For anyone intending to work in computing, it is essential to be able both to understand and to create algorithms - they are at the heart of all programs. Without them planes would not fly, bridges would collapse and nuclear power stations would explode. Even in more mundane situations, the correct choice of algorithm can make the difference between a response to a query coming almost instantly, or after hours, days or years have elapsed. Understanding Algorithms and Data Structures provides the techniques necessary to enable readers to make an informed choice between competing options, and to devise algorithms of their own.Written with students on the first and second years of computing courses especially in mind, this book has been designed as an introductory textbook for modules concerned with algorithms and their design. It takes readers through such subjects as Necessary Maths, Sorting, Data Structures and Abstract Data Types, and Dynamic Programming.

Understanding Algorithms and Data Structures

Computers & Technology

Turner, John

Brunskill, David

Programming

McGraw-Hill Book Co Ltd

This book was developed from material prepared for a course in instrumentation for final year mechanical engineering undergraduates. The approach used is to present instrumentation from the viewpoints of both electronics and signal analysis. The sensors and electronic circuits likely to be needed by a final year student project and for postgraduate research, are comprehensively covered. It forms a suitable degree-level text for students of engineering, science or medicine seeking a practical guide to instrumentation. It is also hoped that the book will be of use to practising engineers in general. The authors' aim throughout has been to write a book which guides the reader through the intricacies of specifying and selecting an instrumentation system, acquiring data without corrupting or distorting it in the process, and applying sensible signal analysis techniques. Examples and case studies are used to illustrate the techniques discussed, including many drawn from real-life instrumentation problems encountered by the authors in engineering, physics and medicine. The sequence of chapters follows the flow of data from the primary sensing element, through transduction, signal processing and digital conversion to digital signal analysis techniques. This logical sequence ensures that the design process is undertaken in the correct order, and provides continuity for the reader.

Instrumentation for Engineers and Scientists (Textbooks in Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

Science & Math

Hill, Martyn

Experiments, Instruments & Measurement

Oxford University Press

Instrumentation (the choice and use of sensors and the processing of signals from them) is a subject of fundamental importance to engineering, science, and medicine. From the student undertaking a laboratory investigation to the operators of a nuclear power plant or medical equipment, accurate measurements are an essential pre-requisite to the understanding and control of all physical processes. This is a practical, concise, and up-to-date book covering data acquisition and analysis in an integrated fashion.

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Comparable sketches of sixteen urban dwelling environments, eight in Boston and eight in four Latin American cities.

Urban Dwelling Environments: An Elementary Survey of Settlements for the Study of Design Determinants

Caminos, Horacio

Steffian, John

Mit Pr

Wordsworth, Play and Politics: A Study of Wordsworth's Poetry, 1787-1800

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

St.Martin's Press

Wordsworth: Play and politics : a study of Wordsworth's poetry, 1787-1800 (Macmillan studies in romanticism)

Macmillan

Arms in the '80s: New Developments in the Global Arms Race (Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security)

In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for war. Year by year, more and more resources went into the military sector. More and more complex weapon systems were devised. At the time, of all research scientists and engineers in the world, more than one in four was working for the military. Throughout the 40 years since the end of World War II, the technological arms race continued. Then began moving faster. The United States lead the way, followed by the Soviet Union. Between them, they possessed some 50 000 nuclear warheads--more than enough to destroy the world. They planned to increase the number, to make the weapons more accurate, and to base them on new weapon platforms closer to the borders of the other side. Some people preferred not to think about these things. Many, however, were becoming increasingly concerned--wondering about the future for themselves and for their children. Originally published in 1985, this book was for those who wanted to know what was happening. What new missiles were being built? What was happening in outer space? What are the facts about chemical weapons? What progress was being made (if any) in Geneva, Vienna and Stockholm, where the powers were negotiating on these matters?

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Reference

Routledge

In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for war. Year by year, more and more resources went into the military sector. More and more complex weapon systems were devised. At the time, of all research scientists and engineers in the world, more than one in four was working for the military.Throughout the 40 years since the end of World War II, the technological arms race continued. Then began moving faster. The United States lead the way, followed by the Soviet Union. Between them, they possessed some 50 000 nuclear warheads--more than enough to destroy the world. They planned to increase the number, to make the weapons more accurate, and to base them on new weapon platforms closer to the borders of the other side. Some people preferred not to think about these things. Many, however, were becoming increasingly concerned--wondering about the future for themselves and for their children. Originally published in 1985, this book was for those who wanted to know what was happening. What new missiles were being built? What was happening in outer space? What are the facts about chemical weapons? What progress was being made (if any) in Geneva, Vienna and Stockholm, where the powers were negotiating on these matters?

Traces the life of the American minister and folk-artist and discusses his approach to art

Howard Finster: Man of Visions

Individual Artists

KNOPF

Aimed primarily at first year students studying for degrees and HNDs in computing, this book aims to provide a thorough introduction to the specification language Z. The emphasis is on practical application of this language to the modelling, specification and implementation of systems.

Z: A Beginner's Guide (Tutorial Guides in Computing and Information Systems)

Rann, David

Whitworth, Jenny

Software

Chapman & Hall

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