This book entitled Introduction to Computer-based Mechanics of Materials: Ansys Parametric Design Language discusses mainly about structural analysis of some fundamental structures: truss, beam, membrane, and shell structures. The discussion involves ANSYS-APDL scripting language, linear static analysis of a simply-supported truss, linear static analysis of a statically undetermined beam, linea…
What do philosophy and computer science have in common? It turns out, quite a lot! In providing an introduction to computer science (using Python), Daniel Lim presents in this book key philosophical issues, ranging from external world skepticism to the existence of God to the problem of induction. These issues, and others, are introduced through the use of critical computational concepts, rangi…
Develop the next killer Android App using Java programming! Android is everywhere! It runs more than half the smartphones in the U.S.—and Java makes it go. If you want to cash in on its popularity by learning to build Android apps with Java, all the easy-to-follow guidance you need to get started is at your fingertips. Inside, you'll learn the basics of Java and grasp how it works with And…