Computers - Computer Science

The ninth national conference on applied geochemistry in China will be held in Chengdu, hosted by the committee of applied geochemistry, Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry (CSMPG). In order to facilitate the academic exchange on applied geochemistry, this Special Issue is intended...

Implementing Linked Lists: Solving Complex Coding ChallengesWelcome to "Implementing Linked Lists: Solving Complex Coding Challenges" by Samantha Phillips, a wistful exploration of the foundational structures in computer science - Linked Lists. This Special Report is meticulously designed to demystify the complexity behind coding challenges...

How a Hard Drive Works shows with full color illustrations, the main functions and operations of a primary internal hard disk drive.The hard disk drive is the primary device used for storing data.Every personal computer has a hard drive built into the machine.Reading data...

Take your machine learning expertise to the next level with this essential guide, utilizing libraries like imbalanced-learn, PyTorch, scikit-learn, pandas, and NumPy to maximize model performance and tackle imbalanced dataKey Features Understand how to use modern machine learning frameworks with detailed explanations, illustrations, and...

In the last few decades, the application of fractional calculus to real-world problems has grown rapidly, with dynamical systems described by fractional differential equations (FDEs) representing one of the ways by which to understand complex materials and processes. Due to the power required to...

In the dynamic landscape of image processing, the pursuit of clarity and precision is unceasing. This book embarks on an exhaustive exploration of image enhancement, focusing on three pivotal domains: denoising, edge detection, and segmentation. These areas collectively form the cornerstone of image refinement,...

Systems Medicine introduces the topic of physiological circuits, in which cells and organs communicate. It is written in a very accessible style, suitable for anyone with a background in biology, engineering, physics, math, engineering, computer science, chemistry or other subjects.Author: Uri AlonISBN-10: 1032412283ISBN-13: 9781032412283Publisher:...

The Firmware Handbook provides a comprehensive reference for firmware developers looking to increase their skills and productivity. It addresses each critical step of the development process in detail, including how to optimize hardware design for better firmware. Topics covered include real-time issues, interrupts and...

This self-contained introduction to the distributed control of robotic networks offers a distinctive blend of computer science and control theory. The book presents a broad set of tools for understanding coordination algorithms, determining their correctness, and assessing their complexity; and it analyzes various cooperative...

This reader-friendly introduction to the fundamental concepts and techniques of numerical analysis/numerical methods develops concepts and techniques in a clear, concise, easy-to- read manner, followed by fully-worked examples. Application problems drawn from the literature of many different fields prepares readers to use the techniques...

Handbook of System Safety and Security: Cyber Risk and Risk Management, Cyber Security, Adversary Modeling, Threat Analysis, Business of Safety, Functional Safety, Software Systems, and Cyber Physical Systems presents an update on the world's increasing adoption of computer-enabled products and the essential services they...

This book describes a conceptual management system derived from the Business and Technology Relationship Model (BTRM). The BTRM describes the relationship between business and technology and provides simple definitions for service quality, alignment, agility, and governance. It explains our problems with traditional methods, democratizes...

Breakbeat Pedagogy provides a groundbreaking framework for the inclusion of hip-hop culture in schools.Author: Shirley R. Steinberg, Brian MooneyISBN-10: 1433133245ISBN-13: 9781433133244Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic PubliLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/30/2016Pages: 150Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d

This book seeks to empower complete beginners or those with limited technical experience to design interesting A.I.characters for their games that can compete in the ever-growing market today. This book is intended to be an easy-read and easy to digest for those with a...

This textbook offers a detailed account of analytical models used to solve complex supply chain problems. It introduces a unique risk analysis framework that helps the reader understand the sources of uncertainties and use appropriate models to improve decisions in supply chains. This framework...

This book is devoted to the issues faced by universities in the field of distance learning during and after covid as well as in digitalization times. The book devotes a lot of space to the issues of Web 3.0 in University e-learning, industry 4.0,...

Digitalism is a philosophical strategy that uses new computational ways of thinking to develop naturalistic but meaningful ways of thinking about bodies, souls, universes, gods, and life after death. Your Digital Afterlives examines four recently developed and digitally inspired theories of life after death.Author:...

This book presents computational interaction as an approach to explaining and enhancing the interaction between humans and information technology. Computational interaction applies abstraction, automation, and analysis to inform our understanding of the structure of interaction and also to inform the design of the software...

"AI expert Jerry Kaplan explains how generative AI will revolutionize virtually every human activity. Highly recommended." - Francis Fukuyama, Political scientist and author of The End of History and the Last Man Advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) have created a new class of...

Your complete resource for passing the Security+ exam on the first try.The CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead SY0-701 Study Guide has helped thousands of readers pass the exam on their first attempt.This book covers all of the SY0-701 objectives and includes the same...

The Handbook of Multimodal-Multisensor Interfaces provides the first authoritative resource on what has become the dominant paradigm for new computer interfaces: user input involving new media (speech, multi-touch, hand and body gestures, facial expressions, writing) embedded in multimodal-multisensor interfaces that often include biosignals. This...

Your complete resource for passing the Security+ exam on the first try.The CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead SY0-701 Study Guide has helped thousands of readers pass the exam on their first attempt.This book covers all of the SY0-701 objectives and includes the same...

Stream events to Kafka is commonly used in today's information technology world as data is flowing in and out through systems in various industries like banking, healthcare, CRM, sales etc. Key factor of information technology is data analytics, data cleansing, real time data monitoring...

"This book explores the theoretical foundations of balanced design methods for software and IT service"--Author: Manuel MoraISBN-10: 1799853799ISBN-13: 9781799853794Publisher: Engineering Science ReferenceLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/19/2020Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.96lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.79d

Graphs are widely used to represent structural information in the form of objects and connections between them. Graph transformation is the rule-based manipulation of graphs, an increasingly important concept in computer science and related fields. This is the first textbook treatment of the algebraic...

After the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011-12, increasing numbers of civilians sought refuge in neighboring countries. By May 2017, Turkey had received over 3 million refugees -- the largest refugee population in the world. Some lived in government-run camps near the...

Are you excited about the opportunities computer programming may open but not sure where to start?This book contains useful code examples that explain key computer programming concepts: functions, variable scope, pointers, arrays, data structure, classes, and linked list.I have included screenshots explaining how to...

Ada's Legacy illustrates the depth and diversity of writers, thinkers, and makers who have been inspired by Ada Lovelace, the English mathematician and writer. The volume, which commemorates the bicentennial of Ada's birth in December 1815, celebrates Lovelace's many achievements as well as the...

While rapid progress has been made on upper bounds (algorithms), progress on lower bounds on the complexity of explicit problems has remained slow despite intense efforts over several decades. As is natural with typical impossibility results, lower bound questions are hard mathematical problems and...

Long before the advent of the electronic computer, man was fascinated by the idea of automating the thought processes employed in playing games of skill. The very first chess "Automaton" captured the imagination oflate eighteenth century Vienna, and by the early 1900s there was...

This book is a timely and critical introduction for people who are interested in what data science is (and isn't), and how it should be applied. The language is conversational and the content is accessible for readers without a quantitative or computational background.Author: Diego...

Over the past decade, the field of robotics has become increasingly popular among educators and researchers alike as a powerful tool for enhancing learning experiences. From preschool to high school students, educational robotics has shown the potential to improve cognitive and social skills, while...

The present reprint contains 33 articles accepted and published in the Special Issue entitled "Advancement of Mathematical Methods in Feature Representation Learning for Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining and Robotics, 2022" in the MDPI journal, Mathematics, which covers a wide range of topics connected to...

This book presents an enticing introduction to tropical circuits and their use as a rigorous mathematical model for dynamic programming (DP), which is one of the most fundamental algorithmic paradigms for solving combinatorial, discrete optimization problems. In DP, an optimization problem is broken up...

This open access volume explains the foundations of modern solvers for ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Formulating and solving ODEs is an essential part of mathematical modeling and computational science, and numerous solvers are available in commercial and open source software. However, no single ODE...

In today's data-driven world, understanding the nuances of statistics, forecasting, and machine learning is paramount. This book demystifies these complex concepts, offering hands-on applications and real-world examples that bridge the gap between theory and practice. Dive deep into the world of data analysis, and...

Artificial Intelligence is vital to the evolution of agriculture into a smart industry. The objective of this book is to inform readers about how artificial intelligence is improving agriculture by exploring its applications. The book addresses several aspects of artificial intelligence applications in smart...

This collection of essays explores the present and future of digital communication through a range of interdisciplinary approaches all of which focus on the so-called metaverse. Author: Raquel V. Ben?ez RojasISBN-10: 1032458119ISBN-13: 9781032458113Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2023Pages: 178Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x...

An examination of the uses of data within a changing knowledge infrastructure, offering analysis and case studies from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities."Big Data" is on the covers of Science, Nature, the Economist, and Wired magazines, on the front pages of the Wall...

A comprehensive overview of networks and economic design, presenting models and results drawn from economics, operations research, and computer science; with examples and exercises.This book explores networks and economic design, focusing on the role played by allocation rules (revenue and cost-sharing schemes) in creating...

Cognitive sensing systems combined with IoTs and smart technologies are used in countless applications such as industrial robotics, computer-aided diagnosis, brain-computer interface (BCI), human-computer interaction (HCI), telemedicine, driverless cars and smart energy systems. With contributions from an international team of experts from a wide...

As long as algebra and geometry proceeded along separate paths, their advance was slow and their applications limited. But when these sciences joined company they drew from each other fresh vitality and thenceforward marched on at rapid pace towards perfection Joseph L. Lagrange The...

Confabulation theory offers the first complete detailed explanation of the mechanism of cognition, i.e., thinking, an essential information processing capability of all enbrained Earth animals (bees, octopi, trout, ravens, humans, et al.). Concentrating on the human case, this book offers an hypothesis for the...

This volume presents a compelling collection of state-of-the-art work in algorithmic computational biology, honoring the legacy of Professor Bernard M.E. Moret in this field. Reflecting the wide-ranging influences of Prof. Moret's research, the coverage encompasses such areas as phylogenetic tree and network estimation, genome...

A first programming course should not be directed towards learning a particular programming language, but rather at learning to program well; the programming language should get out of the way and serve this goal. The simple, powerful Racket language (related to Scheme) allows us...

MATLAB is a high-level language and environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and applications. The language, tools, and built-in math functions enable you to explore multiple approaches and reach a solution faster...

The book is a detailed guide for beginners to understand Ruby with basic idea for web programming along with software development and simple app development.This book will teach you how to structure your applications properly and organize your code for optimum performance.Author: Sufyan Bin...

Explainable AI methods have been proposed to tackle this issue by producing human interpretable representations of machine learning models while maintaining performance. These methods hold the potential to increase public acceptance and trust in AI-based ITS.Author: Amina AdadiISBN-10: 1032344571ISBN-13: 9781032344577Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2023Pages:...

This book is to explore and explain the strategically sound capabilities at the synchronization between quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI). The reader will be presented with an introduction and a deeper review of the technological trends and transitions being unearthed in the quantum...

Go beyond the basics of Go and build complete applications using open-source libraries or the Go programming language by Google. This book will take you deep into the memory lane of the Go language with crunchy details straight from outer space.The applications in this...