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The DSSSL Book - An XML/SGML Programming Language (Hardcover, 2004 ed.): Javier Farreres The DSSSL Book - An XML/SGML Programming Language (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Javier Farreres
R4,197 Discovery Miles 41 970 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

DSSSL (Document Style Semantics and Specification Language) is an ISO standard (ISO/IEC 10179: 1996) published in the year 1996. DSSSL is a standard of the SGML family (Standard Generalized Markup Language, ISO 8879:1986), whose aim is to establish a processing model for SGML documents. For a good understanding of the SGML standard, many books exist including Author's guide[BryanI988] and The SGML handbook[GoldfarbI990]. A DSSSL document is an SGML document, written with the same rules that guide any SGML document. The structure of a DSSSL document is explained in Chapter 2. DSSSL is based, in part, on scheme, a standard functional programming language. The DSSSL subset of scheme along with the procedures supported by DSSSL are explained in Chapter 3. The DSSSL standard starts with the supposition of a pre-existing SGML document, and offers a series of processes that can be performed on it: * Groves The first process that is performed on an SGML document in DSSSL is always the analysis of the document and the creation of a grove. The DSSSL standard shares many common characteristics with another standard of the SGML family, HyTime (ISO/IEC 10744). These standards were developed in parallel, and their developers designed a common data model, the grove, that would support the processing needs of each standard.

Configuring ISA Server 2004 (Paperback, 2nd ed): Thomas W. Shinder, Debra Littlejohn Shinder Configuring ISA Server 2004 (Paperback, 2nd ed)
Thomas W. Shinder, Debra Littlejohn Shinder; Edited by Martin Grasdal
R893 Discovery Miles 8 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Dr. Tom and Debra Shinder have become synonymous with Microsoft's flagship firewall product ISA Server, as a result of Tom's prominent role as a member of the beta development team, and Tom and Deb's featured placement on both Microsoft's ISA Server Web site and ISAserver.org. Tom and Deb's book on the first release of the product "Configuring ISA Server 2000" dominated the ISA Server 2000 book market having sold over 40,000 copies worldwide, and the ISA Server community is eagerly awaiting Tom and Deb's book on ISA Server 2004, which is the dramatically upgraded new release from Microsoft.
Dr. Tom and Debra Shinder have become synonymous with Microsoft's flagship firewall product ISA Server, as a result of Tom's prominent role as a member of the beta development team, and Tom and Deb's featured placement on both Microsoft's ISA Server Web site and ISAserver.org. Tom and Deb's book on the first release of the product "Configuring ISA Server 2000" dominated the ISA Server 2000 book market having sold over 40,000 copies worldwide, and the ISA Server community is eagerly awaiting Tom and Deb's book on ISA Server 2004, which is the dramatically upgraded new release from Microsoft. This book will be featured prominently on the ISAserver.org home page as well as referenced on Microsoft TechNet and ISA Server Web pages. Tom and Deb's unparalleled technical expertise combined with prime on-line marketing opportunities will make this the #1 book again in the ISA Server market.
* This book will provide readers with unparalleled information on installing, confiuguring, and troubleshooting ISA Server 2004 by teaching readers to: * Deploy ISA Server 2004 in small businesses and large organizations.
* Learn how to configure complex DMZ configurations using ISA Server 2004's new network awareness features and built-in multinetworking capabilities.
* Learn how to take advantage of ISA Server 2004's new VPN capabilities

Crowdsourcing of Sensor Cloud Services (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Azadeh Ghari Neiat, Athman Bouguettaya Crowdsourcing of Sensor Cloud Services (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Azadeh Ghari Neiat, Athman Bouguettaya
R2,854 R1,683 Discovery Miles 16 830 Save R1,171 (41%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book develops a crowdsourced sensor-cloud service composition framework taking into account spatio-temporal aspects. This book also unfolds new horizons to service-oriented computing towards the direction of crowdsourced sensor data based applications, in the broader context of Internet of Things (IoT). It is a massive challenge for the IoT research field how to effectively and efficiently capture, manage and deliver sensed data as user-desired services. The outcome of this research will contribute to solving this very important question, by designing a novel service framework and a set of unique service selection and composition frameworks. Delivering a novel service framework to manage crowdsourced sensor data provides high-level abstraction (i.e., sensor-cloud service) to model crowdsourced sensor data from functional and non-functional perspectives, seamlessly turning the raw data into "ready to go" services. A creative indexing model is developed to capture and manage the spatio-temporal dynamism of crowdsourced service providers. Delivering novel frameworks to compose crowdsourced sensor-cloud services is vital. These frameworks focuses on spatio-temporal composition of crowdsourced sensor-cloud services, which is a new territory for existing service oriented computing research. A creative failure-proof model is also designed to prevent composition failure caused by fluctuating QoS. Delivering an incentive model to drive the coverage of crowdsourced service providers is also vital. A new spatio-temporal incentive model targets changing coverage of the crowdsourced providers to achieve demanded coverage of crowdsourced sensor-cloud services within a region. The outcome of this research is expected to potentially create a sensor services crowdsourcing market and new commercial opportunities focusing on crowdsourced data based applications. The crowdsourced community based approach adds significant value to journey planning and map services thus creating a competitive edge for a technologically-minded companies incentivizing new start-ups, thus enabling higher market innovation. This book primarily targets researchers and practitioners, who conduct research work in service oriented computing, Internet of Things (IoT), smart city and spatio-temporal travel planning, as well as advanced-level students studying this field. Small and Medium Entrepreneurs, who invest in crowdsourced IoT services and journey planning infrastructures, will also want to purchase this book.

The Definitive Guide to Stellent Content Server Development (Hardcover, 1st ed.): Brian Huff The Definitive Guide to Stellent Content Server Development (Hardcover, 1st ed.)
Brian Huff
R1,520 Discovery Miles 15 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The Stellent Content Server has a flexible and highly extensible service-oriented architecture. It is relatively easy to develop custom applications with it, or make modifications to the existing interface. However, there has never been a good manual on how to make such applications.

Thata (TM)s where this book comes in: to help administrators and web developers create custom applications with the Content Server. It contains step-by-step instructions on how to create many different types of applications, including simple business forms, new web interfaces for existing services, new skins, and new functionality with custom Java code.

It also contains detailed reference material for the inner workings of the Content Server.

Youa (TM)ll need this vital resource when creating custom Stellent applications, and youa (TM)ll find this information only in this complete guide to Stellent Content Server.

Agile Software Development - Evaluating the Methods for Your Organization (Hardcover, New): Alan S. Koch Agile Software Development - Evaluating the Methods for Your Organization (Hardcover, New)
Alan S. Koch
R2,247 Discovery Miles 22 470 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Agile methods have taken software development by storm - but a growing controversy over their true effectiveness now pits proponents against detractors in a heated battle of claims. Here at last is a completely impartial guide that gives project managers both expert objective analysis of Agile software development methods and much-needed tools for evaluating the suitability of Agile methods for their organization. The book reviews the Agile Manifesto and the 12 Agile Principles, and discusses in detail each practice of the six most widely recognized Agile methods. Software developers get clear and unbiased insight into adoption implications, the benefits that may accrue, and the potential pitfalls they face. At its core, this unique assessment resource helps developers systematically address key Agile adoption issues involving organizational culture, customers, staff, tools and processes, and project considerations. A comprehensive start-to-finish worksheet makes it easy for professionals to document observations, draw justifiable conclusions, and market their recommendations to the company. The guide also features expert guidelines for customizing an Agile method, training staff, testing the new method, and evaluating its performance - should readers go the Agile route. Practical ready-to-use tools, including equations and templates in Excel format, are provided in a handy workbook which can be accessed through the author's website.

Computational Modeling and Problem Solving in the Networked World - Interfaces in Computer Science and Operations Research... Computational Modeling and Problem Solving in the Networked World - Interfaces in Computer Science and Operations Research (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Hemant K. Bhargava, Nong Ye
R4,190 Discovery Miles 41 900 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book is a compilation of a selected subset of research articles presented at the Eighth INFORMS Computing Society Conference, held in Chandler, Arizona, from January 8 to 10, 2003. The articles in this book represent the diversity and depth of the interface between ORiMS (operations research and the management sciences) and CS/AI (computer science and artificial intelligence ). This volume starts with two papers that represent the reflective and integrative thinking that is critical to any scientific discipline. These two articles present philosophical perspectives on computation, covering a variety of traditional and newer methods for modeling, solving, and explaining mathematical models. The next set includes articles that study machine learning and computational heuristics, and is followed by articles that address issues in performance testing of solution algorithms and heuristics. These two sets of papers demonstrate the richness of thought that takes place at the ORiMS and CSI AI interface. The final set of articles demonstrates the usefulness of these and other methods at the interface towards solving problems in the real world, covering e-commerce, workflow, electronic negotiation, music, parallel computation, and telecommunications. The articles in this collection represent the results of cross-fertilization between ORiMS and CSI AI, making possible advances that could have not been achieved in isolation. The continuing aim ofthe INFORMS Computing Society and this research conference is to invigorate and further develop this interface.

Model Engineering in Mixed-Signal Circuit Design - A Guide to Generating Accurate Behavioral Models in VHDL-AMS (Hardcover,... Model Engineering in Mixed-Signal Circuit Design - A Guide to Generating Accurate Behavioral Models in VHDL-AMS (Hardcover, 2001 ed.)
Sorin Alexander Huss
R4,105 Discovery Miles 41 050 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

For the first time, this up-to-date text combines the main issues of the hardware description language VHDL-AMS aimed at model representation of mixed-signal circuits and systems, characterization methods and tools for the extraction of model parameters, and modelling methodologies for accurate high-level behavioural models.

Project Risk Management - Managing Software Development Risk (Hardcover): Kurt J Engemann, Rory V. O'Connor Project Risk Management - Managing Software Development Risk (Hardcover)
Kurt J Engemann, Rory V. O'Connor
R3,029 Discovery Miles 30 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Managing risk is essential for every organization. However, significant opportunities may be lost by concentrating on the negative aspects of risk without bearing in mind the positive attributes. The objective of Project Risk Management: Managing Software Development Risk is to provide a distinct approach to a broad range of risks and rewards associated with the design, development, implementation and deployment of software systems. The traditional perspective of software development risk is to view risk as a negative characteristic associated with the impact of potential threats. The perspective of this book is to explore a more discerning view of software development risks, including the positive aspects of risk associated with potential beneficial opportunities. A balanced approach requires that software project managers approach negative risks with a view to reduce the likelihood and impact on a software project, and approach positive risks with a view to increase the likelihood of exploiting opportunities. Project Risk Management: Managing Software Development Risk explores software development risk both from a technological and business perspective. Issues regarding strategies for software development are discussed and topics including risks related to technical performance, outsourcing, cybersecurity, scheduling, quality, costs, opportunities and competition are presented. Bringing together concepts across the broad spectrum of software engineering with a project management perspective, this volume represents both a professional and scholarly perspective on the topic.

Critical Infrastructure Protection V - 5th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, ICCIP... Critical Infrastructure Protection V - 5th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, ICCIP 2011, Hanover, NH, USA, March 23-25, 2011, Revised Selected Papers (Hardcover)
Jonathan Butts, Sujeet Shenoi
R1,419 Discovery Miles 14 190 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The information infrastructure---comprising computers, embedded devices, networks and software systems---is vital to day-to-day operations in every sector: information and telecommunications, banking and finance, energy, chemicals and hazardous materials, agriculture, food, water, public health, emergency services, transportation, postal and shipping, government and defense. Global business and industry, governments, indeed society itself, cannot function effectively if major components of the critical information infrastructure are degraded, disabled or destroyed. Critical Infrastructure Protection V describes original research results and innovative applications in the interdisciplinary field of critical infrastructure protection. Also, it highlights the importance of weaving science, technology and policy in crafting sophisticated, yet practical, solutions that will help secure information, computer and network assets in the various critical infrastructure sectors. Areas of coverage include: Themes and Issues, Control Systems Security, Infrastructure Security, and Infrastructure Modeling and Simulation. This book is the 5th volume in the annual series produced by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 11.10 on Critical Infrastructure Protection, an international community of scientists, engineers, practitioners and policy makers dedicated to advancing research, development and implementation efforts focused on infrastructure protection. The book contains a selection of 14 edited papers from the 5th Annual IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, held at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA in the spring of 2011. Critical Infrastructure Protection V is an important resource for researchers, faculty members and graduate students, as well as for policy makers, practitioners and other individuals with interests in homeland security. Jonathan Butts is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, USA. Sujeet Shenoi is the F.P. Walter Professor of Computer Science at the University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

Handbook of Service Description - USDL and Its Methods (Hardcover, 2012): Alistair Barros, Daniel Oberle Handbook of Service Description - USDL and Its Methods (Hardcover, 2012)
Alistair Barros, Daniel Oberle
R2,753 Discovery Miles 27 530 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The Handbook of Service Description introduces an in-depth overview of service description efforts. The book also highlights the recent Unified Service Description Language (USDL) in detail and discusses its methods.

The Handbook of Service Description is the normative scientific reference for the upcoming standardization of the Unified Service Description Language (USDL). Complete documentation is included.

The Handbook of Service Description is designed for those working in the service science industry as a reference book. Advanced-level students focused on computer science, engineering and business will also find this book a valuable asset.

Practical Data Acquisition for Instrumentation and Control Systems (Paperback): John Park, Steve Mackay Practical Data Acquisition for Instrumentation and Control Systems (Paperback)
John Park, Steve Mackay
R1,509 Discovery Miles 15 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

* Covers all aspects of the data acquisition system from design and specification to programming, installation and configuration
* Gives both the novice and experienced user a solid understanding of interfacing the PC and standalone instruments to real-world signals from the laboratory to the industrial plant
* Provides a thorough grasp of PC data acquisition systems and the ability to design, specify, install and configure and program data acquisition systems quickly and effectively
This book focuses on data acquisition and control using the PC and standalone instruments. The PC has made a dramatic impact in the ease with which the technician, scientist and engineer today can set up their own test and measurement system at a remarkably low cost. And this book aims to show you how easy it is with plenty of carefully researched information. The popular IEEE 488 interface is also covered. All aspects of the data acquisition system are included from design and specification to programming, installation and configuration. This book gives both the novice and experienced user a solid grasp of the principles and practical implementation of interfacing the PC and standalone instruments to real-world signals from the laboratory to the industrial plant. Once you have read the book, you will have a thorough grasp of PC data acquisition systems and will be able to design, specify, install and configure and program data acquisition systems quickly and effectively.
* Covers all aspects of the data acquisition system from design and specification to programming, installation and configuration
* Gives both the novice and experienced user a solid understanding of interfacing the PC and standalone instruments to real-world signals from the laboratory to the industrial plant
* Provides a thorough grasp of PC data acquisition systems and the ability to design, specify, install and configure and program data acquisition systems quickly and effectively

Evaluating Websites and Web Services (Hardcover): Denis Yannacopoulos, Panagiotis Manolitzas, Nikolaos Matsatsinis, Evangelos... Evaluating Websites and Web Services (Hardcover)
Denis Yannacopoulos, Panagiotis Manolitzas, Nikolaos Matsatsinis, Evangelos Grigoroudis
R5,413 Discovery Miles 54 130 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The pervasiveness of the Internet has had a significant impact on global politics, economics, and culture. To create a truly effective product in such a saturated digital environment, developers must study what has come before and how they can utilize existing tools to even greater effect. Evaluating Websites and Web Services: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on User Satisfaction explores some of the various approaches to the study and assessment of Internet technologies, providing scholars, researchers, developers, and professionals with critical knowledge and an interdisciplinary perspective on e-services in a variety of functional areas, from government and commerce to social media and education.

Economics of Information Security and Privacy (Hardcover, 2010 Ed.): Tyler Moore, David Pym, Christos Ioannidis Economics of Information Security and Privacy (Hardcover, 2010 Ed.)
Tyler Moore, David Pym, Christos Ioannidis
R5,322 Discovery Miles 53 220 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The Workshop on the Economics of Information Security was established in 2002 to bring together computer scientists and economists to understand and improve the poor state of information security practice. WEIS was borne out of a realization that security often fails for non-technical reasons. Rather, the incentives of both - fender and attacker must be considered. Earlier workshops have answered questions ranging from?nding optimal levels of security investement to understanding why privacy has been eroded. In the process, WEIS has attracted participation from the diverse?elds such as law, management and psychology. WEIS has now established itself as the leading forum for interdisciplinary scholarship on information security. The eigth installment of the conference returned to the United Kingdom, hosted byUniversityCollegeLondononJune24-25,2009.Approximately100researchers, practitioners and government of?cials from across the globe convened in London to hear presentations from authors of 21 peer-reviewed papers, in addition to a panel and keynote lectures from Hal Varian (Google), Bruce Schneier (BT Co- terpane), Martin Sadler (HP Labs), and Robert Coles (Merrill Lynch). Angela Sasse and David Pym chaired the conference, while Christos Ioannidis and Tyler Moore chaired the program committee.

Expert .Net Delivery Using NAnt and Cruisecontrol.Net (Hardcover, 1st ed.): Marc Holmes Expert .Net Delivery Using NAnt and Cruisecontrol.Net (Hardcover, 1st ed.)
Marc Holmes
R1,487 Discovery Miles 14 870 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

* Includes selection of patterns and anti-patterns to describe ideal environment for success. * Looks in-depth at specific tools, and extensions of these tools. * Focuses on how projects are actually handled in real world-drawing on author's vast field experience. * Includes code examples like NAnt automation tasks, case studies, and facilitation utilities.

More Effective Agile - A Roadmap for Software Leaders (Hardcover): Steve McConnell More Effective Agile - A Roadmap for Software Leaders (Hardcover)
Steve McConnell
R807 R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Managing Software Process Evolution - Traditional, Agile and Beyond - How to Handle Process Change (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016):... Managing Software Process Evolution - Traditional, Agile and Beyond - How to Handle Process Change (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Marco Kuhrmann, Jurgen Munch, Ita Richardson, Andreas Rausch, He Zhang
R3,466 Discovery Miles 34 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on the design, development, management, governance and application of evolving software processes that are aligned with changing business objectives, such as expansion to new domains or shifting to global production. In the context of an evolving business world, it examines the complete software process lifecycle, from the initial definition of a product to its systematic improvement. In doing so, it addresses difficult problems, such as how to implement processes in highly regulated domains or where to find a suitable notation system for documenting processes, and provides essential insights and tips to help readers manage process evolutions. And last but not least, it provides a wealth of examples and cases on how to deal with software evolution in practice. Reflecting these topics, the book is divided into three parts. Part 1 focuses on software business transformation and addresses the questions of which process(es) to use and adapt, and how to organize process improvement programs. Subsequently, Part 2 mainly addresses process modeling. Lastly, Part 3 collects concrete approaches, experiences, and recommendations that can help to improve software processes, with a particular focus on specific lifecycle phases. This book is aimed at anyone interested in understanding and optimizing software development tasks at their organization. While the experiences and ideas presented will be useful for both those readers who are unfamiliar with software process improvement and want to get an overview of the different aspects of the topic, and for those who are experts with many years of experience, it particularly targets the needs of researchers and Ph.D. students in the area of software and systems engineering or information systems who study advanced topics concerning the organization and management of (software development) projects and process improvements projects.

Refinement in Z and Object-Z - Foundations and Advanced Applications (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2014): John Derrick, Eerke A. Boiten Refinement in Z and Object-Z - Foundations and Advanced Applications (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2014)
John Derrick, Eerke A. Boiten
R3,931 R3,630 Discovery Miles 36 300 Save R301 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Refinement is one of the cornerstones of the formal approach to software engineering, and its use in various domains has led to research on new applications and generalisation. This book brings together this important research in one volume, with the addition of examples drawn from different application areas. It covers four main themes: Data refinement and its application to Z Generalisations of refinement that change the interface and atomicity of operations Refinement in Object-Z Modelling state and behaviour by combining Object-Z with CSP Refinement in Z and Object-Z: Foundations and Advanced Applications provides an invaluable overview of recent research for academic and industrial researchers, lecturers teaching formal specification and development, industrial practitioners using formal methods in their work, and postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students. This second edition is a comprehensive update to the first and includes the following new material: Early chapters have been extended to also include trace refinement, based directly on partial relations rather than through totalisation Provides an updated discussion on divergence, non-atomic refinements and approximate refinement Includes a discussion of the differing semantics of operations and outputs and how they affect the abstraction of models written using Object-Z and CSP Presents a fuller account of the relationship between relational refinement and various models of refinement in CSP Bibliographic notes at the end of each chapter have been extended with the most up to date citations and research

Creating Successful Telementoring Programs (Hardcover, illustrated Edition): Frances K. Kochan, Joseph T. Pascarelli Creating Successful Telementoring Programs (Hardcover, illustrated Edition)
Frances K. Kochan, Joseph T. Pascarelli
R2,830 Discovery Miles 28 300 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume, Technological Aspects of Mentoring, edited by Frances K. Kochan and Joseph T. Pascarelli, will examine mentoring in the technological age. It will focus upon the impact and use of technology in terms of program development, mentoring roles, problems and solutions and issues to be addressed including confidentiality, ethics, and implications for future practice. The editors will explore the possibilities for tomorrow from the work of today.

Handbook of Conceptual Modeling - Theory, Practice, and Research Challenges (Hardcover, 2011): David W. Embley, Bernhard... Handbook of Conceptual Modeling - Theory, Practice, and Research Challenges (Hardcover, 2011)
David W. Embley, Bernhard Thalheim
R4,124 Discovery Miles 41 240 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Conceptual modeling is about describing the semantics of software applications at a high level of abstraction in terms of structure, behavior, and user interaction.

Embley and Thalheim start with a manifesto stating that the dream of developing information systems strictly by conceptual modeling as expressed in the phrase the model is the code is becoming reality. The subsequent contributions written by leading researchers in the field support the manifesto's assertions, showing not only how to abstractly model complex information systems but also how to formalize abstract specifications in ways that let developers complete programming tasks within the conceptual model itself. They are grouped into sections on programming with conceptual models, structure modeling, process modeling, user interface modeling, and special challenge areas such as conceptual geometric modeling, information integration, and biological conceptual modeling.

The Handbook of Conceptual Modeling collects in a single volume many of the best conceptual-modeling ideas, techniques, and practices as well as the challenges that drive research in the field. Thus it is much more than a traditional handbook for advanced professionals, as it also provides both a firm foundation for the field of conceptual modeling, and points researchers and graduate students towards interesting challenges and paths for how to contribute to this fundamental field of computer science.

Set Theory for Computing - From Decision Procedures to Declarative Programming with Sets (Hardcover, 2001 ed.): Domenico Cantone Set Theory for Computing - From Decision Procedures to Declarative Programming with Sets (Hardcover, 2001 ed.)
Domenico Cantone; Foreword by J.T. Schwartz; Eugenio Omodeo, Alberto Policriti
R4,083 Discovery Miles 40 830 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"Set Theory for Computing" provides a comprehensive account of set-oriented symbolic manipulation methods suitable for automated reasoning. Its main objective is twofold: 1) to provide a flexible formalization for a variety of set languages, and 2) to clarify the semantics of set constructs firmly established in modern specification languages and in the programming practice. Topics include: semantic unification, decision algorithms, modal logics, declarative programming, tableau-based proof techniques, and theory-based theorem proving. The style of presentation is self-contained, rigorous and accurate. Some familiarity with symbolic logic is helpful but not a requirement. This book is a useful resource for all advanced students, professionals, and researchers in computing sciences, artificial intelligence, automated reasoning, logic, and computational mathematics. It will serve to complement their intuitive understanding of set concepts with the ability to master them by symbolic and logically based algorithmic methods and deductive techniques.

Applied Time Series Analysis and Innovative Computing (Hardcover, 2010 ed.): Sio-Iong Ao Applied Time Series Analysis and Innovative Computing (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Sio-Iong Ao
R2,715 Discovery Miles 27 150 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Applied Time Series Analysis and Innovative Computing contains the applied time series analysis and innovative computing paradigms, with frontier application studies for the time series problems based on the recent works at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory, University of Oxford, the University of Hong Kong, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The monograph was drafted when the author was a post-doctoral fellow in Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University. It provides a systematic introduction to the use of innovative computing paradigms as an investigative tool for applications in time series analysis. Applied Time Series Analysis and Innovative Computing offers the state of art of tremendous advances in applied time series analysis and innovative computing paradigms and also serves as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working on applied time series analysis and innovative computing paradigms.

Soft Computing Methods for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Design Problems (Hardcover, 2012 ed.): Narendra Chauhan, Machavaram... Soft Computing Methods for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Design Problems (Hardcover, 2012 ed.)
Narendra Chauhan, Machavaram Kartikeyan, Ankush Mittal
R2,653 Discovery Miles 26 530 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The growing commercial market of Microwave/ Millimeter wave industry over the past decade has led to the explosion of interests and opportunities for the design and development of microwave components.The design of most microwave components requires the use of commercially available electromagnetic (EM) simulation tools for their analysis. In the design process, the simulations are carried out by varying the design parameters until the desired response is obtained. The optimization of design parameters by manual searching is a cumbersome and time consuming process. Soft computing methods such as Genetic Algorithm (GA), Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Fuzzy Logic (FL) have been widely used by EM researchers for microwave design since last decade. The aim of these methods is to tolerate imprecision, uncertainty, and approximation to achieve robust and low cost solution in a small time frame. Modeling and optimization are essential parts and powerful tools for the microwave/millimeter wave design. This book deals with the development and use of soft computing methods for tackling challenging design problems in the microwave/millimeter wave domain. The aim in the development of these methods is to obtain the design in small time frame while improving the accuracy of the design for a wide range of applications. To achieve this goal, a few diverse design problems of microwave field, representing varied challenges in the design, such as different microstrip antennas, microwave filters, a microstrip-via and also some critical high power components such as nonlinear tapers and RF-windows are considered as case-study design problems. Different design methodologies are developed for these applications. The presents soft computing methods, their review for microwave/millimeter wave design problems and specific case-study problems to infuse better insight and understanding of the subject.

The Theory of Evolution Strategies (Hardcover, 2001 ed.): Hans-Georg Beyer The Theory of Evolution Strategies (Hardcover, 2001 ed.)
Hans-Georg Beyer
R4,226 Discovery Miles 42 260 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Evolutionary Algorithms, in particular Evolution Strategies, Genetic Algorithms, or Evolutionary Programming, have found wide acceptance as robust optimization algorithms in the last ten years. Compared with the broad propagation and the resulting practical prosperity in different scientific fields, the theory has not progressed as much.This monograph provides the framework and the first steps toward the theoretical analysis of Evolution Strategies (ES). The main emphasis is on understanding the functioning of these probabilistic optimization algorithms in real-valued search spaces by investigating the dynamical properties of some well-established ES algorithms. The book introduces the basic concepts of this analysis, such as progress rate, quality gain, and self-adaptation response, and describes how to calculate these quantities. Based on the analysis, functioning principles are derived, aiming at a qualitative understanding of why and how ES algorithms work.

Computational Reality - Solving Nonlinear and Coupled Problems in Continuum Mechanics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Bilen Emek... Computational Reality - Solving Nonlinear and Coupled Problems in Continuum Mechanics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Bilen Emek Abali
R5,044 Discovery Miles 50 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents the theory of continuum mechanics for mechanical, thermodynamical, and electrodynamical systems. It shows how to obtain governing equations and it applies them by computing the reality. It uses only open-source codes developed under the FEniCS project and includes codes for 20 engineering applications from mechanics, fluid dynamics, applied thermodynamics, and electromagnetism. Moreover, it derives and utilizes the constitutive equations including coupling terms, which allow to compute multiphysics problems by incorporating interactions between primitive variables, namely, motion, temperature, and electromagnetic fields. An engineering system is described by the primitive variables satisfying field equations that are partial differential equations in space and time. The field equations are mostly coupled and nonlinear, in other words, difficult to solve. In order to solve the coupled, nonlinear system of partial differential equations, the book uses a novel collection of open-source packages developed under the FEniCS project. All primitive variables are solved at once in a fully coupled fashion by using finite difference method in time and finite element method in space.

C How to Program: With Case Studies in Applications and SystemsProgramming, Global Edition (Paperback, 9th edition): Paul... C How to Program: With Case Studies in Applications and SystemsProgramming, Global Edition (Paperback, 9th edition)
Paul Deitel, Harvey Deitel
R1,980 R1,601 Discovery Miles 16 010 Save R379 (19%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

This print textbook is available for you to rent for your classes. The Pearson print rental program provides you with affordable access to learning materials, so you go to class ready to succeed. C How to Program is a user-friendly, code-intensive introduction to C programming with case studies introducing applications and system programming. Like other texts of the Deitels' How to Program series, the book's modular presentation serves as a detailed beginner source of information for college students looking to embark on a career in coding, or instructors and software-development professionals seeking to learn how to program with C. The signature Deitel live-code approach presents concepts in the context of 142 full-working programs rather than incomplete snips of code. This gives you a chance to run each program as you study it and see how your learning applies to real-world programming scenarios. Current standards, contemporary practice, and hands-on learning opportunities are integrated throughout the 9th Edition. Over 340 new integrated Self-Check exercises with answers allow you to test your understanding of important concepts - and check your code - as you read. New and enhanced case studies and exercises use real-world data and focus on the latest ACM/IEEE computing curricula recommendations, highlighting security, data science, ethics, privacy, and performance concepts.

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