Although many other models of concurrent and distributed systems have been de- veloped since the introduction in 1964 Petri nets are still an essential model for concurrent systems with respect to both the theory and the applications. The main attraction of Petri nets is the way in which the basic aspects of concurrent systems are captured both conceptually and mathematically. The intuitively appealing graphical notation makes Petri nets the model of choice in many applications. The natural way in which Petri nets allow one to formally capture many of the basic notions and issues of concurrent systems has contributed greatly to the development of a rich theory of concurrent systems based on Petri nets.

Translated by Richard Silverman. Famous Russian work covers basic theory of the more important special functions and their application to specific problems of physics and engineering. Most space devoted to application of cylinder functions and spherical harmonics. Also treated: gamma function, probability integral and related functions, Airy functions, hyper-geometric functions, more.

In the last 40 years, machine vision has evolved into a mature field embracing a wide range of applications including surveillance, automated inspection, robot assembly, vehicle guidance, traffic monitoring and control, signature verification, biometric measurement, and analysis of remotely sensed images. While researchers and industry specialists continue to document their work in this area, it has become increasingly difficult for professionals and graduate students to understand the essential theory and practicalities well enough to design their own algorithms and systems. This book directly addresses this need.

A practical book written for engineers who design and use antennas
The author has many years of hands on experience designing antennas that were used in such applications as the Venus and Mars missions of NASA
The book covers all important topics of modern antenna design for communications
Numerical methods will be included but only as much as are needed for practical applications
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Learn hands-on antenna design from a leading expert
Modern Antenna Design, Second Edition continues the practical approach that marked the popular first edition by distilling theory to the essentials of antenna design without becoming buried in mathematics. Written by an expert antenna designer whose designs have been used on NASA missions to explore Mars and Venus, the book emphasizes and demonstrates real-world applications across a variety of fields, including telecommunications, remote sensing, and broadcasting.

Microdisplays are tiny, high-resolution electronic displays, designed for use in magnifying optical systems such as HDTV projectors and near-eye personal viewers. As a result of research and development into this field, Microdisplays are incorporated in a variety of visual electronics, notably new 3G portable communications devices, digital camera technologies, wireless internet applications, portable DVD viewers and wearable PCs.
Introduction to Microdisplays encapsulates this market through describing in detail the theory, structure, fabrication and applications of Microdisplays. In particular this book:

Postwestern Cultures synthesizes the most critical topics of contemporary scholarship of the American West within a single volume. This interdisciplinary anthology features leading scholars in the varied fields of western American literary studies and includes new regional studies, global studies, studies of popular culture, environmental criticism, gender and queer theory, and multiculturalism. Postwestern Cultures, like all successful studies of western American literature, is necessarily diverse and wide-ranging; it grasps the multifaceted quality of the landscape, literature, and critical analysis by engaging postmodern theory, spatial theory, cultural studies, and transnational and transcultural understandings of the local.

Practical PHP and MySQL reflects Jono’s commitment to the spirit of making open source subjects accessible to everyone. The book carefully walks you through the code for eight useful, dynamic Web applications. Projects are presented in a playful way, like the forum project that touts horror movies that make you ‘hide behind the couch.’”
–From the Foreword by Christopher Negus, Series Editor, Negus Live Linux Series Build Dynamic Web Sites Fast, with PHP and MySQL… Learn from Eight Ready-to-Run Applications! Suddenly, it’s easy to build commercial-quality Web applications using free and open source software. With this book, you’ll learn from eight ready-to-run, real-world applications–all backed by clear diagrams and screenshots, well-documented code, and simple, practical explanations. Leading open source author Jono Bacon teaches the core skills you’ll need to build virtually any application. You’ll discover how to connect with databases, upload content, perform cascading deletes, edit records, validate registrations, specify user security, create reusable components, use PEAR extensions, and even build Ajax applications.

Книга посвящена систематическому изложению теории сетей Петри, которые относятся к числу наиболее важных и распространенных математических моделей в области обработки информации. Они обеспечивают формальное описание как алгоритмов и программ, так и собственно вычислительных систем и их устройств, а также порождаемых вычислительных процессов, и используются для решения разнообразных задач анализа, синтеза и оптимизации.

В форме практических рекомендаций рассмотрены основы программирования в среде Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) для создания приложений MS Excel. Изложение материала оформлено в виде отдельных разделов, в которых кратко представлена основная теория по конкретным темам, приведены примеры решения задач. Предлагаются варианты заданий для самостоятельного выполнения.

Для студентов вузов, может быть полезна всем желающим овладеть основами программирования в среде Visual Basic for Applications.

Signal analysis, a method of arriving at a structural description of a signal so that later high-level algorithms can interpret its content, is a growing field with an increasing number of applications. Signal Analysis: Time, Frequency, Scale, and Structure opens a window into the practice of signal analysis by providing a gradual yet thorough introduction to the theory behind signal analysis as well as the abstract mathematics and functional analysis which may be new to many readers.

This book is a practical guide to discovering and exploiting security flaws in web applications. The authors explain each category of vulnerability using real-world examples, screen shots and code extracts. The book is extremely practical in focus, and describes in detail the steps involved in detecting and exploiting each kind of security weakness found within a variety of applications such as online banking, e-commerce and other web applications.
The topics covered include bypassing login mechanisms, injecting code, exploiting logic flaws and compromising other users. Because every web application is different, attacking them entails bringing to bear various general principles, techniques and experience in an imaginative way. The most successful hackers go beyond this, and find ways to automate their bespoke attacks. This handbook describes a proven methodology that combines the virtues of human intelligence and computerized brute force, often with devastating results.

A step-by-step guide to building PHP web sites and applications using the Smarty templating engine /В данной книге шаг за шагом описывается процесс создания сайтов и приложений с применением шаблонизатора Smarty/

Theory of Machines and Mechanisms
Пособие предназначено для выработки и совершенствования навыков профессионального общения инженеров-механиков на английском языке.
В пособии приведены аутентичные тексты, соответствующие дисциплине «Теория механизмов и машин», различного уровня сложности, отражающие современные направления в данной области как отечественных, так и зарубежных ученых, упражнения к текстам и словарная база.
Методика изложения, структура оформления оригинальных англоязычных источников сохранена.
Предназначено для студентов машиностроительных специальностей Томского политехнического университета.

Silverlight is a lightweight browser plug–in that frees your code from the traditional confines of the browser. It’s a rules–changing, groundbreaking technology that allows you to run rich client applications right inside the browser. Even more impressively, it’s able to host true .NET applications in non–Microsoft browsers (like Firefox) and on non–Microsoft platforms (like Mac OS X). Silverlight is still new and evolving fast, and you need a reliable guidebook to make sense of it.

This best selling book is well known for effectively combining a clear, highly-accurate explanation of theory--supported by superior exercises, examples, and illustrations--and an emphasis on troubleshooting and applications using actual devices. The Ninth Edition features stronger coverage of key areas (including two new chapters on Programmable Logic Devices), new exercises throughout the text, and an improved pedagogical framework. It includes two specially designed sections which link principles to real world practices--a Digital System Application section in every chapter, and practical Workbench activities throughout the text. Plus, Digital Fundamentals, Ninth Edition features an exciting full color format which uses color to enhance the instructional value of photographs, illustrations, tables, charts, and graphs. Throughout the text's coverage, the use of mathematics is limited to only those concepts that are needed for understanding. Floyd's acclaimed troubleshooting emphasis, as always, provides students with the problem solving experience they need to step out of the classroom and into a job!

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Progress in medicine has often been initiated by discoveries and results from various disciplines of natural science. One of the most famous examples is the X-ray. In this case, its importance with respect to medical applications was immediately recognized and its development was propelled by fruitful cooperation between physicians and physicists. In other cases, e.g. that of NMR, the period between discovery and subsequent application in medicine was longer. Sometimes, a method has become established in clinical practice only after having passed through a long period of in vitro investigations and preclinical trials, while there are also applications that could only be seriously developed once crucial parts had been invented.

Less expensive, lighter, and smaller than its electromechanical counterparts, power electronics lie at the very heart of controlling and converting electric energy, which in turn lies at the heart of making that energy useful. From household appliances to space-faring vehicles, the applications of power electronics are virtually limitless. Until now, however, the same could not be said for access to up-to-date reference books devoted to power electronics. Written by engineers for engineers, The Power Electronics Handbook covers the full range of relevant topics, from basic principles to cutting-edge applications. Compiled from contributions by an international panel of experts and full of illustrations, this is not a theoretical tome, but a practical and enlightening presentation of the usefulness and variety of technologies that encompass the field.

With advances in image sensors, digital TV, image-enabled consumer electronics, and much more, color image processing is of paramount interest in the computer vision community. This book details recent advances in digital color image acquisition, analysis, processing, and display, exploring emerging color image, video, multimedia, and biomedical processing applications. It examines the latest techniques, algorithms, and solutions for digital color imaging, emphasizing emerging topics such as secure imaging, semantic processing, and digital camera image processing. It comprehensively covers the system design, implementation, and application aspects of digital color imaging.