These books are for people who have already written a ray tracer as an entry portal into the world of graphics research. They cover path tracer’s probabilistic sampling in enough detail to get people up to speed to follow the literature and rendering trends.
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Written by two of the leading researchers in the area, this engaging and accessible book is unique in covering the diverse foundations of multiagent systems, including logic. Its extensive treatment of the interplay between computer science and game theory will define how the subject should be taught.
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This story is a historical drama that is based in the late 1930s which shows how ordinary people in domestic service at that time could be victimised.
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This book encourages learning by abstraction from concrete examples, of understanding calculus through actually ‘doing’ it in an explicitly operational manner, and of gaining oversight of the layers between a simple, foundational system and a rich language of variegated constructs and structures.
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The book is centered around three conceptual pieces that are fundamental to operating systems: virtualization, concurrency, and persistence. In understanding the conceptual, you will also learn the practical, including how an operating system does things like schedule the CPU, manage memory, and store files persistently. The title is an homage to one of the greatest sets of lecture notes ever created, by one Richard Feynman on the topic of Physics.
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On Lisp is a comprehensive study of advanced Lisp techniques, with bottom-up programming as the unifying theme. It gives the first complete description of macros and macro applications. The book also covers important subjects related to bottom-up programming, including functional programming, rapid prototyping, interactive development, and embedded languages.
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Demonstrating student learning may seem like a simple task, but reflection reveals that it is a complex challenge requiring educators to use specific knowledge and skills. Standards-based reform has many curricular and instructional prerequisites.
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Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business—and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.
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