Author: Sergey Melnik,
Title: «Generic Model Management: Concepts and Algorithms»
Pulisher: Springer
ISBN: 3540219803
Publish year: 2004
238 pages

Many challenging problems in information systems engineering involve the manipulation of complex metadata artifacts or models, such as database schema, interface specifications, or object diagrams, and mappings between models. Applications solving metadata manipulation problems are complex and hard to build. The goal of generic model management is to reduce the amount of programming needed to solve such problems by providing a database infrastructure in which a set of high-level algebraic operators are applied to models and mappings as a whole rather than to their individual building blocks.

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Fundamental Physics for Probing and Imaging By Wade Allison
Publisher: Oxford University Press 2006
352 Pages
ISBN: 0199203881

This book addresses the question 'What is physics for?' Physics has provided many answers for mankind by extending his ability to see. Modern technology has enabled the power of physics to see into objects to be used in archaeology, medicine including therapy, geophysics, forensics and other spheres important to the good of society. The book looks at the fundamental physics of the various methods and how they are used by technology. These methods are magnetic resonance, ionising radiation and sound. By taking a broad view over the whole field it encourages comparisons, but also addresses questions of risk and benefit to society from a fundamental viewpoint. This textbook has developed from a course given to third year students at Oxford and is written so that it can be used coherently as a basis for shortened courses by omitting a number of chapters.

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PCWorld, along with their iPad review, has posted a series of unboxing photos of the Apple iPad. Among the photos, a close look is provided at some of the Apple iPad accessories.

Below are photos of the Apple iPad Keyboard and Dock, the Apple iPad Case, and the Apple iPad 10W USB Power Adapter.

The photos further include some of the packaging from the various accessories. The one thing that stands out for me, aside from beautiful accessories, is the size of the packaging. When compared to most Apple accessories, these boxes are fairly large!

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Closed packaging of the Apple iPad Keyboard and Dock accessory

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Books information:
Title: Numerical Methods, Algorithms and Tools in C#
Publisher: CRC Press
Published date: 2009-10-23
ISBN: 0849374790

Although C, C++, Java, and Fortran are well-established programming languages, the relatively new C# is much easier to use for solving complex scientific and engineering problems. Numerical Methods, Algorithms and Tools in C# presents a broad collection of practical, ready-to-use mathematical routines employing the exciting, easy-to-learn C# programming language from Microsoft.



The book focuses on standard numerical methods, novel object-oriented techniques, and the latest Microsoft .NET programming environment. It covers complex number functions, data sorting and searching algorithms, bit manipulation, interpolation methods, numerical manipulation of linear algebraic equations, and numerical methods for calculating approximate solutions of non-linear equations. The author discusses alternative ways to obtain computer-generated pseudo-random numbers and real random numbers generated by naturally occurring physical phenomena. He also describes various methods for approximating integrals and special functions, routines for performing statistical analyses of data, and least squares and numerical curve fitting methods for analyzing experimental data, along with numerical methods for solving ordinary and partial differential equations. The final chapter offers optimization methods for the minimization or maximization of functions.



Exploiting the useful features of C#, this book shows how to write efficient, mathematically intense object-oriented computer programs. The vast array of practical examples presented can be easily customized and implemented to solve complex engineering and scientific problems typically found in real-world computer applications.

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