Thursday, December 30, 2010

Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT, 2nd Edition Beginning Combined Book

Paul Edmunds, Nancie Mckinnon, Jeff Zeter, Jordan Candlewyck
Compass Publishing | 2009 | ISBN: 1599665204
760 pages | PDF | 69 MB

Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT is part of a three-level test-preparation series designed to prepare learners of English for the TOEFL iBT. In this first level of the series, beginning learners will be able to familiarize themselves with question types found on the TOEFL iBT while covering a variety of disciplines.

In addition, learners can practice their skills in all four test areas: reading, listening, speaking, and writing.

Each book provides comprehensive coverage of the designated skill and offers learners extensive practice.
(1) Examples of and tips for various question types found on the TOEFL iBT
(2) Focused practice of each question type
(3) Guided note-taking activities
(4) Annotated listening passages to support vocabulary development
(5) Graded practice to support systematic development of test skills
(6) Authentic practice test modeled after the TOEFL iBT format
(7) Full answer key and transcripts for all listening exercises and integrated tasks

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English and the Discourses of Colonialism By Alast Pennycook

Routledge Politics of Language Series
By Alast Pennycook
Publisher: Routledge
Pages: 240, ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415178487
zip pdf 4.1 MB

Description:
Challenging and provocative, English and the Discourses of Colonialism looks at the English language and its colonial legacy. Through detailed analysis, Alastair Pennycook reveals how colonial practice permeated the discourses of both the colonial and colonized cultures, leaving lasting marks still evident today.

He explores the extent to which English is, as commonly assumed, a language of neutrality and global communication, and to what extent it is, by contrast, a language laden with meanings, still weighed down by its colonial past.

Travel writing, newspaper articles and popular books on English are all referred to, as well as personal experiences and interviews with learners of English in India, Malaysia, China and Australia. Pennycook concludes with an appeal to postcolonial writing as a means of creating a politics of opposition and rupture.

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Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT, 2nd Edition Beginning Speaking

Publisher: Compass Publishing
Date : November 1, 2009
ISBN-10: 1599663503 mp3 | 82.14 Mb

Description
Building Skills for the TOEFL iBT is part of a three-level test-preparation series designed to prepare learners of English for the TOEFL iBT. In this first level of the series, beginning learners will be able to familiarize themselves with question types found on the TOEFL iBT while covering a variety of disciplines.

In addition, learners can practice their skills in all four test areas: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Each book provides comprehensive coverage of the designated skill and offers learners extensive practice.

Key Features of Speaking
(1) Examples of and tips for various question types found on the TOEFL iBT
(2) Focused practice of each question type
(3) Guided note-taking activities
(4) Annotated listening passages to support vocabulary development
(5) Graded practice to support systematic development of test skills
(6) Authentic practice test modeled after the TOEFL iBT format
(7) Full answer key and transcripts for all listening exercises and integrated tasks
(8) Free online sample test at compasspub.com/toeflibt

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Boost! | Longman Integrated Skills Series


LONGMAN | Integrated Skills | 2007
PDF & MP3 | 161.66 MB

The Boost! is the definitive and comprehensive four-level series of skills books for junior EFL learners. The series has been developed around age-appropriate, cross-curricular topics that develop students' critical thinking and examination techniques.

It follows an integrated skills approach with each of the skills brought together at the end of each unit.

• Grammar 2
(Student's Book, Practice Book, Teacher's Book & Audio CD)
• Listening 2
(Student's Book, Teacher's Book & Audio CD)
• Speaking 4
(Student's Book, Teacher's Book & Audio CD)
• Writing 1
(Student's Book, Teacher's Book & Audio CD)
• Writing 2
(Student's Book, Teacher's Book & Audio CD)

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Destination B2: Grammar and Vocabulary with keys

Malcom Mann
ISBN:9780230035
2008 | PDF | 204 Pages | 29 MB

Destination B2 Grammar and Vocabulary is the ideal grammar and vocabulary practice book for students preparing to take a B2 level exam, for example the Cambridge FCE examination or for those students aiming for the IELTS band 5.

This book has up-to-date syllabus based on the B2 (Vantage) level of the Council of Europe's framework; Useful Reference Section including glossary, phrasal verbs, phrases and collocations, word patterns, word formation and US/UK differences; 28 alternating grammar and vocabulary units.

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Master AP English Language & Composition

By Margaret C. Moran, W. Francis Holder
Publisher: Peterson's
Pages: 312, Date: 2007-02-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 076892474X, PDF 1.7 MB

The Master AP English Language and Composition book will help you get ready for the AP English Language and Composition exam. You'll get an overview of the exam, subject reviews of key topic areas, and test-taking tips and strategies.

You'll also have the chance to practice your skills and diagnose your strengths and weaknesses by taking three practice tests.


Features:
Find detailed answer explanations for every question.
Review key subjects and test-taking strategies.
Use what you learn to target your study time.

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Routledge International Handbook of English, Language and Literacy Teaching

By : Dominic Wyse, Richard Andrews and James Hoffman
Publisher: Routledge, Date: 2010 Pages: 581
ISBN: 0415469031
Size: 2.99 MbFormat: PDF

Edited by three authorities in the field, this Handbook presents contributions from experts across the world who report the cutting-edge of international research. It is ground-breaking in its holistic, evidence-informed account that aims to synthesize key messages for policy and practice in English, Language and Literacy Teaching.

A comprehensive collection, the handbook focuses on the three key areas of reading, writing, and language, and issues that cut across them. The international emphasis of all the chapters is extended by a final section that looks directly at different countries and continents.

The authors address many key issues including:
• why pupil motivation is so important
• the evidence for what works in teaching and learning
• the place of Information Technology in the twenty-first century
• the status of English and other languages
• globalisation and political control of education.

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Increase Your Influence at Work | Worksmart Series

By Richard A. Luecke, Perry McIntosh
Publisher: AMACOM
Pages: 112, Date: 2010-07-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0814416012, PDF 661 KB's Complete

Description:
People who know how to influence others in the office enjoy a greater measure of control over their work lives and advance their careers more rapidly than others. But what many don't know is that the mysterious quality known as influence can be learned and developed by anyone.

Readers will discover how to develop the most important attributes necessary for influence trustworthiness, reliability, and assertiveness and find out how to move beyond being passive participants in their work lives, and gain the cooperation and attention of those who matter most.

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Basic English for Computing: Student's + Teacher's Book + Audio

By: Eric Glendinning and John McEwan
Publisher: Oxford, Date: 2002 Pages: 130 + 100
ISBN: 0194573966 Size: 127.87 Mb, PDF + MP3

This course is intended for students of computing and information technology with an English level of beginner plus to lower-intermediate. In particular, targeted readers are secondary school and technical college students of 16+ who have studied general English for three years or more.

The book is also intended for professionals who have not studied English formally for some time, and wish to refresh their knowledge of the language within the context of their specialism.

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Effortless English: Business English Success Lessons


By : A. J. Hoge
Publisher: www.effortlessenglishclub.com
Size: 604 Mb, Format: PDF + MP3

Does your poor English speaking limit your career? Do you lose opportunities because you can’t speak excellent English? What if your English speaking was excellent now? And what if you also had powerful new business skills?

What new opportunities would you have?
• Would you have a better job?
• Would you have your own international business?
• Would you be financially free?
• Would you have new international business contacts?

Do you feel bored with old English lessons? Do you feel bored with business and with business English? Don’t worry, you’re not alone – most students feel the same. Most business English lessons, in fact, teach business terms that are very old and very formal. The problem is, modern businesspeople don’t speak that way.

If you are a new businessperson - I will help you. I will help you learn business English. And I will help you learn new business skills. I have made new business English lessons just for you. They are called “Business English Success”.

If you are a freelancer, you will love these lessons. If you are an entrepreneur, you will love them. If you hope to someday start your own business, you will love them. If you are an independent, creative businessperson, you will love them. If you are a marketer, or are interested in internet marketing, you will love them.

These are not old business English lessons. These are new business English lessons for the new business world.

8 complete lesson sets include English lessons plus:
• The new business secrets to improving in your job or career
• The number one secret to success in new business
• The “Effortless Success” audio-book, with text
• How to start your own small business
• How to market and grow your career or business online

I’m excited because these lessons teach both business English and new Business. You learn useful ideas to improve your job, career, or business. These lessons focus especially on freelancing, small business and internet business.

I’m excited because these lessons will improve your English AND your new business life.

Each Audio English Lesson Features:
• Vocabulary Lessons
• Listen & Answer Mini-Stories
• Point of View Story Lessons
• Audio Articles

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Perfect Phrases for Writing Job Descriptions

By : Carole Martin
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0071635602
Date: 2009, Pages: 208, Size: 1.09 Mb Format: PDF

Perfect Phrases for Writing Job Descriptions helps you craft job descriptions that attract the best talent and accurately convey job responsibilities. And after you find that ideal candidate, this valuable resource will assist you with performance reviews, goal setting, and accountability.

Hundreds of tips, examples, and sample phrases to help you:
• Get candidates excited about opportunities in your company
• Attract and recruit the very best talent
• Foster communication between supervisors and employees
• Evaluate performance and provide clear feedback to new employees

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Cambridge Grammar in Use Intermediate 2009 3rd Edition Intermediate


By : Raymond Murphy with William R. SmalzerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10: 0521734770, Date: 2009, 3rd Edition
Size: 118 Mb.Format: .iso

CD-ROM includes even more practice exercises, progress reports, interactive games, and a link to the Dictionaries Online. Students can also create their own tests to review what they've learned.

Students choose what they want to practice, and progress is recorded so they can go back and improve their scores. They'll also find fun, fast-moving grammar games to play anytime.

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English Grammar Mega Collection (82 eBooks)

Cambridge, Oxford, Longman, McGraw-Hill, etc.
PDF, DjVu, CHM | English | 664 Mb

A huge collection of English grammar books you've ever founded!
List of the books:
01. A Glossary of English Grammar - 141p
02. Alpha Teach Yourself Grammar and Style in 24 Hours - 450p
03. An Introduction to the Grammar of English - 216p
04. Analyzing the Grammar of English - 244p
05. Autotick English Grammar Test Level 3 - 42p [+/-]

06. Basic English Grammar Book 1 for ELLs - 159p
07. Basic English Grammar Book 1 for ELLs - 159p
08. Basic English Grammar Structure and Vocabulary for Adult Students - 306p
09. Big Grammar Book Entry Level - 124p
10. Big Grammar Book Elementary Level - 347p
11. Big Grammar Book Intermediate Level - 311p
12. Big Grammar Book Advanced Level - 98p
13. Big Resource Book Intermediate L1 - 128p
14. Business Grammar Style and Usage
15. Cambridge A Student's Introduction to English Grammar - 320p
16. Cambridge Assessing Grammar - 317p
17. Cambridge English Grammar in Use 3rd Ed CD Exercises - 368p
18. Cambridge English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy, 3rd Ed - 393p
19. Cambridge English Grammar Understanding the Basics - 286p
20. Cambridge Games for Grammar Practice - 19p
21. Cambridge One Language, Two Grammars - 487p
22. Cambridge Singing Grammar - 98p
23. CliffsQuickReview Writing Grammar Usage and Style - 224p
24. CliffsStudySolver English Grammar - 332p
25. Easy-to-Understand English Grammar - 51p
26. English Grammar & Exercises - 276p
27. English Grammar 50-50 Part 1 - 57p
28. English Grammar 50-50 Part 2 - 61p
29. English Grammar For Dummies - 380p
30. English Grammar Workbook For Dummies - 321p
31. English Grammar in Contexts - 19p
32. English Grammar Test Package - 631p
33. English Prepositions Explained - 288p
34. Essential English Grammar - 208p
35. Essential English-A Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook - 150p
36. Focus Structure in Generative Grammar Linguistic Today - 443p
37. Fun with Grammar and Worksheets - 365p
38. Grammar and Style at Your Fingertips - 304p
39. Grammar and Usage for Better Writing - 270p
40. Grammar for Teachers-A Guide to American English - 461p
41. Grammar Games and Activities for Teachers
42. Grammar in Plain English - 413p
43. Grammar Zappers (Intermediate) - 37p
44. Ins and Outs of Prepositions (Grammar)
45. Just Grammar Intermediate - 100p
46. Knowledge Essentials - 210p
47. LearningExpress 501 Grammar & Writing Questions, 1st Ed - 180p
48. LearningExpress Express Review Guides Grammar - 224p
49. LearningExpress Goof-Proof Grammar - 141p
50. LearningExpress Grammar Essentials - 225p
51. LearningExpress Grammar in 15 Minutes a Day - 240p
52. Longman English Grammar Practice for Intermeidate Students - 303p
53. Longman Grammar Express-For Self-Study and Classroom Use - 425p
54. Macmillan First Certificate Language Practice (Grammar & Vocab) - 351p
55. Macmillan My Brilliant Grammar Book - 67p
56. McGraw-Hill English Grammar Demystified-A Self-Teaching Guide - 352p
57. McGraw-Hill English Grammar for ESL Learners - 160p
58. McGraw-Hill English Grammar for the Utterly Confused - 258p
59. McGraw-Hill English Verbs & Essentials of Grammar for ESL Learners - 161p
60. McGraw-Hill Just Enough English Grammar Illustrated - 145p
61. McGraw-Hill Teach Terrific Grammar - 257p
62. McGraw-Hill's Essential ESL Grammar - 354p
63. Oxford Grammar file 1-9 - 34p
64. Oxford Practice Grammar - 435p
65. Painless Grammar - 287p
66. Penguin Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies - 217 p
67. Routledge English Grammar-A University Course - 640p
68. The Briefest English Grammar Ever - 42p
69. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar & Style - 432p
70. The Online English Grammar - 245p
71. The Teacher's Grammar Book - 287p
72. Top 10 Great Grammar for Great Writing - 229p
73. Top 10 Great Grammar for Great Writing (Answer Key) - 40p
74. Top 20 Great Grammar for Great Writing - 304p
75. Top 20 Great Grammar for Great Writing (Answer Key) - 42p
76. Webster Guide to Grammar and Writing
77. When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People - 256p
78. Some Key Points of English Grammar - 14p
79. Understand English Grammar like an English Professor - 12p
80. Cambridge Essential Grammar in Use 2nd Edition
81. Cambridge Grammar for First Certificate - 274p
82. CliffsStudySolver English Grammar

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Mastering Skills for the TOEFL iBT, 2nd Edition

By Moraig Macgillivray, Patrick Yancey, Casey Malarcher, Jeff Zeter
Publisher: Compass Publishing, Pages: 900, Date: 2009-11-01
ISBN-10 : 1599665220 PDF + Audio

Mastering Skills for the TOEFL iBT is part of a three-level test-preparation series designed to prepare learners of English for the TOEFL iBT.

In this third level of the series, advanced learners will be able to familiarize themselves with question types found on the TOEFL iBT while covering a variety of disciplines.

In addition, learners can practice their skills in all four test areas: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Each book provides comprehensive coverage of the designated skill and offers learners extensive practice.
Key Features
(1) Examples of and tips for various question types found on the TOEFL iBT
(2) Focused practice of each question type
(3) Guided note-taking activities
(4) Annotated listening passages to support vocabulary development
(5) Graded practice to support systematic development of test skills
(6) Authentic practice test modeled after the TOEFL iBT format
(7) Full answer key and transcripts for all listening exercises and integrated tasks
(8) Audio recordings including over 70 reading passages, more than 130 sample convesations and lectures, as well as over 30 sample responses for speaking tasks available separately
(9) Split editions (Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing) available
(10) Free online sample test at compasspub.com/toeflibt

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Macmillan English Grammar in Context Series with Key 3-level


Michael Vince and Simon Clarke | Macmillan ELT | 2008
Essential 140507146X | Intermediate 1405071435 | Advanced 1405070544
234/234/242 pages | PDF | English | 44/27/31 Mb

Macmillan English Grammar in Context is a three-level (Essential, Intermediate and Advanced) grammar practice series. Presenting Macmillan English Grammar In Context, a three-level grammar practice series with a difference.

Incorporating contextual examples in grammar practice activities, Macmillan English Grammar In Context is a grammar book that can be used in both the classroom and for self-study.
KEY FEATURES
• Grammar explanations with traditional practice activities and contextual examples
• Cross-curricular content areas include: literature science, geography, history and social science
• Up-to-date 'real' English, informed by the corpora used for the Macmillan School Dictionary
• Includes a focus on lexical grammar with work on collocations, propositions and common verbs
• Most units contain one page of grammar explanation and three pages of practice
• With Key editions available

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Objective IELTS Advanced Student's

By Annette Capel, Michael Black
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages: 144, Date: 2006-07-24
ISBN-10 : 0521608848File size: 105 MB, type: rar / iso

Description:
Objective IELTS is a 2-level IELTS preparation course providing comprehensive training for both the Academic and General Training modules. The course is uniquely informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus, using analysis of real IELTS candidate papers.

The 2 levels of Objective IELTS can be used on their own or consecutively, so that lower-level students requiring a high band score can start preparing early. Each level offers 60-80 hours of study, which can be extended using the Workbook and CD-ROM.

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ARCO's Preparation for TOEFL, CD-Rom

File size: 38,5 MB
File type: rar

Six complete sample tests, including all the listening comprehensions parts of the exam.

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

CliffsNotes For SAT Cram Plan


By William Ma, Jane R. Burstein
Publisher: Cliffs Notes, Pages: 312
Publication Date: 2009-07-27, ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470470585
Rar'd PDF Size 9.8 mb

Description:
It's SAT Crunch Time! Get a plan to ace the exam—and make the most of the time you have left. Whether you have two months, one month, or even just a week left before the exam, you can turn to the experts at CliffsNotes for a trusted and achievable cram plan to ace the SAT—without ever breaking a sweat!

First, you'll determine exactly how much time you have left to prepare for the exam. Then, you'll turn to the two-month, one-month, or one-week cram plan for week-by-week and day-by-day schedules of the best way to focus your study according to your unique timeline.

Each stand-alone plan includes:
Diagnostic test– helps you pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses soyou can focus your review on the topics in which you need the most help
Subject reviews– cover everything you can expect on the actual exam:sentence completions; critical reading passages; vocabulary; essays;grammar and usage; working with numbers; algebra and functions;solving geometry problems; probability, statistics, and data analysis;and applying logic and problem solving

Full-length practice test with answers and detailed explanations–a simulated SAT exam with scoring guide gives you an authentictest-taking experience

Visit the SAT Cram Plan Center for online access to additional practice problems, activities, and more.

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Friday, December 17, 2010

Barron's How to Prepare for the SAT I, 2008 Edition

By Sharon Weiner Green, Ph.D., Ira K. Wolf
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 832, Publication Date: 2006-02-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0764179349

Description:
The 2007 edition of Barron’s SAT test preparation manual with enclosed CD-ROM presents one diagnostic test and six full-length practice SATs, all of which reflect the new SAT in length, question types, and degree of difficulty. The CD-ROM reproduces all of the manual’s tests so that they can be taken and scored automatically on a home computer.

Both the manual and the CD-ROM offer an overview of the SAT and its scoring method, and then present extensive subject reviews in critical reading, grammar and usage, and math. They also offer detailed guidance for preparing and composing the test’s required student-written essay.

In addition to the full-length practice tests, all of the manual’s extra practice and review questions are presented on the CD-ROM with automatic scoring. College-bound students will find that Barron’s all-new combination SAT manual with CD-ROM is true state-of-the-art preparation for one of the most important tests that they will ever take.

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SAT Vocabulary Express: Word Puzzles Designed to Decode the New SAT

By Jacqueline Byrne, Michael Ashley
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Pages: 224, size 36.93 mb
Publication Date: 2004-09-23, ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071443266

Description:
A fun way to build vocabulary and boost SAT scores Word puzzles are a proven tool for building vocabulary. They nudge the puzzler gently toward shades of meaning, synonym recognition, contextual interpretation, and making educated guesses--all the mental tricks needed to do well on the SAT verbal section.

In SAT Vocabulary Express, a top test-prep coach teams up with a leading crossword puzzle author to offer students a fun, effective alternative to standard vocabulary builders.

A unique learning tool for breaking the code in the SAT verbal section, this book features:

* Dozens of crosswords, anagrams, acrostics, cryptograms, and other fun, skill-building puzzles
* Brainteasers that stimulate vocabulary mastery
* Tips and techniques for using the puzzles to pump up vocabularies to unprecedented levels--painlessly!

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Critical Reading and Writing Workbook for the New SAT

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series,
PDF rar 3.17 mb Critical Reading :  2.29M, Writing : 1.43M

Critical Reading : Concentrating on the Critical Reading section of the newly structured SAT college entrance exam, this test-preparation workbook presents tips, questions, answers, and answer explanations for the section’s two main question types—sentence completion questions and reading comprehension questions—as well as extensive vocabulary review.

Both the sentence completion and the reading comprehension exercises are organized according to level of difficulty and presented in three sections, labeled from A to C. Students who master Level C in both parts are well on the road to achieving a high Critical Reading score when they take the actual SAT. This new workbook replaces Barron's Verbal Workbook for the New SAT, 11th Edition.

Writing : The totally restructured SAT college entrance exam that became effective in 2005 includes an entirely new and very important Writing Test, which consists of two main parts. First is a 25-minute period during which students must write an essay on a given topic. Later, students must answer multiple-choice questions that test their skill in correcting poorly-written sentences, finding mistakes in grammar and usage, and correcting mistakes in the first-draft version of a student essay.

This manual familiarizes students with all aspects of the SAT Writing Test and presents review chapters and questions with answers that are designed to hone test-takers' skills. Also included is a helpful overview of the Writing Test and details on how student essays are scored. This manual presents five writing tests. The first introduces students to the test's format and the following four are similar to the actual SAT writing test in length and question types. All tests have answers and explanations, and come with instructions on how students can convert their practice test score to the familiar SAT scale of 200-800.

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Djvu For Algorithmics for Hard Computing Problems

 Introduction to Combinatorial Optimization, Randomization, Approximation, and Heuristics
By Juraj Hromkovic, Publisher: Springer
Pages: 492, Publication Date: 2001-06-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3540668608
Djvu, 4.48 MB, 400 dpi, OCR'ed, pages 14-15 missing

Description:
This book is an introduction to the methods of designing algorithms for hard computing tasks. This area has developed very dynamically in the last years and is one of the kernels of current research in algorithm and complexity theory.

The book mainly concentrates on approximate, randomized and heuristic algorithms, and on the theoretical and experimental comparison of these approaches according to the requirements of the practice.

There exist several monographs specializing in some of these methods, but no book systematically explains and compares all main possibilities of attacking hard computing problems. Since the topic is fundamental for the university study in computer science and essential for the transfer of formal methods to the practice, the aim of the book is to close this gap by providing at once a textbook for graduate students and a handbook for practitioners dealing with hard computing problems.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The Teacher's Grammar of English: A Course Book and Reference Guide, with answers

 By Ron Cowan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages: 724, Publication Date: 2008-05-26
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521809738
RAR file, 61.425 MB

Description:
The Teacher's Grammar of English is a comprehensive resource text designed to help ESL/EFL teachers understand and teach American English grammar. The Teacher's Grammar of English is a comprehensive resource text designed to help ESL/EFL teachers and teachers-in-training understand and teach American English grammar.

In addition to complete, up-to-date coverage on form, meaning, and usage, each chapter includes practical suggestions for teaching, as well as a unique section that analyzes common errors made by learners from different first-language backgrounds, based on current research in second-language acquisition.

Review exercises throughout each chapter make the book an ideal text for a course on English grammar. An answer key is included. A chapter of past and present instructional practices provides an overview of the debate surrounding the teaching of grammar.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Collection For English Together

By Diana Webster, Anne Worrall
Publisher: Longman
Pubil's Bk. 3 : PDF, 23.7 M.B.
Action Bk. 3 : PDF, 12.9 M.B.
Teachers' Guide Bk. 2 :PDF, 15.1 M.B.

Language selection is based on what is useful and natural
Constant revision help consolidate learning
Each level is story-based to provide an exciting context for learning

Fun activities including crosswords, puzzles and drawing *Imaginative writing
and listening tasks *Consolidation of language covered in the Pupil's book

*The Teacher's Guide provides clear teaching notes, ideas for extra activities and tests *An easy-to-use reference chart for each lesson, outlining revision and new language *Extra 'Games and Activities' section with each unit *Photocopiable tests

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL(R) Test: Next Generation (iBT), Books, key with CD Room

By: Deborah Phillips
Publisher: Pearson ESL
Pages: 640, Date: 2005-05-19
File Size : PDF 47 Mb + Key + CDRoom

Description
Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFLA (R) Test: Next Generation (IBT), written by Deborah Phillips, gives students all the tools they need to succeed on the new TOEFLA (R) integrated-skills test.

Providing both a comprehensive language skills course and a wealth of practice for all sections of the test, the Longman Preparation Course is appropriate for courses in TOEFLA (R) Test preparation or as a supplement to more general English courses.

Note: You must have the audio program to use the listening material (the Skills Practice, the Mini-Tests, and the Complete Tests) in the textbook an excellent service, I received the item at home sooner than expected. Since I live in Catalonia, I wasn't waiting for it until a month or so but in 15 days it arrived and without having enroled special shipping conditions!

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PDF For Grammar Success in 20 Minutes a Day, Second Edition

By Learning Express Editors
Publisher: Learning Express 2010
160 Pages | ISBN: 1576857212 | PDF | 1.54MB

Grammar Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 2nd Edition provides 20 lessons that promote an in-depth understanding of grammar in a short amount of time. It is full of fun yet practical exercises on writing complete sentences, using verbs correctly, capitalization and punctuation, and choosing the right word for the occasion.

This book teaches by actual examples, real-world situations, and daily lessons, each only 20 minutes long, and includes a FREE online link to instantly scored grammar exercises.


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Friday, November 26, 2010

Grammar Success in 20 Minutes a Day First Edition

By LearningExpress Editors
Publisher: LearningExpress, LLC
Pages: 192, Date: 2008-01-25
ISBN-10 : 1576856003,
PDF size: 2.69 MB

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This is a new addition to our best-selling series -- Success in 20 Minutes a Day (over one million $$ life sales). Grammar Success provides 20 lessons that promote an in-depth understanding of grammar in a short amount of time.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

HTML5: Up and Running

By Mark Pilgrim
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Pages: 240, Date: 2010-08-25
ISBN-10 : 0596806027, pdf 5.56 MB

If you don't know about the new features available in HTML5, now's the time to find out. The latest version of this markup language is going to significantly change the way you develop web applications, and this book provides your first real look at HTML5's new elements and attributes.

Even though work on HTML5 is ongoing, browsers such as Safari, Mozilla, Opera, and Chrome already support many of its features -- and browsers for smart phones are even farther ahead, especially iPhone's MobileSafari browser. With HTML5: Up & Running, you'll learn how this new version enables browsers to interact with JavaScript much more easily than before. You'll also learn how HTML5 can help you develop applications that:

* Display video directly in the browser, without having to rely on plugins
* Work even when a user is offline, by taking advantage of HTML5's persistent storage
* Offer a drawing canvas for dynamically generated 2-D graphics

This concise guide is the most complete and authoritative book you'll find on the subject. Author Mark Pilgrim writes the weekly digest for the HTML5 Working Group, and represents Google at conferences on HTML5's capabilities. Stay ahead of the curve. Order a copy of this book today

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Calculus the Easy Way | PDF ebooks

By Douglas Downing
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 323, Date: 1996-01-01
ISBN-10 : 0812091418, rar'd pdf (scan) | 9.21 MB

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Longtime favorites for both classroom and self-teaching help, Barron's Easy Way Series titles review a wide variety of subjects, presenting fundamental concepts in clear, easy-to-understand language and examples.

Calculus the Easy Way covers all the essentials of a first-year calculus course, including derivatives, integrals, trignometric functions, natural logarithms, exponential functions, and an introduction to differential equations.

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Free PDF For Mathemagics: How to Look Like a Genius Without Really Trying

By Arthur Benjamin, Michael Brant Shermer
Publisher: Lowell House
Pages: 218, Date: 1993-03
ISBN-10 : 0929923545, PDF

Description:
Using proven techniques, this volume shows how to add, subtract, multiply and divide faster than is possible with a calculator or pencil and paper, and helps readers conquer their nervousness about math.

After seeing Dr. Benjamin perform in Las Vegas at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference in 2002, I bought this book and also his Mathemagics course. My middle school students love it! Many of them prefer to do mental calculations when possible and they love when I do mathematic magic tricks on them.

Better, they love the algebraic explanations and can't wait to use the tricks on their friends and family, knowing that they can explain the trick as well.
My college students are amazed when I can square a 2-digit number quicker than they can punch it in on a calculator. (I'm not too fast at the 3 digit numbers; it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks!)
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Davis's Basic Math Review for Nurses with Step-by-Step Solutions

By Vicki Raines
Publisher: F A Davis Co
Pages: 361, Date: 2009-06-08
ISBN-10 : 080362056X, Rar'd PDF 16.5 MB's Full

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This title offers a path to conquering the math skills essential for nursing success...and reducing the anxieties math often induces! Step by step, skill by skill...students progress from simple to complex calculations, building their proficiencies and testing it along the way.

It's perfect for course review and quick reference. Each chapter begins with a pretest to determine the mastery level of the skills presented in that chapter. For each chapter, there are explanations with concrete examples, followed by practice problems.

For every problem, step-by-step solutions help students see where their mistakes occurred and how to correct them. Four comprehensive tests assess mastery of basic math skills and math related to nursing-specific applications.

A chapter test concludes each section. Test-taking tips help students learn how to apply their math knowledge better and reduce test-taking anxiety. A special color highlights the key terms in each skill section and explains how to work through problems. Bonus! A quick-reference, two-color, laminated bookmark features the rules for rounding, changing decimals to percents and percents to decimals, ratios, and other important calculations.

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Study English - IELTS Preparation: Teacher Resource Pack (Resource Book Series)

By Anna Shymkiw, David Larbalestier
Publisher: Insearch Education and International Programs Office
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2005-09
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0908537271

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

PDF for Working with Words: A Guide to Teaching and Learning Vocabulary

By Ruth Gairns, Stuart Redman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages: 208, Date: 1986-05-31
ISBN-10 : 0521317096, rar'd PDF (14.7 Mb)

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This is a practical guide for teachers on how to select, organise and teach vocabulary to all levels of students. It discusses the linguistic and psychological theories relevant to vocabulary learning, describes with clear examples traditional and current methods of presentation and practice, and suggests ways of assessing and supplementing the vocabulary component of coursebooks.

Working with Words is an ideal resource book for practising teachers and teachers in training

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

McGraw-Hill's ACT, 2009 Edition By Steven Dulan

By Steven Dulan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Pages: 544, Date: 2008-06-09
ISBN-10 : 007158823X, PDF 9.9 mb

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For the more than 1.2 million students who take the test-a powerful study tool from nationally recognized ACT experts Once mainly known in the Midwest and South,

the ACT is now nearly as popular as the SAT nationwide, with registrations in big East Coast states increasing dramatically. McGraw-Hill's ACT is created by teachers from Advantage Education, one of America's most renowned test-prep course providers.

The newly revised 2009 edition is packed with all the sound educational features that you expect from McGraw-Hill, including in-depth instruction, smart test-taking strategies, and plenty of practice tests modeled carefully on the actual exam.

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Monday, November 15, 2010

Easy English with Games and Activites: Book 5

By Lorenza Balzaretti, Fosca Montagna
Publisher: ELI s.r.l., Pages: 48
Publication Date: 2009-12-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 8853604425
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Easy English With Games & Activities is a set of 5 volumes which offers Primary School
students a useful, enjoyable way to learn basic English grammar and vocabulary.
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Easy English with Games and Activities: v. 4


By Lorenza Balzaretti, Fosca Montagna
Publisher: ELI s.r.l.
Pages: 48, Date: 2009-12-31
ISBN-10 : 8853604417, rar'd PDF 6.7 MB

Easy English With Games & Activities is a set of 5 volumes which offers Primary School students a useful, enjoyable way to learn basic English grammar and vocabulary.

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101 Quick Thinking Games and Riddles For Children

By Allison Bartl
Publisher: Hunter House
Pages: 160, Date: 2007-12-28
ISBN-10 : 0897934970, Rar'd PDF ~ 4.4 MB's Bookmarked

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The entertaining 101 Quick Thinking Games and Riddles is the teacher's answer for how to enliven curriculum, what to do when the lesson ends early, or what to do with the one child who always finishes first and wants another challenge. The games encourage concentration, patience, reasoning, an understanding of numbers and logic, and working with letters and words.

They enhance memory skills, can be used anytime and are great for substitute teachers, free time, and broadening math or English lessons. All the games, exercises and puzzles can easily be modified to suit the needs of various elementary-school grades.

These “Quick-Thinking Games” provide a number of different ways to increase children’s concentration through games, and to improve concentration in the long term. The book contains games and puzzles that can be used with groups of children anytime, as pick-me-ups or to fill in breaks.

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Friday, November 12, 2010

Calculus for Dummies By Mark Ryan

By Mark Ryan, Publisher: For Dummies
Pages: 384, Date: 2003-05-01
ISBN-10 : 0764524984, PDF 91 mb

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The mere thought of having to take a required calculus course is enough to make legions of students break out in a cold sweat. Others who have no intention of ever studying the subject have this notion that calculus is impossibly difficult unless you happen to be a direct descendant of Einstein.

Well, the good news is that you can master calculus. It's not nearly as tough as its mystique would lead you to think. Much of calculus is really just very advanced algebra, geometry, and trig.

It builds upon and is a logical extension of those subjects. If you can do algebra, geometry, and trig, you can do calculus.

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Monday, November 8, 2010

Basic Math & Pre-Algebra for Dummies

By M. Zegarelli (Wiley, 2008) | English
ISBN: 0470135379 | 384 pages
PDF, 2.1 Mb

Tips for simplifying tricky operations. Get the skills you need to solve problems and equations and be ready for algebra class. Whether you're a student preparing to take algebra or a parent who wants to brush up on basic math, this fun, friendly guide has the tools you need to get in gear.

From positive, negative, and whole numbers to fractions, decimals, and percents, you'll build necessary skills to tackle more advanced topics, such as imaginary numbers, variables, and algebraic equations.

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

PDF for Algebra II for Dummies

By M. Sterling (Wiley, 2006) | English
ISBN: 0471775819 | 384 pages
PDF 7.5 mb

Besides being an important area of math for everyday use, algebra is a passport to studying subjects like calculus, trigonometry, number theory, and geometry, just to name a few. To understand algebra is to possess the power to grow your skills and knowledge so you can ace your courses and possibly pursue further study in math.

Algebra II For Dummies is the fun and easy way to get a handle on this subject and solve even the trickiest algebra problems. This friendly guide shows you how to get up to speed on exponential functions, laws of logarithms, conic sections, matrices, and other advanced algebra concepts.

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Algebra II Essentials for Dummies


By M. Sterling (Wiley, 2010) | English
ISBN: 047061840X | 192 pages
PDF 6 Mb

Passing grades in two years of algebra courses are required for high school graduation. Algebra II Essentials For Dummies covers key ideas from typical second-year Algebra coursework to help students get up to speed. Free of ramp-up material, Algebra II Essentials For Dummies sticks to the point, with content focused on key topics only. It provides discrete explanations of critical concepts taught in a typical Algebra II course, from polynomials, conics, and systems of equations to rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions.

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Algebra I for Dummies - 2nd Edition

By J. Sterling (Wiley, 2010) | English
ISBN: 0470559640 | 384 pages
PDF , 13 Mb

Factor fearlessly, conquer the quadratic formula, and solve linear equations. There's no doubt that algebra can be easy to some while extremely challenging to others. If you're vexed by variables, Algebra I For Dummies, 2nd Edition provides the plain-English, easy-to-follow guidance you need to get the right solution every time! Now with 25% new and revised content, this easy-to-understand reference not only explains algebra in terms you can understand, but it also gives you the necessary tools to solve complex problems with confidence.

You'll understand how to factor fearlessly, conquer the quadratic formula, and solve linear equations.

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Algebra I Essentials for Dummies

By M. Sterling (Wiley, 2010)
English | ISBN: 0470618345
192 pages | PDF 7.2 Mb

With its use of multiple variables, functions, and formulas algebra can be confusing and overwhelming to learn and easy to forget. Perfect for students who need to review or reference critical concepts, Algebra I Essentials For Dummies provides content focused on key topics only, with discrete explanations of critical concepts taught in a typical Algebra I course, from functions and FOILs to quadratic and linear equations.

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Handbook on Business Information Systems

By Angappa Gunasekaran
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Pages: 960, Date: 2010-04-27
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9812836055, PDF 7.32 MB

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This handbook covers the vast field of business information systems, focusing particularly on developing information systems to capture and integrate information technology together with the people and their businesses.

Part I of the book, Health Care Information Systems , focuses on providing global leadership for the optimal use of health care information technology (IT). It provides knowledge about the best use of information systems for the betterment of health care services. Part II, Business Process Information Systems , extends the previous theory in the area of process development by recognizing that improvements in intra-organizational business processes need to be complemented by corresponding improvements in inter-organizational processes. Part III deals with Industrial Data and Management Systems and captures the main challenges faced by the industry, such as the changes in the operations paradigm of manufacturing and service organizations. Finally, Part IV, Evaluation of Business Information Systems , discusses the empirical investigation into the adoption of systems development methodologies and the security pattern of the business systems along with the mathematical models.

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iPad Programming

By Daniel H Steinberg, Eric T Freeman
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Pages: 248, Date: 2010-10-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1934356573, PDF 3.4 Mb

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Hold an iPad in your hands and you'll know what the fuss is all about. Select an app and the device disappears as you find yourself immersed in the experience--the iPad defines a new category for devices. iPad Programming shows you how to build apps for the iPad that people will love to use.

This quick-start guide will have you writing iPad apps right away using a combination of the familiar iPhone APIs along with the new APIs and additional templates designed specifically for creating iPad applications.

The iPad has a display that's more than seven times as big as the iPhone. The metaphors are different; the application design is different. Users will be able to interact with your iPad app in new ways. In this book you'll learn to take advantage or the additional real estate and functionality.

Every time you turn around it seems as if there's another ten thousand apps added to the App Store for the iPhone. If you're building iPad-specific apps, it's a brand new day with plenty of opportunity. In this book we don't just teach you to write apps that run on an iPad, we teach you to create apps that delight users because they wouldn't make sense running on any other device.

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Exact Exponential Algorithms (Texts in Theoretical Computer Science. An EATCS Series)

By Fedor V. Fomin, Dieter Kratsch
Publisher: Springer
Pages: 203, Date: 2010
ISBN-10 : 364216532X, PDF ~3.19 MB

Description:
Today most computer scientists believe that NP-hard problems cannot be solved by polynomial-time algorithms. From the polynomial-time perspective, all NP-complete problems are equivalent but their exponential-time properties vary widely. Why do some NP-hard problems appear to be easier than others? Are there algorithmic techniques for solving hard problems that are significantly faster than the exhaustive, brute-force methods? The algorithms that address these questions are known as exact exponential algorithms.

The history of exact exponential algorithms for NP-hard problems dates back to the 1960s. The two classical examples are Bellman, Held and Karp’s dynamic programming algorithm for the traveling salesman problem and Ryser’s inclusion–exclusion formula for the permanent of a matrix. The design and analysis of exact algorithms leads to a better understanding of hard problems and initiates interesting new combinatorial and algorithmic challenges. The last decade has witnessed a rapid development of the area, with many new algorithmic techniques discovered. This has transformed exact algorithms into a very active research field. This book provides an introduction to the area and explains the most common algorithmic techniques, and the text is supported throughout with exercises and detailed notes for further reading.

The book is intended for advanced students and researchers in computer science, operations research, optimization and combinatorics.

Content Level » Research

Keywords » Algorithms - Branching - Combinatorics - Dynamic programming - Exact algorithms - Exponential algorithms - Hard optimization - Operations research - Optimization - Satisfiability - Vertex

Related subjects » Mathematics - Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics - Theoretical Computer Science

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Problem Solving Handbook in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

By Lenwood S. Heath, Naren Ramakrishnan
Publisher: Springer
Pages: 347, Date: 2010
ISBN-10 : 0387097597, PDF ~6.7 MB

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Bioinformatics is growing by leaps and bounds; theories/algorithms/statistical techniques are constantly evolving. Nevertheless, a core body of algorithmic ideas have emerged and researchers are beginning to adopt a "problem solving" approach to bioinformatics, wherein they use solutions to well-abstracted problems as building blocks to solve larger scope problems.

The Problem Solving Handbook for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics is an edited volume contributed by world renowned leaders in this field. This comprehensive handbook with problem solving emphasis, covers all relevant areas of computational biology and bioinformatics. Web resources and related themes are highlighted at every opportunity in this central easy-to-read reference.

Designed for advanced-level students, researchers and professors in computer science and bioengineering as a reference or secondary text, this handbook is also suitable for professionals working in this industry.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

PDF For Guide to Three Dimensional Structure and Motion Factorization

 By Guanghui Wang, Q.M. Jonathan Wu
Publisher: SpringerPages: 212, Date: 2010-09-17
ISBN-10 : 0857290452, PDF 8 mb

Description:
The problem of structure and motion recovery from image sequences is an important theme in computer vision. Considerable progress has been made in this field during the past two decades, resulting in successful applications in robot navigation, augmented reality, industrial inspection, medical image analysis, and digital entertainment, among other areas.

However, many of these methods work only for rigid objects and static scenes.
The study of non-rigid structure from motion is not only of academic significance, but also has important practical applications in real-world, nonrigid or dynamic scenarios, such as human facial expressions and moving vehicles.

This practical guide/reference provides a comprehensive overview of Euclidean structure and motion recovery, with a specific focus on factorization-based algorithms. The book discusses the latest research in this field, including the extension of the factorization algorithm to recover the structure of non-rigid objects, and presents some new algorithms developed by the authors. Readers require no significant knowledge of computer vision, although some background on projective geometry and matrix computation would be beneficial.

Topics and features: presents the first systematic study of structure and motion recovery of both rigid and non-rigid objects from images sequences; discusses in depth the theory, techniques, and applications of rigid and non-rigid factorization methods in three dimensional computer vision; examines numerous factorization algorithms, covering affine, perspective and quasi-perspective projection models; provides appendices describing the mathematical principles behind projective geometry, matrix decomposition, least squares, and nonlinear estimation techniques; includes chapter-ending review questions, and a glossary of terms used in the book.

This unique text offers practical guidance in real applications and implementations of 3D modeling systems for practitioners in computer vision and pattern recognition, as well as serving as an invaluable source of new algorithms and methodologies for structure and motion recovery for graduate students and researchers.

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics, Second Edition (Concise Encyclopedias of Language and Linguistics)

By Jacob L. Mey, Keith Brown
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Pages: 1180, Date: 2009-09-26
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0080962971, PDF 12 mb

Description:
Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics (COPE) 2nd edition is an authoritative single-volume reference resource comprehensively describing the discipline of pragmatics, an important branch of natural language study which deals with the various implied meanings of a given idea imparted in speech.

As a derivative volume from Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics 2nd edition, it comprises contributions from the foremost scholars of semantics in their various specializations and draws on 20+ years of development in the parent work in a compact and affordable format. Principally intended for tertiary level inquiry and research, this will be invaluable as a reference work for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as academics inquiring into the study of meaning and meaning relations within languages. As pragmatics is a centrally important and inherently cross-cutting area within linguistics it will therefore be relevant not just for meaning specialists, but for most linguistic audiences.

* Edited by Jacob Mey, a leading pragmatics specialist, and authored by experts
* The latest trends in the field authoritatively reviewed and interpreted in context of related disciplines.
* Drawn from the richest, most authoritative, comprehensive and internationally acclaimed reference resource in the linguistics area
* Compact and affordable single volume reference format

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Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World (Concise Encyclopedias of Language and Linguistics)

By Keith Brown
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Pages: 1320, Date: 2008-11-21
ISBN-10 : 0080877745, PDF 10 Mb


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Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World is an authoritative single-volume reference resource comprehensively describing the major languages and language families of the world. It will provide full descriptions of the phonology, semantics, morphology, and syntax of the world's major languages, giving insights into their structure, history and development, sounds, meaning, structure, and language family, thereby both highlighting their diversity for comparative study, and contextualizing them according to their genetic relationships and regional distribution.

Based on the highly acclaimed and award-winning Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, this volume will provide an edited collection of almost 400 articles throughout which a representative subset of the world's major languages are unfolded and explained in up-to-date terminology and authoritative interpretation, by the leading scholars in linguistics.

In highlighting the diversity of the world's languages - from the thriving to the endangered and extinct - this work will be the first point of call to any language expert interested in this huge area. No other single volume will match the extent of language coverage or the authority of the contributors of Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World.

* Extraordinary breadth of coverage: a comprehensive selection of just under 400 articles covering the world's major languages, language families, and classification structures, issues and disputes
* Peerless quality: based on 20 years of academic
development on two editions of the leading reference resource in linguistics, Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
* Unique authorship: 350 of the world's leading experts brought together for one purpose
* Exceptional editorial selection, review and validation process: Keith Brown and Sarah Ogilvie act as first-tier guarantors for article quality and coverage
* Compact and affordable: one-volume format makes this suitable for personal study at any institution interested in areal, descriptive, or comparative language study - and at a fraction of the cost of the full encyclopedia

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