by Rob Beattie (2007)
A treasure trove of bright ideas guaranteed to give you hours of fun. This wonderful book will bring out the secret sorcerer and scientist in all of us.
Geoff Friesen
Java by Example presumes no previous experience with either Java or programming in general. You will learn Java-specific programming concepts, object-oriented programming, and proper coding techniques. Topics include Java Foundation Classes (JFC), Abstract Windowing Toolkit, Applets vs Applications, and Multi-Threading. At the end of the book, you build a useful contact manager, applying concepts learned throughout the book.
Angela M. O'Rand, John C. Henretta
"In the United States, older populations exhibit the highest levels of economic inequality of all age groups. Across all advanced societies, the inequalities observed in older populations stem from structural and individual processes that differentiate the life courses of women and men and yield distinctive patterns of economic inequality in adulthood and old age."--BOOK JACKET. "Age and Inequality examines the structural and individual bases of inequality and aging in the United States, especially in recent decades."--BOOK JACKET. "Aging and retirement in the twenty-first century raise concerns regarding public welfare and market policies affecting labor exits and income support systems across countries over the next half century. Angela M. O'Rand and John C. Henretta consider the implications of the changing workplace and changing public policies for aging women and men."--BOOK JACKET.
Bobby Mercer
"The 20 easy-to-build robots in this project book can be constructed for little or not cost using common household objects and repurposed materials."--
Rainer Palm, Hans Hellendoorn, Dimiter Driankov
Model Based Fuzzy Control uses a given conventional or fuzzy open loop model of the plant under control to derive the set of fuzzy rules for the fuzzy controller. Of central interest are the stability, performance, and robustness of the resulting closed loop system. The major objective of model based fuzzy control is to use the full range of linear and nonlinear design and analysis methods to design such fuzzy controllers with better stability, performance, and robustness properties than non-fuzzy controllers designed using the same techniques. This objective has already been achieved for fuzzy sliding mode controllers and fuzzy gain schedulers - the main topics of this book. The primary aim of the book is to serve as a guide for the practitioner and to provide introductory material for courses in control theory.