The two first chapters on "energy demand and supply" and "environmental effects," set the tone as to...

Despite the very considerable increase in the use of ICs over the past ten years, passive components are still the mainstay of the electronics industry. The strong emphasis that is given to semiconductors, and ICs in particular, in teaching courses at all levels, however, causes the subject of passive components to be neglected, and many...

This book bridges the communication gap between project managers and software developers working toward the common goal of developing successful software products and software systems. It provides the insights, methods, tools, and techniques necessary to understand...

This new Java edition describes data structures, methods of organizing large amounts of data, and algorithm analysis, the estimation of the running time of algorithms. As computers become faster and faster, the need for programs that can handle large amounts of input becomes more acute. Paradoxically, this requires more...

What is the basic nature of the modern computer? How does it work? How has it been possible to squeeze so much power into increasingly smaller machines? What will the next generations of computers look like? In this Very Short Introduction, Darrel Ince looks at the basic concepts behind all computers, the changes in hardware and...