Butterworth Heinemann

In a modern world, crime and vandalism are commonplace. The need to design buildings and their environment to reduce the potential for crime has become ever more critical. This book offers a set of best practice guidelines through a set of accessible case studies. It illustrates how, through simple design principles, it is possible to create an...

Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a general-purpose programming language for specifying and visualizing complex software, especially large, object-oriented projects. Object-oriented programming is when a programmer defines not only the data type of a data structure, but also the types of operations/functions that can be applied to the data...

Electronics -- Circuits and Systems is a truly up-to-date textbook, with coverage carefully matched to the latest AS and A-level specifications in Electronics from AQA, OCR and WJEC. It is also matched to the Electronics units for BTEC National and AVCE Engineering.The material has been organised with a logical learning progression, making it ideal...

In a relatively short time credit derivatives have grown to become one of the largest and most important segment of the financial markets, with deal volumes now in trillions of dollars. They have become an important tool for banks, financial institutions and corporates who desire greater flexibility in managing their credit risk and economic...

The book is a must for anyone that wants to know the nuts and bolts of Windows.NET security and wants to build a secure .NET infrastructure. The goal of this book is to provide insights into the security features and technologies of the Windows.NET operating system. It highlights the security principles an architect should remember when designing a...

Safety in any workplace is extremely important. In the case of the electrical industry, safety is critical and the codes and regulations which determine safe practices are both diverse and complicated. Employers, electricians, electrical system designers, inspectors, engineers and architects must comply with safety standards listed in the National...