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Usability in Government Systems
Author Dianne Murray , Elizabeth Buie
As a usability specialist or interaction designer working with the government, or as a government or contractor professional involved in specifying, procuring, or managing system development, you need this book. Editors Elizabeth Buie and Dianne Murray have brought ....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Author Linda Newman Lior
Writing for Interaction focuses on the art of creating the information experience as it appears within software and web applications, specifically in the form of user interface text. It also provides strategies for ensuring a consistent, positive information experie....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Author Everett N McKay
User interface design is a challenging, multi-disciplinary activity that requires understanding a wide range of concepts and techniques that are often subjective and even conflicting. Imagine how much it would help if there were a single perspective that you could u....
Release Date 2013/05 -
MULTIPOINT METHODS FOR SOLVING NONLINEAR EQUATIONS
Author Jovana Dzunic , Ljiljana Petkovic , Beny Neta , Miodrag Petkovic
This book is the first on the topic and explains the most cutting-edge methods needed for precise calculations and explores the development of powerful algorithms to solve research problems. Multipoint methods have an extensive range of practical applications signif....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Audio Production Worktext, 7th Edition
Author Craig Stark , Sam Sauls
Providing insight into the impact media convergence has had on the radio industry, this new edition delivers an excellent introduction to the modern radio production studio, the equipment found in that studio, and the basic techniques needed to accomplish radio pro....
Release Date 2013/05 -
Author Deborah Levinson , Tania Schlatter
Imagine how much easier creating web and mobile applications would be if you had a practical and concise, hands-on guide to visual design. Visual Usability gets into the nitty-gritty of applying visual design principles to complex application design. You’ll learn ho....
Release Date 2013/03 -
Product Manufacturing and Cost Estimating using CAD/CAE
Author Kuang-Hua Chang
This is the second part of a four part series that covers discussion of computer design tools throughout the design process. Through this book, the reader will......understand basic design principles and all digital design paradigms....understand CAD/CAE/CAM tools a....
Release Date 2013/07 -
The Moderator's Survival Guide
Author Fiona Tranquada , Donna Tedesco
The Moderator's Survival Guide is your indispensable resource for navigating the rocky shoals of your one-on-one user research sessions. Inside, you’ll find guidance for nearly 100 diverse situations (ranging from business-as-usual to tricky and sticky) that might ....
Release Date 2013/09 -
Author I. Scott MacKenzie
Human-Computer Interaction: An Empirical Research Perspective is the definitive guide to empirical research in HCI. The book begins with foundational topics including historical context, the human factor, interaction elements, and the fundamentals of science and res....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Intuitive Analog Circuit Design, 2nd Edition
Author Marc Thompson
Intuitive Analog Circuit Design outlines ways of thinking about analog circuits and systems that let you develop a feel for what a good, working analog circuit design should be. This book reflects author Marc Thompson's 30 years of experience designing analog and p....
Release Date 2013/11 -
Markov Processes for Stochastic Modeling, 2nd Edition
Author Oliver Ibe
Markov processes are processes that have limited memory. In particular, their dependence on the past is only through the previous state. They are used to model the behavior of many systems including communications systems, transportation networks, image segmentation....
Release Date 2013/05 -
Author William McKnight
Information Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage with Data is about making smart decisions to make the most of company information. Expert author William McKnight develops the value proposition for information in the enterprise and succinctly outlines the num....
Release Date 2013/11 -
Author Atif Memon
Since its first volume in 1960, Advances in Computers has presented detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design, and applications. It has also provided contributors with a medium in which they can explore their subjects in greater....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Connected Computing Environment
Author Ali Hurson
Since its first volume in 1960, Advances in Computers has presented detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design, and applications. It has also provided contributors with a medium in which they can explore their subjects in greater....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Cybercrime Investigation Case Studies
Author Brett Shavers
Cybercrime Investigation Case Studies is a "first look" excerpt from Brett Shavers' new Syngress book, Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard. Case studies are an effective method of learning the methods and processes that were both successful and unsuccessful in ....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Author Adrian Mendoza
This is your must-have resource to the theoretical and practical concepts of mobile UX. You’ll learn about the concepts and how to apply them in real-world scenarios. Throughout the book, the author provides you with 10 of the most commonly used archetypes in the UX....
Release Date 2013/09 -
User Interface Inspection Methods
Author Chauncey Wilson
User Interface Inspection Methods succinctly covers five inspection methods: heuristic evaluation, perspective-based user interface inspection, cognitive walkthrough, pluralistic walkthrough, and formal usability inspections. Heuristic evaluation is perhaps the best....
Release Date 2013/11 -
Interview Techniques for UX Practitioners
Author Chauncey Wilson
Much of the work of user-centered design practitioners involves some type of interviewing. While interviewing is an important skill, many colleagues have little or no formal training in interviewing methods and often learn on the job with limited feedback on t....
Release Date 2013/11 -
Up and Running with AutoCAD 2014
Author Elliot Gindis
Get "Up and Running" with AutoCAD using Gindis’s combination of step-by-step instruction, examples, and insightful explanations. The emphasis from the beginning is on core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in architecture, engineering and design. Equally....
Release Date 2013/07 -
Measuring the User Experience, 2nd Edition
Author Thomas Tullis , William Albert
Measuring the User Experience was the first book that focused on how to quantify the user experience. Now in the second edition, the authors include new material on how recent technologies have made it easier and more effective to collect a broader range of data abo....
Release Date 2013/05 -
Computer Animation, 3rd Edition
Author Rick Parent
Driven by demand from the entertainment industry for better and more realistic animation, technology continues to evolve and improve. The algorithms and techniques behind this technology are the foundation of this comprehensive book, which is written to teach you th....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Introduction to Light Trapping in Solar Cell and Photo-detector Devices
Author Stephen Fonash
New Approaches to Light Trapping in Solar Cell Devices discusses in detail the use of photonic and plasmonic effects for light trapping in solar cells. It compares and contrasts texturing, the current method of light-trapping design in solar cells, with emerging app....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Face Detection and Recognition on Mobile Devices
Author Haowei Liu
This hands-on guide gives an overview of computer vision and enables engineers to understand the implications and challenges behind mobile platform design choices. Using face-related algorithms as examples, the author surveys and illustrates how design choices and a....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Author Edward Sazonov
Written by industry experts, this book aims to provide you with an understanding of how to design and work with wearable sensors. Together these insights provide the first single source of information on wearable sensors that would be a valuable addition to the libr....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Commercial Airplane Design Principles
Author Pasquale M Sforza
Commercial Airplane Design Principles is a succinct, focused text covering all the information required at the preliminary stage of aircraft design: initial sizing and weight estimation, fuselage design, engine selection, aerodynamic analysis, stability and control....
Release Date 2014/01 -
Conceptual Design for Interactive Systems
Author Avi Parush
Conceptual Design for Interactive Systems: Designing for Performance and User Experience provides readers with a comprehensive guide to the steps necessary to take the leap from research and requirements to product design. The text presents a proven strategy for tr....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Manned Spacecraft Design Principles
Author Pasquale M Sforza
Manned Spacecraft Design Principles presents readers with a brief, to-the-point primer that includes a detailed introduction to the information required at the preliminary design stage of a manned space transportation system. In the process of developing the prelim....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Author James O'Brien , Martina Schell
This book identifies the 13 main challenges designers face when they talk about their work and provides communication strategies so that a better design, not a louder argument, is what makes it into the world.It is a fact that we all want to put great design into th....
Release Date 2015/02 -
Bridging UX and Web Development
Author Jack Moffett
The divide between UX and Web development can be stifling. Bridging UX and Web Development prepares you to break down those walls by teaching you how to integrate with your team’s developers. You examine the process from their perspective, discovering tools an....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Interaction Flow Modeling Language
Author Piero Fraternali , Marco Brambilla
Interaction Flow Modeling Language describes how to apply model-driven techniques to the problem of designing the front end of software applications, i.e., the user interaction. The book introduces the reader to the novel OMG standard Interaction Flow Modeling Langu....
Release Date 2014/11