Food Science and Technology

Food Science and Technology

This brand new comprehensive text and reference book is designed to cover all the essential elements of food science and technology, including all core aspects of major food science and technology degree programs being taught worldwide.

Food Science and Technology

Exploring Engineering

Exploring Engineering

Nearly all 4-year college engineering programs, and even some 2-year engineering technology programs, have some form of introduction to engineering requirement for incoming freshman. Moreover,many incoming freshman engineers do not yet have an engineering major in mind. Yet at the same time, U.S. engineering schools are emphasizing engineering as a complex, interdisciplinary body of knowledge. Engineers when put into real jobs will have to at some point draw upon that diverse knowledge.

Exploring Engineering

Artificial Psychology

Artificial Psychology

Is it possible to construct an artificial person? Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have for decades been developing computer programs that emulate human intelligence. This book goes beyond intelligence and describes how close we are to recreating many of the other capacities that make us human. These abilities include learning, creativity, consciousness, and emotion.

Artificial Psychology

Male Homosexual Behavior and the Effects of AIDS Education

Male Homosexual Behavior and the Effects of AIDS Education

Since the AIDS epidemic was recognized, information on safer sex has been assumed to be the most crucial means of preventing further spread of the disease. But how well has AIDS education worked? What kinds of education work best and for whom? This study is the first to provide an in-depth analysis of the results of AIDS education programs and to explore the psychosocial factors that affect behavioral responses to education.

Male Homosexual Behavior and the Effects of AIDS Education

Beginning Lua Programming

Beginning Lua Programming

This book is for students and professionals who are intrigued by the prospect of learning and using a powerful language that provides a rich infrastructure for creating programs. No programming knowledge is necessary to benefit from this book except for the section on Lua bindings, which requires some familiarity with the C programming language. A certain comfort level with command-line operations, text editing, and directory structures is assumed.

Beginning Lua Programming

Beginning Programming For Dummies

Beginning Programming For Dummies

Do you think the programmers who work at your office are magical wizards who hold special powers that manipulate your computer? Believe it or not, anyone can learn how to write programs, and it doesnt take a higher math and science education to start.

Beginning Programming For Dummies

Risk Analysis and Security Countermeasure Selection

Risk Analysis and Security Countermeasure Selection

When properly conducted, risk analysis enlightens, informs, and illuminates, helping management organize their thinking into properly prioritized, cost-effective action. Poor analysis, on the other hand, usually results in vague programs with no clear direction and no metrics for measurement. Although there is plenty of information on risk analysis, it is rare to find a book that explains this highly complex subject with such startling clarity. Very few, if any, focus on the art of critical thinking and how to best apply it to the task of risk analysis.

Risk Analysis and Security Countermeasure Selection

Ruby for Rails

Ruby for Rails

-The word is out: with ‘Ruby on Rails’ you can build powerful Web applications easily and quickly! And just like the Rails framework itself, Rails applications are Ruby programs. That means you can’t tap into the full power of Rails unless you master the

Ruby for Rails

Pro Active Record

Pro Active Record

Pro Active Record helps you take advantage of the full power of your database engine from within your Ruby programs and Rails applications. ActiveRecord, part of the magic that makes the Rails framework so powerful and easy to use, is the model element of the Rails Model-View-Controller framework. It’s an object-relational mapping library enabling you to interact with databases from both Ruby and Rails applications.

Pro Active Record

Fitness Weight Training - 3rd Edition

Fitness Weight Training - 3rd Edition

Whether youve been a regular at the gym for years or are just getting started, Fitness Weight Training contains proven programs for attaining the body you want!

Fitness Weight Training - 3rd Edition

Physique, Fitness and Performance, Second Edition

Physique, Fitness and Performance, Second Edition

Totally revised and updated, this second edition of the well-received Physique, Fitness, and Performance retains the unique integrated approach of its predecessor, examining the relationship of structure to function in human performance. Far surpassing the limited focus of standard exercise and fitness books, it combines the morphological study of physique relative to body structure, body size and body composition with the applied interaction of muscular, cardiovascular, motor, and metabolic system capacities, abilities, and skills developed and acquired through exercise and training programs.

Physique, Fitness and Performance, Second Edition

Fuzzy Logic

Fuzzy Logic

‘Fuzzy Logic: A Practical Approach’ provides a complete overview of fuzzy logic and outlines how it can be applied to real-world problems in industry and business. The book includes a disk with interactive tutorial programs to illustrate the concepts and applications of fuzzy logic.

Fuzzy Logic

Secrets of Non-Standard Sit N Gos

Secrets of Non-Standard Sit N Gos

If you think you know sit’n’gos…think again!The sit’n’go (single table tournament) format is one of the most popular and exciting ways to play poker. The classic sit’n’go consists of ten players sitting at one table and playing for three prizes – but this is not the only possible format. There are many other ways that these events can be run and they can provide a lucrative opportunity for the skilled player. In ‘Secrets of non-standard Sit’n’gos,’ Phil Shaw navigates you through these exciting variants and explains how you can make them profitable.The alternative formats discussed include: – Heads-up sit’n’gos (two players)- Sit’n’gos played across two tables- 45-player and 180-player sit’n’gos- Non-NL games, including Pot-Limit Omaha, Stud, Razz, Triple Draw and Hi-lo games- Step systems (where players can win entries to tournaments like the EPT and WSOP)…and many moreAs well as a deep examination of the correct strategies for all these events, ‘Secrets of non-standard Sit’n’gos’ also analyses the most effective way to capitalise on rakeback and reward programs.

Secrets of Non-Standard Sit N Gos

Ada 2012 Reference Manual

Ada 2012 Reference Manual

The Ada 2012 Reference Manual is an enhanced version of the text of International Standard ISO/IEC 8652/2012(E) for the programming language Ada. The Ada 2012 Reference Manual combines all of the previous corrections of Technical Corrigendum 1 and Amendment 1 with changes and additions that improve the capabilities of the language and the reliability of programs written in the language. The Ada 2012 Reference Manual will replace the former versions as an indispensable working companion for anybody using Ada professionally or learning and studying the language systematically.

Ada 2012 Reference Manual

US Presidents and the Militarization of Space, 1946-1967

US Presidents and the Militarization of Space, 1946-1967

In the clash of ideologies represented by the Cold War, even the heavens were not immune to militarization. Satellites and space programs became critical elements among the national security objectives of both the United States and the Soviet Union.

US Presidents and the Militarization of Space, 1946-1967

Managing Projects with GNU Make, 3rd Edition

Managing Projects with GNU Make, 3rd Edition

The utility simply known as make is one of the most enduring features of both Unix and other operating systems. First invented in the 1970s, make still turns up to this day as the central engine in most , projects; it even builds the , kernel. In the third edition of the classic Managing Projects with GNU make, readers will learn why this utility continues to hold its top position in , build software, despite many younger competitors.,

The premise behind make is simple: after you change source files and want to rebuild your program or other output files, make checks timestamps to see what has changed and rebuilds just what you need, without wasting time rebuilding other files. But on top of this simple principle, make layers a rich collection of options that lets you manipulate multiple directories, build different versions of programs for different platforms, and customize your builds in other ways.

Managing Projects with GNU Make, 3rd Edition

Macs All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Macs All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Macs are easy to use, but this guide helps you take advantage of all the cool features and make the most of your Mac. Fully updated, it covers the newest operating system, as well as the latest versions of iLife and iWork. The featured minibooks introduce you to , basics; photos, music, and movies; the Internet; other Mac programs; timesaving tips with a Mac; and Mac networking.

Macs All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide

Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide

Unlock the secrets of the Terminal and discover how this powerful tool solves problems the Finder can’t handle. With this handy guide, you’ll learn commands for a variety of tasks, such as killing programs that refuse to quit, renaming a large batch of files in seconds, or running jobs in the background while you do other work.,

Get started with an easy-to-understand overview of the Terminal and its partner, the shell. Then dive into commands neatly arranged into two dozen categories, including directory operations, file comparisons, and , connections. Each command includes a concise description of its purpose and features.

Macintosh Terminal Pocket Guide

Sams Teach Yourself Java 6 in 21 Days, 5th Edition

Sams Teach Yourself Java 6 in 21 Days, 5th Edition

In just 21 days, you can acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to develop three kinds of programs with Java: applications on your computer, servlets on a web server, and browser-launched , Web Start applications.,

No previous , experience required. By following the 21 carefully organized lessons in this book, anyone can learn the basics of Java programming.,

Learn at your own pace. You can work through each chapter sequentially to make sure you thoroughly understand all of the concepts and methodologies, or you can focus on specific lessons to learn the techniques that interest you most.

Sams Teach Yourself Java 6 in 21 Days, 5th Edition

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, 5th Edition

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, 5th Edition

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn the basics of , with C++ – one of the most popular and powerful programming languages ever created.,

Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, this fast and friendly tutorial teaches you everything you need to know, from installing and using a compiler, to debugging the programs you’ve created, to what’s coming in C++0x, the next version of C++.

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, 5th Edition