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Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours, 1st edition
Authors: Nicholas D. Wells, Bill Ball, Stephen Smoogen, Ronald R. Plew
Venue:  (1998)

:Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours is a tutorial aimed at making the Linux beginner more effective and productive users of the operating system. Most books in this category are more of a general reference in nature and are designed to cover Linux in general. Well, every Linux distribution is different - file locations can change, commands can be a little different, etc. This means the readers of those books may not find answers specific to their installation. This book will use the effective Teach Yourself format to instruct the reader how to: install the operating system, configure their hardware, and effectively use the tools that come with the Red Hat distribution included on the CD-ROM.More than 56% of all Linux users are new to the operating system. This book is for themIt will do what other books at this price level fail to do: provide the readers with an easy-to-read, step-by-step approach to learning and using LinuxThe CD-ROM delivers Red Hat Linux V5.0 a $49.95 value
Activeeducation's Crystal Reports 7 Advanced (Revised Edition)
Authors: Marianne Krcma
Venue:  (2000)

:Find more curricular activities! Explore ActiveEducation's other titles and training options here. Want a piece of the action? Learn more about ActiveEducation here. This course, Crystal Reports 7 Advanced, is a database access and analysis tool. There are no prerequisites for this course; however, some experience using Introduction to Crystal Reports 7 or a database application is helpful. Course Objectives: Create complex formulas Create and use parameter fields to format reports Create and use advanced sections Create, link, and format subreports Create, pivot, format, and use formulas in cross-tab reports Create SQL expressions and use SQL tables to create reports Use the Crystal Query Designer and run reports from these queries Use the Report Distribution Expert to compile and run reports
Signal Processing: A Hands-on Workshop, 1st edition
Authors: Fred J. Taylor, Jon Mellot
Venue:  (1998)

:Complete,One-Stop Guide To Modern Digital Signal Processing Techniques - With Hands-On Companion Software! A comprehensive,yet highly accessible reference for professional engineers,this book capitalizes on computer-based instruction to help you master all the basics and complexities of digital signal processing. Featuring an incisive combination of theory,analysis,design,and technology,it encompasses the most vital signal processing issues: mathematical and frequency finite and infinite impulse response digital filters and their implementations; multirate and wavelet signal processing; coverage of advanced topics like IIR architecture,finite wordlengths,overflow prevention,noise gain,multirate signal processing,and more. Each chapter provides useful self-study problems to test your understanding,while the companion disk turns your PC into a virtual instrument by providing sampling,linear systems,spectral analysis,communications,and multimedia examples. Plus,application software tools and integrated chapter-by-chapter exercises are included to further reinforce comprehension. A Complete,One-Stop Guide To Modern Digital Signal Processing Techniques - With Hands-On Companion Software! A comprehensive,yet highly accessible reference for professional engineers,this book capitalizes on computer-based instruction to help you master all the basics and complexities of digital signal processing. Featuring an incisive combination of theory,analysis,design,and technology Hands-On Digital Signal Processing encompasses the most vital signal processing issues: mathematical and frequency domain representation of discrete-time signals; time- and tranform domainrepresentation of discrete-time systems; finite and infinite impulse response digital filters and their implementations; multirate and wavelet signal processing; coverage of advanced topics like IIR architecture,finite wordlengths,overflow prevention,noise gain,multirate signal processing,and more. Each chapter provides useful self-study problems to test your understanding,while the companion disc turns your PC into a virtual instrument by providing sampling,linear systems,spectral analysis,communications,and multimedia examples. Plus,application software tools and integrated chapter-by-chapter exercises are included to further reinforce comprehension. The end result is an essential,one-of-a-kind resource that puts signal processing expertise well within your reach.
Making Robots Smarter: Combining Sensing and Action through Robot Learning
Authors: Michael Kaiser, Volker Klingspor
Venue:  (1999)

:Making Robots Smarter is a book about learning robots. It treats this topic based on the idea that the integration of sensing and action is the central issue. In the first part of the book, aspects of learning in execution and control are discussed. Methods for the automatic synthesis of controllers, for active sensing, for learning to enhance assembly, and for learning sensor-based navigation are presented. Since robots are not isolated but should serve us, the second part of the book discusses learning for human-robot interaction. Methods of learning understandable concepts for assembly, monitoring, and navigation are described as well as optimizing the implementation of such understandable concepts for a robot's real-time performance.
A Theorem on Sensitivity and Applications in Private Computation
Authors: Anna Gál, Adi Rosén
Venue: SIAM Journal on Computing (2002)

In this paper we prove a theorem that gives an (almost) tight upper bound on the sensitivity of a multiple-output Boolean function in terms of the sensitivity of its coordinates and the size of the range of the function. We apply this theorem to get improved lower bounds on the time (number of rounds) to compute Boolean functions by private protocols. These bounds are given in terms of the sensitivity of the function being computed and the amount of randomness used by the private protocol. These lower bounds are tight (up to constant factors) for the case of the xor function and together with the results in [E. Kushilevitz and A. Rosén, SIAM J. Discrete Math., 11 (1998), pp. 61--80.] establish a tight (up to constant factors) tradeoff between randomness and time in private computation.
Minding Your Business with MapInfo
Authors: Angela Whitener, Jeff Davis
Venue:  (1998)

:A conceptual discussion of desktop mapping and MapInfo product use in the context of diverse business activities, including marketing, information systems, banking, real estate, and more. Case studies illustrate how to use MapInfo software to accomplish specific tasks. This book is version independent, and ideal for busy professionals seeking insights into the advantages of mapping business data geographically.
The Optimal Class Size for Object-Oriented Software
Authors: Khaled El Emam, Saïda Benlarbi, Nishith Goel, Walcelio Melo, Hakim Lounis, Shesh N. Rai
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (2002)

A growing body of literature suggests that there is an optimal size for software components. This means that components that are too small or too big will have a higher defect content (i.e., there is a U-shaped curve relating defect content to size). The U-shaped curve has become known as the Goldilocks Conjecture. Recently, a cognitive theory has been proposed to explain this phenomenon and it has been expanded to characterize object-oriented software. This conjecture has wide implications for software engineering practice. It suggests 1) that designers should deliberately strive to design classes that are of the optimal size, 2) that program decomposition is harmful, and 3) that there exists a maximum (threshold) class size that should not be exceeded to ensure fewer faults in the software. The purpose of the current paper is to evaluate this conjecture for object-oriented systems. We first demonstrate that the claims of an optimal component/class size (1) above) and of smaller components/classes having a greater defect content (2) above) are due to a mathematical artifact in the analyses performed previously. We then empirically test the threshold effect claims of this conjecture (3) above). To our knowledge, the empirical test of size threshold effects for object-oriented systems has not been performed thus far. We performed an initial study with an industrial C++ system and repeated it twice on another C++ system and on a commercial Java application. Our results provide unambiguous evidence that there is no threshold effect of class size. We obtained the same result for three systems using four different size measures. These findings suggest that there is a simple continuous relationship between class size and faults, and that, optimal class size, smaller classes are better and threshold effects conjectures have no sound theoretical nor empirical basis.
MAC OS X Version 10.1 Little Black Book
Authors: Gene Steinberg
Venue:  (2002)

:The Mac OS X Version 10.1 Little Black Book is the essential reference for all Mac users preparing to upgrade to Mac OS X.1, or system administrators needing to deploy the new OS on their networks. This book explains in detail how to install, configure, and troubleshoot Mac OS X.1. This book also covers the newest features and changes that occurred in the first major upgrade. The book examines all of the major changes to features from the previous version, such as changes to Finder, Preference Panel, Apple Script, font mangers, commands, etc. The book also includes detailed information on using the new software for CD burning and DVD authoring and playback. This book also covers troubleshooting via Terminal, including resolving permissions problems, and how to access special Unix-only features.
A computer-terminal, hardware/software system with enhanced user input capabilities: the enhanced-input terminal system (EITS)
Authors: Roy Kaplow, Michael Molnar
Venue: ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics (1976)

The Enhanced-Input Terminal project is directed at providing major new degrees of freedom for touch-type computer input, especially for on-line use of interactive computer systems. The terminal comprises an integrated of hardware and software. While various choices are available for the actual input and output devices, the present prototype utilizes video display for both devices and a "cross-wire", touch-sensitive input panel. The EITS allows an "author" to define an essentially infinite set of symbols, and an infinite variety of "keyboard" formats. Chord inputs (i.e., simultaneous, multiple-"key" combinations) are also supported. Symbols can be defined in terms of dot matrices, generalized graphics, symbol strings, and functional operations. In spite of the complete generality afforded, the integrated system develops a standard-type of binary-bit-coded input stream, in which the individual symbols are uniquely and canonically represented, and which is amenable to all of the usual "text-file" operations, such as character manipulation, editing, transmission and re-display.
CCNP: Advanced Cisco Router Configuration Study Guide
Authors: Todd Lammle, Don Porter, Kevin Hales
Venue:  (1998)

:The Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) denotes proficiency in supporting internetworks that use routing and bridging technologies. This CCNP Study Guide maps Cisco's Advanced Cisco Router Configuration exam and provides full coverage of crucial exam topics, including review sections and hundreds of practice questions. This book can also be used as an advanced user's guide to working with Cisco routers. The CD contains test-preparation software and additional information resources.
Flash 5 for Dummies with Cdrom
Authors: Gurdy Leete, Ellen Finkelstein
Venue:  (2000)

:Flash 5 For Dummies provides a light-hearted but thorough reference for anyone who wants to understand this bestselling tool quickly and in plain English. The authors cover each topic simply but in enough detail to make it useful. You will be able to quickly find any topic they need and get back to work without delay (not that we have anything against coffee breaks). The book is in the order you would use the program to create Web animation, also progressing from simple to complex. Beginners will be able to read the book from start to finish while intermediate users can look up only the sections they want. Flash has a high cross-platform profile. Luckily, one of the authors (Gurdy) is a Mac freak; the other (Ellen) is a PC stalwart.
SPSS 8.0 Guide to Data Analysis, 1st edition
Authors: Marija J. Norusis
Venue:  (1998)

:The SPSS 8.0 Guide to Data Analysis is a friendly introduction both to data analysis and SPSS, the world's leading desktop statistical software package. Author Marija J. Norusis' easy-to-understand statistical explanations provide an excellent supplement to other texts. Her straightforward writing style and in-depth content also make this guide an excellent primary text for any introductory data analysis course.
Wireless media access control for highly mobile information servers: simulation and performance evaluation
Authors: Kui W. Mok, Alvin S. Lim
Venue: ACM SIGMOBILE Mobile Computing and Communications Review (1997)

Innovations of modern digital radio technology has enabled many large mobile and distributed information systems, such as inventory tracking systems, to provide readily accessible voice and data services to end users despite mobility of data servers. These systems often contain components that are equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and interrogators for wireless connectivity. However, there are usually large number of these tagged items in these systems that are highly mobile. The wireless connections among them are also prone to failure. In this paper, we evaluate and compare the performance of two RF tag data access protocols in a single channel per cell implementation: slotted ALOHA Time Division Multiple Access (slotted ALOHA/TDMA) and Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access (DS/CDMA).We use a discrete event simulation model to study the impact of these protocols on data service under a diversity of highly mobile operating conditions. Mobile conditions are captured separately by various levels of burst error, uplink and downlink disconnections, and tag population. The results show that performance of DS/CDMA dominates in all mobile conditions. In the most general cases, DS/CDMA outperforms slotted ALOHA/TDMA by 1.5 times faster message time. DS/CDMA is particularly superior in the case of pure uplink disconnections. For burst error and pure downlink disconnections, DS/CDMA renders as much as 2.0 times and 4.5 times faster message time respectively.
A free-Lagrange augmented Godunov method for the simulation of elastic-plastic solids
Authors: B. P. Howell, G. J. Ball
Venue: Journal of Computational Physics (2002)

A Lagrangian finite-volume Godunov scheme is extended to simulate two-dimensional solids in planar geometry. The scheme employs an elastic-perfectly plastic material model, implemented using the method of radial return, and either the 'stiffened' gas or Osborne equation of state to describe the material. The problem of mesh entanglement, common to conventional two-dimensional Lagrangian schemes, is avoided by utilising the free-Lagrange Method. The Lagrangian formulation enables features convecting at the local velocity, such as material interfaces, to be resolved with minimal numerical dissipation. The governing equations are split into separate subproblems and solved sequentially in time using a time-operator split procedure. Local Riemann problems are solved using a two-shock approximate Riemann solver, and piecewise-linear data reconstruction is employed using a MUSCL-based approach to improve spatial accuracy. To illustrate the effectiveness of the technique, numerical simulations are presented and compared with results from commercial fixed-connectivity Lagrangian and smooth particle hydrodynamics solvers (AUTODYN-2D). The simulations comprise the low-velocity impact of an aluminium projectile on a semi-infinite target, the collapse of a thick-walled beryllium cylinder, and the high-velocity impact of cylindrical aluminium and steel projectiles on a thin aluminium target. The analytical solution for the collapse of a thick-walled cylinder is also presented for comparison.
User interfaces in VB.NET: Windows forms and custom controls
Venue:  (2002)

User Interfaces in VB.NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls, goes beyond simple coverage of the Windows Forms and GDI+ namespaces by combining a careful treatment of the API with a detailed discussion of good user-interface design principles. After reading User Interfaces in VB.NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls, you'll know how to design state-of-the-art strategies, program graphics, and much more. This book contains the following: 1) An overview of how to design elegant user interfaces the average user can understand. 2) A comprehensive examination of the user interface controls and classes in .NET. 3) Best practices and design tips for coding user interfaces and integrating help.
The Internet and Health Communication
Authors: Ronald E. Rice, James E. Katz
Venue:  (2000)

:With the popularity of the Internet, more and more people are turning to their computers for health information, advice, support and services. With its information based firmly on research, The Internet and Health Communication provides an in-depth analysis of the changes in human communication and health care resulting from the Internet revolution. Representing a wide range of expertise, the contributors provide an extensive variety of examples from the micro to the macro, including information about HMO web sites, Internet pharmacies, and web-enabled hospitals, to vividly illustrate their findings and conclusions.
Robot Riots: The Good Guide to Bad Bots
Authors: Alison Bing, Erin Conley
Venue:  (2001)

:Think you know robot? Think again you're about to meet the bad seeds of the bot world, the kind that would shake down R2D2 for his lunch money. We're talking about the meanest, fiercest, take-no-prisioners bots with a bad attitude. Oh, and one more thing: they love to fight (each other, that is ). You won't believe the fun and destruction these ruthless robots have been saving up just for you! Filled with tons of useful insights, Robot Riots covers the bot fighting scene and many of its key playersfrom infamous combat bots to their brilliant builders. Wanna learn how to build your own deadly machine? We've got the inside scoop from champion builders. Dying to find the best bot hot spots? We cover the best places for your bot fix. Itching for a fight? This book captures some of the most bodacious battles in bot history! These bots are hot, and this book can help you get in on the action!
Value-functions for Differential Games and Control Systems with Discontinuous Terminal Cost
Authors: Slawomir Plaskacz, Marc Quincampoix
Venue: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (2000)

This paper deals with Mayer's problem for control systems and differential games with discontinuous terminal cost. There are two main results in the paper. The first one says that the value function for control systems can be characterized as the unique solution---in suitable sense---to the Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman equation without any regularity assumptions on the terminal cost. For differential games satisfying Isaacs's minmax condition, the second main result says that the value function is the unique solution to the Hamilton--Jacobi--Isaacs equation when the terminal cost is semicontinuous. This allows to prove the existence of the value under Isaacs's condition. This paper extends some results already well known in the continuous case.
A personal job-seeking odyssey
Authors: Nancy Collier
Venue: ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics (1997)

Imagine a world in which the oranges that looked so beautiful an hour ago in the market have a completely different color when you get them out of the bag at home. Imagine, when you approach a traffic light, you cannot tell what color the light is. Imagine the colors of traffic lights changing from one block to the next one. Could you?If you can't, just go to your computer and launch your World Wide Web browser. Viewing a color document on the Web, you cannot be sure what the colors will be. Some of it has been deliberate; so that people with different viewing capabilities can still view documents. That is why, under most circumstances, the color of the background, text and hyperlinks are all left to the choice of the client (browser) side.However, the World Wide Web has become a major source of information. Not only does it provide a wealth of information for you to consume, but it also gives you the opportunity to be an information producer --- a publisher.This, in turn, gives you the opportunity to violate every known recommendation for effective color usage! Indeed, a large majority of information producers on the Web either have not bothered to study such recommendations, or have decided to deliberately ignore them.Color on the Web has experienced the same neglect as in other applications of visual computing such as computer graphics, imaging and visualization. In all these cases, color was ignored or neglected for a long period of time before interest mounted.A case in point is the default color most Web browsers assign to hyperlinks: blue. As is well known, our visual system has the lowest sensitivity to blue, making it the worst color for small samples, such as text and line graphics.There are many other examples of sites on the Web that burden the viewer with text in colors that are barely readable, with insufficient contrast between foreground and background, with annoying color and texture combinations and more.As the Web is becoming more and more a preferred choice of publishing --- either exclusively, or in conjunction with traditional publishing channels --- the demand for higher-quality graphics, imaging, and thus color, will increase. It will not be long before publishers --- and, remember, on the Web anybody can be a publisher --- seek to publish high-quality graphics, just like the glossy stuff you see in magazines. To date, there isn't enough color capability in standard Web technology to support this goal.This article briefly explores color issues on the World Wide Web. We summarize the main color capabilities that are available to us on the Web today; the summary is as short as the capabilities to date.We anticipate that, as with other visual computing applications, interest will eventually arise in using and supporting color in a more complete and effective way. We thus attempt to outline what we consider to be the needs that lie ahead to obtain the improved color support needed.
An Iterative Method with Variable Relaxation Parameters for Saddle-Point Problems
Authors: Qiya Hu, Jun Zou
Venue: SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (2001)

In this paper, we propose an inexact Uzawa method with variable relaxation parameters for iteratively solving linear saddle-point problems. The method involves two variable relaxation parameters, which can be updated easily in each iteration, similar to the evaluation of the two iteration parameters in the conjugate gradient method. This new algorithm has an advantage over most existing Uzawa-type algorithms: it is always convergent without any a priori estimates on the spectrum of the preconditioned Schur complement matrix, which may not be easy to achieve in applications. The rate of the convergence of the inexact Uzawa method is analyzed. Numerical results of the algorithm applied for the Stokes problem and a purely linear system of algebraic equations are presented.