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Buduję swoją pierwszą drukarkę 3D
Szymon Terczyński, Damian Gąsiorek, Marek Smyczek, Grzegorz...
Książka Buduję swoją pierwszą drukarkę 3D skierowana jest dla osób, które chcą poglądowo zapoznać się z technologiami przyrostowymi, a w szczególności technologią FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling), poznać historię technologii przyrostowych na świecie, a także dowiedzieć się jak można zbudować własną i tanią drukarkę 3D. Nie jest to podręcznik teoretyczny, skupiający się na szczegółowym opisie każdej technologii czy też współczesnej drukarki. Stanowi natomiast pełny, praktyczny przewodnik, opisujący proces budowy i użytkowania drukarek 3D na przykładzie modelu Prusa i3. Zawiera także instrukcję montażu niecodziennego projektu drukarki 3D z odzyskanych, starych napędów CD ROM. Książka ta, to również dowód i przykład jak obecnie wygląda współpraca uczelni wyższej z wybranymi szkołami średnimi (Zespół Szkół Nr1 z Piekar Śląskich oraz Śląskie Techniczne Zakłady Naukowe z Katowic). Współpraca szkół średnich z pracownikami Politechniki Śląskiej to dowód na wspieranie młodych talentów, a owocem tego jest między innymi budowa własnych drukarek, czyli urządzeń mechatronicznych, łączących konstrukcję, napędy i sterowanie. Tematyka związana z drukiem 3D jest jednym z filarów przemysłu 4.0 i coraz więcej firm poszukuje osób, które potrafią drukować modele przestrzenne. Autorzy tej książki to zespół międzypokoleniowy i interdyscyplinarny. Utalentowany uczeń Śląskich Technicznych Zakładów Naukowych z Katowic, Szymon Terczyński i jego nauczyciel mgr inż. Marek Smyczek. Pracownik Politechniki Śląskiej, również mentor i opiekun naukowy Szymona, dr hab. inż. Damian Gąsiorek prof. PŚ. Ważnym ogniwem łączącym przemysł z edukacją jest otoczenie społeczno gospodarcze, które reprezentuje wiceprezes zarządu Grupy Azoty S.A. dr Grzegorz Kądzielawski.
Detrick DeBurr
Gamification involves the process of leveraging the features of real games into real life. A gamified website has the potential to increase user engagement, ROI, and learning. This book will help you build gamified websites with PHP and jQuery by making you understand the gamification design process to implement game mechanics in practical applications.Gamified websites are very popular amongst Internet users. The gamification of a web content draws users into action to empower them and help them develop new skills. Games engage user attention into the task and each task accomplished will mean the development and enhancement of new skills. This book will help you to apply the essence of games into real word applications such as business and education.Build Gamified Websites with PHP and jQuery aims at empowering and educating the users with an educational gamified website. The book walks through the process of developing a gamified website. Through the course of the book, you will learn gamification development process. The book emphasizes on the application of game mechanics to motivate the user. You will then use the Fogg behaviour model to influence the user behaviour. By the end of the book, you will see yourself building more engaging yet simple websites based on rational principles.
Hrishikesh Andurlekar
While no game would be complete without visual effects, the ever-evolving VFX industry churns out stellar digital environments that can make your games stand out from the crowd. Build Stunning Real-time VFX with Unreal Engine 5 is here to help you boost your creativity using Niagara to make jaw-dropping particle systems backed by the power of Unreal Engine 5—without a line of code.This handy guide for VFX artists takes you through the principles and concepts of designing particle systems and design workflows, along with the architecture of Niagara, Unreal Engine 5’s VFX system. Throughout the book, you’ll build a series of mini projects that will put your particle system knowledge to the test. As you advance, you’ll cover topics such as creating your own custom modules, debugging workflows, and controlling particles with blueprints, and conclude by working on two projects that will bring everything together into a neat package.By the end of this VFX book, you’ll have a deeper understanding of particle systems, improving your skills, portfolio, and the chances of being employed by studios using Unreal Engine 5.
Carlos R. Morrison
Author Carlos R. Morrison (Staff Scientist, NASA) will empower the uninitiated reader to quickly assemble and operate a Pi3 supercomputer in the shortest possible time. The lifeblood of a supercomputer, the MPI code, is introduced early, and sample MPI code provides additional practice opportunities for you to test the effectiveness of your creation. You will learn how to configure various nodes and switches so that they can effectively communicate with each other. By the end of this book, you will have successfully built a supercomputer and the various applications related to it.
Carlos R. Morrison
Author Carlos R. Morrison (Staff Scientist, NASA) will empower the uninitiated reader to quickly assemble and operate a Pi3 supercomputer in the shortest possible time. The lifeblood of a supercomputer, the MPI code, is introduced early, and sample MPI code provides additional practice opportunities for you to test the effectiveness of your creation. You will learn how to configure various nodes and switches so that they can effectively communicate with each other. By the end of this book, you will have successfully built a supercomputer and the various applications related to it.
Clinton L. Jeffery
There are many reasons to build a programming language: out of necessity, as a learning exercise, or just for fun. Whatever your reasons, this book gives you the tools to succeed.You’ll build the frontend of a compiler for your language and generate a lexical analyzer and parser using Lex and YACC tools. Then you’ll explore a series of syntax tree traversals before looking at code generation for a bytecode virtual machine or native code. In this edition, a new chapter has been added to assist you in comprehending the nuances and distinctions between preprocessors and transpilers. Code examples have been modernized, expanded, and rigorously tested, and all content has undergone thorough refreshing. You’ll learn to implement code generation techniques using practical examples, including the Unicon Preprocessor and transpiling Jzero code to Unicon. You'll move to domain-specific language features and learn to create them as built-in operators and functions. You’ll also cover garbage collection.Dr. Jeffery’s experiences building the Unicon language are used to add context to the concepts, and relevant examples are provided in both Unicon and Java so that you can follow along in your language of choice.By the end of this book, you'll be able to build and deploy your own domain-specific language.
Aditya Iyengar
Elixir's functional nature and metaprogramming capabilities make it an ideal language for building web frameworks, with Phoenix being the most ubiquitous framework in the Elixir ecosystem and a popular choice for companies seeking scalable web-based products. With an ever-increasing demand for Elixir engineers, developers can accelerate their careers by learning Elixir and the Phoenix web framework. With Build Your Own Web Framework in Elixir, you’ll start by exploring the fundamental concepts of web development using Elixir. You'll learn how to build a robust web server and create a router to direct incoming requests to the correct controller. Then, you'll learn to dispatch requests to controllers to respond with clean, semantic HTML, and explore the power of Domain-Specific Languages (DSL) and metaprogramming in Elixir. You'll develop a deep understanding of Elixir's unique syntax and semantics, allowing you to optimize your code for performance and maintainability. Finally, you'll discover how to effectively test each component of your application for accuracy and performance. By the end of this book, you'll have a thorough understanding of how Elixir components are implemented within Phoenix, and how to leverage its powerful features to build robust web applications.
Buildbox 2.x Game Development. Develop & Distribute video games with Buildbox, no coding necessary!
Ty Audronis
Buildbox is an “any skill level” development platform to develop video games with no coding experience. It also exports these games to be compiled for any platform (from Windows to Mac to iOS to Android and Blackberry) all using the same graphic user interface.Using an example as a tutorial, we will relate the driving principles and you’ll see how you can implement these principles to develop any games on the platform. We begin by setting expectations and providing a brief overview of the software. But it’s not long before you “dive in” to creating your first video game. You will actually have a playable level (“world”) by the end of the second chapter.Later on, you’ll learn everything from basic graphics creation to advanced world design while you refine your first game, called “Ramblin’ Rover.” All along the way, you will see how certain functions could be used in tandem to create other types of games; hoping to spark imagination. We will follow the principles and process of monetization through ads and in-game rewards.Lastly, we will go through the process of exporting, compiling, and preparing your storefront to sell the games you will eventually create.
Andreas J Reichel
If you are a programmer, scientist, or someone interested in modern computer technology that goes beyond the typical PC, then this book will show you the outstanding possibilities of cluster computing with modern embedded systems based on ARM architecture. Whether you need a high-speed or low-cost scalable cluster for simulations or want to try something new, this book is the right guide for you.