Paperback
December 1999
528 Pages
246 mm x 189mm
0-333-77339-X
Description :
Java Foundation Classes Programmers Primer
introduces the student to the major widgets
and protocols of the JFC, imparting a sufficient
understanding so that more advanced facilities
can be approached.
Ideally suited for a second course in Java,
it will enable students to build on some
familiarity with the use of Object Oriented
Design and
Development in Java to successfully engineer
interfaces.
Contents:
An Initial Artifact: Introducing Event Handling/A Second Artifact: Consolidating Fundamentals/
Fundamental JFC Attributes
Specialized Components: The Numeric Input
Hierarchy/More Specialized Components: The Cards Package
Drag & Drop and Application Level Menus/
Usability Engineering/ An HTML Viewer and Editor: Introducing JTextAreas
An HTML Viewer 2/ Extending JFC Components as JavaBeans/The ColaMachine: Introducing Internationalization
Paperback
March 2000
176 Pages
246 mm x 189mm
0-333-80288-8
Description :
The Grassroots series has been designed to
neet the students
needs.
The books address core subjects, are concise
and affordable. They provide the student
with enough resources and support, to pass
a one
semester course. Grassroots books have a
common theme; they will inspire, educate
and stimulate even the most reluctant of
students.
Macmillan Press, the Authors, and the series
editor, Fintan Culwin are all working towards
a standard of excellence which will enlighten
and
encourage the reader to extend their knowledge.
Operating Systems has a traditional arrangement
of material. Chapter 1 introduces the reader
to operating systems, and gives an overview
of the rest of the book. Chapter 2 covers
the traditional material on processes, but
with more emphasis than usual on threads.
Chapter 3
considers interactions between concurrent
threads, including semaphores, message queues,
and monitors. On the assumption that
this is the only place where a student will
meet concurency, it goes into the topic in
some detail. Memory management is covered
in
Chapter 4, including segmentation and paging.
Input/Output is dealt with over two chapters:
Chapter 5 concentrates on the high-level,
device independent aspects, while Chapter
6 looks at low-level aspects such as the
interface with hardware, control of devices,
and
file organisation on disk. Chapter 7 introduces
the reader to distributed computer systems,
and goes into some detail on
communication mechanisms, and various distributed
services which can be built on top of these.
Finally, Chapter 8 looks briefly at fault
handling and security issues, in both stand-alone
and distributed systems.
Contents:
Introduction / Process Manager / Concurrency / Memory Manager / Input and Output / Low Level I/O Processing
Distributed Systems / Fault Tolerance and Security / Bibliography
Hardback
March 2000
1550 Pages
279 mm x 216mm
0-333-77879-0
Description :
Since 1976, the Encyclopedia of Computer
Science has been the authoritative reference
for students, professionals and lay readers.
The fourth edition is no exception and provides
clear, concise, explanations of the latest
technology and its applications, including
past, present and predicted future trends
in computer science.
The new edition will remain the premier one-volume
resource to cover every major aspect of the
field. This influential work has been
completely revised and updated to reflect
the latest developments in computer science
and technology since publication of the third
edition, seven years ago.
Arranged alphabetically, the 660 entries
are also classified into sections covering
the main themes of computing: hardware, software,
computer graphics, information and data,
mathematics of computing, methodologies,
applications and computing milieu. The encyclopedia
also includes extensive appendices, and name
and subject indexes.
Contents:
List of Contributions / Classification of Articles / ARTICLES A-Z / Appendices / Abbreviations, Acronyms, Mathematical Notations,
Units of Measures / Numerical Tables / Computer Science and Engineering Research
Journals
Universities Offering PhD. Courses in Computer
Science/Engineering / Presidents and Award Winners of Professional
Computing Societies
Key High Level Language / Glossary of Major Terms in Five Languages
/ List of Articles from Third Edition Deleted
in Fourth Edition
Timeline of Significant Computing Milestones
/ Name Index / General Index
Paperback
March 2000
288 Pages
246 mm x 189mm
0-333-79450-8
Description :
Macmillan Mathematical Guides provide a simple
introduction to undergraduates through their
mathematics degree. Each book is
designed to enable and encourage students
to build confidence, to test their understanding
and to achieve mastery of the subject.
Aware of the many changes which have taken
place in education recently, these books
are written for the students of today and
have
all been class tested during the writing
process to make sure that they fulfil their
brief.
Guide to Scientific Computing by Peter Turner
is a gentle and sympathetic introduction
to many of the problems of scientific
computing, and the wide variety of methods
used for their solutions. It is ideal for
students taking a first course in numerical
mathematics
who need a low level entry to the subject.
Guide to Scientific Computing gives an appreciation
of the need for numerical methods for the
solution of different types of problem, and
discusses basic approaches. For each of the
problems, at least some mathematical justification
and examples provide both practical
evidence and motivations for the reader follow.
Practical justification of the methods is
presented through computer examples and exercises.
The book includes an introduction to
MATLAB, but the code used is not intended
to exemplify sophisticated or robust pieces
of software; it is purely illustrative of
the methods under discussion.
Contents:
Number Representations and Errors / Iterative Solution of Equations / Approximate Evaluation of Functions
Interpolation / Numerical Calculus / Differential Equations / Linear Equations / MATLAB Basics /Answers to Exercises
Hardback edition published as: Guide to Numerical
Analysis
Hardback
April 2000
800 Pages
246 mm x 189mm
0-333-80245-4
Paperback
0-333-80246-2
Description :
This new book is designed for second and
final year economics undergraduates taking
an introductory or applied course in
econometrics. Covering the essential elements
of the subject, the author also introduces
and explains techniques that are now widely
used in applied work, although rarely introduced
in detail in non-specialist texts, such as
integrated time series, cointegration,
simulation analysis, Johansen's Approach
to multivariate co-integration and ARCH.
The author explains the central distinction
between stationary and nonstationary time
series, which is of crucial importance in
many areas of analysis, especially in macroeconomics
and financial economics.
Contents:
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS
Economics and Quantitative Economics
Some Preliminaries
An Introduction to Stationary and Non-Stationary
Random Variables
PART 2: ESTIMATION AND SIMULATION
A Review of Estimation and Model Building:
The Bivariate Case
Extending Estimation and Model Building to
Several Regressors
An Introduction to Nonstationary Univariate
Time Series Models
Developments of Nonstationary Univariate
Time Series Models
Stationarity and Nonstationarity in Single
Equation Regression Analysis
Endogeneity and the Fully Modified OLS Estimator
PART 3: APPLICATIONS
The Demand for Money
The Term Structure of Interest Rates
The Phillips Curve
The Exchange Rate and Purchasing Power Parity
PART 4: EXTENSIONS
Multivariate Models and Cointegration
Applications of Multivariate Models Involving
Cointegration
Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity:
Modelling
Volatility
Support Material and Linked Titles