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Author Curt Gabrielson
How can you consistently pull off hands-on tinkering with kids? How do you deal with questions that you can't answer? How do you know if tinkering kids are learning anything or not? Is there a line between fooling around with real stuff and learning?The idea of le....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Electricity for Young Makers, 1st Edition
Author Marc de Vinck
Learning to be a maker has never been more fun. Lavishly illustrated with cartoons and drawings, this book guides the reader through six hands-on projects using electricity. Discover the electrical potential lurking in a stack of pennies - enough to light up an LED....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 27
Author Mark Frauenfelder
The Robots have returned! MAKE Volume 27 features a special package with robotics projects for every age and skill level. They play music; they outwit your pets; they learn from their mistakes! In addition, we'll show you how to build a special aquarium to keep je....
Release Date 2011/07 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 30
Author Mark Frauenfelder
The first magazine devoted entirely to do-it-yourself technology projects presents its 30th quarterly edition for people who like to tweak, disassemble, recreate, and invent cool new uses for technology.Until recently, home automation was an unfulfilled promise — s....
Release Date 2012/04 -
Understanding AJAX: Using JavaScript to Create Rich Internet Applications
Author Joshua Eichorn
AJAX: fast mastery for experienced Web developers!Already an experienced Web developer? Apply your skills in today’s fastest-growing area of Web development: AJAX!Building on what you already know, this fast-paced guide will show you exactly how to create rich, usab....
Release Date 2006/08 -
The Top 10 Things You Must Know About Negotiations
Author Leigh Thompson
Skills, facts, strategies, techniques…whatever it takes! FT Press’s quick new Top 10s bring together the 10 most crucial things you MUST know to get great results, right now!10 ways to make sure you’re ready for any negotiation–big or small, business or personal, an....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Survival Guide for Lotus Notes and Domino Administrators
Author Mark Elliott
IBM’s® Practical, Hands-On Guide to Supporting and Administering Lotus Notes and Lotus DominoThis is the only book that focuses entirely on the specific technical, desk-side, and infrastructure issues that support professionals and administrators encounter when impl....
Release Date 2009/03 -
High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) for Energy Applications
Author Z Melhem
High temperature superconductors (HTS) offer many advantages through their application in electrical systems, including high efficiency performance and high throughput with low-electrical losses. While cryogenic cooling and precision materials manufacture is require....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Raspberry Pi User Guide, 4th Edition
Author Gareth Halfacree , Eben Upton
Learn the Raspberry Pi 3 from the experts! Raspberry Pi User Guide, 4th Edition is the "unofficial official" guide to everything Raspberry Pi 3. Written by the Pi's creator and a leading Pi guru, this book goes straight to the source to bring you the ultimate Rasp....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Author Behnam Salemi
Robotics--the design and creation of robots--is one of the most exciting and fast-growing areas of technology today. Robots are essentially computers with physical bodies; they can sense their environment, make decisions, and perform actions. They come in all shapes....
Release Date 2014/04 -
If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government
Author John O'Leary , William D. Eggers
The American people are frustrated with their government-dismayed by a series of high-profile failures (Iraq, Katrina, the financial meltdown) that seems to just keep getting longer. Yet our nation has a proud history of great achievements: victory in World War II, ....
Release Date 2009/11 -
Nano Optoelectronic Sensors and Devices
Author King Lai , Ning Xi
Nanophotonics has emerged as a major technology and applications domain, exploiting the interaction of light-emitting and light-sensing nanostructured materials. These devices are lightweight, highly efficient, low on power consumption, and are cost effective to pro....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Make a 2D RPG in a Weekend: With RPG Maker VX Ace
Author Darrin Perez
Make a 2D RPG in a Weekend shows you how to create your very own dungeon crawler game in RPG Maker VX Ace in a single weekend. The entire process, from start to finish, is covered within this book. You will see a variety of dungeon maps and events, all broken down f....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Beginning Programming Using Retro Computing: Learn BASIC with a Commodore Emulator
Author Gerald Friedland
Learn programming using the Commodore 16/Plus 4 system. Following this book, you and your children will not only learn BASIC programming, but also have fun emulating a retro Commodore system. There are many ways to bring the fun of learning to program in the 19....
Release Date 2018/12 -
Author Jason Kridner , Mark A. Yoder
BeagleBone is an inexpensive web server, Linux desktop, and electronics hub that includes all the tools you need to create your own projects—whether it’s robotics, gaming, drones, or software-defined radio. If you’re new to BeagleBone Black, or want to explore more ....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Darren Beck
Until recently, initiatives that have helped US corporations reduce their use of energy and other natural resources have had little effect on the nation’s small businesses. But that’s beginning to change with the help of smart, networked technologies. In this repor....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Extreme NXT: Extending the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT to the Next Level
Author Isabelle Hurbain , Philippe Philo Hurbain , Michael Gasperi
Extreme NXT: Extending the LEGO MIDSTORMS NXT to the Next Level is for intermediate-level users of NXT who would like to advance their capabilities by learning some of the basics of electronics. Plenty of examples are provided, and easy-to-follow instructions are in....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Author Martin Evans , Joshua Noble , and Jordan Hochenbaum
SummaryArduino in Action is a hands-on guide to prototyping and building electronics using the Arduino platform. Suitable for both beginners and advanced users, this easy-to-follow book begins with the basics and then systematically guides you through projects rangi....
Release Date 2013/05 -
Author Eric Kao , Michael Genesereth
This book is a gentle but rigorous introduction to formal logic. It is intended primarily for use at the college level. However, it can also be used for advanced secondary school students, and it can be used at the start of graduate school for those who have no....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Robot Operating System Cookbook
Author Kumar Bipin
Leverage the power of ROS to build exciting collaborative robots.About This BookDelve into an open source, meta-operating system for your robotGet acquainted with tools and libraries for building and running code on multiple platformsUse Gazebo to model your robot ....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Enterprise Internet of Things Handbook
Author Arvind Ravulavaru
Get familiar with the building blocks of IoT solutions using off?the-shelf IoT platforms.About This BookWork with various trending IoT platforms such as AWS IoT, Azure IoT, Google IoT, IBM Watson IoT, and Kaa IoTGain hands-on knowledge working with Cloud-based IoT ....
Release Date 2018/04 -
This Means This, This Means That Second Edition
Author Sean Hall
Semiotics is the theory of signs, and reading signs is a part of everyday life: from road signs that point to a destination, to smoke that warns of fire, to the symbols buried within art and literature. Semiotic theory can, however, appear mysterious and impenetrabl....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One
Author T. Michael Clark , Bob Temple , Ned Snell
Find all the answers to a new Internet user¿s questions in one big, easy-to-use book. Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One is designed to teach he new computer user how to easily work with a variety of digital media. It does not assume the reader w....
Release Date 2003/05 -
Author Donald Norris
Build and program projects that tap into the Internet of Things (IoT) using Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black! This innovative guide gets you started right away working with the most popular processing platforms, wireless communication technologies, the C....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Programmable Logic Controllers, 6th Edition
Author William Bolton
This textbook, now in its sixth edition, continues to be straightforward and easy-to-read, presenting the principles of PLCs while not tying itself to one manufacturer or another. Extensive examples and chapter ending problems utilize several popular PLCs, highlight....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Author Boualem Benatallah , Lina Yao , Yongrui Qin , Michael Sheng
Managing the Web of Things: Linking the Real World to the Web presents a consolidated and holistic coverage of engineering, management, and analytics of the Internet of Things. The web has gone through many transformations, from traditional linking and sharing of c....
Release Date 2017/02