A Guide to Modern Econometrics, Fifth Edition has become established as a highly successful textbook. It serves as a guide to alternative techniques in econometrics with an emphasis on intuition and the practical implementation of these approaches. This fifth edition builds upon the success of its predecessors. The text has been carefully checked and updated, taking into account recent developm…
Knowing how an accounting information systems gather and transform data into useful decision-making information is fundamental knowledge for accounting professionals. Mark Simkin, Jacob Rose, and Carolyn S. Norman's essential text, Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems, 13th Edition helps students understand basic AIS concepts and provides instructors the flexibility to support how th…
Launch effective real-time communications to win in today's always-on world Gone are the days when you could plan out your marketing and public relations programs well in advance and release them on your timetable. "Real time" means news breaks over minutes, not days. It means companies develop (or refine) products or services instantly, based on feedback from customers or events in the marketp…
Now in its third edition, Mathematical Concepts in the Physical Sciences provides a comprehensive introduction to the areas of mathematical physics. It combines all the essential math concepts into one compact, clearly written reference.
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The only hands-on book devoted to mastering Maya's dynamics tools for water, wind, and fire In the world of animation, the ability to create realistic water, wind, and fire effects is key. Autodesk Maya software includes powerful dynamics tools that have been used to design breathtaking effects for movies, games, commercials, and short films. This professional guide teaches you the primary tech…
When it comes to protecting your financial future, starting sooner rather than later is the smartest thing you can do. This hands-on guide provides you with the targeted financial advice you need to establish firm financial footing in your 20s and to secure your finances for years to come.
Behavioural Finance builds on the knowledge and skills that students have already gained on an introductory finance or corporate finance course. The primary focus of the book is on how behavioural approaches extend what students already know. At each stage the theory is developed by application to the FTSE 100 companies and their valuation and strategy. This approach helps the reader understand…
Smart Business is the definitive primer for understanding why companies behave as they do, what the basics of sound business practice are and where the stakeholders fit in. There are a handful of fairly simple but key drivers behind the way businesses operate and James Leibert explains them. Smart Business will enable readers to fast track their business skills. Smart books are essential primer…
This cutting-edge book focuses on how organizations can successfully use information technology to transform themselves and achieve the competitive advantage in the new digital economy. Throughout, the emphasis is on how IT provides organizations with strategic advantage by facilitating problem solving, increasing productivity and quality, improving customer service, and enabling business proce…
LEARN HOW TO DO DATA COMMUNICATIONS!Updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, Goldman & Rawlesa's business-oriented approach shows you how to do modern data communications design, rather than just reading about it. The text guides you through the analysis, design, implementation, and management of local area networks, internetworks, wide area networks, and voice communications. Y…
As enterprise integration typically consumes huge portions of IT budgets, companies increasingly turn to component technologies such as Enterprise JavaBeans and CORBA to streamline business processes for corporate-wide decision support. Taking readers from business objectives to computer code in a series of detailed, practical examples, this book shows developers how to use component technologi…
This is a supplement to the text Fundamentals of Physics, 6th Ed. This supplement contains additional sample problems, checkpoint-style questions, organizing questions, discussion questions, and new exercises and problems.
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Bring a robot to life without programming or assembly language skills! There’s never been a better time to explore the world of the nearly human. With the complete directions supplied by popular electronics author John Iovine, you can: • Build your first walking, talking, sensing, thinking robot • Create 12 working robotic projects, using the fully illustrated instructions provided • Ge…
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Covering all of the fundamental aspects of financial accounting, this text provides a firm grounding on topics such as the 'accounting cycle', financial assets, plant and intangiable assets, liabilities, and much more.