Computer Science Books

New and Published Books

1. The Role of Communication in Learning To Model

   Edited by Paul Brna, Michael Baker, Keith Stenning, Andree Tiberghien

   In this book, a number of experts from various disciplines take a look at three different strands in learning to model. They examine the activity of modeling from disparate theoretical standpoints, taking into account the individual situation of the individuals involved. The chapters seek to bridge...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. PgMP® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide, Fourth Edition

   By Ginger Levin, J. LeRoy Ward

   Series: ESI International Project Management Series

   PgMP® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide, Fourth Edition is the book you need to pass the Program Management Professional (PgMP®) exam the first time around. It reflects recent revisions based on PMI®'s Standard for Program Management - Third Edition (2013).Based on best practices that complement...

   Published June 18th 2013 by Auerbach Publications
3. PMP® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide, Ninth Edition

   By J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP, Ginger Levin

   Series: ESI International Project Management Series

   PMP® Exam: Practice Test and Study Guide, Ninth Edition uses self-study to help readers increase their chances of passing the PMP certification exam the first time. This spiral-bound edition includes 40 multiple-choice practice questions in each of the ten knowledge areas and in the...

   Published June 18th 2013 by Auerbach Publications
4. Data Governance

   Creating Value from Information Assets

   Edited by Neera Bhansali

   As organizations deploy business intelligence and analytic systems to harness business value from their data assets, data governance programs are quickly gaining prominence. And, although data management issues have traditionally been addressed by IT departments, organizational issues critical to...

   Published June 16th 2013 by Auerbach Publications
5. Introduction to Combinatorial Testing

   By D. Richard Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker, Yu Lei

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Innovations in Software Engineering and Software Development Series

   Combinatorial testing of software analyzes interactions among variables using a very small number of tests. This advanced approach has demonstrated success in providing strong, low-cost testing in real-world situations. Introduction to Combinatorial Testing presents a complete self-contained...

   Published June 16th 2013 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
6. Infoglut

   How Too Much Information Is Changing the Way We Think and Know

   By Mark Andrejevic

   Today, more mediated information is available to more people than at any other time in human history. New and revitalized sense-making strategies multiply in response to the challenges of "cutting through the clutter" of competing narratives and taming the avalanche of information. Data miners, "...

   Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
7. Applied Data Mining

   By Guandong Xu, Yu Zong, Zhenglu Yang

   Data mining has witnessed substantial advances in recent decades. New research questions and practical challenges have arisen from emerging areas and applications within the various fields closely related to human daily life, e.g. social media and social networking. This book aims to bridge the gap...

   Published June 16th 2013 by CRC Press
8. Active Shooter Events and Response

   By John P. Blair, Terry Nichols, David Burns, John R. Curnutt

   The Columbine tragedy on April 20, 1999 began a new era in law enforcement as it became apparent that the police response to such mass shootings must be drastically altered. By the time the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, outdated police response strategies had...

   Published June 11th 2013 by CRC Press
9. Effective Surveillance for Homeland Security

   Balancing Technology and Social Issues

   Edited by Francesco Flammini, Roberto Setola, Giorgio Franceschetti

   Series: Multimedia Computing, Communication and Intelligence

   Effective Surveillance for Homeland Security: Balancing Technology and Social Issues provides a comprehensive survey of state-of-the-art methods and tools for the surveillance and protection of citizens and critical infrastructures against natural and deliberate threats. Focusing on current...

   Published June 9th 2013 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
10. Discrete Dynamical Systems and Chaotic Machines

    Theory and Applications

    By Jacques Bahi, Christophe Guyeux

    Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing Series

    For computer scientists, especially those in the security field, the use of chaos has been limited to the computation of a small collection of famous but unsuitable maps that offer no explanation of why chaos is relevant in the considered contexts. Discrete Dynamical Systems and Chaotic Machines:...

    Published June 6th 2013 by CRC Press