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Multiagent Robotic Systems, 1st edition
Authors: Jiming Liu, Jianbing Wu
Venue:  (2001)

:Providing a guided tour of the pioneering work and major technical issues, Multiagent Robotic Systems addresses learning and adaptation in decentralized autonomous robots. Its systematic examination demonstrates the interrelationships between the autonomy of individual robots and the emerged global behavior properties of a group performing a cooperative task. The author also includes descriptions of the essential building blocks of the architecture of autonomous mobile robots with respect to their requirement on local behavioral conditioning and group behavioral evolution.After reading this book you will be able to fully appreciate the strengths and usefulness of various approaches in the development and application of multiagent robotic systems. It covers:oWhy and how to develop and experimentally test the computational mechanisms for learning and evolving sensory-motor control behaviors in autonomous robotsoHow to design and develop evolutionary algorithm-based group behavioral learning mechanisms for the optimal emergence of group behaviorsoHow to enable group robots to converge to a finite number of desirable task states through group learningoWhat are the effects of the local learning mechanisms on the emergent global behaviorsoHow to use decentralized, self-organizing autonomous robots to perform cooperative tasks in an unknown environmentEarlier works have focused primarily on how to navigate in a spatially unknown environment, given certain predefined motion behaviors. What is missing, however, is an in-depth look at the important issues on how to effectively obtain such behaviors in group robots and how to enable behavioral learning and adaptation at the group level.Multiagent Robotic Systems examines the key methodological issues and gives you an understanding of the underlying computational models and techniques for multiagent systems.
Icnd: Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (Book/CD-ROM Package)
Authors: Dan Golding, Michael Coker, Thomas M. Thomas
Venue:  (2000)

:Complete coverage of the newly revised CCNA course!The demand for certified networking professionals that have experience with Cisco products and Cisco-based networks has never been higher. Written in conjunction with NetCerts,the premier Cisco certification training Web site,ICND: Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices gives you full,curriculum-based coverage to help you study for the CCNA exam and succeed as a Cisco professional. Contents include:Comprehensive coverage of configuring,building,and installing Cisco network devicesNetwork protocols and network managementIP routing fundamentals,access lists,and traffic managementWAN interfaces,including leased line connectivity,cabling types,layering,and moreExtensive FAQ sections in each chapter for additional supportReal-world case studies and actual configurations for practical hands-on experienceOver 200 sample questions for reviewComprehensive,thorough,and reliable,this is the only book you'll need for both preparing for the CCNA exam,and as a helpful on-the-job desk reference.
Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design, 1st edition
Authors: Joseph S. Valacich, Jeffrey A. Hoffer
Venue:  (2000)

: SDLC Framework Central to the development of an efficient information system is the systems development life cycle (SDLC). Each chapter opens with an SDLC figure with parts highlighted to show students how each chapter, and each SDLC phase, systematically builds on the other. We highlight four key SDLC steps: Planning and Selection; Analysis; Design; Implementation and Operations. Internet Coverage and Features Electronic Commerce Application: Pine Valley Furniture WebStore: A furniture company founded in 1980 has decided to explore electronic commerce as an avenue to increase its market share. Should this company sell its products online? How would a team of analysts work together to develop, propose, and implement a plan? Beginning in Chapter 3, we explore the step-by-step process. Broadway Entertainment Company, Inc.: This end-of-chapter case illustrates how a fictional video and record retailer develops a Web-based customer relationship management system. This case first appears at the end of Chapter 2 and concludes at the end of Chapter 10. Net Search: Each chapter includes a boxed margin feature entitled "Net Search." Three Illustrative Fictional Cases Pine Valley Furniture: This case is introduced in Chapter 2 and revisited throughout the book. As key concepts are presented, they are applied and illustrated with this case. Hoosier Burger: Starting in Chapter 5, we use this case of a fast food restaurant to illustrate how analysts would develop andimplement an automated food ordering system. Broadway Entertainment Company, Inc.: This video rental and music company extended case the illustrates key chapter concepts.
Test Yourself Mcdba SQL Server TM 2000 Administration (Exam 70-228), 2nd edition
Authors: Stephen Giles, Glen Martin
Venue:  (2001)

:Don't let the real test be your first test! Osborne's Test Yourself MCDBA SQL Server 2000 Administration,Second Edition contains hundreds of practice questions for exam 70-228. The book is organized by official exam objective and contains in-depth answers that explain why the correct options are right and why the incorrect options are wrong. Don't Let the Real Test Be Your First Test!Practice Makes Perfect Score Higher With The Most Effective Self-Test & Quick Review Program More QuestionsMore Content Based on Installing,Configuring,and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Exam (70-228)Coverage features quick review of all technology objectives and realistic exam questions to build your knowledgeExclusive "Exam Watch" features point out the most frequently missed questionsand how to answer them correctly
Adobe PageMaker 6.5: An Introduction to Electronic Mechanicals
Authors: Elizabeth Sugg, Judy Casillo, Denise Brown
Venue:  (1998)

:This book is designed to offer strong advice and training for novice Graphic Arts Professionals delivering completed projects to vendors. Demonstration Software. Project-based instruction. Project data available on dual-platform CD-ROM. Two-color, spiral bound books with four-color illustrations of completed assignments. For all beginners in graphics arts, desktop publishing, and computer design and graphics.
Accelerated MCSE Core Four
Authors: Dave Kinnaman, LouAnn Ballew, Patrick Terrence Neal
Venue:  (1998)

:This set offers four outstanding books on the most important IT exams today. Michael Sprague gives unique tips and strategies for passing the MCSE exams.
Microsoft Access 2000
Authors: Jeffry L. Byrne
Venue:  (1999)

:Easy Microsoft Access 2000 starts with the basics of the program and advances, in a series of increasingly more difficult tasks, to creating and using reports. This book gets you comfortable with Access by using clear, hands-on directions and engaging summaries. Learn to build and manipulate databases in a short period of time.
Characterizations of 1-Way Quantum Finite Automata
Authors: Alex Brodsky, Nicholas Pippenger
Venue: SIAM Journal on Computing (2002)

The 2-way quantum finite automaton introduced by Kondacs and Watrous [Proceedings of the 38th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, 1997, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 66--75] can accept nonregular languages with bounded error in polynomial time. If we restrict the head of the automaton to moving classically and to moving only in one direction, the acceptance power of this 1-way quantum finite automaton is reduced to a proper subset of the regular languages.In this paper we study two different models of 1-way quantum finite automata. The first model, termed measure-once quantum finite automata, was introduced by Moore and Crutchfield [ Theoret. Comput. Sci., 237 (2000), pp. 275--306], and the second model, termed measure-many quantum finite automata, was introduced by Kondacs and Watrous [Proceedings of the38th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, 1997, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 66--75].We characterize the measure-once model when it is restricted to accepting with bounded error and show that, without that restriction, it can solve the word problem over the free group. We also show that it can be simulated by a probabilistic finite automaton and describe an algorithm that determines if two measure-once automata are equivalent.We prove several closure properties of the classes of languages accepted by measure-many automata, including inverse homomorphisms, and provide a new necessary condition for a language to be accepted by the measure-many model with bounded error. Finally, we show that piecewise testable sets can be accepted with bounded error by a measure-many quantum finite automaton, introducing new construction techniques for quantum automata in the process.
Scheduling parallel machines with a single server: some solvable cases and heuristics
Authors: Amir H. Abdekhodaee, Andrew Wirth
Venue: Computers and Operations Research (2002)

This paper considers the problem of scheduling two identical parallel machines with a single server which is required to carry out the job setups. Job processing can then be carried out in parallel. The objective is to minimise maximum completion time, that is makespan. The problem is NP-complete in the strong sense. An integer program formulation is presented. Two special cases: short processing times and equal length jobs are solved. Two simple but effective O(n log n) heuristics for the general case are given and their performance is tested.
The Ultimate OS/2 File Management Tool Kit
Authors: Len Dorfman, Michael O. Stegman
Venue:  (1994)

:Filled with expert advice and techniques, The Ultimate OS/2 File Management Toolkit will help OS/2 users and programmers harness the dazzling file management potential of OS/2 and become more productive by organizing their files quickly and easily. Authors Dorfman and Stegman offer ingenious suggestions on streamlining the process of switching between active programs and managing files effectively by cleverly arranging file objects on the desktop. And that's not all. Readers can save more than $100 by using the included coupons on the purchase of valuable software. If you are one of the more than 4 million OS/2 users, you'll turn to this book again and again for information on topics such as: OS/2 operating system fundamentals, hard disk drive and file system basics, the Workplace Shell, the OS/2 command line, and commercial OS/2 file management utilities. Coupons worth more than $100 are included toward the purchase of these useful utilities: OS2Tree Professional File Manager, Gamma Tech 32-Bit Hard Disk, and Backmaster Tape Backup.
Create Your Own Virtual Reality System
Authors: Joseph R. Levy, Harley Bjelland
Venue:  (1994)

:Virtual reality is probably the biggest breakthrough in computing since the invention of the microprocessor. By allowing us to explore artificial worlds generated entirely by computer, it's a technology full of startling possibilities for professionals in the fields of architecture, industry, engineering, medicine, science, and entertainment.
Real-Time Physics, 1st edition
Authors: David R. Sokoloff, Ronald Thornton, Priscilla Laws
Venue:  (1998)

:This computer-based lab manual contains experiments in mechanics, thermodynamics, E&M, and optics using hardware and software designed to enhance readers' understanding of calculus-based physics concepts. It uses an active learning cycle, including concept overviews, hypothesis-testing, prediction-making, and investigations.
Beyond Technology's Promise: An Examination of Children's Educational Computing at Home
Authors: Joseph B. Giacquinta
Venue:  (1993)

:After taking a hard look at the computer scene in a three year investigation and drawing the not surprising conclusion that most children use computers to play games, this text proposes directions to facilitate the educational use of computers and other promising technology.
Solving systems of algebraic equations
Authors: Daniel Lazard
Venue: ACM SIGSAM Bulletin (2001)

Let f1,&hellip;,fk be k multivariate polynomials which have a finite number of common zeros in the algebraic closure of the ground field, counting the common zeros at infinity. An algorithm is given and proved which reduces the computations of these zeros to the resolution of a single univariate equation whose degree is the number of common zeros. This algorithm gives the whole algebraic and geometric structure of the set of zeros (multiplicities, conjugate zeros,&hellip;). When all the polynomials have the same degree, the complexity of this algorithm is polynomial relative to the generic number of solutions.
Network abstractions for context-aware mobile computing
Authors: Gruia-Catalin Roman, Christine Julien, Qingfend Huang
Venue: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Software Engineering (2002)

Context-aware computing is characterized by the ability of a software system to continuously adapt its behavior to a changing environment over which it has little or no control. Previous work along these lines presumed a rather narrow definition of context, one that was centered on resources immediately available to the component in question, e.g., communication bandwidth, physical location, etc. This paper explores context-aware computing in the setting of ad hoc networks consisting of numerous mobile hosts that interact with each other opportunistically via transient wireless interconnections. We extend the context to encompass awareness of an entire neighborhood within the ad hoc network. A formal abstract characterization of this new perspective is proposed. The result is a specification method and associated context maintenance protocol. The former enables an application to define an individualized context, one that extends across multiple mobile hosts in the ad hoc network. The latter makes it possible to delegate the continuous reevaluation of the context and the performance of operations on it to some middleware operating below the application level. This relieves application development of the obligation of explicitly managing mobility and its implications on the component's behavior.
An ASCII notation for APL
Authors: Michael F. C. Crick
Venue: ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad (1980)

The increasing use of 120-cps terminals and the growth of APL are placing increasing strains on current APL notation. For those people who think verbally rather than visually, a phonetic notation is preferable to a logographic notation. A notation is proposed for use specifically on ASCII terminals. Specific solutions are offered to the problems of (a) ambiguities in parsing (upper and lower case), (b) recognition of operator sequences (periods as separators), and (c) reserved-word name conflicts (name spaces). The change in notation is accomplished with almost no change to the underlying language.
Javascript Goodies
Authors: Joe Burns, Andree Growney
Venue:  (1999)

:JavaScript Goodies, Second Edition is based on the most popular JavaScript tutorials at HTMLGoodies.com. It starts with the basics, including JavaScript syntax and common errors readers may encounter. It then continues with detailed lessons coveringEnabling mouse eventsUsing variablesWorking with math operatorsWriting loopsLater chapters explain complex add-ons, including clocks and counters, passwords, and animation. The book finishes with a series of useful appendices readers can refer to for a quick reference of basic JavaScript features and commands.
Xtravaganza!: The Essential SourceBook for Macromedia Xtras
Authors: Chuck Henderson
Venue:  (1998)

:Xtravaganza! is your clearinghouse for information about third party Xtras for all Macromedia products. This is the source for finding Xtras, understanding what they do, learning how to use and manage them (including example code, case studies, and tutorials), and learning how to evaluate and buy them. The cross platform CDROM contains demo software for Macromedia products and Xtras covered in the book.
Sams Teach Yourself E-Personal Finance Today: Managing Your Money and Investments Online, 1st edition
Authors: Ken Dolan, Daria Dolan
Venue:  (2000)

:Sams Teach Yourself e-Personal Finance Today is written for those who want sound and practical advice on how to take control of their financial lives using the wealth of resources and tools available on the Internet. Each short, easy-to-read chapter carefully steps you through everything you need to know to successfully locate online resources for such things as evaluating your financial situation, setting goals, budgeting, reducing debt, investing your money, buying and selling real estate, financing a college education, saving for retirement, evaluating insurance needs, and more.
Groupware
Authors: B. Baurens
Venue: Cooperative environments for distributed: the distributed systems environment report (2002)

GroupWare is technology designed to facilitate the work of groups. This technology may be used to communicate, cooperate, coordinate, solve problems, compete, or negotiate. While traditional technologies such as the telephone is qualified as GroupWare, the term is ordinarily used to refer to a specific class of technologies relying on modern computer networks, such as email, newsgroups, videophones, or chat. GroupWare technologies are typically categorised along two primary dimensions (1) whether users of the groupware are working together at the same time ("real-time" or "synchronous" groupware) or different times ("asynchronous" groupware), and (2) whether users are working together in the same place ("co-located" or "face-to-face") or in different places ("non-co-located" or "distance"). In this chapter, we mainly focus on real-time technologies where application-sharing in general and multimedia conferencing are typical and main applications.
Transformations in Design: A Formal Approach to Stylistic Change and Innovation in the Visual Arts
Authors: Terry Weissman Knight
Venue:  (1995)

:Style and stylistic change are central issues in the study of art and architecture. Over the past hundred years various important theories of style and its changes have been proposed by scholars in a diversity of disciplines. In this book, a new and innovative approach is developed that looks not only at traditional questions about stylistic change but also sets up a formal mathematical model through which to analyze change and structure innovation. Although much of the book is precise, no technical or mathematical background is assumed on the part of the reader.
Peter Norton's Guide to Visual Basic 6, 1st edition
Authors: Peter Norton, Michael Groh
Venue:  (1998)

:Users will have all they need to begin Visual Basic programming-in one single resource. This revised and updated edition, written by best-selling author, Peter Norton, shows users how they can make this powerful language work to their advantage.Provides detailed information on SQL databases, EXE files, compiler, remote automation, creating ActiveX applications, third-party controls, and moreCovers the standard and Professional editions of Visual BasicCD-ROM contains source code from the programs in the book
Lightning-Fast Animation Graphics, 1st edition
Authors: Len Dorfman
Venue:  (1994)

:This book will make life a lot simpler for C programmers who develop high-speed graphics and special effects for the PC without the benefit of a graphics coprocessor. Dorfman introduces a disk library of sprite management routines that emulate segments of the graphics coprocessor, allowing programmers to more easily create graphic elements for full-motion games, animation and multimedia programs.
MCSA/MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Implementation and Administration
Authors: Kay Unkroth
Venue:  (2001)

:Official Microsoft study guide for the skills you need on the joband on the exam. Learn how to deliver next-generation messaging and collaboration to your organizationand prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) examwith this official Microsoft study guide. Work through the modular system of lessons and hands-on exercises to gain practical experience installing, managing, and troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. As you build these real-world system support skills, youre also preparing for MCP Exam 70-224a key elective on the MCSE track. Here's What You'll Learn: Installing or upgrading to Exchange 2000 Server Configuring Active Directory services, administrative groups, and Public Folder solutions Deploying clients such as Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Web Access and configuring recipient objects for e-mail, Instant Messaging, and Chat Troubleshooting messaging connectivity and resolving problems with clients, routing, foreign mail systems, and links between servers Strengthening server security using v.3 certificates, virtual servers, and Key Management Server Optimizing messaging, collaboration, and calendaring services, including managing the Microsoft Web Storage System Developing a backup and recovery plan for system and user data Here's What's Inside: Comprehensive self-paced training manual that maps to MCP exam goals and objectives Skill-building exercises and video demonstrations that help you apply what you learn to the job Summaries and end-of-chapter review questions to help gauge your progress 120-day evaluation versions of Exchange 2000 Server Enterprise Edition and Outlook 2000 Select tools from the Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Resource Kit Entire course on CD-ROM
The Everything Online Job Search Book: Find the Jobs, Send Your Resume, and Land the Career of Your Dreams-- All Online!
Authors: Steven Graber, Barry Littmann
Venue:  (2000)

:In today's strong economy, savvy job hunters are using their Internet skills to get not just any job, but the best possible job. A jobseeker can access all kinds of great information right from their home computer. From searching thousands of listings on all the major Internet job sites to finding advice on how to write an electronic resume, The Everything Online Job Search Book has all the tools. Inside you'll find: Where to find literally millions of job listings on the Web How to use the leading career Web sites quickly and effectively, How to write a knock-out electronic resume How to write an electronic cover letter that makes employers keep reading How to research companies online How to get the scoop on online job interviewsthe wave of the future! How to find online contracts at companies world-wide How to conduct a job search while maintaining your privacy How to network on the Internet like a pro Plus the Everything Online Job Search Bookcontains additional information about recorded joblines, career management software, computerized job tests, and more!
Official Photo CD Handbook: A Verbum Interactive Guide
Authors: Michael Gosney
Venue:  (1995)

:With Photo CD, Kodak's breakthrough technology, you don't have to wait for tomorrow's electronic cameras to join the digital photography revolution. Learn how to use and store digital images and media files without spending a fortune. Covers Kodak's new Portfolio II format. The two Mac/Windows CDs include multimedia presentations, valuable Photo CD utilities, and 68 megabytes of usable images, backgrounds, and sounds.