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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Deep Learning Through Sparse and Low-Rank Modeling -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Basics of Deep Learning -- 1.2 Basics of Sparsity and Low-Rankness -- 1.3 Connecting Deep Learning to Sparsity and Low-Rankness -- 1.4 Organization -- References -- 2 Bi-Level Sparse Coding: A Hyperspectral Image Classi cation Example -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Formulation and Algorithm -- 2.2.1 Notations -- 2.2.2 Joint Feature Extraction and Classi cation -- 2.2.2.1 Sparse Coding for Feature Extraction -- 2.2.2.2 Task-Driven Functions for Classi cation -- 2.2.2.3 Spatial Laplacian Regularization -- 2.2.3 Bi-level Optimization Formulation -- 2.2.4 Algorithm -- 2.2.4.1 Stochastic Gradient Descent -- 2.2.4.2 Sparse Reconstruction -- 2.3 Experiments -- 2.3.1 Classi cation Performance on AVIRIS Indiana Pines Data -- 2.3.2 Classi cation Performance on AVIRIS Salinas Data -- 2.3.3 Classi cation Performance on University of Pavia Data -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 2.5 Appendix -- References -- 3 Deep l0 Encoders: A Model Unfolding Example -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Related Work -- 3.2.1 l0- and l1-Based Sparse Approximations -- 3.2.2 Network Implementation of l1-Approximation -- 3.3 Deep l0 Encoders -- 3.3.1 Deep l0-Regularized Encoder -- 3.3.2 Deep M-Sparse l0 Encoder -- 3.3.3 Theoretical Properties -- 3.4 Task-Driven Optimization -- 3.5 Experiment -- 3.5.1 Implementation -- 3.5.2 Simulation on l0 Sparse Approximation -- 3.5.3 Applications on Classi cation -- 3.5.4 Applications on Clustering -- 3.6 Conclusions and Discussions on Theoretical Properties -- References -- 4 Single Image Super-Resolution: From Sparse Coding to Deep Learning -- 4.1 Robust Single Image Super-Resolution via Deep Networks with Sparse Prior -- 4.1.1 Introduction -- 4.1.2 Related Work…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…13.11 Problem: Generating Students' MarkList - Revisited -- 13.12 Transient Variables -- 13.13 Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Exercises -- Chapter 14: Processing Character Streams and NIO -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Types of Readers -- 14.2.1 Reading Files as Characters -- 14.2.2 Problem: Word Counting Using FileReader -- 14.2.3 Reading Files as Lines -- 14.2.4 Problem: Text Index Generator -- 14.3 Types of Writers -- 14.3.1 Writing Characters to File -- 14.3.2 Problem: Copy Files Using FileWriter -- 14.3.3 Writing Lines to Files -- 14.4 Writing to and Reading from Pipes -- 14.5 Formatted Printing -- 14.6 Random Access File -- 14.7 Converting Bytes to Characters -- 14.8 File Processing Using NIO -- 14.9 Reading Data from Buffer -- 14.10 Writing Data to Buffer -- 14.11 Copying Files -- 14.12 Locking Files -- 14.13 Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Exercises -- Part V - Java GUI Programming -- Chapter 15: Graphics Programming -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Swing Components and Containers: Overview -- 15.3 Frames and Panels -- 15.4 Drawing Shapes Using Graphics Context -- 15.5 Drawing Strings and Lines -- 15.6 Problem: Multiline Generation -- 15.7 Drawing Rectangles -- 15.8 Problem: Random Rectangle Generator -- 15.9 Drawing Circles and Ellipses -- 15.10 Drawing Arcs -- 15.11 Drawing Polygons and Polylines -- 15.12 Displaying Images -- 15.13 Problem: Threaded Blinking Balls -- 15.14 Painting Using JApplet -- 15.15 Java 2D Graphics -- 15.16 Drawing Lines and Curves -- 15.17 Drawing Rectangle, Ellipses and Arcs -- 15.18 Filling with Color, GradientPaint and TexturePaint -- 15.19 Drawing Arbitrary Shapes -- 15.20 Cordinate Transformations -- 15.21 2D Clipping -- 15.22 Affine Transformations on Images -- 15.23 Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Exercises -- Chapter 16: GUI Development Using JFrame -- 16.1 Introduction…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…9.2.1 Finite Sequence -- 9.2.2 Infinite Sequence -- 9.2.3 Fibonacci Sequence -- 9.3 Kinds of sequence -- 9.3.1 Arithmetic Sequence -- 9.3.2 Geometric Sequence -- 9.4 Arithmetic and Geometric Means -- 9.5 Arithmetic Progression (AP) -- 9.6 Geometric Progression (GP) -- 9.6.1 Sum to Infinity of a Geometric Series -- 9.6.2 Recurring Decimals as Geometric Progression -- 9.7 Harmonic Progression (HP) -- 9.7.1 Harmonic Mean -- 9.7.2 Special Case -- 9.7.3 Method of Differences -- Exercise -- Chapter 10: Compound Interest and Annuities -- 10.1 Interest -- 10.1.1 Simple Interest -- 10.1.2 Compound Interest/Continuous Compounding -- 10.2 Present Value and Amount of a Sum -- 10.3 Annuity and Its Types -- 10.4 Present Value of an Annuity (PVA) -- 10.5 Debenture -- Exercise -- Chapter 11: Coordinate Geometry -- 11.1 Fundamentals -- 11.2 Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates/Cartesian Coordinates System -- 11.3 Polar Coordinates -- 11.4 Distance Formula -- 11.5 Section Formula -- 11.5.1 To Find the Mid-point of the Line Joining (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) -- 11.6 Centroid of a Triangle -- 11.7 Area of a Triangle -- Exercise -- Chapter 12: Locus and Equation to a Locus -- 12.1 Locus -- 12.2 Equation to a Locus -- Exercise -- Chapter 13: Straight Line -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Definitions of the Terms -- 13.2.1 To Find the Equation of a Line Parallel to the x-axis -- 13.3 Different Forms of the Equation of a Straight Line -- 13.3.1 Gradient/Slope-intercept Form -- 13.3.2 Point Slope Form -- 13.3.3 Intercept Form of the Equation of a Straight Line -- 13.3.4 Normal Form of the Equation of a Straight Line -- 13.3.5 Distance Form of the Equation of a Straight Line -- 13.3.6 General Form ax + by + c = 0 -- 13.4 Distance of a Point from a Straight Line -- 13.4.1 To Find the Length of the Perpendicular from the Origin on the Line ax + by + c = 0.…”

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