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Now in its second edition DS Malik brings his proven approach toC programming to the CS2 course Clearly written with the student in mind this text focuses on Data Structures &

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Learn how to turn raw data into rich interactive web visualizations with the powerful combination of Python & Java Script With this hands-on guide author Kyran Dale teaches you how build a basic dataviz toolchain with best-of-breed Python & Java Script libraries-including Scrapy Matplotlib Pandas Flask & D3-for crafting engaging browser-based visualizations As a working example throughout the book Dale walks you through transforming Wikipedia's table-based list of Nobel Prize winners into an interactive visualization You'll examine steps along the entire toolchain from scraping cleaning exploring & delivering data to building the visualization with Java Script's D3 library If you're ready to create your own web-based data visualizations-and know either Python or Java Script- this is the book for you Learn how to manipulate data with Python Understand the commonalities between Python & Java Script Extract information from websites by using Python's web-scraping tools Beautiful Soup & Scrapy Clean & explore data with Python's Pandas Matplotlib & Numpy libraries Serve data & create RESTful web APIs with Python's Flask framework Create engaging interactive web visualizations with Java Script's D3 library ...

School leaders must know how to analyze interpret & use data so that they can make informed decisions in all areas of education ranging from professional development to student learning This book offers strategies & tools to help launch or fine-tune efforts to become a performance-driven school Based on the authors extensive work with 12 schools the book

Includes:: an examination of such essential topics as establishing a data culture investing in an information management system selecting the right data & analyzing & acting on data to improve performance

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As a society that relies on technology to thrive we face a growing number of potentially catastrophic threats to network security daily DATABASE SECURITY delivers the know-how & skills IT Professionals must have to protect technology infrastructures intellectual property & the company's prosperity From database installation & testing to auditing & SQL Injection DATABASE this text delves into the essential processes & protocols that prevent intrusions while reinforcing each topic with eye-opening real-world examples Unlike most texts on database security which take a computer scientist's analytical approach Database Security focuses on implementation & was written expressly for the expanding field of Information Technology careers ...

Practical & easy to understand DATABASE SYSTEMS DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION & MANAGEMENT Eleventh Edition gives students a solid foundation in database design & implementation Filled with visual aids such as diagrams illustrations & tables this market-leading text provides in-depth coverage of database design demonstrating that the key to successful database implementation is in proper design of databases to fit within a larger strategic view of the data environment Renowned for its clear straightforward writing style this text provides students with an outstanding balance of theory & practice The eleventh edition has been updated to include expanded relational algebra coverage updated business vignettes showing the impact of database tech in the real world updated coverage of cloud data services expanded coverage of Big Data & related Hadoop technologies SQL coverage expanded to include My SQL databases & many other improvements! In addition new review questions problem sets & cases have been added throughout the book so that students have multiple opportunities to test their understanding & develop real & useful design skills ...

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