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The art of R programming; a tour of statistical software design.

Matloff, Norman S.

978-1-59327-384-2

This guide to the R statistical scripting language provides detailed information for students and researchers on the more advanced aspects of programming complex processes using this industry standard open source tool. While R can be used to do quick, single line calculations and plots, this volume focuses on the development of more complete statistical modeling applications. Beginning with an overview of R and how to set up and run the application, the work covers topics such as data structures, vectors, matrices and arrays, lists, data frames, math and simulations in R, object oriented programming, inputs and outputs, string manipulation, graphics, and debugging finished programs. Chapters include numerous code examples and sample problems and the work includes appendices detailing the installation of R and customization. Matloff is a professor of computer science at the University of California, Davis. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The book of CSS3; a developer's guide to the future of web design.

Gasston, Peter.

978-1-59327-286-9

This guide to CSS3 provides practical instruction for performing common tasks with this ubiquitous web page styling tool. Beginning with an overview of CSS, the work covers such topics as media queries, selectors, web fonts, text effects and typography, column layout, background images, borders and boxes, color and gradients and two and three dimensional transformations. Individual chapters include illustrations and code examples and a large listing of online references for further reading is provided. Gasston is an experienced web developer and CSS expert. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The IDA Pro book; the unofficial guide to the world's most popular disassembler, 2d ed.

Eagle, Chris.

978-1-59327-289-0

Updated to reflect new capabilities in the latest versions of IDA pro, this volume provides an unofficial user's handbook for performing common complex tasks with this popular software disassembler. The volume explores the wealth of automatic features in this decompiling tool and discusses in detail the user's interactive role in successfully retrieving usable source code from compiled executables. Sections cover topics such as basic IDA usage, data displays, data types and structures, cross-referencing and graphing, customizations, plug-ins and extension, and real world applications and examples. Chapters include numerous code examples and screenshots and access to additional online resources, including sample input and output files, is provided. Eagle is a professor of computer science at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)