1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452279303321

Autore

Holowchak Mark <1958->

Titolo

Critical reasoning & philosophy [[electronic resource]] : a concise guide to reading, evaluating, and writing philosophical works / / M. Andrew Holowchak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., c2011

ISBN

1-4422-0521-0

1-4422-0523-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HolowchakMark <1958->

Disciplina

107.2

Soggetti

Philosophy - Study and teaching

Philosophy - Authorship

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Critical Reasoning & Philosophy; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: INTRODUCTORY CONCERNS; Module 1 What Is Philosophy?; Module 2 Philosophy & Critical Reasoning; PART II: READING PHILOSOPHY; Module 3 General Form of a Philosophical Work; Module 4 Four Helpful Steps; PART III: EVALUATING PHILOSOPHY; Section A: Argument Recognition & Reconstruction; Module 5 Elements of Argument Recognition; Module 6 Standard Argument Form; Section B: Argument Evaluation; Module 7 Setting the Logical Boundaries; Module 8 Conditions of Acceptance & Rejection; Module 9 Three Common Deductive Arguments

Module 10 Common Inductive ArgumentsModule 11 Common Fallacies; Section C: Reconstruction through Diagramming; Module 12 Fundamentals of Diagramming; Module 13 10 Diagrammatical Tips; PART IV: WRITING PHILOSOPHY; Section A: Preliminaries for Philosophical Essays; Module 14 13 General Tips for Writing; Module 15 Tips of Avoidance; Module 16 Common Mistakes; Section B: Writing Philosophical Essays; Module 17 Preparing an Outline; Module 18 Writing a Philosophical Thesis; Module 19 Simple Critical Essay; Module 20 Synthetic Critical Essay; Section C: Revising & Rewriting Philosophical Essays



Module 21 Motivating a RewriteModule 22 Suggestions for Revising and Rewriting Essays; APPENDICES; Appendix A Some Exercises for Diagramming; Appendix B Teacher/Student Comment Sheet; Appendix C Plan-for-Revision Sheet; Sources Cited

Sommario/riassunto

Critical Reasoning and Philosophy is an innovative and clearly written handbook that teaches students how to read critically, think critically while they read, and write thoughtful, sound arguments in response.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830071503321

Autore

Rafiquzzaman Mohamed

Titolo

Microprocessor theory and applications with 68000/68020 and Pentium [[electronic resource] /] / M. Rafiquzzaman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2008

ISBN

1-281-93762-2

9786611937621

0-470-39139-1

0-470-39137-5

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (589 p.)

Disciplina

004.165

005.136

005.265

Soggetti

Motorola 68000 series microprocessors

Pentium (Microprocessor)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-564) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Microprocessor Theory and Applications with 68000/68020 and Pentium; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CREDITS; 1. INTRODUCTION TO MICROPROCESSORS; 1.1 Explanation of Terms; 1.2 Microprocessor Data Types; 1.2.1 Unsigned and Signed Binary Numbers; 1.2.2 ASCII and EBCDIC Codes; 1.2.3 Unpacked and Packed Binary-Coded-Decimal Numbers; 1.2.4 Floating-point Numbers; 1.3 Evolution of the Microprocessor; 1.4 Typical Features of 32-bit and 64-bit Microprocessors; 1.5 Microprocessor-based System Design Concepts;



1.6 Typical Microprocessor Applications; 1.6.1 A Simple Microprocessor Application

1.6.2 Examples of Typical Microprocessor Applications2. MICROCOMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; 2.1 Basic Blocks of a Microcomputer; 2.2 Typical Microcomputer Architecture; 2.2.1 System Bus; 2.2.2 Clock Signals; 2.3 Single-Chip Microprocessor; 2.3.1 Register Section; 2.3.2 Control Unit; 2.3.3 Arithmetic-Logic Unit; 2.3.4 Functional Representations of Simple and Typical Microprocessors; 2.3.5 Simplified Explanation of Control Unit design; 2.4 Program Execution by Conventional Microprocessors; 2.5 Program Execution by typical 32-bit Microprocessors; 2.5.1 Pipelining; 2.5.2 Branch Prediction Feature

2.6 Scalar and Superscalar Microprocessors2.7 RISC vs. CISC; Questions and Problems; 3. MICROPROCESSOR MEMORY ORGANIZATION; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Main memory; 3.2.1 Read-Only Memory; 3.2.2 Random-Access Memory; 3.2.3 READ and WRITE Timing Diagrams; 3.2.4 Main Memory Organization; 3.2.5 Main Memory Array Design; 3.3 Microprocessor on-chip memory management unit and cache; 3.3.1 Memory Management Concepts; 3.3.2 Cache Memory Organization; Questions and Problems; 4. MICROPROCESSOR INPUT/OUTPUT; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Simple I/O Devices; 4.3 Programmed I/O

4.4 Unconditional and Conditional Programmed I/O4.5 Interrupt I/O; 4.5.1 Interrupt Types; 4.5.2 Interrupt Address Vector; 4.5.3 Saving the Microprocessor Registers; 4.5.4 Interrupt Priorities; 4.6 Direct Memory Access (DMA); 4.7 Summary of I/O; Questions and Problems; 5. MICROPROCESSOR PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS; 5.1 Microcomputer Programming Languages; 5.2 Machine Language; 5.3 Assembly Language; 5.3.1 Types of Assemblers; 5.3.2 Assembler Delimiters; 5.3.3 Specifying Numbers by Typical Assemblers; 5.3.4 Assembler Directives or Pseudoinstructions; 5.3.5 Assembly Language Instruction Formats

5.3.6 Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)5.3.7 Typical Instruction Set; 5.3.8 Typical Addressing Modes; 5.3.9 Subroutine Calls in Assembly Language; 5.4 High-Level Language; 5.5 Choosing a programming language; 5.6 Flowcharts; Questions and Problems; 6. ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING WITH THE 68000; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 68000 Registers; 6.3 68000 Memory Addressing; 6.4 Assembly Language Programming with the 68000; 6.5 68000 Addressing Modes; 6.5.1 Register Direct Addressing; 6.5.2 Address Register Indirect Addressing; 6.5.3 Absolute Addressing; 6.5.4 Program Counter Relative Addressing

6.5.5 Immediate Data Addressing

Sommario/riassunto

A self-contained introduction to microprocessor theory and applications This book presents the fundamental concepts of assembly language programming and system design associated with typical microprocessors, such as the Motorola MC68000/68020 and Intel? Pentium?. It begins with an overview of microprocessors--including anexplanation of terms, the evolution of the microprocessor, and typical applications--and goes on to systematically cover:Microcomputer architectureMicroprocessor memory organizationMicroprocessor Input/Output (I/O)Microprocessor programming concept