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Evolutionary Algorithms in Engineering and Computer Science: Recent Advances in Genetic Algorithms, Evolution Strategies, Evolutionary Programming, GE
Authors: Kaisa Miettinen
Venue:  (1999)

:Genetic algorithms (GA) and evolution strategies (ES) are relatively new stochastic based techniques for solving engineering problems on computers. GA and ES are based on a loose biological analogy: evolutionary theory (mutation, crossover, selection, survival of the fittest). Evolutionary algorithms encompass all adaptive and computational models of natural evolutionary systems - genetic algorithms, evolution strategies, evolutionary programming and genetic programming. In addition, they work well in the search for global solutions to optimization problems, allowing the production of optimization software that is robust and easy to implement. This book presents state of the art lectures delivered by international academic and industrial experts in the field of evolutionary computing. It bridges artificial intelligence and scientific computing with a particular emphasis on real-life problems encountered in application-oriented sectors, such as aerospace, electronics, telecommunications, energy and economics.
ASP 3.0 Programmer's Reference
Authors: Alex Homer, Marco Gregorini, Brianean Francis, Matthewco Gibbs, Craig McQueen, John Schenken
Venue:  (2000)

:This book provides a reference to Microsoft Active Server Pages version 3.0 one of the key technologies underpinning the Microsoft Web Server, Internet Information Server 5 for Windows 2000. ASP allows server side scripting to dynamically construct web pages, interact with server based components, such as business objects, and manipulate databases.
MCSE Readiness Review, Exam 70-059, Internetworking with TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 1st edition
Authors: Robert Sheldon
Venue:  (1999)

:Offering real test-taking practice before the actual exam, here is straight-from-the-source preparation from the official supplier of MCSE assessment exam questions. A test engine on the CD-ROM covers exam objectives by randomly providing dozens of sample questions. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Kohonen's self-organizing maps in contextual analysis of data
Authors: Timo Honkela, Ilpo Koskinen, Timo Koskenniemi, Sakari Karvonen
Venue: Information organization and databases: foundations of data organization (2000)

Kohonen's Self-organizing Map (SOM) is a means for automatically arranging high-dimensional statistical data. The map attempts to represent all the input with optimal accuracy using a restricted set of models or prototypes. The prototypes also become ordered on the map grid so that similar prototypes are close to each other and dissimilar prototypes far from each other. The SOM is useful in clustering, abstraction, and visualization through dimensionality reduction. It has been used in a multitude of application areas ranging form speech recognition to data mining of tests and form robotics to process monitoring. The unsupervised learning scheme of the SOM makes it well suited for applications in which the input data cannot be labeled. A map is ordered and it follows the patterns of the input data in a non-linear but generalizing fashion. All this makes it well suited for data analysis and many areas in developing intelligent systems. In this article, the general principles of using the SOM in data analysis are considered reflecting on the concept of context. An illustrative experiment of data analysis is presented.
Visual Basic 4 by Example: The Easiest Way to Learn how to Program
Authors: L. Mauer, S. Potts
Venue:  (1994)

:This new edition is aimed at the beginning programmer who is ready to tackle Windows programming with Visual Basic. All the latest features and enhancements are explored through many practical examples and step-by-step lessons.Clear, concise tips on the easiest way to build applications with the interface design toolsEnd-of-chapter review questions and exercises reinforce the learning process
Intelligent Agents and Their Applications
Authors: Lakhmi C. Jain
Venue:  (2002)

:Intelligent agents are one of the most promising business tools in our information rich world. An intelligent agent consists of a software system capable of performing intelligent tasks within a dynamic and unpredictable environment. They can be characterised by various attributes including: autonomous, adaptive, collaborative, communicative, mobile, and reactive. Many problems are not well defined and the information needed to make decisions is not available. These problems are not easy to solve using conventional computing approaches. Here, the intelligent agent paradigm may play a major role in helping to solve these problems. This book, written for application researchers, covers a broad selection of research results that demonstrate, in an authoritative and clear manner, the applications of agents within our information society.
OCP Oracle9i Database: New Features for Administrators Exam Guide
Authors: Daniel Benjamin
Venue:  (2002)

:Prepare to pass the Oracle9i Certified Professional DBA New Features for Administrators exam using this Oracle Press study guide. You'll get complete coverage of all exam topics followed by practice questions and chapter summaries. The CD-ROM contains hundreds of practice exam questions in an adaptive format. Get Certified with Official Exam Prep Material from Oracle PressPrepare for the Oracle Certified Professional Oracle9i Database: New Features for Administrators exama required exam for upgrading your Oracle8i or earlier DBA certificationusing this Oracle Press study guide. Throughout each chapter,you'll find in-depth details on all the material covered on this challenging exam,followed by practice questions and chapter summaries to highlight what you've learned. Authorized by Oracle Corporation,this book and CD-ROM package is the most comprehensive preparation tool available for the Oracle9i Database: New Features for Administrators exam. 100% complete coverage of all official exam objectives Exercises at the end of all discussions that reinforce your Oracle knowledge right away Tips,examples,and reviews in every chapter to help you remember key concepts Two-minute drillsquick and concise checklists that summarize each chapter's main points Chapter self-testsexam-based questions complete with in-depth explanations More than 300 practice questionsincluding scenario-based questions Book and CD-ROM include more than 300 interactive exam-based questions. CD-ROM contains interactive exams that simulate the actual OCPexams and include hotlinked questions,answers,and explanations.
Java Nio
Authors: Ron Hitchens
Venue:  (2002)

Java NIO explores the new I/O capabilities of version 1.4 in detail and shows you how to put these features to work to greatly improve the efficiency of the Java code you write. This compact volume examines the typical challenges that Java programmers face with I/O and shows you how to take advantage of the capabilities of the new I/O features. You'll learn how to put these tools to work using examples of common, real-world I/O problems and see how the new features have a direct impact on responsiveness, scalability, and reliability. Because the NIO APIs supplement the I/O features of version 1.3, rather than replace them, you'll also learn when to use new APIs and when the older 1.3 I/O APIs are better suited to your particular application.
Web Search Strategies, 1st edition
Authors: Bryan Pfaffenberger
Venue:  (1995)

:Web browsers of all levels can follow seven steps to finding information on the World Wide Web and the Internet thanks to Web Search Strategies. Learn to locate documents on the Web for virtually every topic of interest, how search engines and spiders work (including Infoseek, Lycos, WebCrawler, Yahoo, Virtual Library), and how to locate Internet resources including--WAIS databases and Usenet postings. The disk includes valuable HTML files for all URLs in the book, as well as Bookware, a searching utility, and Web-O-Deck, a utility for organizing bookmarks.
LAN Times Guide to SQL
Authors: James R. Groff, Paul N. Weinberg
Venue:  (1994)

:This book describes what SQL is,why it is important,and how to use it. SQL is Structured Query Language developed at IBM as a standard Query and Programming language for all their networked computers. This book is not specific to one brand or dialect of SQL. Rather,it describes the core of the SQL language and the differences among the most popular SQL variations such as OS/2,Oracle,Sybase,Ingres,and dBASE IV. The authors use step-by-step explanations of the language,and how and where it is implemented,and also addresses programming SQL.
ISDN Explained: Worldwide Network and Applications Technology, 3rd edition
Authors: John M. Griffiths, P. F. Adams
Venue:  (1998)

:ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) is a vital element of today's networking environment, thanks to its ability to integrate voice, data, and video information over an extensive network. It has one of the fastest ways to transmit data and so commands a lot of attention in communications circles. This new edition provides an up-to-date overview of the principles and applications of ISDN. It also includes information on Signaling Access Protocols, the format of the messages that control an ISDN connection.
Theorem Proving Guided Development of Formal Assertions in a Resource-Constrained Scheduler for High-Level Synthesis
Authors: Naren Narasimhan, Elena Teica, Rajesh Radhakrishnan, Sriram Govindarajan, Ranga Vemuri
Venue: Formal Methods in System Design (2001)

This paper presents a formal specification and a proof of correctness for the widely-used Force-Directed List Scheduling (FDLS) algorithm for resource-constrained scheduling of data flow graphs in high-level synthesis systems. The proof effort is conducted using a higher-order logic theorem prover. During the proof effort many interesting properties of the FDLS algorithm are discovered. These properties are formally stated and proved in a higher-order logic theorem proving environment. These properties constitute a detailed set of formal assertions and invariants that should hold at various steps in the FDLS algorithm. They are then inserted as programming assertions in the implementation of the FDLS algorithm in a production-strength high-level synthesis system. When turned on, the programming assertions (1) certify whether a specific run of the FDLS algorithm produced correct schedules and, (2) in the event of failure, help discover and isolate programming errors in the FDLS implementation.We present a detailed example and several experiments to demonstrate the effectiveness of these assertions in discovering and isolating errors. Based on this experience, we discuss the role of the formal theorem proving exercise in developing a useful set of assertions for embedding in the scheduler code and argue that in the absence of such a formal proof checking effort, discovering such a useful set of assertions would have been an arduous if not impossible task.
Multi-Objective Optimization Using Evolutionary Algorithms
Authors: Kalyanmoy Deb, Deb Kalyanmoy
Venue:  (2001)

:Evolutionary algorithms are relatively new, but very powerful techniques used to find solutions to many real-world search and optimization problems. Many of these problems have multiple objectives, which leads to the need to obtain a set of optimal solutions, known as effective solutions. It has been found that using evolutionary algorithms is a highly effective way of finding multiple effective solutions in a single simulation run. · Comprehensive coverage of this growing area of research · Carefully introduces each algorithm with examples and in-depth discussion · Includes many applications to real-world problems, including engineering design and scheduling · Includes discussion of advanced topics and future research · Features exercises and solutions, enabling use as a course text or for self-study · Accessible to those with limited knowledge of classical multi-objective optimization and evolutionary algorithms The integrated presentation of theory, algorithms and examples will benefit those working and researching in the areas of optimization, optimal design and evolutionary computing. This text provides an excellent introduction to the use of evolutionary algorithms in multi-objective optimization, allowing use as a graduate course text or for self-study.
Insourcing after the Outsourcing: MIS Survival Guide, 1st edition
Authors: Robert B. Chapman, Kathleen R. Andrade, Kathleen R. Anadle
Venue:  (1997)

:Insourcing After the Outsourcing thoroughly explores the pros and cons of outsourcing MIS functions. It puts outsourcing under the microscope and focuses on what happens when it goes wrong, delving into the motivations behind outsourcing, reviewing what companies can really expect from it, exposing the tell-tale signs of outsourcing on the decline, and predicting when, where, and how the failure will begin. It gives you all the information necessary to make informed decisions about outsourcing, prevent an uncomfortable and costly outsourcing experience, or make your escape from an already failed arrangement and insource after the outsourcing.
Tracking degradation in software product lines through measurement of design rule violations
Authors: Enrico Johansson, Martin Höst
Venue: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Software engineering and knowledge engineering (2002)

In order to increase reuse, a number of product versions may be developed based on the same software platform. The platform must, however, be managed and updated according to new requirements if it should be reusable in a series of releases. This means that the platform is constantly changed during its lifecycle, and changes can result in degradation of the platform. In this paper, a measurement approach is proposed as a means of tracking the degradation of a software platform and consequently in the product line. The tracking approach is evaluated in a case study where it is applied to a series of different releases of a product. The result of the case study indicates that the presented approach is feasible.
Asp.Net Custom Controls
Authors: Wynn Netherland, Rupak Ganguly
Venue:  (2002)

:Providing the essential information the advanced corporate and professional ISV developer needs to build robust and reusable GUI components using ASP.NET, this book provides example-based instructions of control building. Written for intermediate to advanced ASP.NET developers, it provides the information missing from the MSDN platform documentation needed to build real-world ASP.NET controls. Covered are all end-to-end topics, from planning a control architecture to developing and deploying custom controls. Also included is an introduction to the core ASP.NET server objects used to court control developers from other platforms.Author Biography: Wynn Netherland is president of Praexis, Inc., a software consulting firm specializing in developing .NET applications. He is the coauthor of ASP.NET By Example. He lives in Houston, Texas. Rupak Ganguly is a software consultant with CGI, Inc. who has experience designing and implementing Web applications and e-commerce solutions using Microsoft technologies. He lives in Houston, Texas.
Internet Explorer 5: An Introduction, 1st edition
Authors: Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Steven G. Forsythe
Venue:  (1999)

:Part of the highly successful Shelly Cashman Series, this text offers a clear screen-by-screen, step-by-step approach to learning the fundamentals of Internet Explorer 5.
Windows 98: Fast and Easy
Authors: Diane Koers, Elaine J. Marmel
Venue:  (1998)

:The carefully developed step-by-step approach in this guide allows users who are unfamiliar with Windows 98 to master all of the basic skills necessary, and then return to the book for reference when specific tasks are needed. This updated tutorial features the latest instruction for Microsoft's all-new hyperlinked platform.
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WW II Pacific Theater: Inside Moves, 1st edition
Authors: Jeff Van West, Jeff Van West
Venue:  (2000)

:The Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Pacific Theater game takes the excitement, realism, and challenge of the best-selling Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator to the South Pacific for one of the fiercest air battles of World War II. MICROSOFT COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR: WWII PACIFIC THEATER: INSIDE MOVES provides readers with the insight, tips, and tricks necessary to survive the deadly air combat of the Pacific Theater. The author provides vital details about this combat zones environment and terrain, aircraft, airfields, and carriers, along with information about combat flight school, how to play the game over a network, and how to customize planes, missions, and scenery. Organized for a variety of skill levels, with quick access information for new users plus tips for experienced players, the book also features memoir style sidebars full of information about Pacific Theater planes, people, and history for readers who have a special interest in WWII air combat. Key elements of the text even simulate a period document, with maps and intelligence reports used as backgrounds for section openers. As a special bonus, the book includes an Enemy Order of Battle foldout that provides identifying diagrams of the key combat aircraft used by both sides of the conflict in the Pacific.
Linux for Dummies, 3rd edition
Authors: Jon Hall, Evan Blomquist, Dee-Ann LeBlanc, Melanie Hoag
Venue:  (2000)

:The easiest guide ever to the world of Linux Includes Red Hat Linux 7 on 3 CD-ROMs Your guide to goof-proof Linux installation The fun and easy way to get started with Linux If you want to start using Linux but aren't quite sure where to begin, you've come to the right palce. This friendly guide walks you through Linux fundamentals, shows you how to install the popular Red Hat distribution on your PC, and offers savvy tips on how to make Linux work Discover how to:*Get a handle on Linux and open source *Install Red Hat Linux 7, step-by-step *Connect to the Internet *Customize the GNOME interface *Get up to speed on Linux networking basics all this on 3 bonus CD-ROMs*Includes Red Hat Linux 7, the GNOME and KDE desktops, Netscape Communicator, and Apache Web server *Plus networking tools, Internet applications, text editors, graphics software, Unix utilities, and much more Get smart!*Register to win cool prizes *Browse exclusive articles and excerpts *Get a free Dummies Daily e-mail newsletter *Chat with authors and preview other books *Talk to us, ask questions, get answers
System 7.5 Book for MAC Users
Authors: Don Crabb
Venue:  (1994)

:This is the foremost book on the long-awaited System 7.5! Don Crabb, an eminent authority on all things Macintosh, examines the many functional changes in this updated and enhanced operating system, offering a hands-on look at all the new features. His approach is straightforward and solutions-oriented, so you get a collection of inside information, advice, and tips for getting the most out of your Mac.
Maximum induced matchings of random cubic graphs
Authors: W. Duckworth, N. C. Wormald, M. Zito
Venue: Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics (2002)

We present a heuristic for finding a large induced matching of cubic graphs. We analyse the performance of this heuristic, which is a random greedy algorithm, on random cubic graphs using differential equations and obtain a lower bound on the expected size of the induced matching, M, returned by the algorithm. A corresponding upper bound is derived by means of a direct expectation argument. We prove that M asymptotically almost surely satisfies 0.270413n ≤|M| ≤ 0.282069n.
Structured Basic Applied to Technology, 3rd edition
Authors: James L. Antonakos, Kenneth C. Mansfield
Venue:  (1996)

:Perfect for students and readers with no prior programming experience, Structured BASIC Applied to Technology introduces structured programming through BASIC. The updated third edition contains numerous improvements designed to include the latest information available and enhance learning. Specifically, the text programs are compatible with most of the BASIC software products available today, such as QBASIC, GWBASIC, and BASICA. A free companion diskette includes all the programs in the book, thus allowing students to concentrate on running programs rather than typing them. A new chapter covers all the details necessary to perform file input and output in BASIC, while many new application programs expose students to the usefulness of BASIC in real-world situations. These widely applauded authors present the concepts of structured programming through the comprehensible, easily understandable BASIC language. Seemingly effortlessly, they teach the valuable programming habits required by higher-level languages such as C or Pascal. The authors illustrate and explore new concepts by guiding readers through the clearest, most fundamental examples rather than bogging them down in mathematical complexities or technical details. Examples and problems are presented in the context of technical applications and practical solutions. With updated questions, figures, and examples in every chapter, this text is an absolute must-read for all individuals interested in BASIC programming skills.
Invisible Rendezvous: Connections and Collaboration in the New Landscape of Electronic Writing
Authors: Rob Wittig, In S. Omnia
Venue:  (1994)

:Invisible Rendezvous is both a history and a manifesto. On behalf of a legion of unseen ""authors"," Rob Wittig describes the evolution of IN, S.OMNIA, an electronic bulletin board that first linked Seattle computer users in 1983 and soon spread into a nationwide network of invisible but creative collaborators.
More Virtual Field Trips: Grades K-12, 2nd edition
Authors: Gail Cooper, Garry Cooper
Venue:  (1999)

:The Internet allows you and your students to travel around the world, to outer space, into the past, and into the future with a simple click of the mouse. This directory is your road map, listing a host of the most exciting, educational, and innovative Web sites on the Internet. With it you can tap into the tremendous educational potential of the Internet, promote learning across the curriculum, and build important online skills. Organized by subjects and cross-referenced for quick and easy access, these sites reflect current curricular requirements and goals such as business, women's history, multiculturalism, and global awareness.. "Grades K-12.
Kent Beck's Guide to Better Smalltalk
Authors: Ward Cunningham
Venue:  (1998)

:Kent Beck's Guide to Better Smalltalk, is a collection of his best work from Object Magazine, The Smalltalk Report, Dr. Dobbs Journal, and more. Each article has a new introduction that takes a retrospective view of the writing. Topics include: idioms and environments, methods and metamodels, architecture and pattern languages, objects, classes, inheritance, and all things Smalltalk! While demonstrating the elegance of Smalltalk and how some of its most powerful features can be exploited profitably, this collection also illuminates breakthrough concepts in object-oriented development. This book is for Smalltalk programmers and anyone working in object-oriented software development.