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Recent developments in multi-parametric optimization and control
Multi-Parametric Optimization and Control provides comprehensive coverage of recent methodological developments for optimal model-based control through parametric optimization. It also shares real-world research applications to support deeper understanding of the material.
Researchers and practitioners can use the book as reference. It is also suitable as a primary or a supplementary...
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Get a practical and thoroughly updated look at investment and portfolio management from an accomplished veteran of the discipline
In Modern Portfolio Management: Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory, investment executive and advisor Dr. Todd E. Petzel delivers a grounded and insightful exploration of developments in finance since the advent of Modern Portfolio Theory. You'll find the tools and concepts you need to evaluate new products and portfolios...
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A comprehensive review of the life cycle processes, methods, and techniques used to develop and modify software-enabled systems.
“Systems Engineering of Software-Enabled Systems” offers an authoritative review of the most current methods and techniques that can improve the links between systems engineering and software engineering. The author-a noted expert on the topic-offers an introduction to systems engineering and software engineering and...
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A guide to Microsoft Project that focuses on developing a successful project management strategy across the organization to drive better decisions
Making Effective Business Decisions Using Microsoft Project goes far beyond the basics of managing projects with Microsoft Project and how to set up and use the software. This unique guide is an indispensable resource for anyone who operates within a Project Management Operation (PMO) or is affected by...
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This book enables the student to master the methods of analysis of isostatic and hyperstatic structures. To show the performance of the methods of analysis of the hyperstatic structures, some beams, gantries and reticular structures are selected and subjected to a comparative study by the different methods of analysis of the hyperstatic structures. This procedure provides an insight into the methods of analysis of the structures.
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The go-to reference for the new Office Home & Student 2013
The Home & Student version of Microsoft Office targets the home and education markets, covering the four applications most used outside the workplace: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The minibooks in this essential All-in-One guide include real-world examples and projects that cover the new features and capabilities of Office 2013. Straightforward advice and beneficial projects help...
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"Zotero offers a brilliant framework for managing knowledge and citing research in numerous fields worldwide ... [This guide] serves first-time users and contains much to help self-taught users. It covers installation, setup, and the fundamentals for rapidly mastering Zotero 7"--Provided by the publisher.
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Financial Modelling - Theory, Implementation and Practice with MATLAB Source is a unique combination of quantitative techniques, the application to financial problems and programming using Matlab. The book enables the reader to model, design and implement a wide range of financial models for derivatives pricing and asset allocation, providing practitioners with complete financial modelling workflow, from model choice, deriving prices and Greeks using...
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Unlike other books and manuals that assume a computing background not possessed by beginners, Exploring Microsoft Office tackles the fundamentals of Microsoft Office, so that everyone from students, to senior citizens, to home users pressed for time, can understand. So, if you're looking for an Office manual, a visual book, simplified tutorial, dummies guide, or reference, Exploring Microsoft Office will help you maximize the potential of Microsoft...
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Text As Data: Combining qualitative and quantitative algorithms within the SAS system for accurate, effective and understandable text analytics.
The need for powerful, accurate and increasingly automatic text analysis software in modern information technology has dramatically increased. Fields as diverse as financial management, fraud and cybercrime prevention, Pharmaceutical R&D, social media marketing, customer care, and health services are implementing...
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"Running your own business is pretty cool, but when it comes to the financial side--accounts and payroll, for instance--it's not so cool! That's why millions of small business owners around the world count on QuickBooks to quickly and easily manage accounting and financial tasks and save big time on hiring expensive professionals. In a friendly, easy-to-follow style, small business guru and bestselling author Stephen L. Nelson checks off all your...
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“Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS” is an introduction to the critical issues surrounding mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) across a wide range of disciplines for the non-specialist reader.
• Examines the key influences Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and cartography have on the study of geography and other related disciplines
• Represents the first in-depth summary of the "new cartography" that has...
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Start designing today with this hands-on beginner's guide to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 Essentials gets you quickly up to speed with the features and functions of this industry-leading civil engineering software. This full-color guide features approachable, hands-on exercises and additional task-based tutorials that help you quickly become productive as you master the fundamental aspects of AutoCAD Civil 3D design. Each chapter...
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Attention, small business owners! Stop tax-day stress. Stop procrastinating with a shoebox full of receipts. Stop reinventing the wheel with a spreadsheet. Stop making decisions simply on a hunch. Stop wasting money on software that is overkill. Start by downloading GnuCash and getting your accounts in order. Designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible, GnuCash allows you to track bank accounts, income, and expenses. As quick and intuitive...
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Computer-assisted translation (CAT) has always used translation memories, which require the translator to have a corpus of previous translations that the CAT software can use to generate bilingual lexicons. This can be problematic when the translator does not have such a corpus, for instance, when the text belongs to an emerging field. To solve this issue, CAT research has looked into the leveraging of comparable corpora, i.e. a set of texts, in two...
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Blackboard Learn is web application software that allows users around the world to participate in training and educational opportunities. This software is utilized in high schools, college campuses, corporations, and government entities."Blackboard Learn Administration" navigates both novice and experienced administrators through the simple and complex parts of the E-Learning portal.Readers go step-by-step with the author from planning and installing...
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Go from total MATLAB newbie to plotting graphs and solving equations in a flash!
MATLAB is one of the most powerful and commonly used tools in the STEM field. But did you know it doesn't take an advanced degree or a ton of computer experience to learn it? “MATLAB For Dummies” is the roadmap you've been looking for to simplify and explain this feature-filled tool.
This handy reference walks you through every step of the way as you learn the MATLAB...
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"Excel is a tool that's equally useful for analyzing your investments and cataloging you recipes. So why not claim all the power it offers? This book shows you how to take advantage of over 150 built-in Excel functions that you can use in formulas to crunch numbers for just about every purpose. Best of all, it explains everything in plain English! "--Page 4 of cover.
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Reveal the insights behind your company's data with Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Power BI allows intuitive access to data that can power intelligent business decisions and insightful strategies. The question is, do you have the Power BI skills to make your organization's numbers spill their secrets?
In Microsoft Power BI For Dummies, expert lecturer, consultant, and author Jack Hyman delivers a start-to-finish guide to applying the Power BI platform...
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When gamers want to play a video game, they don t have to write every line of code while doing so. In this book, readers learn why programs and applications, which are premade code bundled for easy use. Readers learn how programs and applications are created. An integral part of this process is learning how different sections of code can be packaged together. Many elementary readers already know how to use computer programs and applications, but what...
