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Excel Gurus Gone Wild: Do the IMPOSSIBLE with Microsoft Excel

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Drawn from actual excel conundrums posted on the author's ***site, www.mrexcel.com, this high-level resource is designed for people who want to stretch Excel to its limits. Tips for solving 100 incredibly difficult problems are covered in depth and include extracting the first letter of each word in a paragraph, validating URL's, generating random numbers without repeating, and hiding rows if cells are empty. The answers to these and other questions have produced results that have even surprised the Excel development team.
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Active Control of Vibration

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This book is a companion **** to Active Control of Sound by P.A. Nelson and S.J. Elliott, also published by Academic Press.
It summarizes the principles underlying active vibration control and its practical applications by combining material from vibrations, mechanics, signal processing, acoustics, and control theory. The emphasis of the book is on the active control of waves in structures, the active isolation of vibrations, the use of distributed strain actuators and sensors, and the active control of structurally radiated sound. The feedforward control of deterministic disturbances, the active control of structural waves and the active isolation of vibrations are covered in detail, as well as the more conventional work on modal feedback. The principles of the transducers used as actuateors and sensors for such control strategies are also given an in-depth de******ion.
The reader will find particularly interesting the two chapters on the active control of sound radiation from structures: active structural acoustic control. The reason for controlling high frequency vibration is often to prevent sound radiation, and the principles and practical application of such techniques are presented here for both plates and cylinders. The volume is written in ****book style and is aimed at students, practicing engineers, and researchers.
* Combines material from vibrations, signal processing, mechanics, and controls
* Summarizes new research in the field

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Advances In Chemical Engineering

The cross-fertilization of physico-chemical and mathematical ideas has a long historical tradition. This volume of Advances in Chemical Engineering is almost completely dedicated to a conference on "Mathematics in Chemical Kinetics and Engineering" (MaCKiE-2007), which was held in Houston in February 2007, bringing together about 40 mathematicians, chemists, and chemical engineers from 10 countries to discuss the application and development of mathematical tools in their respective fields.
* Updates and informs the reader on the latest research findings using original reviews
* Written by leading industry experts and scholars
* Reviews and analyzes developments in the field
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Acoustics for Audiologists

Many who come to work in audiology have little previous training in acoustics, or in the physical sciences generally. They find these subjects difficult, but when they seek help from books on audiology, they are likely to find only superficial accounts whereas books on acoustics mostly assume a physics-****d readership and are consequently too difficult for the general reader.
Acoustics for Audiologists fills the gap. It can be read at several levels. At the most basic, it provides a full explanation of many of the general principles and special terms in acoustics that are relevant to clinical audiology and audiological science. The main **** is supported by an introductory chapter covering the underlying physics, an appendix on the required mathematics, and worked examples and questions. At a more advanced level, the book answers the needs of students of audiological science and audiological medicine for whom previous studies have not included the physical sciences.
* Written for audiologists, trainee audiological scientists, and students of audiological medicine
* Supporting **** includes a quick review of the relevant physics and mathematics
* Special exercises in working with decibels
* Worked examples to assist self-study and as a source for taught courses
* More than 170 figures
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Handbook of Distance Learning for Real-Time and Asynchronous Information Technology Education

In information technology, unlike many other fields, the need to support the unique perspective of technologically advanced students and deliver technology-rich ******* presents unique challenges. Todays IT students need the ability to interact with their instructor in near-real time, interact with their peers and project team members, and access and manipulate technology tools in the pursuit of their educational objectives. The Handbook of Distance Learning for Real-Time and Asynchronous Information Technology Education delves deep into the construct of real-time, asynchronous education through information technology, pooling experiences from seasoned researchers and educators to detail their past successes and failures, discussing their techniques, hardships, and triumphs in the search for innovative and effective distance learning education for IT programs. This Premier Reference Source answers the increasing demand for a fundamental, decisive source on this cutting-edge issue facing all institutions, covering topics such as asynchronous communication, real-time instruction, multimedia *******, ******* delivery, and distance education technologies
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Prandtl's Essentials Of Fluid Mechanics (Applied Mathematical Sciences) - Herbert Oertel



This book is an update and extension of the classic ****book by Ludwig Prandtl, 'Essentials of Fluid Mechanics.' Chapters on wing aerodynamics, heat transfer, and layered flows have been revised and extended, and there are new chapters on fluid mechanical instabilities and biomedical fluid mechanics. References to the literature have been kept to a minimum, and the extensive historical citations may be found by referring to previous editions. This book is aimed at science and engineering students wish to attain an overview of the various branches of fluid mechanics. It will also be useful as a reference for researchers working in the field of fluid mechanics.

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Scattering Of Electromagnetic Waves: Theories And Applications - Leung Tsang, Jin Au Kong, Kung-Hau Ding, Kong, Jin Au




Electromagnetic waves - Scattering
A timely and authoritative guide to the state of the art of wave scattering
Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves offers in three volumes a complete and up-to-date treatment of wave scattering by random discrete scatterers and rough surfaces. Written by leading scientists who have made important contributions to wave scattering over three decades, this new work explains the principles, methods, and applications of this rapidly expanding, interdisciplinary field. It covers both introductory and advanced material and provides students and researchers in remote sensing as well as imaging, optics, and electromagnetic theory with a one-stop reference to a wealth of current research results. Plus, Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves contains detailed discussions of both analytical and numerical methods, including cutting-edge techniques for the recovery of earth/land parametric information.
The three volumes are entitled respectively Theories and Applications, Numerical Simulation, and Advanced Topics. In the first volume, Theories and Applications, Leung Tsang (University of Washington) Jin Au Kong (MIT), and Kung-Hau Ding (Air Force Research Lab) cover:
Basic theory of electromagnetic scattering
Fundamentals of random scattering
Characteristics of discrete scatterers and rough surfaces
Scattering and emission by layered media
Single scattering and applications
Radiative transfer theory and solution techniques
One-dimensional random rough surface scattering
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Introductory Electromagnetics - Zoya Popovic, Branko D. Popovic

It relates basic physical principles to engineering practice with a number of application examples. It is mathematically simple, but exact. FEATURES/BENEFITS *Contains application chapters *Includes a "Questions" feature *Derives mathematical tools from physical concepts when needed *Presents transmission lines in the middle of the **** once students have understood distributed circuit elements *Offers a "Practice Problems and Labs" supplement
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Aerodinamycs of the Helicopter


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Introduction To Chemical Engineering Kinetics & Reactor Design - Charles G Hill Jr.


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Advances In Nonlinear Dynamos (The Fluid Mechanics Of Astrophysics And Geophysics)

O'Reilly - CSharp and VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference

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Foundations of Qt Development

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O'Reilly - PHP Pocket Reference 2nd Edition

Simple, to the point, and compact–in fact, exactly what you’ve come to expect in an O’Reilly Pocket Reference–the second edition of PHP Pocket Reference is thoroughly updated to include the specifics of PHP 4, the ********’s latest version. Written by the founder of the PHP Project, Rasmus Lerdorf, PHP Pocket Reference is both a handy introduction to PHP syntax and structure, and a quick reference to the vast array of functions provided by PHP. The quick reference section organizes all the core functions of PHP alphabetically so you can find what you need easily; the slim size means you can keep it handy beside your keyboard for those times when you want to look up a function quickly without closing what you’re doing. The PHP Pocket Reference an indispensable (and inexpensive) tool for any serious PHP coder.
About the Author
started the PHP Project back in 1995 and has been actively involved in PHP development ever since. Also involved in a number of other Open Source projects, Rasmus is a longtime Apache contributor and foundation member. He is the author of the first edition of the PHP Pocket Reference, and the co-author of Programming PHP.
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The Berkeley DB Book

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Foundation Flash Applications for Mobile Devices

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The Definitive Guide to the Microsoft Enterprise Library

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Beginning Ajax with PHP

Product De******ion: Ajax breathes new life into *** applications by transparently communicating and manipulating data in conjunction with a server-****d technology. Of all the server-****d technologies capable of working in conjunction with Ajax, perhaps none are more suitable than PHP, the world’s most popular ******ing ********. Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to Professional is the first book to introduce how these two popular technologies can work together to create next-generation applications. Author Lee Babin covers what you commonly encounter in daily *** application development tasks, and shows you how to build PHP/AJAX-enabled solutions for forms validation, file upload monitoring, data****-driven information display and manipulation, *** services, Google Maps integration, and more
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O'Reilly - Python Pocket Reference 2nd Edition

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Pro ********** Techniques

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Foundations of F# (Expert's Voice in .Net)

Functional programming (FP) is the future of .NET programming, and F# is much more than just an FP ********. Every professional .NET programmer needs to learn about FP, and there's no better way to do it than by learning F#--and no easier way to learn F# than from Foundations of F#.
If you're already familiar with FP, you'll find F# the ******** you've always dreamed of. And all .NET programmers will find F# an exciting real-world alternative to C# and Visual Basic. This book is likely to have many imitators, but few true competitors. Written by F# evangelist Rob Pickering, and tech reviewed by F#'s main designer, Don Syme, this is an elegant, comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the ******** and an incisive guide to using F# for real-world professional development. F# is the future of programming (not just on .NET), and the future is now.
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Forecasting Oracle Performance


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Mac OS X Unwired
A Guide for Home, Office, and the Road

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Mac OS X Unwired is a one-stop wireless information source for technically savvy Mac users. If you're considering wireless as an alternative to cable and DSL, or using wireless to network computers in your home, office, or on the road, this book will show you the full-spectrum view of wireless capabilities of Mac OS X, and how to get the most out of them.
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Object-Oriented Action****** 3.0

Learn object-oriented programming in Action****** 3.0
Covers both the Flash and Flex environments
Includes design patterns, custom frameworks, data binding, and other crucial techniques
Object-oriented programming (OOP) is something that is usually considered a black art for hardcore programmers, not a topic of conversation for Flash developers. However, when adobe introduced Action****** 3.0 to the mix, it changed everything. Action****** 3.0 is much more powerful than previous versions, allowing Flash developers to produce robust object-oriented applications. but with that power comes great responsibility—OOP is now a requirement, rather than optional, and there are new things to learn.
But never fear—this book, ****d on the ever-popular Object-Oriented Action****** for Flash 8, provides you all you need to delve into the world of OOP with confidence, whether you are using the Flash IDE, Flex builder, or even command-line tools for your development work.
First, you are taken gently through all the principles of OOP that you need to know, and then given a guide to designing and implementing applications in Action****** 3.0. Next, we step up a gear, showing you the Flex builder development environment and teaching about creating reusable, extensible component frameworks—manager classes, animation and effects classes, UI widgets, and more. lastly, we look at some more advanced topics such as communication between Flash and the browser and *** services. case studies are included that apply the knowledge presented, giving you real-world projects to learn from and adapt for use in your own work.
Mastering object-oriented programming is essential for modern Flash development, and Object-Oriented Action****** 3.0 is the only guide you'll need.

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Foundation Flex for Developers: Data-Driven Applications with PHP, ASP.Net, Coldfusion, and LCDs


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Designing Portals : Opportunities and Challenges



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Activation And Catalytic Reactions Of Saturated Hydrocarbons In The Presence Of ****l Complexes - A.E. Shilov, Georgiy B. Shul'pin, Alexander E. Shilov

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Peer to Peer Computing: The Evolution of a Disruptive Technology

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*** Portals: The New Gateways to Internet Information and Services

A *** portal is a special *** site designed to act as a gateway giving convenient access to other related sites. This book
investigates the various types of portals and describes how they can be used in business applications. After considering the
nature of portals, the book describes the first general portals like Yahoo, and how they came into being. Portals are used in
businesses of all types and sizes and this book discusses how portals can be used in large business corporations as well as
small to medium enterprises. *** portals have increasing importance to marketers as, by their nature, they retain their users
who must return to them frequently. They also provide a useful means of making information and knowledge readily available in
a convenient form to authorised users. This book covers a wide range of issues relating to the use of portals in business.
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Mobile Commerce Application Development

The prevalence of wireless and mobile technologies in business informs this look at how organizations will need to heavily
invest in developing infrastructure and applications for mobile commerce.

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Advances in ***-****d Education: Personalized Learning Environments

Magoulas (computer science and information systems, U. of London, UK) and Chen (information systems and computing, Brunel U.,
UK) assemble 14 chapters by an international group of scholars and researchers who address the personalization of ***-****d
education and new technology that adjusts to the individual learner, such as *******, presentation, navigation support, and
educational services. Sections center on modeling the learner, designing instruction, authoring and exploring *******, and
approaches to integration. Key considerations are gender, cognitive ability, dominant meanings of queries, learning styles,
and feedback in LAOS, AHyCo, adaptive hypermedia, con****ualized learning, ****-COL, SCORM, the MAID design method, and Tutor
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Project Management for Modern Information Systems

In the past, project success has been defined too narrowly as simply meeting time and cost constraints for a given scope of
work. However, in order for an IT project to be completely successful that basic definition of success needs to be extended
to include meeting return on investment expectations, product quality, stakeholder satisfaction, security, maintainability
and adaptability. Also, the formal methods and tools of the project management discipline need to evolve to address the
changes in modern software engineering and our high-tech global workplaces. With this broader and more appropriate definition
of success, IT project management techniques and tools can be modernized, extended, and otherwise focused to be more
effective.
Project Management for Modern Information Systems describes and illustrates practices, procedures, methods, and tools for IT
project management that address this extended definition of project success for modern times.

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User-Centered Computer Aided ******** Learning

In the field of computer aided ******** learning (CALL), there is a need for emphasizing the importance of the user.
User-Centered Computer Aided ******** Learning presents methodologies, strategies, and design approaches for building
interfaces for a user-centered CALL environment, creating a deeper understanding of the opportunities and challenges of the
field. User-Centered Computer Aided ******** Learning acts as a guide to help educators, administrators, professionals and
researchers find the basis of a framework for the development and management of CALL environments that are enriched with many
domains and take into account interaction and activity, which go beyond the basic linguistic elements of the field.

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Mobile Multimedia Communications: Concepts, Applications, and Challenges

With rapid growth of the Internet, the applications of multimedia are burgeoning in every aspect of human life including
communication networks and wireless and mobile communications.
Mobile Multimedia Communications: Concepts, Applications, and Challenges captures defining research on all aspects and
implications of the accelerated progress of mobile multimedia technologies. Covered topics include fundamental network
infrastructures, modern communication features such as wireless and mobile multimedia protocols, personal communication
systems, mobility and resource management, and security and privacy issues. A complete reference to topics driving current
and potential future development of mobile technologies, this essential addition to library collections will meet the needs
of researchers in a variety of related fields.
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O'Reilly - MySQL Pocket Reference

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Easy to take and use anywhere, the MySQL Pocket Reference provides instant reminders on how to use important MySQL functions
in conjunction with key parts of the LAMP open source infrastructure. The book covers installation of MySQL and includes a
de******ion of SQL commands, data types, operators, and functions. In this small book, you get a handy reference to the
enormous feature set of MySQL, the dominant data**** in the open source world.
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Computational Intelligence for Movement Sciences: Neural Networks and Other Emerging Techniques

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Recent years have seen many new developments in computational intelligence (CI) techniques and, consequently, this has led to
an exponential increase in the number of applications in a variety of areas, including: engineering, finance, social and
biomedical. In particular, CI techniques are increasingly being used in biomedical and human movement areas because of the
complexity of the biological systems as well as the limitations of the existing quantitative techniques in modelling.
Computational Intelligence for Movement Sciences: Neural Networks and Other Emerging Techniques contains information
regarding state-of-the-art research outcomes and cutting-edge technology from leading scientists and researchers working on
various aspects of the human movement. Readers of this book will gain an insight into this field as well as access to
pertinent information, which they will be able to use for continuing research in this area.

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Privacy Protection for E-Services

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There is a deep need for privacy education and technology with which to educate the e-services industry, and provide it the
tools to build privacy preserving e-services. Privacy Protection for E-Services fulfills this need by reporting on the latest
advances in privacy protection issues and technologies for e-services, covering important material, such as: consumer
empowerment, assessing privacy risks, security technologies needed for privacy protection, systems for privacy policy
enforcement, and even methods for assessing privacy technologies. Privacy Protection for E-Services is a must-read for
consumers, educators, researchers, designers, and developers who are interested in the protection of consumer privacy for
Internet services.
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Solaris 9 Security (Networking)

Today, there is more at stake when conducting e-business. A company can lose millions of dollars due to a simple virus or
hacker attack. Now, you can custom-build your own server security system with Solaris 9. This popular operating system allows
you to choose the features that fit the unique needs of your business. Additional programs have been incorporated directly
into the operating system to minimize the vulnerability of your server. Get the information you need to fully utilize the
features of Solaris 9, ensure greater security of your network, and gain an edge over your competitors!
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The Algorithm Design Manual


This expanded and updated second edition of a classic bestseller continues to take the "mystery" out of designing and
analyzing algorithms and their efficacy and efficiency. Expanding on the highly successful formula of the first edition, the
book now serves as the primary ****book of choice for any algorithm design course while maintaining its status as the premier
practical reference guide to algorithms. NEW: (1) Incorporates twice the tutorial material and exercises. (2) Provides full
online support for lecturers, and a completely updated and improved ***site component with lecture slides, audio and video.
(3) Contains a highly unique catalog of the 75 most important algorithmic problems. (4) Includes new "war stories" and
"interview problems", relating experiences from real-world applications. Written by a well-known, IEEE Computer Science
teaching-award winner, this new edition is an essential learning tool for students needing a solid grounding in algorithms,
as well as a uniquely comprehensive ****/reference for professionals.

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Mathematical Tools for Data Mining: Set Theory, Partial Orders, Combinatorics (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing)

The maturing of the field of data mining has brought about an increased level of mathematical sophistication. Such
disciplines like topology, combinatorics, partially ordered sets and their associated algebraic structures (lattices and
Boolean algebras), and metric spaces are increasingly applied in data mining research. This book presents these mathematical
foundations of data mining integrated with applications to provide the reader with a comprehensive reference.

Mathematics is presented in a thorough and rigorous manner offering a detailed explanation of each topic, with applications
to data mining such as frequent item sets, clustering, decision trees also being discussed. More than 400 exercises are
included and they form an integral part of the material. Some of the exercises are in reality supplemental material and their
solutions are included. The reader is assumed to have a knowledge of elementary analysis.