Mobile Robotics-O. Tosun, H. L. Akin, M. O. Tokhi, G. S. Virk

Mobile Robotics: Solutions and Challenges, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies For Mobile Machines, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-11 September 2009

by: O. Tosun, H. L. Akin, M. O. Tokhi, G. S. Virk

This book provides state-of-the-art scientific and engineering research findings and developments in the area of mobile robotics and associated support technologies. The book contains peer reviewed articles presented at the Clawar 2008 conference. Robots are no longer confined to industrial manufacturing environments with a great deal of interest being invested in the use of robots outside the factory environment. "The Clawar Conference Series", established as a high profile international event, acts as a platform for the dissemination of research and development findings and supports such a trend to address the current interest in mobile robotics in meeting the needs of mankind in various sectors of the society. These include personal care, public health, and services in the domestic, public and industrial environments. The editors of the book have extensive research experience and publications in the area of robotics specifically in mobile robotics, and their experience is reflected in the careful editing of the contents in the book

size: 161.08 MB

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Security of e-Systems and Computer Networks - Mohammad Obaidat, Noureddine Boudriga

Security of e-Systems and Computer Networks
Mohammad Obaidat, Noureddine Boudriga

E-based systems are ubiquitous in the modern world with applications spanning e-commerce, WLANs, health care and government organisations. The secure transfer of information has therefore become a critical area of research, development, and investment. This book presents the fundamental concepts and tools of e-based security and its range of applications. The core areas of e-based security - authentication of users; system integrity; confidentiality of communication; availability of business service; and non-repudiation of transactions - are covered in detail. Throughout the book the major trends, challenges and applications of e-security are presented, with emphasis on public key infrastructure (PKI) systems, biometric-based security systems, trust management systems, and the e-service paradigm. Intrusion detection technologies, virtual private networks (VPNs), malware, and risk management are also discussed. Technically oriented with many practical examples, this book is suitable for practitioners in network security, as well as graduate students and researchers in telecommunications and computer science.

size: 1.88 MB

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Delphi 2009 Handbook - Marco Cantù

Delphi 2009 Handbook
by: Marco Cantù

The complete guide to CodeGear Delphi 2009 from the best selling author of the Mastering Delphi series and the Delphi 2007 Handbook. Learn all of the new features of the latest Delphi, including Unicode, Generics, the Ribbon control, DataSnap 2009, and much more. The book has 400 pages full of information and examples.

Chapters List

Part I: Unicode

Chapter 1: What is Unicode?

Chapter 2: The UnicodeString Type

Chapter 3: Porting to Unicode

Part II: Delphi 2009 and Its Compiler

Chapter 4: New IDE Features

Chapter 5: Generics

Chapter 6: Anonymous Methods

Chapter 7: More Language and RTL Changes

Part III: VCL and Databases

Chapter 8: VCL Improvements

Chapter 9: COM Support in Delphi 2009

Chapter 10: The Ribbon

Chapter 11: Datasets and dbExpress

Chapter 12: DataSnap 2009

size: 3.61 MB

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Delphi Graphics and Game Programming Exposed-John Ayres

Delphi Graphics and Game Programming Exposed
by: John Ayres

Delphi Graphics and Game Programming Exposed! with DirectX is a comprehensive reference describing high-performance graphics and game programming techniques in the Delphi development environment. Author John Ayres begins with a discussion of basic game programming and graphics concepts, and moves quickly into an introduction of DirectX, which gives Delphi developers a high-performance interface to system-level hardware while maintaining the benefits of the Windows operating system. Palettes, sprite animation, collision detection, and sound and music are also discussed. In addition the book includes a complete example game illustrating the different techniques discussed throughout, an appendix explaining how to use DirectSetup for installing DirectX, and a glossary of common words and phrases used in the game programming industry. The CD includes:

• Source code from the book’s projects

• full retail version of Delphi 4

• 60-day trial version of Delphi 5 Enterprise

• DirectX header files from Project JEDI • freeware sound effects, MIDI musical compositions, and the SpriteLib sprite library

size: 4.46 MB

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Mastering Delphi 7 by: Marco Cantù

Mastering Delphi 7
by: Marco Cantù

Still the Best Delphi Resource--Now Fully Updated and Expanded
Whether you're new to Delphi or just making the move from an earlier version, Mastering Delphi 7 is the one resource you can't do without. Practical, tutorial-based coverage helps you master essential techniques in database, client-server, and Internet programming. And the insights of renowned authority Marco Cantù give you the necessary knowledge to take advantage of what's new to Delphi 7--particularly its support for .NET. Coverage includes:
* Creating visual web applications with IntraWeb
* Writing sockets-based applications with Indy
* Creating data-aware controls and custom dataset components
* Creating database applications using ClientDataSet and dbExpress
* Building client-server applications using InterBase
* Interfacing with Microsoft's ADO
* Programming for a multi-tiered application architecture
* Taking advantage of Delphi's support for COM, OLE Automation, and COM+
* Taking advantage of Delphi's XML and SOAP support
* Implementing Internet protocols in your Delphi app
* Creating UML class diagrams using ModelMaker
* Visually preparing reports using RAVE
* Using the Delphi language to create your first .NET programs

size: 20.51 MB

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Delphi Developer's Guide to XML (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library)- Keith Wood

Delphi Developer's Guide to XML (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library)
by: Keith Wood

Designed for the Delphi developer who wants to learn about XML, Delphi Developer’s Guide to XML covers all aspects of utilizing the power of XML through the Delphi environment. This book provides a solid introduction to the technologies that make up XML and its related specifications. In-depth coverage of the Document Object Model (DOM) includes investigation of the basic specification and three implementations: Microsoft’s DOM, CUESoft’s DOM, and Open XML’s DOM. Similarly, both Microsoft’s version and a native Delphi implementation are described for the Simple API for XML (SAX). Generating XML documents is detailed using simple text, Delphi’s Web modules and XMLBroker, each of the DOMs, and SAX. Developing applications that make use of XML is also covered, including XSLT and SOAP examples. The CD includes the relevant specifications regarding XML, along with all the code from the book and various XML tools.

size: 13.60 MB

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The Tomes of Delphi: Developer's Guide to Troubleshooting (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library) -Clay Shannon

The Tomes of Delphi: Developer's Guide to Troubleshooting (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library)
by: Clay Shannon

This book is an expanded and updated edition of Clay Shannon's previous book, Developer's Guide to Delphi Troubleshooting, which received the following praise:

"One specialized reference I found particularly useful was Clay Shannon's Developer's Guide to Delphi Troubleshooting, which is essentially an encyclopedia of Delphi error messages. If you've been programming for years in Delphi (or Turbo Pascal, for that matter), you'll encounter some 'old friends' here. At first I wondered if there would be anything new for me. I didn't have to wait long. Within a few days of receiving this valuable reference, one of the error explanations saved me hours of needless effort in getting an API call to work.

Alan C. Moore

"File | New" columnist for Delphi Informant

The revised The Tomes of Delphi: Developer's Guide to Troubleshooting covers all versions of Delphi, including Delphi 6. This book is an alphabetical reference to nearly 800 design-time, compile-time, and run-time error messages of Borland's Delphi Object Pascal language. Error message entries include an explanation of what actions or omissions may have caused the error message, how to quickly resolve the problem, and how to avoid receiving the error message in the future. Code samples clearly demonstrate how to eliminate the errors.

size: 1.55 MB

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Delphi 2010 Handbook: A Guide to the New Features of Delphi 2010; upgrading from Delphi 2009-Marco Cantù

Delphi 2010 Handbook: A Guide to the New Features of Delphi 2010; upgrading from Delphi 2009
by: Marco Cantù

The guide to what's new in Delphi 2010, from the best-selling author of the Mastering Delphi series and the Delphi 2007 and 2009 Handbooks. The book covers all the new features of Delphi 2010 for Win32, from Extended RTTI to new IDE features, from Windows 7 support to the improved DataSnap architecture. This is a brand new book, there is no overlapping material with the Delphi 2007 Handbook and Delphi 2009 Handbook (which you can consider buying along with this book in printed or electronic format). The Delphi 2010 Handbook is expected to have about 300 pages covering exclusively new Delphi 2010 features. There is no introduction material or anything like that. The book is for developers who use Delphi 2010.

size: 6.64 MB

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How to Do Everything: Mac (How to Do Everything) - Dwight Spivey

How to Do Everything: Mac (How to Do Everything)
by: Dwight Spivey

Have more fun and get more done with your Mac!

Now you can get the most out of your Mac, whether it's an iMac, MacBook, or Mac mini. How to Do Everything: Mac shows you how to set up and customize your Mac and use all of the built-in tools and applications, such as iTunes, Mail, Safari, and the iLife and iWork suites. The revolutionary new features available in Mac OS X Leopard are also covered, such as Quick Look, Time Machine, and Spaces. Plus, you'll get details on hardware and peripherals, networking, troubleshooting, and maintenance. This is your must-have Mac guide!

* Manage files, folders, and applications with the Finder

* Connect to the Internet and explore with Safari

* Use iWork for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations

* Edit, organize, and share your pictures with iPhoto

* Master iTunes and iMovie for music, video, and movies

* Tweak the System Preferences

* Synchronize your Mac with your iPod, PDA, or cell phone

* Set up a wired or wireless network

* Dual-boot between Mac OS X and Windows

* Add external devices via USB and FireWire

* Troubleshoot, maintain, and back up your Mac

size: 24.97 MB

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AI Techniques for Game Programming (The Premier Press Game Development Series) -Mat Buckland

AI Techniques for Game Programming (The Premier Press Game Development Series)
by: Mat Buckland

AI Techniques for Game Programming takes the difficult topics of genetic algorithms and neural networks, explaining them in plain English. Gone are the tortuous mathematic equations and abstract examples to be found in other books. Each chapter will take you through the theory a step at a time using fun, practical examples and providing you with all the knowledge you require to start incorporating these esoteric techniques into your own games and applications. After a whirlwind tour of Windows programming for those readers who require a refresher, you will learn how to use genetic algorithms for optimization, path-finding and evolving control sequences for your game agents. After learning the basics of neural networks, AI Techniques for Game Programming will demonstrate how you can evolve neural motion controllers for your game agents, and how neural networks may be applied to obstacle avoidance and map exploration. You will learn about backpropagation and pattern recognition and will discover how to train a network to recognize mouse gestures. Finally, you’ll learn state-of-the-art techniques for creating neural networks with dynamic topologies. Each chapter is complimented by well-commented source code and most provide fun exercises and problems for you to practice your new found knowledge.

size: 11.08 MB

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Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012, Second Edition: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling - Elliot Gindis

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012, Second Edition: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling
by: Elliot Gindis

Gindis introduces AutoCAD with step by step instructions, stripping away complexities to begin working in AutoCAD immediately. All concepts are explained first in theory, and then shown in practice, helping the reader understand what it is they are doing and why, before they do it. Divided into three parts, the book covers beginning through advanced AutoCAD, including 3D features. Also included is an extensive Appendix for each part, detailing additional useful CAD-related information not often found in other text books The book contains supporting graphics (screen shots) and a summary with a self-test section at the end of each chapter. Also included are drawing examples and exercises, and two running "projects" that the student works on as he/she progresses through the chapters .

1) Strips away complexities, both real and perceived and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand basic concepts.

2) Teaches only what is essential to operating AutoCAD first, thereby immediately building student confidence.

3) All basic commands are documented step-by-step, meaning that what the student needs to type in and how AutoCAD responds is all spelled out in discrete and clear steps with screen shots added as needed.

4) Using the author's extensive multi-industry knowledge of what is important and widely used in practice versus what is not, the material is presented by immediately immersing the student in practical, critically essential knowledge, with no padding of text or filler material.

5) All concepts are explained first in theory, and only then is AutoCAD introduced and the actual "button pushing" discussed. This is one of the key concepts in having students understand exactly what it is they are doing and why, before they do it.

size: 26.56 MB

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Quantitative Data Analysis Using SPSS: An Introduction for Health and Social Science - Pete Greasley

 

Quantitative Data Analysis Using SPSS: An Introduction for Health and Social Science
by: Pete Greasley 

This accessible book is essential reading for those looking for a short and simple guide to basic data analysis. Written for the complete beginner, the book is the ideal companion when undertaking quantitative data analysis for the first time using SPSS.

The book uses a simple example of quantitative data analysis that would be typical to the health field to take you through the process of data analysis step by step. The example used is a doctor who conducts a questionnaire survey of 30 patients to assess a specific service. The data from these questionnaires is given to you for analysis, and the book leads you through the process required to analyse this data.

Handy screenshots illustrate each step of the process so you can try out the analysis for yourself, and apply it to your own research with ease.

Topics covered include:

* Questionnaires and how to analyse them

* Coding the data for SPSS, setting up an SPSS database and entering the data

* Descriptive statistics and illustrating the data using graphs

* Cross-tabulation and the Chi-square statistic

* Correlation: examining relationships between interval data

* Examining differences between two sets of scores

* Reporting the results and presenting the data

Quantitative Data Analysis Using SPSS is helpful for any students in health and social sciences with little or no experience of quantitative data analysis and statistics.

size: 3.68 MB

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HTML & XHTML Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly) - Niederst Robbins Jennifer

HTML & XHTML Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
by: Niederst Robbins Jennifer

After years of using spacer GIFs, layers of nested tables, and other improvised solutions for building your web sites, getting used to the more stringent standards-compliant design can be intimidating. HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference is the perfect little book when you need answers immediately.

Jennifer Niederst-Robbins, author Web Design in a Nutshell, has revised and updated the fourth edition of this pocket guide by taking the top 20% of vital reference information from her Nutshell book, augmenting it judiciously, cross-referencing everything, and organizing it according to the most common needs of web developers. The result is a handy book that offers the bare essentials on web standards in a small, concise format that you can use carry anywhere for quick reference.

HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference features easy-to-find listings of every HTML and XHTML tag, and every Cascading Style Sheet value. It's an indispensable reference for any serious web designer, author, or programmer who needs a fast on-the-job resource when working with established web standards.

size: 2.36 MB

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Sams Teach Yourself Creating Web Pages All in One (Sams Teach Yourself) - Preston Gralla

Sams Teach Yourself Creating Web Pages All in One (Sams Teach Yourself)
by: Preston Gralla

Did you know that all the tools you need to create great web pages are free, and they are built right into Windows XP or are available online? Sams Teach Yourself to Create Web Pages All in One will show you how to use these different tools to create a variety of web pages. Preston Gralla, best-selling author of more than two dozen books about computers and the Internet, and Matt Brown, editor of more than 20 Dreamweaver and Photoshop books, will walk you through how to quickly and inexpensively create certain types of popular web pages, such as:

* A personal or family home page

* eBay listings and shops to buy and sell merchandise

* Web logs to impart news, information and observations

If you are not looking to make a huge investment in software, technology or time, but you want to quickly and easily get up-to-speed on how to create basic types of web pages, Sams Teach Yourself to Create Web Pages All in One is just the book you've been waiting for!

size: 74.23 MB

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Learn Pascal by Sam A. Abolrous

Learn Pascal
by: Sam A. Abolrous

Pascal is the standard structured programming language for the personal computer. The novice programmer needs a strong grounding in the fundamentals of structured programming, whether preparing to program under Microsoft Windows, DOS, or the Apple Macintosh. Pascal is also a precursor to programming languages such as C++, Java, and Delphi. Learn Pascal teaches the novice programmer the basics of Pascal through hands-on examples and easy-to-follow drills in each chapter, and guides readers from the basic fundamentals to advanced techniques needed to effectively program real-world applications. The book also includes advanced material on problem-solving algorithms, which provide the experienced Pascal user with specialized tools to solve specific programming problems.

The companion CD contains the examples and drills discussed in the book, along with the drill solutions. Also included is a full retail version of Delphi 4 Standard Edition.

size: 3.82 MB

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Algorithms in Modern Mathematics and Computer Science

Algorithms in Modern Mathematics and Computer Science: Proceedings, Urgench, Uzbek SSR September 16-22, 1979 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

by: A. P. Ershov, D. E. Knuth

size: 7.47 MB

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