CRC Press, 2024. — 98 p. — ISBN 1032515287. Vibration Engineering presents recent developments in the field of engineering, encompassing industrial norms, applications within the finite element method, infrastructure safety assessment, and active vibration control strategies. It offers a study in seismic vibration control and analysis for building structures and liquid storage...
Springer, 2017, ISBN: 3319623672, 588 pages. This book contains eight chapters treating the stability of all major areas of the flexural theory. It covers the stability of structures under mechanical and thermal loads and all areas of structural, loading and material types. The structural element may be assumed to be made of a homogeneous/isotropic material, or of a...
Sybex, 2016. — 1080 p. — ISBN 1119240050. Mastering AutoCAD 2017 and AutoCAD LT 2017 is the premier guide to the world's leading CAD program. AutoCAD is the leading software for 2D and 3D technical drawings, and AutoCAD LT makes the software's tremendous functionality more accessible for smaller businesses and individuals. This guide shows you how to take full advantage of this...
Apress, 2012. — 304 p. — ISBN: 1430247614. This book is about coding interview question of software and Internet companies. It covers five key factors which determine performance of candidates: the basics of programming languages, data structures and algorithms, approaches to writing code with high quality, tips to solve difficult problems, methods to optimize code, soft skills...
Apress, 2012. — 304 p. — ISBN: 1430247614. This book is about coding interview question of software and Internet companies. It covers five key factors which determine performance of candidates: the basics of programming languages, data structures and algorithms, approaches to writing code with high quality, tips to solve difficult problems, methods to optimize code, soft skills...
Springer, 2002, 410 pages, ISBN: 3540436391. This is the only textbook available on multiresolution methods in geometric modeling, a central topic in visualization, which is of great importance for industrial applications. Written in tutorial form, the book is introductory in character, and includes supporting exercises.
Wiley, 2014, 672 pages, ISBN: 111863215X. Illustratestheories and associated mathematical expressions with numericalexamples using various methods, leading to exact solutions, moreaccurate results, and more computationally efficient techniques This book presents the derivations of the equations of motionfor all structure foundations using either the continuous model orthe...
Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2016, - 364 pages - ISBN: 1482227762. Geometric Modeling and Mesh Generation from Scanned Images shows how to integrate image processing, geometric modeling, and mesh generation with the finite element method (FEM) to solve problems in computational biology, medicine, materials science, and engineering. Based on the author’s recent research and course at...
Apress, 2015. — 592 p. — ISBN10: 148420395X. The Swift programming language has transformed the world of iOS development and started a new age of modern Cocoa development. Pro Design Patterns in Swift shows you how to harness the power and flexibility of Swift to apply the most important and enduring design patterns to your applications, taking your development projects to...
Packt Publishing, 2016. — 234 p. — ISBN10: 178588736X. This easy-to-understand book takes beginners on a delightful journey of discovering the features available to the developer, right up to the completion of medium-level projects ready for App Store submission. It provides the fastest way to develop real-world apps for the Apple Watch by teaching you the concepts of Watch UI,...
Packt Publishing, 2016 - 332 p. - ISBN10: 1785885693. Get to grips with object-oriented programming in Swift to efficiently build powerful real-world applications About This Book Leverage the most efficient object-oriented design patterns in your Swift applications Write robust, safer, and better code using the blueprints that generate objects Build a platform with...
Packt Publishing, 2012. — 280 p. — ISBN10: 184968716. Learn and implement recommended practices for the complete software development life cycle with Visual Studio 2010. This book and e-book detail a large breadth of recommended practices in Visual Studio. Consolidated reference of varied practices including background and detailed implementations, great for inexperienced and...
A K Peters, 2015 -- ISBN: 1482264617 --586pp. The latest edition of this bestselling game development reference offers proven tips and techniques for the real-time rendering of special effects and visualization data that are useful for beginners and seasoned game and graphics programmers alike. Exploring recent developments in the rapidly evolving field of real-time rendering,...
5th Edition. — Wrox, 2012. — 864 p. — ISBN: 1118162137, 9781118162132. A complete update covering the many advances to the XML language. The XML language has become the standard for writing documents on the Internet and is constantly improving and evolving. This new edition covers all the many new XML-based technologies that have appeared since the previous edition four years...
Packt Publishing, 2013. — 110 p. — ISBN: 1783285273. Mobile apps have become extremely popular over the last few years and offer a great opportunity for developers. Android is now one of the most popular mobile systems in the world. The new Android Studio IDE has introduced a specialized development environment, welcomed by the emerging Android community, which is perfect for...
Packt Publishing, 2013. — 110 p. — ISBN: 1783285273. Mobile apps have become extremely popular over the last few years and offer a great opportunity for developers. Android is now one of the most popular mobile systems in the world. The new Android Studio IDE has introduced a specialized development environment, welcomed by the emerging Android community, which is perfect for...
Microsoft Press, 2012. — 358 p. — ISBN: 0735664730, 9780735664739. Capitalize on the faster GPU processors in today's computers with the C++ AMP code library-and bring massive parallelism to your project. With this practical book, experienced C++ developers will learn parallel programming fundamentals with C++ AMP through detailed examples, code snippets, and case studies....
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2012. — 1128 p. — ISBN: 0321623215. — ISBN13: 978-0-321-62321-8. The Best-Selling C++ Resource. Now Updated for C++11. The C++ standard library provides a set of common classes and interfaces that greatly extend the core C++ language. The library, however, is not self-explanatory. To make full use of its components–and to benefit from their...
O’Reilly Media, 2012. — 296 p. — ISBN: 1449327141, 9781449327149. Throw out your old ideas of C, and relearn a programming language that’s substantially outgrown its origins. With 21st Century C, you’ll discover up-to-date techniques that are absent from every other C text available. C isn’t just the foundation of modern programming languages, it is a modern language, ideal for...
O’Reilly Media, 2003. — 704 p. — ISBN: 059600298X. To-the-point, authoritative, no-nonsense solutions have always been a trademark of O’Reilly books. The In a Nutshell books have earned a solid reputation in the field as the well-thumbed references that sit beside the knowledgeable developer's keyboard. C++ in a Nutshell lives up to the In a Nutshell promise. C++ in a Nutshell...
7th Edition. — Sams, 2012. — 766 p. — ISBN10: 0672335670, 9780672335679. In just one hour a day, you’ll have all the skills you need to begin programming in C++. With this complete tutorial, you’ll quickly master the basics, and then move on to more advanced features and concepts. Completely updated for the C++11 standard, this book presents the language from a practical point...
Springer, 2002. — 190 p. — ISBN: 0387984240. Implicit definition and description of geometric objects and surfaces plays a critical role in the appearance and manipulation of computer graphics. In addition, the mathematical definition of shapes, using an implicit form, has pivotal applications for geometric modeling, visualization and animation. Until recently, the parametric...
CRC Press, 2014. — 422 p. — ISBN10: 1439852790, ISBN13: 978-1-4822-3633-0. Teach Your Students How to Create a Graphics Application. Introduction to Computer Graphics: A Practical Learning Approach guides students in developing their own interactive graphics application. The authors show step by step how to implement computer graphics concepts and theory using the EnvyMyCar...
Springer, 2003. — 234 p. — ISBN: 3642055052 The Japanese original edition of "FEM for Springs" was published in 1997, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Japan Society for Spring Research (JSSR). While there have been many books published about Finite Element Method (FEM), this book was among the first to address the application of FEM to spring design. When asked about...
Cengage Learning, 2008, ISBN: 1584505273, 624 pages. Welcome to the seventh volume of the must-have reference series for game developers, Game Programming Gems, the series that helped define the standards for game programming and continues to be an essential source for new, innovative techniques. "Game Programming Gems 7" provides the tools and inspiration that game developers...
Springer, 2008. — 214 p. — ISBN: 1848001169. Virtual reality techniques are increasingly becoming indispensable in many areas. This book looks at how to generate advanced virtual reality worlds. It covers principles, techniques, devices and mathematical foundations, beginning with basic definitions, and then moving on to the latest results from current research and exploring...
A K Peters Ltd, 2006, ISBN: 1568812353, 350 pages. Data structures and tools from computational geometry help to solve problems in computer graphics; these methods have been widely adopted by the computer graphics community yielding elegant and efficient algorithms. This book focuses on algorithms and data structures that have proven to be versatile, efficient, fundamental, and...
Springer, 2007. — 259 p. — ISBN: 1846288037. This book is a complete introduction to vector analysis, especially within the context of computer graphics. The author shows why vectors are useful and how it is possible to develop analytical skills in manipulating vector algebra. Even though vector analysis is a relatively recent development in the history of mathematics, it has...
Springer, 2015. — xiv, 430 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4419-1745-4, ISBN: 978-1-4419-1746-1 This book introduces the key concepts of nonlinear finite element analysis procedures. The book explains the fundamental theories of the field and provides instructions on how to apply the concepts to solving practical engineering problems. Instead of covering many nonlinear problems, the book...
Sybex, 2014, ISBN: 1118862511, 912 pages. Expand your skills with complete Maya mastery Mastering Autodesk Maya is the ultimate guide to the popular 3D animation software. Author Todd Palamar draws on his extensive professional animation experience to help readers take their Maya skills to the next level. Written for those who already know the basics of this enormous program,...
CRC Press, 2003, ISBN: 155860801X, 277 pages. The heart of any system that simulates the physical interaction between objects is collision detection-the ability to detect when two objects have come into contact. This system is also one of the most difficult aspects of a physical simulation to implement correctly, and invariably it is the main consumer of CPU cycles....
A K Peters/CRC Press, 2014, ISBN: 1466567856, 376 pages. Game Magic: A Designer’s Guide to Magic Systems in Theory and Practice explains how to construct magic systems and presents a compendium of arcane lore, encompassing the theory, history, and structure of magic systems in games and human belief. The author combines rigorous scholarly analysis with practical game design...
Sybex, 2014, ISBN: 1118871022, 400 pages. Learn the leading civil engineering software, fast and in full color. If you need to learn the core features and functions of AutoCAD Civil 3D now, this is the book for you. AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials uses full-color screenshots and tutorials based on real workflows to teach you the fundamentals of this industry-leading civil...
Wiley, 2014, ISBN: 1118893875, 352 pages. Plates: Theories and Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to plate structures, covering classical theory and applications. It considers plate structures in several forms, starting from the simple uniform, thin, homogeneous metallic structure to more efficient and durable alternatives involving features such as...
Springer, 2014, ISBN: 3319059564, 110 pages. This monograph presents a short course in computational geometry and topology. In the first part the book covers Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulations, then it presents the theory of alpha complexes which play a crucial role in biology. The central part of the book is the homology theory and their computation, including the...
Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2012, ISBN: 1584887303, 410 pages. Written by authors at the forefront of modern algorithms research, Delaunay Mesh Generation demonstrates the power and versatility of Delaunay meshers in tackling complex geometric domains ranging from polyhedra with internal boundaries to piecewise smooth surfaces. Covering both volume and surface meshes, the authors...
Sybex, 2014, ISBN: 1118862082, 1080 pages. The ultimate reference and tutorial for AutoCAD software This Autodesk Official Press book employs concise explanations, focused examples, step–by–step instructions, and hands–on projects to help you master both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. This detailed guide works well as both a tutorial and stand–alone reference, and is the perfect...
Sybex, 2014, ISBN: 1118862139, 1056 pages. A comprehensive guide to Autodesk Inventor and Inventor LT This detailed reference and tutorial provides straightforward explanations, real–world examples, and practical tutorials that focus squarely on teaching Autodesk Inventor tips, tricks, and techniques. The book also includes a project at the beginning to help those new to...
Springer, 2004, ISBN: 0387406492, 397 pages. The book presents and integrates the methods of structural dynamics, identification and control into a common framework. It aims to create a common language between structural and control system engineers.
Springer, 2014, ISBN: 3319042947, 230 pages. This is the first book to present a systematic review of applications of the Haar wavelet method for solving Calculus and Structural Mechanics problems. Haar wavelet-based solutions for a wide range of problems, such as various differential and integral equations, fractional equations, optimal control theory, buckling, bending and...
Barbara Hohensee, 2014, ASIN B00IJZECK2, 179 pages. An introduction to Android Studio, the new development environment for Android app development. The book gives an overview of the new features and capabilities. It starts with installing and configuring Android Studio. You're getting to know the new IDE and his Editor. You learn how to create new Android projects from scratch,...
Packt Publishing, 2013, ISBN: 184969026X, 358 pages. Designing and selling games on the iOS platform has become a phenomenon ever since the introduction of the App Store. With mobile gaming taking the World by storm, users are indulging in all different types of games. iPhone Game Blueprints is a hands on guide to both inspire and help developers, graphic designers, and game...
Packt Publishing, 2014, ISBN: 1783551577, 120 pages. Sprite Kit, a new framework introduced in iOS7, has been designed as a built-in animation workflow for keyframing 2D animation without the need of engines such as Unity to serve as an intermediate. Sprite Kit enables the easy and fast development cycle, leaving more time to work on gameplay and polish, and less on tedious...
Springer, 2014, ISBN: 3709117763, 270 pages. This book presents a hybrid approach to the mechanics of thin bodies. Classical theories of rods, plates and shells with constrained shear are based on asymptotic splitting of the equations and boundary conditions of three-dimensional elasticity. The asymptotic solutions become accurate as the thickness decreases, and the...
Sybex, 2014. — 290 p. — ISBN: 978-1-118-90046-8. Options for AutoCAD customization are typically the domain of administrators, but savvy users can perform their own customizations to personalize AutoCAD. Until recently, most users never thought to customize the AutoCAD platform to meet their specific needs, instead leaving it to administrators. If you are an AutoCAD user who...
Packt Publishing, 2013, ISBN: 1849697442, 244 pages. With the recent success of a lot of smaller games, game development is quickly becoming a great field to get in to. Mobile and PC games are on the rise, and having a way to create a game for all types of devices without rewriting everything is a huge benefit for the new Windows 8 operating system. In this book, you will learn...
Springer, 2013. — 879 p. — ISBN: 1441912754. Nonlinear Structural Mechanics: Theory, Dynamical Phenomena and Modeling offers a concise, coherent presentation of the theoretical framework of nonlinear structural mechanics, computational methods, applications, parametric investigations of nonlinear phenomena and their mechanical interpretation towards design. The theoretical and...
Springer, 2013, ISBN: 3319006533, 250 pages. This monograph deals with buckling and postbuckling behavior of thin plates and thin-walled structures with flat wall subjected to static and dynamic load. The investigations are carried out in elastic range. The basic assumption here is the thin plate theory. This method is used to determination the buckling load and postbuckling...
A K Peters/CRC Press, 2013. — 488 p. — ISBN 1466570970. Ever since Lorensen and Cline published their paper on the Marching Cubes algorithm, isosurfaces have been a standard technique for the visualization of 3D volumetric data. Yet there is no book exclusively devoted to isosurfaces. Isosurfaces: Geometry, Topology, and Algorithms represents the first book to focus on basic...
Sybex, 2013, ISBN: 1118574966, 1008 pages. Autodesk Maya is the industry-leading 3D animation and effects software used in movies, visual effects, games, and other genres. If you already know the basics of Maya and are ready to elevate your skills, then this book is for you. Nearly 1,000 pages are packed with organized, professional, and valuable insight on the leading 3D...