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This book is aimed at people who want to become more effective and more productive programmers. Perhaps you feel frustrated that you don't seem to be achieving your potential. Perhaps you look at colleagues who seem to be using tools to make themselves more productive than you. Maybe your current job uses older technologies, and you want to know how newer ideas can be applied to what you do. We don't pretend to have all (or even most) of the answers, nor are all of our ideas applicable in all situations. All we can say is that if you follow our approach, you'll gain experience rapidly, your productivity will increase, and you'll have a better understanding of the entire development process. And you'll write better software. Programmers are craftspeople trained to use a certain set of tools (editors, object managers, version trackers) to generate a certain kind of product (programs) that will operate in some environment (operating systems on hardware assemblies). Like any other craft, computer programming has spawned a body of wisdom, most of which isn't taught at universities or in certification classes. Most programmers arrive at the so-called tricks of the trade over time, through independent experimentation. In The Pragmatic Programmer, Andrew Hunt and David Thomas codify many of the truths they've discovered during their respective careers as designers of software and writers of code. Some of the authors' nuggets of pragmatism are concrete, and the path to their Read more...

Product Description The Fourth Edition of the classic Construction Funding acquaints professionals and students alike with the critical tools needed for developing any successful real estate venture. Using a case example of an actual apartment development, Construction Funding walks the reader through each phase of the project, offering invaluable guidance on selecting markets, rating sites, choosing construction professionals, raising capital, understanding financing options, and mastering cash flow management. Book Info Provides professional and student readers alike with the critical tools needed for developing any successful real estate venture. Offers invaluable guidance on raising capital, selecting markets, rating sites, securing insurance, understanding loan options, and mastering cash flow management. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews Product Details * Hardcover: 544 pages * Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (October 12, 2007) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0470037318 * ISBN-13: 978-0470037317 Read more...

Review Strategic Investment: Real Options and Games provides a powerful synthesis of modern corporate finance and corporate strategy. Its arrival could not be more timely for the practice of strategic management. Cumulative developments in finance science and innovations in financial technology over the past three decades have had a profound impact on financial markets and financial institutions globally. However, their influence on the practice of strategic corporate finance has been far more limited. That is changing and as a consequence one can anticipate significant opportunities for innovation in strategic advice and its implementation in the impending future. Who better to prepare us for it than Han Smit and Lenos Trigeorgis, with their combined experiences as serious academic researchers, skilled consultants, and seasoned teachers? Their carefully constructed text uses actual case settings and hypothetical situations to exemplify the power of combining real options and game theory to clarify and quantify strategic analysis of the firm. Whether MBA student or seasoned professional, the reader is in for a treat: Bon Appetit! (Robert C. Merton, Harvard Business School and Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences ) Product Description Corporate finance and corporate strategy have long been seen as different sides of the same coin. Though both focus on the same broad problem, investment decision-making, the gap between the two sides--and between theory and practice--rem Read more...

Review This book provides a comprehensive account of the antecedents and consequences of networks. Goyal applies a multidisciplinary lens and considers both economic and sociological accounts of some of the dynamics he has studied. Scholars who are interested in a boundary-spanning account of this important phenomenon will find this book to be extremely valuable. (Ranjay Gulati, Kellogg School of Management ) Product Description Networks pervade social and economic life, and they play a prominent role in explaining a huge variety of social and economic phenomena. Standard economic theory did not give much credit to the role of networks until the early 1990s, but since then the study of the theory of networks has blossomed. At the heart of this research is the idea that the pattern of connections between individual rational agents shapes their actions and determines their rewards. The importance of connections has in turn motivated the study of the very processes by which networks are formed. In Connections, Sanjeev Goyal puts contemporary thinking about networks and economic activity into context. He develops a general framework within which this body of research can be located. In the first part of the book he demonstrates that location in a network has significant effects on individual rewards and that, given this, it is natural that individuals will seek to form connections to move the network in their favor. This idea motivates the second part of the book, whi Read more...

Review This is a wonderful book. The content is overwhelming. Every practicing mathematician, everyone who uses mathematics, and everyone who is interested in mathematics must have a copy of their own. (Simon A. Levin, Princeton University ) Product Description This is a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone with a serious interest in mathematics. Edited by Timothy Gowers, a recipient of the Fields Medal, it presents nearly two hundred entries, written especially for this book by some of the world's leading mathematicians, that introduce basic mathematical tools and vocabulary; trace the development of modern mathematics; explain essential terms and concepts; examine core ideas in major areas of mathematics; describe the achievements of scores of famous mathematicians; explore the impact of mathematics on other disciplines such as biology, finance, and music--and much, much more. Unparalleled in its depth of coverage, The Princeton Companion to Mathematics surveys the most active and exciting branches of pure mathematics, providing the context and broad perspective that are vital at a time of increasing specialization in the field. Packed with information and presented in an accessible style, this is an indispensable resource for undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics as well as for researchers and scholars seeking to understand areas outside their specialties. * Features nearly 200 entries, organized thematically and written by an international te Read more...

Review In addition to being an excellent undergraduate textbook, A Survey of Computational Physics will be useful to scientists wanting a good reference on basic computational modeling methods. (John W. Mintmire, Oklahoma State University ) Product Description Computational physics is a rapidly growing subfield of computational science, in large part because computers can solve previously intractable problems or simulate natural processes that do not have analytic solutions. The next step beyond Landau's First Course in Scientific Computing and a follow-up to Landau and Paez's Computational Physics, this text presents a broad survey of key topics in computational physics for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, including new discussions of visualization tools, wavelet analysis, molecular dynamics, and computational fluid dynamics. By treating science, applied mathematics, and computer science together, the book reveals how this knowledge base can be applied to a wider range of real-world problems than computational physics texts normally address. Designed for a one- or two-semester course, A Survey of Computational Physics will also interest anyone who wants a reference on or practical experience in the basics of computational physics. The text includes a CD-ROM with supplementary materials, including Java, Fortran, and C programs; animations; visualizations; color figures; interactive Java applets; codes for MPI, PVM, and OpenDX; and a PVM tut Read more...

Amazon.com This book has been a classic in the former Soviet Union since it was first published in 1956, and it remains just as entertaining today. A master at making math fun for his high school students, Boris Kordemsky loaded this clever collection with a wide variety of math and logic related games and puzzles dealing with magic squares, tricky weights and measures, properties of numbers, mathematical tricks, and more. Number and math game fans are bound to find several new amusements here. Even many of the well-known classics from generations past take on new life with the fresh twists Kordemsky provides. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Product Description Most popular Russian puzzle book ever published. Marvelously varied puzzles ranging from simple "catch" riddles to difficult problems. Lavishly illustrated with clear diagrams and amusing sketches. Edited for English-readers, while retaining warmth and charm of original. Inexpensive edition of first English translation. Introduction by Martin Gardner. 425 line illustrations. Solutions. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. See all Editorial Reviews Product Details * Paperback, Pages: 319 * Publisher: Scribner (April 1977) * ISBN-10: 0684148706 * ISBN-13: 978-0684148700 Read more...

536 Puzzles and Curious Problems Henry Ernest Dudeney 428pp. 1967 Charles Scribner's Sons ISBN-10: 0684717557 Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems * Money Puzzles * Age Puzzles * Clock Puzzles * Speed and Distance Puzzles * Weight Puzzles * Digital Puzzles * Skeleton Puzzles * Cryptarithm Puzzles * Miscellaneous Puzzles Geometrical Problems * Triangle, Square, and Other Polygon Puzzles * Circle Puzzles * Dividing-the-Plane Puzzles * Plane Geometry Puzzles * Solid Geometry Puzzles * Dissection Puzzles * Paper Folding Puzzles * Moving Counter Puzzles Combinatorial and Topological Problems * Magic Square Puzzles * Magic Star Puzzles * Liquid Pouring Puzzles * Route and Network Puzzles * Point Alignment Puzzles * Map Coloring Puzzles * Miscellaneous Combinatorial Puzzles Game Puzzles * Domino Puzzles * Match Puzzles * Unclassified Puzzles * Answers # Hardcover: 428 pages # Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons (1967) # Language: English # ASIN: B000O8SXFM Read more...

Product Description Many of these puzzles are entirely original; others have been treated in as original a way as possible, including domino puzzles, noughts and crosses, puzzles in mechanics, etc. Puzzle fans will not only enjoy mastering the puzzles, they’ll find their ability to solve mathematical problems increasing. "...exceptionally good value."—Jrnl. of Recreational Math. Language Notes Text: English, Dutch (translation) Product Details * Paperback: 430 pages * Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1968) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0486221342 * ISBN-13: 978-0486221342 Read more...