Computer Science Books

Removes the unnescesary mathematical approach to the introduction of the stiffness method. Even an undergraduate can understand with minimal effort. This has to be the best introductory text to the stiffness method as it paves the way for further understanding of the more advanced topics such as finite elements.

Do you want to know how to develop your own Structural Analysis software? Then this is the book for you! You will learn how to develop codes for 2D and 3D Trusses, 2D and 3D Frames, Grillages and there is even a chapter on Structural Dynamics.

I've used this book or versions of it for a couple of years now...I've often been asked in regular science education classes or in neuroscience or biology situations, "How do we make this stuff accessible to those with disabilities?" Thank heavens for all the tremendous work done by this group and other innovative inventors who strive to put Deaf people like me and those with learning, visual, and orthopedic disabilities on an equal footing with everyone else. This book has more than served its purpose and paid back its price many times over. Teachers and professors are always amazed at the amount of work that is ongoing in this area, as well as the amount of money out there for developing computer technology for the disabled through the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education, and the National Institute of Health, as well as individual companies.

We will never make this country totally computer literate if we exclude specific populations. As the push for inclusion of students with disabilities in regular schools and acceptance of these students becomes stronger, it is absolutely critical that teachers be aware of both hardware and software that can make their curriula more accessible to both disabled and 'normal' students.

I fully endorse and encourage teaching universities and educators and librarians to make sure an updated version of this book is made available so that all students have an opportunity to achieve their highest abilities. Karen Sadler Science Education, University of Pittsburgh

The Alliance for Technology Access is a network of community-based resource centers dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities. Toward the furtherance of their mission that have produced Computer And Web Resources For People With Disabilities, now an expanded and thoroughly updated third edition. Computer hardware and software provide children and adults with an unprecedented opportunity to interact with the broader world of work, education, recreation, and socialization. Featured in this superb instructional reference are recommendations for making use of conventional, assistive and information technologies; illustrative personal stories of people using technology in their daily lives; details about state-of-the-art computer technology (including screen enhancements, speech synthesizers and customized keyboards); new and extensively updated listings of Internet resources, publications, support organizations, and vendors. Computer And Web Resources For People With Disabilities is an absolutely essential, core acquisition for personal, professional, academic, community library, health center, and community center disability resources library reference collections.

For those of you sick of engineering texts filled with a bunch of theoretical junk, this is the book for you. It very nicely blends a little bit of theory with some real-world practical applications and the software in the back really brings hydraulic engineering into the 21st century.

If you're a civil engineer looking to make a move these days, it will pay you to know how to use the software tools built by Haestad. This company is the standard in water modeling. I used this book in college and recently acquired the latest edition to bone up for a water resources position that was being offered in California. This book dispenses with all the deep theory and gets right down to the practical business of modeling. Since, it includes academic versions of all the standard models, it was easy to get a refresher course, and I held my own during the interview.

I like the fact that Haestad Methods has added more software and coverage. Highly recommended.

The book is an exceptionally clearsighted introduction to the topic of RISC. With many lookbacks on existing processors the authors weighs the pros and cons on almost every aspect of the design. I especially enjoyed the lengthy discussions of what an operating system (unix in this case) expect from the hardware and how the two cooperate in the best possible way.

It's discussion on different file systems does not directly have a bearing on the RISC architecture but fits in very snugly in giving a most complete general overview of a computer system. There's more to it than a good processor.

Read it! You'll learn a lot - not only about RISCs - but also what has driven hardware designers in the microprocessor industry for decades.

Good introduction of RISC CPU design. This book illustrates some of the architectural trade offs that real designers make when introducing a new CPU architecture. I especially like the fact that the authors went into great detail about the software and hardware aspects of the CPU design.

This book is great for anyone who likes art. I got it from the library and I'm trying to get the supplies to make everything in the book before its due back!
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My son read this book and he wanted to make all the crafts right then

Many manufacturing technology professors feel unsure about the nature and teaching computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)in their program. James A. Rehg and Henry W. Kraebber are dynamic authors, as they present CIM as a technical and strategic function of an organization. They offer a technical and management-based approach for understanding and implementing CIM in the "world class manufacturing" settings. Unlike other CIM books, Computer Integrated Manufacturing is written from the manufacturing technology professor's point of view with technical expertise. The CIM model used is consistent with the SME Manufacturing Enterprise Wheel developed by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. This books explains the fundamental principles as well as practical applications of computer integrated manufacturing in a clear and effective manner and the illustrations and complement the text well.

Many manufacturing technology professors feel unsure about the nature and teaching computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)in their program. James A. Rehg and Henry W. Kraebber are dynamic authors, as they present CIM as a technical and strategic function of an organization. They offer a technical and management-based approach for understanding and implementing CIM in the "world class manufacturing" settings. Unlike other CIM books, Computer Integrated Manufacturing is written from the manufacturing technology professor's point of view with technical expertise. The CIM model used is consistent with the SME Manufacturing Enterprise Wheel developed by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. This books explains the fundamental principles as well as practical applications of computer integrated manufacturing in a clear and effective manner and the illustrations complement the text well.

This book provides a very clear treatment of model selection, the bootstrap and the computer-intensive philosophy. It places heavy emphasis on the bootstrap and cross validation. Other computer-intensive methods such as MCMC methods, multiple imputation and permutation methods are not treated. It represents development up to 1994 in a rapidly advancing area. There have been many additional theoretical and applied advances since then. It covers most of the topics of other competing books on bootstrap and resampling but is unique in its treatment of model selection and validation. It appears to require intermediate level knowledge of mathematics and freely uses matrix algebra. There are many good references and examples. The author uses FORTRAN to implement the methods and provides code. This may be a bit old fashioned. Current price of book is very high and these days there are many alternative texts to consider.

This book provides a very clear treatment of model selection, the bootstrap and the computer-intensive philosophy. It places heavy emphasis on the bootstrap and cross validation. Other computer-intensive methods such as MCMC methods, multiple imputation and permutation methods are not treated. It represents development up to 1994 in a rapidly advancing area. There have been many additional theoretical and applied advances since then. It covers most of the topics of other competing books on bootstrap and resampling but is unique in its treatment of model selection and validation. It appears to require intermediate level knowledge of mathematics and freely uses matrix algebra. There are many good references and examples. The author uses FORTRAN to implement the methods and provides code. This may be a bit old fashioned.

I bought my copy over 20 years ago and it remains my favorite
book on this topic. Why? Completeness and clarity of
presentation. Not to mention that it is generally well-
written. I have other, more recent books in this area, but
if we ever have to evacuate this building in a hurry, Vlach
and Singhal is the one I'd grab on the way out the door.

I used this book in Graduate course. I found it very useful. It covers most of the theoritical and graph techniques for circuits and network analysis. All the methods are discribed in a clear way along with examples and problems. This is good for upper level undergraduate courses and a "must" for graduate students. This is the Text you are looking for, to use for your courses and for Ph.D. comprehensive exams. I'll keep it with me until I retire...

My professor used this book for a numerical methods course, and the computer programs within were helpful, but I wouldnt use this book for an undergrad course. There are no hand-worked examples in the book, which might make this book inappropriate for a first course in the subject.

I bought the book when I took the course from Yogesh Jaluria (the authur). I found it to be an excellently written book with clear explanation of the numerical methods before each example. This book is a reflection of his teaching which is also superb. It might not be as comprehensive as Numerical Recipe but I found it to be much more tangible and clearer. I highly recommend it to to all engineering AND science students. There are only two grips I have with the book, all the codes are written in FORTRAN 77, which is a bit dated depending on your point of view, the other is that the pages like to fall off over time in the softcover copy.

We all know how bad the security of commercial software can be and now it's time we do something about it. The Common Criteria is a proven method to fixing the woeful state of software security and this book is the key to the front door that leads to the path of provably secure systems. It's useful for students, researchers, practitioners, and software developers who truly want to make a difference in finally bringing trust into an otherwise untrustworthy world.

This book clearly explains the background and mechanisms of the Common Criteria. Highly recommended for system architects, software developers, software evaluators, managers, and anyone else concerned about security requirements of computer systems and hardware.