The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, Fourth Edition was recently awarded a "Textbook Excellence Award" ("Texty") from the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) the only association devoted solely to serving textbook and academic authors since 1987 (www.TAAonline.net). The "Textbook Excellence Award" recognizes works for their excellence in the areas of content, presentation, appeal, and teachability. This is the third Texty award for Null and Lobur. They also won for their Second and Third Editions of this text. Each new print copy of Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture also includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. Updated and revised to reflect the most current data in the field, perennial bestseller The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, Fourth Edition is comprehensive enough to address all necessary organization and architecture topics, but concise enough to be appropriate for a single-term course.
The second edition of Human-Computer Interaction established itself as one of the classic textbooks in the area, with its broad coverage and rigorous approach, this new edition builds on the existing strengths of the book, but giving the text a more student-friendly slant and improving the coverage in certain areas. The revised structure, separating out the introductory and more advanced material will make it easier to use the book on a variety of courses. This new edition now includes chapters on Interaction Design, Universal Access and Rich Interaction, as well as covering the latest developments in ubiquitous computing and Web technologies, making it the ideal text to provide a grounding in HCI theory and practice.
For undergraduate or graduate courses in Graph Theory in departments of mathematics or computer science. This text offers a comprehensive and coherent introduction to the fundamental topics of graph theory. It includes basic algorithms and emphasizes the understanding and writing of proofs about graphs. Thought-provoking examples and exercises develop a thorough understanding of the structure of graphs and the techniques used to analyze problems. The first seven chapters form the basic course, with advanced material in Chapter 8.
Graph Theory has recently emerged as a subject in its own right, as well as being an important mathematical tool in such diverse subjects as operational research, chemistry, sociology and genetics. Robin Wilson's book has been widely used as a text for undergraduate courses in mathematics, computer science and economics, and as a readable introduction to the subject for non-mathematicians.
The opening chapters provide a basic foundation course, containing such topics as trees, algorithms, Eulerian and Hamiltonian graphs, planar graphs and colouring, with special reference to the four-colour theorem. Following these, there are two chapters on directed graphs and transversal theory, relating these areas to such subjects as Markov chains and network flows. Finally, there is a chapter on matroid theory, which is used to consolidate some of the material from earlier chapters.
For this new edition, the text has been completely revised, and there is a full range of exercises of varying difficulty. There is new material on algorithms, tree-searches, and graph-theoretical puzzles. Full solutions are provided for many of the exercises.
Robin Wilson is Dean and Director of Studies in the Faculty of Mathematics and Computing at the Open University.
Presents terminologies and key concepts of basic graph theory in a clear and understandable way with illustrative examples
Proofs are presented with details and illustrations for easy understanding
Includes special classes of graphs like outerplanar graphs, chordal graphs, and series-parallel graphs, and some research topics for further advanced study
A graduate textbook presenting the underlying physics behind devices that drive today's technologies. The book covers important details of structural properties, bandstructure, transport, optical and magnetic properties of semiconductor structures. Effects of low-dimensional physics and strain - two important driving forces in modern device technology - are also discussed. In addition to conventional semiconductor physics the book discusses self-assembled structures, mesoscopic structures and the developing field of spintronics. The book utilizes carefully chosen solved examples to convey important concepts and has over 250 figures and 200 homework exercises. Real-world applications are highlighted throughout the book, stressing the links between physical principles and actual devices. Electronic and Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductor Structures provides engineering and physics students and practitioners with complete and coherent coverage of key modern semiconductor concepts. A solutions manual and set of viewgraphs for use in lectures are available for instructors, from solutions@cambridge.org.
Time flies when one is a stewardess and soon they arrive in Honolulu's sunny airport, where a lot of beautiful exotic Hawaiian girls greet them with an "aloha" and put "lei", the fantastic flower garlands, around their necks. Because that is how visitors are greeted in Hawaii.
Skipper goes with Darlene Darling, who stops in front of Yasmin just before getting into a waiting limousine and gives Yasmin her autograph. Darlene writes: "To Yasmin with thanks for the excellent service!" Yasmin is very proud!
If you go down by the river, You can see the manatee. She's having grass for breakfast And other water plants-yummy!
There lived a couple of farmer. They had five sons. They were young, strong and hardworking. But yet there was no peace in the family because they always quarrelled with one another. Sometimes, they even fought. The farmer wanted his sons to stop quarrelling and fighting. He wanted them to live in peace. Plain words of advice or rebuke did not have much effect on these young people.
The old farmer always thought what to do to keep his children united. One day he found an answer to his problem. So he called all his sons together. He showed them a bundle of sticks and said, "Sons, I want any of you to break these sticks without separating them from the bundle."
The Mountain God said, "Thank you, Madam, for considering me a suitable match for your daughter. But I am not the most powerful. The King of Rats is more powerful than I. He and his fellowmen nibble at my sides and make burrows and tunnels inside my rocky body."
Once upon a time, there lived a little red hen. She had made her house on a tree. While leaving home for somewhere, she would always carry scissors, needle and some thread in a the pocket of her apron.
One-two, buckle my shoe; Three-four, shut the door; Five-six, pick up sticks. Seven-eight lay them straight; Nine-ten, a big fat hen; Eleven-twelve, dig and delve.
The water then said, "If you wish me to visit you, you must build a very large house; but I warn you that it will have to be a very large place, as my people are very numerous, and take up a lot of room."
He was one brick up the wall when Wasp flew by.
"What's the matter, Snail?" buzzed Wasp.
"I'm hot," said Snail, "and hungry."
"Keep going," said Wasp. "It's beautiful
on the other side. I could buzz over in a trice,
but you're s-o-o-o slow!" And he buzzed over the wall.
Snail slid slowly on.
Seeing the condition of the donkey man removed the load from his back. He placed the whole load on the back of the horse. Then they walked on to the market again Then the horse thought, "I did not share the heavy burden of the donkey. Now I will have to carry the whole burden all the way to the market."
A group of third-graders met under the giant oak tree on the playground. The tree's branches were like a tent above them. A breeze whispered through the golden leaves.
"I think she's strange,” Melody said. “Have you noticed her odd little smile?”
"I think she smiles because she's nice. And her accent is really neat!” Liza said.
“I think her accent is freaky. And what about that Romanian story?” Howie asked.
Carey nodded her head. “Why do you think her family had to leave? Do you think they're criminals?”
Melody's eyes got big. "Maybe they're jewel thieves. That's probaby where she got that huge brooch she wears. Have you noticed how she keeps rubbing it?"
