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Anil Kumar Maini

The fundamentals and implementation of digital electronics are essential to understanding the design and working of consumer/industrial electronics, communications, embedded systems, computers, security and military equipment. Devices used in applications such as these are constantly decreasing in size and employing more complex technology. It is therefore essential for engineers and students to understand the fundamentals, implementation and application principles of digital electronics, devices and integrated circuits. This is so that they can use the most appropriate and effective technique to suit their technical need. This book provides practical and comprehensive coverage of digital electronics, bringing together information on fundamental theory, operational aspects and potential applications. With worked problems, examples, and review questions for each chapter, Digital Electronics includes: information on number systems, binary codes, digital arithmetic, logic gates and families, and Boolean algebra; an in-depth look at multiplexers, de-multiplexers, devices for arithmetic operations, flip-flops and related devices, counters and registers, and data conversion circuits; up-to-date coverage of recent application fields, such as programmable logic devices, microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital troubleshooting and digital instrumentation. A comprehensive, must-read book on digital electronics for senior undergraduate and graduate students of electrical, electronics and computer engineering, and a valuable reference book for professionals and researchers.

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Jules Pretty

Our agricultural and food systems are not meeting everyone's needs, and despite great progress in increasing productivity over the past century, hundreds of millions of people remain hungry and malnourished. This book describes a different form of agriculture: one founded more on ecological principles and which is also more harmonious with people, their societies and cultures. Edited by the world's leading expert on sustainable agriculture, this volume brings together the most influential scholarship in the field. The book maps out the complex subject area of sustainable agriculture and introduces and explains key and hard-to-find literature. It covers theoretical developments and critical appraisals of evidence, addressing what is not sustainable about current or past agricultural and food systems, as well as studies of transitions towards agricultural and rural sustainability at farm, community, regional, national and international levels, and through food supply chains. This highly accessible one-of-a-kind collection is the essential student and practitioner reference text in sustainable agriculture.

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Richard Gass

Mathematica is a powerful computer language that allows the tight integration of symbolic, numeric, and graphic techniques. In Mathematica for Scientists and Engineers: Using Mathematica to do Science, Richard Gass provides a guide for scientific researchers, engineers, and students on using the power of Mathematica to solve scientifically interesting problems. On the left, for instance, is a nonuniform cross-section of a pipe, the partial differential equation that governs wave motion in the pipe, the Mathematica code that solves the equation, and a density plot of the excess pressure in the pipe.

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Aron Hsiao

An easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide to installing, configuring, and using Red Hat Linux. Red Hat Linux is the most popular choice among Linux users in the U.S., with about 80% of the U.S. Linux market. Includes complete coverage of the new features of the upgrade to Red Hat, due out in Fall 2002. Assumes no prior knowledge of Linux and is an easy-to-understand, step-by-step tutorial for new Linux users. Linux is an open-source, UNIX-like operating system that has become a viable desktop system for many users, especially those involved with system and network administration. Red Hat Linux has remained a leading choice of Linux distributions for years, owning more than 80% of the U.S. Linux market. Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Linux in 24 Hours covers all the most important topics for the reader who wants to get Red Hat Linux up and running and to become productive with the operating system as quickly as possible. The book covers topics such as installing, setting up, and negotiating the new desktop environment. Judith Samson is a writer and the principal of the Linux consulting company SamsonSource. She regularly contributes to TechRepublic and other publications, as well as the GNOME Documentation project. Jason Byars is a graduate student in computer engineering at Purdue University and has been involved with Linux for more than four years. Dallas Releford is the CEO of American Electronic Publishing and has worked as a writer, technical editor, reviewer, and consultant in the technology publishing field.