Large Sparse Numerical Optimization (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 3540129146 | edition 1984 | PDF | 105 pages | 6,17 mb

PREFACE
In the spring of 1983 I taught a graduate course entitled ‘Large Sparse Numerical Optimization’. Each week I prepared a set of lecture notes to reflect the material being covered. This manuscript is the result. The purpose of the course was to discuss recent developments in the area in order to prepare a student to pursue research. I hope this manuscript will prove useful to others with a similar purpose in mind.
My class was comprised of graduate students from applied mathematics, computer science, and operations research. All students had strong mathematical backgrounds and were familiar with computational methods in mathematics. In addition, most students had some familiarity with numerical optimization, optimization theory and graph-theoretic concepts (or at least I assumed they did). The students were required to do all exercises listed at the end of each chapter. In addition, each student either presented a paper in the area (- I supplied a number of possibilities) or worked on one of the research problems listed in the notes. It was a fun course 7

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Cisco Press | ISBN: 1587051435 | 336 pages | August 12, 2004 | CHM | 1 Mb

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Developers in the J2EE space may feel that they’ve got a good handle on all the different open-source tools and utilities that are floating out there around on the Internet; I know I did. After reading just the first three chapters, it became (painfully) obvious that I was wrong.
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If you’re ready to go from blindly following step-by-step instructions to “Aha, I finally GET Photoshop!” this is the place to start. In these pages, world renowned Photoshop instructor and best-selling author Ben Willmore writes in his signature style–intuitive, crystal clear, and in-depth–helping you gain the deep understanding needed to master Photoshop’s most essential features. Complex concepts like Curves and Channels are broken down into easy to digest metaphors and descriptions, and features new to Photoshop CS2–such as Bridge, Smart Objects, the revamped Layers Palette and Camera Raw dialog box, as well as the awesome new Warping and Vanishing Point features–are all covered in the depth they deserve, making it possible to quickly adapt them into your daily workflow. Whether you’re a photographer, designer, production artist or hobbyist, the knowledge you gain in this book can dramatically change the way you think about Photoshop.

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CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCENT™ and CCNA® ICND1 exam. This fully updated edition presents complete reviews and a more challenging and realistic exam preparation experience.
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This book is a complete reference to IIS7.0—both for developers and administrators. In addition to covering the common administrative tasks, this book will take an in depth look at IIS7.0 extensibility and operations management. This information will be pulled from people running major intranets and web hosting facilities.
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This book is for developers and IIS administrators.

Wrox; Pap/Onl edition (March 10, 2008) | PDF(file-812pages) | 10mb

Professional IIS 7/byKen Schaefer(Author),Jeff Cochran(Author),Scott Forsyth(Author),Rob Baugh(Author),Mike Everest(Author),Dennis Glendenning(Author)

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In today’s heterogeneous computer environments, especially UNIX servers and workstations, it is essential that the system administrator have basic knowledge of different operating systems. This redbook is written for Sun Solaris administrators who wants to transfer their knowledge of Solaris UNIX skills to the AIX 5L operating system. This redbook will basically compare system administration tasks in Solaris 8 to AIX 5L Version 5.1. This redbook shows the reader similarities and differences between each operating system. This redbook will also introduce Solaris administrators to IBM pSeries architecture. It is assumed that the reader of this redbook already has Solaris 8 system administration skills, and are familiar with Sun hardware. In the first section on each chapter, we will briefly mention how the Solaris tasks are carried out. In the last section on each chapter, we will provide a quick reference that will be in handy to use. This redbook is a valuable tool for system administrators and other technical support personnel who deal with AIX 5L and Solaris operating systems.

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Web Mining is moving the World Wide Web toward a more useful environment in which users can quickly and easily find the information they need.
Web Mining uses document content, hyperlink structure, and usage statistics to assist users in meeting their needed information. This book provides a record of current research and practical applications in Web searching. It includes techniques that will improve the utilization of the Web by the design of Web sites, as well as the design and application of search agents. This book presents research and related applications in a manner that encourages additional work toward improving the reduction of information overflow, which is so common today in Web search results.
Idea Group Publishing (August 1, 2004) | PDF(file-427pages) | 4.7mb

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Presents an introduction to programming interactive computer graphics, with an emphasis on game development, using real-time shaders with DirectX 9.0. It teaches the fundamentals of Direct3D and shader programming, after which the reader will be prepared to go on and learn more advanced techniques. The book is divided into three main parts. Part I explains the mathematical tools that will be used throughout this book.

Part II shows how to implement elementary 3D techniques, such as defining 3D geometry, lighting, texturing, alpha blending, and stenciling by using shaders and the HLSL. Part III is largely about applying Direct3D to implement a variety of interesting techniques and special effects, such as working with meshes, character animation, terrain rendering, picking, particle systems, environment mapping, normal mapping, and rendering to textures.

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Frank D. Luna is a program-mer for Hero Interactive. He has been programming interactive 3D graphics for over eight years and has been using DirectX since its fifth iteration. He is the author of Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 9.0 from Wordware Publishing, Inc., and lives in Los Angeles.

544 pages | May 21, 2006 | CHM | 5 Mb

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Written by mainframe and midrange professionals George Farr and Phil Coulthard, Java for S/390 & AS/400 COBOL Programmers is designed to help COBOL programmers make the jump to Java. It teaches COBOL programmers how to read and write Java programs and helps them understand the concepts necessary to continue to improve their Java skills. Rather than serve merely as an overview, Java for S/390 & AS/400 COBOL Programmers is a massive work of more than 900 pages that addresses Javas syntax and much of the Java Development Kits (JDKs) functionality through comparisons with COBOL. It also introduces applets, Java Native Interface (JNI)

Chapter 1 - The World of Java
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Chapter 3 - Java Syntax
Chapter 4 - Structured Operations and Statements
Chapter 5 - Data Types And Variables
Chapter 6 - Arrays,Vectors, And Hashtables
Chapter 7 - String Manipulation
Chapter 8 - Date And Time Manipulation
Chapter 9 - An Object Orientation
Chapter 10 - Exceptions
Chapter 11 - Threads
Chapter 12 - User Interface
Chapter 13 - Database Access
Chapter 14 - More Java
Appendix A - COBOL For OS/390 Flow Of Control
Appendix B - ILE COBOL Flow Of Control
Appendix C - Object-Oriented COBOL On OS/390
Appendix D - Using Java On OS/390
Appendix E - Using Java On OS/400
Appendix F - Software Loading Instructions

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This book shows how to determine quality requirements of services, it discusses and considers the various means of allocating network resources and of supervising the service quality. Furthermore, it explores strategies for allocating network resources and their relation to revenue or operator utility as well as service allocation optimization. The book concludes with a Nokia case study that illustrates the previously mentioned concepts.

Essential reading for networking professionals wishing to understand service quality management in IP networks, as well as students needing to understand principles and basic techniques of service quality management.

The challenge to present-day IP networks comes from advanced realtime services such as streaming and voice/video conferencing, which are demanding applications from the viewpoint of network technology. This book addresses the service quality support technologies needed to deliver different types of content over IP network.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Drivers for the Adoption of Multi-service Networks
Chapter 02 - Service Quality Requirements
Chapter 03 - Network Mechanisms for Multi-service Quality Support
Chapter 04 - Traffic Engineering for Multi-service IP Networks
Chapter 05 - Mapping Service Requirements to Network Resources
Chapter 06 - Service Level Management Techniques
Chapter 07 - Measurements
Chapter 08 - Mechanisms for Dynamic Service Quality Control
Chapter 09 - Case Study: Service Quality Support in an IP-based Cellular RAN
Chapter 10 - Conclusion

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More than 100,000 programmers owe their careers to Professor John Smiley. In this unique guide, the guru himself will teach you, in a classroom setting, how to program with C++. Learn from more than 100 questions and answers as well as real-world programming projects.
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Professor John Smiley, the programmer guru itself teaches you, in a classroom setting, how to program with C++. Learn from more than 100 questions and answers as well as real-world programming projects. Softcover.

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The easiest technical book you’ll ever read. Open it up and see for yourself!

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Owen Bishop introduces, through hands-on project work, the mechanics,
electronics and programming involved in practical robot design-and-build. The
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Introduction: Making a Robot 1
Robot Behaviour 9
Robot Mechanics 25
Robot Electronics 53
PICs in Control 105
PIC Programming 133
Projects 165
The Scooter 166
The Android 209
A robotic toy 246
The Quester 258
The gantry 297
Index 364

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The purpose of this book is to bridge the gap between wireless networking and service research communities who have hitherto confined their work to their respective specialties. It not only focuses on the latest technology enablers for speedier and more reliable wireless networking in the home, but also integrates these enablers to provide workable end-to-end solutions from a user’s perspective. The scope is limited to approaches that will enhance the user’s experience in consuming content in the private and secure setting of the home.
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A broad overview of the home networking field, ranging from wireless technologies to practical applications
In the future, it is expected that private networks (e.g., home networks) will become part of the global network ecosystem, participating in sharing their own content, running IP-based services, and possibly becoming service providers themselves. This is already happening in the so-called “social networks” and peer-to-peer file sharing networks on the Internet—making this emerging topic one of the most active research areas in the wireless communications field.
This book bridges the gap between wireless networking and service research communities, which, until now, have confined their work to their respective fields. Here, a number of industry professionals and academic experts have contributed chapters on various aspects of the subject to present an overview of home networking technologies with a special emphasis on the user as the center of all activities. Coverage includes:
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*Location-aware device and service discovery
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*Secure service discovery protocol implementation for wireless ad-hoc networks
*Multimedia content protection in consumer networks
*Mobile device connectivity in home networks
*Unlicensed mobile access/generic access network
*Wireless sensor networks in the home
*Ultra-wideband and sensor networking in the home environment
With a balanced mix of practice and theory, Technologies for Home Networking focuses on the latest technologies for speedier, more reliable wireless networking and explains how to facilitate workable end-to-end solutions from a user’s perspective. This book is an ideal resource for practicing engineers, designers, and managers with an interest in home networking and also serves as a valuable text for graduate students.

Wiley-Interscience (February 11, 2008) | PDF(file-218pages) | 3.3mb

Technologies for Home Networking /bySudhir Dixit(Editor),Ramjee Prasad(Editor)

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This book by International Grand Master Yasser Seirawan provides a move-by-move account of the best chess games of the last 25 years, played by the world’s foremost chess competitors. With an authoritative voice that is by turns poetic and analytical, Seirawan serves as host of a fascinating excursion of the most brilliant chess game, providing highlights into and explanations of each and every move.

Seirawan begins each game with a description of the historical atmosphere of the chess world –and sometimes the world at large–at the time the game was played. When he delves into the game itself, he starts with the reasoning behind the opening moves. From there he provides both a play-by-play description of the game and an analytical commentary, all the while examining the moves in terms of place development and possible tactical and strategic opportunities. Along the way, a handful of the players are profiled in biographies.

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Just as every business needs to effectively employ Business Intelligence (BI) to stay competitive, every IT professional needs to master BI to stay employed in this fastest-growing segment of Information Technology. Foundations of SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence is the quickest path to understanding BI, and it is essential reading for all who work with SQL Server 2005. It is written from a practical perspective, perfect for anyone who uses the tools in SQL Server 2005s extraordinarily rich BI product suite.

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Add seamless, interactive, user-controlled delivery to your Flash applications. This book builds upon your understanding of basic ActionScript (AS) syntax with the foundational skills that you need to use XML in Flash applications and AS2 or AS3 to migrate your existing applications.

Beginning with an introduction to XML, XML parsing methods, and a short introduction to AS2 you learn how to create a universal XML load/onload Class as well as a universal XHTML parser. Then you learn how to use Components using XML as the data source, including the menu, menubar, datagrid and tree component. Finally, a tutorial projectthe design and development of a Real Estate Web site that contains an XML search enginepulls it all together with hands-on experience.

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What an amazing world we live in! Almost anything you can imagine can be researched, compared, admired, studied, and in many cases, bought, with the click of a mouse. The Internet has changed our lives, putting a world of opportunity before us. Unfortunately, it has also put a world of opportunity into the hands of those whose motives are less than honorable. A firewall, a piece of software or hardware that erects a barrier between your computer and those who might like to invade it, is one solution.If you’ve been using the Internet for any length of time, you’ve probably received some unsavory and unsolicited e-mail. If you run a business, you may be worried about the security of your data and your customers’ privacy. At home, you want to protect your personal information from identity thieves and other shady characters. Firewalls For Dummies® will give you the lowdown on firewalls, then guide you through choosing, installing, and configuring one for your personal or bus iness network.

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Attain the wealth and prosperity you’ve dreamed of with easy-to-apply feng shui principles! Easy to understand and fun to read, Feng Shui and Money helps readers connect to the spiritual and psychological dimensions of their financial lives through the ancient practice of feng shui. Starting out with the captivating history of this ancient Chinese philosophy, this entertaining guide covers the basic principles of feng shui thought throughout the ages and its wide popularity today. Next, it offers innovative suggestions for favorable interior arrangements at home and in the office, time-proven rituals to create prosperity, dozens of chi enhancement exercises, and valuable advice for tending one’s spiritual landscape. Finally, readers will find a nine-week action plan that shows how to translate these feng shui principles into an individual, achievable program of financial and spiritual renewal. Written by an experienced psychotherapist and feng shui consultant, this pragmatic yet sensitive book offers a refreshing, lively blend of Asian spirituality and Western psychological insight.

About the Author
Eric Shaffert is a certified psychotherapist and feng shui consultant who specializes in revealing the relationship between financial health and the layout and design of one’s environment. An innovative and entrepreneurial thinker, he has applied the principles of feng shui to residential areas, business environments, and websites. He has a masters degree from Catholic University and a background in Tibetian tantric feng shui, transpersonal psychology, and body-centered therapy. He lives in New York City.

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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a “simple” set of operations that allows you to more easily monitor and manage network devices like routers, switches, servers, printers, and more. The information you can monitor with SNMP is wide-ranging–from standard items, like the amount of traffic flowing into an interface, to far more esoteric items, like the air temperature inside a router. In spite of its name, though, SNMP is not especially simple to learn.
O’Reilly has answered the call for help with a practical introduction that shows how to install, configure, and manage SNMP. Written for network and system administrators, the book introduces the basics of SNMP and then offers a technical background on how to use it effectively. “Essential SNMP” explores both commercial and open source packages, and elements like OIDs, MIBs, community strings, and traps are covered in depth. The book contains five new chapters and various updates throughout. Other new topics include:
Expanded coverage of SNMPv1, SNMPv2, and SNMPv3
Expanded coverage of SNMPc
The concepts behind network management and change management
RRDTool and Cricket
The use of scripts for a variety of tasks
How Java can be used to create SNMP applications
Net-SNMP’s Perl module
The bulk of the book is devoted to discussing, with real examples, how to use SNMP for system and network administration tasks. Administrators will come away with ideas for writing scripts to help them manage their networks, create managed objects, and extend the operation of SNMP agents.

Once demystified, SNMP is much more accessible. If you’re looking for a way to more easily manage your network, look no further than “Essential SNMP, 2nd Edition,”

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Enterprise JavaBeans was recently voted “Best Java Book” by the editors and readers of Java Developer’s Journal. Readers of JavaPro named it the “Best Java Book for Experts.” And Amazon.com included it in the Top Computer Books for 2000. Now the best only gets better! In the new 3rd edition, Enterprise JavaBeans has been completely revised and updated with a thorough introduction to the new 2.0 version of the EJB specification. Significantly different from the earlier version, the 2.0 specification introduces three dramatic improvements: A completely new version of container-managed persistence; local interfaces; and a totally new kind of bean called the “message driven bean.”

The new version of container-managed persistence (CMP) beans in 2.0 is more portable and robust than in the older 1.1 version. Most significant is the introduction of the relationship fields, which allow entity beans to declare relationships with each other as natural references. In order to make this huge leap in component relationships possible, EJB 2.0 had to redesign how entity beans are defined and interact. Our new 3rd edition examines this critical CMP model in detail.

Local interfaces are thoroughly discussed as well. Local interfaces allow beans that are co-located to interact without the overhead of remote method calls. This improves the performance of beans considerably and complements the CMP relationship fields.

Message driven beans are a new kind of enterprise bean based on asynchronous messaging and the Java Message service (JMS). Instead of responding to Java RMI calls, message driven beans process JMS messages sent by messaging clients. An entire chapter is devoted to message-driven beans and how to use them effectively.

In addition, the 3rd edition contains an architecture overview, information on resource management and primary services, design strategies, and XML deployment descriptors.

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