books by Morgan Kaufmann

books by Morgan Kaufmann

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Morgan Kaufmann

The Art of Multiprocessor Programming

Maurice Herlihy, Nir Shavit

Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

An invaluable resource for contemporary programmers
This book gives programmers the practical and theoretical tools they need to adapt to the proliferation of multi-core machines. It opens with six chapters on theoretical subjects. These chapters are fascinating in their own right as well as directly applicable to my ...

Learning Processing: A Beginner's Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction (Morgan Kaufmann ...

Daniel Shiffman

Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

Learning to Program via Processing
In the past 10 months I have returned to programming computers, having taken a decade off doing such to produce dance music, work as a surgical nurse, and currently to do CAD/CAM programming for a stone manufacturer. In the nineties I coded a bit in pure assembly, but ...

Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques, Second Edition (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data ...

Ian H. Witten, Eibe Frank

Morgan Kaufmann, 2005

Thorough, well-written, and crystal-clear explanations.
Highly recommend this book for a practical introduction to the theory and applications of Machine Learning. Great book if you are looking to ACTUALLY implement some machine learning systems, prefer to learn via diagrams, a "how-stuff-works"-style explanation, and ...

Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design (Interactive Technologies)

Bill Buxton

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

The value of design
The word 'design' in English covers such a wide range of activities that it has become unusfully vague, applying as well to designing a business model as to designing a frock. Bill Buxton describes the activities of designers who have usually been to design school ...

Business Process Change, Second Edition: A Guide for Business Managers and BPM and Six Sigma Professionals

Paul Harmon

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

Very good discussion of business process - applicable to a broad arena of work
I think this is the best book that I have seen that allows an organization to consider business process at the enterprise and department level. I have been engaged in business process management in the government for years, trying to define the processes, trying to ...

Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface. Third Edition, Revised

David A. Patterson; John L. Hennessy

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

Must Read - gem of its kind
I'm a software developer and avid reader of math and tech books. This book is a gem of its kind. Positives: 1. Each line in this book has a purpose and you'll definitely learn 2. The author didn't assume you to be a dumb reader; rather he'll influence you ...

Computer Architecture, Fourth Edition: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer ...

John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson

Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

a must-have for computer engineers
I read the 3rd edition cover to cover a few years ago and was amazed by its comprehensive coverage for computing related topics from high level to details. Now, the 4th edition is no worse and worth the money. With significant shift from single processor to ...

The Art and Science of Digital Compositing, Second Edition: Techniques for Visual Effects, Animation and ...

Ron Brinkmann

Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

Amazing - no other text compares
I started my career in visual effects around the same time the first edition was published and have referenced it constantly through out the 9+ years. I bought the 2nd edition for two reasons, my copy of the first edition was falling apart and nostalgia. I was not ...

Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (Interactive Technologies) (Interactive Technologies) ...

Janice (Ginny) Redish

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

This book is great!
I've bought books, and I've bought books, but I haven't had one like this one. It's great. Everything I read in it I can understand and the lightbulb goes on. I'm using it now to enhance my own web storefront, Zeke's Dragon Nest, at [...] to sell my books. Thank you ...

Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fourth Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)

Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

Great textbook
I've read all of the standard CS networks textbooks for both undergrad and grad classes. This one is my favorite as both an introduction to networking and as a reference for graduate coursework. The new 4th edition updates and expands coverage in the 4 years since ...

Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist: Effective Modeling in RDFS and OWL

Dean Allemang, James Hendler

Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

Semantic Web 101
Around 2003 I bought my first two books about the Semantic Web and RDF. The authors of these books managed to confuse me into believing that RDF is some XML standard for knowledge representation and they basically needed an entire book to explain how to force knowledge ...

GUI Bloopers 2.0: Common User Interface Design Don'ts and Dos (Interactive Technologies)

Jeff Johnson

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

so you thought you knew about User Iterface design?
I thought I understood ease of use on the web, until I read this book! Jeff Johnson REALLY understands UI design--there are pages and pages of pearls in this book, useful tidbits that continually had me saying "why didn't I think of that?!", and demonstrating the value ...

Game Design Workshop, Second Edition: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games (Gama Network ...

Tracy Fullerton

Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

My Search Has Ended!
This book is honestly an answer to my prayers! I'm using the first half of this superb book to remodel my introductory game design class & after school game design club. The included exercises are definitely geared toward capturing the attention of the type of kids I ...

Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics (Interactive ...

Thomas Tullis, William Albert

Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

a "must have" for usability practitioners
Evaluation is near and dear to my heart and this book is straight forward, easy to read and gets right to the point. It is pragmatic and practical -- exactly the kind of book practitioners need. But it is also nice for those of us that think of ourselves as applied ...

The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses

Jesse Schell

Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

a guide, a reference, a source of inspiration
good things come to those who wait - and i have been waiting for this book for years. jesse schell has managed to compose not only a game design guide through an idealized design process, but also a handy catalogue of "lenses" that will help designers to inquire ...