Since the dawn of time, electromagnetic energy has permeated through the universe, surrounding and interacting with everything it touches, illuminating, destroying and giving life.The colourful section of the electromagnetic spectrum we see in the form of visible light, rainbows and other phenomena is tiny when compared to its vast entirety. Using many parts of the electromagnetic spectrum have become common everyday occurrence for the majority of people on Earth, as it's been inte...

Light truly is amazing... This children's book touches on the very basics of common everyday interactions with light and the electromagnetic spectrum. We use different forms of light every day and don't even know it. Visible light is a very tiny part of the complete electromagnetic spectrum that is mostly invisible to our eyes.

When all you need is a basic understanding of the anatomy of the muscular system, supplemented by current evidence and research, Cram Sessions on Functional Anatomy: Applications and Problem Solving for Real-Life Situations is what you will look to for quick, at-your-fingertips facts.Cram Sessions on Functional Anatomy by Drs. Benjamin, Bechtel, and Conroy is a concise and illustrated quick reference that takes over 60 years of co...

This collection of images presents many different types of lighthouses from around the world.Some are beautiful, or in amazing locations, and some extraordinarily remote. Some are painted different colours, while others are bare and showing their natural materials. But all have one singular purpose of protecting seafarers from danger by guiding them along a safe path, using the wonder of light.This book offers a captivating journey through the world of lighthouses. Towering...

Design, implement, and support complex Oracle 11g RAC environments for real world deploymentsKey FeaturesUnderstand sophisticated components that make up your Oracle RAC environment such as the role of High Availability, the RAC architecture required, the RAC installation and upgrade process, and much more!Get hold of new Oracle RAC components such as the new features of Automatic Storage Management (ASM), performance tuning, and troubleshooting.

For anyone who is keen to learn more about web development, "Web Development Elevated: Crafting Digital Experiences: A Beginner's Guide to Web Development" is the ideal starting point. This tutorial guides you through the fundamental tools and technologies that underpin modern websites, regardless of your level of coding expertise.This book exposes you to the fundamental components of the web: HTML for structure, CSS for design, and JavaScript for interactivity. It is centered on c...

A 14 year old girl with extreme musical talent is dying of cancer. Her father (a special government agent), a strange visitor from another planet simply calling himself the Music Man and four powerful beings who accompany him converge on Earth to thwart a pending attack in our future. But can they do it in time? Who can be trusted? Will the young girl realize her destiny in time before she dies? What will happen to Earth if she fails? Why is all this related to only music? What did a fifth...

Learn the C programming language from one of the best. Stephen Kochan's Programming in C is thorough with easy-to-follow instructions that are sure to benefit beginning programmers. This book provides readers with practical examples of how the C programming language can be used with small, fast programs, similar to the programming used by large game developers such as Nintendo. If you want a one-stop-source for C programming, this book is it.The book is appropriate for all introdu...

Whether you develop web applications or mobile apps, the OAuth 2.0 protocol will save a lot of headaches. This concise introduction shows you how OAuth provides a single authorization technology across numerous APIs on the Web, so you can securely access users’ data—such as user profiles, photos, videos, and contact lists—to improve their experience of your application.Through code examples, step-by-step instructions, and use-case examples, you’ll learn how to apply OAuth 2.0 to yo...

Some secrets are meant to stay buried—too bad Greg records everything in his diary. In Rodrick Rules, the second book in Jeff Kinney’s #1 international bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley is trying to keep one embarrassing incident under wraps. But Rodrick—his older brother and expert tormentor—knows everything.With Rodrick’s band, Löded Diper, making noise (literally), and Greg’s secret hanging on by a thread, it’s only a matter...

Dive deep with Science Comics: Whales, a new and exciting volume of First Second's nonfiction graphic novel series!Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!In this volume, Zip,...

The Linux Programming Interface (TLPI) is the definitive guide to the Linux and UNIX programming interface—the interface employed by nearly every application that runs on a Linux or UNIX system.In this authoritative work, Linux programming expert Michael Kerrisk provides detailed descriptions of the system calls and library functions that you need in order to master the craft of system programming, and accompanies his explanations with clear, complete example programs....