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eBook Details: Paperback: 210 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (October 1, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1449370780 ISBN-13: 978-1449370787 eBook Description: Think Bayes: Bayesian Statistics in Python Use your existing programming skills to learn and understand Bayesian statistics Work with problems involving estimation, prediction, decision analysis, evidence, and hypothesis testing Get started with simple examples, using coins, M&Ms, Dungeons & Dragons dice, paintball, and hockey Learn computational methods for solving real-world problems, such as interpreting SAT scores, simulating kidney tumors, and modeling the human microbiome. Think Bayes: Bayesian Statistics in Python If you know how to program with Python and also know a little about probability, you’re...

eBook Details: Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (October 31, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1449361692 ISBN-13: 978-1449361693 eBook Description: Feedback Control for Computer Systems Learn feedback concepts and controller design Get practical techniques for implementing and tuning controllers Use feedback “design patterns” for common control scenarios Maintain a cache’s “hit rate” by automatically adjusting its size Respond to web traffic by scaling server instances automatically Explore ways to use feedback principles with queueing systems Learn how to control memory consumption in a game engine Take a deep dive into feedback control theory Feedback Control for Computer Systems: Introducing Control Theory to Enterprise Programmers How can...

eBook Details: Paperback: 334 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (September 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1449363504 ISBN-13: 978-1449363505 eBook Description: Building iPhone and iPad Electronic Projects Build a metal detector with the iOS magnetometer Use the HiJack hardware platform to create a plant moisture sensor Put your iPhone on a small rocket to collect acceleration and rotation data Hack a radio control truck with Arduino and Bluetooth LE Create an arcade game with an iPad controller and two iPhone paddles Control a candy machine with an iOS device, a micro servo, and a WiFi connection Building iPhone and iPad Electronic Projects: Real-World Arduino, Sensor, and Bluetooth Low...

eBook Details: Paperback: 280 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (September 30, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1593275080 ISBN-13: 978-1593275082 eBook Description: Beautiful LEGO You’ll also meet the minds behind the art. Interviews with the artists take you inside the creative process that turns simple, plastic bricks into remarkable LEGO masterpieces. Mix hundreds of thousands of LEGO bricks with dozens of artists, and what do you get? Beautiful LEGO, a compendium of LEGO artwork that showcases a stunning array of pieces ranging from incredibly lifelike replicas of everyday objects and famous monuments to imaginative renderings of spaceships, mansions, and mythical creatures. Mix hundreds of thousands of LEGO bricks with dozens...

eBook Details: Paperback: 152 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (October 7, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1593275137 ISBN-13: 978-1593275136 eBook Description: The LEGO Build-It Book, Vol. 2: More Amazing Vehicles Hot Rod Forklift Wrecker Roadster Gran Turismo Dune Buggy Chopper Big Rig F1 Racer Excavator BUILD 10 SWEET MODELS! With just one collection of LEGO bricks, you can build any of these 10 models from the simple Hot Rod to the mighty Excavator. Tips and tricks will inspire you to create your own amazing models. Whether you’re new to The LEGO Build-It Book, Vol. 2: More Amazing Vehicles series or ready for a new challenge, you’re in for hours...