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Case-Based Reasoning in Design (Hardcover): Mary Lou Maher, M. Bala Balachandran, Dong Mei Zhang Case-Based Reasoning in Design (Hardcover)
Mary Lou Maher, M. Bala Balachandran, Dong Mei Zhang
R3,999 Discovery Miles 39 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Case-based reasoning in design is becoming an important approach to computer-support for design as well as an important component in understanding the design process. Design has become a major focus for problem solving paradigms due to its complexity and open-ended nature. This book presents a clear description of how case-based reasoning can be applied to design problems, including the representation of design cases, indexing and retrieving design cases, and the range of paradigms for adapting design cases. With a focus on design, this book differs from others that provide a generalist view of case-based reasoning.
This volume provides two important contributions to the area:
* a general description of the issues and alternatives in applying case-based reasoning to design, and
* a description of specific implementations of case-based design.
Through this combination, the reader will learn about both the general issues and the practical problems in supporting design through case-based reasoning. This book was prepared to fill a gap in the literature on the unique problems that design introduces to computational paradigms developed in computer science. It also addresses the needs of computational support for design problem solving from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

Structured Biological Modelling - A New Approach to Biophysical Cell Biology (Hardcover): Michael Kraus, Bernhard Wolf Structured Biological Modelling - A New Approach to Biophysical Cell Biology (Hardcover)
Michael Kraus, Bernhard Wolf
R10,582 Discovery Miles 105 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Structured Biological Modelling presents a straightforward introduction for computer-aided analysis, mathematical modelling, and simulation of cell biological systems. This unique guide brings together the physiological, structural, molecular biological, and theoretical aspects of the signal transduction network that regulates growth and proliferation in normal and tumor cells. It provides comprehensive survey of functional and theoretical features of intracellular signal processing and introduces the concept of cellular self-organization. Exemplified by oscillatory calcium waves, strategies for the design of computer experiments are presented that can assist or even substitute for time-consuming biological experiments. The presented minimal model for proliferation-associated signal transduction clearly shows the alterations of the cellular signal network involved in neoplastic growth. This book will be useful to cell and molecular biologists, oncologists, physiologists, theoretical biologists, computer scientists, and all other researchers and students studying functional aspects of cellular signaling.

In Search of the Virtual Class - Education in an Information Society (Hardcover): Lalita Rajasingham, John Tiffin In Search of the Virtual Class - Education in an Information Society (Hardcover)
Lalita Rajasingham, John Tiffin
R5,480 Discovery Miles 54 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Shirley zips into her skin-tight school uniform, which on the outside looks something like a ski suit. The lining of the suit in fact contains cabling that makes the suit a communication system and there are pressure pads where the suit touches skin that give a sense of touch. Next, she sits astride something that is a bit like a motorbike, except that it has no wheels and is attached firmly to the floor. Her feet fit on to something similar to a brake and accelerator and her gloved hands hold onto handlebars. She shouts, "I'm off to school, Dad". Her father, who is taking time out from his teleworking, begins to remind her that the family are going teleshopping in the virtual city later in the day, but it is too late, his daughter has already donned her school helmet. She is no longer in the real world of her real home, she is in the virtual world of her virtual school.' Is this the shape of the future of education? This book presents a vision of what will happen to education and training as information technology develops. The argument is simple. To prepare people for life in an information society they need to be taught with the technology of an information society. But what shape will that take? Can the classroom as we know it - a communications system which has been in place for four thousand years - be replaced? The authors argue that through the development of telecommunications for telelearning a genuine revolution in education is in the making. The book describes how, through the convergence of a cluster of new technologies including virtual reality, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and the superhighways of telecommunications, a new educational paradigm will emerge in the form of a virtual class. Teachers, trainers and educators who worry about how best to prepare students for life in an ever-changing world will find much inspiration in this engagingly written and jargon-free book

iPhone Photography For Dummies (Paperback): M Hemmings iPhone Photography For Dummies (Paperback)
M Hemmings
R698 R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Save R196 (28%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Create beautiful iPhone photos with the techniques found in this book iPhone Photography For Dummies, shares the expertise of photography workshop instructor Mark Hemmings as he shows readers how to get stunning images using their favorite iPhone. By implementing Hemmings' simple techniques, you'll get professional-looking results in a fraction of the time you'd expect. You'll learn to: Adjust camera settings Create majestic landscape images Capture exciting action shots Shoot beautiful portraits Select an editing app Share and organize images Shoot photos comfortably while on the go Perfect for those who want to take breathtaking photos without investing in a top-of-the-line camera, iPhone Photography For Dummies takes the guesswork and luck out of creating beautiful imagery. It shows people without formal training in photography how to make meaningful and noticeable improvements in their shooting technique using either the latest iPhone model or older versions of the device.

Exponential Families in Theory and Practice (Paperback): Bradley Efron Exponential Families in Theory and Practice (Paperback)
Bradley Efron
R1,020 R963 Discovery Miles 9 630 Save R57 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

During the past half-century, exponential families have attained a position at the center of parametric statistical inference. Theoretical advances have been matched, and more than matched, in the world of applications, where logistic regression by itself has become the go-to methodology in medical statistics, computer-based prediction algorithms, and the social sciences. This book is based on a one-semester graduate course for first year Ph.D. and advanced master's students. After presenting the basic structure of univariate and multivariate exponential families, their application to generalized linear models including logistic and Poisson regression is described in detail, emphasizing geometrical ideas, computational practice, and the analogy with ordinary linear regression. Connections are made with a variety of current statistical methodologies: missing data, survival analysis and proportional hazards, false discovery rates, bootstrapping, and empirical Bayes analysis. The book connects exponential family theory with its applications in a way that doesn't require advanced mathematical preparation.

Practical Longitudinal Data Analysis (Hardcover, Softcover Repri): David J. Hand Practical Longitudinal Data Analysis (Hardcover, Softcover Repri)
David J. Hand
R5,191 Discovery Miles 51 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This text describes regression-based approaches to analyzing longitudinal and repeated measures data. It emphasizes statistical models, discusses the relationships between different approaches, and uses real data to illustrate practical applications. It uses commercially available software when it exists and illustrates the program code and output. The data appendix provides many real data sets-beyond those used for the examples-which can serve as the basis for exercises.

Internet of Behaviors (IoB) (Hardcover): R. Dhaya, R. Kanthavel Internet of Behaviors (IoB) (Hardcover)
R. Dhaya, R. Kanthavel
R3,084 Discovery Miles 30 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. The book will begin by evaluating the state of the art of all Internet Of behaviors (IoB) while looking into their BI, Big Data, CDPs, etc. core building block 2. Offers in-depth examination of Internet Of behaviors, which supports 3. Includes handy quick-reference to help readers with regular with simple language rules; 4. This book goal is to record, analyse, comprehend, and respond to all forms of human behaviour in a way that allows people to be tracked and interpreted using developing technology advancements and advances in machine learning algorithms

The Game Music Toolbox - Composition Techniques and Production Tools from 20 Iconic Game Soundtracks (Hardcover): Marios... The Game Music Toolbox - Composition Techniques and Production Tools from 20 Iconic Game Soundtracks (Hardcover)
Marios Aristopoulos
R3,829 Discovery Miles 38 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Game Music Toolbox provides readers with the tools, models and techniques to create and expand a compositional toolbox, through a collection of 20 iconic case studies taken from different eras of game music. Discover many of the composition and production techniques behind popular music themes from games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Mario Kart 8, The Legend of Zelda, Street Fighter II, Diablo, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Last of Us, and many others. The Game Music Toolbox features: Exclusive interviews from industry experts Transcriptions and harmonic analyses 101 music theory introductions for beginners Career development ideas and strategies Copyright and business fundamentals An introduction to audio implementation for composers Practical takeaway tasks to equip readers with techniques for their own game music The Game Music Toolbox is crucial reading for game music composers and audio professionals of all backgrounds, as well as undergraduates looking to forge a career in the video game industry.

Applications of Mathematical Modeling, Machine Learning, and Intelligent Computing for Industrial Development (Hardcover):... Applications of Mathematical Modeling, Machine Learning, and Intelligent Computing for Industrial Development (Hardcover)
Madhu Jain, Dinesh K. Sharma, Rakhee Kulshrestha, H.S. Hota
R4,446 Discovery Miles 44 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The text focuses on mathematical modeling and applications of advanced techniques of machine learning, and artificial intelligence, including artificial neural networks, evolutionary computing, data mining, and fuzzy systems to solve performance and design issues more precisely. Intelligent computing encompasses technologies, algorithms, and models in providing effective and efficient solutions to a wide range of problems including the airport's intelligent safety system. It will serve as an ideal reference text for senior undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in fields including industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, computer engineering, and mathematics. The book- Discusses mathematical modeling for traffic, sustainable supply chain, vehicular Ad-Hoc networks, internet of things networks with intelligent gateways. Covers advanced machine learning, artificial intelligence, fuzzy systems, evolutionary computing, data mining techniques for real-world problems. Presents applications of mathematical models in chronic diseases such as kidney and coronary artery diseases. Highlights advances in mathematical modeling, strength, and benefits of machine learning and artificial intelligence, including driving goals, applicability, algorithms, and processes involved. Showcases emerging real-life topics on mathematical models, machine learning, and intelligent computing using an interdisciplinary approach. The text presents emerging real-life topics on mathematical models, machine learning, and intelligent computing in a single volume. It will serve as an ideal text for senior undergraduate, graduate students, and researchers in diverse fields domains including industrial and manufacturing engineering, computer engineering, and mathematics.

AI Factory - Theories, Applications and Case Studies (Hardcover): Ramin Karim, Diego Galar, Uday Kumar AI Factory - Theories, Applications and Case Studies (Hardcover)
Ramin Karim, Diego Galar, Uday Kumar
R4,754 Discovery Miles 47 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides insights on how to approach and utilize data science tools, technologies and methodologies related to artificial intelligence (AI) in industrial contexts. It explains the essence of distributed computing and AI-technologies, and their inter-connections. Description of various technology and methodology approaches, and their purpose and benefits when developing AI-solution in industrial contexts is included. In addition, it summarizes experiences from AI technology deployment projects from several industrial sectors. Features: Presents compendium of methodologies and technologies in Industrial AI and digitalization. Illustrates sensor to actuation approach showing complete cycle, that defines and differences AI and digitalization concept. Covers a broad range of academic and industrial issues within the field of asset management. Discusses impact of Industry 4.0 in other sectors. Includes a dedicated chapter on real-time case studies. This book is aimed at researchers and professionals in industrial and software engineering, network security, AI and ML, engineering managers, operational and maintenance specialists, asset managers, digital and AI manufacturing specialists.

Mobile Data Visualization (Paperback): Bongshin Lee, Raimund Dachselt, Petra Isenberg, Eun Kyoung Choe Mobile Data Visualization (Paperback)
Bongshin Lee, Raimund Dachselt, Petra Isenberg, Eun Kyoung Choe
R1,430 Discovery Miles 14 300 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Mobile Data Visualization is about facilitating access to and understanding of data on mobile devices. Wearable trackers, mobile phones, and tablets are used by millions of people each day to read weather maps, financial charts, or personal health meters. What is required to create e ffective visualizations for mobile devices? This book introduces key concepts of mobile data visualization and discusses opportunities and challenges from both research and practical perspectives. Mobile Data Visualization is the first book to provide an overview of how to e ffectively visualize, analyze, and communicate data on mobile devices. Drawing from the expertise, research, and experience of an international range of academics and practitioners from across the domains of Visualization, Human Computer Interaction, and Ubiquitous Computing, the book explores the challenges of mobile visualization and explains how it diff ers from traditional data visualization. It highlights opportunities for reaching new audiences with engaging, interactive, and compelling mobile content. In nine chapters, this book presents interesting perspectives on mobile data visualization including: how to characterize and classify mobile visualizations; how to interact with them while on the go and with limited attention spans; how to adapt them to various mobile contexts; specific methods on how to design and evaluate them; reflections on privacy, ethical and other challenges, as well as an outlook to a future of ubiquitous visualization. This accessible book is a valuable and rich resource for visualization designers, practitioners, researchers, and students alike.

Advanced Structural Equation Modeling - Issues and Techniques (Hardcover): George A Marcoulides, Randall E. Schumacker Advanced Structural Equation Modeling - Issues and Techniques (Hardcover)
George A Marcoulides, Randall E. Schumacker
R4,165 Discovery Miles 41 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

By focusing primarily on the application of structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques in example cases and situations, this book provides an understanding and working knowledge of advanced SEM techniques with a minimum of mathematical derivations. The book was written for a broad audience crossing many disciplines, assumes an understanding of graduate level multivariate statistics, including an introduction to SEM.

Japanese Sentence Processing (Hardcover): Reiko Mazuka, Noriko Nagai Japanese Sentence Processing (Hardcover)
Reiko Mazuka, Noriko Nagai
R4,015 Discovery Miles 40 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is a direct result of the International Symposium on Japanese Sentence Processing held at Duke University. The symposium provided the first opportunity for researchers in three disciplinary areas from both Japan and the United States to participate in a conference where they could discuss issues concerning Japanese syntactic processing. The goals of the symposium were three-fold:
* to illuminate the mechanisms of Japanese sentence processing from the viewpoints of linguistics, psycholinguistics and computer science;
* to synthesize findings about the mechanisms of Japanese sentence processing by researchers in these three fields in Japan and the United States;
* to lay foundations for future interdisciplinary research in Japanese sentence processing, as well as international collaborations between researchers in Japan and the United States.
The chapters in this volume have been written from the points of view of three different disciplines, with various immediate objectives -- from building usable speech understanding systems to investigating the nature of competence grammars for natural languages. All of the papers share the long term goal of understanding the nature of human language processing mechanisms. The book is concerned with two central issues -- the universality of language processing mechanisms, and the nature of the relation between the components of linguistic knowledge and language processing. This volume demonstrates that interdisciplinary research can be fruitful, and provides groundwork for further research in Japanese sentence processing.

Intellectual Property Protection for AI-generated Creations - Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan (Hardcover): Ana... Intellectual Property Protection for AI-generated Creations - Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan (Hardcover)
Ana Ramalho
R4,057 Discovery Miles 40 570 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book explores the intersection between artificial intelligence and two intellectual property rights: copyright and patents. The increasing use of artificial intelligence for generating creative and innovative output has an impact on copyright and patent laws around the world. The book aims to map and analyse that impact. The author considers how artificial intelligence systems may aid, or in some cases substitute for, human creators and inventors in the creative process. It is from this angle that the copyright and patent regimes in four jurisdictions (Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan) are investigated in depth. The author describes how these jurisdictions look at works and inventions generated through a process where artificial intelligence is present or prevalent, and examines how copyright and patent regimes should adapt to the reality of artificially intelligent creators and inventors. As the use of artificial intelligence to generate creative and innovative products becomes more common, this book will be a valuable resource to researchers, academics and policy makers alike.

The Psychology of Expertise - Cognitive Research and Empirical Ai (Hardcover, New edition): Robert R. Hoffman The Psychology of Expertise - Cognitive Research and Empirical Ai (Hardcover, New edition)
Robert R. Hoffman
R4,021 Discovery Miles 40 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume investigates our ability to capture, and then apply, expertise. In recent years, expertise has come to be regarded as an increasingly valuable and surprisingly elusive resource. Experts, who were the sole active dispensers of certain kinds of knowledge in the days before AI, have themselves become the objects of empirical inquiry, in which their knowledge is elicited and studied -- by knowledge engineers, experimental psychologists, applied psychologists, or other experts -- involved in the development of expert systems. This book achieves a marriage between experimentalists, applied scientists, and theoreticians who deal with expertise. It envisions the benefits to society of an advanced technology for capturing and disseminating the knowledge and skills of the best corporate managers, the most seasoned pilots, and the most renowned medical diagnosticians. This book should be of interest to psychologists as well as to knowledge engineers who are "out in the trenches" developing expert systems, and anyone pondering the nature of expertise and the question of how it can be elicited and studied scientifically. The book's scope and the pivotal concepts that it elucidates and appraises, as well as the extensive categorized bibliographies it includes, make this volume a landmark in the field of expert systems and AI as well as the field of applied experimental psychology.

Head-Up Displays: Designing the Way Ahead (Hardcover, New Ed): Richard L. Newman Head-Up Displays: Designing the Way Ahead (Hardcover, New Ed)
Richard L. Newman
R5,362 Discovery Miles 53 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a thorough description of this increasingly important technology, starting from the development of head-up displays (HUDs), particularly specifications and standards and operational problems associated with HUD use. HUD involvement in spatial disorientation and its use in recognizing and recovering from unusual attitudes is discussed. The book summarizes the design criteria including hardware, software, interface and display criteria. It goes on to outline flight tasks to be used for evaluating HUDs and discusses the impact of HUDs on flight training. Recent work indicates that a HUD may allow a significant reduction in the time required to train a pilot on a particular aircraft, even considering non-HUD-related tasks. The author concludes with a review of unresolved HUD issues and recommendations for further research and provides an impressive bibliography, glossary and index. Within the military aviation sector the book will be of use to industry, research agencies, test pilot schools and air force training establishments. In the civil area regulatory authorities, airlines and industry will also have an increasing interest.

GIS And Generalisation - Methodology And Practice (Paperback): J. P. Lagrange, R. Weibel, Jean-Claude Muller GIS And Generalisation - Methodology And Practice (Paperback)
J. P. Lagrange, R. Weibel, Jean-Claude Muller
R3,540 Discovery Miles 35 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Generalisation: State of the Art and Issues; GIS-Based Compilation and Generalisation; Three Essential Building Blocks for Automated Generalisation; Data and Knowledge Modelling for Generalisation; Controlling the Effects of Generalisation on GIS Map Manipulations; A Hierarchical top-down bottom-up Approach to Topographic Map Generalisation.

New Perspectives Computer Concepts Comprehensive (Paperback, 21st edition): June Jamrich Parsons New Perspectives Computer Concepts Comprehensive (Paperback, 21st edition)
June Jamrich Parsons
R1,603 R1,428 Discovery Miles 14 280 Save R175 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Helping you understand the technological foundations for a wide range of digital devices, New Perspectives Computer Concepts Comprehensive, 21st edition, presents what every learner should know about using technology to complete your education, launch a successful career and engage in issues that shape today's world. The book's proven learning path is structured with today's busy reader in mind. Leading tech author June Parsons combines the latest on emerging technology with detailed illustrations and interactive activities that help you quickly understand technical topics. This edition provides updated information on current operating systems, digital rights management, the deep web and dark web, videoconferencing, the pandemic's impact on tech jobs, work-at-home and more. A unique module provides a hands-on introduction to programming, while MindTap offers anywhere, anytime learning solutions.

Complex Problem Solving - The European Perspective (Hardcover): Peter A. Frensch, Joachim Funke Complex Problem Solving - The European Perspective (Hardcover)
Peter A. Frensch, Joachim Funke
R4,163 Discovery Miles 41 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume presents a state-of-the-science review of the most promising current European research -- and its historic roots of research -- on complex problem solving (CPS) in Europe. It is an attempt to close the knowledge gap among American scholars regarding the European approach to understanding CPS. Although most of the American researchers are well aware of the fact that CPS has been a very active research area in Europe for quite some time, they do not know any specifics about even the most important research. Part of the reason for this lack of knowledge is undoubtedly the fact that European researchers -- for the most part -- have been rather reluctant to publish their work in English-language journals.
The book concentrates on European research because the basic approach European scholars have taken to studying CPS is very different from one taken by North American researchers. Traditionally, American scholars have been studying CPS in "natural" domains -- physics, reading, writing, and chess playing -- concentrating primarily on exploring novice-expert differences and the acquisition of a complex skill. European scholars, in contrast, have been primarily concerned with problem solving behavior in artificially generated, mostly computerized, complex systems. While the American approach has the advantage of high external validity, the European approach has the advantage of system variables that can be systematically manipulated to reveal the effects of system parameters on CPS behavior. The two approaches are thus best viewed as complementing each other.
This volume contains contributions from four European countries -- Sweden, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Germany. As such, it accurately represents the bulk of empirical research on CPS which has been conducted in Europe. An international cooperation started two years ago with the goal of bringing the European research on complex problem solving to the awareness of American scholars. A direct result of that effort, the contributions to this book are both informative and comprehensive.

Inside Case-Based Explanation (Hardcover): Roger C. Schank, Alex Kass, Christopher K. Riesbeck Inside Case-Based Explanation (Hardcover)
Roger C. Schank, Alex Kass, Christopher K. Riesbeck
R1,244 Discovery Miles 12 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is the third volume in a series that provides a hands-on perspective on the evolving theories associated with Roger Schank and his students. The primary focus of this volume is on constructing explanations. All of the chapters relate to the problem of building computer programs that can develop hypotheses about what might have caused an observed event. Because most researchers in natural language processing don't really want to work on inference, memory, and learning issues, most of their sample text fragments are chosen carefully to de-emphasize the need for non text-related reasoning.
The ability to come up with hypotheses about what is really going on in a story is a hallmark of human intelligence. The biggest difference between truly intelligent readers and less intelligent ones is the extent to which the reader can go beyond merely understanding the explicit statements being communicated. Achieving a creative level of understanding means developing hypotheses about questions for which there may be no conclusively correct answer at all. The focus of the lab, during the period documented in this book, was to work on getting a computer program to do that.
The volume adopts a case-based approach to the construction of explanations which suggests that the main steps in the process of explaining a given anomaly are as follows:
* Retrieve an explanation that might be relevant to the anomaly.
* Evaluate whether the retrieved explanation makes sense when applied to the current anomaly.
* Adapt the explanation to produce a new variant that fits better if the retrieved explanation doesn't fit the anomaly perfectly.

Perspectives on Sentence Processing (Hardcover): Lyn Frazier, Keith Rayner, Charles Clifton, Charles Clifton Jr Perspectives on Sentence Processing (Hardcover)
Lyn Frazier, Keith Rayner, Charles Clifton, Charles Clifton Jr
R1,150 Discovery Miles 11 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the liveliest forums for sharing psychological, linguistic, philosophical, and computer science perspectives on psycholinguistics has been the annual meeting of the CUNY Sentence Processing Conference. Documenting the state of the art in several important approaches to sentence processing, this volume consists of selected papers that had been presented at the Sixth CUNY Conference. The editors not only present the main themes that ran through the conference but also honor the breadth of the presentations from disciplines including linguistics, experimental psychology, and computer science. The variety of sentence processing topics examined includes:
* how evoked brain potentials reflect sentence comprehension
* how auditory words are processed
* how various sources of grammatical and nongrammatical information are coordinated and used
* how sentence processing and language acquisition might be related.
This distinctive volume not only presents the most exciting current work in sentence processing, but also places this research into the broader context of theorizing about it.

Big Data Analytics - A Practical Guide for Managers (Paperback): Kim H Pries, Robert Dunnigan Big Data Analytics - A Practical Guide for Managers (Paperback)
Kim H Pries, Robert Dunnigan
R1,465 Discovery Miles 14 650 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

With this book, managers and decision makers are given the tools to make more informed decisions about big data purchasing initiatives. Big Data Analytics: A Practical Guide for Managers not only supplies descriptions of common tools, but also surveys the various products and vendors that supply the big data market. Comparing and contrasting the different types of analysis commonly conducted with big data, this accessible reference presents clear-cut explanations of the general workings of big data tools. Instead of spending time on HOW to install specific packages, it focuses on the reasons WHY readers would install a given package. The book provides authoritative guidance on a range of tools, including open source and proprietary systems. It details the strengths and weaknesses of incorporating big data analysis into decision-making and explains how to leverage the strengths while mitigating the weaknesses. Describes the benefits of distributed computing in simple terms Includes substantial vendor/tool material, especially for open source decisions Covers prominent software packages, including Hadoop and Oracle Endeca Examines GIS and machine learning applications Considers privacy and surveillance issues The book further explores basic statistical concepts that, when misapplied, can be the source of errors. Time and again, big data is treated as an oracle that discovers results nobody would have imagined. While big data can serve this valuable function, all too often these results are incorrect, yet are still reported unquestioningly. The probability of having erroneous results increases as a larger number of variables are compared unless preventative measures are taken. The approach taken by the authors is to explain these concepts so managers can ask better questions of their analysts and vendors as to the appropriateness of the methods used to arrive at a conclusion. Because the world of science and medicine has been grappling with similar issues in the publication of studies, the authors draw on their efforts and apply them to big data.

The Game Writing Guide - Get Your Dream Job and Keep It (Hardcover): Anna Megill The Game Writing Guide - Get Your Dream Job and Keep It (Hardcover)
Anna Megill
R3,683 Discovery Miles 36 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This comprehensive guide walks readers through the entire process of getting and keeping a writing job in the games industry. It outlines exactly what a beginner needs to know about education requirements, finding opportunities, applying for roles, and acing studio interviews. Professional writers will learn how to navigate studio hierarchies, transfer roles and companies, work overseas, and keep developing their careers. Written by an experienced games writer with nearly two decades of industry knowledge, the book contains a wealth of interviews and perspectives with industry leaders, hiring managers, and developers from marginalized communities, all offering their tips and insights. Included are examples of materials such as job posts, writing samples, and portfolios, as well as chapter end challenges for readers to directly apply the skills they have learnt. This book will be of great interest to all beginner and aspiring games writers and narrative designers, as well as more experienced writers looking to hone their skills.

Python for Scientific Computing and Artificial Intelligence (Hardcover): Stephen Lynch Python for Scientific Computing and Artificial Intelligence (Hardcover)
Stephen Lynch
R4,001 Discovery Miles 40 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Python for Scientific Computation and Artificial Intelligence is split into 3 parts: in Section 1, the reader is introduced to the Python programming language and shown how Python can aid in the understanding of advanced High School Mathematics. In Section 2, the reader is shown how Python can be used to solve real-world problems from a broad range of scientific disciplines. Finally, in Section 3, the reader is introduced to neural networks and shown how TensorFlow (written in Python) can be used to solve a large array of problems in Artificial Intelligence (AI). This book was developed from a series of national and international workshops that the author has been delivering for over twenty years. The book is beginner friendly and has a strong practical emphasis on programming and computational modelling. Features: No prior experience of programming is required. Online GitHub repository available with codes for readers to practice. Covers applications and examples from biology, chemistry, computer science, data science, electrical and mechanical engineering, economics, mathematics, physics, statistics and binary oscillator computing. Full solutions to exercises are available as Jupyter notebooks on the Web.

Artificial Intelligence for Capital Markets (Hardcover): Syed Hasan Jafar, Hemachandran K, Hani El-Chaarani, Sairam Moturi,... Artificial Intelligence for Capital Markets (Hardcover)
Syed Hasan Jafar, Hemachandran K, Hani El-Chaarani, Sairam Moturi, Neha Gupta
R3,055 Discovery Miles 30 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Artificial Intelligence for Capital Market throws light on application of AI/ML techniques in the financial capital markets. This book discusses the challenges posed by the AI/ML techniques as these are prone to "black box" syndrome. The complexity of understanding the underlying dynamics for results generated by these methods is one of the major concerns which is highlighted in this book: Features: Showcases artificial intelligence in finance service industry Explains Credit and Risk Analysis Elaborates on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology Focuses on optimal choice of asset pricing model Introduces Testing of market efficiency and Forecasting in Indian Stock Market This book serves as a reference book for Academicians, Industry Professional, Traders, Finance Mangers and Stock Brokers. It may also be used as textbook for graduate level courses in financial services and financial Analytics.

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