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Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software (Paperback)

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In the groundbreaking tradition of “Complexity” and “The Society of Mind, ” visionary guru Johnson makes sense of the cutting-edge theory of emergence and demonstrates its relevance in today’s–and tomorrow’s–world. Illustrations.
A “NEW YORK TIMES” NOTABLE BOOK

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In the tradition of “Being Digital” and “The Tipping Point,” Steven Johnson, acclaimed as a “cultural critic with a poet’s heart” “(The Village Voice),” takes readers on an eye-opening journey through emergence theory and its applications. Explaining why the whole is sometimes smarter than the sum of its parts, Johnson presents surprising examples of feedback, self-organization, and adaptive learning. How does a lively neighborhood evolve out of a disconnected group of shopkeepers, bartenders, and real estate developers? How does a media event take on a life of its own? How will new software programs create an intelligent World Wide Web?

In the coming years, the power of self-organization — coupled with the connective technology of the Internet — will usher in a revolution every bit as significant as the introduction of electricity. Provocative and engaging, “Emergence” puts you on the front lines of this exciting upheaval in science and thought.

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   Title: Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
   Publisher: Scribner Book Company
   Author: Steven Johnson
   Edition: Paperback
   Language: English
   ISBN: 0684868768
   EAN: 9780684868769
   No. of Pages: 288
   Publish Date: 2002-08-31
   Binding: Paperback

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Physiology, Promiscuity, and Prophecy at the Millennium: A Tale of Tails (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science) (Paperback)

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Physiology, Promiscuity, and Prophecy at the Millennium: A Tale of Tails (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science)
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This text concerns the development of a theory of complex phenomena, using such concepts as fractals, chaos and fractional derivatives; but, most importantly, the idea of an allometric control process is developed. In summary the theory attempts to explain why the distribution in the intensity of wars is the same as the relative frequency of the number of words used in languages and the number of species evolved over time from one or a few remote ancestors. The theory also describes the similarity in the variability of the number of births to teens in Texas to the number of sexual partners in homosexual liaisons. The data in both of the aforementioned categories are shown to have long-term memory, and it is this memory that also gives rise to inverse power laws in such physiological phenomena as the interbeat interval distribution of the human heart, the interstride interval distribution in the human gait, and memory in DNA sequences.

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   Title: Physiology, Promiscuity, and Prophecy at the Millennium: A Tale of Tails (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science)
   Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
   Author: Bruce J West
   Edition: Paperback
   ISBN: 9810238363
   EAN: 9789810238360
   No. of Pages: 452

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GATE 2012: Computer Science & Information Technology (With CD)

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Features:

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    • Cover all course fundamentals
    • Complete theory with illustrations
    • Perfect aid for better score
    • Ideal for self study
    • Previous years solved papers
    • Full-length test based on latest pattern of GATE
    • Clear explanations of all problems and objective type questions
    • Diagnostic test

Table of Contents
Study Tips
GATE Syllabus
General Information
Structure of GATE & GATE Results
Important Tips for GATE
Diagnostic Test
General Aptitude

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    • 1. Verbal Ability
    • 2. Numerical Ability

Engineering Mathematics

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    • 1. Mathematical Logic
    • 2. Probability
    • 3. Set Theory and Algebra
    • 4. Combinatories
    • 5. Graph Theory
    • 6. Linear Algebra
    • 7. Numerical Methods
    • 8. Calculus

Technical Section

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    • 1. Digital Logic
    • 2. Computer Organization and Architecture
    • 3. Programming and Data Structures
    • 4. Algorithms
    • 5. Theory of Computation
    • 6. Compiler Design
    • 7. Operating System
    • 8. Databases
    • 9. Infromation Systems and Software Engineering
    • 10. Computer Networks
    • 11. Web Technology

GATE Papers : 2010 – 2011 (Solved)
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   Title: GATE 2012: Computer Science & Information Technology (With CD)
   Publisher: G.K.
   Author: Gate
   Language: English
   ISBN: 8183550223
   EAN: 9788183550222

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Fundamentals of Database Systems (Paperback)

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Fundamentals of Database Systems
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Clear explanations of theory and design, broad coverage of models and real systems, and an up-to-date introduction to modern database technologies result in a leading introduction to database systems. With fresh new problems and a new lab manual, students get more opportunities to practice the fundamentals of design and implementation. More real-world examples serve as engaging, practical illustrations of database concepts. The Fifth Edition maintains its coverage of the most popular database topics, including SQL, security, data mining, and contains a new chapter on web script programming for databases.

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Review By: Subhendu Dutta on 11 Jan 2012

One of the best books

I have ordered this item from Gevella. The item came as expected. The book is one of the best books you will surely come across. The language is lucid. The topics on ER Model and ER model Calculus is comprehensive. Excellent book in simple words.

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   Title: Fundamentals of Database Systems
   Publisher: PEARSON
   Author: Shamkant B Navathe, Ramez Elmasri
   Edition: Paperback
   Edition Number: 5
   Language: English
   ISBN: 8131716252
   EAN: 9788131716250
   No. of Pages: 1,168

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Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer That Defeated the World Chess Champion (Paperback)

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Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer That Defeated the World Chess Champion
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“Feng-hsiung Hsu, who masterminded Kasparov’s match play defeat by a computer, tells his story. A nerdy book might be expected, delving into arcane topics (computer chip design, programming, chess), but instead we have something more like ‘Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail.’ No specialist knowledge is demanded. The author’s adventures with phantom queens, etc. are fascinating. His will-to-win matched that of the legendary Kasparov.”–Ken Whyld, Editor of the “Oxford Companion to Chess”

“I don’t play chess; never have. Most research, as Edison said, is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration–not exciting to watch. Thus, I did not have high hopes for “Behind Deep Blue,” Wrong! It’s a page-turner! Even if you don’t follow the technical details of chip design or chess, Hsu has captured the very human dimension exquisitely! It’s a great story!”–William A. Wulf, President of the National Academy of Engineering, AT&T Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia
On May 11, 1997, as millions worldwide watched a stunning victory unfold on television, a machine shocked the chess world by defeating the defending world champion, Garry Kasparov. Written by the man who started the adventure, “Behind Deep Blue” reveals the inside story of what happened behind the scenes at the two historic Deep Blue vs. Kasparov matches. This is also the story behind the quest to create the mother of all chess machines. The book unveils how a modest student project eventually produced a multimillion dollar supercomputer, from the development of the scientific ideas through technical setbacks, rivalry in the race to develop the ultimate chess machine, and wild controversies to the final triumph over the world’s greatest human player.

In nontechnical, conversational prose, Feng-hsiung Hsu, the system architect of Deep Blue, tells us how he and a small team of fellow researchers forged ahead at IBM with a project they’d begun as students at Carnegie Mellon in the mid-1980s: the search for one of the oldest holy grails in artificial intelligence–a machine that could beat any human chess player in a bona fide match. Back in 1949 science had conceived the foundations of modern chess computers but not until almost fifty years later–until Deep Blue–would the quest be realized.

Hsu refutes Kasparov’s controversial claim that only human intervention could have allowed Deep Blue to make its decisive, “uncomputerlike” moves. In riveting detail he describes the heightening tension in this war of brains and nerves, the “smoldering fire” in Kasparov’s eyes. “Behind Deep Blue” is not just another tale of man versus machine. This fascinating book tells us how man as geniuswas given an ultimate, unforgettable run for his mind, no, not by the genius of a computer, but of man as toolmaker.

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Feng Hsiung Hsu has contributed to Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer That Defeated the World Chess Champion as an author.
Hsu is the founding father of the Deep Blue project. He began in 1985 as a student in the Computer Science Department of Carnegie Mellon University. From 1989 to 1997 he worked as the system architect and chip designer for the Deep Blue Chess machine at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center. He left IBM in 1999 and in now a research scientist at the Western Research Lab of Compaq Computer, Inc.

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   Title: Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer That Defeated the World Chess Champion
   Publisher: Princeton University Press
   Author: Feng Hsiung Hsu, Feng Hsiung Hsu
   Edition: Paperback
   Language: English
   ISBN: 0691118183
   EAN: 9780691118185
   No. of Pages: 320
   Publish Date: 2012-7-1
   Binding: Paperback

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The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley (Paperback)

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Hailed as the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford of Silicon Valley, Robert Noyce was a brilliant inventor, a leading entrepreneur, and a daring risk taker who piloted his own jets and skied mountains accessible only by helicopter. Now, in The Man Behind the Microchip, Leslie Berlin captures not only
this colorful individual but also the vibrant interplay of technology, business, money, politics, and culture that defines Silicon Valley.
Here is the life of a high-tech industry giant. The co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, Noyce co-invented the integrated circuit, the electronic heart of every modern computer, automobile, cellular telephone, advanced weapon, and video game. With access to never-before-seen
documents, Berlin paints a fascinating portrait of Noyce: an ambitious and intensely competitive multimillionaire who exuded a “just folks” sort of charm, a Midwestern preacher’s son who rejected organized religion but would counsel his employees to “go off and do something wonderful,” a man who
never looked back and sometimes paid a price for it. In addition, this vivid narrative sheds light on Noyce’s friends and associates, including some of the best-known managers, venture capitalists, and creative minds in Silicon Valley. Berlin draws upon interviews with dozens of key players in
modern American business–including Andy Grove, Steve Jobs, Gordon Moore, and Warren Buffett; their recollections of Noyce give readers a privileged, first-hand look inside the dynamic world of high-tech entrepreneurship.
A modern American success story, The Man Behind the Microchip illuminates the triumphs and setbacks of one of the most important inventors and entrepreneurs ofour time.

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Leslie Berlin has contributed to The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley as an author.
Leslie Berlin is Project Historian for the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford University. For more information, please visit http: //themanbehindthemicrochip.com.

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   Title: The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley
   Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
   Author: Leslie Berlin
   Edition: Paperback
   Language: English
   ISBN: 019531199X
   EAN: 9780195311990
   No. of Pages: 440
   Publish Date: 2006-11-1
   Binding: Paperback

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From Whirlwind to Mitre: The R&d Story of the Sage Air Defense Computer (Hardcover)

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From Whirlwind to Mitre: The R&d Story of the Sage Air Defense Computer
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This book presents an organizational and social history of one of the foundational projects of the computer era: the development of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) air defense system, from its first test at Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1951, to the installation of the first unit of the New York Air Defense Sector of the SAGE system, in 1958. The idea for SAGE grew out of Project Whirlwind, a wartime computer development effort, when the U.S. Department of Defense realized that the Whirlwind computer might anchor a continent-wide advance warning system. Developed by MIT engineers and scientists for the U.S. Air Force, SAGE monitored North American skies for possible attack by manned aircraft and missiles for twenty-five years.Aside from its strategic importance, SAGE set the foundation for mass data-processing systems and foreshadowed many computer developments of the 1960s. The heart of the system, the AN/FSQ-7, was the first computer to have an internal memory composed of “magnetic cores,” thousands of tiny ferrite rings that served as reversible electromagnets. SAGE also introduced computer-driven displays, online terminals, time sharing, high-reliability computation, digital signal processing, digital transmission over telephone lines, digital track-while-scan, digital simulation, computer networking, and duplex computing.The book shows how the wartime alliance of engineers, scientists, and the military exemplified by MIT’s Radiation Lab helped to transform research and development practice in the United States through the end of the Cold War period.

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Thomas M Smith has contributed to From Whirlwind to Mitre: The R&d Story of the Sage Air Defense Computer as an author.
University of Virginia

Thomas M Smith has contributed to From Whirlwind to Mitre: The R&d Story of the Sage Air Defense Computer as an author.
University of Virginia

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   Title: From Whirlwind to Mitre: The R&d Story of the Sage Air Defense Computer
   Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
   Author: Kent C Redmond, Thomas M Smith, Thomas M Smith
   Edition: Hardcover
   Language: English
   ISBN: 0262182017
   EAN: 9780262182010
   No. of Pages: 547
   Publish Date: 2000-10-10
   Binding: Hardcover

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Palm Organizers (Paperback)

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Palm Organizers
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Whether you’re using a Tungsten T3 with its glorious high-res screen or the No. 1-selling, under-$100 Zire, the heart of your handheld remains the same: the mighty Palm operating system! Here to ensure that you start taking advantage of all of its built-in software and functionality immediately is a thoroughly updated Visual QuickStart Guide from Palm pro Jeff Carlson. Using clear, step-by-step instructions peppered with plenty of visual aids, Jeff quickly brings you up to date and up to speed on all that’s new in the rapidly changing world of Palm Cobalt and Palm Garnet devices: the ability to synchronize data with Apple’s iApps (iCal, Address Book, iMovie, iTunes, and iPhoto) and Microsoft Entourage; support for high-res screens in tablet designs; rich graphics and multimedia features; and more. After learning how to use Palm’s built-in applications, you’ll quickly discover the breadth of what you can accomplish using today’s Palm-based organizers–snapping photos, communicating wirelessly, recording sound, and more!

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Jeff Carlson has contributed to Palm Organizers as an author.
Jeff Carlson lives in Walnut Creek, CA.

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   Title: Palm Organizers
   Publisher: Peachpit Press
   Author: Jeff Carlson, Agen G N Schmitz
   Edition: Paperback
   Edition Number: 4
   Language: English
   ISBN: 0321287665
   EAN: 9780321287663
   No. of Pages: 396
   Publish Date: 2004-10-31
   Binding: Paperback

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Eccentric Cubicle (Paperback)

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Eccentric Cubicle
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Far more than a book of project how-tos, this book offers industrial design and fabrication philosophies and countless cultural reference points from the perspective of an enthusiastic purveyor of artsy nonsense. Projects can be modified and adapted to meet size requirements.
Who says office cubicles need to be dreary? In this book, author Kaden Harris (creator of www.eccentricgenius.caEccentric Genius) introduces aspiring and die-hard Makers to a highly entertaining parallel universe of surreal office-based projects that are sure to pique the curiosity of even the most jaded office mates. From desktop guillotines and crossbows to mood-enhancing effects and music makers, each project presents a different set of challenges and opens new avenues of Maker lore. There’s a strong emphasis on the basic mechanical theories and principles of the devices presented in the book, as well as the fabrication techniques you need to use. But this is far more than a book of project “how-tos.” Eccentric Cubicle offers oblique industrial design and fabrication philosophies, countless cultural reference points, and innumerable bad puns. This book is a dream come true for you office-bound souls who are tech DIY enthusiasts, hobbyist engineers/designers, and Makers at heart. Imagine having your cubicle sport projects such as: A mechanical golfer Lucid dreaming induction device USB-powered bubble blower Fog machine A desktop guillotine And a whole lot more In the Eccentric Cubicle, Harris starts with classic, time-honored principals, then modernizes and augments his designs with performance enhancements and updated feature sets — all while precariously balancing form, function, and oddness. Scavenging and repurposing materials and components at every opportunity, he challenges and inspires you to modify and adapt the projects and designs to meet your own scale, performance, and aesthetic requirements. Bring character and life to your office desktop with Eccentric Cubicle

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   Title: Eccentric Cubicle
   Publisher: O'Reilly Media
   Author: Kaden Harris
   Edition: Paperback
   Language: English
   ISBN: 0596510543
   EAN: 9780596510541
   No. of Pages: 381
   Publish Date: 2007-10-31
   Binding: Paperback

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Understanding Linux Network Internals (Paperback)

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Understanding Linux Network Internals
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Linux is popular partly because of its efficient and feature-rich network stack. If you’ve been wondering how Linux carries out the complicated tasks assigned to it by the IP protocols–or if you just want to learn about modern networking through real-life examples– Understanding Linux Network Internals is your guide.

Like the popular O’Reilly book Understanding the Linux Kernel, this book clearly explains the concepts behind system functioning and teaches you how to follow the actual C code that implements it. Although some background in the TCP/IP protocols is helpful, readers can learn a great deal from this text about the protocols themselves and their uses. And having grasped the concepts enumerated in this book, readers with a knowledge of C can use the book’s code walk-throughs to figure out exactly what this sophisticated part of the Linux kernel is doing.

Part of the difficulty in understanding networks–and implementing them–is that the tasks are broken up and performed at many different times by different pieces of code. One of the strengths of this book is to integrate the pieces and show you the relationships between far-flung functions and data structures. Understanding Linux Network Internals is both a big-picture discussion and a no-nonsense guide to the details of Linux networking.

Topics in this book include: Key problems with networking

Network interface card (NIC) device drivers

System initialization

Layer 2 (link-layer) tasks and implementation

Layer 3 (IPv4) tasks and implementation

Neighbor infrastructure and protocols (ARP)

Bridging

Routing

ICMP
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Christian Benvenuti an operating system designer specializing in networking, explains much more than how Linux code works. He shows the purposes of major networking features and the trade-offs involved in choosing one solution over another. A large number of flowcharts and other diagrams enhance the book’s understandability.

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   Title: Understanding Linux Network Internals
   Publisher: Shroff
   Author: Christian Benvenuti
   Edition: Paperback
   EAN: 9788184040760
   No. of Pages: 1,074

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