Winner of the Neumann Prize for the History of Mathematics "We owe Claude Shannon a lot, and Soni & Goodman’s book takes a big first step in paying that debt." —San Francisco Review of Books "Soni and Goodman are at their best when they invoke the wonder an idea can instill. They summon the right level of awe while stopping short of hyperbole." —Financial Times "Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman make a convincing case for their subtitle while reminding us that Shannon never made this claim himself." —The Wall Street Journal “A charming account of one of the twentieth century’s most distinguished scientists…Readers will enjoy this portrait of a modern-day Da Vinci.” —FortuneIn their second collaboration, biographers Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman present the story of Claude Shannon—one of the foremost intellects of the twentieth century and the architect of the Information Age, whose insights stand behind every computer built, email sent, video streamed, and webpage loaded. Claude Shannon was a groundbreaking polymath, a brilliant tinkerer, and a digital pioneer. He constructed the first wearable computer, outfoxed Vegas casinos, and built juggling robots. He also wrote the seminal text of the digital revolution, which has been called “the Magna Carta of the Information Age.” In this elegantly written, exhaustively researched biography, Soni and Goodman reveal Claude Shannon’s full story for the first time. With unique access to Shannon’s family and friends, A Mind at Play brings this singular innovator and always playful genius to life.
Tootekood: A31049586GTIN: 9781292024943Majandus, rahandus, äri ja juhtimine
For courses in Multivariate Statistics, Marketing Research, Intermediate Business Statistics, Statistics in Education, and graduate-level courses in Experimental Design and Statistics.Appropriate for experimental scientists in a variety of disciplines, this market-leading text offers a readable introduction to the statistical analysis of multivariate observations. Its primary goal is to impart the knowledge necessary to make proper interpretations and select appropriate techniques for analysing multivariate data. Ideal for a junior/senior or graduate level course that explores the statistical methods for describing and analysing multivariate data, the text assumes two or more statistics courses as a prerequisite.
Low Profile Design The 169 x 69 mm graphics card can fit into any slim or small form factor. 0dB Silent Cooling Spin For Cooling, Stop For Silence. The fan spins when the temperature goes high for the optimal cooling, and stops when the temperature goes low for the complete silence. Nano Thermal Paste Perfect Thermal Teamwork. Eliminate the gaps in the contact area to maximize heat transfer and thermal efficiency. Precise Screw Torque Optimized Mounting Pressure. ASRock adopts precise screw torque when assembling its graphics cards to optimize the cooler mounting pressure to improve thermal efficiency while avoiding damage to GPU die. 8K Resolution Support Not only can it handles 4K graphics but also supports the next generation 8K video output for the ultimate visual experience. Boost your workflows. Enhance your creation and gaming with industryfirst AV1 hardware encode1 and AIenhanced XeSS upscaling. Unleash your creativity. Accelerate your productivity with the most comprehensive media capabilities1 at your fingertips with industryfirst AV1 hardware encode and AIaccelerated content creation. Give your games a boost. Take your gaming experience to the next level with Xe Super Sampling (XeSS), Intel’s AIenhanced upscaling technology, for more performance and fluid gaming on popular titles. Support for DirectX12 Ultimate takes your gaming to a new level of realism with the latest graphics technologies including ray tracing, variable rate shading, mesh shading, and sampler feedback - the fundamentals for nextgen gaming. Elevate your gaming experience. Refine your gaming experience with Intel® Arc™ Control in an intuitive and modern layout. Get seamless driver updates and optimize many of your favorite games. Maximize your Intel® platform. Enhance your creation, gaming and streaming experiences with Intel® Deep Link Technology features by pairing Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Arc™ graphics.
Tootekood: A31065369GTIN: 9783668549692Matemaatika ja teadus
Scientific Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Computer Science - Bioinformatics, grade: 3, , language: English, abstract: This survey aims to analyze a large number of existing methods to biclustering, and classify them in accordance with the methods used to perform the search. DNA microarray aims at extracting useful information that can be applied in medical and biological studies. Clustering is one of the most utilized data mining technique to analyze the gene expression data. Generally, there are subsets of genes that behave similarily or under subsets of conditions. Therefore, biclustering is introduced to identify the subgroups of genes and subgroups of conditions by performing simultaneous clustering of both rows and columns of the gene expression matrix, rather than clustering these two dimensions separately. DNA microarray technologies have made it feasible to monitor transcription levels of tens of thousands of genes in a single expriement. A typical DNA microarray experiment involves a multistep procedure: fabrication of microarrays by fixing properly designed oligonucleotides representing specific genes; hybridization of cDNA populations onto the microarray; scanning hybridization signals and image analysis; transformation and normalization of data; and analyzing data to identify differentially expressed genes as well as sets of genes that are co-regulated.
Tootekood: A31049143GTIN: 9781292101767Arvutid ja infotehnoloogia
For courses in Computer Science and Programming Computer systems: A Programmer's Perspective explains the underlying elements common among all computer systems and how they affect general application performance. Written from the programmer's perspective, this book strives to teach students how understanding basic elements of computer systems and executing real practice can lead them to create better programs. Spanning across computer science themes such as hardware architecture, the operating system, and systems software, the Third Edition serves as a comprehensive introduction to programming. This book strives to create programmers who understand all elements of computer systems and will be able to engage in any application of the field--from fixing faulty software, to writing more capable programs, to avoiding common flaws. It lays the groundwork for students to delve into more intensive topics such as computer architecture, embedded systems, and cybersecurity. This book focuses on systems that execute an x86-64 machine code, and recommends that students have access to a Linux system for this course. Students should have basic familiarity with C or C++. MasteringEngineering® not included. Students, if MasteringEngineering is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN and course ID. MasteringEngineering should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. MasteringEngineering is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to personalize learning and improve results. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts.
Tootekood: A31048720GTIN: 9781292157719Ühiskond ja sotsiaalteadused
For undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal behavior, criminology, the psychology of crime, crime and delinquency, and forensic psychology. A comprehensive psychological approach to criminal and antisocial behaviour.Building on a tradition of excellence, Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach is accurate, well-researched, contemporary, and comprehensive. It offers a detailed look at crime, what may lead to it, and how criminal behavior may be prevented — all from a psychological perspective. With a focus on serious crimes, particularly those involving violence, this text offers an all-inclusive look at a very complex field through effective and engaging material that has been classroom-tested for more than thirty years.Now in the 11th Edition, you’ll find crucial updates relating to crime definitions and DSM-5 categories, as well as the most current statistics and recently proposed models and theories. Numerous topics — such as intimate partner violence, juvenile sex offending, terrorist recruitment, elderly abuse, and sexual burglary — now receive more extensive coverage than ever before.
Tootekood: A31014336GTIN: 9781474601023Matemaatika ja teadus
World-renowned neuroscientist Beau Lotto reveals the truths of human perception and devises a cognitive toolkit for how to succeed in a world of uncertainty.Perception is the foundation of human experience, but few of us understand how our own perception works. By revealing the startling truths about the brain and perception, Beau Lotto shows that the next big innovation is not a new technology: it is a new way of seeing.In his first major book, Beau Lotto draws on over a decade of pioneering research to show how our brains play tricks on us. With an innovative combination of case studies and optical- and perception-illusion exercises, DEVIATE will revolutionise the way you see the world. With this new understanding of how the brain works and its perceptive trickery, we can apply these insights to every aspect of life and work. DEVIATE is not just an engaging look into the neuroscience of thought, behaviour and creativity: it is a call to action, enlisting readers in their own journey of self-discovery.
Tootekood: A31056225GTIN: 9781501164064Filosoofia ja religioon
A fun and inspirational exploration of female divinity throughout history that will help you understand and celebrate your inner goddess—from the bestselling author of The Soul Searcher’s Handbook and “goddess-messenger-girlfriend who may just lead you to your inner guru” (Katie Silcox, New York Times bestselling author).Evolution of Goddess is a practical introduction to the goddess realm, digging up the histories of long-forgotten myths of goddesses of love, war, death, the sun, the moon, and more. With this clear-eyed and spirited book, you can finally become familiarized with goddesses from a wide range of cultures throughout history, including the mermaids of the Atlantic, the empresses of ancient Egypt, the wise women of the Middle Ages, right up to the modern-day goddesses who walk amongst us today as humble light workers, educating and inspiring.Through a goddess assessment, you’ll uncover your own goddess archetype and be given rituals, meditations, and exercises to tap and embolden your own feminine superpowers. Imbue your life with healing, invigorating goddess energy, and discover ways to harness your new empowerment to improve the world. Now is the time to reconnect with the strength and holistic spirituality of our ancestors—to trace the evolution of the Goddess.
Graphics Card ASROCK Intel Arc A310 2000 MHz 4 GB GDDR6 64 bit PCI Express x8 4.0 Active A310LP4G
Tootekood: A310 LP 4GGraafikakaardid
Low Profile Design The 169 x 69 mm graphics card can fit into any slim or small form factor. 0dB Silent Cooling Spin For Cooling, Stop For Silence. The fan spins when the temperature goes high for the optimal cooling, and stops when the temperature goes low for the complete silence. Nano Thermal Paste Perfect Thermal Teamwork. Eliminate the gaps in the contact area to maximize heat transfer and thermal efficiency. Precise Screw Torque Optimized Mounting Pressure. ASRock adopts precise screw torque when assembling its graphics cards to optimize the cooler mounting pressure to improve thermal efficiency while avoiding damage to GPU die. 8K Resolution Support Not only can it handles 4K graphics but also supports the next generation 8K video output for the ultimate visual experience. Boost your workflows. Enhance your creation and gaming with industry‑first AV1 hardware encode1 and AI‑enhanced XeSS upscaling. Unleash your creativity. Accelerate your productivity with the most comprehensive media capabilities1 at your fingertips with industry‑first AV1 hardware encode and AI‑accelerated content creation. Give your games a boost. Take your gaming experience to the next level with Xe Super Sampling (XeSS), Intel’s AI‑enhanced upscaling technology, for more performance and fluid gaming on popular titles. Support for DirectX12 Ultimate takes your gaming to a new level of realism with the latest graphics technologies including ray tracing, variable rate shading, mesh shading, and sampler feedback - the fundamentals for next‑gen gaming. Elevate your gaming experience. Refine your gaming experience with Intel® Arc™ Control in an intuitive and modern layout. Get seamless driver updates and optimize many of your favorite games. Maximize your Intel® platform. Enhance your creation, gaming and streaming experiences with Intel® Deep Link Technology features by pairing Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Arc™ graphics.
Tootekood: A31054458GTIN: 9780812989151Ühiskond ja sotsiaalteadused
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Award-winning actor Alan Alda tells the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better, and to teach others to do the same. With his trademark humor and candor, he explores how to develop empathy as the key factor."Invaluable."-Deborah Tannen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of You're the Only One I Can Tell and You Just Don't Understand Alan Alda has been on a decades-long journey to discover new ways to help people communicate and relate to one another more effectively. If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? is the warm, witty, and informative chronicle of how Alda found inspiration in everything from cutting-edge science to classic acting methods. His search began when he was host of PBS's Scientific American Frontiers, where he interviewed thousands of scientists and developed a knack for helping them communicate complex ideas in ways a wide audience could understand-and Alda wondered if those techniques held a clue to better communication for the rest of us. In his wry and wise voice, Alda reflects on moments of miscommunication in his own life, when an absence of understanding resulted in problems both big and small. He guides us through his discoveries, showing how communication can be improved through learning to relate to the other person: listening with our eyes, looking for clues in another's face, using the power of a compelling story, avoiding jargon, and reading another person so well that you become "in sync" with them, and know what they are thinking and feeling-especially when you're talking about the hard stuff. Drawing on improvisation training, theater, and storytelling techniques from a life of acting, and with insights from recent scientific studies, Alda describes ways we can build empathy, nurture our innate mind-reading abilities, and improve the way we relate and talk with others. Exploring empathy-boosting games and exercises, If I Understood You is a funny, thought-provoking guide that can be used by all of us, in every aspect of our lives-with our friends, lovers, and families, with our doctors, in business settings, and beyond."Alda uses his trademark humor and a well-honed ability to get to the point, to help us all learn how to leverage the better communicator inside each of us."-Forbes"Alda, with his laudable curiosity, has learned something you and I can use right now."-Charlie Rose
Tootekood: A20588150GTIN: 9783848208920Elustiil, hobid ja vaba aeg
The Boeing 787 is the new Boeing aircraft. It is currently in its development phase. Designers of this plane is made lot of research for this aircraft should be particularly fuel-efficient through the use of composite materials in the construction of the device and use of new reactors. It should enable airlines to reduce by nearly 20% in fuel consumption compared to aircraft of this size. This aircraft are expected to compete in the world of aircraft types and gain the admiration of the public . The Airbus product line started with the A300, the world\\\'s first twin-aisle, twin-engined aircraft. A shorter, re-winged, re-engined variant of the A300 is known as the A310. Building on its success, Airbus launched the A320, particularly notable for being the first commercial jet to utilize a fly-by-wire control system. The A320 has been, and continues to be, a great commercial success. The A318 and A319 are shorter derivatives with some of the latter under construction for the corporate business jet market as Airbus Corporate Jets. A stretched version is known as the A321. The A320 family\\\'s primary competitor is the Boeing 737 family. Development of a new manned ultralight FanWing is ongoing and presently planned for a first public flight at Oshkosh 2013. Reaction Engines has announced that is has successfully tested the key pre-cooler component of its revolutionary SABRE engine crucial to the development of its SKYLON spaceplane. The company claims that craft equipped with SABRE engines will be able to fly to any destination on Earth in under 4 hours, or travel directly into space. The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to dogfight and attack ground targets (F/A for Fighter/Attack). The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was a single-seat, twin-engine stealth ground-attack aircraft formerly operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). NASA has been exploring a variety of options for quieting the boom, starting with design concepts and moving through wind tunnel tests to flight tests of new technologies. This rendering of a possible future civil supersonic transport shows a vehicle that is shaped to reduce the sonic shockwave signature and also to reduce drag.
Tootekood: A31002374GTIN: 9780552576796Laste, teismeliste ja hariduslik
Product Description Johnny Maxwell is just an ordinary boy – not smart, popular or rich. But he does love video games.And as his parents argue themselves out of a marriage, Johnny plays at becoming humanity’s’ last hope, shooting invading aliens out of a pixelated sky. Then comes a message from the last remaining alien spaceship: We Wish to Talk.And suddenly Johnny is thrust into the very real world of the video game, and comes face to face with an alien race that needs his help.Only Johnny can save them. And this isn't a game any more . . . The first book in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy. About the Author Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015.
The performance of many railway networks and the quality of service offered is becoming more and more critical. The main issues to be addressed are the increasing traffic volumes and making the best use of the available capacity, at the same time resolving train scheduling and management problems. This is an updated, revised and extended edition of 'Railway Timetable & Traffic', published in 2008. It describes the state-of-the-art methods of railway timetabling and optimisation, capacity estimation, train operations analysis and modelling, simulation, rescheduling and performance assessment. The intention is to stimulate their broader application in practice and to highlight current and future research areas. It is directed at academics, Masters and PhD students, as well as professionals from the railway industry. It will also be of interest to the public authorities that tender, monitor and perhaps fund railway service provision. The overall aim is to improve the attractiveness and efficiency of the train services which can be offered to the public. The key to achieving a higher efficiency and quality of train operations is an awareness of the impact of availability, reliability and robustness of the subsystems on train processes. A deeper insight into the probability of incidents and the propagation of train delays depends on a thorough analysis of real world railway operations and the feedback obtainable. This leads to an optimisation of the timetable and a network-wide improvement in traffic management performance. This know-how should increase the efficiency of the railway system, making it more attractive for regular, occasional and new customers, and ensure that the railways continue to innovate. They will then be able to make the maximum contribution possible to the transport needs of the future.
Tootekood: A31022786GTIN: 9781447283669Ühiskond ja sotsiaalteadused
'Electrifying' Financial Times 'Brilliant' Independent 'Fascinating' GuardianWe are living in an age of heightened individualism. Success is a personal responsibility. Our culture tells us that to succeed is to be slim, rich, happy, extroverted, popular - flawless. The pressure to conform to this ideal has changed who we are. We have become self-obsessed. And our expectation of perfection comes at a cost. Millions are suffering under the torture of this impossible fantasy. It was not always like this. To explain how we got here, Will Storr takes us on a journey across continents and centuries. Full of thrilling and unexpected connections between history, psychology, economics, neuroscience and more, Selfie is an unforgettable book that makes sense of who we have become.'As entertaining as it is provocative and disquieting' Mail on Sunday'Storr has done huge amounts of research for this book . . . he conveys it with a gifted lightness of touch that is wry and funny' The Times'Thoughtful and engaging . . . Storr's cultural history is fascinating' Guardian