Book Watch Archive


Graph Theory in America (Princeton University Press)
Friday, 27 January 2023

In this book Robin Wilson focuses on the development of graph theory in North America from 1876 to 1976, from the point at which James Joseph Sylvester took up his appointment as the first professor of mathematics at the Johns Hopkins University to the solution of the longstanding four color problem in 1976 by Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken of the University of Illinois.

<ASIN:0691194025>

 
Learning Spring Boot 3.0 3rd Ed (Packt)
Wednesday, 25 January 2023

This book starts off by showing how to build a simple app using Spring Boot, and then shows how to secure, test, bundle, and deploy it to production. Greg L. Turnquist then looks at how to go "native" and release using GraalVM. Later chapters explore reactive programming and get a taste of scalable web controllers and data operations. The book goes into detail about GraalVM native images and deployment, showing how to secure an application using both routes and method-based rules.

<ASIN:1803233303>

 
Murach's R for Data Analysis (Murach)
Monday, 23 January 2023

This book sets out to teach the R skills needed to become a data analyst. Scott McCoy starts with just the parts of the R language relevant to data analysis before moving on to hen,the use of R with the tidyverse package to get, clean, prepare, analyze, and visualize data at a professional level. By the end of the book readers will be creating linear regression models and classification models and using them to make predictions. This book contains three realistic analyses that use real-world data.

<ASIN:B0BJXF7F23>

 
Mathematica Beyond Mathematics, 2nd Ed (CRC Press)
Friday, 20 January 2023

This thoroughly revised second edition of the book introduces the new features and functionality added to the most recent versions of Mathematica using real-world examples and discusses new topics related to machine learning, big data, finance economics, and physics. As suggested by the subtitle "The Wolfram Language in the Real World", José Guillermo Sánchez León introduces examples that strike a balance between relevance and difficulty in terms of Mathematica syntax, allowing readers to incrementally build up their Mathematica skills as they go through the chapters.

<ASIN:1032004835> 

 
Python Crash Course, 3rd Ed (No Starch)
Wednesday, 18 January 2023

This fast-paced introduction to Python aims to have readers writing programs, solving problems, and developing functioning applications in no time. Eric Matthes starts from basic programming concepts, such as variables, lists, classes, and loops, and readers practice writing clean code with exercises for each topic. This third edition is completely revised to reflect the latest in Python code. New and updated coverage includes VS Code for text editing, the pathlib module for file handling, pytest for testing your code, as well as the latest features of Matplotlib, Plotly, and Django. 

<ASIN:1718502702>

 
Microsoft Azure, 2nd Ed ( For Dummies)
Monday, 16 January 2023

Covering first steps into the world of Azure and the core services, this book is a guide for users who are new to the platform. Jack Hyman covers the essentials including building a virtual network on Azure, launching and scaling applications, migrating existing services, and keeping everything secure. Updated to included expanded information on data resources, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and collaboration,this 2nd Edition provides an entry-level, comprehensive guide that provides a simple-to-understand primer on core Azure services.

<ASIN:1119898064>

 
Convergence: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing (Wiley)
Friday, 13 January 2023

This book subtitled "Social, Economic and Policy Impacts"  is a collection of essays from 20 renowned, international authors working in industry, academia, and government. Editor Greg Viggiano introduces essays that explain the impending convergence of artificial intelligence and quantum computing. A diversity of viewpoints is presented, each offering their view of this coming watershed event.

<ASIN:1394174101>

 
Programming the Raspberry Pi Pico/W in MicroPython (I/O Press)
Wednesday, 11 January 2023

This book reveals what you can do with the Pico's GPIO lines together with widely used sensors, servos and motors and ADCs. After covering the GPIO, outputs and inputs, events and interrupts, Harry Fairhead and Mike James give you hands-on experience of PWM (Pulse Width Modulation), the SPI bus, the I2C bus and the 1-Wire bus. This second edition has been expanded to cover wi-fi connectivity provided by the Pico W. 

<ASIN:1871962803>

 
Scala for the Impatient, 3rd Ed (Addison-Wesley)
Monday, 09 January 2023

This book is a complete yet concise guide that reflects the major enhancements of Scala 3, from improved syntax and revamped type system to powerful contextual abstractions.Cay Horstmann, author of Core Java, covers what working developers need to know, focusing on hands-on solutions, not academic theory.

<ASIN:‎ 013803365X>

 
GoLang: The Ultimate Guide (CRC Press)
Friday, 06 January 2023

This book takes a step-by-step approach to problem solving and skill development using Go. Sufyan bin Uzayr starts with a quick run-through of the basic concepts, before moving on to the more advanced, hands-on core concepts, with a focus on real-world problems. The book places special emphasis on writing clean and optimized code, with additional chapters focused on coding methodology.

<ASIN:1032312319>

 
BBC Micro:bit in Practice (Packt)
Wednesday, 04 January 2023

In this book described as "a hands-on guide to building creative real-life projects with MicroPython and the BBC Micro:bit"  Ashwin Pajankar, Abhishek Sharma and Sandeep Saini show how hardware components can be manipulated using a combination of Micro:bit and MicroPython. The book begins with mini projects aimed at developing practical knowledge of circuit design and writing programs before moving on to how to write programs for working with built-in LEDs and buttons, interfacing external LEDs, buttons, motors and buzzers, built-in radio, speakers, accelerometer, and a compass.

<ASIN:1804610127>

 
Ruby on Rails Tutorial, 7th Ed (Addison-Wesley)
Monday, 02 January 2023

In this tome subtitled "Learn Web Development with Rails", Michael Hartl teaches Rails by guiding you through the development of three example applications of increasing sophistication. The tutorial's examples focus on the general principles of web development needed for virtually any kind of website. The updates to this edition include full compatibility with Rails 7.

<ASIN:013804984X>

 
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