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Designed to fast-track comprehension of the concepts, tools, and methods of character rigging so that you can get past the technical hurdles and on to animating. This comprehensive guide is simple enough for non-technical artists to follow, yet presented in a holistic, comprehensive, best-practices approach.

While focusing on Photoshop CC 2017, this book offers users of all versions of Photoshop comprehensive projects that will guide them through the process of creating professional restorations and enhancements.

The most comprehensive book you will find covering Autodesk Revit 2018 Architecture. Covering all of the 2D concepts, it uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion files to set up drawing exercises and projects and see all of the book's figures in colour.

Using an easy-to-follow, question and answer format, this book provides readers with a brief introduction to the methods used in machine design. With over 1000 questions and answers on a variety of topics, it is an ideal resource for exam prep and for reviewing all of the key concepts in machine methods.

This comprehensive reference explains the many processes needed for creating radar systems and navigation aids. Selected topics include antennas, radar targets, Doppler radar, atmospheric probing, mathematical preliminaries, hyperbolic navigation, aircraft homing systems, navigation measuring techniques, satellite navigation, and more.Features:*Explains the many processes needed for creating radar systems and navigation aids*Topics include antennas, radar targets, Doppler radar, atmospheric probing, and more

This comprehensive text is an excellent resource for students and practicing engineers. Providing an excellent balance of theoretical and applied topics, it shows the numerical methods used with C, C++, and MATLAB. Features: Provides a balance of theoretical and applied topics; Shows the numerical methods used with C, C++, and MATLAB.

Provides over 2,500 questions and answers for various types of electrical engineering exams or as a general review of key concepts. The book covers all of the aspects of electrical engineering, including electrical circuits, electromagnetic theory, control systems, computers, electronics, material science, power systems, blockchain, and more.

This book may be used by students and professionals in physics and engineering that have completed first-year calculus and physics. Each chapter includes the mathematical development of the concept with numerous examples. MATLAB & Maple examples are integrated in each chapter throughout.

Covers the theory and mathematics needed to understand the concepts in control system design. The book explores the theory and mathematics needed to understand the concepts in control system design. It includes two US government articles on industrial control systems and the control system design for a solar energy storage system.

Unlike many C programming books written by C programmers, this brief, self-teaching introduction was written by an instructor familiar with the needs of students. The book defines key programming terms as it teaches the basics of C programming. It contains numerous real world programming examples.

As part of the bestselling Pocket Primer series, this book provides an overview of the major aspects and the source code to use the latest versions of Android. It has coverage of the fundamental aspects of Android that are illustrated via code samples for versions 4.x through 7.x and features the Google Pixel phone.

Takes a minimalist approach to the traditional data structures course. Suitable for an introductory data structures course or self-study, this book is written from the ground up in C++ (not translated from a Java-based text), and uses features of the C++ Standard Template Library to illustrate important concepts.

Provides programmers with sufficient knowledge of Python 3 to be able to work on their own projects. In addition to covering all of the basic concepts, the book features a chapter on PyGame, which allows a programmer to handle graphics, mouse and keyboard interaction, and play sounds and videos.

Provides new and seasoned users with step-by-step procedures on creating and modifying 3D models, working with cameras and lights, assigning materials to objects, rendering, and printing. Unlike many AutoCAD competitors, it uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad tools for this popular application.

This book provides an introduction to Angular 2 application development, independent of any exposure to Angular 1.x, intended for beginners who want to develop Web applications.

Describes all the essential features of asthma for the general public in an engaging and stimulating manner using the principles of health literacy. Various learning styles are accommodated by the use of videos, illustrations, tables, charts, and boxes that highlight definitions, facts, and website links that provide more detailed information.

As part of the Pocket Primer series, this book was designed for someone who needs to master Access programming fundamentals without spending too much time. All you need is a short book to get you started. It will show you only the things you need to know to feel at home with VBA.

Offers an introduction to quantum mechanics. The first four chapters cover the conceptual and philosophical aspects of quantum mechanics, before the next eleven chapters gently present the mathematics underlying the subject. After a chapter on the history of the theory, the whole of quantum mechanics is then presented.

Provides a concise introduction to electromagnetic field theory emphasizing the physical foundations of the subject. The book covers much material from the standard university syllabus, and develops a number of themes in greater detail, so as to cover a number of non-standard topics that provide a fuller understanding of the subject.

This book is designed for use as a primary textbook for a course in cloud computing or as a resource for professionals in industry seeking to explore cloud services. The book highlights the recent developments in distributed computing and details the architecture, virtualization concepts, and security concerns of cloud computing. It also provides a detailed understanding of the benefits of cloud computing that can encourage enterprises to switch to the cloud.Features:- Provides a basic understanding of the computing paradigm of cloud computing- Gives a brief introduction to cloud computing, its architecture, and the Hadoop distributed file system- Deals with cloud management concepts like scalable, fault tolerance, resiliency, provisioning, asset management, cloud governance, high availability, disaster recovery, and multi-tenancy- Includes case studies on MS Azure, Google, Amazon Web Services, Aneka, etc.

Suitable for readers already familiar with the Excel user interface and introduces programming concepts via numerous multi-step, practical exercises. More advanced topics are introduced via custom projects. Covers recording and editing a macro and writing VBA code through working with XML documents and using ASP to display data on the Web.

The most comprehensive book you will find on AutoCAD 2017-2D Drafting. Covering all of the 2D concepts, it uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion CD to set up drawing exercises and projects and see all of the book's figures in colour.

Guides both the experimentalist and theoretician through their compulsory laboratory courses forming part of an undergraduate physics degree. The book shows students and interested readers the value and beauty within a carefully planned and executed experiment, and to help them to develop the skills to carry out experiments themselves.

Covers the important elements of industrial engineering that all engineers need to know in order to become effective in their day-to-day activities. The book explores basic topics such as scheduling, quality control, forecasting, and queueing theory. Other topics include paving a path to production control, and engineering and its management.

Provides new and seasoned users with step-by-step procedures on creating and modifying 3D models, working with cameras and lights, assigning materials to objects, rendering, and printing. Unlike many AutoCAD competitors, this book uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad tools for this popular application.

Provides information to develop sophisticated Angular applications that incorporate deep learning. The first three chapters of this book contain a short tour of basic Angular functionality. The fourth chapter introduces you to deep learning. The fifth chapter discusses RNNs. The sixth chapter introduces basic TensorFlow concepts.

As part of the Pocket Primer series, this book provides an overview of the major aspects and the source code to use CSS3. This Pocket Primer is primarily for self-directed learners who want to learn CSS3 and it serves as a starting point for deeper exploration of its programming.

With more than 275 applied examples and 10 projects, Access users can quickly build database solutions with ActiveX Data Objects, perform database tasks with Jet/Access Structured Query Language and export/import Access data to and from XML both manually and programmatically.

This book takes the readers on a journey into the world of mobile game development aimed at beginner objective-c programmers. The book enables the reader to create a number of projects, which include a matching game, a puzzle game, a whack-a-mole game, a pong game, and a coloring book. Each of these projects gives the readers a variety of knowledge and skills that they can apply to their own gaming projects. It includes a companion disc with source code, images, and project files. By the end of the book, the reader will have five apps that they've developed, along with the knowledge of making games for the iOS platform.eBook Customers: Companion files are available for downloading with order number/proof of purchase by writing to the publisher at info@merclearning.com.Features: Builds five game projects including a matching game, a puzzle game, a coloring book, game of pong, and a "e;whack-a-mole"e; game that will give the reader exposure to making games on the iOS platform Includes information on iOS 5, iOS 6, iOS 7 and iOS8 - the latest versions for the iPhone and iPad . Utilizes the UIKit that enables readers to apply their knowledge to more areas than just games since many of the topics can be applied to general iOS development Includes a companion disc with source code, images, and project files.

As part of the Pocket Primer series, this book provides an overview of the major aspects and the source code to use D3. This Pocket Primer is primarily for self-directed learners who want to learn D3 and serves as a starting point for deeper exploration of its programming.