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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides ...

Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves.The authors begin by ... Read more

£24.69

Capturing a wealth of experience about the design of object-oriented software, four top-notch designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems. Previously undocumented, these 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves.The authors begin by
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Heart of the Machine

Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence

by Richard Yonck ...

For Readers of Ray Kurzweil and Michio Kaku, a New Look at the Cutting Edge of Artificial IntelligenceImagine a robotic stuffed animal that can read and respond to a child’s emotional state, a commercial that can recognize and change based on a customer’s facial expression, or a company that can actually create feelings as though a person were experiencing them naturally. Heart of the Machine ... Read more

£13.51

For Readers of Ray Kurzweil and Michio Kaku, a New Look at the Cutting Edge of Artificial IntelligenceImagine a robotic stuffed animal that can read and respond to a child’s emotional state, a commercial that can recognize and change based on a customer’s facial expression, or a company that can actually create feelings as though a person were experiencing them naturally. Heart of the Machine
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Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow

by Aurélien Géron ...

Through a recent series of breakthroughs, deep learning has boosted the entire field of machine learning. Now, even programmers who know close to nothing about this technology can use simple, efficient tools to implement programs capable of learning from data. This bestselling book uses concrete examples, minimal theory, and production-ready Python frameworks (Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow) ... Read more

£39.29

Through a recent series of breakthroughs, deep learning has boosted the entire field of machine learning. Now, even programmers who know close to nothing about this technology can use simple, efficient tools to implement programs capable of learning from data. This bestselling book uses concrete examples, minimal theory, and production-ready Python frameworks (Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow)
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Foundations of Robotics

A Multidisciplinary Approach with Python and ROS

Edited by Damith Herath, David St-Onge ...

This open access book introduces key concepts in robotics in an easy to understand language using an engaging project-based approach. It covers contemporary topics in robotics, providing an accessible entry point to fundamentals in all the major domains. A section is dedicated to introducing programming concepts using Python, which has become a language of choice in robotics and AI. The book also ... Read more

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This open access book introduces key concepts in robotics in an easy to understand language using an engaging project-based approach. It covers contemporary topics in robotics, providing an accessible entry point to fundamentals in all the major domains. A section is dedicated to introducing programming concepts using Python, which has become a language of choice in robotics and AI. The book also
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Machines that Think

Everything you need to know about the coming age of artificial intelligence

by New Scientist ...

Series series New Scientist Instant Expert
Sometime in the future the intelligence of machines will exceed that of human brain power.So are we on the edge of an AI-pocalypse, with superintelligent devices superseding humanity, as predicted by Stephen Hawking? Or will this herald a kind of Utopia, with machines doing a far better job at complex tasks than us?You might not realise it, but you interact with AIs every day. They route your ... Read more

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Sometime in the future the intelligence of machines will exceed that of human brain power.So are we on the edge of an AI-pocalypse, with superintelligent devices superseding humanity, as predicted by Stephen Hawking? Or will this herald a kind of Utopia, with machines doing a far better job at complex tasks than us?You might not realise it, but you interact with AIs every day. They route your
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Superagency

What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future

by Reid Hoffman, Greg Beato ...

Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller.Tech visionary and co-founder of Manas AI Reid Hoffman shares his unique insider’s perspective on an AI-powered future, making the case for its potential to unlock a world of possibilities."An essential companion." — Fei-Fei Li"An important read." —Bill Gates"Brilliant mind. Compassionate heart. Bold ideas…Read this book!” —Van Jones"Refreshingly ... Read more

£11.47

Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller.Tech visionary and co-founder of Manas AI Reid Hoffman shares his unique insider’s perspective on an AI-powered future, making the case for its potential to unlock a world of possibilities."An essential companion." — Fei-Fei Li"An important read." —Bill Gates"Brilliant mind. Compassionate heart. Bold ideas…Read this book!” —Van Jones"Refreshingly
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Automated Machine Learning

Methods, Systems, Challenges

Edited by Frank Hutter, Lars Kotthoff, Joaquin Vanschoren ...

Series series The Springer Series on Challenges in Machine Learning
This open access book presents the first comprehensive overview of general methods in Automated Machine Learning (AutoML), collects descriptions of existing systems based on these methods, and discusses the first series of international challenges of AutoML systems. The recent success of commercial ML applications and the rapid growth of the field has created a high demand for off-the-shelf ML ... Read more

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This open access book presents the first comprehensive overview of general methods in Automated Machine Learning (AutoML), collects descriptions of existing systems based on these methods, and discusses the first series of international challenges of AutoML systems. The recent success of commercial ML applications and the rapid growth of the field has created a high demand for off-the-shelf ML
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Deep Learning

by John D. Kelleher ...

Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
DEEP LEARNING FOR BEGINNERS: Get an accessible introduction to the artificial intelligence technology at the heart of the AI revolution—from driverless cars to speech recognition on mobile phones.Deep learning is an artificial intelligence technology that enables computer vision, machine translation, AI games, driverless cars, and other applications. When we use consumer products from Google, ... Read more

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DEEP LEARNING FOR BEGINNERS: Get an accessible introduction to the artificial intelligence technology at the heart of the AI revolution—from driverless cars to speech recognition on mobile phones.Deep learning is an artificial intelligence technology that enables computer vision, machine translation, AI games, driverless cars, and other applications. When we use consumer products from Google,
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Arduino Home Automation Projects

by Marco Schwartz ...

This book is divided into projects that are explained in a step-by-step format, with practical instructions that are easy to follow. If you want to build your own home automation systems wirelessly using the Arduino platform, this is the book for you. You will need to have some basic experience in Arduino and general programming languages, such as C and C++ to understand the projects in this book. ... Read more

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This book is divided into projects that are explained in a step-by-step format, with practical instructions that are easy to follow. If you want to build your own home automation systems wirelessly using the Arduino platform, this is the book for you. You will need to have some basic experience in Arduino and general programming languages, such as C and C++ to understand the projects in this book.
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Learning OpenCV

Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library

by Gary Bradski, Adrian Kaehler ...

"This library is useful for practitioners, and is an excellent tool for those entering the field: it is a set of computer vision algorithms that work as advertised."-William T. Freeman, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLearning OpenCV puts you in the middle of the rapidly expanding field of computer vision. Written by the creators of the ... Read more

£19.09

"This library is useful for practitioners, and is an excellent tool for those entering the field: it is a set of computer vision algorithms that work as advertised."-William T. Freeman, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLearning OpenCV puts you in the middle of the rapidly expanding field of computer vision. Written by the creators of the
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Advances in Financial Machine Learning

by Marcos Lopez de Prado ...

Learn to understand and implement the latest machine learning innovations to improve your investment performanceMachine learning (ML) is changing virtually every aspect of our lives. Today, ML algorithms accomplish tasks that – until recently – only expert humans could perform. And finance is ripe for disruptive innovations that will transform how the following generations understand money and ... Read more

£31.99

Learn to understand and implement the latest machine learning innovations to improve your investment performanceMachine learning (ML) is changing virtually every aspect of our lives. Today, ML algorithms accomplish tasks that – until recently – only expert humans could perform. And finance is ripe for disruptive innovations that will transform how the following generations understand money and
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Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and PyTorch

Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems

by Aurélien Géron ...

The potential of machine learning today is extraordinary, yet many aspiring developers and tech professionals find themselves daunted by its complexity. Whether you're looking to enhance your skill set and apply machine learning to real-world projects or are simply curious about how AI systems function, this book is your jumping-off place.With an approachable yet deeply informative style, author ... Read more

£44.29

The potential of machine learning today is extraordinary, yet many aspiring developers and tech professionals find themselves daunted by its complexity. Whether you're looking to enhance your skill set and apply machine learning to real-world projects or are simply curious about how AI systems function, this book is your jumping-off place.With an approachable yet deeply informative style, author
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The AIpreneur: 30+ AI Business Tools to Save Time, Increase Sales, and Improve the Bottom Line

by T. A. ...

One of the Best AI Books for BusinessesArtificial Intelligence is no longer science fiction, but changing the way we do everything, including business.And it's getting better and faster than ever!So, the need to adapt to AI has never been greater.This book presents a straightforward approach to integrating AI for businessIt doesn't waste time on ethics, theory, or t... ... Read more

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One of the Best AI Books for BusinessesArtificial Intelligence is no longer science fiction, but changing the way we do everything, including business.And it's getting better and faster than ever!So, the need to adapt to AI has never been greater.This book presents a straightforward approach to integrating AI for businessIt doesn't waste time on ethics, theory, or t...
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Beginning 3D Game Development with Unity 4

All-in-one, multi-platform game development

by Sue Blackman ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Beginning 3D Game Development with Unity 4 is perfect for those who would like to come to grips with programming Unity. You may be an artist who has learned 3D tools such as 3ds Max, Maya, or Cinema 4D, or you may come from 2D tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator. On the other hand, you may just want to familiarize yourself with programming games and the latest ideas in game production.This ... Read more

£63.39

Beginning 3D Game Development with Unity 4 is perfect for those who would like to come to grips with programming Unity. You may be an artist who has learned 3D tools such as 3ds Max, Maya, or Cinema 4D, or you may come from 2D tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator. On the other hand, you may just want to familiarize yourself with programming games and the latest ideas in game production.This
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Applied Machine Learning and AI for Engineers

Solve Business Problems That Can't Be Solved Algorithmically

by Jeff Prosise ...

While many introductory guides to AI are calculus books in disguise, this one mostly eschews the math. Instead, author Jeff Prosise helps engineers and software developers build an intuitive understanding of AI to solve business problems. Need to create a system to detect the sounds of illegal logging in the rainforest, analyze text for sentiment, or predict early failures in rotating machinery? ... Read more

£34.59

While many introductory guides to AI are calculus books in disguise, this one mostly eschews the math. Instead, author Jeff Prosise helps engineers and software developers build an intuitive understanding of AI to solve business problems. Need to create a system to detect the sounds of illegal logging in the rainforest, analyze text for sentiment, or predict early failures in rotating machinery?
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22 Ideas About The Future

Edited by Benjamin Greenaway, Stephen Oram ...

This collection of provocations from the think tank Cybersalon brings together a blend of near-future speculative fiction and non-fiction commentary from leading experts in the fields of health, community, retail, and money. Together, they shine a light behind the cornerstones of our lives to reveal the unexpected and invite you to cast your critical eye on technology and its effect on society. Be ... Read more

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This collection of provocations from the think tank Cybersalon brings together a blend of near-future speculative fiction and non-fiction commentary from leading experts in the fields of health, community, retail, and money. Together, they shine a light behind the cornerstones of our lives to reveal the unexpected and invite you to cast your critical eye on technology and its effect on society. Be
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Digital Health and Wireless Solutions

First Nordic Conference, NCDHWS 2024, Oulu, Finland, May 7–8, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Mariella Särestöniemi, Pantea Keikhosrokiani, Daljeet Singh, Erkki Harjula, Aleksei Tiulpin, Miia Jansson, Minna Isomursu, Mark van Gils, Simo Saarakkala, Jarmo Reponen ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First Nordic Conference on , Digital Health and Wireless Solutions, NCDHWS 2024, held in Oulu, Finland, during May 7–8, 2024.The 51 full papers included in this book together with 7 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 100 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Remote Care and Health ... Read more

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This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First Nordic Conference on , Digital Health and Wireless Solutions, NCDHWS 2024, held in Oulu, Finland, during May 7–8, 2024.The 51 full papers included in this book together with 7 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 100 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Remote Care and Health
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Generative Artificial Intelligence

What Everyone Needs to Know®

by Jerry Kaplan ...

Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
"AI expert Jerry Kaplan explains how generative AI will revolutionize virtually every human activity. Highly recommended." - Francis Fukuyama, Political scientist and author of The End of History and the Last Man Advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) have created a new class of computer systems that exhibit astonishing proficiency on a wide variety of tasks with superhuman ... Read more

£9.19

"AI expert Jerry Kaplan explains how generative AI will revolutionize virtually every human activity. Highly recommended." - Francis Fukuyama, Political scientist and author of The End of History and the Last Man Advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) have created a new class of computer systems that exhibit astonishing proficiency on a wide variety of tasks with superhuman
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Building Machine Learning Powered Applications

Going from Idea to Product

by Emmanuel Ameisen ...

Learn the skills necessary to design, build, and deploy applications powered by machine learning (ML). Through the course of this hands-on book, you’ll build an example ML-driven application from initial idea to deployed product. Data scientists, software engineers, and product managers—including experienced practitioners and novices alike—will learn the tools, best practices, and challenges ... Read more

£29.59

Learn the skills necessary to design, build, and deploy applications powered by machine learning (ML). Through the course of this hands-on book, you’ll build an example ML-driven application from initial idea to deployed product. Data scientists, software engineers, and product managers—including experienced practitioners and novices alike—will learn the tools, best practices, and challenges
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LLM Design Patterns

A Practical Guide to Building Robust and Efficient AI Systems

by Ken Huang ...

Explore reusable design patterns, including data-centric approaches, model development, model fine-tuning, and RAG for LLM application development and advanced prompting techniques Free with your book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen ReaderKey FeaturesLearn comprehensive LLM development, including data prep, training pipelines, and optimizationExplore advanced prompting techniques, such as ... Read more

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Explore reusable design patterns, including data-centric approaches, model development, model fine-tuning, and RAG for LLM application development and advanced prompting techniques Free with your book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen ReaderKey FeaturesLearn comprehensive LLM development, including data prep, training pipelines, and optimizationExplore advanced prompting techniques, such as
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Algorithms for Sparsity-Constrained Optimization

by Sohail Bahmani ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This thesis demonstrates techniques that provide faster and more accurate solutions to a variety of problems in machine learning and signal processing. The author proposes a "greedy" algorithm, deriving sparse solutions with guarantees of optimality. The use of this algorithm removes many of the inaccuracies that occurred with the use of previous models. ... Read more

£110.09

This thesis demonstrates techniques that provide faster and more accurate solutions to a variety of problems in machine learning and signal processing. The author proposes a "greedy" algorithm, deriving sparse solutions with guarantees of optimality. The use of this algorithm removes many of the inaccuracies that occurred with the use of previous models.
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Programming Computer Vision with Python

Tools and algorithms for analyzing images

by Jan Erik Solem ...

If you want a basic understanding of computer vision’s underlying theory and algorithms, this hands-on introduction is the ideal place to start. You’ll learn techniques for object recognition, 3D reconstruction, stereo imaging, augmented reality, and other computer vision applications as you follow clear examples written in Python.Programming Computer Vision with Python explains computer vision in ... Read more

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If you want a basic understanding of computer vision’s underlying theory and algorithms, this hands-on introduction is the ideal place to start. You’ll learn techniques for object recognition, 3D reconstruction, stereo imaging, augmented reality, and other computer vision applications as you follow clear examples written in Python.Programming Computer Vision with Python explains computer vision in
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The NexStar Evolution and SkyPortal User's Guide

by James L. Chen, Adam Chen ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book serves as a comprehensive guide for using a Nexstar Evolution mount with WiFi SkyPortal control, walking the reader through the process for aligning and operating the system from a tablet or smartphone. The next generation Go-To mount from Celestron, this is compatible not only with the Nextstar Evolution but also with older mounts. It is the ideal resource for anyone who owns, or is ... Read more

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This book serves as a comprehensive guide for using a Nexstar Evolution mount with WiFi SkyPortal control, walking the reader through the process for aligning and operating the system from a tablet or smartphone. The next generation Go-To mount from Celestron, this is compatible not only with the Nextstar Evolution but also with older mounts. It is the ideal resource for anyone who owns, or is
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Foundations of Computer Vision

by Antonio Torralba, Phillip Isola, William T. Freeman ...

Series series Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning series
An accessible, authoritative, and up-to-date computer vision textbook offering a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of the field that incorporates the latest deep learning advances.Machine learning has revolutionized computer vision, but the methods of today have deep roots in the history of the field. Providing a much-needed modern treatment, this accessible and up-to-date textbook ... Read more

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An accessible, authoritative, and up-to-date computer vision textbook offering a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of the field that incorporates the latest deep learning advances.Machine learning has revolutionized computer vision, but the methods of today have deep roots in the history of the field. Providing a much-needed modern treatment, this accessible and up-to-date textbook
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