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• 230,000 words, phrases, and meanings
• 165,000 corpus-based examples
• Integrated Collocations Dictionary with over 65,000 collocations
• Integrated Thesaurus with over 18,000 synonyms, antonyms, and related words
• Register notes focus on the differences between spoken and written English
• 3000 most frequent words in spoken and written English highlighted
• Clear definitions using only 2000 common words

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• 300,000 words, phrases, and meanings
• Regular updates give access to the very latest language support

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• A complete revision of the best-selling first edition--widely considered a premier text on TCP/IP routing protocols
• A core textbook for CCIE preparation and a practical reference for network designers, administrators, and engineers
• Includes configuration and troubleshooting lessons that would cost thousands to learn in a classroom and numerous real-world examples and case studies

About the Authors
Jeff Doyle, CCIE No. 1919, is a professional services engineer and IPv6 solutions manager. Specializing in IP routing protocols, MPLS, and IPv6, Jeff has designed or assisted in the design of large-scale carrier and services provider networks in North America, Europe, and Asia. Jennifer Carroll, CCIE No. 1402, is an indepedent network consultant in Redmond, WA. She has designed and implemented many TCP/IP networks and has developed and taught a variety of courses on routing protocols and Cisco routers.Features

• Fully updated for UML 2.0, highlights the latest features of the IBM/Rational Unified Process
• Emphasizes tips and tricks that help the reader become an expert analyst and designer
• Includes a new section on the OMG's MDA initiative, coverage of RUP stereotypes, and a new appendix relating the book to UML certification

About the Authors
Jim Arlow has been programming and designing object-oriented software systems since 1990. He has created object models for blue chip companies such as British Airways and M&G. He is a respected OO consultant in Europe and has written and delivered many training courses on object technology and Java. Jim is a regular speaker at conferences such as Object World, and has been an invited speaker at University College London, City University, and the British Computer Society. Ila Neustadt has worked in IT for British Airways for more than twenty years and has experience of all parts within the IT development life cycle. She worked in the strategy department modeling the architecture process and developing architecture training, and acted as program head for the graduate business analyst program. Features

• Clear, user friendly and structured text based on the development of the catering cycle.
• The text applies theory to current practice and is designed to support learning.
• Each chapter identifies the intended learning outcomes that may be achieved and a chapter summary is also provided.
• Fully up-to-date-coverage of the underpinning knowledge and skill requirements for NVQ(SVQ) levels 3 and 4.
• Full listing of the intended learning outcomes is provided for mapping against the requirements of various courses.
• Additional learning support provided on the companion web site

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• NEW - Fully updated for the Servlets 2.4 and JSP 2.0 standards.
• NEW - Online access to all source code, available free for unrestricted use.
• NEW - Practical, step-by-step guides for using three leading Servlet/JSP engines—Apache Tomcat, Macromedia JRun, and Caucho Resin.
• Extensive, robust code samples—Contains hundreds of completely portable, fully documented, industrial-strength examples.
• Step-by-step database integration guidance—Walks step-by-step through using servlets and JSPs with data stored in MySQL, Oracle 9i, Microsoft Access databases.
• Detailed architectural coverage—Covers a wide variety of architectural strategies and best practices, with detailed coverage of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture.
• By Marty Hall, the fields leading expert

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• The text is divided into 15 chapters and 30 modular topics, making it easier for students to grasp complex ideas. This organization also allows professors to tailor the book to fit an individualized syllabus.
• The extensive glossary and appendices for locating tests enable students to acquire additional information.
• “The History of Psychological Testing” (Ch. 1) and “Major Landmarks in the History of Psychological Testing” (Appendix A) give students a broad overview of the field.
• Because of its growing importance as a major application of psychological testing, neuropsychological assessment is discussed in detail.
• Real-world case studies bring concepts to life for students.
• Coverage of the new Stanford-Binet 5th edition intelligence test due out in September 2003 (Ch. 6).
• Significant new coverage on testing deaf and hard of hearing; also, updated coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Ch. 7).
• Assessment and the Attitudes of Moral and Spiritual Concepts added (Ch. 12).
• Covers the GRE's new format (Ch. 8).
• New section on Ecological Momentary Assessment—real-time measurement of real-world experience (Ch. 14).
• Updated section on the Criterion-referenced testing (Ch. 2).
• Updated references throughout.

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• Covers all the techniques, applications and theory required up to degree level
• Incorporates new material on two port networks, reliability, intelligent transmitters, digital signal processing, electronic intrinsically safe systems and communication protocols
• Includes start-of-chapter objectives and end-of-chapter summaries
• Illustrated with over 250 line diagrams and tables
• Includes highlighted equations and over 100 problems to reinforce comprehension.

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• Concepts, analysis, design and measurements – all four aspects given equal emphasis
• Balanced presentation of theory and applications
• Unique Introduction that discuss the fundamental concepts, notations, representation and principles that govern the field of antennas
• Contains a chapter on Mathematical Preliminaries

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• explores design spaces for each architecture class and exposes evolution of concepts and design issues
• provides an up-to-date overview of significant architecture classes, including unique in-depth coverage of superscalar architectures as well as multithreaded, shared and distributed memory MIMDs, and associative and neural architectures
• identifies which concepts and design choices have been made use of in important processors and illustrates significant trends and surpasses and viable concepts
• case Studies and tables show micro architectural details of relevant processors, including the Pentium Pro, Power PC 604, Power PC 620 and R10000, allowing comparisons between them

About the Authors
Professor Dezos Sima is Director of the Department of Informatics at the Kando Polytechnic in Budapest where he has specialized in computer architecture since 1972. He has published two books and over thirty papers. Prof Peter Kacsuk is Head of the Laboratory of Parallel and Distributed System at the MTA SZTAKI research institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Terry Fountain is reader in Applied Physics at University College London. He has published four previous books on computer architecture.Features

• State of the art book—Covers emerging topics in power electronics.
• Well-written and easy-to-follow.
• Numerous worked-out examples.
• State-of-the-art power conversion techniques and power semiconductor devices.
• Integration of design techniques and problems.
• Computer-aided design techniques and analysis using PC.
• Integration of industry-standard software tools SPICE and MathCad.
• Chapter-end review questions and problems.
• Numerous important design formulae.
• Review of Three-Phase Circuits, Magnetic Circuits, Switching Functions of Converters, Transient Analysis, and Fourier Analysis.
• An examination of the characteristics of semiconductor devices—Including SCRs, GTOs, BJTs, MOSFETs, SITs, SITHs, IGBTs, MTOs, ETOs, IGCTs, MCTs and Spice device models.

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• Integrated Operations & Supply Chain Management Approach.
• Unique Chapters. Features two chapters not found in other operations Management texts. Written to meet the needs of organizations that seek employees who have been exposed to traditional supply chain management areas such as purchasing and logistics.
• Thorough coverage of Analytic Tools and Techniques.
• Extends discussion of services’ role in the economy.

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• Focuses on core topics.
• Modern applications
• Problem solving.
• Covers modern research and new developments in the field
• A chapter on Computational Chemistry,

About the Authors
Thomas Engel has taught chemistry for more than 20 years at the University of Washington, where he is currently Professor of Chemistry and Associate Chair for the Undergraduate Program. Professor Engel received his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from the Johns Hopkins University, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Chicago. He then spent 11 years as a researcher in Germany and Switzerland, in which time he received the Dr. rer. nat. habil. degree from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. In 1980, he left the IBM research laboratory in Zurich to become a faculty member at the University of Washington. Professor Engel's research interests are in the area of surface chemistry, and he has published more than 80 articles and book chapters in this field. He has received the Surface Chemistry or Colloids Award from the American Chemical Society and a Senior Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which has allowed him to establish collaborations with researchers in Germany. He is currently working together with European manufacturers of catalytic converters to improve their performance for diesel engines. Philip Reid has taught chemistry at the University of Washington since he joined the chemistry faculty in 1995. Professor Reid received his bachelor's degree from the University of Puget Sound in 1986, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1992. He performed postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, campus before moving to Washington. Professor Reid's research interests are in the areas of atmosphere chemistry, condensed-phase reaction dynamics, and nonlinear optical materials. He has published more than 70 articles in these fields. Professor Reid is the recipient of a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation, is a Cottrell Scholar of the Research Corporation, and is a Sloan fellow. Features

• Presents concepts and methods for a disciplined software engineering process.
• Scales down industrial practices for planning, tracking, analysis, and defect management to fit the needs of small-scale program development .
• Shows how small project disciplines provide a solid base for larger projects.

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• Contains chapters on writing copy, designing advertisements, the advertising department and corporate identity
• Includes a greatly expanded directory of contacts in the advertising industry
• Covers, and is recommended for the LCCI Third Level Certificate and CAM Certificate in Communications, valuable also for CIM and HNC/D students
• Contains updated material on advertising departments, TV franchises, radio stations, codes of practice, sponsorship, corporate video and satellite broadcasting.

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• "In the News" chapter openings help students comprehend the relevance of social psychology principles to current events.
• Research Highlight boxes are featured in many chapters and help students to better understand the concepts as well as current "hot topics" and research. In addition, there is strong coverage of sociocultural issues which includes issue on race and ethnicity. Coverage of cultural psychology topics have been integrated into the text to encourage students to consider the diversity of human experiences and compare/contract cultures.
• More streamlined text–Deletes chapter on Politics, making for a shorter, more easily accessible text.
• Increased emphasis on social cognition, the self, personal relationships, and evolutionary psychology.
• Updated and revised chapter on law–Written by Jennifer Hunt and Eugene Borgida, two recognized experts in the field. New topics include the influence of pretrial publicity on jurors, how jurors use character evidence, and the use of amicus curiae briefs to convey social psychological research to the courts.

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• The testing chapter has been restructured and in parts rewritten, also an emphasis on early testing has been added.
• The discussion of robust object structures has been increased and also an example has been added.
• The notion of a development case has been introduced as a way to adapt a general process to the specific needs of an organization or a project.

About the Authors
Dr. Ivar Jacobson has over 20 years experience in the design of large-scale real-time systems iin the telecommunications industry. He developed and early object-based design technique, a major portion of which has evolved into the international standard CCITT/SDL. He has extensive industrial teaching experience and has served OOPSLA, ECOOP and TOOLS program committees. Magnus Christerton, Patrik Jonsson and Gunnar Overgaard are actively involved in the development and use of Objectory at Objective Systems.Features

• Provides extensive coverage of query processing, including major algorithms for execution of queries and techniques for optimizing queries.
• Covers information integration, including warehousing and mediators, OLAP, and data-cube systems.
• Explains error-correction in RAID disks and covers bitmap indexes, data mining, data statistics, and pointer swizzling.
• Supports additional teaching materials found on the book’s Web page at http://www-db.stanford.edu/-ullman/dbsi.html

About the Authors
Hector Garcia-Molina is the Leonard Bosack and Sandra Learner Professor in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Departments at Stanford University. He has published extensively in the fields of database systems, distributed systems, and digital libraries. Jeffrey D. Ullman is the Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. He is the author of co-author of 15 books and 170 technical publications, including A First Course in Database Systems (Prentice Hall 1997) and Elements of ML Programming (Prentice Hall 1998) His research interests include database theory, database integration, data mining, and education using the information infrastructure. He has received numerous awards such as the Guggenheim Fellowship and election to the National Academy of Engineering. He also received the 1996 Sigmod Contribution Award and the 1998 Karl V. Karstrom Outstanding Educator Award. Jennifer Widom is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Departments at Stanford University. She has served on numerous editorial boards and program committees, she has published widely in computer science conferences and journals, and is co-author of A First Course in Database Systems (Prentice Hall 1997).Features

• Comprehensive and up-to-date coverage.
• Provides examples and exercises that are related to real world problems.
• Uses Fuzzy Logic Toolbox for MATLAB™ to demonstrate exemplar applications and to develop hands-on exercises.
• Provides design guidelines and design methods for developing fuzzy logic applications.
• Provides a modern perspective of the fuzzy logic technology.
• Introduces core concepts and techniques gently in two steps.
• Provides relevant background material so that students from a wide range of disciplines can easily understand the text.
• Introduces the connection between fuzzy logic and related ideas, methods, and theories developed in other disciplines (e.g., artificial intelligence, probability theory, control, model identification, etc.)
• Summarizes key concepts at the end of each chapter.
• Highlights motivations and benefits of employing fuzzy logic in control engineering and information systems.
• Discussion of open research issues and their implications.
• Advanced topics are separated from the basic material in the chapter that immediately follows.

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• The awards for this book keep piling up! They include Software Development Magazine Jolt Award for best book, 2003; Java Devloper's Journal Reader's Choice Award for Best Book, 2003, 2001, 1998; JavaWorld Editor's Choice Award for Best Book 2001; Software Development Magazine Productivity Award, 1999
• 12 new chapters including chapters on Generics and Arrays

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• Uses a student-oriented approach that is accessible, yet does not over simplify difficult concepts and issues.
• Features thinkers that represent most of the important theorists in the Western tradition.
• Organizes theorists historically — from pre-Socratic philosophers to those of the contemporary era — with general historical context provided for each.
• Explores an overarching theme throughout —the changing relationships of ethics and politics in Western political thought from Socrates to the present time.
• Adds a chapter on Cicero that includes a substantial introduction to the major Hellenistic political philosophies as well as an historical overview of the events surrounding the rise of the Roman Empire.
• Expands coverage of St. Augustine to include a discussion of some of the key political ideas of the Roman Empire as well as a more detailed analysis of St. Augustine's theocratic theory of the state
• Briefly describes John of Salisbury (in the St. Thomas chapter) important as a late medieval pre-Aristotelian thinker.
• Adds a section on patriarchy and the political exclusion of women in Locke's theory of contract.
• Concludes with an analysis of contemporary political ideologies — from Burke through Marx and the rise of modern nationalism.
• NEW—updates the chapter on Marx to reflect the demise of Soviet and East European communism and the current “death of communism” debate
• Cites classic, mainstream sources in footnotes and bibliography.

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• NEW - Glossary—Includes a glossary of terms. Each chapter concludes with a list of key terms.
• NEW - References—Includes a single reference section for the entire book.
• NEW - More photographs and drawings.
• A balanced approach—Discusses concepts, psychological thinkers, and institutions.
• Comprehensive treatment—Covers psychology from ancient times to the present.
• Thematic perspective—Emphasizes three basic themes that have guided the development of psychology: 1) psychology as a social construction; 2) struggles between the existence and nature of consciousness; and 3) psychology as an applied discipline.
• Evolution of leading psychological concepts—Considers the leading exponents of different psychological systems during each historical era.
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• Examples and exercises in a CAD tool independent fashion—Xilinx specific descriptions available in Appendices.
• Full set of viewgraphs and VHDL examples—Available on a Companion Website.
• Synthesis concepts.
• Language constructs are presented by association with familiar concepts from digital logic and computer architecture.
• Departure from conventional pedagogy in teaching hardware description languages.
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• Uses the basic commands/features of AutoCAD unchanged from release 2000 onwards, making the book version-independent
• Helps learn AutoCAD while drawing machine elements with no reference to any book/manual on AutoCAD
• Exposure to working in paper space and model space
• Drawings explained with 3-D solid models
• Simplifies the task of obtaining orthographic projections from Solid Models in 3-D environment
• Solved example problems and practice problems
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• Strictly in accordance with the latest code of practice issued by BIS, SP-46
• Chapters on Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Processes
• Discusses conventional representation of common machine components
• A chapter devoted on computer-aided approach to machine drawing
• Solved and 40 practice problems on assembly drawing with hints.
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• Provides a basic foundation for the course.
• Text has been completely revised.
• Includes full range of exercises of varying difficulty.
• Incorporates new material on algorithms, tree-searches, and graph-theoretical puzzles.
• Full solutions are provided for many of the exercises.
• Includes a chapter on matroid theory, which is used to consolidate some of the material from earlier chapters.
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• Shows why operating systems are needed and what they do, in great detail.
• Written at a pace and level that is appropriate for introductory-level students, including numerous illustrations to visually reinforce concepts.
• Uses the most current versions of popular operating systems, such as WIndows XP, WIndows 2003, Linux, Macintosh OS X, and Novell.
• New chapter on Macintosh OS X internals.
• Less focus on mainframe operating systems to allow for more coverage on common PC operating systems.
• Material on IBM/OS JCL from previous editions has been condensed into a new appendix. These chapters are still available online at http://aw-bc.com/davis.
• Network operating system coverage has been revised to provide the state-of-the-art in this important area. It progresses from how the Internet infrastructure works, to client-server systems, to examples from common operating systems.
• All new thought provoking exercises added to the end of each chapter for multiple practice opportunities
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• Engine balancing chapter added.
• Environmental and Hazardous Materials chapter added.
• Expanded coverage on turbo charging and supercharging.
• Line drawings and photographs.
• Multimedia CD: Included with each book and contains animations, videos (most titles), slide show image bank, puzzles (crossword and word search); Spanish translation of the entire book.
• One book format: Both Theory and Diagnosis and Service are together in the one book format.
• Real World examples and Tech Tips:Help student’s associate theory and practical concepts into real everyday situations.
• Updated technical information on engine oils—Including oils plus seven types of coolant.
• Updated to include the latest vehicle specifications, testing procedures and materials
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• Integrates discussion of the science and practice of clinical psychology throughout the text.
• “Focus on Ethics” sections appear in every chapter and the “2002 Ethics Code” is reprinted in the appendix, giving this text a stronger emphasis on ethics than any other Clinical Psychology text available.
• Chapter 4, “Biological Models in Psychology,” is entirely devoted to discussing biological models and their influence on clinical psychology.
• Chapter 10, “Psychotherapy: Research Issues and Efficacy,” discusses research methods in psychotherapy, since an understanding on how evidence is gathered is crucial to understanding the workings of contemporary clinical psychology.
• Case examples throughout the text help students develop an appreciation of clinical psychology as an applied science.
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• Chapter organization based on the progression of the stages of the hydrologic cycle
• Inclusion of recent developments in the field of discharge measurement of high velocity fluids, and rainfall simulation to measure the infiltration rate
• Separate chapters devoted to evaporation and transpiration, precipitation, infiltration, discharge measurement, etc.
• An excellent selection of a wide range of solved problems, interspersed in the text as well as at the end of each chapter
• Review questions, objective-type questions and numerous practice problems to aid self-study
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• A firm understanding of the operation of the specific networks presented
• The ability to program simulations of those networks successfully
• The ability to apply neural networks to real engineering and scientific problems
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• Comprehensive coverage of core material in quantum mechanics.
• Full and detailed explanations to help students of average mathematical ability.
• Additional topics covered in this edition include: Feynman's path integrals; the Berry phase; quantum dots; quantum jumps; and Bose-Einstein condensation.
• New chapter on relativistic quantum mechanics.
• Problems set to help students monitor their progress and increase understanding.
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• Numerous algorithm traces throughout the book.
• Over 1,000 end-of-section exercises—With answers to 1/3 of them in the back of the book.
• More applications than other algorithms texts.
• Elaborate world wide web site—With up-to-date support for book. An icon occurs throughout the book to indicate more explanations and examples available on the web.
• Upper bounds for worst-case times proven sharp.
• Lower bounds integrated into sections that discuss problems—e.g. after presentation of several sorting algorithms, text discusses lower bound for comparison-based sorting.
• Methods used to solve NP-complete problems—Including approximation, brute force, parameterized complexity, and heuristics.
• Recent results—Such as Pearson's polynomial-time algorithm for the coin-changing problem and parameterized complexity.
• Figures and tables illustrate concepts—Figure captions provide additional explanations and insight.
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• Gives a more strategic view of production and operations management with fully revised, amplified and updated account of changes and new developments in the field over recent years.
• Contains new chapters on such topics as manufacturing strategy and operations management in service environments.
• Includes balanced discussions of the newer `panaceas' - TQM, OPT, JIT, MRP, MRPII.
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• unique vocabulary finder
• from key words and basic ideas to the word you need
• thousands of examples showing real usage
• spoken communication tips
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• Embraces all of the main subject areas associated with multimedia communications in a single textbook;
• Extensive use of details diagrams and worked examples as an aid to understanding each major topic;
• End of chapter exercises associated with all topics covered.
About the Authors
Fred Halsall is a Professor of Communications Engineering at the University of Wales, Swansea. Professor Halsall has been involved in research and education in the field of computer networking for the past 30 years. He has published over 50 refereed journal and conference papers. His four textbooks include the successful Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems. He is a Fellow of the IEE and a member of the IEEE.Features

• Newly written and updated chapter on sampling and reconstruction of signals
• New addition on the discrete cosine transform
• Updated chapter on multirate digital signal processing.
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• A new chapter on 8051 C programming.
• A new section on the 8051 C programming of timers.
• A new section on the second serial port of the DS89C4x0 chip.
• A new section on the 8051 C programming of the second serial port.
• A new section on the 8051 C programming of interrupts.
• Programming of the 1KB SRAM of the DS89C4x0 chip.
• A new section on the 8051 C programming of external memory.
• A new chapter on the DS12887 RTC (real-time clock) chip.
• A new chapter on motors, relays, and optoisolators
About the Authors
Muhammad Ali Mazidi went to Tabriz University and holds Master’s degrees from both Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Dallas. He is currently a.b.d. on his Ph.D. in the Electrical Engineering Department of Southern Methodist University. He is co-author of a widely used textbook, The 80x86 IBM PC and Compatible Computers, also available from Prentice Hall. He teaches microprocessor-based system design at DeVry University in Dallas, Texas. Janice Gillispie Mazidi has a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of North Texas. She has several years of experience as a software engineer in Dallas. She has been chief technical writer and production manager, and was responsible for software development and testing of a widely used textbook, The 80x86 IBM PC and Compatible Computers, also available from Prentice Hall. Rolin McKinlay has a BSEET from DeVry University. He is currently working on his Master’s degree and PE license in the state of Texas. He is currently self-employed as a programmer and circuit board designer, and is a partner in MicroDigitalEd.com. Features

• Compliant with Unified Modeling Language 2
• Substantially updated content
• More robust process
• Extensive exercises with solution
• Instructor's on-line solutions manual
About the Authors
Rumbaugh and Michael Blaha are two of the "founding fathers" of UML. They invented UML, the basis for UML, along with Booch notation. Their first edition was crucial to the development and adoption of Object-Oriented methods when they were in their infancy. Blaha is a worldwide consultant and is a partner with Modelsoft Consulting, and SentientPoint Corporation. He is active in the IEEE Computer Society. Rumbaugh is a Distinguished Engineer with the Rational brand of IBM and is one of the original co-designers of UML. He is a highly influential author.Features

• Introduces generic components, which offer breakthrough power for maximizing expressiveness, flexibility, and reuse of code.
• Readers will learn exciting, powerful new C++ idioms that will help them master the most modern library writing techniques.
• Forewords by Scott Meyers (Effective C++), one of the world's leading C++ experts, and by John Vlissides, of the IBM T.J. Watson Research center, one of the world's leading patterns experts.
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• Updates coverage of specialized machines to include stepper motors, linear motors, magnetic-levitation devices (MAGLEVS) and high-speed surface transport (HSST) vehicles.
• Uses figures with text to enhance understanding, places lenghy derivations of equations in an appendix to avoid interruption of the flow of material, ad adds a unique equivalent circuit diagram to develop motor constants from running-light and blocked rotor tests.
• Follows the format method of mesh analysis for induction of motor horse power and efficiency, using derived motor constants.
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• A comprehensive introduction that supplies the reader with the biographical details and historical significance of Maslow and his work
• A new conclusion that examines the effects in psycho- therapy, education, medicine and management created by Maslows theories of self-realization, values, choice and responsibility
• A combination of Maslows early thinking on being behavior into one chapter for added cohesion and easy accessibility
• A new chapter on self-actualization that presents material previously published in TOWARD A PSYCHOLOGY OF BEING
• An updated bibliography and citation study The presentation of Maslows original text in this revised and highly readable form highlights for the reader the contemporary relevance of Maslows pioneering theories.
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• a new section on measurement math and statistics has been added to the third edition. Provides students a basis for handling, interpreting, and understanding the data collected by instruments.
• discusses technology from the late 19 century to the present to provide a context for the development of current and future technological innovations.
• presents the theories and process of measurement to provide students with an understanding of the practical uses of the instruments being studied.
• includes practical material that is oriented toward various fields of measurement: electronic communications, audio, components testing, medical electronics and servicing.
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• Modern applications drawn from biology, environmental science, and material science. Spectroscopy applications are introduced early in concert with theory.
• Problem solving. Numerous worked examples help students practice their math and problem-solving skills.
• Covers modern research and new developments in the field like scanning tunneling microscopy, bandgap engineering, quantum wells, teleportation, and quantum computing to capture students’ attention and show them that physical chemistry is a dynamic branch of science.
• A chapter on Computational Chemistry, written by Warren Hehre - who has a distinguished reputation as a developer of computational chemistry software and is credited with bringing these techniques to the educational environment.
About the Authors
Thomas Engel has taught chemistry for more than 20 years at the University of Washington, where he is currently Professor of Chemistry and Associate Chair for the Undergraduate Program. Professor Engel received his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from the Johns Hopkins University, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Chicago. He then spent 11 years as a researcher in Germany and Switzerland, in which time he received the Dr. rer. nat. habil. degree from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. In 1980, he left the IBM research laboratory in Zurich to become a faculty member at the University of Washington. Professor Engel's research interests are in the area of surface chemistry, and he has published more than 80 articles and book chapters in this field. He has received the Surface Chemistry or Colloids Award from the American Chemical Society and a Senior Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which has allowed him to establish collaborations with researchers in Germany. He is currently working together with European manufacturers of catalytic converters to improve their performance for diesel engines. Philip Reid has taught chemistry at the University of Washington since he joined the chemistry faculty in 1995. Professor Reid received his bachelor's degree from the University of Puget Sound in 1986, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1992. He performed postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, campus before moving to Washington. Professor Reid's research interests are in the areas of atmosphere chemistry, condensed-phase reaction dynamics, and nonlinear optical materials. He has published more than 70 articles in these fields. Professor Reid is the recipient of a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation, is a Cottrell Scholar of the Research Corporation, and is a Sloan fellow. Features

• Emphasizes four themes—“Thinking about Biopsychology,” “Clinical Implications,” “The Evolutionary Perspective,” and “Cognitive Neuroscience”—that are integral to each chapter and that are highlighted throughout by marginal icons. The themes are summarized at the end of each chapter in a “Themes Revisited” section that neatly provides some context for the topics discussed.
• Places a strong emphasis on behavior. Social issues are presented in a fashion that makes them relevant to the students; sex, hunger, sleep, and drug addiction are topics that are presented in a balanced, and often humorous, manner.
• Embraces diversity, stressing that the success of biopsychological research often results from the convergence of its diverse approaches.
• Explores both human and non-human research, as well as both pure and applied research.
• Provides self-test questions so that a student can assess his or her knowledge before proceeding. Fill-in-the-blank “Scan Your Brain” questions, located after major sections in each chapter, and “Think About It” critical thinking questions, located at the end of every chapter, allow students to test their knowledge of concepts learned.
• Effectively stimulates interest, illustrates key concepts, and emphasizes clinical applications with numerous case studies woven through the text.
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• Clear, well-researched writing continues to be applauded by both students and instructors.
• The illustrations are produced in collaboration with Neil Carlson and Jay Alexander. This author/artist collaboration results in clearer, more consistent, and more student-friendly illustrations than any other physiology textbook.
• Chapter 12, “Neurological Disorders,” continues to be a student and instructor favorite.
• Each chapter contains the following pedagogy: Learning objectives, prologue, epilogue, interim summaries, and thought questions.
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• The first half of the most important work on computer algorithms, completely revised, greatly expanded, and completely up-to-date.
• By blending theory and practice, this book appeals equally to both the academic and professional markets.
• Previously announced - lots of pent-up demand.
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• Now covers all popular HDLs (hardware descrioption languages) Verilog as well as ABEL and VHDL.
• Multi-chip design examples are redone in terms of VHDL and Verilog programs, instead of interconnected MSI chips and glue logic.
• 50% new exercises
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• Survey of computer control strategies and an overview of the hardware and software available for their implementation.
• An introduction to the practicalities of implementing control algorithms on a digital computer.
• Introduction to a range of methodologies for specifying and designing real-time systems : these include the Yourdon, MASCOT and PAISLey methodologies.
• Detailed consideration of concurrency problems and of multi-tasking features of real-time languages.
• Consideration of scheduling problems and real-time operating systems.
• An introduction to fault tolerance.
• In-text examples and end-of-chapter exercises.
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• A significant number of end-of-chapter problems have been updated
  
• The Verilog Hardware Description Language (HDL) has been updated and expanded to exploit key enhancements that were introduced in IEEE standards 1364-2001 and 1364-2005
  
• The text introduces more graphical material to better serve learners oriented to graphical mediums. Karnaugh maps are, likewise, presented with additional graphics to facilitate understanding of their use
  
• HDL material is presented at a level suitable for students learning digital circuits and a hardware description language at the same time
About the Authors

M. Morris Mano, California State University, Los Angeles. Micheal D. Ciletti, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.Features

• Presents a more balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative methods than any other book on the market, and illustrates how the greatest benefit often comes from combining various approaches.
• Discusses the social and historical context of research, and teaches students to recognize ethnocentric perspectives and the assumptions, values, and beliefs of their own society.
• Contains many explanatory diagrams and interesting examples drawn from scholarly literature.
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• Provides both theoretical and practical coverage of all data mining topics.
• Includes extensive number of integrated examples and figures.
• Offers instructor resources including solutions for exercises and complete set of lecture slides.
• Assumes only a modest statistics or mathematics background, and no database knowledge is needed.
• Topics covered include; predictive modeling, association analysis, clustering, anomaly detection, visualization.
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• Discussion of algorithm and design techniques covers greedy algorithms, divide and conquer algorithms, dynamic programming, randomized algorithms, and backtracking.
  
• Covers topics and data structures such as Fibonacci heaps, skew heaps, binomial queue, skip lists and splay trees.
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• A how to build SOA book written in an easy-to-understand style
• More than 125 case study examples and more than 300 diagrams that illustrate key concepts and technologies and support the case study examples.
• Written by Thomas Erl, the author of the #1 Web services book of 2004 and the #1 SOA book of 2004
Features

• Semiformal representation and procedure specifications bring the ideas to within a step or two implementation and highlight unifying themes.
• Application examples provide a glimpse of the ideas at work in real-world systems.
• Powerful ideas and principles are identified ad emphasized.
About the Authors
Patrick Henry Winston is Director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a past resident of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence. He is co-author of a related book, Lisp, which introduces the LISP programming language.Features

• Completely up-to-date with ANSI C.
• Acknowledges the human side of computer programming—too often overlooked by other writers.
• Applies ANSI standard C as found on PCs and Unix systems.
• Covers unique aspects of C relating to sophisticated hardware typically found on Unix platforms (virtual memory, etc.).
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• A modular format–This structure allows instructors to easily design a course to meet their individual needs. For students, it breaks this massive subject into comprehensible parts.
• Unifying principles–The text repeatedly emphasizes such principles as multiplexing, flow control, and error control, and contrasts their application in specific areas of technology.
Features

• The best-selling UML book on the market, thoroughly revised and updated.
• Introduces the concept of modeling, stresses the importance of software process, and discusses the most essential parts of the UML.
Features

• Presents a very precise and simplified microeconomic model first, before introducing all the exceptions and subtleties of a more complex economic world.
• A detailed summary about simple demand and supply to aggregate demand & supply approach can be found in the preface.
• Updated and expanded end of chapter material.
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• Throughout the text, UML is used as appropriate as a design notation and an idealized language similar to Java and C# is used as an illustrative programming language.
  
• Cases studies are used throughout to clarify the explanations. - examples are chosen from familiar applications, including a computer game, and the software for an ATM
• The approach enables the reader to use, understand its rationale, review, assess and compare each technique, and select an appropriate collection of techniques for a given project
Features

• Each chapter is built around one or more worked examples demonstrating the main idea of the chapter.
• Integration of speech and text processing—Merges speech processing and natural language processing fields.
• Covers all of the new statistical approaches, while still completely covering the earlier more structured and rule-based methods.
About the Authors
Daniel Jurafsky received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. His Research focusses on combining linguistic knowledge with probabilistic models of language and speech processing in humans and machines. James H. Martin receives his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. His research interests include computational semantics, metaphor, machine learning, and information retrieval.Features

• Examines how the reflected or emitted energy in the visible, near-infrared, middle-infrared, thermal infrared, and microwave portions of the spectrum can be collected by a variety of sensor systems and analyzed.
• Emphasizes how to remotely sense fundamental biophysical characteristics of the terrain such as precise location (x,y), height-depth (z), temperature, moisture content, chlorophyll content, surface roughness, etc., for vegetation, soils, minerals, water, ice, and the urban environment.
• Enables readers from many disciplines such as geography, agriculture, forestry, marine science, and geology to adapt the remote sensing principles and technology to their own application. For example, the principles associated with remote sensing of vegetation can be applied to agriculture, wetland, and/or forests. Methods of extracting urban infrastructure and population characteristics are of value to geographers, urban planners, transportation engineers, etc.
• Takes the approach that the detailed digital image processing principles should be taught in a separate course, not in the introductory remote sensing or airphoto interpretation course.
• Examples include remote sensing of vegetation biomass, chlorophyll a mapping, pollution monitoring, digital elevation model creation, surface temperature measurement, and land-use mapping.
Features

• Based on the latest version of MATLAB® 7.5 (version R2007b)
• More than 30 graphs in color in the chapter "MATLAB® Graphics"
• List of commands at the end of the chapter for quick recapitulation
• Appendices on graphic user interface and control system analysis using the LTI viewer
• Approximately 250 figures and screenshots
• Programming tips to highlight good programming practices
• More than 250 solved examples and approximately 200 end-of-chapter exercises.
About the Authors
Dr Raj Kumar Bansal is presently Principal of Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rajpura, Punjab. He received his Ph. D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and his teaching and research experience spans more than threeand-a-half decades. His research interests include power systems, control systems, optimization techniques, and fuzzy logic systems. Dr Ashok Kumar Goel is presently working as Principal, Indo Global College of Engineering, Abhipur. He holds a Ph. D. from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala. He has more than two decades of teaching and research experience. His research interests include neural networks, fuzzy logic systems, genetic algorithms, and particle swarm optimization. Manoj Kumar Sharma is presently working as Lecturer at the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He holds an M. Tech. from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana. He has almost a decade of teaching and research experience. His research interests include artificial neural networks, control systems, and energy management.Features

• Applied problems and applications emphasize real applications not detailed mathematical theorems
• Computer programs in either Fortran 90 or C are given at the conclusion of each chapter.
• Treats Linear systems before non-linear systems.
• The pace of topic presentation is appropriate for the audience.
• Excellent treatment of parallel processing.
Features

The text is written with the context that the Front Office Department's primary function is to "connect" the property and its employees with the guests.
• An emphasis on providing guest service.


• Facilitating the work of employees in other departments as they provide service.


• Using technology to meet the needs of guests and hotel employee peers.


• The Context of Front Office Operations.


• Technology Helps Front Office Operations.


• Front Office and the Guest Cycle


• Special Front Office Concerns.
Features

• New chapter on Animal Nutrition and the Consumers of Animal Products addressing contemporary concerns for safety in human diets.
• New chapter on Feed Additives.
• Major revisions of chapters on food analysis, lipids, metabolism, energy systems and protein evaluation.
• Now includes comments on the nutrition of the horse and feeding standards for this species.
• New chapter summaries and problems and solutions to aid student learning.
• Updated suggestions for further reading.
About the Authors
P McDonald was formerly Head of the Department of Agricultural Biochemistry at Edinburgh School of Agriculture. RA Edwards was formerly Head of the Department of Animal Nutrition at Edinburgh School of Agriculture. JFD Greenhalgh is Emeritus Professor of Animal Production and Health at the University of Aberdeen. CA Morgan is an animal nutritionist at the Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh.Features

• A wealth of tried-and-tested Discussion Questions, Exercises, Problems, and the more rigorous Challenge Problems cover quantitative and qualitative aspects of all key concepts and integrate real-life situations.
• The ISEE (Identify, Set Up, Execute, Evaluate) problem-solving strategy is used consistently throughout the text to help students build their problem-solving skills.
• Problem-Solving Strategy Boxes coach the students in how to approach specific types of problems. All employ the ISEE strategy.
• The popular Caution Paragraphs focus on typical misconceptions and student problem areas.
About the Authors
Hugh D. Young is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. He attended Carnegie Mellon for both undergraduate and graduate study and earned his Ph.D. in fundamental particle theory under the direction of the late Richard Cutkosky. He joined the faculty of Carnegie Mellon in 1956 and has also spent two years as a Visiting Professor at the University of California at Berkeley. Prof. Young is an enthusiastic skier, climber, and hiker. He also served for several years as Associate Organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Pittsburgh, and has played numerous organ recitals in the Pittsburgh area. Prof. Young and his wife Alice usually travel extensively in the summer, especially in Europe and in the desert canyon country of southern Utah. Roger A. Freedman is a Lecturer in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Freedman was an undergraduate at the University of California campuses in San Diego and Los Angeles, and did his doctoral research in nuclear theory at Stanford University under the direction of Professor J. Dirk Walecka. He came to UCSB in 1981 after three years teaching and doing research at the University of Washington. At UCSB, Dr. Freedman has taught in both the Department of Physics and the College of Creative Studies, a branch of the university intended for highly gifted and motivated undergraduates. He has published research in nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, and laser physics. In recent years, he has helped to develop computer-based tools for learning introductory physics and astronomy. When not in the classroom or slaving over a computer, Dr. Freedman can be found either flying (he holds a commercial pilot’s license) or driving with his wife, Caroline, in their 1960 Nash Metropolitan convertible. A. Lewis Ford is Professor of Physics at Texas A&M University. He received a B.A. from Rice University in 1968 and a Ph.D. in chemical physics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972. After a one-year postdoc at Harvard University, he joined the Texas A&M physics faculty in 1973 and has been there ever since. Professor Ford’s research area is theoretical atomic physics, with a specialization in atomic collisions. At Texas A&M he has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses, but primarily introductory physics.Features

• NEW - Chapter 1: Introduction has been enhanced to broaden the introductory presentation of the field of robotics—Previews what is covered in the book.
• Real-world practicality with underlying theory presented.
• Large set of homework problems with a “difficulty grade” assigned.
• The most cited textbook on robotics in the field.
• “Programming Assignments” at the end of each chapter.
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• Three entirely new chapters on Peer-to-Peer Systems, Web Services, and Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems.
• More than 25 detailed case studies of well-known systems, 8 of them new including studies of the Grid, Cooltown, Bluetooth andthe (in)security of the WiFi WEP protocol.
• Updated coverage of XML and its security extensions, the Advanced Encryption Standard and security design for ubiquitous systems.
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• Strong Examples and Exercise Sets encourage students to think clearly about the problems, reinforcing their mathematical intuition.
• Exceptional Art Captions and Multifigured Images provide insight for students and support quantitative and conceptual reasoning.
• Strong Multivariable Coverage helps students make the leap from single variable to multivariable calculus.
• Flexible Table of Contents that divides complex topics into smaller sections and provides instructors with unlimited flexibility in creating course outlines.
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• Takes a non-propriety view on design issues.
• Provides an overview of design representation forms with a strong architectural framework.
• Uses academic treatment that makes the book useful for courses that do more than just teach methods.
• Reviews design practices in a concise way based on the more widely used design methodologies.
• NEW—Covers components, Reuse and COTS (Commercial off-the-shelf Software).
• NEW—More design patterns, architectures, and use cases included in this edition.
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• A new chapter on Film. This chapter explores the ways in which literature helps us to think about film, and, correspondingly, how studying film helps us to think about literature.
• A new chapter on Creative Writing .
• A new chapter on the Mutant: exploring general issues of mutation and mutability, including environmental issues, genetic engineering and cloning.
• A new chapter on War: exploring the questions 'what is war?', 'what is war literature?' and 'in what ways is literary or cultural theory itself at war?'
• All existing chapters updated and revised in light of recent developments in the field.
• Updated and expanded further reading sections.
About the Authors

Andrew Bennett is currently Professor of English at the University of Bristol. He has also authored: 'Romantic Poets and the Culture of Posterity' (CUP) and 'Katherine Mansfield' (Northcote House, 2003). Nicholas Royle is currently Professor of English at the University of Sussex. He is the author of: 'The Uncanny: An Introduction' (MUP) and 'Jacques Derrida' in the Routledge Critical Thinkers Series.Features

• Provides a basic non-mathematical approach to the subject.
• Emphasizes the effective and efficient use of energy.
• Illustrations have all been updated and some new diagrams and photographs added.
• Includes numerous worked examples.
• Includes increased number of revision questions at the end of each chapter.
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• NEW - Revised organization-Chapters are now completely self-contained.
• NEW - Up-to-date coverage of science and social issues-Such as terrorism and its effects, the present and future of technology, and cultural diversity.
• NEW - Thoroughly Revised Scientific References-Contains over 350 new references and many new passages.
• Pedagogical aids-Include chapter outlines, objectives, bold-faced terms, summaries, self-tests, exercises, and questions.
About the Authors
Karen Duffy is a Distinguished Service Professor at the State University of New York, College at Geneseo. She received her Ph.D. in social and personality psychology from Michigan State University and is a family mediator for the New York Unified Court System. Dr. Duffy has authored several other books, including Community Mediation: A Handbook for Practitioners and Researchers and Community Psychology. Eastwood Atwater was a psychology professor at Montgomery County Community College and lectured at Gwynedd-Mercy College. He also conducted a private practice in psychology. His Ph.D. was from the University of Chicago, where he studied with Carl Rogers. Prior to his death in 1996, he authored books including Adolescence, Fourth Edition, and Human Relations.Features

• A critical guide focusing on Exterior Routing Protocols that compliments Vol. I's focus on interior Routing Protocols.
• A core textbook for CCIE preparation endorsed by Cisco Systems.
• Valued tool packed with lessons on configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco routers-Normally would cost thousands of dollars to learn in industry training centers.
• Same clear and straightforward writing style as in Doyle's Routing TCP/IP, Volume I.
About the Authors
Jeff Doyle, CCIE No. 1919, is a professional services consultant with Juniper Networks, Inc., in Denver, Colorado. Specializing in IP routing protocols and MPLS traffic engineering, Jeff has helped design and implement large-scale Internet service provider networks throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Jennifer DeHaven Carroll, CCIE No. 1402, is a principal consultant with Lucent Technologies. She has planned, designed, and implemented many large networks over the past 13 years as well as developed and taught classes on theory and Cisco implementation of all IP routing protocols.Features

• Rewritten material on satellites—Includes their history; orbits; elevation categories; orbital patterns; and antenna look angles.
• Materials in the Fundamentals chapters on AM envelopes—Produced by complex nonsinusoidal signals, Quadrature Amplitude Modulation, noise limiters and blankers, alternate signal-to-noise measurements, single-sideband suppressed carrier, frequency division multiplexing, double-sideband suppressed carrier, quadrature multiplexing, microstrip, and stripline.
• Material in the Advanced chapters—On trellis encoding, CCITT modem recommendations, PCM line speed, extended superframe format, wavelength division multiplexing, Kepler's laws, Clark orbits, limits of visibility, Satellite Radio Navigation and Navstar GPS.
• Optical fiber communications has been moved from Chapter 20 to Chapter 11—Includes new sections on light sources, optical power, optical sources and link budget.
Features

• Essential guide to financial modeling with more accurate information to support decision making
• Gives managers the tools to build better financial models - now a core skill, this
• will improve organizational learning through improved assessment of collective knowledge
• Enables managers to create better targeting when building a financial model
• from forecasting and planning, to valuation and risk assessment, this is the definitive guide to building and manipulating financial models with confidence
• It will help executive and finance managers to turn business data into intelligent decisions
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• Treatment of smart cards and data security.
• It covers timer operation, serial port operation, interrupt operation, assembly language programming, 8051 C programming, program structure and design, and tools and techniques for program development.
• Concise treatment of all features of the 8051 microcontroller.
• Comprehensive coding and design examples.
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• NEW – Significant coverage of the Standards Movement and the No Child Left Behind legislation– including its implications for day-to-day classroom assessment and the students and teachers involved in the classroom assessment process.
• NEW – Materials on selecting and using published tests were updated –reflecting new editions of tests and new approaches to assessment.
• Detailed, straightforward guidelines for how to construct test items with lots of concrete examples –the clearest of any text on the market.
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• Provides an entire chapter on spread spectrum, which is pervasive in wireless technology today.
• Also provides an entire chapter on satellite communications. This topic remains an important area within wireless communications.
• Thorough coverage of cordless systems.
• Extensive coverage of fixed wireless access, also known as wireless local loop, and IEEE 802.16 standards.
• Devotes a whole chapter on Mobile IP Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).
• Complete coverage of Wireless LANs, including IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth.
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• Introduces the theory and practice of compiler design.


• Covers topics like context-free grammars, fine state machines, and syntax-directed translation.
About the Authors

Alfred V. Aho is Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. Professor Aho has won several awards including the Great Teacher Award for 2003 from the Society of Columbia Graduates and the IEEE John von Neumann Medal. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the ACM and IEEE. Monica S. Lam is a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, was the Chief Scientist at Tensilica and the founding CEO of moka5. She led the SUIF project which produced one of the most popular research compilers, and pioneered numerous compiler techniques used in industry. Ravi Sethi launched the research organization in Avaya and is president of Avaya Labs. Previously, he was a senior vice president at Bell Labs in Murray Hill and chief technical officer for communications software at Lucent Technologies. He has held teaching positions at the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Arizona, and has taught at Princeton University and Rutgers. He is a fellow of the ACM. Jeffrey Ullman is CEO of Gradiance and a Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. His research interests include database theory, database integration, data mining, and education using the information infrastructure. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the ACM, and winner of the Karlstrom Award and Knuth Prize.Features

• This book completely follows the UGC model curriculum.
• Discusses current topics in the global environment scenario such as ecological footprint, carbon trading, and emission trading
• Equipped with a complete list of ISO standards for environment management systems
• Entire unit devoted to field work with more than 10 experiments for quantitative evaluation of ecosystems
• Has more than 30 case studies to illustrate environmental issues
• An updated list of international conventions and protocols
• Comprehensive glossary for quick recapitulation of technical terms
• Updated statistical information on air quality standards, permissible exhaust limit, and so on.
Features

• Math applications specific to retailing-makes this text an excellent resource for students, buyers and small store owners.
• Workbook format-includes workspace to complete practice problems right in the text.
• Realistic problems, worked-out examples and clear explanations-are presented throughout the text.
• Cumulative summary exercises-are found at the end of each chapter.
• A review of basic mathematics, decimals, percents, and fractions-gives students a refresher on basic arithmetic.
• Suggestions for working select problems on a computer spreadsheet-includes examples of spreadsheets used for problems having to do with retail method of inventory and six-month merchandise plans.
• Highlighted formulas-are set in boxes throughout and listed at the end of each chapter.
Features

• The most comprehensive student text available on the market.
• Suitable for all years of an undergraduate course in mechanical or civil engineering.
• Worked examples throughout.
• Start of chapter objectives and end of chapter summaries.
• Highlighted key equations - for easy reference.
• References to other books.
• List of symbols - for clarity and ease of use.
• Written entirely in SI (metric) units.
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• NEW - Improved art program following the lead of Hibbeler's Engineering Mechanics series-three dimensional, realistic art helps students better visualize and connect with the situation.
• NEW - Improved coverage of loading-especially with new coverage of snow loads.
• NEW - Approximately 50% new or revised problems
• NEW - Instructor's Resources and course management on the OneKey website.
• Over 100 photographs dispersed throughout the book-Presents the solution of realistic applications and explanations of the theory. Some of these photos are used in the problem sets.
• Expanded coverage of the matrix stiffness method.
• Procedures for Analysis included in most sections of the text, along with example problems illustrating the procedures.
• Provides a logical, method for students to follow when applying the theory presented in each section.
• Realistic engineering situations-Clearly illustrated to show the necessary geometric relations and loads. Provides situations that students are likely to encounter in practice.
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• Real-World Applications: Practicing Business Communication boxes examine communication practices in a wide range of businesses.
• Strategic Skills give students tools they will need as they transition from the classroom to a business setting.
• Ethical Issues boxes challenge students to think critically about the role ethics takes in business communication.
About the Authors
Dan O'Hair is a Presidential Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma. He has published more than seventy research articles in communication, business, management, and psychology journals and volumes. In addition, he has authored and edited twelve books on the topic of communication. O'Hair has been the principle investigator for several grants from business, non-profit, and government institutions totaling more than $4 million. He has served on the faculties of Texas Christian University, New Mexico State University, and Texas Tech University. He served as editor of the Journal of Applied Communication Research, one of NCA's research journals and as associate editor of ten journals in the social sciences. His teaching interests are business and organizational communication, risk communication, and health communication. In 2006, Dr. O’Hair served as President of the National Communication Association, the world’s largest scholarly organization devoted to the study and advancement of communication. Gustav W. Friedrich is Professor II and Dean in the School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies at Rutgers University. His publications appear in such journals as Communication Education, Communication Monographs, Journal of Communication, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He is author/editor of 13 books. Professor Friedrich's honors and awards include: Presidential Professor; Kenneth E. Crook Faculty Award; Josh Lee Service Award; Henry Daniel Rinsland Memorial Award for Excellence in Educational Research; Regents' Award for Superior Teaching; and Golden Anniversary Award. His research interests are in communication theory and in instructional and applied communication. Lynda Dee Dixon is Associate Professor in the Department of Interpersonal Communication at Bowling Green State University. She has served as Graduate Coordinator in the School of Communication Studies and as Faculty Associate in the Graduate College. Previously, she has been on the faculty at the University of Oklahoma, University of New Mexico, and Indiana University-South Bend. A Cherokee from Oklahoma, she began her research by studying the health communication of Oklahoma American Indian women. Her research has focused on diversity issues in health, education, and professional organizations. Dixon's publications include a co-edited book on women in prison, book chapters, and journal articles. Her three most recent journal articles have focused on the effects of architecture and posted signs in federal health care facilities for American Indians, and the phenomenon of rap music. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in health communication, intercultural communication, and organizational communication.Features

• An extensive introduction to UML 2.0 from the notation’s most fundamental and advanced elements, with an emphasis on key changes.
• A greatly enhanced focus on modeling—eagerly requested by readers—with five chapters that each emphasize a particular phase in the overall development lifecycle.
• Fresh approaches to reasoning about complex systems, including a new treatment of system architecture using OOAD and UML.
• An examination of the conceptual foundation of the widely misunderstood fundamental elements of the object model such as abstraction, encapsulation, modularity, and hierarchy
• Advice on how to allocate the resources of a team of developers and manage the risks associated with developing complex software systems
• An appendix on key object-oriented programming languages such as Java and C++
About the Authors
Grady Booch is an IBM fellow and author of six best-selling books on object-oriented programming. He is world-renowned as an originator of OO and the founder of UML. Robert A. Maksimchuk is a Director of Research in the Unisys Chief Technology Office, focusing on emerging modeling technologies. He is coauthor of the books UML for Database Design and UML of Mere Mortals. Michael W. Engle is a principal member of the engineering staff with the Lockheed Martin Corporation. He has extensive technical and management experience across the complete system development lifecycle, from project initiation through deployment and support, in a variety of application domains. Bobbi J. Young is a Director of Research for the Unisys Chief Technology Office. She has many years of experience in the IT Industry, working with commercial companies and Department of Defense contractors. Jim Conallen is a software engineer in IBM Rational’s Model Driven Development Strategy team, where he is actively involved in applying the Object Management Group’s (OMG) Model Driven Architecture (MDA) initiative to IBM Rational’s model tooling. Kelli A. Houston is a consulting IT Specialist at IBM Rational. She is the method architect for IBM’s internal method and is part of the team responsible for integrating IBM’s methods.Features

• A valuable single source reference for any network professionals interested in learning about cutting edge network security technologies
• Learn from the comprehensive, end-to-end approach to securing network infrastructures
• Use the design and deployment guidelines to optimize network security performance
• Full coverage of the latest CCIE Security exam objectives
Features

• Comprehensive coverage of methods with detailed easy-to-follow practical experiments.
• Basic analytical theory which is essential for understanding the subject.
• Greatly expanded sections on instrumental analysis including aspects of miniaturisation.
• Increased emphasis on minor/trace component analysis and revised statistical handling of data.
• New chapters on sampling, mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance.
Features

• Uses the most common operating systems, including Linux, UNIX, and Windows
• Contains overall design enhancements to facilitate students¡¦ understanding. This includes a further focus on principles and an expanded art program.
• Contains more Labs! More exercises than in the previous edition are included to give students substantial hands-on experience with Linux, UNIX, and Windows
• Is updated and enhanced with the latest information on:
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• Organization is from whole to part. After an opening chapter that touches on the history of classroom grammar and other language issues, Chapter 2 presents ten basic sentence patterns with their various slots described according to both form and function.
• Words and Phrases: An Overview. This useful overview opens Chapter 2 and provides a quick review of (or introduction to) nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases and introduces the concepts of noun phrase and verb phrase in clear, jargon-free language, including helpful ways for students to make use of their internal language expertise.
• Instruction is clear and accessible. Sentence expansions in Chapters 3-9 provide readers with a structure, a framework, on which to organize the new concepts learned.
• Traditional diagrams illustrate the patterns and their expansions. The diagram is used as a tool to help students recognize the structural relationship of the various sentence structures and provide a visual framework for the sentence patterns and their expansions.
• The word classes, described in detail in Part IV, are based on the structural linguists’ division of form and structure classes, rather than the Latin-based eight parts of speech.
Features

• Contains over 150 questions, over 250 illustrations, and a comprehensive glossary.
• Explains the most current developments in mobile communications in both research and industry in a well-structured context with detailed technical background.
• Conclude chapters with a set of exercises for self-study and references to standards, organizations, and research work related to the topic.
• Provides an up-to-date idea of the mobile/wireless communications field.
• Significant changes to be on top of this fast-developing topic.
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• New and updated programming examples and dissections—the authors’ trademark technique for illustrating and teaching language concepts.
• Recursion is emphasized with revised coverage in both text and exercises.
• Multifile programming is given greater attention, as are the issues of correctness and type safety. Function prototypes are now used throughout the text.
• Abstract Data Types, the key concept necessary to understanding objects are carefully covered.
• Updated material on transitioning to C++, including coverage of the important concepts of object-oriented programming.
• New coverage is provided on transitioning from C to Java
• References to key programming functions and C features are provided in convenient files.
About the Authors
A.L. Kelley & Ira Pohl are professors of computer science at the University of California, Santa Cruz.Features

• FPGA-based logic design, in depth.
• Essential VLSI guidance for FPGA designers.
• HDL-based logic design—Makes use of modern HDL design techniques with both Verilog and VHDL.
• Advanced FPGA coverage—Detailed introduction to platform-based and multi-FPGA systems.
• Detailed DSP case study—Includes a start-to-finish case study that touches on a wide range of design problems.
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• Describes career opportunities and career paths that exist in all facets of the hospitality industry.
• Includes self-assessment activities, as well as guidance on important topics such as resume writing and interviewing skills.
• Expands the previous chapter on motivation to include a discussion of human resources.
• Addresses one of the greatest challenges facing industry leaders: recruiting and motivating employees.
• Discusses newer areas of the hospitality industry such as meetings, conventions, expositions and event management.
Features

• Web-based animations illustrate important and complex OS mechanisms.
• A new chapter on embedded Operating Systems has been added
• Additional text and figures have been added to enhance clarity
• Now focuses on Windows Vista rather than Windows XP
Features

• Includes completely new chapter on scripting
• Re-organized to allow for more thorough coverage of streams and files (previously in Vol. I)
• Completely revised and updated to cover new Java SE 6 features and all code examples have been rewritten to take advantage of SE 6 enhancements
About the Authors
Cay S. Horstmann is also coauthor of Core JavaServer Faces, Second Edition (Prentice Hall, 2007). Cay is a professor of computer science at San Jose State University, a Java Champion, and a frequent speaker at computer industry conferences. Gary Cornell has been writing and teaching programming professionals for more than twenty years and is the cofounder of Apress. He has written numerous best-selling books for programming professionals, was a cofinalist for a Jolt Award, and won the Readers' Choice award from Visual Basic Magazine.Features

• A focus on both project and enterprise valuation shows students that the same principles apply to both internal and external growth, better illustrating the realities of today’s corporate world.
• Valuation is considered within a broad framework that includes behavioral finance, agency considerations, and strategic options.
• Discounted cash flow analysis coverage goes beyond the basics to include other tools, such as an entire chapter on comparables and in-depth discussions of simulation and real options.
• Project-specific risk attributes are covered in, showing students how to evaluate the cost of capital for the firm as a whole as well as for individual investment projects using WACC.
• Coverage of private equity markets illustrates how students can evaluate privately held companies, including the venture capital valuation method and the LBO valuation model.
• Coverage of real options takes a contemporary approach, showing how real options can become a powerful tool in building on intuition within a disciplined analytical framework.
About the Authors

Sheridan Titman holds the McCallister Centennial Chair in Financial Services at the University of Texas, Austin. Before his present post, he taught for a number of years at UCLA. Among his prolific research projects are studies in optimal capital structure, irrational investors, tangible and intangible information and market reactions, and Asian stock markets. He is coauthor of the textbook, Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy, with Mark Grinblatt. John Martin holds the Carr P. Collins Chair in Finance at Baylor University, where he teaches corporate finance and financial modeling. He has published widely in the academic literature and in addition to Valuation, is the coauthor of four other textbooks: Financial Management, Foundations of Finance, Financial Analysis, and The Theory of Finance. He is especially interested in research in the areas of corporate governance, evaluation of firm performance, and the design of incentive compensation programs.Features

• Learning Objectives concisely outline the goals of each chapter, giving students a brief introduction to the main concepts in the chapter.
• Chapter-opening examples provide hypothetical situations to familiarize students to the topics to be addressed in the chapter.
• Updated Insight boxes demonstrate key chapter concepts through real-world applications.
• Case Application boxes conclude each chapter with an illustrative example and ask students to apply the key principles through a set of questions.
• Topics in corporate risk management, including enterprise risk management, loss forecasting, financial analysis in decision making, and the application of new technology to risk management programs are included in chapters 3 and 4.
• Commercial lines information, chapters 25 through 27, provides important material such as workers’ compensation, which is suitable for an advanced courseFeatures
  
  • How to integrate various remote access technologies into the backbone providing VPN service to many different types of customers
  • The new PE-CE routing options as well as other advanced features, including per-VPN Network Address Translation (PE-NAT)
  • How VRFs can be extended into a customer site to provide separation inside the customer network
  • The latest MPLS VPN security features and designs aimed at protecting the MPLS VPN backbone
  • How to carry customer multicast traffic inside a VPN
  • The latest inter-carrier enhancements to allow for easier and more scalable deployment of inter-carrier MPLS VPN services
  • Advanced troubleshooting techniques including router outputs to ensure high availability
  About the Authors
  
  Ivan Pepelnjak, CCIE No. 1354, is a 25-year veteran of the networking industry. He has more than 10 years of experience in designing, installing, troubleshooting, and operating large service provider and enterprise WAN and LAN networks and is currently chief technology advisor at NIL Data Communications, focusing on advanced IP-based networks and web technologies. Jim Guichard, CCIE No. 2069, is a system architect at Cisco Systems, with a primary focus on MPLS/IP Layer-2 and Layer-3 VPN technologies. During the last eight years at Cisco, and previously at IBM, Jim has been involved in the design, implementation, and planning of many large-scale WAN and LAN networks. Jeff Apcar is a senior consulting engineer in the Advanced Services group at Cisco Systems and has been working with MPLS technologies for more than three years. Jeff's focus is the Asia-Pacific theatre where he has provided detailed designs and design consulting for nearly every major service provider MPLS rollout in the region.Features
  
  • Completely updated throughout, with significant new coverage of databases, XML, and Qtopia embedded programming
  • Covers all Qt 4.2/4.3 changes, including Windows Vista support, native CSS support for widget styling, and SVG file generation
  • Contains separate 2D and 3D chapters, coverage of Qt 4.3's new graphics view classes, and an introduction to QPainter's OpenGL back-end
  • Includes new chapters on look-and-feel customization and application scripting
  • Illustrates Qt 4's model/view architecture, plugin support, layout management, event processing, container classes, and much more
  • Presents advanced techniques covered in no other book—from creating plugins to interfacing with native APIs
  About the Authors
  Jasmin Blanchette is a Trolltech senior software engineer and is writing his M.Sc. thesis in computer science at the University of Oslo. Mark Summerfield works as an independent trainer and consultant specializing in C++, Qt, Python, and PyQt, and is the author of Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt. Blanchette and Summerfield coauthored C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3 and the first edition of C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4.Features
  
  • In-depth coverage of economical load dispatch problems and load frequency control of power systems
  • Exclusive chapters on reactive-power compensation with modern control techniques
  • A comprehensive chapter on voltage control
  • In-depth coverage of modelling of LFC components
  • Precise explanations supported by various examples
  • A large number of examples such as multiple-choice questions, short questions and answers, review questions, and practice problems
  About the Authors
  S. Sivanagaraju is Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University College of Engineering, JNTU Kakinada, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh G. Sreenivasan is Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, INTELL Engineering College, Anantapur, Andhra PradeshFeatures
  
  • Three-part organization
  • Many experimental results from the literature support the physical concepts described in the text.
  • A considerable number of end-of-chapter problems enable students to practice problem-solving.
  Features
  
  • Extensive coverage of all the objectives defined for the latest version of the exam
  • Contains detailed coverage of all exam topics and objectives
  • Includes helpful code examples, exercises, review questions, and several full practice exams
  About the Authors
  Khalid A. Mughal is an Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics at the University of Bergen, Norway. Professor Mughal is responsible for designing and implementing various courses, which use Java, at the Department of Informatics. Over the years, he has taught Programming Languages (Java, C/C++, Pascal), Software Engineering (Object-Oriented System Development), Data bases (Data Modeling and Database Management Systems), and Compiler Techniques. He has also given numerous courses and seminars at various levels in object-oriented programming and system development, using Java and Javarelated technology, both at the University and for the IT industry. He is the principal author of the book, responsible for writing the material covering the Java topics. Rolf W. Rasmussen is the System Development Manager at vizrt, a company that develops solutions for the TV broadcast industry, including real-time 3D graphic renderers, and content and control systems. Rasmussen works mainly on control and automation systems, video processing, typography, and real-time visualization. He has worked on clean room implementations of the Java class libraries in the past, and is a contributor to the Free Software Foundation. Features
  
  • Thoroughly updated and fully compliant with Rational Rose 2002, the latest release of the industry's most popular software modeling tool.
  • Simplified, useful case study helps the reader understand the core concepts of modeling and how to use UML effectively.
  • Foreword by Grady Booch.
  About the Authors
  Terry Quatrani, IBM Rational’s UML Evangelist, is responsible for training and transitioning Fortune 500 companies to object technology and for preaching the visual modeling gospel of Grady Booch, Jim Rumbaugh, and Ivar Jacobson. She has spent twenty-one years developing and deploying large software systems. Formerly at GE, she was founding consultant for the Lockheed Martin Advanced Concepts Center. Jim Palistrant, IBM Rational’s J2EE and SOA Evangelist, educates customers and the IBM field force about J2EE and SOA concepts and tools. A frequent speaker at technical conferences worldwide, he has worked with Java, J2EE, and Web technology since 1995.Features
  
  • Powerhouse author team -- IBM's brightest!
  • Goes far beyond any other book today -- covering the realms of policy-based management, enterprise application integration, multi-protocol support, and technical implementation of business processes and workflow
  • Excellent end-to-end deployment guide -- thorough, detailed, with examples to guide reader through difficult concepts
  Features
  Accessible mathematical complexity
  • Ensures understanding by students who have introductory preparation in mathematical analysis, vectors, matrices, probability, statistics, and rudimentary computer programming.
  Heavily illustrated.
  • Ensures easy comprehension of material, especially for today's visual learners.
  Chapter-end Problem sets.
  • Provides students with more opportunities for hands-on practice.
  About the Authors
  
  Rafael C. Gonzalez received the B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Miami in 1965 and the M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, in 1967 and 1970, respectively. He joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) in 1970, where he became Associate Professor in 1973, Professor in 1978, and Distinguished Service Professor in 1984. He served as Chairman of the department from 1994 through 1997. He is currently a Professor Emeritus at UTK. Gonzalez is the founder of the Image & Pattern Analysis Laboratory and the Robotics & Computer Vision Laboratory at the University of Tennessee. He also founded Perceptics Corporation in 1982 and was its president until 1992. The last three years of this period were spent under a full-time employment contract with Westinghouse Corporation, who acquired the company in 1989. Under his direction, Perceptics became highly successful in image processing, computer vision, and laser disk storage technology. In its initial ten years, Perceptics introduced a series of innovative products, including: The world's first commercially-available computer vision system for automatically reading the license plate on moving vehicles; a series of large-scale image processing and archiving systems used by the U.S. Navy at six different manufacturing sites throughout the country to inspect the rocket motors of missiles in the Trident II Submarine Program; the market leading family of imaging boards for advanced Macintosh computers; and a line of trillion-byte laser disk products. He is a frequent consultant to industry and government in the areas of pattern recognition, image processing, and machine learning. His academic honors for work in these fields include the 1977 UTK College of Engineering Faculty Achievement Award; the 1978 UTK Chancellor's Research Scholar Award; the 1980 Magnavox Engineering Professor Award; and the 1980 M.E. Brooks Distinguished Professor Award. In 1981 he became an IBM Professor at the University of Tennessee and in 1984 he was named a Distinguished Service Professor there. He was awarded a Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Miami in 1985, the Phi Kappa Phi Scholar Award in 1986, and the University of Tennessee's Nathan W. Dougherty Award for Excellence in Engineering in 1992. Honors for industrial accomplishment include the 1987 IEEE Outstanding Engineer Award for Commercial Development in Tennessee; the 1988 Albert Rose Nat'l Award for Excellence in Commercial Image Processing; the 1989 B. Otto Wheeley Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer; the 1989 Coopers and Lybrand Entrepreneur of the Year Award; the 1992 IEEE Region 3 Outstanding Engineer Award; and the 1993 Automated Imaging Association National Award for Technology Development. Gonzalez is author or co-author of over 100 technical articles, two edited books, and four textbooks in the fields of pattern recognition, image processing and robotics. His books are used in over 500 universities and research institutions throughout the world. He is listed in the prestigious Marquis Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who in Engineering, Marquis Who's Who in the World, and in 10 other national and international biographical citations. He ii the co-holder of two U.S. Patents, and has been an associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, and the International Journal of Computer and Information Sciences. He is a member of numerous professional and honorary societies, including Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Eta Kapp Nu, and Sigma Xi. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. Richard E. Woods earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His professional experiences range from entrepreneurial to the more traditional academic, consulting; governmental, and industrial pursuits.Features
  
  • Systems approach.
  • Visual presentation.
  • Practical applications.
  • Computer analyses.
  • Circuit files provided.
  Features
  
  • Enhanced discussion on the “perfect fill”
  • Five hundred plus glossary entries
  • Importance of brands and branding
  • Incidents (small case studies) at chapter ends
  • Entirely new technology chapter with updates in telephones, safes, biometrics, and HTNG (Hotel Technology Next Generation) and its role in hotel automation
  • Carefully outlined chapters to speed reading and locate references
  • Greening of the Industry: LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
  • Rates (elastic, fenced, hurdle, premium, run-of-the-house, spread)
  • Real estate role in the lodging industry
  • Renewed look at the bedroom: cleanliness, electronics, furnishing, linens, and more
  • Reservation forecasting and its role in yield management
  • Revised chapter sequence to recognize the natural flow of guests and records
  • Self-service through kiosks and hand-held devices
  • Topics not found in other texts: corporate housing, destination elevators, trade advertising contracts, and much more
  • Use of professional vocabulary
  • Varied charts, illustrations, and photos to aide comprehension
  • Web Access to guests’ folios
  Features
  
  • Covers relational DBMS and current networking technologies
  • Comprehensive coverage of parallel databases, distributed DBMS architectures, mobile, object-oriented and object-relational databases.
  • Discussion of advanced transaction models and workflows, and random strategies for query optimization
  • A chapter devoted to data warehousing and data mining.
  • Case studies on the latest distributed database systems
  • Pedagogy includes chapter objectives and summaries, key definitions, examples, multiple choices and review questions.
  Features
  
  • Real-World Focus: Management theories and concepts come to life via a real-world focus and application-heavy approach.
  • A Manager’s Dilemma: Every chapter opens with a Manager’s Dilemma. Students are asked to put themselves into the shoes of that manager and think about what they would do in that situation.
  • Meet the Managers: Chapter openers introduce the managers being featured throughout the text as they discuss their management styles and philosophies.
  • Your Turn to Be a Manager: This feature provides several activities that give students the chance to experience the challenges of management. Activities range from creating a code of ethics to designing an employee attitude survey.
  • Streamlined Chapter Material: The edition is written more succinctly to support the tight one-semester timeframe in which this course is taught, but preserves the quality that made the book a bestseller.
  Features
  
  • Improved analysis of combinational circuits
  • Expanded coverage of the 555 timer in Chapter 5
  • Improved coverage of signed number in Chapter 6
  • Greater emphasis on the synchronous counters in Chapter 7
  • More thorough coverage of state machines, with a practical example of a functional system
  • Description of recent IC technology in Chapter 8
  • Revised and improved VHDL coverage
  Features
  
  • Topical articles from the Financial Times illustrate how the subject is being discussed in the context of the wider business world.
  • NEW! A new chapter on service development offers up-to-date coverage of this popular subject.
  • NEW!Pause for thought questions integrated within the text, designed to help you reflect on what you have just read and to check your understanding.
  • NEW! Five major new case studies have been introduced - including eBay, Viagra, Innocent and Apple.
  • NEW! A colourful new design enlivens the text and makes the structure easy to follow.
  • A comprehensive set of web references at the end of each chapter guides the reader to further resources.
  Features
  
  • Full-page overview for each chapter – Includes two applications to introduce each chapter (except the first introductory chapter)
  • End-of-chapter “Beyond the Basics” or “Further Topics” – Introduce more advanced methods, often including those used by MATLAB and other professionally developed software packages.
  • Chapter Wrap-Up – Includes a summary of the formulas for the basic methods presented in the chapter, suggestions for further reading, and several types of exercises.
  • Practice the Techniques problems – Present fairly straightforward problems that encourage “practice by hand” or verification of simple MATLAB programs.
  Features
  
  • New chapter on protein structure including more bioinformatics.
  • Extended chapter on drug design including more on chemoinformatics.
  • Expanded coverage of materials chemistry giving more examples.
  • Updated chapter on DFT.
  • Problems and answers specifically for graduate teaching
  Features
  
  • SI system of units used throughout the text
  • Over 200 worked-out examples, and questions and answers
  • Over 600 unsolved problems and exercises
  • Key words, chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading in each chapter to aid learning
  • Appendices on physical constants, conversion factors, SI units, and Coulomb’s Law
  • Answers to select problems at the end of the book
  Features
  
  • For everyone concerned with agile testing: developers, testers, managers, customers, and other stakeholders
  • Covers every key issue: Values, practices, organizational and cultural challenges, collaboration, metrics, infrastructure, documentation, tools, and more
  • By two of the world's most experienced agile testing practitioners and consultants
  About the Authors
  Lisa Crispin is dedicated to helping agile teams and testers discover good ways to deliver the best possible product. She specializes in showing testers and agile teams how testers can add value and how to guide development with business-facing tests. Since 2003, she’s been a tester on a Scrum/XP team at ePlan Services, Inc., and frequently leads tutorials and workshops on agile testing at conferences. Lisa regularly contributes articles about agile testing to publications such as Better Software magazine, IEEE Software, and Methods and Tools. Lisa also coauthored Testing Extreme Programming (Addison-Wesley, 2002) with Tip House. Janet Gregory is the founder of DragonFire, Inc., an agile quality process consultancy and training firm. Her passion is helping teams build quality systems. Since 1998, she has worked as a coach and tester introducing agile practices into both large and small companies. Her focus is working with business users and testers to understand their role in agile projects. Janet is a frequent speaker at agile and testing software conferences, and she is a major contributor to the North American agile testing community.Features
  
  • Examines all of the key aspects of the banking and financial services industry, highlighting both global and Indian applications
  • Includes three new chapters to address contemporary issues, and provides revised and updated material in all the other chapters
  • Explains concepts through case studies on organisations such as Barclays Bank, Corporation Bank, South Indian Bank, and the State Bank of India
  • Includes pedagogical features such as chapter objectives, chapter-end summaries, chapter-end questions, solved problems, illustrations, additional topics for further research, and boxes that present examples and cases
  • Provides numerous Indian examples from companies such as HSBC, ICICI, LIC and GIC
  About the Authors
  Padmalatha Suresh is an alumnus of the IIM Ahmedabad. She is Adjunct Faculty at IIM Kozhikode and visiting faculty at IIM Indore. She also holds an LLB and CAIIB. She has more than two decades of industry experience at senior levels, primarily in banking, and briefly in the IT sector. Her long exposure to the banking sector has enabled her to evaluate banking and financing strategies, risk entailments and options for redressing them as also commentate on banking, in general, and infrastructure finance, in particular. She is an independent finance consultant and Director, DMS Financial Services Pvt. Ltd, a firm specializing in strategic financial consultancy, outsourcing of financial services, corporate training and recruitment in the finance area. She is a visiting/ adjunct professor of finance at the IIMs and other reputed B-Schools, where she teaches the courses on Bank Management and Infrastructure financing. She also teaches at Executive and Management Development Programs. She has edited a popular professional reference book titled Project Finance - Concepts and Applications. Her several articles on banking and infrastructure financing have been published in popular business dailies, magazines, and refereed journals in India and abroad. Her views / interviews on banking and infrastructure financing issues have been published in leading business magazines. Prof Justin Paul is with Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi (under the Ministry of Commerce). He has served as Department chairperson at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and has also taught full courses at Grenoble Eco le De Management- France, ISM University-Lithuania (Europe). He has been a visiting professor at University of Washington M.Foster Business School, University of Puget Sound-Seattle, St.Martin`s University-USA, Meiji University-Tokyo, Goethe University-Germany and SP Jain Institute of Management, Dubai. He has been a speaker, trainer and consultant to many organizations including the governments and conducted corporate training programs in Oman, Mauritious, India, China and Japan. He has been as a Ph D examiner and director on the board of studies of institutes In addition to this book, he is known as author/co-author of books – Business Environment & International Marketing, Export-Import Management and International Business published by McGraw-Hill, Oxford University Press and PHI respectively. A consistent rank holder, he holds two masters degrees, two Post Graduate diplomas, an FDP-SS (Germany) and a doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. He has also received international awards for research papers and case studies instituted by American Society for Competitiveness, Emerald Publishers, Indian Banks Association and Association of Indian Management Scholars. He has hands-on experience of working with two commercial banks before joining academic world and has been recognised as role model and achiever by The Hindu, Manorama TV and Careers & Campuses magazine. He has published over 20 papers in international journals and presented papers at the conferences organized/hosted by University of San Francisco, Fudan University-Shanghai, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University of Stirling-UK, Asian Academy of Management, Waseda University-Tokyo in the recent past. He has also undergone a case writing training program organized by London Business school. He has also served as Reviewer of research papers for Academy of International Business- USA, International Journal of Commerce and Business, International Journal of Bank Marketing and Management Review. He has widely traveled in over 50 countries. His website is www.drjustinpaul.com and contact email is profjust@gmail.comFeatures
  
  • Real Research features are real company vignettes that profile a wide range of businesses, big and small
  • Decision Research scenarios present a real-life marketing situation and ask the student to assume the role of a consultant and to recommend appropriate marketing research and management decisions.
  • Active Research features are short, integrated, and manager-oriented exercises in which students have the opportunity to do research on the Internet and play the role of a marketing researcher and a marketing manager
  • Experiential Research exercises allow students to act out the research concepts discussed in the chapter
  • Project Research uses a real-life project that covers all aspects of marketing research and is used as a running example throughout the book
  About the Authors
  Naresh K. Malhotra is Regents’ Professor, College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology Satyabhushan Dash is Assistant Professor, Marketing Area, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. Features
  
  • Complete information on all of the world's most important standards—For cellular, cordless telephone, and personal communications systems, including AMPS, ETACS, U.S. Digital Cellular, GSM, CDMA, DECT, WACS, CT-2, PDC, and CDPD.
  • All new end of chapter solved example problems—On topics ranging from cellular system design to networking.
  • Hundreds of figures, tables, and diagrams—With clear explanations of all major concepts.
  About the Authors
  

  Robert A. Baron is Wellington Professor of Management and Psychology at Rensselaer RPI. He received his PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Iowa (1968). Prof. Baron has held faculty appointments at Purdue, the Universities of Minnesota, Texas, South Carolina, Washington, Princeton University, and Oxford University. From 1979-1981 he served as Program Director for Social and Developmental Psychology at NSF. In 2001he was appointed as a Visiting Senior Research Fellow by the French Ministry of Research (Universite de Toulouse). Baron is a Fellow of APA and a Charter Fellow of APS. He has published more than one hundred articles and forty chapters, and is the author of 48 books in management and psychology. He holds three U.S. patents and was founder and CEO of IEP, Inc. (1993-2000). His current research interests focus on social and cognitive factors in entrepreneurship.

  Nyla R. Branscombe is Professor of Psychology at University of Kansas. She received her B.A. from York University in Toronto in 1980, a M.A. from the University of Western Ontario in 1982, and her Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1986. Professor Branscombe held a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign in 1987. In 1993 she was a Visiting Fellow at Free University of Amsterdam. She served as Associate Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin for three years, and presently serves as Associate Editor of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. Professor Branscombe has published more than one hundred articles and chapters in professional journals and edited volumes. In 1999, she was a recipient of the Otto Klienberg prize for research on Intercultural and International Relations from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. In 2004, she co-edited the volume, Collective Guilt: International Perspectives published by Cambridge University Press., and the 2007 volume Commemorating Brown: The Social Psychology of Racism and Discrimination, published by the American Psychological Association.

  Donn Byrne holds the rank of Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University at Albany, State University of New York. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1958 from Stanford University and has held academic positions at the San Francisco State University, the University of Texas, and Purdue University as well as visiting professorships at the University of Hawaii and Stanford University. He was elected president of the Midwestern Psychological Association and of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. He headed the personality program at Texas, the social-personality programs at Purdue and Albany, and was chair of the psychology department at Albany. Professor Byrne is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Charter Fellow of the American Psychological Society. During his career, Professor Byrne has published over 150 articles in psychological journals, and twenty-nine of them have been republished in books of readings. He has authored or co-authored thirty-seven chapters in edited volumes, and fourteen books, including Psychology: An Introduction to a Behavioral Science, An Introduction to Personality, The Attraction Paradigm, and Exploring Human Sexuality.

  Gopa Bhardwaj is professor of Psychology at the University of Delhi. She received an M.A. (as gold medalist) from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 1969, an M.Sc. in applied psychology from Aston University, UK in 1974, a Ph.D. in industrial psychology from BHU (1973). Professor Bhardwaj has also been a Commonwealth Fellow. She has held faculty appointments at BHU and the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, and guest faculty appointments at the School of Social Work, University of Delhi; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; and Police Training Academy, Delhi among others. She has also been dFeatures
  

  • Many case studies, including Indian cases and examples, have been added.
  • Pedagogical tools like multiple choice questions, chapter objectives, and summaries have been added.
  • Information about Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is covered in the chapter on quality by design.
  • Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) is revised as per the fourth revision of FMEA manual by Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG).
  • Measurement Systems Analysis is added in the chapter on statistical process control.
  • Revised updates on quality standards like the ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 series, and other sector specific standards like TL 9000, have been included.
  • New concepts in performance measures like revised criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige Award, Balance Scorecard, etc. have been added.
  Features
  
  • Multiple Perspectives: Systems are viewed from both the architectural (attributes of a system visible to a machine language programmer) and organizational (operational units and their interconnections that realize the architecture) perspectives to give students context.
  • Unified Treatment of I/O: Provides full understanding of I/O functions and structures, including two important external interface examples: FireWire and InfiniBand.
  • Focus on RISC: Students gain a broad understanding of this technology, found in virtually all contemporary machines.
  • Parallel Processors: Exceptionally clear, well-organized treatment of symmetric multiprocessors (SMP), clusters, and NUMA systems.
  • Running Case Studies: Case studies of Intel x86 and embedded ARM architectures supplement and explain material.
  • Microprogrammed Implementation: This technology is given a full treatment, so students gain a complete understanding of processor organization.
  Features
  
  • Comprehensive coverage
  • Practical and applied approach
  • End of chapter exercises help test understanding
  • Numerous case-studies provide a ‘real-world’ context
  • New chapter introduces Artificial Intelligence
  • New four-part structure groups key themes with a consolidating and integrating final chapter
  • Even more case studies to put the theory into context and boost your understanding
  • Even more use of models for mechatronic systems
  • End of chapter exercises to help test your learning
  Features
  
  • Provides a broad survey of designing, implementing, managing, maintaining, training, and refining the user interface of interactive systems.
  • Describes practical techniques and research-supported design guidelines for effective interface designs
  • Covers both professional applications (e.g. CAD/CAM, air traffic control) and consumer examples (e.g. web services, e-government, mobile devices, cell phones, digital cameras, games, MP3 players).
  • Delivers informative introductions to development methodologies, evaluation techniques, and user-interface building tools.
  • Supported by an extensive array of current examples and figures illustrating good design principles and practices.
  • Includes dynamic, full-color presentation throughout.
  • Guides students who might be starting their first HCI design project
  • Accompanied by a Companion Website with additional practice opportunities and informational resources for both students and professors.
  • Written by Ben Shneiderman, a leader in the field of HCI and Founding Director (1983-2000) of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (HCIL) at the University of Maryland at College Park. Co-authored by Catherine Plaisant, Associate Research Scientist and Associate Director of HCIL. Two new collaborators, Maxine Cohen and Steve Jacobs, bring unparalleled industry and academic experience, enhancing the book's usefulness in informing readers, clarifying opportunities, and inspiring excellence.
  About the Authors
  Ben Shneiderman is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Founding Director (1983—2000) of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil), and Member of the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and the Institute for Systems Research, all at the University of Maryland at College Park. He is a Fellow of the ACM and AAAS and received the ACM CHI (Computer Human Interaction) Lifetime Achievement Award. His books, research papers, and frequent lectures have made him an international leader in this emerging discipline. For relaxation he likes biking, hiking, skiing, and travel. Catherine Plaisant is Associate Research Scientist at the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. She earned a Doctorat d’Ingénieur degree in France in 1982 and has been conducting research in the field of human-computer interaction since then. In 1987, she joined Professor Shneiderman at the University of Maryland, where she has worked with students and members of the lab, throughout the growth of the field of human-computer interaction. Her research contributions range from focused interaction techniques to innovative visualizations validated with user studies to practical applications developed with industrial partners. Maxine S. Cohen is a Professor in the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where she teaches graduate courses in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Before joining NSU, she worked at IBM in the User Centered Design department. Prior to IBM, she was a faculty member in the Computer Science department, in the Watson School of Engineering at the State University of New York at Binghamton. She has been teaching and working in the HCI field for over 20 years. She received a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Vermont, a M.S. (specialization Computer Science) and a Ph.D. (specialization Systems Science) from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Steven M. Jacobs recently retired from the aerospace industry and is now a lecturer at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. He was formerly with Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Carson, California. Mr. Jacobs managed engineers developing user interface and web applications software for various government and commercial applications. He was also Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California for 17 years, where he developed and taught their graduate computer science courses in user interface design and human performance engineering. He has also taught short courses in similar topics for UCLA Extension and ACM. He received his M.S.C.S. from UCLA, B.A. in Mathematics from Monmouth University (N.J.).Features
  
  • Eleven new chapters: The second edition comprises 18 chapters with revised and expanded coverage on the latest techniques and practices followed in total quality management.
  • Balanced coverage of the manufacturing and service sectors: The manufacturing and service sectors have been covered in greater detail by showcasing real-world practices from the Indian scenario.
  • New chapters on Six Sigma and TPM: Completely new chapters on Six Sigma and TPM discuss the most recent trends and practices in total quality management.
  • Eighteen new case studies: Eighteen end-of-chapter case studies drawn from diverse sectors reflect current thinking and practice.
  • Comprehensive supplement package: A complete supplement package comprising an instructors’ manual, PowerPoint lecture slides and multiple-choice questions support interactive teaching and learning.
  Features
  
  • Excellent pedagogy – multiple-choice questions, true/false questions, review questions and practice problems
  • Exclusive chapters on databases, multimedia, internet services and computer security
  • Includes topics on sixth generation computers, USB, zip disk, notebook computers etc
  • New terminology checklist at the end of each chapter
  • Introductory coverage in Windows 7
  • Detailed discussion on MS Office 2007 tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  Features
  
  • Concepts explained through a easy and step-by-step approach
  • Innumerable examples from both the IT and non-IT sectors
  • More than 500 practical questions following the PMP® exam pattern
  • Tips and tricks on the PMP® Certification exam
  • PowerPoint presentation for each chapter
  • PMP® Watch—snippets of information throughout the book—highlight important points
  Features
  
  • This textbook offers broad coverage of the subject of power electronics.
  • Each topic is developed in sufficient depth to expose the fundamental principles, concepts, techniques, methods, and circuits necessary to understand power electronic systems.
  Features
  
  • Shows how to write better Object Oriented code and how to use Mock Objects and TDD to guide Object-Oriented design
  • Directs the programmer to think about the design of code from its intended use, rather than from its implementation
  • Mock Objects can be used with Java, C#, Ruby, Python, and Javascript applications
  About the Authors
  Steve Freeman is an independent consultant specializing in Agile software development. A founder member of the London Extreme Tuesday Club, he was chair of the first XPDay and is a frequent organizer and presenter at international conferences. Steve has worked in a variety of organizations, from writing shrink-wrap software for IBM, to prototyping for major research laboratories. Steve has a Ph.D. from Cambridge University, and degrees in statistics and music. Steve is based in London, UK. Nat Pryce has worked as a programmer, architect, trainer, and consultant in a variety of industries, including sports reportage, marketing communications, retail, telecoms, and finance. With a Ph.D. from Imperial College London, he has also worked on research projects and does occasional university teaching. An early adopter of Extreme Programming, he has written or contributed to several open source libraries that support Test Driven Development. He was one of the founding organizers of the London XPDay and regularly presents at international conferences. Nat is based in London, UK.Features
  
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  • NEW – The Evidence-Based HR feature presents examples of how managers work on the basis of facts and evidence
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  • All chapter begin by highlighting dynamic companies and their leaders who make the strategic decisions
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  • Bill Wagner presents 50 high-performance C# 4.0 shortcuts and tricks developers can't find in any class or any other C# publication
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  • Guide to Managerial Communication is a clear, concise, practical text for effective written and oral communication in a managerial, business, government, or professional context. The Eighth Edition adds contemporary content throughout.
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  • Getting straight to the point: The brevity of this text is designed to help the reader take in only necessary information, and to quickly ready themselves for crystal-clear, powerful presentations.
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    All the CCNP® ROUTE commands network professionals need to master, in one compact, portable, easy-to-use quick reference
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    Scott Empson is the associate chair of the Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology degree program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he teaches Cisco routing, switching, and network design courses in a variety of different programs—certificate, diploma, and applied degree—at the postsecondary level. Scott also is the program coordinator of the Cisco Networking Academy Program at NAIT, a Regional Academy covering central and northern Alberta. He has earned three undergraduate degrees: a bachelor of arts, with a major in English; a bachelor of education, again with a major in English/language arts; and a bachelor of applied information systems technology, with a major in network management. Scott currently is completing his master of education from the University of Portland. He holds several industry certifications, including CCNP, CCAI, Network+, and C|EH. Prior to instructing at NAIT, he was a junior/senior high school English/language arts/computer science teacher at different schools throughout Northern Alberta. Scott lives in Edmonton, Alberta, with his wife, Trina, and two children, Zachariah and Shaelyn.
    
    Hans Roth is an instructor in the Electrical Engineering Technology department at Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Hans has been with the college for 13 years and teaches in both the engineering technology and IT areas. He has been with the Cisco Networking Academy since 2000, teaching CCNP curricula. Previous to teaching, Hans spent 15 years in R&D/product development designing microcontroller-based control systems for consumer products as well as for the automotive and agricultural industries.Features
    All the CCNP® SWITCH commands network professionals need to master, in one compact, portable, easy-to-use quick reference
    • Fast, authoritative Cisco switching command review that maps directly to the newest (2009) CCNP SWITCH exam
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    About the Authors
    Scott Empson is the associate chair of the Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology degree program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he teaches Cisco routing, switching, and network design courses in a variety of different programs—certificate, diploma, and applied degree—at the postsecondary level. Scott is also the program coordinator of the Cisco Networking Academy Program at NAIT, a Regional Academy covering central and northern Alberta. He has earned three undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Arts, with a major in English; a Bachelor of Education, again with a major in English/Language Arts; and a Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology, with a major in Network Management. Scott is currently completing his Master of Education from the University of Portland. He holds several industry certifications, including CCNP, CCAI, Network+, and C|EH. Prior to instructing at NAIT, he was a junior/senior high school English/Language Arts/Computer Science teacher at different schools throughout Northern Alberta. Scott lives in Edmonton, Alberta, with his wife, Trina, and two children, Zachariah and Shaelyn.
    
    Hans Roth is an instructor in the electrical engineering technology department at Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Hans has been with the college for 13 years and teaches in both the engineering technology and IT areas. He has been with the Cisco Networking Academy since 2000, teaching CCNP curricula. Previous to teaching, Hans spent 15 years in R&D/product development designing microcontroller-based control systems for consumer products as well as for the automotive and agricultural industries.Features
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    A practical reference to building applications with MVC (Model View Controller), a dramatic new model for building web apps in ASP.NET
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    • Well balanced with right mix of mathematical validity and practical applicability
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    • This compendium describes the next generation IT architecture addresses the needs of Building Tomorrow's enterprise.

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    Subrahmanya S.V. is VP and Research Fellow at, E&R. He has authored three books and published several papers at international conferences. He has a granted patent from USPTO. He has 23 + years of experience in the Industry and academia.

    Lakshmanan G. is an educator and mentor in IT architecture with the Education and Research group. With more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry, he nurtures a vibrant community of architects at Infosys. Prior to this, he was Head of Engineering, SaaS Practice and Head of Infosys EMEA Architecture Practice.

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    • Analysis of the theory and practice of politics

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    Hoveyda Abbas has studied Political Science in Jawaharlal Nehru University and written books on Indian Government and Politics (2010) and Political Theory (for Gauhati and Dibrugarh universities) (2011). He joined the Civil Services in 1997 and is currently Joint Advisor, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

    Ranjay Kumar is freelance consultant for Political Science.

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    • This edition comes with powerful teaching and learning support:
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    Stephen P. Robbins (Ph.D., University of Arizona) is professor emeritus of management at San Diego State University and the world's best-selling textbook author in the areas of management and organizational behavior. His books have sold more than five million copies, have been translated into 19 languages, and have adapted editions for Canada, Europe, Australia, South Africa, the Arab world, and India. Dr. Robbins is also the author of the best-selling The Truth About Managing People, 2nd ed. (Financial Times Press) and Decide and Conquer (Financial Times Press). Dr. Robbins' research interests have focused on conflict, power, and politics in organizations; behavioral decision making; and the development of interpersonal skills. In his "other life," Dr. Robbins actively participates in masters' track competition. Since turning 50 in 1993, he's won 21 national championships, 12 world titles, and set numerous U.S. and world age-group records at 60, 100, 200, and 400 meters. He was inducted into the U.S. Masters' Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2005.
    
    Dr. Timothy Judge received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also holds a master's degree from Illinois and an undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa. Previously, Dr. Judge was associate professor in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, and the Stanley M. Howe Professor in Leadership in the College of Business Administration, University of Iowa. Dr. Judge's research interests are in the areas of personality and individual differences, leadership and influence behaviors, internal and external staffing, and job attitudes. Dr. Judge is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. In 1995, Judge received the Ernest J. McCormick Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and in 2001, he received the Larry L. Cummings Award for mid-career contributions from the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management.
    
    Neharika Vohra received her Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. She is Professor, OB Group, at IIM Ahmedabad, and has taught at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, and Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. Dr. Vohra is associated with Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, Indian Psychological Abstracts and Reviews, and International Journal of Cross Cultural Management in various editorial capacities.
    
    Dr. Vohra’s research interests are in the areas of cross-cultural behavior, discipline development issues, gender issues in the workplace, change management, educational leadership, quality education for remote and rural populations, and performance improvement through people. She has published over 25 articles and research papers in several journals. She has been involved in the training of executives at various national and multinational corporations. Dr. Vohra has coordinated various training programs for small-scale industries located in Orissa in collaboration with Small Industries Development Bank of India.

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    • The last unit, "Emerging Issues in International Business", explores emerging aspects of international business, environmental issues in international business, global outsourcing and international entrepreneurship.
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    Darren’s George academic background includes a B.A. from Pacific Union College (triple major of math, history, religion), an M.A. from California State University, Fullerton (Experimental Psychology) and a Ph.D. from UCLA (Personality and Social Psychology with a minor of Measurement and Psychometrics). He is a tenured professor of Psychology at Canadian University College in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. His specialties include data analysis using SPSS software and marital compatibility. In the latter category Darren has co-authored a bestselling book with his wife Elizabeth on marital compatibility called The Compatibility Code. He is father of three adult children, Marcus an aerospace engineer; Melody, a film producer; and Robin, an animator with Rhythm and Hues. He was a nationally ranked runner in the ’70s (2:20:10 marathon) and is an avid trombonist and pianist.
    
    Dr. Paul Mallery joined the LSU faculty in 1993, and completed his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1994 in Social Psychology, with a minor in Political Psychology. His research focuses on intergroup relations, primarily social comparisons in intergroup settings, and prejudice. In addition to numerous conference presentations, he has co-authored two textbooks (published by Wadsworth and Allyn & Bacon) on the SPSS statistical package.
    
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    • Concepts illustrated with a number of examples showing their practical implementation

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    Parag H. Dave is Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, at Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology (DDIT) at Nadiad, in Gujarat. He is also a recipient of Aryabhatt awards in Mathematics and Science.

    Himanshu B. Dave is Senior Consultant in charge of Training at e-Infochips Ltd, Ahmedabad. He has served as Professor and Head, Department of Computer Science, at DDIT, Nadiad. Earlier, he has taught computer engineering at IIT-Kharagpur, where he was also a Burmah-Shell Research Fellow.

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    • Chapter objectives and an introduction at the beginning of all chapters allow students to clearly understand their learning goals.

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    • Chapter objectives and an introduction at the beginning of all chapters allow students to clearly understand their learning goals.

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    • Chapter objectives and an introduction at the beginning of all chapters allow students to clearly understand their learning goals.

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    Samir Dasgupta is Professor, Department of Sociology, Kalyani University.

    Paulomi Saha is visiting professor at Rabindra Bharati and Kalyani Mahavidyalaya.

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    The official, comprehensive assessment, review, and practice guide for Cisco's latest CCDA DESGN exam -- direct from Cisco
     
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    • Chapter objectives and an introduction at the beginning of all chapters allow students to clearly understand their learning goals.

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    • Chapter objectives and an introduction at the beginning of all chapters allow students to clearly understand their learning goals.

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    • Chapter objectives and an introduction at the beginning of all chapters allow students to clearly understand their learning goals.
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    • Extensive and exhaustive treatment of every fundamental topic

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    Vidya Bhushan is the former Joint Director, Higher Education, Government of Haryana

    D.R. Sachdeva is a retired professor of public administration in Punjabi University, Patiala.

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    • Written according to the latest pattern prescribed by UGC
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    • Marginal notes, index and tables in the chapters of the book will aid comprehension

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    • Chapter objectives and an introduction at the beginning of all chapters allow students to clearly understand their learning goals.

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    • Chapter objectives and an introduction at the beginning of all chapters allow students to clearly understand their learning goals.

    • Summary, review questions and critical appraisal at the end of every chapter, for the purpose of reinforcing what is learnt in the chapter.

    • An extensive list of recommended readings given at the end of the book.

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    ITL Education Solutions Limited (ITL ESL) is a part of the ITL group, which has operations all over the world with a significant presence in education and IT-enabled services. It specializes in handling educational projects in IT domains with a dedicated R&D wing of industry experts that helps in designing and developing content.

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    • Over 150 illustrations to help the reader visualize complex relationships

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    • Pictorial representation for conceptual clarification
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    S. Chandramouli is a project management professional certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA. He was an active member in PMI’s OPM3 and PMCDF project works. He is the recipient of the Most Valuable Player of the Year 2004 award from Birla Soft Management for his initiatives in the area of project management.

    Saikat Dutt is a project management professional certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA, and a Certified Scrum Master. He has 14 years of IT industry experience, managing large-scale multi-location and mission-critical projects.

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    1. Following the revised pattern of Question Pattern of University of Mumbai.

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    • News anchoring jargon explained under Important Terms

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    • Easy to understand language.

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    Table of Contents:
    

    SECTION A: LITERATURE

    OUT OF BUSINESS: R.K.NARAYAN

    THE THIEF'S STORY: RUSKIN BOND

    INTUITION AND GENIUS: S. RADHAKRISHNAN

    LUCY GRAY: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

    GITANJALI: XVIII: RABINDRANATH TAGORE

    SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION

    BUSINESS LETTER WRITING

    WRITING JOB APPLICATION AND RESUME

    PARAGRAPH WRITING

    COMPREHENSION OF UNSEEN PASSAGES