Autore	Klette Reinhard
Edizione	[1st edition]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, : Morgan Kaufman Publishers, c2004
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (675 p.)
Disciplina	006.6
Altri autori (Persone)	RosenfeldAzriel <1931->
Collana	The Morgan Kaufmann series in computer graphics and geometric modeling
Soggetto topico	Image processing - Digital techniques Geometry - Data processing Image analysis Computer graphics Algorithms
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-01012-X 9786611010126 0-08-047726-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Preface; Structure of this Book; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Pictures; 1.1.1 Pixels, voxels, and their values; 1.1.2 Picture resolution and picture size; 1.1.3 Scan orders; 1.1.4 Adjacency and connectedness; 1.2 Digital Geometry and Related Disciplines; 1.2.1 Coordinates and metric spaces; 1.2.2 Euclidean, similarity, and affine geometry; 1.2.3 Projective geometry; 1.2.4 Vector and geometric algebra; 1.2.5 Graph theory; 1.2.6 Topology; 1.2.7 Approximation and estimation; 1.2.8 Combinatorial geometry; 1.2.9 Computational geometry; 1.2.10 Fuzzy geometry 1.2.11 Integral geometry, isoperimetry, stereology, and tomography1.2.12 Mathematic morphology; 1.3 Exercises; 1.4 Commented Bibliography; 2. Grids and Digitization; 2.1 The Grid Point and Grid Cell Models; 2.1.1 Grid points and grid cells; 2.1.2 Variable grid resolution; 2.1.3 Adjacencies in 2D grids; 2.1.4 Adjacencies in 3D grids; 2.1.5 Grid cell incidence; 2.2 Connected Components; 2.2.1 Connectedness and components; 2.2.2 Counting connected sets; 2.2.3 Component labeling; 2.3 Digitization Models; 2.3.1 Gauss digitization; 2.3.2 Jordan digitization; 2.3.3 Grid-intersection digitization 2.3.4 Types of digital sets2.3.5 Domain digitizations; 2.4 Property Estimation; 2.4.1 Content estimation; 2.4.2 Convergent 2D area estimates; 2.4.3 Multigrid convergence; 2.5 Exercises; 2.6 Commented Bibliography; 3. Metrics; 3.1 Basics About Metrics; 3.1.1 The Euclidean metric; 3.1.2 Norms and Minkowski metrics; 3.1.3 Scalar products and angles; 3.1.4 Integer-Valued metrics; 3.1.5 Restricting and combining metrics; 3.1.6 Boundedness; 3.1.7 The topology induced by a metric; 3.1.8 Distances between sets; 3.2 Grid Point Metrics; 3.2.1 Basic grid point metrics 3.2.2 Neighborhoods and degrees of closeness3.2.3 Approximations to the Euclidean metric; 3.2.4 Paths, geodesics, and intrinsic distances; 3.2.5 Distances between sets; 3.3 Grid Cell Metrics; 3.3.1 Basic grid cell metrics; 3.3.2 Seminorms; 3.3.3 Scalar products and angles; 3.4 Metrics on Pictures; 3.4.1 Value-weighted distance; 3.4.2 Distance transforms; 3.4.3 The Euclidean distance transform; 3.4.4 Medial axes; 3.5 Exercises; 3.6 Commented Bibliography; 4. Adjacency Graphs; 4.1 Graphs, Adjacency Structures, and Adjacency Graphs; 4.1.1 Graphs and adjacency structures 4.1.2 Connectedness with respect to a subgraph4.1.3 Adjacency graphs; 4.1.4 Types of nodes; region adjacencies; 4.2 Some Basics of Graph Theory; 4.2.1 Nodes, paths, and distances; 4.2.2 Special types of nodes, edges, and graphs; 4.3 Oriented Adjacency Graphs; 4.3.1 Local circular orders; 4.3.2 The Euler characteristic and planarity; 4.3.3 Atomic and border cycles; 4.3.4 The separation theorem; 4.3.5 Holes; 4.3.6 Boundaries; 4.3.7 Some combinatorial results; 4.4 Combinatorial Maps; 4.4.1 2D maps; 4.4.2 3D maps; 4.5 Exercises; 4.6 Commented Bibliography; 5. Incidence Pseudographs 5.1 Incidence Structures
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Autore	Holtsnider Bill <1956->
Edizione	[2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Morgan Kaufman Publishers, c2006
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (626 p.)
Disciplina	004.068
Altri autori (Persone)	JaffeBrian D
Soggetto topico	Industrial management - Data processing Management information systems
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-70762-3 9786610707621 0-08-046574-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; About the Authors; Title page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Brief Table of Contents; Complete Table of Contents; Preface; Part One: The Business of Being an IT Manager; Chapter One: The Role of an IT Manager; 1.1 Just What Does an IT Manager Do?; Why All That Change and Flexibility Is Good; Why All That Change and Flexibility Is Bad; 1.2 Managers in General; General Definition of a Manager; Styles of Management; The Hidden Work of Management; Resentment Toward Management; Babysitting versus Managing; Politics; 1.3 The Strategic Value of the IT Department Applications Development versus Technical OperationsIT Department Goals; The Value of IT Managers; 1.4 Develop an IT Strategy; Determine Who Your Team Members Are; Determine How Important Technology Is to Your Organization; Determine Who Your Customers Are and What Their Needs Are; Keep Your Department Central to the Company's Operations; 1.5 Additional Resources; Web Sites; Books and Articles; Chapter Two: Managing Your IT Team; 2.1 Keeping Employees Focused; Establish Priorities; Communicate with Your Team; Company Mission; 2.2 Avoiding Burnout Be as Clear as Possible About Your Real PrioritiesMake Your Employees Aware of the Dangers of Burnout; Deal with the Situation; 2.3 Employee Training; Cost; Need; Employee Morale; Scheduling Demands; How Do You Know When Your Employees Need Training?; Certification; What If the Employee Takes a Training Class, and Then Uses His New-Found Skills to Find Another Job?; Non-Technical Training; Maximizing the Value of Training; 2.4 Performance Reviews; Key Areas of Evaluation; Specific Evaluation Statements; Guidelines for Reviews; Negative Reviews; Have Employees Review Themselves ""360"" ReviewsHow to Conduct the Actual Review Discussion; 2.5 Additional Resources; Web Sites; Books and Articles; Chapter Three: Staffing Your IT Team; 3.1 Why IT Managers Need to Deal with Hiring People; HR Department's Role; Justifying a Hire; Start with Internal and External Referrals; Internal versus External Hires; Should You Hire a Full-time Employee or a Consultant?; 3.2 Write a Position Description; Position Descriptions versus Contracts; General Requirements; Advertising Options; 3.3 Recruiters; Finding the Right Recruiter; 3.4 Selecting Candidates; Reviewing Résumés Telephone ScreeningAt What Level Should I Interview?; Narrowing Down the List; General Interview Guidelines; Prepare a List of Questions; Who Else Should Interview a Candidate?; Key Concepts for a Good Technical Interview; Rank Criteria; The Value of Certification; Education; Checking References; Common Hiring Mistakes; Offering the Correct Amount for an IT Position; 3.5 Outsourcing and Offshore Outsourcing; Offshore Outsourcing Overview; 3.6 Additional Resources; Web Sites; Books and Articles; Chapter Four: Project Management; 4.1 Projects and ""Project Management"": A Quick Overview The Value of Project Management
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