“patrick naim”

This much-needed book, from a selection of top international experts, fills a gap by providing a manual of applied quantitative financial analysis. It focuses on advanced empirical methods for modelling financial markets in the context of practical financial applications. Data, software and techniq... More

Bayesian Networks, the result of the convergence of artificial intelligence with statistics, are growing in popularity. Their versatility and modelling power is now employed across a variety of fields for the purposes of analysis, simulation, prediction and diagnosis. This book provides a general i... More

Get Up to Speed for Windows 2000 MCSE Training Courses-Fast! MCSE 2000 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 configu... More

Description   Networking Foundations provides essential knowledge about designing, building and maintaining a network. What you learn here will benefit you in the short term, as you acquire and practice your skills, and in the long term, as you use them. Topics covered include:   ... More

"This book offers a practical answer for the non-mathematician to all the questions any businessman always wanted to ask about risk quantification, and never dare to ask." Enterprise-wide risk management (ERM) is a key issue for board of directors worldwide. Its proper implementation ensures transp... More

This self-study text explains the basics of digital electronics using a combination of fundamental theory, examples and practical applications. Digital devices form an integral part of numerous modern-day systems and include those used for operating electronic alarm systems, for performing arithmeti... More

The essays collected here, eclectic in methodology but often written ‘against the grain’, offer fresh perspectives on diverse Urdu texts vital to the cultural history of India, and on the equally diverse literary, social, and performative contexts historically identified with the Urdu language i... More

Sir Francis Younghusband was the last of the great imperialists--a dashing adventurer, who in 1903 single-handedly invaded Tibet, wiped out its entire army, and then became a mystic. Admired by H.G Wells and Bertrand Russell, he launched early assaults on Mt. Everest, held the world record for the 3... More

At midnight on August 14, 1947, Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire cracked into three pieces. The greatest mass migration in history began, as Muslims fled north and Hindus fled south, over a million being massacred on the way. Britain's role as world power came to an end and the course of Asia's ... More

In this book, you`ll learn how to program in Java to create the executable content that brings your Web pages to life. This is a comprehensive handbook which starts with the basics, and then provides detailed coverage of every important aspect of Java Programming, including: A primer on object-orien... More