May 05 2017 Added eBooks

Recent advances in understanding the brain and in programming intelligent computers show that we are not far away to achieve a true conscious and creative Artificial Intelligence. But such an AI will not think like a human! It will be much more intelligent and will thinks much faster than us! This opens the door to all expectations and to all fears. What is happening inside our brains? How does our mind work? What is intelligence ? What is conscience? Will we create someday a true artificial intelligence? How can we design it? What will its capabilities be like, and should we fear it? This book gives a detailed answer to all these questions. Accurate but not without humor, this profusely illustrated book clearly raises the question of what will happe...

Small Signal Audio Design is a unique guide to the design of high-quality circuitry for preamplifiers, mixing consoles, and a host of other signal-processing devices. Learn to use inexpensive and readily available parts to obtain state-of-the-art performance in all the vital parameters of noise, distortion, crosstalk and so on. Focusing mainly on preamplifiers and mixers this practical handbook gives you an extensive repertoire of circuits that can be put together to make almost any type of audio system. A resource packed full of valuable information, with virtually every page revealing nuggets of specialized knowledge never before published. Essential points of theory that bear on practical performance are lucidly and thoroughly explained, with the...

Strategic Financial Management Casebook strategically uses integrative case studiescases that do not emphasize specific subjects such as capital budgeting or value based managementto provide a framework for understanding strategic financial management. By featuring holistic presentations, the book puts readers into the shoes of those responsible for the worlds largest wealth creators. It covers strategies of growth, mergers and acquisitions, financial performance analysis over the past decade, wealth created in terms of stock returns since its listing in stock market, investment and financial decisions, cost of capital, and corporate valuation. In addition, the casebook also discusses corporate restructuring activities undertaken by each company. Ea...

The Object Pascal Handbook is the complete guide to the programming language of Delphi and AppMethod, by Embarcadero Technologies. The book covers Object Pascal from the foundations to the latest extensions and the author, Marco Cantu, is a well known Delphi guru, the author of dozens of Delphi books, and the current product manager for the programming tool at Embarcadero Technologies....

The use of Virtual Worlds (VWs) has increased in the last decade. VWs are used for communication, education, community building, creative arts, and more. A good deal of research has been conducted into learning and VWs, but other areas remain ripe for investigation. Factors from technological platforms to the nature and conventions of the communities that use VWs must be considered, in order to achieve the best possible interaction between virtual spaces and their users. Making Sense of Space focuses on the background to these issues, describing a range of case studies conducted by the authors. The book investigates the innovative and creative ways designers employ VWs for research, performance-making, and audience engagement. Secondly, it looks into...