Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Dijkstra's algorithm -- The A* algorithm -- A breakdown of A* -- Representing a level as nodes -- The open and closed list -- The H, G, and F costs -- The H value -- The G value -- The F value -- The Manhattan distance -- Parenting nodes -- The pseudo-algorithm -- Coding the A* pathfinding algorithm -- The Tile datatype -- Creating supporting functions -- The Level class -- The Enemy class -- Variable declarations -- Precalculating the H values -- Defining the main loop -- Finding the adjacent nodes -- Calculating the G and F costs -- Calculating the G and F cost -- Checking for superior paths -- Creating the final path -- Implementing A* in the game -- Enabling the enemy to follow a path -- Calling the pathfinding behavior -- Viewing our path -- Procedurally generated level goals -- The variable and function declarations -- Generating a random goal -- Checking whether a goal is complete -- Drawing the goal on the screen -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Procedural Dungeon Generation -- The benefits of procedural level design -- Replayability -- A reduction in development time -- Larger game worlds -- Considerations -- A lack of control -- Required computing power -- Suitability -- An overview of dungeon generation overview -- Generating rooms -- Generating a maze -- Connecting rooms and mazes -- The recursive backtracker -- Procedurally generating a dungeon -- Changing how we view the maze -- Updating the Game and Level classes -- Generating a maze -- Preparing before the generation of a maze -- Carving passages -- Adding rooms -- Choosing the tile textures -- The if/else approach -- Bitwise tile maps -- Calculating the tile values -- Mapping the tile value to textures -- Calculating tile textures -- Creating unique floor themes -- Adding entry and exit points -- Setting a player's spawn location…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Basics (2): Things you Should know About your Lenses -- Tip 14: Decoding XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR -- Tip 15: OIS and IBIS -- Tip 16: How the XF23mmF1.4 R, XF16mmF1.4 R WR, and XF14mmF2.8 R differ -- Tip 17: Using the Lens Modulation Optimizer (LMO) -- Tip 18: Things you should know about digital lens corrections -- Tip 19: Analog and digital teleconverters -- Tip 20: Use the included lens hood! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author -- Chapter 1: CMOS Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design: An Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Notation, Symbol, and Terminology -- 1.3 Technology, Circuit Topology, and Methodology -- 1.4 Analog and Mixed-Signal Integrated Design Concepts -- 1.5 Summary -- Chapter 2: Devices: An Overview -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The PN Junction -- 2.2.1 Fermi Level -- 2.2.2 Depletion Layer Capacitance -- 2.2.3 Storage Capacitance -- 2.3 Photo Devices -- 2.4 FETs -- 2.4.1 Long Channel Approximation -- 2.4.1.1 MOS Structure -- 2.4.1.2 MOS with External Bias -- 2.4.1.3 MOS Operation -- 2.4.1.4 Current-Voltage Characteristics -- 2.4.2 MOSFET Scaling -- 2.4.2.1 Full Scaling -- 2.4.2.2 Constant-Voltage Scaling -- 2.4.3 Weak Inversion -- 2.4.4 Short-Channel -- 2.4.4.1 Carrier Drift Velocity Models -- 2.4.4.2 VDSAT -- 2.4.4.3 Current-Voltage Equation for Short Channel Transistor -- 2.4.5 MOSFET Capacitor -- 2.4.5.1 Oxide-Related Capacitance -- 2.4.5.2 Junction Capacitance -- 2.4.6 MOSFET Transition Frequency -- 2.4.7 Noise -- 2.4.7.1 Thermal Noise -- 2.4.7.2 Flicker Noise -- 2.5 Process Fitting Ratio -- 2.5.1 150-90 nm Design Transfer -- 2.6 MOSFET Parameter Exercise -- 2.7 SPICE Example -- 2.8 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: Amplifiers -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 CMOS Amplifier -- 3.2 Input Voltage Range -- 3.2.1 Theory -- 3.2.2 Example -- 3.3 Signal Path of CMOS Operational Amplifier -- 3.3.1 Overall Signal Path -- 3.3.2 Load -- 3.3.3 Cascode Current Source -- 3.3.4 Example -- 3.4 CMOS Amplifier Parameters -- 3.4.1 Input Offset -- 3.4.2 Common Mode Input Voltage Range -- 3.4.3 Current Consumption -- 3.4.4 Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) -- 3.4.5 Power Supply Rejection Ratio -- 3.4.6 Slew Rate and Settling Time -- 3.4.7 DC Gain, fs, and fT…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.9 Refinement of the Data Collection Mechanism and its Interpretation Through the Definition of the Proper Route 210 -- 3.10 Lessons Learnt: Possible Elimination of Slow Fading and a Better Way to Deploy Base Station Antennas 217 -- 3.10.1 Experimental Measurement Setup 225 -- 3.11 Cellular Wireless Propagation Occurs Through the Zenneck Wave and not Surface Waves 227 -- 3.12 Conclusion 233 -- Appendix 3A Sommerfeld Formulation for a Vertical Electric Dipole Radiating Over an Imperfect Ground Plane 234 -- Appendix 3B Asymptotic Evaluation of the Integrals by the Method of Steepest Descent 247 -- Appendix 3C Asymptotic Evaluation of the Integrals When there Exists a Pole Near the Saddle Point 252 -- Appendix 3D Evaluation of Fields Near the Interface 254 -- Appendix 3E Properties of a Zenneck Wave 258 -- Appendix 3F Properties of a Surface Wave 259 -- References 261 -- 4 Methodologies for Ultrawideband Distortionless Transmission/Reception of Power and Information 265 -- Summary 265 -- 4.1 Introduction 266 -- 4.2 Transient Responses from Differently Sized Dipoles 268 -- 4.3 A Travelling Wave Antenna 276 -- 4.4 UWB Input Pulse Exciting a Dipole of Different Lengths 279 -- 4.5 Time Domain Responses of Some Special Antennas 281 -- 4.5.1 Dipole Antennas 281 -- 4.5.2 Biconical Antennas 292 -- 4.5.3 TEM Horn Antenna 299 -- 4.6 Two Ultrawideband Antennas of Century Bandwidth 305 -- 4.6.1 A Century Bandwidth Bi?]…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Law of Prosperity -- 3. The Power of the Word -- 4. The Law of Nonresistance -- 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….) -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Ohm's Law -- 5.3 Kirchhoff's Laws -- 5.4 Voltage Drop and Polarity -- 5.5 Equipotential Points -- 5.6 The Bridge Network -- 5.7 Networks -- 5.8 Superposition Theorem -- 5.9 Voltage and Current Sources -- 5.10 Dependent Voltage Sources -- 5.11 Millman's Theorem -- 5.12 Thevenin's Theorem -- 5.13 Thevenizing a Circuit -- 5.14 Norton's Theorem -- 5.15 Nortonizing a Circuit -- 5.16 Maximum Power Transfer Theorem -- 5.17 Efficiency -- 5.18 Δ⇆Y Transformation -- 5.19 Balanced Networks -- 5.20 Network Reduction -- 5.21 Mesh Currents -- 5.22 Node-Voltages -- Summary -- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) -- Conventional Questions (CQ) -- 6: Mesh-Current and Node-Voltage Analysis -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Matrices and Determinants -- 6.2.1 Matrix Arithmetic -- 6.2.2 Determinants -- 6.2.3 Solution of Simultaneous Equations Using Determinants -- 6.2.4 Gauss Elimination Technique -- 6.3 Network Analysis by Mesh Current -- 6.4 Network Analysis by Node-Pair Voltages -- 6.5 The Resistance Matrix -- 6.6 The Conductance Matrix -- 6.7 The Super Mesh -- 6.8 The Super Node -- 6.9 Nodal Analysis vs Mesh Analysis-A Comparison -- Summary -- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) -- Conventional Questions (CQ) -- 7: Electrochemical Action -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Primary Cells -- 7.3 Electrolysis -- 7.3.1 Electrolysis of Water -- 7.4 Faraday's Laws -- 7.4.1 Electroplating -- 7.5 Simple Voltaic Cell -- 7.6 E.M.F. of a Cell -- 7.7 Local Action -- 7.8 Polarization -- 7.9 Internal Resistance -- 7.10 Characteristics of a Good Cell -- 7.11 The Leclanche Cell -- 7.12 The Dry Cell…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Dinitrogen trioxide N2O3 -- Nitrogen dioxide NO2 (N2O4) -- Nitrogen pentaoxide N2O5 -- P - oxides P4O6 and P4O10 -- Nitrous acid (HNO2) -- Nitric acid (HNO3) -- Aquaregia -- Hypophosphorous acid H3PO2 [H2PO(OH)] -- Phosphorous acid H3PO3 [HPO(OH)2] -- Phosphoric acids -- Acid strength of H3PO2, H3PO3, and H3PO4 -- Halides -- Isolation of N and P -- Fertilizers -- Chapter 17: Group-16(VIA) O, S, Se, Te, Po -- Physical state of the elements -- Allotropy of O and S -- Effect of heat on S -- Viscosity of liquid S and temperature -- Oxidation state and nature of bond -- Hydrides -- Industrial preparation of H2O2 -- Strength of H2O2 -- Acid strength of H2O2 and H2O -- Structure of H2O2 -- Halides -- SOCl2 -- Oxides -- Oxo acids -- Chapter 18: Group - 17 VIIIA) Halogens F, Cl, Br, I, and At -- Physical state -- Special properties of Fluorine -- Oxidation state and bonding -- Formation of X2 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) -- Manufacture of Cl2 -- Manufacture of Br2 -- Manufacture of iodine -- Reactions of X2 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) -- Hydrogen halides, HX (X = F, Cl, Br, I) -- HF -- HCl -- HBr -- HI -- Halides -- Preparation of Anhydrous halides -- Halogen oxides -- Oxo acids -- Acid strength -- Oxidizing power -- Comparison of ClOn - anions -- Halic acids HOXO2 (X = Cl, Br, I) -- Perchloric acid HOClO3 -- Interhalogen compounds -- Pseudohalogens and Pseudohalides -- Chapter 19: Group - 18 The Noble Gases -- Atomicity -- Radii -- Water solubility -- Special properties of He -- Uses of noble gases -- Clathrate -- Xe compounds -- Structure of Xe - Compounds -- Chapter 20: Analytical Chemistry -- Carbonates -- Sulphite (SO23) -- Nitrite (NO2 ̄) -- Analytical chemistry of Chlorides (Cl ̄) -- Analytical chemistry of Bromide (Br ̄) -- Analytical chemistry of Iodide (I ̄) -- Analytical chemistry of Nitrate (NO3 ̄) -- Analytical chemistry of Sulphate (SO-24) -- Tests for basic radicals…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Exercise 3.7 -- Exercise 3.8 -- Exercise 3.9 -- 3.2.2 Linear Equations with Variable Coefficients- Euler-Cauchy Equations (Equidimensional Equations) -- Exercise 3.10 -- 3.2.3 Legendre's Linear Equation -- Exercise 3.11 -- 3.2.4 Method of Variation of Parameters -- Exercise 3.12 -- 3.2.5 Systems of Simultaneous Linear Differential Equations with Constant Coefficients -- Exercise 3.13 -- Chapter 4: Differential Equations of the First Order but not of the First Degree -- 4.1 Equations solvable for p -- Exercise 4.1 -- 4.2 Equations solvable for y -- Exercise 4.2 -- 4.3 Equations solvable for x -- Exercise 4.3 -- Chapter 5: Linear Equation of the Second Order with Variable Coefficients -- 5.1 To find the integral in C.F. by inspection, i.e. to find a solution of -- Exercise 5.1 -- 5.2 General solution of R by changing the dependent variable and removing the first derivative (Reduction to normal form) -- Exercise 5.2 -- 5.3 General solution of by changing -- Exercise 5.3 -- Chapter 6: Integration in Series: Legendre, Bessel and Chebyshev Functions -- 6.1 Legendre functions -- 6.1.1 Introduction -- 6.1.2 Power Series Method of Solution of Linear Differential Equations -- 6.1.3 Existence of Series Solutions: Method of Frobenius -- 6.1.4 Legendre Functions -- 6.1.5 Legendre Polynomials Pa(x) -- 6.1.6 Generating Function for Legendre Polynomials Pn(x) -- 6.1.7 Recurrence Relations of Legendre Functions -- 6.1.8 Orthogonality of Functions -- 6.1.9 Orthogonality of Legendre Polynomials Pn(x) -- 6.1.10 Betrami's Result -- 6.1.11 Christoffel's Expansion -- 6.1.12 Christoffel's Summation Formula -- 6.1.13 Laplace's First Integral for (x) -- 6.1.14 Laplace's Second Integral for (x) -- 6.1.15 Expansion of f(x) in a Series of Legendre Polynomials -- Exercise 6.1 -- 6.2 Bessel functions -- 6.2.1 Introduction -- 6.2.2 Bessel Functions…”