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    • Oxford handbook of small superconductors 

      Narlikar, Anant V. (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      This handbook is about a remarkable set of materials that are technically referred to as "mesoscopic superconductors", which for all practical purposes are tiny or small in their dimensions, ranging from a few micrometers ...
    • The lazy universe. An introduction to the principle of least action 

      Coopersmith, Jennifer (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      This is a rare book on a rare topic: it is about 'action' and the Principle of Least Action. A surprisingly well-kept secret, these ideas are at the heart of physical science and engineering. Physics is well known as being ...
    • Nuclear cardiology 

      Arumugam, Parthiban; Kelion, Andrew; Sabharwal, Nikant (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      Readable, practical and concise, Nuclear Cardiology is a self-contained guide to this cardiac imaging subspecialty. Including both technical and clinical aspects, it provides a foundation of essential knowledge common to ...
    • Oxford Handbook of Operative Surgery 

      Agarwal, Anil; Borley, Neil; McLatchie, Greg (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      For its third edition, this handbook has been fully revised and rewritten for the renowned Oxford Medical Handbook series. Including comprehensive coverage of all common surgical specialties and operations, it fully ...
    • Screen Production Research: Creative Practice as a Mode of Enquiry 

      Batty, Craig; Kerrigan, Susan (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)
      Aimed at students and educators across all levels of Higher Education, this agenda-setting book defines what screen production research is and looks like—and by doing so celebrates creative practice as an important pursuit ...
    • Smartphone Start-ups: Navigating the iPhone Revolution 

      Giachetti, Claudio (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)
      This book provides detailed examination of start-up companies which entered the smartphone industry following the revolution triggered by Apple with its iPhone in 2007. Analytical case studies explore the rationale behind ...
    • The 4th Industrial Revolution: Responding to the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Business 

      Skilton, Mark; Hovsepian, Felix (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)
      This book helps decision makers grasp the importance, and applicability to business, of the new technologies and extended connectivity of systems that underlie what is becoming known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution: ...
    • An Introduction to Resting State fMRI Functional Connectivity 

      Bijsterbosch, Janine; Smith, Stephen M.; Beckmann, Christian F. (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      Spontaneous 'resting-state' fluctuations in neuronal activity offer insights into the inherent organisation of the human brain, and may provide markers for diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Resting state functional ...
    • Spectroscopy and radiative transfer of planetary atmospheres 

      Chance, Kelly V.; Martin, Randall V (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      Spectroscopy and radiative transfer are rapidly growing fields within atmospheric and planetary science with implications for weather, climate, biogeochemical cycles, air quality on Earth, as well as the physics and evolution ...
    • Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor High Performance Programming 

      Jeffers, James; Reinders, James (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2013)
      Authors Jim Jeffers and James Reinders spent two years helping educate customers about the prototype and pre-production hardware before Intel introduced the first Intel Xeon Phi coprocessor. They have distilled their own ...
    • CUDA programming: A developer's guide to parallel computing with GPUs 

      Cook, Shane (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2012)
      If you need to learn CUDA but dont have experience with parallel computing, CUDA Programming: A Developers Introduction offers a detailed guide to CUDA with a grounding in parallel fundamentals. It starts by introducing ...
    • Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program 

      Ladley, John (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2012)
      This book is for any manager or team leader that has the green light to implement a data governance program. The problem of managing data continues to grow with issues surrounding cost of storage, exponential growth, as ...
    • Curves and surfaces in geometric modeling : theory and algorithms 

      Gallier, Jean H (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2011)
      This book is primarily an introduction to geometric concepts and tools needed for solving problems of a geometric nature with a computer. Our main goal is to provide an introduction to the mathematical concepts needed in ...
    • A Practical Guide to SysML 

      Friedenthal, S. (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2012)
      This book provides the foundation for understanding and applying SysML to model systems as part of a model-based systems engineering approach. The book is organized into four parts: Introduction, Language Description, ...
    • Scrum: Novice to Ninja: Methods for Agile, Powerful Development 

      Green, M. David (SitePoint, 2016)
      Why should you use Scrum in your web projects? Simply put, it'll enable your team to get more done in less time. Scrum is the most popular agile project management methodology used in web projects today. While most Scrum ...
    • Modern embedded computing : designing connected, pervasive, media-rich systems 

      Barry, Peter; Crowley, Patrick (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2012)
      This textbook is designed to form the basis of a semester-long laboratory-based undergraduate embedded design engineering course. The text is also suitable for similar courses offered in the context of continuing education. ...
    • Git Fundamentals 

      Parkin, Thom (SitePoint, 2014)
      Do you have the impression that Git is only for geekier web developers? Think again! This short, introductory guide will show you that Git can easily be used by anyone - developers, designers, content specialists, marketers, ...
    • Jump Start MySQL 

      Boronczyk, Timothy (SitePoint, 2015)
      Get a Jump Start on working with MySQL today! MySQL is an extremely popular open source relational database management system that that powers many of the applications on the Web. Discover why MySQL's speed, ease of use, ...
    • Jump Start Foundation 

      Rahman, Syed Fazle; Hewitson, Joe (SitePoint, 2015)
      Get a Jump Start on building applications with Foundation today! Developed by Zurb, Foundation is a hugely popular CSS framework that's making the once-arduous process of crafting responsive web designs a breeze! Foundation ...
    • Lean Websites 

      Bermes, Barbara (SitePoint, 2015)
      A practical book on website performance for web developers, concentrating mainly on front-end performance improvement. It covers plenty of solid theory, but is also packed with useful, real world hints and tips that you ...