A Brief History of Computing
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the key topics in the history of computing, in an easy-to-follow and concise manner. It covers the significant areas and events in the field.
A beginner's guide to urban design and development : the ABC of quality, sustainable design
Provides invaluable guidance to all those with an interest in placemaking and the built environment, from those with no experience to those who have worked for many years in industry, illustrating key principles that will secure higher quality, more sustainable design in accessible, jargon-free language. Explains the design process in a straightforward way, exploring the different roles and highlighting the opportunities and limitations different agencies have to influence design over the various stages of the process. Examples from the UK and worldwide look at how the system operates and how best practice can make a real difference on the ground. Case studies examine situations where quality or sustainability fell short – and how this could have been avoided. This book also showcases a variety of evaluation tools, explaining how they operate, and giving guidance on how to create project-specific tools to drive schemes forward. With community empowerment at its core, the book explains technical language and shares bountiful knowledge to broaden place democracy and make influencing design accessible to many, not just a few.
3D Mesh processing and character animation : with examples using OpenGL, OpenMesh and Assimp
Focusses specifically on topics that are important in three-dimensional modelling, surface design and real-time character animation. It provides an in-depth coverage of data structures and popular methods used in geometry processing, keyframe and inverse kinematics animations and shader based processing of mesh objects. It also introduces two powerful and versatile libraries, OpenMesh and Assimp, and demonstrates their usefulness through implementations of a wide range of algorithms in mesh processing and character animation respectively. This Textbook is written for students at an advanced undergraduate or postgraduate level who are interested in the study and development of graphics algorithms for three-dimensional mesh modeling and analysis, and animations of rigged character models.
2050 : Designing Our Tomorrow
Envisioning a positive future through design 2050: Designing Our Tomorrow describes the ways in which architecture and design can engage with the key drivers of change and provide affirmative aspirations for a not-so distant future. See how architects and designers inspire global positive change / Consider architecture's role in shaping cultural outlook / Learn the key drivers of change for the built environment / Explore the perspectives of leading experts and designers
2022 CFA Program Curriculum Level II Box Set
Highly visual and intuitively organized, this box set allows you to: Learn from financial thought leaders / Access market-relevant instruction / Gain critical knowledge and skills / The set also includes practice questions to assist with your recall of key terms, concepts, and formulas.
2022 CFA Program Curriculum Level I Box Set
Highly visual and intuitively organized, this box set allows you to: Learn from financial thought leaders / Access market-relevant instruction / Gain critical knowledge and skills / The set also includes practice questions to assist with your recall of key terms, concepts, and formulas.
17th International Conference on Information Technology–New Generations (ITNG 2020)
This volume presents the 17th International Conference on Information Technology—New Generations (ITNG), and chronicles an annual event on state of the art technologies for digital information and communications. The application of advanced information technology to such domains as astronomy, biology, education, geosciences, security, and healthcare are among the themes explored by the ITNG proceedings. Visionary ideas, theoretical and experimental results, as well as prototypes, designs, and tools that help information flow to end users are of special interest. Specific topics include Machine Learning, Robotics, High Performance Computing, and Innovative Methods of Computing. The conference features keynote speakers; a best student contribution award, poster award, and service award; a technical open panel, and workshops/exhibits from industry, government, and academia.






