Geochemistry Pathways and Processes

"This revised text is expanded and updated from the first edition. It broadly introduces fundamental aspects of the wide spectrum of science we know as the field of geochemistry. It has been nicely adapted for use by advanced undergraduate and entering gr...

 Covert Processes at Work Managing the Five Hidden Dimensions of Organizational Change

Organizational change initiatives often fail because they focus exclusively on the rational, overt aspects of change, overlooking the powerful role played by concealed or irrational factors. It's well known that these covert processes--such as hidden agen...

 The Practice of Project Management

Traditional project management has tended to focus primarily on the processes of managing projects to successful completion. But in today's highly competitive and fast-paced environment, it has become necessary to manage projects from their inception thro...

 Introduction to Stochastic Integration

The theory of stochastic integration, also called the Ito calculus, has a large spectrum of applications in virtually every scientific area involving random functions, but it can be a very difficult subject for people without much mathematical background....

 New Dimensions in Photo Processes A Step by Step Manual for Alternative Techniques

Clear instructions and step-by-step photographs teach you how to mix chemicals and apply light-sensitive emulsions by hand, how to create imagery in and out of the darkroom, how to translocate Polaroid photos, photocopies,magazine and newspaper pictures, ...

 Numerical Methods for Structured Markov Chains

Intersecting two large research areas - numerical analysis and applied probability/queuing theory - this book is a self-contained introduction to the numerical solution of structured Markov chains, which have a wide applicability in queuing theory and sto...

 Molecular Collisions in the Interstellar Medium

In the interstellar medium - the space between the stars in galaxies - new stars are born from material that is replenished by the debris ejected by stars when they die. This book is a comprehensive manual for studying the collisional and radiative proces...

 Microchip Fabrication

The #1 book in the industry -- completely revised and updated A perfect introduction to the industry that drives high tech, Microchip Fabrication offers a low-math, straight-talk approach to the entire process of semiconductor processing -- from raw ...

 Random Dynamical Systems

This treatment provides an exposition of discrete time dynamic processes evolving over an infinite horizon. Chapter 1 reviews some mathematical results from the theory of deterministic dynamical systems, with particular emphasis on applications to economi...

 Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology

The ecosystem approach to ecology treats organisms and the physical elements of their environment as components of a single, integrated system. This comprehensive textbook outlines the central processes that characterize terrestrial ecosystems, tracing th...

 Semantic Web Services, Processes and Applications

Semantics, Web services, and Web processes promise better re-use, universal interoperability and integration. Semantics has been recognized as the primary tool to address the challenges of a broad spectrum of heterogeneity and for improving automation thr...

 Integrated it project management A model-centric approach

A long overdue book for today's IT professionals, this unique resource offers you a practical, model-centric approach to integrated IT project management that supports state-of-the-art software development. A valuable and topical reference, the book enabl...

 Integrating Agile Development in the Real World

Have your software projects been suffering from the age-old development problems of slipped schedules and ballooning budgets? Has your development organization experienced a variety of failed and canceled projects? If so, you may benefit from infusing som...

 Implementing the Capability Maturity Model

Practical guidelines for an effective implementation of software development processes Designed to ensure effective software development processes, the Capability Maturity Model (CMM)—North America's leading standard for software development—r...

 UNIX System Administration Handbook

For courses in UNIX-Intro/Advanced and System Administration. This classic, best-selling guide to Unix system administration combines theory with practical application to explore Solaris, HP-UX, Free BSD, and significant coverage of Linux. Professional i...

 Creating Agile Business Systems with Reusable Knowledge

Agility and innovation are necessary to achieve global excellence and customer value in twenty-first century business; yet most approaches to business process engineering sacrifice these in favor of operational efficiency and economics. Moreover, the IT s...

 Introduction to Software Engineering Design Processes, principles, and patterns with UML 2

Introduction to Software Engineering Design introduces software design with an emphasis on design practice at an introductory level using object-oriented analysis and design techniques and UML 2.0. This text provides comprehensive coverage of software en...

 Service Modelling Principles and Applications

Learn how to use service modelling to streamline and optimize processes! Information about customer needs, the technical composition of services, and service performance are fundamental to effective service management. Service modelling is a structured...

 Gaussian Processes for Machine Learning

Gaussian processes (GPs) provide a principled, practical, probabilistic approach to learning in kernel machines. GPs have received increased attention in the machine-learning community over the past decade, and this book provides a long-needed systematic ...

 Software Engineering Volume 2, The Supporting Processes

This second volume on software engineering processes includes newly authored papers that describe the supporting life cycle processes in a manner that can prepare individuals to take the IEEE Computer Society Certified Software Development Professional ex...

 Organizing business knowledge The MIT process handbook

The vision of the MIT Process Handbook Project is the creation of a systematic and powerful method of organizing and sharing business knowledge. Organizing Business Knowledge: The MIT Process Handbook presents the key findings of a multidisciplinary resea...

 Lectures on the Coupling Method

An important tool in probability theory and its applications, the coupling method is primarily used in estimates of total variation distances. The method also works well in establishing inequalities, and it has proven highly successful in the study of Mar...

  Programming Workflow Applications with Domino

Harness the power of groupware to reshape business processes and customer interactions. This book will permit you to implement Web-based workflow applications using the industry-standard groupware environment, Domino R5. Build Web applications that will...

 Applied probability and queues

This book serves as an introduction to queuing theory and provides a thorough treatment of tools like Markov processes, renewal theory, random walks, Levy processes, matrix-analytic methods and change of measure. It also treats in detail basic structures ...

 Interprocess Communications in Linux The Nooks and Crannies

The definitive guide to interprocess communication for Linux - a must-have for serious software developers and sys admins! Covers every aspect of Linux interprocess communications in detail. Zeroes right in on the key techniques of processes and interpr...

 Critical Testing Processes Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect

"Rex Black has done it again!...Critical Testing Processes is a book that all software testers will want to read from cover to cover and then retain for frequent reference." —From the Foreword by Rick Craig, software test manager, author, lectur...