18 books like The Book of R

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Scala Cookbook Alvin Alexander · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 700p · ≈ 23h · Moderate Get up to speed quickly with Scala, a multi-paradigm language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that integrates features of both object-oriented and functional programming. With this book, you'll discover why Scala is ideal for highly scalable, component-based applications that support concurrency and distribution. The Scala Cookbook is packed with real-world scenarios and code examples,… Shares: Computer programming, Programming Languages, Science

Fluent Python Luciano Ramalho · 2015 · ★ 4.7 · 821p · ≈ 27h · Moderate Learn how to write idiomatic, effective Python code by leveraging its best features. Python's simplicity quickly lets you become productive with it, but this often means you aren't using everything the language has to offer. By taking you through Python's key language features and libraries, this practical book shows you how to make your code shorter, faster, and more readable all at the same… Shares: Computer programming, Programming Languages

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information Edward R. Tufte · 1983 · ★ 4.4 · 197p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in the design of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical graphics, with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise, effective, quick analysis. Design of the high-resolution displays, small multiples. Editing and improving graphics. The data-ink ratio. Time-series,… Shares: Statistics, Science

Programming Bjarne Stroustrup · 1986 · ★ 4.1 · 686p · ≈ 22h · Moderate The C++ Programming tome, written by the father of C++ himself, Bjarne Stroustrup. The premier book on the subject of C++ Programming. Shares: Computer programming, Programming Languages

The Nation's report cardAnthony D. Lutkus

The Nation's report card Anthony D. Lutkus · 2001 · 30p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Shares: Statistics, Science

Think Like a Programmer V. Anton Spraul · 2012 · ★ 4.3 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "The real challenge of programming isn't learning a language's syntax--it's learning to creatively solve problems so you can build something great. In this one-of-a-kind text, author V. Anton Spraul breaks down the ways that programmers solve problems and teaches you what other introductory books often ignore: how to Think Like a Programmer. Each chapter tackles a single programming concept, like… Shares: Computer programming, Programming Languages

Python for Finance Yves Hilpisch · 2014 · 606p · ≈ 20h · Moderate Shares: Programming Languages, Data Processing

Getting Started with Arduino Massimo Banzi · 2008 · ★ 3.8 · 118p · ≈ 3h · Moderate The Arduino Hardware The Arduino board is a small microcontroller board, which is a small circuit (the board) that contains a whole computer on a small chip (the microcontroller). This computer is at least a thousand times less powerful than the MacBook I’m using to write this, but it’s a lot cheaper and very useful to build interesting devices. Look at the Arduino board: you’ll see a black chip… Shares: Computer programming, Data Processing

Time for Kids Almanac 2004 Beth Rowen · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A revised-format latest edition of a favorite annual reference incorporates new features, photos and interactive digital content covering subjects ranging from the 2016 presidential election and award winners to sports stats and space exploration. Shares: Statistics, Science

What If? Randall Munroe · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 306p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a… Shares: Statistics, Science

Head First Python Paul Barry · 2010 · ★ 4.2 · 559p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Ben shu nei rong bao kuo chu shi Python, Gong xiang ni de dai ma, Wen jian yu yi chang, Chi jiu cun chu, Tui dao shu ju, Ding zhi shu ju dui xiang deng 11 zhang. Shares: Programming Languages, Science

Advances in imaging and electron physics Peter W. Hawkes · 1995 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics merges two long-running serials-Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. This series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic… Shares: Science

Discovery Education Elementary School Science Techbook, NationalDiscovery Education

Discovery Education Elementary School Science Techbook, National Discovery Education · 2023 Shares: Science

Exploring Science Mark Levesley · 2001 · ★ 5.0 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Covering all of the Sc1 to Sc4 requirements, this series incorporates the ideas and evidence statements of the revised National Curriculum. The copymaster CD Rom includes worksheets that can be adapted to meet the exact needs of your pupils. Shares: Science

Sciences James Trefil · 2000 Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable explanations about nature and society. It is driven by the scientific method: an empirical cycle that typically involves making observations, producing hypotheses, testing them with evidence, and drawing conclusions. Science encompasses this process and the body of knowledge it produces, which the… Shares: Science

PE Civil Exam Review Guide School of PE · 2022 Shares: Science

Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art David Ames Wells · 1850 · ★ 5.0 · 423p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Shares: Science

Advanced Signal Processing and Noise Reduction Saeed V. Vaseghi · 1975 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Signal processing plays an increasingly central role in the development of modern telecommunication and information processing systems, with a wide range of applications in areas such as multimedia technology, audio-visual signal processing, cellular mobile communication, radar systems and financial data forecasting. The theory and application of signal processing deals with the identification,… Shares: Science

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