“donald gillies”

The essays in this book provide the first comprehensive treatment of the concept of revolution in mathematics. In 1962 an exciting discussion of revolutions in the natural sciences was prompted by the publication of Kuhn's The structure of scientific revolutions.Social revolutions--critical periods ... More

Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Method examines the remarkable advances made in the field of AI over the past twenty years, discussing their profound implications for philosophy. Taking a clear, non-technical approach, Donald Gillies focuses on two key topics within AI: machine learning in th... More

This book presents a comprehensive and systematic account of the various philosophical theories of probability and explains how they are related. It covers the classical, logical, subjective, frequency, and propensity views of probability. Donald Gillies even provides a new theory of probability -th... More

This book traces the development during the twentieth century of four central themes in the philosophy of science: inductivism, conventionalism, the nature of observation, and the demarcation between science and metaphysics. The movement of ideas is placed against the background of the lives of the ... More

Explaining what object-oriented programming is and how structured programmers are increasing their productivity by switching to 00 programming, this book is an excellent guide for anyone considering the switch to 00 programming and for current 00 programmers who need a clear, easy-to-use guide to ob... More

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Visual Basic.NET by Example helps the reader learn Visual Studio.NET as well as how the language interacts with the .NET framework and other Visual Studio progr... More

Get up to speed for MCSE-training courses—fast! MCSE JumpStart provides a firm grounding in the computer and network topics you need to approach MCSE certification training with confidence: Microprocessors and memory Data storage Input/output devices Hardware configuration Operating systems DOS ba... More

Sybex, winner of "Best Study Guides" in CertCities 2002 Readers' Choice Awards, has developed this special book for all MCSAs and MCSEs certified in Windows 2000 Server who are preparing to take Microsoft's Upgrade exams for the new certification programs. This guide covers two exams: Mana... More