Computer Architecture, 5th Edition A Quantitative Approach John HennessyDavid Patterson ISBN: 9780123838728 Copyright 2011
The computing world today is in the middle of a revolution: clients have evolved into mobile devices, and datacenter distribution has moved into the cloud. These two factors have emerged as the dominant paradigms driving programming and hardware innovation today, which students need to master to be prepared for their future careers. This fully-updated Fifth Edition of Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach uncovers the ways in which software and technology in the "cloud" are accessed by cell phones, tablets, laptops, and other mobile computing devices. To help students understand this dramatic shift, mobile and cloud computing are woven into each core chapter, presenting them in the context of design, memory, data, and threading. The final core chapter explores the cloud as a warehouse-scale computer including models, architecture, and infrastructure considerations that drive modern systems. A robust companion site includes lecture slides, figures, additional resources, and a reference library of related material to enhance and support learning from the core text... [more]
Computer Networks, 5th Edition A Systems Approach Larry Peterson Bruce Davie ISBN: 9780123850591 Copyright 2011
This best-selling and classic textbook teaches the key principles of computer networks with examples drawn from the real world of network and protocol design. Using the Internet as the primary example, the authors explain various protocols and networking technologies.
Their systems-oriented approach encourages your students to think about how individual network components fit into a larger, complex system of interactions. This approach is designed to help you give your students a “big picture” understanding of how modern networks and their applications are built so that they are prepared for real world applications. New to this edition, the authors offer an alternate pathway through the book to facilitate a “top-down” course approach... [more]
Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation, 2nd Edition Alberto Menache ISBN: 9780123814968 Copyright 2010
In this extensively updated edition of Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation, an industry insider explains the latest research developments in digital design and film, games, medicine, sports, and security engineering. This new edition tells the complete story of motion capture, including the current state-of-the-art technology, methodology, and the explosive growth of the motion capture industry. In-depth technical explanations pair text and code, to help students understand not only the fundamental tenets of motion capture, but also the reasons behind its successes and failures. This timely revision is an essential resource for anyone learning how to produce realistic motion graphics... [more]
Engineering a Compiler, 2nd Edition Keith Cooper Linda Torczon ISBN: 9780120884780 Copyright 2011
This entirely revised second edition of Engineering a Compiler is full of technical updates and new material covering the latest developments in compiler technology. In this comprehensive text, students will learn important techniques for constructing a modern compiler. Leading educators and researchers Keith Cooper and Linda Torczon combine basic principles with pragmatic insights from their experience building state-of-the-art compilers. They will help your students fully understand important techniques such as compilation of imperative and object-oriented languages, construction of static single assignment forms, instruction scheduling, and graph-coloring register allocation...[more]
Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, 3rd Edition Jiawei Han Micheline Kamber Jian Pei ISBN: 9780123814791 Copyright 2011
Like previous editions, Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, 3rd Edition equips students with a sound understanding of data mining principles and teaches proven methods for knowledge discovery in large corporate databases. Revisions incorporate input from instructors, changes in the field, and more material on statistics and machine learning. Written expressly for database students, this book begins with a conceptual introduction followed by a comprehensive and state-of-the-art coverage of concepts and techniques. Each chapter is a stand-alone guide to a critical topic, presenting proven algorithms and sound implementations ready to be used directly or with strategic modification against live data. Wherever possible, the authors raise and answer questions of utility, feasibility, optimization, and scalability... [more]
Heuristic Search Theory and Applications Stefan Edelkamp Stefan Schrodl ISBN: 9780123725127 Copyright 2011
Search has been vital to artificial intelligence from the very beginning as a core technique in problem solving. The authors present a thorough overview of heuristic search with a balance of discussion between theoretical analysis and efficient implementation and application to real-world problems. Current developments in search such as pattern databases and search with efficient use of external memory and parallel processing units on main boards and graphics cards are detailed... [more]
Usability Testing Essentials Ready, Set...Test! Carol Barnum ISBN: 9780123750921 Copyright 2010
Usability Testing Essentials presents a practical, step-by-step approach to learning the entire process of planning and conducting a usability test, proving a useful tool for professors and an invaluable resource of information for students. This book offers a robust ancillary package to instructors, including an Instructor’s Guide, a 15-week Usability Testing syllabus, and Questions/Topics for Discussion/Exercises.... [more]
