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Stefan Kottwitz
Writing a thesis, research paper, technical report, or book often challenges users with formatting and consistency. The LaTeX typesetting tool offers a powerful, structured approach to document creation, though mastering it can be daunting for beginners. This third edition of the LaTeX Beginner’s Guide simplifies the learning curve, providing a hands-on introduction to writing professional-quality documents efficiently.Written by Stefan Kottwitz, a leading LaTeX expert and community moderator, this book builds on over 20 years of coding and publishing experience along with feedback from LaTeX users worldwide. Through step-by-step tutorials and real-world examples, you’ll learn how to fine-tune text, typeset complex equations, manage citations, and produce high-quality tables, images, and presentations. The book also explores modern LaTeX features, including advanced PDF capabilities and different TeX engines. With dedicated sections on slide presentations and best practices for document structuring, this edition ensures that users can optimize their workflows and produce publication-ready documents with ease.By the end of this book, you'll confidently use the LaTeX software to produce academic papers, generate bibliographies, and achieve professional layouts for any type of document.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
Lior Gazit, Meysam Ghaffari
Keeping up with the rapid advancements in NLP can be challenging. Mastering NLP from Foundations to Agents, Second Edition is a complete guide to navigating this evolving landscape. Written by NLP experts, this updated edition not only reinforces core NLP and Machine Learning (ML) fundamentals but also teaches you the latest techniques to build cutting-edge language applications. It offers fully revised content with new chapters on Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agent architectures, model evaluation, and AI safety—ensuring you stay at the forefront of modern NLP. You'll begin with essential math and ML foundations, then move on to text preprocessing and classic NLP tasks. With these fundamentals in place, the book delves into advanced topics: you’ll learn to integrate large language models (LLMs) into your applications, implement RAGS, and even orchestrate multiple AI agents using frameworks like LangChain. This edition includes updated Python examples (provided as Jupyter notebooks on GitHub) that leverage the latest libraries, including techniques like LoRA for efficient LLM fine-tuning. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to confidently build advanced NLP solutions that combine solid fundamentals with the power of LLMs and AI agents
ITIL(R) Foundation Essentials ITIL(R) 4 Edition. The ultimate revision guide
IT Governance Publishing, Claire Agutter
This book offers a detailed introduction to IT service management and the ITIL® 4 framework by covering key concepts such as value, service management, and co-creation, providing a solid foundation for understanding ITIL®. Readers are introduced to the four dimensions of service management and how they apply to organizational success. The book also explores the various roles involved in service management, from service providers to consumers, and the essential relationships that drive value.The book further explains ITIL®’s guiding principles, such as focusing on value, thinking and working holistically, and simplifying processes. These principles form the core of ITIL® 4’s approach, emphasizing flexibility, iterative progress, and stakeholder collaboration. With practical examples and clear explanations, readers will learn how to integrate these principles into their service management practices.Lastly, the book dives deep into the Service Value System and Service Value Chain, detailing how each component contributes to delivering business value. It also explores essential ITIL® practices, such as continual improvement and incident management. The final sections provide valuable exam preparation tips to ensure readers are well-equipped to pass the ITIL® Foundation exam with confidence.