About the Book

Features

• With its fresh thinking approach and updated with the latest business messages and new examples, Funky Business will ensure that you are always on the right side of change.
• This new edition will rewrite the future for organisations and leaders.

 

About the Authors

Funkster 1: Kjell Nordström Kjell is based at the Institute of International Business at the Stockholm School of Economics. He received his PhD before helping to found the prestigious Advanced Management Program, which attracts the elite of Scandinavian business leaders. His research has focused on internationalization, and, his ideas work; he makes things happen. He is also on the board of directors of Stokke Fabrikker, Swedish Internet company Spary Ventures and US digital change agent Razorfish. His advice has been key to many other organizations across the globe.  

 

Funkster 2: Jonas RidderstrSle Based at the Center for Advanced Studies in Leadership at the Stockholm School of Economics, Jonas is at the forefront of the new generation of European-based business gurus. He has an MBA, a doctorate and a book on global innovation under his belt. He has run the Advanced Management Program and has been lecturer, adviser and consultant to many international companies - enabling them to look to the future creatively and develop dynamic strategies and solutions. In his spare time (yes really) he is an art collector and backs one of Sweden's funkiest galleries.

 

Features

• Shyam Pather is the Technical Lead for the SQL Notification Services Team and has presented various aspects of SQL-NS at conferences across the country
• A complete resource that really teaches SQL-NS application development and the underlying architectural concepts
• Based on three years of experience teaching SQL-NS to new customers

Features

·         The Truth About Series helps you gain an advantage in the areas of your life that really matter to you. Each book contains approximately 50 Truths and every Truth is a tool to make you more successful

·         There are many books on the hot topic of innovation but none are focused, practical and fun. There is a real need for a definitive guide, based on real research that isn't too long and academic for the busy, real-world audience of managers and professionals. 

·         Includes invaluable lessons from over 100 interviews with leading innovators.

·         The author works with very large organisations (Microsoft, Toyota, etc) and so has gained a huge network of potential readers.

Features

• Focussed on market needs - evidence-based and developed entirely from customer information.
• USP - 15 most common mistakes.
• Sales channel through author's own company and publicity.
• Added value - templated and website material.

Features

A leadership book with a difference, Living Leadership delivers an insightful and practical lesson in how real leaders behave, day by day.

·         Quality executive-level treatment of an in-demand subject. Leadership development is what companies are spending money on.

·         Both practical and profound – enough "how-to" to gain continuing sales and enough powerful insights to win publicity.

·         Based on unique and robust research – featured in Economist and Financial Times.

·         The perfect antidote to the masses of heroic leadership biographies about the cult of charismatic, transformational leaders.

·         Leadership is rarely taught well (or at all) at business school. Yet the challenge of leadership has never appeared so individually demanding, or so publicly crucial to the success of an enterprise.

Features

• Everybody likes to feel they are getting ‘special’ advice tailored for their specific personality ‘type’. The popularity of horoscopes reflects this. 
• Personality profiling in still very much in vogue in the business world.  
• Solid research base – the book is based on a profiling model. 
• Now Discover Your Strengths is high up in the business chart. 
• Author success: Confidence 9780273715139 is ranked 14th in the Popular Psychology market and has sold over 18,000 copies since it's publication in July 2008 (TCM Full Year 2008).
• Benchmarks: Now, Discover Your Strengths 9781416502654 is ranked 16th in the Popular Psychology market, 17,280 copies sold (TCM Full Year 2008).

 

Features

• Illustrated with case studies detailing entrepreneurs who have transformed their businesses with social media marketing, this inspiring and informative new book shows readers what works, why it works, and how to use it to promote their own business.
• Step-by-step guidance through the various tools available and will also help readers decide what would work best for them
• Extensive glossary that cuts through the jargon.
• Advice on how to get someone else to help, if readers recognise that their business stands a lot to gain from online marketing but their not quite ready to take the plunge themselves.
• Covers all the major online tools available and for each one gives a case study showing how it has been used by small businesses, explaining what it is, why it works, how to use it and how to measure the results.

Features

• Brilliant outcomes
• Gain a comprehensive, jargon-free overview of online marketing
• Understand how to tell an online fad from a genuine opportunity
• Know which methods yield the best rewards and how to use them

Features

• Provides senior managers and executives with the powerful, coherent, practical and accessible guidance they need to drive value-adding change in their business.
• Encompasses what that level of management need to know, with sufficient theory, but primarily concrete guidance on achieving change.
• Powerful, practical advice to help executives make essential business decisions.
• A concise and focused overview to give executives the crucial information they need
• Special design to help busy business leaders get the knowledge they need, fast.

Features

• Provides tried and test tools, processes and techniques that are grounded in the reality of everyday business life. It offers a simple approach to strategic communication that will help readers develop a practical framework for thinking about management communications, with questions to ask, examples and things to think about.
• Structured in the series format of the Financial Times Briefing series, which will become the standard reference source for the business leader, concise, pithy and to the point, the FT Briefings series offers busy decision makers the answers to business critical issues in less than 200 pages.
• Provides senior managers and executives with the powerful, practical and accessible guidance they need to transform the effectiveness of communication within their business.

Features

• Powerful, practical advice to help executives make essential business decisions.
• A concise and focused overview to give executives the crucial information they need.
• Special design to help busy business leaders get the knowledge they need, fast.
• For the non-financial executive in a key functional or general management position it’s important to understand the critical financial issues that affect their business unit.

Features

• Brilliant outcomes
• Gain a comprehensive, jargon-free overview of online marketing
• Understand how to tell an online fad from a genuine opportunity
• Know which methods yield the best rewards and how to use them

Features

• A compelling read for all those who feel harried and hassled by their personal and professional commitments, this book offers effective, practical solutions to the everyday problems and challenges they face.
• Based on a lifetime of getting things done and hitting deadlines, the author combines psychological principles with powerful practical solutions.
• The book will give readers effective ways of deciding what’s most important and how to prioritise it on a daily and weekly basis, it will enable readers to avoid wasting time in unproductive meetings and empower them to deal with procrastination - one of the most common time management issues.

Features

• What sets truly great leaders apart from just good leaders is that they don’t just act differently, they think differently. This practical, results-focused book will show readers how to think differently and think like a leader.
• Using case studies, examples and interviews with great leaders, such as Dennis Nally, the Global Chair of Price Waterhouse Coopers and  Irene Dorner, President and CEO of HSBC in the US, Think like a Leader identifies five steps to help the reader think like a leader

Features

• In the fourth edition of this easy-to-read and logically structured guide, Richard Koch leads you through each critical step in creating, delivering and understanding successful strategy.
• Suitable for both business unit strategy and corporate strategy, this book shows readers which questions to ask, how to go about answering them and what action to take as a result.
• With two separate A-Z sections on key strategic thinkers and on key strategic tools, techniques and models, this unbeatable handy reference gives the reader a thorough, straightforward grounding in strategy.

Features

·         Condensing management MBA theory to provide support on 112 critical business topics, The Mobile MBA focuses on what works in practice, giving readers everything they need to be effective in business.

·         The book breaks down the key ideas of the MBA into bite-sized chunks and shows readers how to use them in practice and the second part fills the holes left by the MBA to give readers a quick reference check to the survival skills of management.

·         Demystifying the mysteries of the MBA and laying out the simple principles which lie behind the grand theory and the big talk, this is a book readers can dip into to give ideas and refresh their thinking when they face a tough challenge.

 

Features

·         Aimed at anyone who is lacking confidence, feeling powerless, afraid of conflict or feels they could do with learning the secrets of persuading, influencing and getting their own way without any unpleasantness.

·         Contains 100 principles and strategies covering a range of situations both inside and outside of work.

·         With a double page spread dedicated to each of the 100 points, the book is easy to read in bite size chunks, enabling readers to dip in and out as they wish.

·         Lots of simple, easily achievable strategies, which readers can put into practice at whatever speed they chose.

·         No tedious theory, no elaborate, complicated techniques or faddy jargon, just insightful, practical, wise guidance – and lots of it with plenty of ideas from the start.

·         Written by the best-selling author of UNIX in a Nutshell and other popular O'Reilly books.Features

• 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

The ultimate DVD-ROM resource for reference and practice

• 88,000 pronounced examples and 1 million additional corpus examples
• 147,000 collocations plus 48,000 synonyms, antonyms, and related words
• Thousands of interactive exercises including practice for FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS, and TOEIC®
• Longman Vocabulary Trainer – the quickest way to learn and revise vocabulary
• Longman Writing Assistant – write correct English first time, every time.

Free online access – www.longmandictionariesonline.com

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

Features

• 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

The ultimate DVD-ROM resource for reference and practice

• 88,000 pronounced examples and 1 million additional corpus examples
• 147,000 collocations plus 48,000 synonyms, antonyms, and related words
• Thousands of interactive exercises including practice for FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS, and TOEIC®
• Longman Vocabulary Trainer – the quickest way to learn and revise vocabulary
• Longman Writing Assistant – write correct English first time, every time.

Free online access – www.longmandictionariesonline.com

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

Features

• Learner-centric approach, related to everyday activity, encourages learner participation.
• Teacher’s Notes at the end of each chapter provide easy teaching reference with ample room for creativity.
• Think stimulates learner’s curiosity, and Project achieves learning by doing.
• Think and Answer gives varied exercises to reinforce learning.
• I Now Know encapsulates the key points of every chapter for easy reference.
• Do You Know? provides additional information and enriches the knowledge base.
• Talk About at the end of each unit provokes discussion, promotes participation among the learners and enhances learning.
• Snap Recap at the end of each unit tests the integrated learning outcome.

Features

• A Pure Woman? Questions of Subjectivity and Identity in Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Swati Pal
• The Ethics of Alterity and the Politics of Bourgeoise Identity: Anxiety of Class in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Someshwar Sati
• Call Me Tess: Seeing and Believing by Sanam Khanna

Features

• The procedure to solve a problem is explained in The Method which is independent of any programming language.
• A detailed Flowchart is given for each problem to determine the sequence of operations.
• Just required C details are provided in C Tips to enable learners gain insights.
• Complete C programs are provided for each example discussed.
• Includes end-of-chapter exercises to test your understanding.

Features

• Save time,conserveorganizational resources, and manage software projects more efficiently by learning to anticipate future needs
• Key points are supported by case studies derived from real-world projects
• Teaches the nuts and bolts of estimating a project, an iteration, or even a task -- and teaches a variety of approaches to effective estimating

Features

• 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.

Features

• Chapter-Opening Cases about how the economics about to be learned impact a real business (a) set a real context for learning (b) spark students' interest (c) provide a unifying theme for the chapter.
• Chapter Examples and Figures consistently revisit the business discussed in the opener and use that business (or industry) to motivate the economic principles.
• An Inside Look concludes chapters with a newspaper article illustrating how a key principle taught in the chapter was used by the chapter-opening case company to make a real business decision

About the Authors
R.Glenn Hubbard is the Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics in the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University and Professor of Economics in Columbia’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a director of Automatic Data Processing, Black Rock Closed-End Funds, Dex Media, Duke Realty, KKR Financial Corporation, and Ripplewood Holdings. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1983. From 2001–2003, he served as Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and from 1991–1993, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department. Glenn Hubbard’s fields of specialization are public economics, financial markets and institutions, corporate finance, macroeconomics, industrial organization, and public policy. He is the author of more than 90 articles in leading journals, including the American Economic Review, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economics, Quarterly Journal of Economics, RAND Journal of Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics. His research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and numerous private foundations. Anthony Patrick O’Brien is a professor of economics at Lehigh University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1987. He has taught principles of economics for more than 15 years, in both large sections and small honors classes. He received the Lehigh University Award for Distinguished Teaching. He was formerly the director of the Diamond Center for Economic Education and was named a Dana Foundation Faculty Fellow and Lehigh Class of 1961 Professor of Economics. He has been a visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon University. Anthony O’Brien’s research has dealt with such issues as the evolution of the U.S. automobile industry, the sources of U.S. economic competitiveness, the development of U.S. trade policy, the causes of the Great Depression, and the causes of black–white income differences. His research has been published in leading journals, including the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, Industrial Relations, and the Journal of Economic History. His research has been supported by grants from government agencies and private foundations. In addition to teaching and writing, Anthony O’Brien also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Socio-economics. Features

• The sixteen original essays in the book discuss the effects of globalization on prevalent identities in India: political, religious, social, and cultural.


• Perspectives from political science, history, sociology, economics, and international relations; identity politics in Kashmir, Punjab, North Bengal, Rajasthan and the North-East, as well as among the diaspora.


• Popular understandings of liberalization and privatization, as also of the impacts of foreign direct investment; and various tendencies brought about by globalization, such as Unitarianism, majoritarian nationalism, and multiculturalism.

About the Authors
Bhupinder Brar is Professor and Coordinator, UGC Special Assistance Programme, Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Ashutosh Kumar is Reader and Chairperson, Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Ronki Ram is Reader, Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh.Features

• Provides a full understanding of what makes FreeBSD unique as an operating system
• Covers current versions of Apache, MySQL and Sendmail
• Coverage of everything the typical user or administrator needs to know to use FreeBSD to its fullest potential

Features

• Simple and lucid language explaining core concepts
• Rich pedagogy that facilitates learning
• Colourful and consistent art programme comprising over 300 four-colour illustrations that helps to visualize and comprehend concepts better
• 400 end-of-chapter questions help revise the key concepts
• Discussion of the latest developments in the area of immunology such as MHC haplotype matching for cell transplantation, latest antiretroviral drugs developed against HIV, etc.
• Description of key contributors, researchers and their landmark experiments
• Packed with supplements and media resources
  • Over 30 animations that depict key concepts in three dimensions
  • A question bank containing over 400 questions and clinical case studies along with lecture slides including artwork from the book, as supplements to the text, specifically for the instructors

Please click here to access additional student  resources such as animations and MCQs. 

 

Features

• Learner is gradually introduced to the unknown nuances of grammar through the known concepts drawn from immediate surroundings of the learner.
• Varied themes of grammar are covered through examples from a wide range of subjects – family, good values, hygiene, festivals, culture, science and environment.
• Graded levels according to the level of the class. There is systematic transition from one concept of grammar to another.
• Presentation of each concept of grammar is interesting not didactic or rhetoric. It is different enough to capture the attention of the learners.
• Language is simple and lucid according to learner’s level and vocabulary
• Creative writing section imparts listening, speaking and writing skills needed for all genres of contemporary situations such as introduction, telephone conversation, notice writing, slogan writing or diary writing, etc.
• Recap has been given at the end of each chapter for easy comprehension.
• Interactive exercises are given within the chapter to consolidate learning and diverse range of exercises given at the end to test the learning outcome of the concept.

Features

• Learner is gradually introduced to the unknown nuances of grammar through the known concepts drawn from immediate surroundings of the learner.
• Varied themes of grammar are covered through examples from a wide range of subjects – family, good values, hygiene, festivals, culture, science and environment.
• Graded levels according to the level of the class. There is systematic transition from one concept of grammar to another.
• Presentation of each concept of grammar is interesting not didactic or rhetoric. It is different enough to capture the attention of the learners.
• Language is simple and lucid according to learner’s level and vocabulary
• Creative writing section imparts listening, speaking and writing skills needed for all genres of contemporary situations such as introduction, telephone conversation, notice writing, slogan writing or diary writing, etc.
• Recap has been given at the end of each chapter for easy comprehension.
• Interactive exercises are given within the chapter to consolidate learning and diverse range of exercises given at the end to test the learning outcome of the concept.

Features

• Written by well-known computer scientists, this accessible and succinct introduction to database systems focuses on database design and use.
• The authors provide in-depth coverage of databases from the point of view of the database designer, user, and application programmer, leaving implementation for later courses. It covers the latest database standards: SQL: 1999, SQL/PSM, SQL/CLI, JDBC, ODL, and XML, with broader coverage of SQL than most other texts.

Features

• Platform-independent, in-depth discussion of fundamental concepts
• Lucid explanation of the solutions to the problem of process synchronization
• An overview chapter that introduces relevant concepts and related terms
• Running marginalia that presents additional information without disrupting the continuity of the text
• Two detailed technological case studies, on Linux 2.6 and Microsoft Windows XP
• Over 650 end-of-chapter questions and exercises

About the Authors
Sibsankar Haldar is Principal Staff Engineer at Motorola, Inc., Sunnyvale, California. Alex A. Aravind is Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of Northern British Columbia.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.

Features

• Discusses the definition and evolution of corpus in linguistics, its salient features and utility in linguistics.


• Indicates how software programmers and researchers can best utilize corpora.


• Offers guidelines for the usage of a corpus for the functional and theoretical interpretation of a natural language.


• Discusses the typological classification of existing corpora.


• It talks about the generation of spoken and written corpus, particularly for Indian languages.


• Shows how utilization of information from a corpus opens up new avenues for language research.


• Also addresses the limitations of a corpus.

Features

• Demonstrates clearly why a 10x productivity gain can be expected by automating system design tasks.
• Introduces the new specify-explore-refine paradigm, presently being used in industry in an ad-hoc manner, but never formally described.
• Presents new methods and techniques — e.g., for translation, partitioning, exploration, refinement.
• Outlines conceptual models designed to help readers in selecting the proper model to describe their systems; and specification languages to help them select the proper language for specification of their products.
• Features a complete specification of a model product and demonstrates how to write the specification from an English description.
• Contains an extensive bibliography that covers the most recent developments in the field.

Features

• NEW - Rural marketing memos in each chapter that provide tips and suggestions at all stages of marketing to rural customers, as well as directions in dealing with various marketing decisions
• NEW - A South Asian perspective through new cases from South Asian countries that discuss a variety of aspects, including the socioeconomic characteristics of urban and rural consumers, demographics, and sociocultural nuances
• NEW - Access to the cases of all the international versions of Marketing Management including USA, China, Middle East, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Canada
• NEW - Cases on the companion Web site comprising teaching tips, take-home assignments, discussion, multiple-choice, and role-play questions
• NEW - Breakthrough marketing boxes to highlight innovative and insightful marketing accomplishments by leading organizations

Additional student and instructor resources are available at www.pearsoned.co.in/marketingmanagementindia

About the Authors
Philip Kotler is the S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at Northwestern University. Kevin Lane Keller is the E. B. Osborn Professor of Marketing at Dartmouth College. Abraham Koshy is Professor of Marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Mithileshwar Jha is Professor of Marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.Features

• Specially developed graded learning material organised in units based on NPE themes to allow infusion of different perspectives for a particular theme
• Supplementary readings given in the course books to enhance reading skills
• Learner-centric exercises hone language skills, discourage rote learning and encourage usage of applied grammar
• Word meanings in primary classes and Shabdkosh from class 4 give meanings with usage, synonyms, antonyms, etc
• Attractive layout and illustrations spur the imagination of the learner

Features

• Specially developed graded learning material organised in units based on NPE themes to allow infusion of different perspectives for a particular theme
• Supplementary readings given in the course books to enhance reading skills
• Learner-centric exercises hone language skills, discourage rote learning and encourage usage of applied grammar
• Word meanings in primary classes and Shabdkosh from class 4 give meanings with usage, synonyms, antonyms, etc
• Attractive layout and illustrations spur the imagination of the learner

Features

• Specially developed graded learning material organised in units based on NPE themes to allow infusion of different perspectives for a particular theme
• Supplementary readings given in the course books to enhance reading skills
• Learner-centric exercises hone language skills, discourage rote learning and encourage usage of applied grammar
• Word meanings in primary classes and Shabdkosh from class 4 give meanings with usage, synonyms, antonyms, etc
• Attractive layout and illustrations spur the imagination of the learner

Features

• Specially developed graded learning material organised in units based on NPE themes to allow infusion of different perspectives for a particular theme
• Supplementary readings given in the course books to enhance reading skills
• Learner-centric exercises hone language skills, discourage rote learning and encourage usage of applied grammar
• Word meanings in primary classes and Shabdkosh from class 4 give meanings with usage, synonyms, antonyms, etc
• Attractive layout and illustrations spur the imagination of the learner

Features

• Ample scope to enhance the Higher Order Thinking Skills ( HOTS) of language, positive thinking, synthesis, analysis, and exploration
• Varied interactive exercises that reinforce the grammar concepts already learnt in the course books
• Creative writing exercises including dialogue writing, slogan writing, advertisement, speech writing, short paragraphs, notice and letter
• Card games with every workbook till class 5 to aid interactive as well as independent learning

Features

• Ample scope to enhance the Higher Order Thinking Skills ( HOTS) of language, positive thinking, synthesis, analysis, and exploration
• Varied interactive exercises that reinforce the grammar concepts already learnt in the course books
• Creative writing exercises including dialogue writing, slogan writing, advertisement, speech writing, short paragraphs, notice and letter
• Card games with every workbook till class 5 to aid interactive as well as independent learning

Features

• Core-based design, focusing on embedded cores and embedded memories
• System-on-a-chip and ultra-large scale integrated design issues
• AC scan, at-speed scan, and embedded DFT
• Built-in self-test including memory BIST, logic BIST, and scan BIST
• Virtual test sockets and testing in isolation
• Design for reuse, including reuse vectors and cores
• Test issues being addressed by VSIA and the IEEE P 1500 Standard

Features

• Over 7500 English base words and 28000 entries in four regional languages
• Easy definitions and clear-cut comparison in all the four languages
• Derivatives of words in different parts of a speech for deeper understanding

Features

• Prevent, detect, and mitigate breaches from the inside--build security in from the get-go
• Learn theory, techniques, and tools to implement network security monitoring for internal intrusions
• A big advantage of Richard's writing style is that he explains the important concepts from a high level, and then provides a description of how to implement the processes
• Richard authored the acclaimed Tao of Network Security Monitoring in 2004

Features

• Well laid out and beautifully illustrated Primer introduces the learners to the world of numbers.
• Notes for the teacher in the pre-primary level and class 1 act as guidelines and provide support while teaching. From class 2 onwards, these act as tips for the teachers and students alike on related topics.
• Let us revise revisits the concept/concepts already learnt.
• Try this! activities break the monotony of exercises and test application.
• Remember lays stress upon the concept learnt.
• Interesting facts engage the students with extra information about the topic.
• Solved examples help in assimilation and retention of new topics.
• Exercises help to build confidence in the subject through ample practice questions.
• Worksheets and Model Test Papers at the end of the book are provided for recapitulation and self-evaluation.

Features

• Well laid out and beautifully illustrated Primer introduces the learners to the world of numbers.
• Notes for the teacher in the pre-primary level and class 1 act as guidelines and provide support while teaching. From class 2 onwards, these act as tips for the teachers and students alike on related topics.
• Let us revise revisits the concept/concepts already learnt.
• Try this! activities break the monotony of exercises and test application.
• Remember lays stress upon the concept learnt.
• Interesting facts engage the students with extra information n about the topic.
• Solved examples help in assimilation and retention of new topics.
• Exercises help to build confidence in the subject through ample practice questions.
• Worksheets and Model Test Papers at the end of the book are provided for recapitulation and self-evaluation.

Features

• Well laid out and beautifully illustrated Primer introduces the learners to the world of numbers.
• Notes for the teacher in the pre-primary level and class 1 act as guidelines and provide support while teaching. From class 2 onwards, these act as tips for the teachers and students alike on related topics.
• Let us revise revisits the concept/concepts already learnt.
• Try this! activities break the monotony of exercises and test application.
• Remember lays stress upon the concept learnt.
• Interesting facts engage the students with extra information n about the topic.
• Solved examples help in assimilation and retention of new topics.
• Exercises help to build confidence in the subject through ample practice questions.
• Worksheets and Model Test Papers at the end of the book are provided for recapitulation and self-evaluation.

Features
Preparation and practice for the ALL NEW CCNA Security exam from the all-time best selling CCNA self-study test preparation series

• All new CCNA Security coverage from the No. 1 selling CCNA product line
• Includes coverage of all CCNA Security topics on the test, as well as a CD testing engine for exam practice and preparation
• Expert guidance from best-selling author Kevin Wallace and Michael Watkins reinforces conceptual knowledge, hones configuration skills, and better prepares you for the CCNA Security exam

About the Authors

Michael Watkins, CCNA/CCNP/CCVP/CCSP, is a full-time senior technical instructor with SkillSoft Corporation. With 13 years of network management, training, and consulting experience, he has worked with organizations such as Kraft Foods, Johnson and Johnson, Raytheon, and the U.S. Air Force to help them implement and learn about the latest network technologies. In addition to holding more than 20 industry certifications in the areas of networking and programming technologies, he holds a bachelor of arts degree from Wabash College. Kevin Wallace, CCIE No. 7945, is a certified Cisco instructor working full time for SkillSoft, where he teaches courses in the Cisco CCSP, CCVP, and CCNP tracks. With 19 years of Cisco networking experience, he has been a network design specialist for the Walt Disney World Resort and a network manager for Eastern Kentucky University. He holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky. He is also a CCVP, CCSP, CCNP, and CCDP, with multiple Cisco security and IP communications specializations. Features

• New flow sheets
• New and expanded appendices, including Tactical EMS
• Updated photo and art program throughout
• Student CD-ROM packaged with text includes review questions, games, animations, and much more!

Features

• Learning goals through Objectives
• Overview of the chapter through Introduction
• Recap of concepts through solved examples
• Application of concepts through Exercises
• Real-world applications through Critical Thinking Exercises

About the Authors
M. B. Shah is a professor of mechanical engineering and the principal of Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College, Mumbai. B. C. Rana was an assistant professor at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute.Features

• New terms facilitate understanding of new words.
• Facts and Do You Know enrich knowledge by giving additional information.
• Case studies included for detailed study of some topics.
• Activity and Let’s do reinforces learning through activities and projects.
• Frequently Asked Questions with answers facilitate recapitulation.

Features

• Proven step-by-step "24 Hours" format offers an alternative to the professional-level UML introductions such as UML Distilled or Learning UML.
• Now updated with improved diagrams and notation, and more detailed explanations in response to reader feedback on previous editions.
• Covers the changes in UML 2.0 designed to support modern Object-Oriented and Component-based programming.

Features

• New terms facilitate understanding of new words.
• Facts and Do You Know enrich knowledge by giving additional information.
• Case studies included for detailed study of some topics.
• Activity and Let’s do reinforces learning through activities and projects.
• Frequently Asked Questions with answers facilitate recapitulation.

Features

• Introduces the student to the methodological issues specific to the humanities
• Inculcates critical perspective towards the humanities
• Elaborates upon the distinction between the methodologies of by the natural, social and human sciences
• Dwells upon the questions concerning the relation between language and subjectivity and structure and agency in language
• Introduces the reader to the theories of textuality in reading both Western and Indian literatures

About the Authors
Abhijit Kundu teaches sociology at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. Pramod K. Nayar teaches English at the University of Hyderabad. Shweta teaches philosophy at Miranda House, University of Delhi.Features

• Written by a PowerPoint MVP and creator of PowerPoint Websites, www.Indezine.com and www.powerpointed.com
• Troubleshooting sections provide tips on common problems one might encounter
• NEW features icon identifies what is new in PowerPoint 2007
• Case study sections called "Design Corner" provides a before and after look at a specific feature

About the Authors
Patrice-Anne Rutledge is the bestselling author of 24 computer and business books and a business presentations specialist. She is also a successful technology journalist who has contributed to magazines, newspapers, and websites around the world. Patrice has used–and has trained others to use–PowerPoint for many years, designing presentations for meetings, seminars, trade shows, and worldwide audiences. Special Edition Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 is her fourth book on PowerPoint. She can be reached through her website (www.patricerutledge.com). Geetesh Bajaj is a an MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for Microsoft PowerPoint, and heads Indezine, a presentation design studio based out of Hyderabad, India. Geetesh believes that any PowerPoint presentation is a sum of its elements–these elements include abstract elements like concept, color, interactivity, and navigation–and also slide elements like shapes, graphics, charts, text, sound, video, and animation. Geetesh also runs the well known indezine.com and ppted.com sites. Tom Mucciolo, founder and president of MediaNet, Inc. is an accountant turned actor turned author and an acclaimed speaker on presentation skills. He started his company in 1985, and he is a recognized expert at enhancing the key components of communication, including the message (script), the media (visual design) and the mechanics (delivery). His seminars and workshops have been rated as "exceptional" and "entertaining" and many consider Tom one of the world's top presentation specialists. He is also part of the faculty at NYU where he lectures and coaches key faculty and administrators toward becoming more effective communicators. Tom's one-to-one coaching sessions develop individual style and prepare a person for presenting in a very visual world. Tom can be reached at tom@medianet-ny.com or through his Web site at www.medianet-ny.com.Features

• The Learning Goal System frames each chapter, giving students a clear roadmap through a tightly woven structure that links to each header, the end-of-chapter summary, discussion questions, problems, and cases.
• The friendly and engaging writing style helps students learn the material the first time, and review the material before exams.
• A flexible chapter structure allows professors to easily integrate the text into their syllabi. The first section describes the overall investment environment. The second section presents conceptual tools needed by investors—the concepts of risk and return and the basics of portfolio construction.

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• Written for C# 2.0, with detailed coverage of generics, anonymous methods, iterators, partial types, and background worker patterns
• Helps developers move from C# 1.1 or from another language to C# 2.0
• Features concise yet deep coverage with no fluff
• Uses well thought out examples that are clear and to the point

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• Over 12,000 words and phrases, as used in the Longman Basic English Dictionary culled out of the British National corpora
• Easy definitions in English, using only simple, basic set of words
• Focus on colloquialism and spoken language in both source and target languages
• Emphasis on the use of the Indian language equivalents of English words, thus facilitating learning
• Thousands of authentic examples in both English and the Indian languages showing how these words are to be used

Features

• Over 12,000 words and phrases, as used in the Longman Basic English Dictionary culled out of the British National corpora
• Easy definitions in English, using only simple, basic set of words
• Focus on colloquialism and spoken language in both source and target languages
• Emphasis on the use of the Indian language equivalents of English words, thus facilitating learning
• Thousands of authentic examples in both English and the Indian languages showing how these words are to be used

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• Case studies and examples drawn from global and Indian companies such as Domtar, IBM, Godrej, Infosys, and Tata Steel
• Increased focus on training issues faced by small businesses
• Expanded coverage on computer-based training methods, cross-cultural training, and legal issues related to training
• New content on careers and trends in training

About the Authors
P. Nick Blanchard is Professor of Management at the College of Business, Eastern Michigan University.

James W. Thacker is Professor Emeritus at the Odette School of Business, University of Windsor.

V. Anand Ram is Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.Features

• Simplified derivations of theorems.
• Completeness in the explanations.
• Emphasis on clarity without diluting the rigor.
• Concepts are fortified with examples and illustrations.
• Variety of exercise problems with answers.
• Super-drill problems to showcase the real time concepts.
• Chapter summary for quick review.

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• Specific coverage: The topic flow matches that of the syllabus.
• Many ‘Prove It!’ sections make concepts easier to understand by way of quick demonstrations of the relevant processes.
• Issues relating to the neuroscience of memory and cognition will be helpful for those anticipating careers in social cognitive psychology, cognitive neuropsychology, clinical and forensic psychology, basic or applied cognitive psychology, and industrial-organizational psychology.
• Themes of embodied cognition and emotion are interwoven in the text to help you understand how they relate to your everyday experience as well as to the other psychology courses you may be taking.
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  • Core Fundamentals are presented without being intermingled with advanced or peripheral topics
  • Chapter 12 provides optional coverage of IC technology (inside-the-chip circuitry)
  • Introduction and objectives are at the beginning of each section within a chapter
  • Check up exercises conclude each section of a chapter
  • Each worked example has a Related Problem
  • Summaries at the end of each chapter aid in recapitulation.
  • Multiple-choice self-test at the end of each chapter
  • Coverage of CMOS and bipolar IC technologies
  About the Authors
  Martin Fowler is the Chief Scientist of ThoughtWorks, an enterprise-application development and delivery company. He's been applying object-oriented techniques to enterprise software development for over a decade. He is notorious for his work on patterns, the UML, refactoring, and agile methods.
  Kent Beck consistently challenges software engineering dogma, promoting ideas like patterns, test-driven development, and Extreme Programming. Currently affiliated with Three Rivers Institute and Agitar Software, he is the author of many Addison-Wesley titles.
  John Brant and Don Roberts are the authors of the Refactoring Browser for Smalltalk, which is found at http://st-www.cs.uiuc.edu/~brant/RefactoringBrowser/. They are also consultants who have studied both the practical and theoretical aspects of refactoring for six years.
  William Opdyke's doctoral research on refactoring object-oriented frameworks at the University of Illinois led to the first major publication on this topic. He is currently a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Lucent Technologies/Bell Laboratories.Features
  
  1. Crystal Structure
  2. Crystal Structure Determination
  3. Crystal Binding
  4. Lattice Vibrations
  5. Thermal Properties of Solids
  6. Dielectric Properties of Solids
  7. Free electron theory of metals-Static Properties
  8. Free electron theory of metals- Transport Properties
  9. Energy bands in solids
  10. Band theory of insulators and semiconductors
  11. Magnetism
  12. Magnetic Resonances
  13. Superconductivity
  14. Optical Properties of solids
  Features
  
  • Shows users how to tackle the new product which was meant to be the Go Live / Dreamweaver killer
  • Case study sections interjects authors real-world experiences and provides knowledge that will help readers see the whole picture
  • Troubleshooting sections included in each chapter illustrate common problems that someone might run into when working with the topic covered in that chapter
  Features
  
  • The text provides essential inputs to organizations to take crucial HR decisions, and also help organizations to align their business goals with the performance of the people.
  • Use of case studies and examples from companies like Mono India, AutoMart, Infosys, TCS, Proctor and Gamble
  • Use of opening vignettes, tables, boxes, exhibits, summary, key words, general and critical review questions for students practice.
  Features
  
  • 220 solved examples, 182 exercise problems and 140 multiple choice questions
  • Covers amplifiers and voltage regulators in detail
  • In-depth analysis of power amplifiers
  • JFET and MOSFET circuit analysis explained using graphical methods
  • Inverting and non-inverting amplifiers are thoroughly covered
  Features
  Examines the challenges and advantages of managing outsourced projects with the Rational Unified Process (RUP)
  • Coverage of key challenges faced by software development organizations
  • Better manage problems and satisfy customer needs
  • RUP is used by more than 10,000 companies around the world
  Features
  
  • Extensive documentation of the history of ET and how it has evolved
  • Clear segmentation of educational objectives
  • Detailed instructions on the teaching–learning processes
  • Concrete directives for creating the best lesson plans
  • Comprehensive set of glossary terms for quick reference
  • Extensive evaluation of key concepts
  Features
  
  • PowerShell is a new command line shell and scripting language that finally gives Microsoft admins the power of the old UNIX shells
  • PowerShell will be the foundation for Windows scripting going forward, starting with Exchange Server 2007 and Vista
  • IT Pros are desparate for information on PowerShell that will help them learn how to use it well
  Features
  
  • Three new chapters—‘Financial Environment in India’, ‘Emerging Methods of Financing’, and ‘Corporate Governance and Sustainability’
  • Several new case studies from companies like Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Hero Honda Motors, Apollo Tyres and Reliance Power
  • Extensive coverage of relevant topics such as efficient markets, share repurchase, empirical evidence, annuity, electronic funds transfers and loan pricing.
  • Expanded coverage of topics like time value of money, methods of capital budgeting, leverage-financial and operating, inventory management and receivables management
  Features
  
  • Class Interactive, a newly added feature to stimulate classroom discussion
  • Restructured content and newly added topics to facilitate ease in understanding the subject
  • Additional end-of-chapter mini-cases based on contemporary topics like services product, pricing and process people, to name a few
  • Two new book-end cases on current market scenarios
  • Focus on operational issues like service quality and management of demand and supply
  • End-of-chapter review questions and practical exercises to help readers understand concepts better
  Features
  
  • A CD-ROM containing MS Excel and Minitab data file for all the problems presented in the book.
  • Research in Action confers the readers with the ability to link concepts in the chapter with the real time practices of the industry.
  • The inclusion of Indian case studies provides a relatable and comprehendible platform for the students to apply in actual industrial situations.
  • Multivariate analysis computation difficulties are minimized by implementing solutions through software’s.
  • Extensive use of explanatory dialog boxes reinforces critical concepts providing simple descriptions for complex theories.
  Features
  

  ·         Business Insight boxes at the beginning and end of chapters for better understanding of concepts

  ·         Boxed items featuring interesting themes focusing on entrepreneurial challenges, global business implications, ethical and social considerations

  ·         A case study in each of the thirty six chapters

  ·         Large number of case examples from Indian companies such as Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Genpact, ICICI Bank, Infosys, State Bank of India, Hero Honda, Tata Steel, etc.

  Features
  
  • Concepts explained with the help of diagrams and step-by-step illustrations
  • Exercises comprising - objective-type questions, essay-type questions, unsolved questions (with answers)
  • Over 600 solved illustrations and over 300 chapter-end
  About the Authors
  Dr. V. Rajasekaran has more than 35 years of teaching experience. Accountancy has been his area of specialization. His more than 50 research papers have been published in leading educational journals.
  
  Dr. R. Lalitha is with Department of Commerce, Seetha Lakshmi Ramaswami College, Trichirappalli, Tamil Nadu. She has more than 22 years of teaching experience. Accountancy and auditing are her areas of specialization.Features
  
  • A comprehensive approach to the exam objectives that also explains the core concepts of the technology to assist readers in passing the exam.
  • Real world examples, extensive hands-on exercises and end-of-chapter exercises support exam objectives and reinforce learning.
  • Includes 200+ practice questions with detailed answers and CD that features the innovative MeasureUp test engine
  Features
  
  • All chapter begin by highlighting dynamic companies and their leaders who make the strategic decisions
  • Nineteen cases of top Indian companies included at the end of the book
  • Indian examples in chapter inserts provide students with the strategic approach adopted by these companies
  • With the interactive feature How Would You Do That, students have a chance to place themselves into role of a strategic decision maker at a well-known company
  About the Authors
  Mason A. Carpenter is from University of Wisconsin–Madison
  
  Wm. Gerard Sanders is from Brigham Young University
  
  Prashant Salwan is from Indian Institute of Management, Indore.Features
  
  • In-depth coverage of object-oriented features with UML and their seamless integration with OOP languages, C++ and Java.
  • A separate chapter on analysis and design.
  • A number of fully solved programming examples.
  • Assignments and objective questions at the end of each chapter.
  • Web resource containing all programs and additional topics.
  • Self-learning and practice-oriented approach.
  Features
  
  • Covers syllabus prescribed by all universities.
  • Easy to understand explanation of basic concepts.
  • Step by step tutorial based approach.
  • Excellent Pedagogy
    • 238 Solved examples
    • 754 Illustrations
    • 526 Unsolved Review questions
    • 314 Multiple choice questions
  Features
  
  • Easy to understand text coupled with simple to understand examples
  • Every data-structure is supported with a pictorial representation and its possible implementations.
  • Over 100 solved problems
  • All programs tested using Turbo ‘C’.
  Features
  
  • Written in a style that is student-friendly and classroom simulative
  • Comprehensive coverage of all key topics in cost accounting and financial management
  • Chapters organized according to the new syllabus
  • Replete with quick refreshers, key points to be remembered, review questions and examination problems, the rich pedagogy aids the student in fully understanding the subject
  • A comprehensive appendix that provides key ready-reckoner tables for problem solving
  • Three solved question papers and one solved model question paper available online
  Features
  
  • Eighteen cases, divided into seven parts like Introduction to marketing, gaining marketing insights and marketing environment, customer connect, building brands, marketing offering for value creation, delivering value, marketing communication
  • Case based on companies like Nokia, GlaxoSmithKline, Life Insurance Corporation of India, and Nestle
  • A wide variety of cases touching almost all aspects of marketing
  • Case design based on actual classroom teaching
  About the Authors
  Kanwal Nayan Kapil is Associate Professor, Marketing, and chairperson for various management development programmes at the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon. He is associated with several organizations, providing consultation on or training in different aspects of brand management and marketing for organizations, including Shaw Wallace & Company Ltd, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Hewlett Packard and Bharat Electronics Limited. Apart from his teaching experience of fifteen years, he also has the experience of working in various companies—including Chemtrol Technologies, Larsen & Toubro and Cipla—handling products and brand management functions. Besides publishing in various journals of repute, Dr Kapil has also authored several books and contributed chapters in several edited volumes.
  
  Jaydeep Mukherjee is Associate Professor at the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon. He is a professional trainer in the areas of marketing strategy, sales and distribution management, brand management and product management, and has trained senior executives of several reputed organizations like the Steel Authority of India, Reserve Bank of India, Bharat Electronics Limited, Nestlé India Limited and Hewlett Packard. He also has industry experience of more than nine years during which he worked in various capacities in the sales and marketing functions of Godrej GE Appliances, ICI Indian Limited and Aristocrat Marketing Limited.Features
  
  • Covers all of the products in Macromedia Studio MX 2004.
  • Actively demonstrates, using hands-on projects, how to use the Studio MX 2004 software together to create Web sites from beginning to end, including movies, sound, interactivity, dynamic text and more.
  • Author Jeff Tapper has been described as having "phenomenal skill in presenting information effectively".
  About the Authors
  Jeff Tapper is the Chief Technologist and CEO for Tapper, Nimer and Associates, Inc. He has been developing Internet-based applications since 1995 for a myriad of clients including Morgan Stanley, Doctations, Toys R Us, IBM, Dow Jones, American Express, M&T Bank, Verizon, and many others. He has been developing Flex applications since the earliest days of Flex 1. As an Instructor, Jeff is certified to teach all of Adobe’s courses on Flex, ColdFusion, and Flash development. He is also a frequent speaker at Adobe Development Conferences and user groups. Jeff Tapper and Mike Nimer formed Tapper, Nimer and Associates provide expert guidance to rich Internet application development and empower clients through mentoring. James Talbot has been with Adobe (formerly Macromedia) for more than six years, on both the sales engineering and training teams, and has most recently been working with Flex and Flash Lite. He has traveled extensively throughout the world promoting Adobe products and certifying Adobe instructors as well as speaking at conferences. James has been an integral team member on high profile rich Internet application consulting assignments for companies such as AOL / Time Warner, JP Morgan, Fidelity, and TV Guide. James is actively involved in the Adobe worldwide instructor and developer community, and contributes to developer certification exams as well as organizing and speaking at user groups. James is passionate about Flash on devices as well as rich Internet applications and he believes that both technologies will change the world for the better. Matthew Boles is the Technical Lead for the Adobe Customer Training group and has been developing and teaching courses on Flex since the 1.0 release. Matthew has a diverse background in web development, computer networking, and teaching in both professional computer classes and the public schools. In addition to this book, Matthew co-authored a version of the Certified ColdFusion Developer Study Guide. He has also developed official Allaire/Macromedia/ Adobe curricula in both ColdFusion and Flash development content areas. Benjamin Elmore is the founder and principal partner of Twin Technologies, an enterprise consulting company that specializes in delivering rich Internet applications for Fortune 500 companies. Ben has been working in the RIA/Web 2.0 spaces since its inception and has authored several books on a variety of technologies. Ben founded Twin Technologies with a core principle of embracing a shared knowledge base within the development community. When leading Twin Technologies, Ben travels to Africa and Turkey to speak on leadership on behalf of the EQUIP organization (www.iequip.org), whose goal is to raise a million Christian leaders over five years. A devoted family man, Ben lives with his wife Mary and their five children in upstate New York. Michael Labriola, who has devoted a decade and a half to Internet technologies, is a Senior Consultant and Project Lead for Digital Primates, Inc. He spends his mornings teaching developers to work with Flex; his afternoons creating rich Internet applications that generate significant ROI for clients; and his nights dreaming up ways to use Flex that its designers never intendedFeatures
  
  • NEW—New section on applied climatology.
  • NEW—New chapter on statistical methods.
  • NEW—Quantitative boxes.
  • NEW—An expanded section on oceans and atmosphere/ocean interactions.
  • NEW—Expanded treatment of recent climatic change and global warming.
  • NEW—Expanded glossary.
  • NEW—Review questions—Added to the end of each chapter.
  • Concentration on climate rather than meteorology.
  • Descriptions of atmospheric processes and their applications to specific regions and locations.
  • Widely publicized atmospheric events—Placed within the entire framework of climate change.
  • Relationships between climate and people—Discussed in detail.
  • The meaning of atmospheric science—Explained beyond the daily weather map.
  Features
  
  • Depth: The material in the book had to be presented in the context of a conceptual framework that was comprehensive, internally consistent and cohesive and well grounded in the academic and practitioner literature
  • Breadth: The book had to cover all those topics that practicing managers and students of brand management found intriguing and/or important
  • Relevance: Finally, the book had to be well-grounded in practice and easily related to past and present marketing activities, events and case studies
  • Inclusion of new Branding Briefs and Science of Branding: New Branding Brief’s and Science of Branding Brief’s have been replaced as per the Indian context using Indian examples and companies to increase student’s learning and understanding
  About the Authors
  Kevin lane Keller: Amos Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth University
  Ambi M.G. Parmeswaran: Executive Director & CEO, Draftfcb + Ulka, Mumbai
  Issac Jacob: Prof of Marketing, K.J. Somiaya Institute of Management Studies & Research, MumbaiFeatures
  
  • Presents the most up-to-date and contemporary case scenarios, from companies like Hindustan Unilever, BPCL, and Maruti
  • Designed so that students can work individually or as teams
  • Makes classroom more interactive through different approaches like discussion questions and class discussions
  • The cases running across diverse industries equip students with the dynamics of the current industrial status, preparing them for applications in real-world situations
  Features
  
  • Comprehensive coverage of sequence and series
  • Detailed coverage of topics like measure theory, set theory, limits and continuity
  • The theory is well explained, with an equal number of theorems and examples for all topics, including Lp spaces, real number system, measure theory and sequence and series
  • A very flexible presentation with a uniform writing style and notation, covering the material in small sections, which allows instructors and students to adapt this book to their syllabus
  Features
  
  • Detailed instruction for readers in the professional use of blogs, instant messages, wikis, twittering and other social media tools
  • Offers practical advice and hands-on experience with today’s new business communication tools through dozens of activities
  • Every chapter contains student exercises and activities that support the text
  • Cases and examples from companies like India Post, Mahindra Satyam, Twitter and Tata Motors
  • Focuses on topics like non-verbal cues, businesses attempts to use new media in India and challenges faced by the Indian youth online
  Features
  
  • Evaluate yourself exercises
  • Key Words
  • List of Notes, References and Additional Readings
  Features
  
  • Evaluate yourself exercises
  • Key Words
  • List of Notes, References and Additional Readings
  Features
  
  • An integrated flow between chapters, which allows students to clearly see how topics relate to each other from the start
  • Offers readers a comprehensive coverage of corporate governance practices
  • This revision presents new examples and new pedagogical features, adding more value and depth to the text’s effective, consistent framework
  • Case studies featuring top companies firmly place the discussion in the modern world of business
  • Clear chapter outlines, keywords, discussion questions and extensive referencing enable readers to access their learning
  Features
  
  • Discussion about theory of philosophy in a simple language
  • Various examples to explain the content of the book
  • Sample questions with their answer for student in each chapter
  • English translation for important terms
  Features
  
  • Adopts a well-defined, meticulously planned and smartly structured learning approach.
  • Includes lecture-wise tests that help revise each completed lecture.
  • Contains Speed Accuracy Sheets that improve the speed and accuracy of students and help them revise key concepts.
  • Provides innovative tips and tricks that are easy to apply and remember.
  • Includes solved Topic-Wise Question Banks to enhance the comprehension and application of concepts.
  Features
  
  • Comprehensive coverage of all important thinkers and themes of Indian political thought
  • Relevant for undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses
  • Valuable for UGC-NET and civil services examinations
  About the Authors
  Prof. Mahendra Prasad Singh retired as a Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science and Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi. He has also served as the Director at the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.
  
  Dr Himanshu Roy is Associate Professor of Political Science, DDU College, University of Delhi.Features
  
  • Four practical case studies that review and apply the topics covered
  • Covers object-oriented software development: used to create object classes for the structures encountered
  • Discusses comparative efficiency of algorithms: Big O notation
  • Explains recursion: a powerful programming technique
  • Self-test questions and exercises
  Features
  
  • Adopts a well-defined, meticulously planned and smartly structured learning approach.
  • Includes lecture-wise tests that help revise each completed lecture.
  • Contains Speed Accuracy Sheets that improve the speed and accuracy of students and help them revise key concepts.
  • Provides innovative tips and tricks that are easy to apply and remember.
  • Includes solved Topic-Wise Question Banks to enhance the comprehension and application of concepts.
  Features
  
  • Adopts a well-defined, meticulously planned and smartly structured learning approach.
  • Includes lecture-wise tests that help revise each completed lecture.
  • Contains Speed Accuracy Sheets that improve the speed and accuracy of students and help them revise key concepts.
  • Provides innovative tips and tricks that are easy to apply and remember.
  • Includes solved Topic-Wise Question Banks to enhance the comprehension and application of concepts.
  Features
  
  • Covers both function oriented as well as object oriented (OO) approach
  • Emphasis on emerging areas such as ‘Web engineering’, ‘software maintenance’ and ‘component based software engineering’
  • A number of line diagrams and examples
  • Case Studies on the ATM system and milk dispenser
  • Includes multiple-choice, objective-type questions and frequently asked questions with answers
  About the Authors
  Dr Jibitesh Mishra is Associate Professor and Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, a constituent college of Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Orissa. He has more than 16 years of teaching experience in various universities throughout the world. He has authored four books of repute. His research interests are fractal graphics, software engineering and Web engineering.
  
  Ashok Mohanty is Reader, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar. He is a graduate in mechanical engineering from BHU-IT and a post graduate in Industrial Management. He has more than eight years of industrial experience in a PSU and about 15 years of teaching experience in a government engineering college. His areas of specialization include project management, quality engineering and management information system.Features
  
  • Numerous practice questions and clear step-by-step presentation of solved problems help in easy understanding of concepts
  • Comprehensive coverage of the GTU syllabus
  • Topics are structured as per the flow of the syllabus
  • Basic concepts are explained clearly with help of sufficient examples
  • Includes large number of unsolved exercises to facilitate quick revision
  • Past question papers of GTU included with solutions
  • Also contains model question papers with hints
  Features
  
  • JSTL will be hugely popular because it simplifies the creation of complex data-driven applications.
  • Explains how developers can access databases and manipulate and transform XML documents from within JSP pages.
  • Part of the Sun Microsystems Press Series.
  Features
  
  • NEW- Two chapters explaining in detail the concept and applications of vibrations and strain energy methods
  • NEW- 233 multiple-choice question with answers
  • NEW- 214 solved examples and 232 exercise questions to help students acquire skills for competitive and university examinations
  • The ideas of stress and strain, and their conventional symbolic presentation are developed gradually
  • Different geometrical shapes and loadings are introduced in succession and in each case methods for calculating stress, strain and deformation are explained and illustrated with examples
  • Complex cases like thick cylinders, rotating discs and cylinders, and bending of curved bars are also discussed
  Features
  
  • Balanced and comprehensive coverage of ring theory
  • An exclusive chapter on Galois theory and its application
  • A real flavor of numerical notes to the text, which reminds the students of the real-life use of algebra
  • Concepts are summarized visually using graphs and charts
  About the Authors
  U. M. Swamy is former Dean, Faculty of Science, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
  
  A. V. S. N. Murty is a Professor of Mathematics, Srinivasa Institute of Engineering and Technology, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh.Features
  
  • Authors are architects of core Web services standards including SOAP and UDDI.
  • Includes the newest standards for managing security, transactions, reliability, and interoperability in Web services applications, plus Apache Axis and the new Java APIs from Sun.
  • Takes developers beyond the hype, detailing the design and implementation of a production-quality Web services solution.
  Features
  
  • Mapped to the syllabus of RTU
  • Includes questions and problems at the end of each chapter
  • Includes more than 500 diagrams and figures represented through 3D art
  • Includes solved university papers
  Features
  
  • The quickest route to PowerPoint proficiency by the author who knows the program best: Tom Negrino.
  • Completely updated to cover all that's new in PowerPoint 2007, from the redesigned user interface to the new SmartArt Graphics and formatting capabilities.
  • Filled with tons of visual aids as well as tips and techniques from a PowerPoint pro.
  Features
  
  • Mapped to the syllabus of BPUT
  • Includes questions and problems at the end of each chapter
  • Includes more than 500 diagrams and figures represented through 3D art
  • Includes solved university papersFeatures
    
    • The content of this book is mapped to the latest PTU syllabus, revised in 2011
    • A roadmap gives the location of each topic of the syllabus within the book
    • This edition contains 515 solved examples and 334 practice exercises
    • Last three years’ solved question papers have been appended to the book
    • All important symbols and formulae have been collected at the beginning of the book for ready reference
    Features
    
    • New in 2007" sections throughout will explain how to (a) automate the cool new features in Excel 2007, and (b) make code work with old versions of Excel
    • Covers a variety of topics that will give readers a solid knowledge of the VBA language
    • Author is Bill Jelen, aka MrExcel, an Excel MVP and the principal behind the leading Excel website, MrExcel.com
    About the Authors
    Bill Jelen, Excel MVP and MrExcel, has been using spreadsheets since 1985, and he launched the MrExcel.com website in 1998. Bill has made more than 50 guest appearances on Call for Help with Leo Laporte and has produced more than 250 episodes of his daily video podcast, Learn Excel from MrExcel. He is the host of Total Training’s Excel 2007 Advanced DVD. He also enjoys taking his show on the road, doing a one- to four-hour power Excel seminar anywhere that a room full of accountants or Excellers will show up. Before founding MrExcel.com, Jelen spent 12 years in the trenches–working as a financial analyst for finance, marketing, accounting, and operations departments of a $500 million public company. He lives near Akron, Ohio, with his wife, Mary Ellen, and sons, Josh and Zeke. Tracy Syrstad remembers the painful trek up the VBA learning curve while developing applications for herself and co-workers at a former job. Now, as the project manager for the MrExcel consulting team, she enjoys helping clients develop custom solutions for their unique situations, observing the myriad ways people use Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.Features
    
    • The content of this book is mapped to the RTU syllabus
    • A roadmap gives the location of each topic of the syllabus within the book
    • This edition contains 521 solved examples and 256 practice exercises
    • Last three years’ solved question papers have been appended to the book
    • All important symbols and formulae have been collected at the beginning of the book for ready reference
    Features
    
    • Completely new chapters on portfolio risk analysis, portfolio building process, mutual fund management, portfolio performance evaluations and hedging portfolio risk have been included.
    • An Indian perspective has been presented through cases and examples to help students from Indian business schools relate to the concepts discussed in the book.
    • Each chapter begins with a feature called ‘The Situation’, in which managers in a fictitious company must make certain key decisions in the derivatives market.
    • The chapters are interspersed with Business Snapshots that provide interesting facts related to the topic discussed in the chapter. These additional bits of information help retain the students’ interest and provide them with insights into real-world events.
    • The book employs learning tools such as learning objectives, chapter outlines, detailed chapter summaries, key terms and review questions to help the reader grasp the subject matter better.
    About the Authors
    M. Ranganatham was Professor and Head of the Department of Commerce at the University of Madras, Chennai.
    
    R. Madhumathi is Professor at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.Features
    
    • More than 3,000 words frequently asked in the elite examinations
    • Comprehensive collection of English words derived from Latin and Greek roots
    • The only book of its kind that lists Hindi and Sanskrit words with the same origin as English words
    • Practice tests after each chapter
    Features
    
    • The topics have been mapped to the GTU syllabus and the topic flow in the book matches the syllabus
    • Includes last year’s GTU question paper with model answers
    • Includes model question papers with hints
    • Extra exercises provided at the end of the chapters
    • Chapter end summaries help in quick revision
    Features
    
    • Overview of essential points at the beginning of chapters
    • Practice questions and references provided at the end of chapters
    • Illustrations, line drawings, tables and lists provided throughout the book to aid comprehension
    Features
    
    • Overview of essential points at the beginning of chapters
    • Illustrations, line drawings, tables and lists provided throughout the book to aid comprehension
    • Concise presentation of all essential components of distance education
    Features
    
    • Chapter outlines for each chapter highlight its main elements
    • End of the chapter exercise, chapter summary and keywords.
    Features
    
    • An integrative approach–explains the role of marketing in the hospitality operation—focusing on the how and why of everyone's role in marketing.
    • Coverage of more key topics–such as internal marketing, destination marketing and public relations.
    • Chapter-opening mini-cases–describe how an actual hospitality and travel company has successfully applied marketing.
    • An international focus–reflects the global nature of the industry.
    Features
    
    • Revised Framework: Gets students to build on their principles of marketing knowledge
    • New Coverage of Technology: Shows students to use new social media outlets like the Internet-based strategies and biometrics, search-engine optimization, Twitter, and M-commerce
    • New Cases: Encourages concept application. Examples include:
      • Case on Radio Spicy
      • Case on Mantis
    • Opening Vignettes: Provide students with a snapshot of the coming chapter
    • Three Types of Boxed Inserts: Present topics for classroom discussion
      • Best Practice in Action–demonstrates the application of best practices
      • Research Insights–presents summaries of relevant and often provocative academic research
      • Service Perspectives–offers in-depth examples that illustrate key concepts
    Features
    Curriculum, Challenge, and Troubleshooting labs for the CCNP BCMSN course from the Cisco Networking Academy Program
    • Review all the labs from the online CCNP BCMSN curriculum from the Cisco Networking Academy Program
    • Master advanced networking topics with additional Challenge Labs written by industry and education experts
    • Gain insight into network maintenance with the bonus Troubleshooting labs
    About the Authors
    
    David Kotfila, CCNP, CCAI, is the director of the Cisco Academy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New York. Under his direction, 350 students have received their CCNA, 150 students have received their CCNP, and 8 students have obtained their CCIE. David is a consultant for Cisco working as a member of the CCNP assessment group. His team at RPI has authored the four new CCNP lab books for the Academy program. David has served on the National Advisory Council for the Academy program for four years. Previously, he was the senior training manager at PSINet, a Tier 1 global ISP. When David is not staring at his beautiful wife Kate or talking with his two wonderful children, Chris and Charis, he likes to kayak, hike in the mountains, and lift weights. Joshua Moorhouse, CCNP, recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a BS in computer science. While there, he also worked as a teaching assistant in the Cisco Networking Academy. He currently works as a network engineer at Factset Research Systems in Norwalk, Connecticut. Josh enjoys spending time with his wife Laura, his family, and friends. Christian M. Price Sr., CCNP, attended Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York, where he studied computer information systems. From 1997 to 2001, he worked for PSINet, one of the first Internet service providers and a major player in the commercialization of the Internet. Christian worked as a technical project manager with the Carrier and ISP Services group during his time at PSINet. He currently works with a credit union focusing on LAN/WAN design and implementation as well as implementation of a VoIP infrastructure for the organization. Christian is also an instructor in the Cisco Academy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He lives with his loving wife and children in Grafton, New York. Ross G. Wolfson, CCIE No. 16696, recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a BS in computer science. He currently works as a network engineer at Factset Research Systems. Ross enjoys spending time with his friends, running, and biking.Features
    
    • Complex theories are explained with self-explanatory diagrams
    • Real examples are given to explain microeconomic theories
    • Plenty of numerical examples
    • Each chapter begins with learning objectives
    • Questions of various universities are given at the end of each chapter
    Features
    
    • Theory supported with necessary examples and case studies
    • Features like multiple-choice questions, Test Your Kknowledge, landmark judgments and case studies at the end of each chapter
    • Legal updates up to 1 January 2011.
    • Book includes:
      • 270+ case studies
      • 750+ questions under the Test Your Knowledge segment with hints
      • 340+ landmark judgments
      • 1800+ MCQs with answers
    Features
    
    • Straight from IBM, the ultimate guide to running DB2 v9 and preparing for IBM's latest DB2 certification exam!
    • In-depth coverage and reference for DB2 v9 database administration and development
    • Contains in-depth coverage of new DB2 v9 tools, including the Replication, Data Warehouse, and Development Centers
    About the Authors
    George Baklarz, B. Math, M.Sc., Ph.D., has spent 22 years at IBM working on various aspects of database technology. From 1987 to 1991 he worked on SQL/DS as part of the product planning department, system test team, performance team, and application development group. In 1991, Baklarz was part of the team that helped moved the OS/2 ES database to Toronto to become part of the DB2 family of products. Since that time he has worked on vendor enablement, competitive analysis, product marketing, product planning, and technical sales support. Today, Baklarz is the Program Director responsible for Dynamic Warehousing Pre-Sales Support, and he works with customers to help them understand DB2 technology directions and uses their feedback to improve the product. When not traveling the world, Baklarz lectures at the University of Guelph, teaching relational database concepts to students. You can reach him at gbaklarz@uoguelph.ca. Paul C. Zikopoulos, B.A., M.B.A., is an award-winning writer and speaker with the IBM Database Competitive Technology team. He has more than thirteen years of experience with DB2 and has written more than 150 magazine articles and is currently working on book number twelve. Zikopoulos has authored the books Information on Demand: Introduction to DB2 9.5 New Features; DB2 9 Database Administration Certification Guide and Reference (6th Edition); DB2 9: New Features; Information on Demand: Introduction to DB2 9 New Features; Off to the Races with Apache Derby; DB2 Version 8: The Official Guide; DB2: The Complete Reference; DB2 Fundamentals Certification for Dummies; DB2 for Dummies; and A DBA's Guide to Databases on Linux. Zikopoulos is a DB2 Certified Advanced Technical Expert (DRDA and Cluster/EEE) and a DB2 Certified Solutions Expert (Business Intelligence and Database Administration). In his spare time, he enjoys all sorts of sporting activities, including running with his dog Chachi, avoiding punches in his MMA class, and trying to figure out the world according to Chloë, his daughter. You can reach him at paulz_ibm@msn.comFeatures
    
    • Last five years solved question papers
    • More than 200 solved illustrations
    • Variety of end of chapter questions
    About the Authors
    Dr. Rajasekaran has more than 35 years of teaching experience. Accountancy has been his area of specialization. His more than 50 research papers have been published in leading educational journals.
    
    Dr. Prabhakar Rao is Associate Professor at Department of Commerce, Zakir Hussain College, University of DelhiFeatures
    The definitive guide to collecting usage information in your Cisco network
    • Distinguish various accounting methods and choose the right one for your network and its unique issues
    • Learn network performance best practices and how to apply them to your network
    • Understand how to get Network Management Systems (NMS) done right through theory, best practices, and real-world examples
    About the Authors
    
    Benoit Claise, CCIE No. 2686, is a Cisco Distinguished Engineer working as an architect for embedded management and device instrumentation. His area of expertise includes accounting, performance,and fault management. Claise is a contributor to the NetFlow standardization at the IETF in the IPFIX and PSAMP working groups. He joined Cisco in 1996 as a customer support engineer in the Technical Assistance Center network management team. He then became an escalation engineer before joining the engineering team. Ralf Wolteris a senior manager, Consulting Engineering at Cisco Systems. He leads the Core and NMS/OSS consulting team for Europe and works closely with corporate engineering, as well as supporting large customer projects. His special field of interest is device instrumentation, related to accounting and performance management. He joined Cisco in 1996 as a systems engineer. He has provided technical leadership for many large network management projects in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Before his current position, he worked as a networking consultant at AT&T/NCR, focusing on the design and management of data networks. Features
    
    • Written in student friendly language
    • Covers all debates related to international relations
    • Can be used for students studying for competitive exams
    Features
    
    • Focused upon core pedagogy course components of any/all teacher training programmes as also the contemporary themes in education! All in a single volume.
    • All the contributors are expert practitioners, directly involved in teaching, research and field consultancy in the respective area.
    • A comprehensive list of further/additional/ extended readings for each theme.
    Features
    
    • Offers 33 class-tested exercises with answer keys
    • Includes exercises identical to those appearing in real SATs
    • Presents difficulty and frequency distribution tables
    • Classifies questions into different levels of difficulty—easy, medium, and hard
    Features
    
    • Extensive coverage of topics like organization, leadership, tools of communication, drafting and different types of communication, which provide effective tips for improving communication skills
    • Question bank at the end of every chapter with probable examination questions for practice
    • Use of pedagogical elements like learning objectives, figures, boxes, summary, short-essay-type questions and essay-type questions
    • Appendices comprising model question papers that include short questions and answers for all chapters
    Features
    
    • The topics have been mapped to the GTU syllabus
    • Extra questions and exercises provided at the end of the chapters
    • Includes last year’s GTU questions with hints
    • Important points are highlighted in boxes to aid effective learning
    • Chapter end summaries help in quick revision
    Features
    
    • The topics have been mapped to the GTU syllabus and topic flow in the book matches the syllabus
    • Includes the previous year’s GTU question paper with hints.
    • Numerous end-of-chapter exercises.
    • Chapter end summaries help in quick revision
    Features
    
    • Inclusion of several acts like the Whistleblowers Protection Act (passed by Indian Parliament on August 2010) and Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) (Amendment) Act in 2002
    • Addition of several case studies from companies like Maruti Suzuki, Hindustan Lever Limited, Tata Global Beverages Limited, Asian Paints, and Mahindra Satyam
    • Special emphasis on topics like economic equality, Indian value systems and sexual harassment at the workplace
    About the Authors
    
    John R Boatright Loyola University Chicago
    
    
    Bibhu Prasan Patra Xavier Institute of Management, BhubaneswarFeatures
    
    • Eliminates the limitations of JUnit and older frameworks and gives developers the ability to write more flexible and powerful tests
    • Provides an understanding of testing patterns, regardless of the framework used
    • Provides extensive coverage of Limitations with current approaches; Emerging testing methodologies; Expanded TestNG documentation
    Features
    
    • A roadmap to the syllabus facilitates easy location of topics
    • More than 250 solved programs and 250 practice problems will help students to prepare for their exams
    • Three years’ solved question papers have been added to the book
    • Step-by-step programming procedures are explained in detail
    About the Authors
    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 computer education and IT-enabled services.
    
    Ashok N. Kamthane is an associate professor at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded, Maharashtra.
    
    Raj Kamal is a senior professor at the School of Computer Science and Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Devi Ahilya Viswavidyalaya, Indore.Features
    
    • The content of this book is mapped to the Punjab Technical University syllabus
    • A roadmap gives the location of each topic of the syllabus within the book
    • Solved question papers from the last three years have been appended to the book
    • This edition contains 220 solved examples
    • Over 120 model short-answer questions have been included in the book to help students prepare for Section A of the university question paper

     

    About the Authors
    

    M. B. Shah is the director of Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College, Mumbai.
    
    B. C. Rana was an assistant professor at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai.
    
    V. K. Jadon was an associate professor at Thapar University, Patiala. He has also taught in Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Ferozepur.

    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • The entire syllabus is strategically planned
    • Concept strands, Concept Connectors and Topic Grip make learning and application easy and enjoyable.
    • IIT Assignment Exercise provide quick check to gauge comprehension
    • Based on an in-depth analysis of recent IIT-JEE trends
    • Unique user friendly approach builds concepts and skills to solve problems in shortest possible time, thus building confidence, speed and accuracy.
    Features
    
    • Twelve cases, carefully chosen and developed to illustrate the key issues of strategic management
    • Cases drawn from different sectors like agriculture, insurance, retail, to name a few
    • Discussion questions at the end of each case to make it more interactive.
    Features
    
    • MDM is a cornerstone for SOA enabling IT architects and solution designers
    • Foreword is written by Aaron Zornes, the Chief Research Officer of The MDM Institute
    • Illustrates how SOA and MDM are linked and can be applied to the enterprise
    • Provides an end to end scope and use case scenario of the topic SOA and MDM
    About the Authors
    Allen Dreibelbis has 30 years of experience in the IT Industry. He spent 16 years providing system integration and consulting services to public-sector clients while working for IBM. His expertise spans enterprise architecture, software development, complex systems integration, and Master Data Management. Allen currently is an Executive Architect in the IBM Software Group World-Wide Information Platform and Solutions Acceleration Team. He developed the Master Data Management Reference Architecture in 2006 while collaborating with colleagues across the IBM SWG Information Platform and Solutions organization and the IBM Information on Demand Center of Excellence. He provides customer briefings and training on the Master Data Management Reference Architecture and conducts architecture workshops for customers on implementing Master Data Management Solutions within their enterprises. Allen holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University. Eberhard Hechler is a Senior Certified IT Architect (SCITA) and Executive IT Architect. He joined the IBM Böblingen Lab in Germany in 1983 as a junior programmer. Eberhard worked more than two years on an international assignment with the IBM Kingston Lab in New York, and he has worked on projects in software development, performance optimization and benchmarking, solution architecture and design, software product planning, management, technical consultancy, and technical alliance management. In 1992, Eberhard began to work with DB2® for MVS™, focusing on testing and performance measurements of new DB2 versions. Since 1999, his focus has been on Information Management and DB2 UDB on distributed platforms. He is currently the Technical Enablement Architect for IBM Information Platform & Solutions, working with System Integrators throughout Europe. Eberhard holds a M.S. in Mathematics (Diplom- Mathematiker) from Hamburg University. Ivan Milman is a Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM, focusing on security and governance in the Information Management area within the IBM Software Group in Austin, Texas. Over the course of his career, Ivan has worked on a variety of distributed systems and security technology, including OS/2® Networking, DCE, IBM Global Sign-On, and Tivoli® Access Manager. Ivan has also represented IBM to standards bodies, including The Open Group and IETF. Prior to his current position, Ivan was the lead architect for the IBM Tivoli Access Manager family of security products. Ivan is a member of the IBM Security Architecture Board and the IBM Data Governance Council. Ivan is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and a Master Inventor at IBM, and has been granted 12 U.S. patents. Martin Oberhofer joined IBM in the IBM Silicon Valley Labs in the United States as a developer for database technology. After returning to Germany, he joined the IBM Böblingen Lab, from which he still works as a Technical Consultant and member of the World-Wide IBM Software Group Master Data Management Center of Excellence. His areas of expertise include database technologies, Java™ software development, MDM architecture, and IT systems integration. His special focus area is integrating MDM systems into the operational IT landscape by synchronizing and distributing master data with SAP application systems. He provides architecture workshops to customers and system integrators. He holds a M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Constance, Germany. Paul van Run has almost 10 years experience in MDM and 15 years in IT. At DWL, he was part of the R&D leadership team developing DWL Customer, one of the first dedicated CDI products on the market. After the acquisition of DWL by IBM in 2005, he became a Senior Technical Staff Member, and he is responsible for the architecture of the IBM Master Data Management products: MDM Server (formerly WebSphere® Customer Center) and WebSphere Product Center, both maFeatures
    
    • Covers all topics comprehensively and systematically
    • Numerous multiple-choice questions
    • Five full-length model question papers
    • Examples solved in a logical and step-wise manner
    Features
    
    • Domain extended with addition of two new chapters of Alkanes, Alkenes & Alkynes, and Alkyl Halides & Alcohols.
    • Contains more than 2200 MCQs that cover all the concepts on topics.
    • The way this workbook is structured allows students to think about and answer problems naturally.
    • All MCQs in this workbook are scientifically designed in such a manner that the options open up any conceptual doubts in the mind of students.
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    ·      The architecture, instructions and internal resources in the 8051 microcontroller

    ·      The architecture, instructions and internal resources in the PIC, 80196, ARM and 68MC11/12 family microcontrollers

    ·      The real-time operating system, IDE, interrupt handling mechanisms and timers for real control in systems

    ·      Interfacing circuits for LED, LCD, keys, inductive coils, relays, motors, optical encoders, robots, input-output power control and DSP systems

    Features
    The best book available to help new users learn the foundations of SQL Queries, the building block of all modern database systems
    • One of the few books that focuses on generic SQL, and not one particular vendor's version of SQL
    • Updated with hundreds of new examples compliant with the latest databases, including MySQL
    • Written in a clear, jargon-free, easy-to-understand style
    • Contains a foreword from Keith Hare, the Convenor of the International SQL Standards Committee
    About the Authors
    John L. Viescas is an independent consultant with more than 40 years of experience. He began his career as a systems analyst, designing large database applications for IBM mainframe systems. He spent six years at Applied Data Research in Dallas, Texas, where he directed a staff of more than 30 people and was responsible for research, product development, and customer support of database products for IBM mainframe computers. While working at Applied Data Research, John completed a degree in business finance at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating cum laude.
    
    Michael J. Hernandez is a veteran database developer with more than 20 years of experience developing applications for a wide variety of clients in diverse industries. Mike specializes in relational database design and is the author of the best-selling database design book Database Design for Mere Mortals, Second Edition (Addison-Wesley, 2004). He has worked with SQL throughout his career, developing applications using SQL-based databases such as Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL Server. He has also been a contributing author and technical editor to various database-related books and periodicals.Features
    
    • Each chapter begins with a feature called ‘The Situation’, in which managers in a fictitious company must make certain key decisions in the derivatives market
    • Details about the Indian derivatives market, including the latest data from the various stock exchanges
    • The chapters are interspersed with boxes that provide interesting facts related to the topic discussed in the chapter
    • Examples and case studies drawn from organizations based in India offer an extensive view of the functioning style of Indian companies across diverse sectors
    • Net-wise Exercises expose students to online data so that they can access a wealth of information on various additional topics related to the chapter and also apply the chapter concepts to this data
    About the Authors
    R. Madhumathi is Professor, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
    
    M. Ranganatham was Professor and Head of the Department of Commerce at the University of Madras, Chennai.Features
    
    • Chronologically placed chapters
    • Use of student friendly language
    • Apart from the thinkers mentioned in the contents page, some additional thinkers and their philosophies are discussed in the book
    About the Authors
    Ajay Kumar teaches in the Department of Political Science, Ramanujan College, Delhi University
    
    Islam Ali teaches in the Department of Political Science, Zakir Hussain College (Evening), Delhi University.Features
    
    • Each chapter begins with key outlines and chapter objectives
    • Modular questions at the end of each chapter
    Features
    
    • Pedagogical features include Common Mistakes boxes, step-by-step examples, and Concept Check
    • Focus on modern research and practice
    • Use of Indian examples like RBI, ICICI, TATA Motors, Infosys, CRISIL & TATA Nano
    • Excellent instructors’ and students’ support package in the form of solution manual, instructors’ manual, PowerPoint presentations, MyFinanceLab, and a study guide
    Features
    
    • Mapped to the syllabus of RTU
    • Includes Exercises—with hints and solutions—at the end of each chapter
    • Includes a special chapter that presents of review of important concepts
    • Includes solved university papers
    • Includes 565 solved problems and 145 practice problems
    Features
    
    • Extensive documentation of the history of ET and how it has evolved
    • Clear segmentation of educational objectives
    • Detailed instructions on the teaching–learning processes
    • Concrete directives for creating the best lesson plans
    Features
    
    • A roadmap gives the location of each topic of the syllabus within the book
    • This edition contains 190 solved exercises and 250 unsolved exercises
    • Three years’ solved question papers are included
    About the Authors
    M. B. Shah is Director, Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College, Mumbai.
    B. C. Rana is former Assistant Professor, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai.
    S. N. Varma is Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal.Features
    
    • Adorable Characters Aladini, Anjali and Aryan introduce the topics that will be learnt in each chapter
    • Quick Questions and Check Your Progress questions interspersed with the text for quick self-testing help in the formative assessment
    • Quick Fact provides interesting tidbits of information related to the topic at hand
    • Quick Tip presents useful alternative options/shortcuts for performing operations
    • Recap Time at the end of each chapter for quick and easy recapitulation
    • Assessment Time contains carefully graded exercises to test the knowledge of concepts learnt. Besides, these can also be used for summative assessment.
    • Activity Time for practical hands-on exercises to strengthen the understanding and to hone computer skills
    • Notes for the Teacher contain suggestions on how to introduce the various topics
    • Project Work, sample Olympiad Questions and Tech Terms have been included
    • Free Poster for classes 1 and 2
    Features
    
    • Each chapter begins with chapter outlines
    • Modular questions at the end of each chapter to help students revise the concepts
    Features
    
    • Three new chapters—‘Financial Environment in India’, ‘Emerging Methods of Financing’, and ‘Corporate Governance and Sustainability’
    • Several new case studies from companies like Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Hero Honda Motors, Apollo Tyres and Reliance Power
    • Extensive coverage of relevant topics such as efficient markets, share repurchase, empirical evidence, annuity, electronic funds transfers and loan pricing.
    • Expanded coverage of topics like time value of money, methods of capital budgeting, leverage-financial and operating, inventory management and receivables management
    Features
    
    • Each chapter begins with key outlines and chapter objectives
    • Modular questions at the end of each chapter
    Features
    
    • The content of this book is mapped to the 2011 PTU syllabus
    • More than 250 solved programs and 250 practice problems will help students to prepare for their exams
    • Three years’ solved question papers have been added to the book
    • Step-by-step programming procedures are explained in detail
    About the Authors
    Ashok N. Kamthane is an associate professor at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded, Maharashtra.
    
    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 computer education and IT-enabled services.Features
    
    • Up-to-date, comprehensive and “all purpose” in approach
    • Includes a set of multiple-choice questions at the end of each section to test your understanding
    • Based on current trends in various examinations
    • National and international current affairs included
    Visit www.thorpeseducation.com for the latest updates and sample test papers and online testingFeatures
    
    • Concepts supported by lots of illustrations and examples
    • Chapter revamped to include recent developments
    • Large number of unsolved questions for practice
    Features
    
    • New Chapters on Computer Graphics and Dynamic Memory Allocation
    • Excellent Pedagogy: 600 newly added questions take the count of review questions to 1600. The book has over 500 solved programs. About 400 MCQs present inside the book against 140 in the first edition
    • The verbosity has been reduced to a great extent with the inclusion of diagrams, tables and stepwise listing of key concepts.
    Features
    
    • comprehensive coverage of topics
    • basic concepts explained clearly through examples
    • key points, a summary and questions with each chapter
    • detailed bibliography
    Features
    
    • Two new chapters – “Rural Services Marketing ” and “Marketing in Small Towns”
    • Revised and updated coverage that captures changing trends and reflects the latest developments in rural marketing
    • Four-colour photographs that bring alive the transformation that rural India is undergoing, which is the theme of the revised edition
    • Eleven end-of-chapter video cases that showcase real-world problems and unique solutions adopted by companies
    • Enhanced pedagogy that presents the latest developments and innovations in the area of rural marketing
    • CD-ROM containing updated data tables that provide a wealth of information relating to rural markets and 11 video cases
    Features
    
    • A roadmap to the syllabus facilitates easy location of topics
    • More than 250 solved programs and 250 practice problems will help students to prepare for their exams
    • Three years’ solved question papers have been added to the book
    • Step-by-step programming procedures are explained in detail
    About the Authors
    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 computer education and IT-enabled services.
    
    Ashok N. Kamthane is an associate professor at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded, Maharashtra.Features
    
    • 130 solved examples
    • Each concept explained with the help of examples
    • Complete programs have been provided
    • Wide array of questions to test the understanding of the student
    • Both elementary level and advanced level topics covered
    • All end-of-chapter questions solved
    Features
    
    • Individual focus on the three key areas of data interpretation, data sufficiency and reasoning
    • Ample practice questions
    • Solved examples provided
    • Wide range of questions and answers that have appeared in the past in various competitive exams.
    Features
    
    • Comprehensive and covers all the concepts necessary for an undergraduate student of Electrical/Electronics Engineering
    • Application of Electromagnetic Field Theory using MATLAB
    • Excellent Pedagogy – Most number of Solved Question than any other book in the market.
    Features
    
    • Systematic and Coherent Coverage: Helps students learn fundamental programming techniques (selection statements, loops, functions, and arrays).
    • Problem-driven Focus: Students learn to approach programming as a method for problem-solving by beginning with a discussion of obstacles and goals. Examples range in subject from games and science, to financial and mathematical.
    • Step-by-step Presentation: Students to learn all essential subjects in C++ incrementally from fundamental programming techniques to object-oriented programming, from simple functions to STL, from simple data types to classic structures.
    • Object-oriented Programming: A thorough introduction on primitive data types, control statements, functions, and arrays prepares students to learn object-oriented programming.
    Features
    
    • A language-independent approach allows students to gain confidence and build skills before moving on to a more comprehensive language-specific course.
    • Contemporary coverage and Gaddis’ renowned writing style appeals to today’s students.
    • Program design, selection structures, and repetition structures–key topics that beginners need to master–are covered slowly using multiple examples.
    • Functions are covered early but with enough flexibility to be moved later in the course.
    • Menu-driven programming and input validation are covered in separate chapters, allowing instructors to reorder coverage.
    • An appendix, Getting Started with Alice, presents an overview of the Alice programming environment
    Features
    
    • Practical introduction to networking
    • Solid coverage of various forms of attack
    • Coverage of often neglected subject areas
    • Basic cryptography foundation.
    • End-of-chapter exercises, projects, and review questions.
    • Extensive extra features, practical applications and FYI’s throughout
    Features
    
    • Identifying the e-Business model that offers the greatest potential for profit.
    • Covers every element of a successful e-Business: infrastructure, site design, marketing, security, legal and ethical issues, and much more.
    • Includes a detailed presentation of online marketing, customer relations, and affiliate programs.
    About the Authors
    Harvey M. Deitel, CEO of Deitel & Associates, Inc., has 40 years in the computing field including extensive industry and academic experience. He is one of the world's leading computer science instructors and seminar presenters. Dr. Deitel earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from Boston University. He has 20 years of college teaching experience including earning tenure and serving as the Chairman of the Computer Science Department at Boston College before founding Deitel & Associates, Inc. with Paul J. Deitel. He is author or co-author of several dozen books and multimedia packages and is currently writing many more. With translations published in Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Elementary Chinese, Advanced Chinese, Korean, French, Polish and Portuguese, Dr. Deitel's texts have earned international recognition. Dr. Deitel has delivered professional seminars internationally to major corporations, government organizations and various branches of the military.
    
    Paul J. Deitel, Executive Vice President of Deitel & Associates, Inc., is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management where he studies Information Technology. Through Deitel & Associates, Inc. he has delivered Internet and World Wide Web courses and programming language classes for industry clients including Compaq, Sun Microsystems, White Sands Missile Range, Rogue Wave e Software, Computervision, Stratus, Fidelity, Cambridge Technology Partners, Lucent Technologies, Adra Systems, Entergy, CableData Systems, NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, the National Severe Storm Laboratory, IBM and many other organizations. He has lectured on for the Boston Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, and has taught satellite-based courses through a cooperative venture of Deitel & Associates, Inc., Prentice Hall and the Technology Education Network. He and his father, Dr. Harvey M. Deitel, are the world's best-selling Computer Science textbook authors.
    
    Kate Steinbuhler, Editorial Director at Deitel & Associates, Inc. and a graduate of Boston College with majors in English and communications, served as project manager and primary author of Chapters 3, 11, 12, 17 and 20. She co-authored Chapters 1, 4, 12 and 14, and served as project manager and co-author for six business chapters in e-Business and e-Commerce for Managers' sister book, e-Business and e-Commerce How To Program. She would like to acknowledge the other members of the PACK (the PACK consists of Paul Brandano, Abbey Deitel, Christy Connolly and Kate Steinbuhler) for their hard work and devotion to the project, and extend a special thank you to Greg Friedman and Alyssa Clapp for their support. She would like to thank Dale Herbeck, Chair and Associate Professor of Communications at Boston College, who provided insights for Chapter 11.Features
    
    • The textbook is rich in illustrations to facilitate learning
    • Each chapter begins with key outlines and chapter objectives
    • Modular questions at the end of each chapter
    Features
    
    • Provides with a key overview and introduction to J2ME and two vital J2ME technologies - Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0 and Connected Limited Device Configuration (CDLC).
    • Shows how to build, develop, and code J2ME Applications as well as the Game Profile API and the latest J2ME security enhancements.
    • Written by the architects of the Java 2 Micro Edition platform.
    About the Authors
    Roger Riggs is a senior staff engineer at Sun Microsystems who focuses on design and architecture of the Java 2 Micro Edition platform for wireless devices. He led Sun’s efforts within the Java Community Process to standardize the MIDP 1.0 and 2.0 APIs. Antero Taivalsaari is a senior staff engineer at Sun Microsystems. Dr. Taivalsaari co-founded the Spotless project at Sun Labs, and designed the original KVM system that became the cornerstone of the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition. In addition, he led the CLDC 1.0 and 1.1 standardization efforts. Jim Van Peursem is chief architect for the J2ME platform at Motorola. Dr. Van Peursem has been actively involved in the application of Java technologies in mobile wireless devices from the beginning. His contributions include serving as specification lead for JSR 118 (MIDP 2.0) and interpretation guru for JSR 037 (MIDP 1.0). Jyri Huopaniemi is research manager at Nokia Research Center. Dr. Huopaniemi led the Mobile Media API (JSR 135) and Mobile 3D Graphics API (JSR 184) standardization efforts. He was also responsible for the Sound API of MIDP 2.0. Mark Patel is the lead graphics architect for the J2ME platform at Motorola. His involvement with Java spans several years and includes the development of various APIs for graphics and user interfaces. He led the development of the Game API for MIDP 2.0. Aleksi Uotila is a senior design engineer for the J2ME platform at Nokia. He has actively contributed to several J2ME-related expert groups within the Java Community Process, including MIDP 1.0 and 2.0. Features
    
    • A comprehensive and well-researched text
    • Covers all the major developments and key events in the subject
    Features
    
    • Learning Objectives
    • Chapter end summary for quick revision
    • Geometric interpretation of the concept
    • Answer to exercise
    • Hints to difficult problems
    About the Authors
    Dr. Rajendra Kumar Sharma is a Professor and Head of Department of Mathematics at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students for more than 20 years.
    
    Dr. Sudesh Kumari Shah is Associate Professor in Department of Mathematics at Sri Venkteshwra College, University of Delhi. She has been teaching the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Delhi University of more than 30 years.
    
    Dr Asha Gauri Shankar is Associate Professor in Department of Mathematics at Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi. She has received Shiksha Ratan Puraskar by India International Friendship Society.Features
    
    • Review UNIX features and functions with this accessible, quick reference
    • Learn UNIX essentials with this fast-paced accessible tutorial
    • Master components through learning modules written in a clear and concise manner
    • Compact, portable tutorial that teaches just the basics of UNIX
    Features
    
    • Step-by-step and easy methodologies for conceptual and logical database designs covering functional dependency, decomposition, normalization, relational algebra, relational calculus, query processing and optimization.
    • Contains review questions, multiple-choice questions, fill in the blanks, and true or false exercises with answers at the end of the book.
    • Extensive use of flow-charts, block-diagrams, ER diagrams and bulleted points to make concepts clear
    • Includes emerging database concepts such as parallel databases, distributed database management, decision support systems, data warehousing and data mining, Web-enabled databases, mobile databases, multimedia databases, spatial databases, and digital libraries
    • Discusses the most number of commercial DBMSs
      • IBM DB2
      • ORACLE
      • Microsoft SQL Server
      • Microsoft Access
      • MySQL
      • Teradata RDBMS
    Features
    
    • This edition comes with powerful teaching and learning support:
      • Self-Assessment Library (S.A.L.), a hallmark of the Robbins series, is now part of mymanagementlab.
      • mymanagementlab, an easy-to-use online tool that personalizes course content and provides robust assessment and reporting to measure student and class performance, provided free with this edition!
    • Each chapter has a new opening vignette, reflecting current business and economic situations. HCL’s Employees First initiative; pay cuts during the economic downturn; and Unilever’s conflict with workers in Doom Dooma, Assam, are just a few examples.
    • A new addition to each chapter—Ethical Choice—provides advice for ethical situations that occur in organizations.
    • A new chapter—“Diversity in Organizations”—presents cutting-edge research on the topic.
    • The new Comprehensive Cases at the end of the book provide a more holistic, integrative, and evidence-based perspective.
    • Many of the end-of-chapter cases, Point/Counterpoint boxes, International OB boxes, and examples have been updated and/or changed in this edition to reflect current trends.
    About the Authors
    

    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.

    Features
    
    • Addresses a common problem in the real world, where C++ programmers often have an insufficient grasp of essential C++ features, coding techniques, and design patterns to do production-quality work.
    • The programmer's second book on C++, after Lippman's C++ Primer, but before Meyers' Effective C++.
    • Rapidly takes the reader from C++ novice to competent C++ practitioner.
    Features
    
    • In Practice box items in every chapter provide examples from real world companies
    • End-of-chapter exercises include review questions, Internet exercises, project assignments and video links
    • A part devoted to 15 comprehensive case studies
    • Large number of cases and box items from Indian companies such as Ambuja Cement Ltd, United Art Logistics, Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad Cooperative Society, ITC Limited and Zapak Ltd.
    Features
    
    • Case Studies and Focus on Student Research illustrate how student research can be conducted
    • Research in the News and Focus on Management Research give examples of research in both academic and commercial environments
    • Checklists, Questions and “Progressing your Research Project” give practical advice on the step-by-step process of conducting research
    • Guidance on use of SPSS, NVivo and internet searching on the companion websiteAbout the Authors
      Mark Saunders is Professor of Business Research Methods at School of Management, University of Surrey. Philip Lewis and Adrian Thornhill are former Principal Lecturers, Gloucestershire Business School, University of Gloucestershire.Features
      
      • Seven thematic chapters
      • Twelve country studies
      • The broadest geographical survey
      • Boxes throughout the text
      • Numerous maps, figures, and tables
      About the Authors
      Gabriel Almond (deceased) was Professor of Political Science at Stanford University.
      
      G. Bingham Powell is Marie C. Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Political Science at the University of Rochester.
      
      Russell J. Dalton is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine.
      
      Kaare Strøm is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San DiegoFeatures
      
      • A comprehensive and well-researched text
      • Covers all the major developments and key events in the subject
      Features
      
      • Interactive sessions, peer group activities, practice exercises
      • Self assessment/evaluation modules at every stage
      • Comprehensive coverage of all soft skills
      • Effective teaching tool for communicative approach
      Features
      
      • A separate chapter on data quality and integration, which are extremely important with national and international regulations such as the Sarbanes–Oxley Act, Basel II, COSI, and HIPAA
      • Specific examples of how to connect to databases from popular programming languages such as Java and VB.NET as well as Web development languages such as Java Server Pages (JSP), ASP.NET, and PHP
      • New and updated field exercises, case studies, and a set of hands-on mini-cases that could be assigned to an individual or to a team
      • The problems and exercises are arranged in an increasing order of difficulty to make it easier for instructors and students to select problems and exercises for practice and assignments
      • Standard data-naming conventions are used throughout the book to make it easier for students to distinguish data elements from conceptual to physical forms
      • New screen captures to reflect the latest database technologies and an updated Web Resources section in each chapter
      Features
      
      • Proper segregation of chapters between Architecture and Organization
      • Description of processors like Intel Core – II Duo processor and R4400
      • Includes an project bank having more than 70 projects for readers to work upon with hints available online
      • An exclusive Chapter on Computer Peripherals
      • Each chapter has several Food For Thought sections giving additional information that makes reading interesting
      • ‘Quicksand Corner’ section in each chapter lists out the common pit-falls, the author from his own experience think troubles most students.
      Features
      
      • Adopts a well-defined, meticulously planned and smartly structured learning approach.
      • Includes lecture-wise tests that help revise each completed lecture.
      • Contains Speed Accuracy Sheets that improve the speed and accuracy of students and help them revise key concepts.
      • Provides innovative tips and tricks that are easy to apply and remember.
      • Includes solved Topic-Wise Question Banks to enhance the comprehension and application of concepts.
      Features
      
      • Adopts a well-defined, meticulously planned and smartly structured learning approach.
      • Includes lecture-wise tests that help revise each completed lecture.
      • Contains Speed Accuracy Sheets that improve the speed and accuracy of students and help them revise key concepts.
      • Provides innovative tips and tricks that are easy to apply and remember.
      • Includes solved Topic-Wise Question Banks to enhance the comprehension and application of concepts.
      Features
      
      • Mapped to the syllabus of RTU
      • Includes exercises—with hints and solutions—at the end of each chapter
      • Includes a special chapter that presents a review of important concepts
      • Includes solved university papers
      • Includes 500 solved problems and 125 practice problems
      About the Authors
      Babu Ram is currently the director of the MCA programme at Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad. Prior to this, he was a professor of mathematics and the dean of the faculty of physical sciences at Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. He is a member of the Indian Mathematical Society and the American Mathematical Society. On the board of reviewers of both American Mathematical Reviews and Zentralblatt für Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete, he has over 42 research papers on real and functional analysis in reputed international journals to his credit.
      
      S. D. Purohit is an assistant professor of mathematics at the College of Technology and Engineering, Udaipur.Features
      
      • Deals with the verbal ability section exclusively
      • Methods and tips to solve questions easily and quickly
      • Practice exercises for students
      • Exhaustive word list for reference
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      • Modeling in the Real World boxes demonstrate the application of the quantitative analysis approach to every technique discussed in the book.
      • Problems included in every chapter are application-oriented and test the student’s ability to solve exam-type problems.
      • Procedure boxes summarize the more complex quantitative techniques, presenting them as a series of easily understandable steps.
      • History boxes provide interesting asides related to the development of techniques and the people who originated them.
      • QA in Action boxes illustrate how real organizations use quantitative analysis to solve problems.
      • Online modules provide additional coverage of topics in quantitative analysis.
      About the Authors
      

      Barry Render is Professor Emeritus, the Charles Harwood Professor of Management Science at the Roy E. Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida.

       

      Ralph M. Stair, Jr, is Professor Emeritus at Florida State University.

       

      Michael E. Hanna is Professor of Decision Sciences at the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL).

       

      T.N. Badri is Associate Professor of Operational Research at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.

      Features
      
      • Use of Sage to illustrate cryptographic algorithms.
      • Comprehensive up-to-date survey of cryptographic algorithms.
      • Complete coverage of authentication and digital signatures.
      • Unified, comprehensive treatment of mutual trust topics.
      • Excellent collection of homework problems
      Features
      
      • Adopts a well-defined, meticulously planned and smartly structured learning approach.
      • Includes lecture-wise tests that help revise each completed lecture.
      • Contains Speed Accuracy Sheets that improve the speed and accuracy of students and help them revise key concepts.
      • Provides innovative tips and tricks that are easy to apply and remember.
      • Includes solved Topic-Wise Question Banks to enhance the comprehension and application of concepts.
      Features
      
      • Offers powerful career insights specific to the software field: insights that can't be found in any other career book
      • Includes never-before-published interviews with legends like Steve Wozniak, James Gosling, Marc Benioff, Linus Torvalds, and Marissa Meyers
      Features
      
      • A comprehensive tutorial to the C# programming language, for programmers who are new to C# and to object-oriented programming
      • Uses the Deitels' signature "live code" style, where every programming concept is explored in the context of a complete working program, not a code fragment
      About the Authors
      Paul Deitel and Harvey Deitel are the founders of Deitel & Associates, Inc., the internationally recognized programming languages authoring and corporate-training organization. Millions of people worldwide have used Deitel books and LiveLessons videos to master C#, C++, Java™, C, iPhone app development, Internet and web programming, JavaScript, XML, Visual Basic®, Visual C++®, Perl, Python and more.Features
      
      • Dozens of figures and tables that simplify and illuminate key concepts
      • 50% more “field-tested” homework problems
      • Strong discussion of design principles for effective security
      • Up-to-date coverage of viruses, worms, and other malware
      • Keyword lists, recommended readings, and glossary
      Features
      
      • The #1 sysadmin's guide - now fully updated for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Solaris/OpenSolaris 11, HP-UX 11i v3 and AIX 6.1
      • System administration for a new generation: virtualization, cloud computing, security, Green IT, and more
      • Clear, expert guidance for building high-performance, production-grade systems and networks that are easy to maintain, monitor, and control
      About the Authors
      Evi Nemeth (Boulder, CO), formerly a computer science faculty member at the University of Colorado, is Senior Staff Member in network research at the San Diego Supercomputer Center's Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis. Garth Snyder, (Seattle, WA) formerly of NeXT and Sun, is currently an MD/MBA candidate at the University of Rochester. Trent R. Hein(Boulder, CO) is co-founder of Applied Trust Engineering, which consults on network infrastructure security and performance. Ben Whaley (Boulder, CO), Senior Engineer at Applied Trust Engineering, was a key contributor to LAH, 2/e. He is an expert in storage management, virtualization, and web infrastructure.Features
      
      • Revised and updated
      • Objectivity and clarity in all the topics
      • All the major events covered
      • Facts-based approach of the book to help students prepare faster and better
      Features
      
      • Revised and updated
      • Objectivity and clarity in all the topics
      • All the major events covered
      • Facts-based approach of the book to help students prepare faster and better
      Features
      

      ·         New Examples and problem sets

      ·         A section on building blocks that provides various rules of English grammar and word lists

      ·         Over 8,000 multiple-choice questions for practice

      ·         Scientifically designed and time-bound exercises called Speed Maximizer Sector (SMSs) to boost preparation levels

      ·         Vocabulary and English-usage tests, reading comprehension tests and composite tests

      ·         More than 50 solved full-length test papers

      ·         MCQ Bin

    • Invaluable for all competitive exams like the NDA, CDS, SSC Graduate, SSC Matric, CPF, Bank Probationary Officers Exams, MBA, Hotel Management, NTSE, MAT and SCRA examinations
    • Comprehensive word lists, including context-specific usage
    • Twenty-Twenty power drills that help build speed and accuracy
    • Hit Parades: Collections of vocabulary-based questions from different entrance exams
    • Over 4,000 practice questions
    • 'MCQ Bin' offering a wide range of questions
    Features
    
    • Complete coverage of syllabus.
    • Solved problems in each chapter incorporate vivid details to guide the student through the subject.
    • Replete with exercises and multiple choice questions, the chapter-end pedagogy provides enhanced and discerning inputs to a streamlined and systematic learning approach. 
    • Solved question papers of previous university examinations have been included to equip the student with adequate practice material.

     

    Features
    
    • Complete coverage of syllabus.
    • Solved problems in each chapter incorporate vivid details to guide the student through the subject.
    • Replete with exercises and multiple choice questions, the chapter-end pedagogy provides enhanced and discerning inputs to a streamlined and systematic learning approach.
    • Solved question papers of previous university examinations have been included to equip the student with adequate practice material.
    Features
    
    • Review Exercises in each chapter
    • Model questions and answers for self-development
    • Practical tips included
    • Chapter-wise questionnaires at the end
    Features
    
    • Makes the student understand the new paper and syllabus
    • All topics of paper 2 covered
    • Chapter-end exercises
    • Mock tests provided
    Features
    
    • Includes discussions of videoconference and telephonic interviews
    • A chapter on dos and don’ts to follow before, during and after the interview
    • Several model interviews
    • New checklists to help ensure complete preparation
    • ‘Myths and Facts’ after each chapter
    Features
    
    • Up-to-date, comprehensive and “all purpose” in approach
    • Includes a set of multiple-choice questions at the end of each section to test your understanding
    • Based on current trends in various examinations
    • National and international current affairs
    • Contains about 30 pages of coloured map
    Features
    The #1 guide to rapid user interface development with JSF - now fully updated for the powerful new JSF 2.0!
    • By two of the world's most respected Java experts: David Geary and Cay Horstmann.
    • Shows web developers how to automate low-level details, eliminate unnecessary complexity in server-side development, and write superior JSF 2.0 production code
    • Systematically covers JSF 2.0's powerful Ajax support, open source innovations, and new feature set
    About the Authors
    David Geary is president of Clarity Training Inc. (http://corewebdevelopment.com), a training and consulting company and is the author of eight books on Java technology, including the best-selling Graphic Java™ 2 series (1999), Advanced JavaServer Pages (2001), and Google™ Web Toolkit Solutions (2008), all from Prentice Hall. David is a member of the JSF expert group, a frequent speaker at many software conferences, a Java Champion, and is a three-time JavaOne Rock Star.
    
    Cay S. Horstmann is principal author of Core Java™ Volumes I & II, Eighth Edition (Prentice Hall, 2008). Cay is a professor of computer science at San Jose State University, a Java Champion, and a frequent speaker at computer industry conferences.Features
    
    • Brings together definitive new coverage of broadword computation, combinatorial generation, fundamental combinatorial objects, and more
    • Presents hundreds of new exercises, with detailed answers
    • A new classic from the world's most influential programming author, whose previous work was honored alongside Einstein's as one of the century's best physical-science monographs
    Features
    
    • Brings together the immense expertise, knowledge, and best practices of 850 IBM Scrum practitioners from around the world
    • Shows how to immediately begin using Scrum to improve communication, productivity, and software quality in distributed teams
    • Offers systematic and proven methods for scaling Scrum, planning more effective Releases and Sprints, and learning from experience
    About the Authors
    Elizabeth Woodward (Cedar Park, TX), Sr Software Consultant with IBM Quality Software Engineering, has led development of 100+ globally distributed projects. She co-leads the IBM Scrum Community.
    
    Matthew Ganis(Carmel, NY), IBM STSM and ibm.com site architect, co-founded the Agile@IBM community. He teaches Disciplined Agile Development, publishes widely on the use of Agile within ibm.com, and chaired the Academy of Technology's Agile Conference.
    
    Steffan Surdek(St. Lazare, Quebec), IBM User Experience Lead and Agile Champion, has managed large projects with teams distributed across India, Egypt, Israel, China and Canada. He coaches distributed Agile teams, and co-leads IBM's Scrum community.
    
    Table of Contents:
    
    1. The Evolution of Scrum
    2. A Magnifying Glass on Our Dysfunctions
    3. Tiers of Pain
    4. Success in the Enterprise Software Development Environment
    5. Release Planning
    6. Preparing for Sprint Planning
    7. Sprint Planning
    8. Daily Scrum Meetings
    9. Effective Collaboration During a Sprint
    10. Review/Demo
    11. Reflections/Retrospectives