Head First Excel: A learner's guide to spreadsheets /by Michael Milton (Author) .Do you use Excel for simple lists, but get confused and frustrated when it comes to actually doing something useful with all that data? Stop tearing your hair out: Head First Excel helps you painlessly move from spreadsheet dabbler to savvy user. Whether you're completely new to Excel or an experienced user looking to make the program work better for you, this book will help you incorporate Excel into every aspect of your workflow, from a scratch pad for data-based brainstorming to exploratory analysis with PivotTables, optimizing outcomes with Goal Seek, and presenting your conclusions with sophisticated data visualizations.
* Organize and clearly present information in a spreadsheet
* Make calculations across a number of worksheets
* Change your point of view with sorting, zooming, and filtering
* Manipulate numerical data to extract and use just what you need
* Leverage Excel as a grid-based layout program
* Write formulas for optimal functionality
* Nest formulas for more complex operations
* Create sophisticated data visualizations with charts and graphs
* Use Goal Seek to optimize possible outcomes based on different assumptions
* Create summaries from large data sets for exploratory data analysis with PivotTables
We think your time is too valuable to waste struggling with new concepts. Using the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory learning experience, Head First Excel uses a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, rather than a text-heavy approach that will put you to sleep.

Introduction to Pattern Recognition: A Matlab Approach /by Sergios Theodoridis (Author), Konstantinos Koutroumbas (Author), Aggelos Pikrakis (Author), Dionisis Cavouras (Author) .An accompanying manual to Theodoridis, Pattern Recognition, that includes Matlab code of the most common methods and algorithms in the book, together with a descriptive summary and solved examples, and including real-life data sets in imaging and audio recognition.

*Matlab code and descriptive summary of the most common methods and algorithms in Theodoridis, Pattern Recognition 4e.
*Solved examples in Matlab, including real-life data sets in imaging and audio recognition
*Available separately or at a special package price with the main text (ISBN for package: 978-0-12-374491-3)

Zope Bible /by Michael Bernstein (Author), Scott Robertson (Author).This comprehensive Bible for Web Developers, Web Architects, and Content Managers covers everything you need to build Web sites with Zope, the leading Open Source Web application platform. Power, versatility, and broad community support have made Zope one of the fastest-growing Open Source platforms around. This in-depth guide brings you up to speed fast on Zopes innovative Web site and application development model. Two veteran Zope developers cover all aspects of Zope in detail, from installation to advanced topics like debugging, persistence, and automatic indexing support. Whether youre a Web developer, a Web architect, or a content manager, youll learn all you need to know to put Zope to work.
Inside, youll find complete coverage of Zope
* Set up and run Zope on Linux or Windows
* Learn Zope Product development using Python Products and ZClasses
* Develop a complete multi-user application as a Python Product
* Master content management and version control strategies
* Manage databases using SQL and DTML tags
* Use Zopes built-in security to safeguard Web sites and applications
* Find out how to run Zope behind Apache using PCGI, FCGI, or Proxy Pass