Introducing ZBrush

Eric Keller, "Introducing ZBrush"
Sybex | ISBN-10: 0470262796 | May 5, 2008 | 443 pages | PDF | 10MB

Learn to sculpt detailed, lush, organic models with the hottest tool on the 3D market - ZBrush - and this step-by-step guide. Introducing ZBrush is the ideal initiation to this revolutionary software. Starting with the basics, it builds from the ground up, combining straightforward text with practical examples that make it fun to learn ZBrush's core tools and concepts. Professional animator and ZBrush artist Eric Keller walks you through the hands-on tutorials and teaches you the skills you need to create hyper-realistic digital models like a pro. From creating illustrations in 2.5 dimensions to sculpting with digital clay, you'll master ZBrush's powerful tools for creating fantastic images and 3D models for use in animation programs like 3ds Max and Maya. Whether your new to the ZBrush interface or a CG veteran looking for the latest techniques, Introducing ZBrush will help you fulfill your artistic potential by giving you the power to create stunning digital art with a distinctively fine art feel.

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How to Think About Algorithms

Jeff Edmonds, "How to Think About Algorithms"
Cambridge University Press | ISBN-10: 0521849314 | May 19, 2008 | 472 pages | PDF | 5.5MB

Rather than provide lots of well-polished code and proofs of correctness, this book presents insights, notations, and analogies to help the novice describe and think about algorithms like an expert. It stresses paradigms such as loop invariants and recursion to unify a huge range of algorithms into a few meta-algorithms.

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Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code

Van Lindberg, "Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code"
O'Reilly Media, Inc. | ISBN-10: 0596517963 | July 1, 2008 | 390 pages | PDF | 4.1MB

How do open source and intellectual property work together? What are the most important intellectual property-related issues when starting a business or open source project? How should you handle copyright, licensing and other issues when accepting a patch from another developer? How can you pursue your own ideas while working for someone else? What parts of a patent should be reviewed to see if it applies to your work? When is your idea a trade secret? How can you reverse engineer a product without getting into trouble? What should you think about when choosing an open source license for your project?

Most legal sources are too scattered, too arcane, and too hard to read.Intellectual Property and Open Source is a friendly, easy-to-follow overview of the law that programmers, system administrators, graphic designers, and many others will find essential.

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Building and Maintaining a Data Warehouse

Fon Silvers, "Building and Maintaining a Data Warehouse"
Auerbach Publications | ISBN-10: 1420064622 | March 18, 2008 | 328 pages | PDF | 4.5MB

As it is with building a house, most of the work necessary to build a data warehouse is neither visible nor obvious when looking at the completed product. While it may be easy to plan for a data warehouse that incorporates all the right concepts, taking the steps needed to create a warehouse that is as functional and user-friendly as it is theoretically sound, is not especially easy. That’s the challenge that Building and Maintaininga Data Warehouse answers.

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Broadband Mobile Multimedia: Techniques and Applications

Yan Zhang, Shiwen Mao, Laurence T. Yang, Thomas M Chen, "Broadband Mobile Multimedia: Techniques and Applications"
Auerbach Publications | ISBN-10: 1420051849 | June 3, 2008 | 584 pages | PDF | 5.4MB

Multimedia service provisioning is believed to be one of the prerequisites to guarantee the success of next-generation wireless networks. Examining the role of multimedia in state-of-the-art wireless systems and networks, Broadband Mobile Multimedia: Techniques and Applications presents a collection of introductory concepts, fundamental techniques, the latest advances, and open issues in this important area.

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Functional Safety, Second Edition: A Straightforward Guide to Applying IEC 61508 and Related Standards

David J. Smith, Kenneth G. L. Simpson, "Functional Safety, Second Edition: A Straightforward Guide to Applying IEC 61508 and Related Standards"
Butterworth-Heinemann | ISBN-10: 0750662697 | July 27, 2004 | 280 pages | PDF | 1MB

A practical guide to designing and assessing safety-critical systems to international standards.

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Carrier Ethernet: Providing the Need for Speed

Gilbert Held, "Carrier Ethernet: Providing the Need for Speed"
Auerbach Publications | ISBN-10: 1420060392 | March 11, 2008 | 224 pages | PDF | 3.1MB

Facilitating high data transfers over long distances at a reasonable cost, Carrier Ethernet is solidifying its fundamental position as the core of next-generation networks. Since it first dazzled the IT world 40 years ago with its ability to move data over local networks, Ethernet has dramatically evolved in both form and function. And now, Carrier Ethernet, flexing its multi-gigabit muscle, is rapidly emerging as the undisputed technology of choice.

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Ship Stability for Masters and Mates, Sixth Edition

Bryan Barrass, Capt D R Derrett, "Ship Stability for Masters and Mates, Sixth Edition"
Butterworth-Heinemann | ISBN-10: 0750667842 | March 13, 2006 | 448 pages | PDF | 2.9MB

Ship Stability is useful book for both seafarer and student alike, it covers the basics of the subject matter. The text is comprehensive with clear illustrations.

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SAP GRC For Dummies

Denise Vu Broady, Holly A. Roland, "SAP GRC For Dummies "
For Dummies | ISBN: 0470333170 | May 2008 | 342 pages | PDF | 1.9MB

Governance, risk, and compliance—these three big letters can add up to one giant headache. But GRC doesn't have to be a boil on your corporate behind. SAP GRC For Dummies untangles the web of regulations that confronts your company and introduces you to software solutions the not only keep you in compliance, but also make your whole enterprise stronger.

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Software Development Rhythms: Harmonizing Agile Practices for Synergy

Kim Man Lui, Keith C. C. Chan, "Software Development Rhythms: Harmonizing Agile Practices for Synergy"
Wiley | ISBN: 0470073861 | April 2008 | 308 pages | PDF | 2.7MB

This book is a comprehensive and thought-provoking introduction to some of the most advanced concepts in current software management. The authors demonstrate how software development rhythms can be harmonized to achieve synergies, making them stronger together than they would be apart. It offers readers practical guidance on how to take the themes and concepts presented in this book back to their own projects to harmonize their software practices and release the synergies of their own teams.

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