Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied cognitive science from classical cognitive science, the book places a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting,...

As you begin the journey in Alpha Teach Yourself Algebra 1 in 24 Hours, you may find yourself asking the same question. This book helps you find the answer. Along the way, you will discover that when you invest in algebra, you invest in yourself. Learning the hows and whys of algebra will expand your mind and open up new possibilities for...

One of the principles to keep in mind when developing iPad and iPhone apps is designing for short bursts of activity. Think about how you use your own mobile device. Likely, you open an app, use it for a spell, and close it. This book is written using the same philosophy. Each chapter is bite-size, and exercises never span more than one...

The 21st-century world is a fundamentally interdependent place. Globalization has expanded, intensified, and accelerated social relations across world-time and world-space. The digital revolution has served as a catalyst for the creation of sprawling information and communication networks that enmesh individuals, states, and businesses alike....

Modernism ushered in some of the most exciting innovations in art and literature, from Fauvism, Cubism, and Dada, to the novels of James Joyce and Franz Kafka, to such provocative works as Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain." But Modernism also left many people puzzled in its wake. How can a routine bathroom fixture be considered a work...

Written by leading American practitioners, the Oxford American Handbooks of Medicine each offer a pocket-sized overview of an entire specialty, featuring instant access to guidance on the conditions that are most likely to be encountered. Precise and prescriptive, the handbooks offer up-to-date advice on examination, investigations, common...

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Advances in medical technology force us to struggle with new and often gut-wrenching decisions. How do we know when someone is dead and not just in a coma? Should a convicted felon qualify for a new heart? In The Woman Who Decided to Die, novelist and medical ethicist Ronald Munson takes readers to the very edges of medicine, where...

Prefaces to sets of essays, such as this one, are often devoted to explaining why publication was delayed or why certain planned essays are missing from the completed book. This Preface is an exception. All of the authors met their deadlines — or near to — and they produced a very close approximation to the volume that the editors...

This thesis presents several precise techniques that analyze object-oriented languages for security violations, together with evaluations on Java benchmarks. The key question that will be targeted throughout this work is “Can a given statement directly or indirectly influence another statement, and if this is possible, how can this...

The complexity of technical systems increases continuously. Breakdowns and fatal errors occur quite often, respectively. Therefore, the mission of organic computing is to tame these challenges in technical systems by providing appropriate degrees of freedom for self-organised behaviour. Technical systems should adapt to changing requirements...