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Recently, there's been a trend toward processors based on the RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) design: Some example RISC processors are the MIPS, SPARC, PowerPC, ARM, and even Intel's 64-bit processor Itanium. This guidebook provides an accessible and all-encompassing compendium on RISC processors, introducing five RISC processors: MIPS, SPARC, PowerPC, ARM and Itanium. Initial chapters explain the differences between the CISC and RISC designs, and one clearly discusses the RISC design principles. Roughly the second half of the book is dedicated to MIPS assembly language programming, thereby enabling readers to grasp the concepts discussed in the first half. Includes MIPS simulator (SPIM) download instructions, so that readers can get hands-...

The book provides a comprehensive view of Pattern Recognition concepts and methods, illustrated with real-life applications in several areas. It is appropriate as a textbook of Pattern Recognition courses and also for professionals and researchers who need to apply Pattern Recognition techniques. These are explained in a unified an innovative way, with multiple examples enhacing the clarification of concepts and the application of methods. Recent methods and results in Pattern Recognition are also presented in a clear way. A CD-ROM offered with the book includes datasets and software tools, making it easier for the reader to follow the taught matters in a hands-on fashion right from the start....

This book explains why complex systems research is important in understanding the structure, function and dynamics of complex natural and social phenomena. It illuminates how complex collective behavior emerges from the parts of a system, due to the interaction between the system and its environment. Readers will learn the basic concepts and methods of complex system research. The book is not highly technical mathematically, but teaches and uses the basic mathematical notions of dynamical system theory, making the book useful for students of science majors and graduate courses....

Requires only a basic knowledge of mathematics and is geared toward the general educated specialists. Includes agallery of color images and Mathematica code listings. Computer graphics is important in many areas including engineering design, architecture, education, and computer art and animation. This book examines a wide array of current methods used in creating real-looking objects in the computer, one of the main aims of computer graphics. Good foundational mathematical introduction to curves and surfaces; no advanced math required. Topics organized by different interpolation/approximation techniques, each technique providing useful information about curves and surfaces. Exposition motivated by numerous examples and exercises sprinkled throughout...

"Intelligent Data Mining Techniques and Applications" is an organized edited collection of contributed chapters covering basic knowledge for intelligent systems and data mining, applications in economic and management, industrial engineering and other related industrial applications. The main objective of this book is to gather a number of peer-reviewed high quality contributions in the relevant topic areas. The focus is especially on those chapters that provide theoretical/analytical solutions to the problems of real interest in intelligent techniques possibly combined with other traditional tools, for data mining and the corresponding applications to engineers and managers of different industrial sectors. Academic and applied researchers...