Key FeaturesBook DescriptionPanda3D is a free and open source game engine. It has been used successfully by hobbyists as well as big studios to create games ranging from quick prototypes to full-scale commercial MMOs. Panda3D makes it easy to use models, textures, and sounds to create impressive interactive experiences. With this book, you too will be able to leverage the full power of the Panda3D engine. Panda3D 1.7 Game Developer's Cookbook will supp...

Unlock the mysterious logic of number theory and everyday cryptography without touching a single complex math formula. Transform your daily commute into a relaxing, brain-stimulating mental workout. This playful, story-driven journey makes abstract science feel completely intuitive.Whether you are winding down for the evening or looking to sharpen your mind on a walk, this engaging listen builds your confidence from the ground up. By swapping dense jargon for vivid metaphors, it re...

Transform your endurance and crush your first ultramarathon without sacrificing your health, career, or family time. Perfect for your morning commute or long training run, this no-nonsense sports science guide turns the daunting world of extreme distance running into an achievable, structured reality. Build a durable aerobic engine and step beyond the standard marathon with total confidence.Forget the myth that extreme running requires endless hours that destroy your busy schedule....

Discover the hidden history of biology as ancient microbes transform a lifeless, violent rock into a thriving planet. Perfect for an educational daily commute, this wondrous evolutionary journey shrinks you down to witness the greatest survival story ever told.Step inside a bustling microscopic metropolis to understand how invisible pioneers oxygenated our atmosphere and built the foundation of every modern ecosystem. Whether you are deeply curious about biotechnology or simply fas...

This textbook introduces the transmission of digital signals over disturbed channels, emphasizing an intuitive and mathematically grounded explanation of baseband transmission. It recaps essential fundamentals of signal and system theory and explores functional interdependencies in baseband transmission to advance the understanding of baseband transmission concepts. The wired transmission using copper cable is highlighted as an important transmission technique. The copper cable’s transmiss...

Explore the fascinating food history and sociology of a simple liquid that sparked centuries of fierce cultural debate. Whether you are seeking a thought-provoking companion for your morning commute or satisfying your curiosity while cooking, this immersive journey transforms an everyday beverage into a profound tale of human biology and commerce.Trace the deep-time evolution of mammalian lactation to the modern dawn of lab-grown dairy and plant-based alternatives. You will gain a ...

Encouragement can come in many forms from believers to other believers. It can also have an amazing effect on folks we barely know. It doesn’t cost much, it can be given freely without qualification, and it may very well change a person’s direction in life. Many have trudged through difficulties and problems that have beset their days and stolen their joy. These same folks may not have revealed their troubles to anyone, silently enduring gray hours without hope. Let’s face it: encouragemen...

All you need to know about making your workouts specific to your needs. No more hit and miss in the gym. Now you'll be able to workout with an effective organized program. This book covers the most effective stretching, cardio, workout and nutrition techniques and is presented to you by one of the world's foremost fitness experts. Over 8 years or research simplified into 55 short pages to help you achieve the body you desire.

This book covers the statistical models and methods that are used to understand human genetics, following the historical and recent developments of human genetics. Starting with Mendel’s first experiments to genome-wide association studies, the book describes how genetic information can be incorporated into statistical models to discover disease genes. All commonly used approaches in statistical genetics (e.g. aggregation analysis, segregation, linkage analysis, etc), are used, but the foc...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and the Semantic Web, KESW 2017, held Szczecin, Poland, in November 2017.The 16 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions.The papers are organized in topical sections on natural language processing; knowledge representation and reasoning; ontologies and controlled vocabularies; scalable data access and storage solutions; semantic W...

Whereas Volume 1 introduced the NetLogo platform as a means of prototyping simple models, this second volume focuses on the advanced use of NetLogo to connect both data and theories, making it ideal for the majority of scientific communities. The authors focus on agent-based modeling of spatialized phenomena with a methodological and practical orientation, demonstrating how advanced agent-based spatial simulation methods and technics can be implemented. This book provides theoretical and c...

Agent-based modeling is a flexible and intuitive approach that is close to both data and theories, which gives it a special position in the majority of scientific communities. Agent models are as much tools of understanding, exploration and adaptation as they are media for interdisciplinary exchange. It is in this kind of framework that this book is situated, beginning with agent-based modeling of spatialized phenomena with a methodological and practical orientation. Through a governing ex...