Advances in Computers, Volume 73

Advances in Computers, Volume 73

This is volume 73 of Advances in Computers. This series, which began publication in 1960, is the oldest continuously published anthology that chronicles the ever- changing information technology field. In these volumes we publish from 5 to 7 chapters, three times per year, that cover the latest changes to the design, development, use and implications of computer technology on society today. In this current volume, subtitled Emerging Technologies, we discuss several new advances in computer software generation as well as describe new applications of those computers.

Advances in Computers, Volume 73

Advances in Computers - 84

Advances in Computers - 84

Since its first volume in 1960, Advances in Computers has presented detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design, and applications. It has also provided contributors with a medium in which they can explore their subjects in greater depth and breadth than journal articles usually allow. As a result, many articles have become standard references that continue to be of sugnificant, lasting value in this rapidly expanding field.

Advances in Computers - 84

Excel 2010 for Engineering Statistics

Excel 2010 for Engineering Statistics

This is the first book to show the capabilities of Microsoft Excel to teach engineering statistics effectively. It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical engineering problems. If understanding statistics isnt your strongest suit, you are not especially mathematically-inclined, or if you are wary of computers, this is the right book for you.

Excel 2010 for Engineering Statistics

Combinatorial Algorithms for Computers and Calculators - Second Edition

Combinatorial Algorithms for Computers and Calculators - Second Edition

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Combinatorial Algorithms for Computers and Calculators - Second Edition

Basic Concepts in Computational Physics

Basic Concepts in Computational Physics

With the development of ever more powerful computers a new branch of physics and engineering evolved over the last few decades: Computer Simulation or Computational Physics. It serves two main purposes:

Basic Concepts in Computational Physics

Biomedical Informatics - Fourth Edition

Biomedical Informatics - Fourth Edition

The practice of modern medicine and biomedical research requires sophisticated information technologies with which to manage patient information, plan diagnostic procedures, interpret laboratory results, and carry out investigations. Biomedical Informatics provides both a conceptual framework and a practical inspiration for this swiftly emerging scientific discipline at the intersection of computer science, decision science, information science, cognitive science, and biomedicine. Now revised and in its third edition, this text meets the growing demand by practitioners, researchers, and students for a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the field. Authored by leaders in medical informatics and extensively tested in their courses, the chapters in this volume constitute an effective textbook for students of medical informatics and its areas of application. The book is also a useful reference work for individual readers needing to understand the role that computers can play in the provision of clinical services and the pursuit of biological questions. The volume is organized so as first to explain basic concepts and then to illustrate them with specific systems and technologies.

Biomedical Informatics - Fourth Edition

From Literature to Biterature

From Literature to Biterature

From Literature to Biterature is based on the premise that in the foreseeable future computers will become capable of creating works of literature. Among hundreds of other questions, it considers: Under which conditions would machines become capable of creative writing? Given that computer evolution will exceed the pace of natural evolution a million-fold, what will such a state of affairs entail in terms of art, culture, social life, and even nonhuman rights? Drawing a map of impending literary, cultural, social, and technological revolutions, Peter Swirski boldly assumes that computers will leap from mere syntax-driven processing to semantically rich understanding. He argues that acknowledging biterature as a species of literature will involve adopting the same range of attitudes to computer authors (computhors) as to human ones and that it will be necessary to approach them as agents with internal states and creative intentions. Ranging from the metafiction of Stanislaw Lem to the ‘Turing test’ (familiar to scientists working in Artificial Intelligence and the philosophers of mind) to the evolutionary trends of culture and machines, Swirski’s scenarios lay the groundwork for a new area of study on the cusp of literary futurology, evolutionary cognition, and philosophy of the future.

From Literature to Biterature

Hello World! - Second Edition

Hello World! - Second Edition

Computer savvy kids and can be found surfing the web, chatting with friends, downloading music, and playing gamesall at the same time. Many, however, want to do more. Not only do they want to use computers to stay connected to the world, they want to understand what makes them work, and they want to make computers work for them; they want to learn programming. Warren and Carter Sande, a father and son team, created just the book to get them started.

Hello World! - Second Edition

Advanced Theory of Mechanisms and Machines

Advanced Theory of Mechanisms and Machines

A new approach to the theory of mechanisms and machines, based on a lecture course for mechanical engineering students at the St. Petersburg State Technical University. The material differs from traditional textbooks due to its more profound elaboration of the methods of structural, geometric, kinematic and dynamic analysis. These established and novel methods take into account the needs of modern machine design as well as the potential of computers.

Advanced Theory of Mechanisms and Machines

Prototyping of Robotic Systems

Prototyping of Robotic Systems

As a segment of the broader science of automation, robotics has achieved tremendous progress in recent decades due to the advances in supporting technologies such as computers, control systems, cameras and electronic vision, as well as micro and nanotechnology. Prototyping a design helps in determining system parameters, ranges, and in structuring an overall better system. Robotics is one of the industrial design fields in which prototyping is crucial for improved functionality.

Prototyping of Robotic Systems

Linux Hardware Handbook

Linux Hardware Handbook

Linux Hardware Handbook shows you how to make purchasing and installation decisions concerning hardware for Linux computers. Don’t wade through scattered documentation to determine what products work and what products don’t–this book provides general guidance and information on what will help you and what to avoid. This book helps you gain a greater understanding of the issues surrounding Linux and make more informed purchase decisions. Get the knowledge you need to decide whether to even attempt installing Linux on a given computer. Topics covered include core systems, storage disks, input/output devices, notebooks, and audio/video cards.

Linux Hardware Handbook

Climbing and Walking Robots

Climbing and Walking Robots

Nowadays robotics is one of the most dynamic fields of scientific researches. The shift of robotics researches from manufacturing to services applications is clear. During the last decades interest in studying climbing and walking robots has been increased. This increasing interest has been in many areas that most important ones of them are: mechanics, electronics, medical engineering, cybernetics, controls, and computers. Todays climbing and walking robots are a combination of manipulative, perceptive, communicative, and cognitive abilities and they are capable of performing many tasks in industrial and non- industrial environments. Surveillance, planetary exploration, emergence rescue operations, reconnaissance, petrochemical applications, construction, entertainment, personal services, intervention in severe environments, transportation, medical and etc are some applications from a very diverse application fields of climbing and walking robots. By great progress in this area of robotics it is anticipated that next generation climbing and walking robots will enhance lives and will change the way the human works, thinks and makes decisions. This book presents the state of the art achievments, recent developments, applications and future challenges of climbing and walking robots. These are presented in 24 chapters by authors throughtot the world The book serves as a reference especially for the researchers who are interested in mobile robots. It also is useful for industrial engineers and graduate students in advanced study.

Climbing and Walking Robots

Making Things See

Making Things See

This detailed, hands-on guide provides the technical and conceptual information you need to build cool applications with Microsoft’s Kinect, the amazing motion-sensing device that enables computers to see. Through half a dozen meaty projects, you’ll learn how to create gestural interfaces for software, use motion capture for easy , character animation, 3D scanning for custom fabrication, and many other applications.,

Perfect for hobbyists, makers, artists, and gamers, Making Things See shows you how to build every , with inexpensive off-the-shelf components, including the open source Processing , language and the Arduino microcontroller. You’ll learn basic skills that will enable you to pursue your own creative applications with Kinect.

Making Things See

Linux Thin Client Networks Design and Deployment

Linux Thin Client Networks Design and Deployment

A thin client network is a client-server architecture where client computers depend primarily on a central , for processing activities. The client machines (thin clients) mainly focus on passing user input to remote services and receiving and displaying the output; thin clients aren’t as much about the hardware or , as about the design.,

This book has all the information you need to easily set up your own , thin client network. It will help you evaluate how a thin client network fits into your organization and make informed choices on the hardware and software needed for your deployment, discusses design issues, and guides you with building, configuring, and supporting the network.

Linux Thin Client Networks Design and Deployment

Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

Written by a leading developer and maintainer of the , kernel,Linux Kernel in a , is a comprehensiveoverview of kernel configuration and building, a critical task forLinux users and administrators.,

No distribution can provide a Linux kernel that meets all users’needs. Computers big and small have special requirements that requirereconfiguring and rebuilding the kernel. Whether you are trying toget sound, wireless support, and power management working on a laptopor incorporating enterprise features such as logical volume managementon a large server, you can benefit from the insights in this book.

Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

Learning Unix for OS X Mountain Lion

Learning Unix for OS X Mountain Lion

Think your Mac is powerful now? Author Dave Taylor shows you how to get much more from your system by tapping into Unix, the robust operating system concealed beneath OS X’s beautiful user interface. Mountain Lion puts more than a thousand Unix commands at your fingertips – for finding and managing files, remotely accessing your , from other computers, and using a variety of freely downloadable open source applications. Take a friendly tour of the Unix command line and 50 of the most useful utilities, and quickly learn how to gain real control over your M

Learning Unix for OS X Mountain Lion

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 SP1

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 SP1

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager is a centralized data protection solution. DPM is used for data protection and recovery for , workloads.,

Data Protection Manager allows backup and recovery of Microsoft Workloads, including , Server, Exchange, Sharepoint, Client Computers, and Hyper-V. Enabling disk and tape-based backup methods, DPM also allows central management of the system state and Bare-Metal Recovery.,

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 SP1 is a guide for administrators of System Center Data Protection Manager. By the end of this book, users will be able to carry out automated installs, migrate DPM to new hardware, set up custom reporting, use the DPM central console, and implement offsite DPM strategies such as chaining, monitoring, and cyclic protection.

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 SP1