You can find a whole range of programming textbooks intended for complete beginners. However, this one is exceptional to certain extent. The whole textbook is designed as a record of the dialogue of the author with his daughter who wants to learn programming. The author endeavors not to explain the Java programming language to the readers, but to teach them real programming. To teach them how to think and design the program as the experienced programmers do. Entire matter is explained in a very illustrative way which means even a current secondary school student can understand it quite simply.
Thứ Ba, 7 tháng 4, 2015
Chủ Nhật, 15 tháng 3, 2015
Guide to Cisco Routers Configuration
This work provides a guide to the configuration of Cisco routers, from tasks for beginners to advanced operations. A collection of detailed ‘how-to’ instructions are presented, which will be of use to all professionals and students who engage with Cisco routers in the field or in the lab. The guide starts with the simple step-by-step task of connecting the router and performing basic configuration, before building up to complex and sensitive operations such as router IOS upgrade and Site-to-Site VPNs.
Thứ Tư, 11 tháng 2, 2015
Garden Guide
We’ve all admired our neighbor’s gorgeous gardens filled with flowering perennials and longed to recreate their beauty in our own back yard. But if we’re being honest, when it comes to gardening, most of us have no idea where to begin. Additionally, in these economic times, who can afford to hire an expert to come in and do the job for us? That said, regular folks all across North America and Europe are returning to the soil, shovels in hand. With the help of this book, there is absolutely no need to fly blind into the world of green thumbs, perennials, and herbs. The name–Garden Guide: A No Nonsense, No PhD Guide to Great Gardens with Hand-Holding How To’s for Beginners and Straightforward Instruction for Advanced Gardeners-truly says it all. Indeed, this book is the hand-holding garden guide that will walk even the most timid novice right through the gardening process from beginning to end. In addition to straight forward, practical advice in everyday language, you will love the stories and anecdotes Olver shares from her fifteen years of backyard, organic gardening adventures. Easy and entertaining, you’ll probably read this book in one sitting, but you’ll reference it for years to come. The beauty of Garden Guide is that Olver divides her advice into two sections: Beginning Gardeners and Advanced Gardeners. No matter what your skill level, there are simple explanations, tips, and tricks that will walk you through every aspect of the garden process. Garden Guide features details such as:* Everything you need to know about location, from sunlight to drainage to selecting just the right spot* How to understand soil types, how to amend and condition them* pH levels and soil testing broken down in simple terms* Step by Step guide for planning your PERFECT garden no matter where the location* Fertilizing made manageable with explanations for all those numbers and organic alternatives * Composting broken down so you can start immediately* Pests obliterated with loads of organic suggestions* The basics of garden maintenance from deadheading to dividing perennials* Loads of helpful website suggestions for purchasing plants online, getting ideas, locating county extension offices, perennial databases and so much more.* Gardening terms are defined in language you will both understand and rememberIf you have time to read only one book on gardening, this is the book to choose. Short enough not to feel like an encyclopedia and just long enough to wet your gardening appetite, Olver has woven basic garden science and practical ideas for everyday people into each page. With her warm, inviting, no-nonsense instruction, you will be amazed how simple and doable gardening really is. Not only will it thoroughly educate you in basic gardening, Garden Guide will send you well on your way toward beautiful perennials gardens and leave you inspired and hungry to begin planting in your own patch of earth.
Thứ Hai, 9 tháng 2, 2015
Vietnamese Beginners Course Book
A complete course for beginners, reflecting a multiplicity of roles. It has a slight bias towards the spoken language, with most of the course based on dialogue format, but also provides notes on relevant linguistic points on a sufficiently detailed level so that it can be used as a self-teaching material for independent learners with the help of tapes and instructions on tape.
Thứ Ba, 3 tháng 2, 2015
Basic Chip Carving With Pam Gresham
A method of study that will allow beginners to learn the fundamentals of chip carving and help more advanced carvers to hone their skills. This book studies in depth the fundamental techniques of chip carving. It progresses from the easiest to the hardest cuts and includes designs and projects after each exercise.
Thứ Tư, 28 tháng 1, 2015
Next Generation of Photovoltaics
This book presents new concepts for a next generation of PV. Among these concepts are: Multijunction solar cells, multiple excitation solar cells (or how to take benefit of high energy photons for the creation of more than one electron hole-pair), intermediate band solar cells (or how to take advantage of below band-gap energy photons) and related technologies (for quantum dots, nitrides, thin films), advanced light management approaches (plasmonics). Written by world-class experts in next generation photovoltaics this book is an essential reference guide accessible to both beginners and experts working with solar cell technology. The book deeply analyzes the current state-of-the-art of the new photovoltaic approaches and outlines the implementation paths of these advanced devices. Topics addressed range from the fundamentals to the description of state-of-the-art of the new types of solar cells.
Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots - Second Edition
Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots Second Edition: Theoretical and Computational Physics of Semiconductor Nanostructures provides all the essential information, both theoretical and computational, for complete beginners to develop an understanding of how the electronic, optical and transport properties of quantum wells, wires and dots are calculated. Readers are lead through a series of simple theoretical and computational examples giving solid foundations from which they will gain the confidence to initiate theoretical investigations or explanations of their own.
Thứ Hai, 19 tháng 1, 2015
An Expedition to Continuum Theory
This book introduces field theory as required in solid and fluid mechanics as well as in electromagnetism. It includes the necessary applied mathematical framework of tensor algebra and tensor calculus, using an inductive approach particularly suited to beginners. It is geared toward undergraduate classes in continuum theory for engineers in general, and more specifically to courses in continuum mechanics. Students will gain a sound basic understanding of the subject as well as the ability to solve engineering problems by applying the general laws of nature in terms of the balances for mass, momentum, and energy in combination with material-specific relations in terms of constitutive equations, thus learning how to use the theory in practice for themselves. This is facilitated by numerous examples and problems provided throughout the text.
Thứ Ba, 13 tháng 1, 2015
A Concise Guide to Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear medicine is an important component of modern medicine. This easy-to-use book is designed to acquaint readers with the basic principles of nuclear medicine, the instrumentation used, the gamut of procedures available, and the basis for selecting specific diagnostic or therapeutic procedures and interpreting results. After an introductory chapter on the history, technical basis, and scope of nuclear medicine, a series of chapters are devoted to the application of nuclear medicine techniques in the different body systems. In addition, the use of nuclear medicine methods within oncology is carefully examined, covering diagnosis, staging, assessment of treatment response, radiotherapy planning, and the sentinel node technique. The book concludes with a chapter devoted to nuclear medicine therapy. This practical and up-to-date guide to nuclear medicine is ideal for beginners and will also help professionals who need to retrieve useful information rapidly.
Thứ Bảy, 10 tháng 1, 2015
Thứ Năm, 8 tháng 1, 2015
Low Carb Diet for Beginners
Windows Phone 8 Game Development
Written as a practical Packt tutorial, this essential reference will show you how to develop engaging games on the Windows Phone 8 platform.The book is dedicated to the beginners in 3D game development that want to learn how to create their first game for the Windows Phone 8 platform. You do not need to have any prior experience regarding the integrated development environment, the mobile platform, and used technologies. However, some basic knowledge of C++ and C# languages, as well as object-oriented programming, is required to understand parts of code described in the book.
Chủ Nhật, 4 tháng 1, 2015
Visual Media Processing Using MATLAB Beginners Guide
Written in a friendly, Beginner’s Guide format, showing the user how to use the digital media aspects of Matlab (image, video, sound) in a practical, tutorial-based style.This is great for novice programmers in any language who would like to use Matlab as a tool for their image and video processing needs, and also comes in handy for photographers or video editors with even less programming experience wanting to find an all-in-one tool for their tasks.
Thứ Hai, 29 tháng 12, 2014
Nonlinear Elasticity
This collection of papers by leading researchers in the field of finite, nonlinear elasticity concerns itself with the behavior of objects that deform when external forces or temperature gradients are applied. This process is extremely important in many industrial settings, such as aerospace and rubber industries. This book covers the various aspects of the subject comprehensively with careful explanations of the basic theories and individual chapters each covering a different research direction. The authors discuss the use of symbolic manipulation software as well as computer algorithm issues. The emphasis is placed firmly on covering modern, recent developments, rather than the very theoretical approach often found. The book will be an excellent reference for both beginners and specialists in engineering, applied mathematics and physics.
Thứ Năm, 25 tháng 12, 2014
Make: Arduino Bots and Gadgets
Want to build your own robots, turn your ideas into prototypes, control devices with a computer, or make your own cell , applications? It’s a snap with this book and the , open source electronic prototyping platform. Get started with six fun projects and achieve impressive results quickly.,
With Arduino, building your own embedded gadgets is easy, even for beginners. Embedded systems are everywhere – inside cars, children’s toys, and , phones. This book will teach you the basics of embedded systems and help you build your first gadget in just a few days. Each learn-as-you-build project that follows will add to your knowledge and skills.
Mac OS X Lion Bible
The latest Mac operating system takes full advantage of the latest multi-touch trackpads, the new App Store for the desktop, and a host of upgrades that incorporate some of the best elements of the , experience. This book covers every new feature as well as all the , , information for every level of expertise. Beginners will learn all about Mac OS X Lion and how to use it, while more advanced users can delve into tips, tricks, and higher-end professional information.
Thứ Tư, 24 tháng 12, 2014
Sams Teach Yourself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript All in One
The all-in-one HTML, CSS and , beginner’s guide: covering the three most important languages for web development.,
Mastering HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is vital for any beginning web developer – and the importance of these technologies is growing as web development moves away from proprietary alternatives such as Flash. Sams Teach Yourself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript All in One brings together everything beginners need to build powerful web applications with the , and , standards and the latest JavaScript and Ajax libraries.
Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours, 8th Edition
In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn how to use , and , to design, create, and maintain world-class web sites. Using a clear, down-to-earth approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing even complete beginners to learn the essentials from the ground up.,
Full-color figures and clear step-by-step instructions help you learn quickly. Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn. Quizzes and Exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills.
Sams Teach Yourself Dreamweaver CS5 in 24 Hours
In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to create a fully functional website using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson offers background knowledge along with practical steps to follow, allowing even complete beginners to learn the essentials from the ground up. ,
Full-color figures and clear step-by-step instructions visually show you how to use Dreamweaver.,
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.,
Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.
Thứ Ba, 23 tháng 12, 2014
Python 3 for Absolute Beginners
There are many more people who want to study , other than aspiring computer scientists with a passing grade in advanced calculus. This guide appeals to your intelligence and ability to solve practical problems, while gently teaching the most recent revision of the programming language Python.,
You can learn solid , , skills and accomplish practical programming tasks, like extending applications and automating everyday processes, even if you have no programming experience at all. Authors Tim Hall and J-P Stacey use everyday language to decode programming jargon and teach Python 3 to the absolute beginner.