Author: Whitney Cranshaw
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691124957
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The essential illustrated introduction to insects for nonscience majors Bugs Rule! provides a lively introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their noninsect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This richly illustrated textbook features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of the basics of entomology, and numerous sidebars that highlight and explain key points. Detailed chapters cover each of the major insect groups, describing their physiology, behaviors, feeding habits, reproduction, human interactions, and more. Ideal for nonscience majors and anyone seeking to learn more about insects and their arthropod relatives, Bugs Rule! offers a one-of-a-kind gateway into the world of these amazing creatures. Places a greater emphasis on natural history than standard textbooks on the subject Covers the biology and natural history of all the insect orders Provides a thorough review of the noninsect arthropods, such as spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans Features more than 830 color photos Highlights the importance of insects and other arthropods, including their impact on human society An online illustration package is available to professors
Bugs Rule!
Author: Whitney Cranshaw
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691124957
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The essential illustrated introduction to insects for nonscience majors Bugs Rule! provides a lively introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their noninsect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This richly illustrated textbook features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of the basics of entomology, and numerous sidebars that highlight and explain key points. Detailed chapters cover each of the major insect groups, describing their physiology, behaviors, feeding habits, reproduction, human interactions, and more. Ideal for nonscience majors and anyone seeking to learn more about insects and their arthropod relatives, Bugs Rule! offers a one-of-a-kind gateway into the world of these amazing creatures. Places a greater emphasis on natural history than standard textbooks on the subject Covers the biology and natural history of all the insect orders Provides a thorough review of the noninsect arthropods, such as spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans Features more than 830 color photos Highlights the importance of insects and other arthropods, including their impact on human society An online illustration package is available to professors
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691124957
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The essential illustrated introduction to insects for nonscience majors Bugs Rule! provides a lively introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their noninsect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This richly illustrated textbook features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of the basics of entomology, and numerous sidebars that highlight and explain key points. Detailed chapters cover each of the major insect groups, describing their physiology, behaviors, feeding habits, reproduction, human interactions, and more. Ideal for nonscience majors and anyone seeking to learn more about insects and their arthropod relatives, Bugs Rule! offers a one-of-a-kind gateway into the world of these amazing creatures. Places a greater emphasis on natural history than standard textbooks on the subject Covers the biology and natural history of all the insect orders Provides a thorough review of the noninsect arthropods, such as spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans Features more than 830 color photos Highlights the importance of insects and other arthropods, including their impact on human society An online illustration package is available to professors
Bugged
Author: David MacNeal
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250095514
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This history of insects is “entomology at its most enchanting . . . MacNeal is a witty, informed guide to a world of winged and scuttling wonders” (Nature). Insects have been shaping our ecological world and plant life for over 400 million years. In fact, our world is essentially run by bugs—there are 1.4 billion for every human on the planet. In Bugged, journalist David MacNeal takes us on an offbeat scientific journey that weaves together history, travel, and culture in order to define our relationship with these mini-monsters. MacNeal introduces a cast of bug-lovers—from a woman facilitating tarantula sex and an exterminator nursing bedbugs (on his own blood) to a kingpin of the black market insect trade and a “maggotologist” —who obsess over the crucial role insects play in our everyday lives. Just like bugs, this book is global in its scope, diversity, and intrigue. Hands-on with pet beetles in Japan, releasing lab-raised mosquitoes in Brazil, beekeeping on a Greek island, or using urine and antlers as ancient means of pest control, MacNeal’s quest will entertain the squeamish and brave alike. Demonstrating insects’ amazingly complex mechanics, he strings together varied interactions we humans have with them, like extermination, epidemics, and biomimicry. And, when the journey comes to an end, MacNeal examines their commercial role in our world in an effort to help us ultimately cherish (and maybe even eat) bugs. “Mr. MacNeal has an admirable talent for explaining science and nature in comprehensible language.” —The Wall Street Journal “Creepy, beautiful, icky and amazing.” —Penny Le Couteur, author of Napoleon’s Button “MacNeal delivers a joy-filled dose of science, reminding readers that the strange and alien creatures in our midst are not to be feared, but celebrated.” —Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250095514
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This history of insects is “entomology at its most enchanting . . . MacNeal is a witty, informed guide to a world of winged and scuttling wonders” (Nature). Insects have been shaping our ecological world and plant life for over 400 million years. In fact, our world is essentially run by bugs—there are 1.4 billion for every human on the planet. In Bugged, journalist David MacNeal takes us on an offbeat scientific journey that weaves together history, travel, and culture in order to define our relationship with these mini-monsters. MacNeal introduces a cast of bug-lovers—from a woman facilitating tarantula sex and an exterminator nursing bedbugs (on his own blood) to a kingpin of the black market insect trade and a “maggotologist” —who obsess over the crucial role insects play in our everyday lives. Just like bugs, this book is global in its scope, diversity, and intrigue. Hands-on with pet beetles in Japan, releasing lab-raised mosquitoes in Brazil, beekeeping on a Greek island, or using urine and antlers as ancient means of pest control, MacNeal’s quest will entertain the squeamish and brave alike. Demonstrating insects’ amazingly complex mechanics, he strings together varied interactions we humans have with them, like extermination, epidemics, and biomimicry. And, when the journey comes to an end, MacNeal examines their commercial role in our world in an effort to help us ultimately cherish (and maybe even eat) bugs. “Mr. MacNeal has an admirable talent for explaining science and nature in comprehensible language.” —The Wall Street Journal “Creepy, beautiful, icky and amazing.” —Penny Le Couteur, author of Napoleon’s Button “MacNeal delivers a joy-filled dose of science, reminding readers that the strange and alien creatures in our midst are not to be feared, but celebrated.” —Publishers Weekly
Rule Representation, Interchange and Reasoning on the Web
Author: Nick Bassiliades
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540888071
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International RuleML Symposium on Rule Interchange and Applications, RuleML 2008, held in Orlando, FL, USA, in October 2008 - collocated with the 11th International Business Rules Forum. The 10 revised full papers and 10 revised short papers presented together with 2 demo papers and the abstracts of 3 keynote lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on rule engineering, rule-based methodologies and applications in policies, electronic contracts and security, rule representation languages and reasoning engines, rule-based methodologies and applications in distributed and heterogeneous environments, natural-language and graphical rule representation and processing, as well as exemplary contributions to the RuleML-2008 challenge.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540888071
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International RuleML Symposium on Rule Interchange and Applications, RuleML 2008, held in Orlando, FL, USA, in October 2008 - collocated with the 11th International Business Rules Forum. The 10 revised full papers and 10 revised short papers presented together with 2 demo papers and the abstracts of 3 keynote lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on rule engineering, rule-based methodologies and applications in policies, electronic contracts and security, rule representation languages and reasoning engines, rule-based methodologies and applications in distributed and heterogeneous environments, natural-language and graphical rule representation and processing, as well as exemplary contributions to the RuleML-2008 challenge.
The ComMANdments; The Official Guide Book to Man Rules, King-Size Edition
Author: Joseph Greene
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105756629
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
{The KING-SIZE EDITION CONTAINS ALL MAN RULES FROM VOLUMES 1-5.} It is said that there are unwritten MAN RULES, which all Men abide by. Now these rules are written in one guidebook which clarifies what those rules are. The ComMANdments tells all the do's and don'ts Men need to know in basic life situations. For example, is it alright to sing in a public restroom? Can a Man hug another Man? Does the toilet seat go up or down? What is a wingman and what are his responsibilities? When can you call Shot-gun? The answers to these questions can be found in this Man Rule Guide Book along with Personal Space guidelines, Appearance and Hygiene, The Road Trip Man Rules, the Man Rules that will apply to the typical "Guy's Night Out," and many other Man Rules dealing with situations Men come across during their daily routine and situation yet to come like the Zombie Apocalypse. This KING-SIZE EDITION is what every Man needs in order to complete his quest to become a better Man!
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105756629
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
{The KING-SIZE EDITION CONTAINS ALL MAN RULES FROM VOLUMES 1-5.} It is said that there are unwritten MAN RULES, which all Men abide by. Now these rules are written in one guidebook which clarifies what those rules are. The ComMANdments tells all the do's and don'ts Men need to know in basic life situations. For example, is it alright to sing in a public restroom? Can a Man hug another Man? Does the toilet seat go up or down? What is a wingman and what are his responsibilities? When can you call Shot-gun? The answers to these questions can be found in this Man Rule Guide Book along with Personal Space guidelines, Appearance and Hygiene, The Road Trip Man Rules, the Man Rules that will apply to the typical "Guy's Night Out," and many other Man Rules dealing with situations Men come across during their daily routine and situation yet to come like the Zombie Apocalypse. This KING-SIZE EDITION is what every Man needs in order to complete his quest to become a better Man!
Farm and Garden Rule-book
Author: Liberty Hyde Bailey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The Rules of Programming
Author: Chris Zimmerman
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1098133080
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
This philosophy-of-programming guide presents a unique and entertaining take on how to think about programming. A collection of 21 pragmatic rules, each presented in a standalone chapter, captures the essential wisdom that every freshly minted programmer needs to know and provides thought-provoking insights for more seasoned programmers. Author Chris Zimmerman, cofounder of the video game studio Sucker Punch Productions, teaches basic truths of programming by wrapping them in memorable aphorisms and driving them home with examples drawn from real code. This practical guide also helps managers looking for ways to train new team members. The rules in this book include: As simple as possible, but no simpler Let your code tell its own story Localize complexity Generalization takes three examples Work backward from your result, not forward from your code The first lesson of optimization is don't optimize A good name is the best documentation Bugs are contagious Eliminate failure cases Code that isn't running doesn't work Sometimes you just need to hammer the nails
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1098133080
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
This philosophy-of-programming guide presents a unique and entertaining take on how to think about programming. A collection of 21 pragmatic rules, each presented in a standalone chapter, captures the essential wisdom that every freshly minted programmer needs to know and provides thought-provoking insights for more seasoned programmers. Author Chris Zimmerman, cofounder of the video game studio Sucker Punch Productions, teaches basic truths of programming by wrapping them in memorable aphorisms and driving them home with examples drawn from real code. This practical guide also helps managers looking for ways to train new team members. The rules in this book include: As simple as possible, but no simpler Let your code tell its own story Localize complexity Generalization takes three examples Work backward from your result, not forward from your code The first lesson of optimization is don't optimize A good name is the best documentation Bugs are contagious Eliminate failure cases Code that isn't running doesn't work Sometimes you just need to hammer the nails
Debugging
Author: David J. Agans
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 0814426786
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
When the pressure is on to resolve an elusive software or hardware glitch, what’s needed is a cool head courtesy of a set of rules guaranteed to work on any system, in any circumstance. Written in a frank but engaging style, this book provides simple, foolproof principles guaranteed to help find any bug quickly. Recognized tech expert and author David Agans changes the way you think about debugging, making those pesky problems suddenly much easier to find and fix. Agans identifies nine simple, practical rules that are applicable to any software application or hardware system, which can help detect any bug, no matter how tricky or obscure. Illustrating the rules with real-life bug-detection war stories, Debugging shows you how to: Understand the system: how perceiving the ""roadmap"" can hasten your journey Quit thinking and look: when hands-on investigation can’t be avoided Isolate critical factors: why changing one element at a time can be an essential tool Keep an audit trail: how keeping a record of the debugging process can win the day Whether the system or program you’re working on has been designed wrong, built wrong, or used wrong, Debugging helps you think correctly about bugs, so the problems virtually reveal themselves.
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 0814426786
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
When the pressure is on to resolve an elusive software or hardware glitch, what’s needed is a cool head courtesy of a set of rules guaranteed to work on any system, in any circumstance. Written in a frank but engaging style, this book provides simple, foolproof principles guaranteed to help find any bug quickly. Recognized tech expert and author David Agans changes the way you think about debugging, making those pesky problems suddenly much easier to find and fix. Agans identifies nine simple, practical rules that are applicable to any software application or hardware system, which can help detect any bug, no matter how tricky or obscure. Illustrating the rules with real-life bug-detection war stories, Debugging shows you how to: Understand the system: how perceiving the ""roadmap"" can hasten your journey Quit thinking and look: when hands-on investigation can’t be avoided Isolate critical factors: why changing one element at a time can be an essential tool Keep an audit trail: how keeping a record of the debugging process can win the day Whether the system or program you’re working on has been designed wrong, built wrong, or used wrong, Debugging helps you think correctly about bugs, so the problems virtually reveal themselves.
12 Unexpected Techniques for Finding The Most Exotic Bugs
Author: Teresa Dunn
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 164458851X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
This book is based on seventeen years of black box, grey box, and automated testing. The book, Twelve Unusual Techniques for Finding the Most Exotic Bugs, is a book about how to find hidden software bugs. The author of this book has learned these twelve unexpected techniques for finding the most hidden software bugs because these are bugs that are not covered in the standard test plans or test requirements. These techniques work because they are time tested and based on actual user behavior. It is a known fact that many software users do not always use the software in a way in which it was intended. The techniques in this book covers the unpredictable and often unusual approach that some users have when using software to complete their daily tasks. You found a bug but just can't seem to reproduce it; this book will tell why you why can't reproduce it and how to solve this problem. You don't know how much time you should spend trying to reproduce what seems to be unreproducible bug. Well, this book will introduce you to the 10- Minute Rule, why you should use it, and how and why it works. Whether you are new to testing or an experienced software engineer, these techniques for uncovering the most software bugs will help you find more bugs and write better bug reports. Remember, the only good bugs are the bugs you find before the customer finds it.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 164458851X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
This book is based on seventeen years of black box, grey box, and automated testing. The book, Twelve Unusual Techniques for Finding the Most Exotic Bugs, is a book about how to find hidden software bugs. The author of this book has learned these twelve unexpected techniques for finding the most hidden software bugs because these are bugs that are not covered in the standard test plans or test requirements. These techniques work because they are time tested and based on actual user behavior. It is a known fact that many software users do not always use the software in a way in which it was intended. The techniques in this book covers the unpredictable and often unusual approach that some users have when using software to complete their daily tasks. You found a bug but just can't seem to reproduce it; this book will tell why you why can't reproduce it and how to solve this problem. You don't know how much time you should spend trying to reproduce what seems to be unreproducible bug. Well, this book will introduce you to the 10- Minute Rule, why you should use it, and how and why it works. Whether you are new to testing or an experienced software engineer, these techniques for uncovering the most software bugs will help you find more bugs and write better bug reports. Remember, the only good bugs are the bugs you find before the customer finds it.
Handbook of Software Engineering
Author: Sungdeok Cha
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030002624
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
This handbook provides a unique and in-depth survey of the current state-of-the-art in software engineering, covering its major topics, the conceptual genealogy of each subfield, and discussing future research directions. Subjects include foundational areas of software engineering (e.g. software processes, requirements engineering, software architecture, software testing, formal methods, software maintenance) as well as emerging areas (e.g., self-adaptive systems, software engineering in the cloud, coordination technology). Each chapter includes an introduction to central concepts and principles, a guided tour of seminal papers and key contributions, and promising future research directions. The authors of the individual chapters are all acknowledged experts in their field and include many who have pioneered the techniques and technologies discussed. Readers will find an authoritative and concise review of each subject, and will also learn how software engineering technologies have evolved and are likely to develop in the years to come. This book will be especially useful for researchers who are new to software engineering, and for practitioners seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030002624
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
This handbook provides a unique and in-depth survey of the current state-of-the-art in software engineering, covering its major topics, the conceptual genealogy of each subfield, and discussing future research directions. Subjects include foundational areas of software engineering (e.g. software processes, requirements engineering, software architecture, software testing, formal methods, software maintenance) as well as emerging areas (e.g., self-adaptive systems, software engineering in the cloud, coordination technology). Each chapter includes an introduction to central concepts and principles, a guided tour of seminal papers and key contributions, and promising future research directions. The authors of the individual chapters are all acknowledged experts in their field and include many who have pioneered the techniques and technologies discussed. Readers will find an authoritative and concise review of each subject, and will also learn how software engineering technologies have evolved and are likely to develop in the years to come. This book will be especially useful for researchers who are new to software engineering, and for practitioners seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge.
Handbook of Research on Emerging Rule-Based Languages and Technologies: Open Solutions and Approaches
Author: Giurca, Adrian
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1605664030
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
"This book provides a comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art advancements in rule languages"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1605664030
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
"This book provides a comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art advancements in rule languages"--Provided by publisher.