The indispensable guide for all scientists, engineers and students who wish to use Microsoft Excel to its full potential.

Completely updated guide for scientists, engineers and students who want to use Microsoft Excel 2007 to its full potential.

Electronic spreadsheet analysis has become part of the everyday work of researchers in all areas of engineering and science. Microsoft Excel, as the industry standard spreadsheet, has a range of scientific functions that can be utilized for the modeling, analysis and presentation of quantitative data. This text provides a straightforward guide to using these functions of Microsoft Excel, guiding the reader from basic principles through to more complicated areas such as formulae, charts, curve-fitting, equation solving, integration, macros, statistical functions, and presenting quantitative data.

Key Features:

* Content written specifically for the requirements of science and engineering students and professionals working with Microsoft Excel, brought fully up to date with the new Microsoft Office release of Excel 2007.
* Features of Excel 2007 are illustrated through a wide variety of examples based in technical contexts, demonstrating the use of the program for analysis and presentation of experimental results.
* Updated with new examples, problem sets, and applications. New website with data sets, downloadable spreadsheets and other useful resources.

About the Author

Bernard Liengme attended Imperial College in London and received a BSc & PhD in Chemistry. He also received post-docs at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburg and the University of British Columbia. He has conducted extensive reseach in surface chemistry and Mossbauer Effect. He has been at St Francis Xavier University in Canada since 1968 as professor, Associate Dean and Registrar as well as teaching chemistry and computer science.

Get the most out of Pro Tools with the definitive guidebook! Covering the LE, M-Powered, and HD versions of Pro Tools for music, post, and multimedia users at all levels, Pro Tools 7 Power!, Second Edition is the perfect resource for both newcomers looking to get up and running, and more advanced users who would like a complete desk reference on the new version. Completely updated for Pro Tools 7.4, everything from basic audio concepts and setting up your system to editing, mixing, plug-ins, MIDI, and much more is here in a usable format that explains techniques in plain language. Helpful keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Macintosh as well as informative notes and helpful tips are included throughout the text. The companion CD-ROM includes more than 60 minutes of interactive movie tutorials from Cool School Interactus™ that help reinforce what you’ve learned.

About the Author

Colin MacQueen is a musician, composer, technical writer, sound designer and virtual audio engineer. He has been involved with the music and video industries for years, both in production and as a live performer, as a Digidesign distributor in Spain and as an educator on digital audio-related topics. Colin co-authored Pro Tools Power! and Digital Audio Dictionary and wrote and produced all the movie tutorials for the interactive CD-ROMs: “CSi Starter – Pro Tools LE”, and “CSi Starter – Cubase SX2”, and the IK Multimedia movie tutorials on “CSi volume 10”. He was a contributing writer or editor on other CD-ROM volumes in the CSi series. In addition, he has served as an independent composer, producer and sound designer for many interactive CD-ROM titles. Colin is a freelance writer on digital audio topics and has taught digital audio courses at both the university level and at broadcast schools.

Steve Albanese is an interactive media producer, audio engineer, and entrepreneur. Steve is currently President and founder of TutorialFACTORY and TutorialDEPOT, where he specializes in the development and online distribution of HOW TO video content for platforms ranging from mobile devices through large-screen HD systems. His years of educational and development experience include his role as Media Production Supervisor at the Recording Workshop, Chief Instructor at Pro School Midwest, President and founder of Cool Breeze Systems, Inc., and creator of the Cool School Interactus training environments. Steve has also worked for years as an audio professional, recording, mixing and mastering many music projects, as well as posting videos and films, television commercials, radio spots, and interactive media.

Doug Abbott examines Eclipse and its ability to save time and money while designing and developing an embedded system!

The Eclipse environment solves the problem of having to maintain your own Integrated Development Environment (IDE), which is time consuming and costly. Embedded tools can also be easily integrated into Eclipse. The C/C++CDT is ideal for the embedded community with more than 70% of embedded developers using this language to write embedded code. Eclipse simplifies embedded system development and then eases its integration into larger platforms and frameworks.

In this book, Doug Abbott examines Eclipse, an IDE, which can be vital in saving money and time in the design and development of an embedded system. Eclipse was created by IBM in 2001 and then became an open-source project in 2004. Since then it has become the de-facto IDE for embedded developers. Virtually all of the major Linux vendors have adopted this platform, including MontVista, LynuxWorks, and Wind River.

*Details the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) essential to streamlining your embedded development process
*Overview of the latest C/C++ Developer's Toolkit (CDT)
*Includes case studies of Eclipse use including Monta Vista, LynuxWorks, and Wind River

About the Author

Doug Abbott is the principal of Intellimetrix, a consulting firm in Silver City, NM, specializing in hardware and software for industrial and scientific data acquisition and embedded product applications. Among his past and pre-sent clients are Agilent Technologies, Tektronix, Sandia National Laboratory and numerous smaller high-tech com-panies in Silicon Valley. Mr. Abbott has over thirty years experience in various aspects of computer hardware and software design and has been an independent consultant for the past fifteen years. Prior to founding Intellimetrix, he managed software de-velopment for DSP Technology, Inc, a leading supplier of high-speed instrumentation. Doug is also a popular instructor and seminar leader, who teaches classes in PC technology and real-time program-ming for University of California Berkeley Extension. He has taught the techniques of real-time programming and multi-tasking operating systems to hundreds of professional engineers. These classes can also be customized and made available for on-site presentation. Mr. Abbott received an MSEE degree from the University of California at Berkeley.

Computer hardware continues to get smaller and computer software continues to get more complicated. Computer programming (often shortened to programming or coding) is the process of writing, testing, and maintaining the source code of computer programs. The source code is written in a programming language. This code may be a modification of existing source or something completely new. The process of writing source code requires expertise in many different subjects, including knowledge of the application domain and algorithms to implement the desired behaviour. Within software engineering, programming (the implementation) is regarded as one phase in a software development process. This book presents new leading-edge international research in the field.

The healthcare industry produces a constant flow of data, creating a need for deep analysis of databases through data mining tools and techniques resulting in expanded medical research, diagnosis, and treatment.

Data Mining and Medical Knowledge Management: Cases and Applications presents case studies on applications of various modern data mining methods in several important areas of medicine, covering classical data mining methods, elaborated approaches related to mining in electroencephalogram and electrocardiogram data, and methods related to mining in genetic data. A premier resource for those involved in data mining and medical knowledge management, this book tackles ethical issues related to cost-sensitive learning in medicine and produces theoretical contributions concerning general problems of data, information, knowledge, and ontologies.

About the Author

Petr Berka is a full professor at the Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering, University of Economics and also works in the Centre of Biomedical Informatics, Institute of Computer Science, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. His main research interests are machine learning, data mining and knowledge-based systems.

Jan Rauch is an associate professor at the Deptartment of Information and Knowledge Engineering, University of Economics and also works in the Centre of Biomedical Informatics, Institute of Computer Science, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. His main research interest is data mining.

Djamel Abdelkader Zighed received his Master in Computer and Automatic Science in 1982 and his PhD in computer science in 1985 both from University Lyon I. He was as assistant professor at University Lyon 1 in 1984-1987. In 1987, he joined the University Lyon II where he worked as lecturer (1987-1991), professor (1991-2000) and 1st class professor (2000 - present). He is interested in data mining (including mining complex data), machine learning and knowledge engineering. He is the founder and was director (1995-2002) of the ERIC laboratory (laboratory for development of methods and software for knowledge engineering, and more specifically automatic Knowledge Discovery in Databases).

The scope of this new and important book includes: personal portable telephones, multimedia devices, digital assistants, and communicating palmtop computers; registration and handoff protocols, messaging, and communications and computing requirements; network control and management for protocols associated with routing and tracking of mobile users; location-independent numbering plans for movable personal services; personal profiles, personalised traffic filtering, and other database-driven aspects of personal communications; link access technologies and protocols; radio and infrared channel characterisation and other microcell-based personal communication systems; satellite systems and global personal communications; traffic management and performance issues; policy issues in spectrum allocation, industry structure, and technology evolution; applications, case studies, and field experience; and, intelligent vehicle highway systems.

If you’re looking for a book to teach you everything about the art and science of project management, put this one right down and back away slowly. This book does not endeavor to help you learn to become a professional project manager. For that, buy a project management how-to book over in the business books section.

If you’ve had a project thrust in your lap and have been asked to use OpenProj or want to try to use it to improve your results, buy this book now. (And please accept my thanks and appreciation for doing so!) OpenProj: The Open Source Solution for Managing Your Projects will teach you the essential skills for using OpenProj, providing tips and hints about how OpenProj can help you manage project progress more effectively. It also will present the type of real-world examples and techniques that apply to mainstream business people, not just technical professionals.

As the new owner of a Digital Rebel XSi/450 you are serious about photography and want to take professional-looking photographs. You also want to quickly and easily discover how, when, and why to use the most important features of your cutting-edge camera. "Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450 Guide to Digital SLR Photography" provides you with a concise guide to the essential functions and features of the Digital Rebel XSi/450, teaching you how to select the best autofocus mode, shutter speed, f/stop, or flash capability to take perfect pictures of any kind under any conditions. Brimming with full-color images and examples, this book will help photographers of any level enhance their digital photography skills and techniques. You will also learn how to edit and enhance your photographs, as well as troubleshooting tips to maintain the condition of your Digital Rebel XSi/450 and its accessories.

About the Author

With more than a million books in print, David D. Busch is a best-selling author of books on digital photography and imaging technology, and the originator of popular series like "David Busch's Pro Secrets" and "David Busch's Quick Snap Guides." He has written eight hugely successful guidebooks for Nikon digital SLR models, and the most comprehensive manuals for dSLRs from Canon, Sony, and other vendors. His many other books devoted to digital photography include "David Busch's Digital Infrared Pro Secrets" and "Mastering Digital SLR Photography." As a roving photojournalist for more than 20 years, he has illustrated his books, magazine articles, and newspaper reports with award-winning images. Busch has operated his own commercial studio, suffocated in formal dress while shooting weddings-for-hire, and shot sports for a daily newspaper and upstate New York college. His photographs and articles have been published in magazines as diverse as "PhotoGraphic," "Popular Photography & Imaging," "The Rangefinder," "The Professional Photographer," and hundreds of other publications. He’s also reviewed digital cameras for CNet Networks and "Computer Shopper."

Have you unpacked your new Nikon D60 digital SLR camera and want to get started right away taking great pictures? "David Busch’s Nikon D60 Guide to Digital SLR Photography" will show you how, when, and, most importantly, why to use all the cool features and functions of your camera to take eye-popping photographs. Introductory chapters will help you get comfortable with the basics of your camera before you dive right into exploring creative ways to apply the D60’s exposure modes, focus controls, and electronic flash options. More comprehensive than any of the pocket-sized camera guides, this book is chock full of hands-on tips for choosing lenses, flash units, and software products. Beautiful, full-color images illustrate where the essential buttons and dials are, so you’ll quickly learn how to use your Nikon D60, and use it well.

About the Author

With more than a million books in print, David D. Busch is a best-selling author of books on digital photography and imaging technology, and the originator of popular series like "David Busch's Pro Secrets" and "David Busch's Quick Snap Guides." He has written eight hugely successful guidebooks for Nikon digital SLR models, and the most comprehensive manuals for dSLRs from Canon, Sony, and other vendors. His many other books devoted to digital photography include "David Busch's Digital Infrared Pro Secrets" and "Mastering Digital SLR Photography." As a roving photojournalist for more than 20 years, he has illustrated his books, magazine articles, and newspaper reports with award-winning images. Busch has operated his own commercial studio, suffocated in formal dress while shooting weddings-for-hire, and shot sports for a daily newspaper and upstate New York college. His photographs and articles have been published in magazines as diverse as "PhotoGraphic," "Popular Photography & Imaging," "The Rangefinder," "The Professional Photographer," and hundreds of other publications. He’s also reviewed digital cameras for CNet Networks and "Computer Shopper."

Are you always doodling heroes and villains for your own comic adventures? Have you ever imagined creating your own comic book for others to read? With "Web Comics for Teens", you can! "Web Comics for Teens" introduces you to the skills, tools, and programs you need to create your own web comics, comics, and cartoons published on the World Wide Web. The book begins with an introduction to basic pencil and ink drawing techniques to help you hone your illustration skills. You’ll learn how to create memorable characters that come to life and how to develop your own unique drawing style. From there you’ll discover how to compose and lay out a comic strip and get tips to help you create a great story. Once you have the basics of the story down you’ll learn how to incorporate popular comical themes to add wit and humor to your comic. When your story is complete the book will show you how to use Flash software to bring your web comic to life with awesome backgrounds, cool animation, and sound effects. And if you want to take your art to the next level, you’ll get the tips and information you need to host and publish your web comic on the internet where you can share it with others. With "Web Comics for Teens", you could be the next web comic star!

About the Author

Michael Duggan is a writer and artist currently residing in the forests of the Ozark Mountains. He got started drawing cartoons at age three and sold his first gag strip to a local newspaper when he was still in high school. His work has appeared in multiple publications since. Duggan is the author of two textbooks, The Official Guide to 3D GameStudio and Torque for Teens, both of which he illustrated with his zany characters. He runs the site MDDuggan.com and teaches game design at North Arkansas College. In the personal philosophy of the late Jim Henson, Duggan hopes to leave this world a better place than what it was when he entered it.

Project5, Cakewalk’s complete software studio suite, includes synthesizers, a sampler, a sequencer,and tools for creating and utilizing beats and loops. This powerful program can be used to create and record an entire piece of music by itself, or as a complement to another DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) application. In short, Project5 is a sophisticated program that can help any musician make and record better music. Project5 Power!: The Comprehensive Guide will help you master this powerful program. The book begins by introducing Project5 and the recording process in general. It then moves on to setting up your hardware, working with clips, and working with tracks and projects.From there, you’ll learn about every synthesizer and every FX unit in Project5. There is also information on creating CDs and exporting your music to the Internet. The book is organized in short tutorials so you can read it from front to back to get a comprehensive understanding of all the tools and capabilities of Project5, or just flip to the specific tutorial that interests you. In addition to showing you how to use Project5’s features, the tutorials aim to highlight some of the reasons why you might want to consider using a possible technique. Having an understanding of how you can use different techniques will help you to use the right tool at the right time.

About the Author

Simon Cann is a writer based in London, and is the author of a number of music-related and business-related books. Before turning his attention to full-time writing, he spent over 15 years as a management consultant where his clients included global music industry, entertainment, and broadcasting companies, as well as companies in the financial services, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. He is the author of Building a Successful 21st Century Music Career and Cakewalk Synthesizers: From Presets to Power User, and Project5 Power! all published by Course Technology, as well as How to Make a Noise and Sample This!