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Authors:John Carter, Nicolas Barker,
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press
Keywords: collectors, book, abc
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2004-06
ISBN-10: 1584561122
ISBN-13: 9781584561125
This reference contains over 450 alphabetical entries ranging in length from a single line to several pages. Each entry consists of a definition and analysis of the technical terms of book collecting and bibliography, interspersed with comments on such subjects as auctions, facsimiles, fakes and pirated editions. It should be a valuable book for any collector baffled by the technical language of an auction catalogue, or a bookseller wanting to widen his or her knowledge of these bibliographical terms.
Author: Staff PrincetonUniversity Press
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: press, university, princeton, books, century
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2005-04-25
ISBN-10: 069112292X
ISBN-13: 9780691122922
It all began atop a drugstore in Princeton, New Jersey, in November 1905. From its modest beginnings, Princeton University Press was to become one of the world’s most important scholarly publishers, embracing a wealth of disciplines that have enriched our cultural, academic, and scientific landscape. Both as a tribute to our authors and to celebrate our centenary, Princeton University Press here presents A Century in Books. This beautifully designed volume highlights 100 of the nearly 8,000 books we have published. Necessarily winnowed from a much larger list, these books best typify w
Authors:Vincent D. Blondel, Alexandre Megretski,
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: control, theory, systems, mathematical, problems, unsolved
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2004-07-06
ISBN-10: 0691117489
ISBN-13: 9780691117485
This book provides clear presentations of more than sixty important unsolved problems in mathematical systems and control theory. Each of the problems included here is proposed by a leading expert and set forth in an accessible manner. Covering a wide range of areas, the book will be an ideal reference for anyone interested in the latest developments in the field, including specialists in applied mathematics, engineering, and computer science. The book consists of ten parts representing various problem areas, and each chapter sets forth a different problem presented by a researcher in the pa
Authors:Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman,
Publisher: Mit Press
Keywords: computer, engineering, science, electrical, mit, interpretation, structure
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 1985-01
ISBN-10: 0262010771
ISBN-13: 9780262010771
With an analytical and rigorous approach to problem solving and programming techniques, this book is oriented toward engineering. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs emphasizes the central role played by different approaches to dealing with time in computational models. Its unique approach makes it appropriate for an introduction to computer science courses, as well as programming languages and program design.
Author: Steven M. LaValle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: algorithms, planning
Number of Pages: 842
Published: 2006-05-29
ISBN-10: 0521862051
ISBN-13: 9780521862059
Planning algorithms are impacting technical disciplines and industries around the world, including robotics, computer-aided design, manufacturing, computer graphics, aerospace applications, drug design, and protein folding. Written for computer scientists and engineers with interests in artificial intelligence, robotics, or control theory, this is the only book on this topic that tightly integrates a vast body of literature from several fields into a coherent source for teaching and reference in a wide variety of applications. Difficult mathematical material is explained through hundreds of
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: business, doing
Number of Pages: 185
Published: 2008-09-12
ISBN-10: 0821376098
ISBN-13: 9780821376096
Doing Business 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 181 countries, measuring regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business: starting a business dealing with licenses employing workers registering property getting credit protecting investors paying taxes trading across borders enforcing contracts closing a business The 2009 edition of Doing Business updates all sets of indicators, ranks countries on their overall ease of doing business, and analyzes reforms to business regulation by identifying which countri
