Aug 02 2016 Added eBooks

A review of the principles of the safety of softwarebasedequipment, this book begins by presenting the definition principlesof safety objectives. It then moves on to show how it is possibleto define a safety architecture (including redundancy,diversification, errordetection techniques) on the basis of safetyobjectives and how to identify objectives related to softwareprograms. From software objectives, the authors present thedifferent safety techniques (fault detection, redundancy andquality control). Certifiable system aspects aretaken into account throughout the book. Contents 1. Safety Management.2. From System to Software.3. Certifiable Systems.4. Risk and Safety Levels.5. Principles of Hardware Safety.6. Principles of Software Safety.7. Ce...

A unique resource to help software developers create a desirable user experience Today, topflight software must feature a desirable user experience. This oneofakind book creates a design process specifically for software, making it easy for developers who lack design background to create that compelling user experience. Appealing to both techsavvy designers and creativeminded technologists, it establishes a hybrid discipline that will produce firstrate software. Illustrated in full color, it shows how to plan and visualize the design to create software that works on every level. Todays software demands attention to the quality of the user experience; this book guides you through a practical design process to achieve that goal Approaches the mec...

Residents in Boston, Massachusetts are automatically reporting potholes and road hazards via their smartphones. Progressive Insurance tracks realtime customer driving patterns and uses that information to offer rates truly commensurate with individual safety. Google accurately predicts local flu outbreaks based upon thousands of user search queries. Amazon provides remarkably insightful, relevant, and timely product recommendations to its hundreds of millions of customers. Quantcast lets companies target precise audiences and key demographics throughout the Web. NASA runs contests via gamification site TopCoder, awarding prizes to those with the most innovative and costeffective solutions to its problems. Explorys offers penetrating and previously un...

University teaching and learning has never been more innovative than it is now.This has been enabled by a better contemporary understanding of teaching and learning. Instructors now present situated projects and practices to their students, not just foundational principles. Lectures and structured practice are now often replaced by engaging and constructivist learning activities that leverage what students know about, think about and care about.Teaching innovation has also been enabled by online learning in the classroom, beyond the classroom and beyond the campus. Learning online is perhaps not the panacea sometimes asserted but it is a disruptively rich and expanding set of tools and techniques that can facilitate engaging and constructivist learni...

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