparency, volume visualization.
Creating Graphical User
Interface
GUIDE, programming graphical user
interfaces.
External Interfaces Java, COM, Serial Port functions.
June 2004
Pages: 1042
Read more... 
The MATLAB® Function Reference contains descriptions of all MATLAB
commands and functions.
Select a category from the following table to see a list of related functions.
See Simulink®, Stateflow®, Real-Time Workshop®, and the individual
toolboxes for lists of their functions
Desktop Tools and
Development Environment
Startup, Command Window, help, editing and
debugging, tuning, other general functions
Mathematics Arrays and matrices, linear algebra, data
analysis, other areas of mathematics
Programming and Data
Types
Function/expression evaluation, program
control, function handles, object oriented
programming, error handling, operators, data
types, dates and times, timers
File I/O General and low-level file I/O, plus specific
file formats, like audio, spreadsheet, HDF,
images
Graphics Line plots, annotating graphs, specialized
plots, images, printing, Handle Graphics®
3-D Visualization Surface and mesh plots, view control, lighting
and transparency, volume visualization.
Creating Graphical User
Interface
GUIDE, programming graphical user
interfaces.
External Interfaces Java, COM, Serial Port functions.
June 2004
Pages: 941 Read more... 
The MATLAB® Function Reference contains descriptions of all MATLAB
commands and functions.
Select a category from the following table to see a list of related functions.
See Simulink®, Stateflow®, Real-Time Workshop®, and the individual
toolboxes for lists of their functions
Desktop Tools and
Development Environment
Startup, Command Window, help, editing and
debugging, tuning, other general functions
Mathematics Arrays and matrices, linear algebra, data
analysis, other areas of mathematics
Programming and Data
Types
Function/expression evaluation, program
control, function handles, object oriented
programming, error handling, operators, data
types, dates and times, timers
File I/O General and low-level file I/O, plus specific
file formats, like audio, spreadsheet, HDF,
images
Graphics Line plots, annotating graphs, specialized
plots, images, printing, Handle Graphics®
3-D Visualization Surface and mesh plots, view control, lighting
and transparency, volume visualization.
Creating Graphical User
Interface
GUIDE, programming graphical user
interfaces.
External Interfaces Java, COM, Serial Port functions.
June 2004
Pages: 1042
Read more... 
The MATLAB® Function Reference contains descriptions of all MATLAB
commands and functions.
Select a category from the following table to see a list of related functions.
See Simulink®, Stateflow®, Real-Time Workshop®, and the individual
toolboxes for lists of their functions
Desktop Tools and
Development Environment
Startup, Command Window, help, editing and
debugging, tuning, other general functions
Mathematics Arrays and matrices, linear algebra, data
analysis, other areas of mathematics
Programming and Data
Types
Function/expression evaluation, program
control, function handles, object oriented
programming, error handling, operators, data
types, dates and times, timers
File I/O General and low-level file I/O, plus specific
file formats, like audio, spreadsheet, HDF,
images
Graphics Line plots, annotating graphs, specialized
plots, images, printing, Handle Graphics®
3-D Visualization Surface and mesh plots, view control, lighting
and transparency, volume visualization.
Creating Graphical User
Interface
GUIDE, programming graphical user
interfaces.
External Interfaces Java, COM, Serial Port functions.
June 2004
Pages: 941 Read more... 
The MATLAB® Function Reference contains descriptions of all MATLAB
commands and functions.
Select a category from the following table to see a list of related functions.
See Simulink®, Stateflow®, Real-Time Workshop®, and the individual
toolboxes for lists of their functions
Desktop Tools and
Development Environment
Startup, Command Window, help, editing and
debugging, tuning, other general functions
Mathematics Arrays and matrices, linear algebra, data
analysis, other areas of mathematics
Programming and Data
Types
Function/expression evaluation, program
control, function handles, object oriented
programming, error handling, operators, data
types, dates and times, timers
File I/O General and low-level file I/O, plus specific
file formats, like audio, spreadsheet, HDF,
images
Graphics Line plots, annotating graphs, specialized
plots, images, printing, Handle Graphics®
3-D Visualization Surface and mesh plots, view control, lighting
and transparency, volume visualization.
Creating Graphical User
Interface
GUIDE, programming graphical user
interfaces.
External Interfaces Java, COM, Serial Port functions.
June 2004
Pages: 821
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Sensors are the most important component in any system and engineers in any field need to understand the fundamentals of how these components work, how to select them properly and how to integrate them into an overall system. This book has outlined the fundamentals, analytical concepts, modelling and design issues, technical details and practical applications of different types of sensors, electromagnetic, capacitive, ultrasonic, vision, Terahertz, displacement, fibre-optic and so on.
The book: addresses the identification, modeling, selection, operation and integration of a wide variety of sensors, demonstrates the concepts of different sensors technology through simulation, design and real implementations, discusses the design and fabrication of high performance modern sensors technology, presents a selection of cutting-edge applications.
Written by experts in their area of research, this book will be useful reference book for engineers and scientist especially the post-graduate students find this book as reference book for their research.
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* Hardcover: 424 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 1, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3540690301
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