“Trusted Computing” by Chris Mitchell
Professional Applications of Computing Series No. 6
The Institution of Engineering and Technology | 2005 | ISBN: 0863415253 | 329 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
This book provides an introduction to trusted computing technology and its applications. As computers are increasingly embedded and wireless connected, security becomes imperative. This has resulted in the development of the notion of a ‘trusted platform’, the main feature of which is the possession of a trusted hardware element capable of checking all or part of the software running on this platform.
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Rick Parent, “Computer Animation Complete: All-in-One: Learn Motion Capture, Characteristic, Point-Based, and Maya Winning Techniques”
Morgan Kaufmann | 2009-09-16 | ISBN: 0123750784 | 591 pages | PDF | 13,8 MB
A compilation of key chapters from the top MK computer animation books available today – in the areas of motion capture, facial features, solid spaces, fluids, gases, biology, point-based graphics, and Maya. The chapters provide CG Animators with an excellent sampling of essential techniques that every 3D artist needs to create stunning and versatile images. Animators will be able to master myriad modeling, rendering, and texturing procedures with advice from MK’s best and brightest authors. Learn hundreds of tips, tricks, shortcuts and more – all within the covers of one complete, inspiring reference. Divided into five parts (Introduction to Computer Animation and Technical Background, Motion Capture Techniques, Animating Substances, Alternate Methods, and Animating with MEL for MAYA), each one focusing on specific substances, tools, topics, and languages, this is a MUST-HAVE book for artists interested in proficiency with the top technology available today! Whether you’re a programmer developing new animation functionality or an animator trying to get the most out of your current animation software, Computer Animation Complete: will help you work more efficiently and achieve better results. For programmers, this book provides a solid theoretical orientation and extensive practical instruction information you can put to work in any development or customization project. For animators, it provides crystal-clear guidance on determining which of your concepts can be realized using commercially available products, which demand custom programming, and what development strategies are likely to bring you the greatest success. Read the rest of this entry
Renaissance and Revolt: Essays in the Intellectual and Social History of Early Modern France By John Hearsey McMillan Salmon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2003 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0521522463 | PDF | 3 MB
The essays in this volume place the history of ideas and of literature in early modern France within their social context. They include the author’s pioneering and authoritative analyses as well as particular studies of popular revolts. An extensive introduction contrasts the author’s methods with other recent approaches, including those of the annaliste school. The stress throughout these essays is on change and discontinuity rather than stability and tradition. Few historians have Professor Salmon’s expertise in both intellectual and social history. This volume brings the two together in a manner that shows a lucid, well-crafted exposition of their intricate and overlapping relations.
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José Meseguer, Grigore Rosu, «Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology»
Springer | ISBN: 3540799796 | 2008 | PDF | 432 pages pages | 9.87 MB
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology, AMAST 2008, held in Urbana, IL, USA, in July 2008.
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Bruce A. Kimball, «The Inception of Modern Professional Education: C. C. Langdell, 1826-1906»
The University of North Carolina Press | ISBN: 080783257X | 2009-06-01 | PDF | 488 pages | 2.08 MB
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Christopher C. Langdell (1826-1906) is one of the most influential figures in the history of American professional education. As dean of Harvard Law School from 1870 to 1895, he conceived, designed, and built the educational model that leading professional schools in virtually all fields subsequently emulated. In this first full-length biography of the educator and jurist, Bruce Kimball explores Langdell’s controversial role in modern professional education and in jurisprudence.
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