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VR, Simulations and Serious Games for Education

Edited by Yiyu Cai, Wouter van Joolingen, Zachary Walker ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This book introduces state-of-the-art research on simulation and serious games for education. Based partially on work presented at the 3rd Asia-Europe Symposium on Simulation and Serious Games (3rd AESSSG) held in Zhuhai, China as part of the 2016 ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Consortium and Applications in Industry (VRACI 2016), it includes a selection of the best ... Read more

$107.99 USD

This book introduces state-of-the-art research on simulation and serious games for education. Based partially on work presented at the 3rd Asia-Europe Symposium on Simulation and Serious Games (3rd AESSSG) held in Zhuhai, China as part of the 2016 ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Consortium and Applications in Industry (VRACI 2016), it includes a selection of the best
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Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics

12th International Conference, PPAM 2017, Lublin, Poland, September 10-13, 2017, Revised Selected Papers, Part II

Edited by Roman Wyrzykowski, Jack Dongarra, Ewa Deelman, Konrad Karczewski ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 10777 and 10778 constitutes revised selected papers from the 12th International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics, PPAM 2017, held in Lublin, Poland, in September 2017.The 49 regular papers presented in the proceedings were selected from 98 submissions. For the workshops and special sessions, that were held as integral parts of the PPAM 2017 ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The two-volume set LNCS 10777 and 10778 constitutes revised selected papers from the 12th International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics, PPAM 2017, held in Lublin, Poland, in September 2017.The 49 regular papers presented in the proceedings were selected from 98 submissions. For the workshops and special sessions, that were held as integral parts of the PPAM 2017
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Technology Enhanced Assessment

20th International Conference, TEA 2017, Barcelona, Spain, October 5–6, 2017, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Eric Ras, Ana Elena Guerrero Roldán ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Technology Enhanced Assessment, TEA 2017, held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2017. The 17 papers presented were carefully selected from 42 submissions. They are centered around topics like e-learning, computer-assisted instruction, interactive learning environments, collaborative learning, computing education, student ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Technology Enhanced Assessment, TEA 2017, held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2017. The 17 papers presented were carefully selected from 42 submissions. They are centered around topics like e-learning, computer-assisted instruction, interactive learning environments, collaborative learning, computing education, student
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Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Technologies, Design and User Experience

6th International Conference, ITAP 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Qin Gao, Jia Zhou ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This three volume set of LNCS 12207, 12208 and 12209 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference, HCI International 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The total of 1439 ... Read more

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This three volume set of LNCS 12207, 12208 and 12209 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference, HCI International 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The total of 1439
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Hands-on Booting

Learn the Boot Process of Linux, Windows, and Unix

by Yogesh Babar ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Master the booting procedure of various operating systems with in-depth analysis of bootloaders and firmware. The primary focus is on the Linux booting procedure along with other popular operating systems such as Windows and Unix.Hands-on Booting begins by explaining what a bootloader is, starting with the Linux bootloader followed by bootloaders for Windows and Unix systems. Next, you’ll address ... Read more

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Master the booting procedure of various operating systems with in-depth analysis of bootloaders and firmware. The primary focus is on the Linux booting procedure along with other popular operating systems such as Windows and Unix.Hands-on Booting begins by explaining what a bootloader is, starting with the Linux bootloader followed by bootloaders for Windows and Unix systems. Next, you’ll address
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In-Vehicle Corpus and Signal Processing for Driver Behavior

Edited by Kazuya Takeda, Hakan Erdogan, John Hansen, Huseyin Abut ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
In-Vehicle Corpus and Signal Processing for Driver Behavior is comprised of expanded papers from the third biennial DSPinCARS held in Istanbul in June 2007. The goal is to bring together scholars working on the latest techniques, standards, and emerging deployment on this central field of living at the age of wireless communications, smart vehicles, and human-machine-assisted safer and comfortable ... Read more

$143.99 USD

In-Vehicle Corpus and Signal Processing for Driver Behavior is comprised of expanded papers from the third biennial DSPinCARS held in Istanbul in June 2007. The goal is to bring together scholars working on the latest techniques, standards, and emerging deployment on this central field of living at the age of wireless communications, smart vehicles, and human-machine-assisted safer and comfortable
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The Engineering of Mixed Reality Systems

Edited by Emmanuel Dubois, Philip Gray, Laurence Nigay ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
An increasing number of systems are exploiting mixed reality but to date there are no systematic methods, techniques or guidelines for the development of such systems. In bringing together contributions on a broad range of mixed reality development issues this book provides a sound theoretical foundation for a disciplined approach to mixed reality engineering.Divided into three parts: interaction ... Read more

$188.99 USD

An increasing number of systems are exploiting mixed reality but to date there are no systematic methods, techniques or guidelines for the development of such systems. In bringing together contributions on a broad range of mixed reality development issues this book provides a sound theoretical foundation for a disciplined approach to mixed reality engineering.Divided into three parts: interaction
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Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications

14th International Joint Conference, VISIGRAPP 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, February 25–27, 2019, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Ana Paula Cláudio, Kadi Bouatouch, Manuela Chessa, Alexis Paljic, Andreas Kerren, Christophe Hurter, Alain Tremeau, Giovanni Maria Farinella ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes thoroughly revised and selected papers from the 14th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, VISIGRAPP 2019, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in February 2019. The 25 thoroughly revised and extended papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 395 submissions. The papers contribute ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes thoroughly revised and selected papers from the 14th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, VISIGRAPP 2019, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in February 2019. The 25 thoroughly revised and extended papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 395 submissions. The papers contribute
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Augmented Reality in Education

A New Technology for Teaching and Learning

Edited by Vladimir Geroimenko ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This is the first comprehensive research monograph devoted to the use of augmented reality in education. It is written by a team of 58 world-leading researchers, practitioners and artists from 15 countries, pioneering in employing augmented reality as a new teaching and learning technology and tool.The authors explore the state of the art in educational augmented reality and its usage in a large ... Read more

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This is the first comprehensive research monograph devoted to the use of augmented reality in education. It is written by a team of 58 world-leading researchers, practitioners and artists from 15 countries, pioneering in employing augmented reality as a new teaching and learning technology and tool.The authors explore the state of the art in educational augmented reality and its usage in a large
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Your Digital Afterlives

Computational Theories of Life after Death

by E. Steinhart ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Digitalism is a philosophical strategy that uses new computational ways of thinking to develop naturalistic but meaningful ways of thinking about bodies, souls, universes, gods, and life after death. Your Digital Afterlives examines four recently developed and digitally inspired theories of life after death. ... Read more

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Digitalism is a philosophical strategy that uses new computational ways of thinking to develop naturalistic but meaningful ways of thinking about bodies, souls, universes, gods, and life after death. Your Digital Afterlives examines four recently developed and digitally inspired theories of life after death.
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Formal Methods and Software Engineering

18th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2016, Tokyo, Japan, November 14-18, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Kazuhiro Ogata, Mark Lawford, Shaoying Liu ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2016, held in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2016. The 27 revised full papers presented together with three invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The conference focuses in all areas related to formal engineering meth-ods, such as veriﬁcation and ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2016, held in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2016. The 27 revised full papers presented together with three invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The conference focuses in all areas related to formal engineering meth-ods, such as veriﬁcation and
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Applications of Evolutionary Computation

22nd International Conference, EvoApplications 2019, Held as Part of EvoStar 2019, Leipzig, Germany, April 24–26, 2019, Proceedings

Edited by Paul Kaufmann, Pedro A. Castillo ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2019, held in Leipzig, Germany, in April 2019, co-located with the Evo*2019 events EuroGP, EvoCOP and EvoMUSART.The 44 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2019, held in Leipzig, Germany, in April 2019, co-located with the Evo*2019 events EuroGP, EvoCOP and EvoMUSART.The 44 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named:
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L'autonomie stratégique européenne dans les terres rares

by BOBE ENGUELEGUELE STEPHANE ...

Face à l'accélération de la transition énergétique et numérique, les terres rares sont devenues un pilier invisible mais décisif de la puissance industrielle mondiale. Or, l'Europe dépend aujourd'hui presque totalement d'une chaîne de valeur dominée par la Chine, qui contrôle l'extraction, le raffinage et la fabrication des composants critiques. Cette dépendance n'est pas seulement économique : ... Read more

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Face à l'accélération de la transition énergétique et numérique, les terres rares sont devenues un pilier invisible mais décisif de la puissance industrielle mondiale. Or, l'Europe dépend aujourd'hui presque totalement d'une chaîne de valeur dominée par la Chine, qui contrôle l'extraction, le raffinage et la fabrication des composants critiques. Cette dépendance n'est pas seulement économique :
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Persuasive Technology

21st International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2026, Hakodate, Japan, March 10–13, 2026, Proceedings

Edited by Kaoru Sumi, Raian Ali, Roberto Legaspi ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2026, held in Hakodate, Japan, during March 11–13, 2026.The 25 full papers and 8 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 submissions.They focus on all aspects of design, development, and evaluation of interactive systems aimed ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2026, held in Hakodate, Japan, during March 11–13, 2026.The 25 full papers and 8 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 submissions.They focus on all aspects of design, development, and evaluation of interactive systems aimed
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Intelligent Care: AI and the Future of Medicine

by Dr. Manikandasaran S. S, James Jacob ...

Medicine has always been about human judgment, compassion, and the relentless pursuit of better care. Today, a powerful new partner has entered the clinic — and it is changing everything.Intelligent Care explores how artificial intelligence is quietly transforming healthcare from the inside out — from the radiology suite reading your scans, to the algorithm monitoring your heart while you sleep, ... Read more

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Medicine has always been about human judgment, compassion, and the relentless pursuit of better care. Today, a powerful new partner has entered the clinic — and it is changing everything.Intelligent Care explores how artificial intelligence is quietly transforming healthcare from the inside out — from the radiology suite reading your scans, to the algorithm monitoring your heart while you sleep,
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Human Centred Intelligent Systems

Proceedings of KES-HCIS 2024 Conference

Edited by Alfred Zimmermann, Rainer Schmidt, Lakhmi C. Jain, R. J. Howlett ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The volume includes papers presented at the International KES Conference on Human Centred Intelligent Systems 2024 (KES HCIS 2024), held in Madeira, Portugal on June 19–21, 2024. This book highlights new trends and challenges in intelligent systems, which play an important part in the digital transformation of many areas of science and practice. It includes papers offering a deeper understanding ... Read more

$269.99 USD

The volume includes papers presented at the International KES Conference on Human Centred Intelligent Systems 2024 (KES HCIS 2024), held in Madeira, Portugal on June 19–21, 2024. This book highlights new trends and challenges in intelligent systems, which play an important part in the digital transformation of many areas of science and practice. It includes papers offering a deeper understanding
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Ultimate UI/UX Design for Professionals

Create Impactful, User-Centric Designs with Research and Collaboration Techniques for Seamless Responsive Web Interfaces (English Edition)

by Sharanpreet Kaur ...

Design Like a Pro: Essential UI/UX Patterns and Secrets UnveiledKey Features● Comprehensive guidance to create user-centered, intuitive designs step by step.● Master proven strategies for user research, usability testing, and prototyping.● Leverage real-world examples to connect design concepts with user needs effectively.Book DescriptionWith 70% of business success now tied to effective... ... Read more

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Design Like a Pro: Essential UI/UX Patterns and Secrets UnveiledKey Features● Comprehensive guidance to create user-centered, intuitive designs step by step.● Master proven strategies for user research, usability testing, and prototyping.● Leverage real-world examples to connect design concepts with user needs effectively.Book DescriptionWith 70% of business success now tied to effective...
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Computer Vision – ECCV 2024

18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part LIII

Edited by Aleš Leonardis, Elisa Ricci, Stefan Roth, Olga Russakovsky, Torsten Sattler, Gül Varol ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 upto 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as Computer vision, ... Read more

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The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 upto 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024.The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as Computer vision,
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Technology Enhanced Learning for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education

19th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2024, Krems, Austria, September 16–20, 2024, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by Rafael Ferreira Mello, Nikol Rummel, Ioana Jivet, Gerti Pishtari, José A. Ruipérez Valiente ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNCS 15159 and 15160 constitutes the proceedings of 19th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2024, which took place in Krems, Austria, in September 2024.The 37 full papers, 25 poster papers, and 10 demo papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 140 submissions for research papers, and 26 poster and 19 demo submissions*. ... Read more

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The two-volume set LNCS 15159 and 15160 constitutes the proceedings of 19th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2024, which took place in Krems, Austria, in September 2024.The 37 full papers, 25 poster papers, and 10 demo papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 140 submissions for research papers, and 26 poster and 19 demo submissions*.
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Internet of Things. IoT Infrastructures

Second International Summit, IoT 360° 2015, Rome, Italy, October 27-29, 2015, Revised Selected Papers, Part II

Edited by Benny Mandler, Miguel Elias Mitre Campista, Dagmar Cagáňová, Hakima Chaouchi, Sherali Zeadally, Mohamad Badra, Stefano Giordano, Maria Fazio, Andrey Somov, Radu-Laurentiu Vieriu, Johann Marquez-Barja ...

Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
The two-volume set LNICST 169 and 170 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second International Internet of Things Summit, IoT 360° 2015, held in Rome, Italy, in October 2015. The IoT 360° is an event bringing a 360 degree perspective on IoT-related projects in important sectors such as mobility, security, healthcare and urban spaces. The conference also aims to ... Read more

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The two-volume set LNICST 169 and 170 constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second International Internet of Things Summit, IoT 360° 2015, held in Rome, Italy, in October 2015. The IoT 360° is an event bringing a 360 degree perspective on IoT-related projects in important sectors such as mobility, security, healthcare and urban spaces. The conference also aims to
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eHealth 360°

International Summit on eHealth, Budapest, Hungary, June 14-16, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Kostas Giokas, Laszlo Bokor, Frank Hopfgartner ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the International Summit on Electronic Healthcare, eHealth 360°, held in Budapest, Hungary, in June 2016.The 55 revised full papers presented along with 9 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers represent the latest results from the co-located conferences as the track on games for wellbeing, the track on wearables ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the International Summit on Electronic Healthcare, eHealth 360°, held in Budapest, Hungary, in June 2016.The 55 revised full papers presented along with 9 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers represent the latest results from the co-located conferences as the track on games for wellbeing, the track on wearables
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Mastering Apache Spark 2.x

Advanced techniques in complex Big Data processing, streaming analytics and machine learning

by Romeo Kienzler ...

Advanced analytics on your Big Data with the latest Apache Spark 2.xKey Features\[\*\]Master the art of real-time Big Data processing using Apache Spark 2.x\[\*\]Perform machine learning, deep learning and streaming data analytics by extending the most up-to-date functionalities of Apache Spark\[\*\]An advanced guide with a unique combination of tips, instructions and practical examples on using ... Read more

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Advanced analytics on your Big Data with the latest Apache Spark 2.xKey Features\[\*\]Master the art of real-time Big Data processing using Apache Spark 2.x\[\*\]Perform machine learning, deep learning and streaming data analytics by extending the most up-to-date functionalities of Apache Spark\[\*\]An advanced guide with a unique combination of tips, instructions and practical examples on using
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Human Behavior Understanding

6th International Workshop, HBU 2015, Osaka, Japan, September 8, 2015, Proceedings

Edited by Diane J. Cook, Ben J.A. Kröse, Albert Ali Salah ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Human Behavior Understanding, HBU 2015, held in Osaka, Japan, in September 2015.The 11 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 15 initial submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: interaction with elderly, learning behavior patterns, and mobile solutions. ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Human Behavior Understanding, HBU 2015, held in Osaka, Japan, in September 2015.The 11 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 15 initial submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: interaction with elderly, learning behavior patterns, and mobile solutions.
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D3.js数据可视化实战手册

Chinese Edition

by Posts & Telecom Press, Nick Zhu ...

超过70多种创建动态数据可视化的方案！Key Features超过70多种创建动态数据可视化的方案文字简洁，易于读者理解精挑细选，关注最重要的任务和问题细心组织，提供高效的问题解决方案讲解透彻，清晰解读每个操作步骤举一反三，将解决方案应用到其他场景Book Description如今这个互联网时代，人们每天都生产海量的数据，如果直接面对这些数据，可能让人无从下手。将数据可视化，用形象立体的形式将其展现，有利于分析其中的关联，攫取可能存在的商业机会。本书意图通过大量的示例和代码，向读者讲述如何利用D3.js来实现数据可视化。只要读者了解JavaScript，就能完全掌握本书的内容。本书一共13章，从如何搭建D3.js的开发环境开始，逐步介绍D3中的各种操作，包括选集、数据的初步处理、数据映射、坐标轴组件、动画过渡效果、SVG相关介绍、绘制图表、安排布局、可视化交互、力学模拟 ... Read more

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超过70多种创建动态数据可视化的方案！Key Features超过70多种创建动态数据可视化的方案文字简洁，易于读者理解精挑细选，关注最重要的任务和问题细心组织，提供高效的问题解决方案讲解透彻，清晰解读每个操作步骤举一反三，将解决方案应用到其他场景Book Description如今这个互联网时代，人们每天都生产海量的数据，如果直接面对这些数据，可能让人无从下手。将数据可视化，用形象立体的形式将其展现，有利于分析其中的关联，攫取可能存在的商业机会。本书意图通过大量的示例和代码，向读者讲述如何利用D3.js来实现数据可视化。只要读者了解JavaScript，就能完全掌握本书的内容。本书一共13章，从如何搭建D3.js的开发环境开始，逐步介绍D3中的各种操作，包括选集、数据的初步处理、数据映射、坐标轴组件、动画过渡效果、SVG相关介绍、绘制图表、安排布局、可视化交互、力学模拟
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