OpenGL (R): A Primer is a concise presentation of fundamental OpenGL, providing readers with a succinct introduction to essential OpenGL commands as well as detailed listings of OpenGL functions and parameters. Angel uses a top-down philosophy to teach computer graphics based on the idea that students learn modern computer graphics best if they can start programming significant applications as soon as possible. The book makes it easy for students to find functions and their descriptions, and ...

Providing easy-to-access information, this unique sourcebook covers the wide range of topics that a researcher must be familiar with in order to become a successful experimental scientist. Perfect for aspiring as well as practicing professionals in the medical and biological sciences it discusses a broad range of topics that are common, yet not traditionally considered part of formal curricula. The information presented also facilitates communication across conventional disciplinary boundarie...

Introduces classical Arabic philosophers through substantial selections from key works in each of the fields - including logic, philosophy of science, natural philosophy, metaphysics, ethics, and politics - to which they made contributions. It provides introduction situating the works within their historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts.

The Story of Art, one of the most famous and popular books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over four decades. Attracted by the simplicity and clarity of his writing, readers of all ages and backgrounds have found in Professor Gombrich a true master, and one who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject.For the first time in many years the book has been completely redesigned. The illustrations, now in color throughout, ...

This is a comprehensive and challenging book for learners of business English. For self-study or for the classroom, this is for upper-intermediate or advanced level students. Providing intensive vocabulary input and practice followed by optional writing and speaking activities. Perfect for students looking to refine their business language.

From memoir to journalism, personal essays to cultural criticism, this indispensable anthology brings together works from all genres of creative nonfiction, with pieces by fifty contemporary writers including Cheryl Strayed, David Sedaris, Barbara Kingsolver, and more. Selected by five hundred writers, English professors, and creative writing teachers from across the country, this collection includes only the most highly regarded nonfiction work published since 1970. Contributers include: Jo ...

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has been conclusively proved by Toyota's unparalleled success, and the concepts have been widely applied in many industrie...

Bakelandt en zijn vrienden moeten in opdracht van Bonapartes geheim agent Schulmeister een vracht wapens naar Engeland smokkelen. De wapens zijn bestemd voor een verzetsbeweging, de 'United Englishmen', waarvan Tom Kipper een van de leiders is. Tom is een vriend van Bakelandt, die het in Groot Brittanië opneemt tegen het dictatoriale bewind van William Pitt.De expeditie mislukt wanneer blijkt dat Bakelandt en zijn maten in een val worden gelokt door de Engelse douane. Onze helden verdwijnen ...

Vaak rijpt het plan om iemand te vermoorden langzaam. De overtuiging groeit dat moord de enige oplossing is voor een onleefbare situatie. Maar voor de volksjury van het Hof van Assisen verschrompelt het grote gelijk van de daders tot emotionele waanzin. De confrontatie met het verdriet van de anderen tijdens het proces is schokkend.Omdat men haar vader wilde breken, werd Stefanie De Mulder beestachtig vermoord. Het hoofd van Geert Van Arwegen werd afgesneden door de minnaar van zijn vrouw. Li...

De grammatica van het Nederlands is een schitterend vak en het is eenvoudig te leren. Wie het eenmaal goed beheerst, beschikt over een formidabel middel om helder te leren denken, goed te formuleren en logisch te argumenteren.

Maar haast niemand weet meer hoe het écht moet. Kinderen op de basisschool leren het niet meer, studenten weten het niet meer en zelfs sommige leraren schijnen het niet meer te beheersen. Weet u nog wat uw dochter of zoon bedoelt, wanneer zij of hij u vraagt naar een na...