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Coding for beginners in easy steps / by McGrath, Mike,1956-author.(CARDINAL)422694;
Subjects: Computer programming.; Object-oriented programming (Computer science); Python (Computer program language); C (Computer program language); C++ (Computer program language); Java (Computer program language);
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 8
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Microsoft 365 Excel VBA programming / by Kusleika, Dick,author.(CARDINAL)609555;
Introduction -- PART 1: Starting Excel VBA programming. Getting to know VBA ; Building simple macros -- PART 2: Using VBA with Excel. Working in the visual basic editor ; Introducing the Excel object model ; VBA sub and function procedures -- PART 3: Creating code automatically. Using the Excel macro recorder ; Generating code with Copilot -- PART 4: Programming concepts. Essential VBA language elements ; Working with range objects ; Using VBA and worksheet functions ; Controlling program flow and making decisions ; Automatic procedures and events ; Error-handling techniques ; Bug extermination techniques ; VBA programming examples -- PART 5: Communicating with your users. Simple dialog boxes ; UserForm basics ; Using UserForm controls ; UserForm techniques and tricks ; Accessing your macros through the user interface -- PART 6: Putting it all together. Creating worksheet functions ; Creating Excel add-ins -- PART 7: The part of tens. Ten handy visual basic editor tips ; Resources for VBA help ; Ten VBA do's and don'ts."Fully updated for the latest version of Office 365, Excel VBA Programming For Dummies will take your Excel knowledge to the next level. With a little background in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming, you can go well beyond basic spreadsheets and functions. Learn the coding basics and syntax you need to write simple or complex macros that can automate your routine Excel tasks. Become an Excel power user by automating data management, user forms, pivot tables, and beyond. When you use VBA to perform Excel operations, you can reduce errors, save time, and integrate with other Microsoft applications. This handy guide also teaches you how to control the security settings for your macros and save macros to use across files and apps. Plus, you'll get updated coverage of Copilot AI integration. Your spreadsheets are about to get much more powerful. " --
Subjects: self-instructional materials.; handbooks.; Self-instructional works.; Handbooks and manuals.; Matériel d'auto-enseignement.; Guides et manuels.; Microsoft Excel (Computer file); Visual Basic for Applications (Computer program language); Electronic spreadsheets.; Business; Tableurs.; COMPUTERS / Programming / Microsoft Programming.; COMPUTERS / Business & Productivity Software / Spreadsheets.; COMPUTERS / Business & Productivity Software / Office Suites.;
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The official SAT study guide : for the new SAT. by College Entrance Examination Board.(CARDINAL)137821;
"For the March 2005 and beyond"--Cover.
Subjects: Study guides.; SAT (Educational test);
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 20
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Vital signs for cancer prevention : protect yourself from the onset or recurrence of cancer / by Williams, Xandria.(CARDINAL)633992;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-340) and index.A new approach to cancer. Overview ; An alternative approach ; The cancer process ; What is CAM? ; Prevention : it's critical -- What to do, and how much at risk are you? Your anti-cancer program ; Do you have cancer? -- The predisposing factors. Predisposing factors and risk factors ; #1 : poor diet ; #2 : macronutrient errors ; #3 : vitamin deficiencies ; #4 : mineral deficiencies ; #5 : faults of your digestive system ; #6 : poor liver function ; #7 : toxins : the silent killers ; #8 : fatigue and faulty energy production ; #9 : faulty glucose metabolism ; #10 : faulty neurotransmitters ; #11 : stress and emotional issues ; # 12 : exhausting your adrenal glands ; #13 : underactive thyroid gland ; #14 : poor immune function ; #15 faulty estrogen ratios ; In a nutshell -- Appendix A. Inflammation as a predisposing factor for cancer -- Appendix B. The cells of your immune system and what they do."Focuses on the key signals that can alert you to the possibility that you might be heading for degenerative diseases in general and cancer in particular and offers suggestions for how to reverse a trend toward the disease"--
Subjects: Cancer; Health behavior.;
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Practical electronics for inventors / by Scherz, Paul,author.(CARDINAL)357193; Monk, Simon.(CARDINAL)357194;
Introduction to electronics -- Theory -- Basic electronic circuit components -- Semiconductors -- Optoelectronics -- Sensors -- Hands-on electronics -- Operational amplifiers -- Filters -- Oscillators and timers -- Voltage regulators and power supplies -- Digital electronics -- Microcontrollers -- Motors -- Audio electronics -- Modular electronics -- Appendix A: Power distribution and home wiring -- Appendix B: Error analysis -- Appendix C: Useful facts and formulas.Spark your creativity and gain the electronics skills required to transform your innovative ideas into functioning gadgets. This hands-on, updated guide outlines electrical principles and provides thorough, easy-to-follow instructions, schematics, and illustrations. Find out how to select components, safely assemble circuits, perform error tests, and build plug-and-play prototypes. Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition, features all-new chapters on sensors, microcontrollers, modular electronics, and the latest software tools.
Subjects: Textbooks.; Electronics;
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SQL all-in-one / by Taylor, Allen G.,author.(CARDINAL)759158; Blum, Richard,1962-author.(CARDINAL)422552;
Introduction -- BOOK 1: Getting started with SQL. Understanding relational databases ; Modeling a system ; Getting to know SQL ; SQL and the relational model ; Knowing the major components of SQL ; Drilling down to the SQL nitty-gritty -- BOOK 2: Developing relational databases. System development overview ; Building a database model ; Balancing performance and correctness ; Creating a database with SQL -- BOOK 3: Writing SQL queries. Values, variables, functions, and expressions ; SELECT statements and modifying clauses ; Querying multiple tables with subqueries ; Querying multiple tables with relational operators ; Cursors -- BOOK 4: Securing your data. Protecting against hardware failure and external threats ; Protecting against user errors and conflicts ; Assigning access privileges ; Error handling -- BOOK 5: Programming with SQL. Database development environments ; Interfacing SQL to a procedural language ; Using SQL in an application program ; Designing a sample application ; Building an application ; Understanding SQL's procedural capabilities ; Connecting SQL to a remote database -- BOOK 6: Working with advanced data types in SQL: XML, JSON, and PGQ. Using XML with SQL ; Storing XML data in SQL tables ; Retrieving data from XML documents ; Using JSON with SQL ; Exploring property graph queries -- BOOK 7: Optimizing your database. Tuning the database ; Tuning the environment ; Finding and eliminating performance bottlenecks -- BOOK 8: Appendixes. SQL:2023 reserved words ; Glossary."SQL All-in-One For Dummies has everything you need to get started with the SQL programming language, and then to level up your skill with advanced applications. This relational database coding language is one of the most used languages in professional software development. And, as it becomes ever more important to take control of data, there's no end in sight to the need for SQL know-how. You can take your career to the next level with this guide to creating databases, accessing and editing data, protecting data from corruption, and integrating SQL with other languages in a programming environment. Become a SQL guru and turn the page on the next chapter of your coding career"--
Subjects: SQL (Computer program language); Relational databases.; Database management.;
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Visual Basic in easy steps / by McGrath, Mike,1956-author.(CARDINAL)422694;
Visual Basic in easy steps, 4th edition shows you how to quickly create Windows applications using the latest free Visual Studio Community 2015 programming environment. This book gives you code examples, screenshots, and step-by-step instructions that illustrate each aspect of Visual Basic.
Subjects: Visual Basic (Computer program language); BASIC (Computer program language);
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Struck by lightning : the curious world of probabilities / by Rosenthal, Jeffrey S.(Jeffrey Seth)(CARDINAL)433173;
Surrounded by randomness: probabilities everywhere -- What are the odds of that? Coincidence and surprise -- Laying down the law: why casinos always win -- Dealing the cards: bridge, poker, and blackjack -- Murder most foul: measuring trends -- Utility functions: how to make decisions -- White lab coats: what studies do and don't show -- Ain't gonna happen: very low probabilities -- Interlude: the case of the collapsing casino -- Fifty-one percent to forty-nine percent: the true meaning of polls -- Nineteen times out of twenty: margins of error -- Randomness to the rescue: when uncertainty is your friend -- Evolution, genes, and viruses: randomness in biology -- That wily Monty Hall: finding probabilities from clues -- Spam, spam, probability, and spam: blocking unwanted e-mail -- Ignorance, chaos, and quantum mechanics: causes of randomness -- Final exam: do you have probability perspective?
Subjects: Chance.; Probabilities.; Random variables.; Stochastic processes.;
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Struck by lightning : the curious world of probabilities / by Rosenthal, Jeffrey S.(Jeffrey Seth)(CARDINAL)433173;
Surrounded by randomness : probabilities everywhere -- What are the odds of that? : coincidence and surprise -- Laying down the law : why casinos always win -- Dealing the cards : bridge, poker, and blackjack -- Murder most foul : measuring trends -- Utility functions : how to make decisions -- White lab coats : what studies do and don't show -- Ain't gonna happen : very low probabilities -- Interlude : the case of the collapsing casino -- Fifty-one percent to forty-nine percent : the true meaning of polls -- Nineteen times out of twenty : margins of error -- Randomness to the rescue : when uncertainty is your friend -- Evolution, genes, and viruses : randomness in biology -- That wily Monty Hall : finding probabilities from clues -- Spam, spam, probability, and spam : blocking unwanted e-mail -- Ignorance, chaos, and quantum mechanics : causes of randomness -- Final exam : do you have probability perspective?
Subjects: Probabilities; Random variables; Chance; Stochastic processes;
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The complete guide to walking for health, weight loss, and fitness / by Fenton, Mark(R. Mark)(CARDINAL)796764;
"Resources" (pages 238-250) and index.Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-250) and indexes.Introduction -- pt. I. For the health of it : building a daily habit -- 1. Don't I already know how to do this? -- Trust walking -- Quiz I. Kick off your walking -- Do I need special shoes? -- Anatomy of your first walk -- Focus on your walking time -- Go slow-fast-slow -- Five walking warm-up moves -- 2. Why walking must be the answer -- George Carlin and the Surgeon General -- What is walking good for? -- Heart health -- Preventing osteoporosis -- Managing diabetes -- A week in the life : Carol Thompson, walking away from diabetes -- Weighty matters -- Cancer count -- Emotional well-being -- Ditch the scale -- Record your metabolic fitness -- Get moving every day -- Begin at the base -- The activity pyramid -- Is 30 minutes a day enough? -- Walking program. Weeks 1 to 8 -- 3. Making it seem easy -- It's all about motivation -- Bite off less than you can chew -- A week in the life : Mel Smagorinsky, a walker before it was cool -- Take your time adding time -- Don't let a stumble become a fall -- Keep it fun -- Quiz II. Match your style -- The tricks of the trade, from flexible to structured -- Count steps--using a pedometer -- Substitute active for inactive time -- Break it up -- Spread the word -- Map out opportunities -- Log it -- Lock it in -- Join the team -- Set a goal -- The gift that keeps giving -- 4. Building a body for walking -- Is walking enough? -- A simple stretching routine -- Four-minute after-walking stretch routine -- Building core strength -- Three-move core strength routine -- Walking program. Weeks 9 to 16 -- 5. Gearing up to get walking -- You've got the gear to go -- The bottom layer : closest to your skin -- The middle layer : shirts and pants -- The outer layer -- How about a hat? -- Gloves -- Socks -- Walking with children -- Safety tips for walking with children -- Front carriers : when they're small -- All-terrain strollers : worth the price -- Backpacks : big enough to take it all in -- Gear for indoors : the treadmill option -- Trying a treadmill -- Treadmill workout ideas : whatever it takes -- Great treadmill workouts in 30 minutes or less -- Selecting a treadmill --pt. II. Walking for weight loss : cranking up the metabolism and the miles -- 6.Weight loss : the great American obsession -- Quiz III. Setting your sights on something -- Diane and Edna : a weight-loss story -- Diet and exercise are the key -- Why weight matters -- The bathroom-sink theory (and the first law of thermodynamics) -- Storing extra energy -- Is the sink too simple? -- Are you fat-savvy? -- 1) Is burning fat the key to weight loss? -- 2) Does running always bum a lot more calories than walking? -- 3) Does muscle turn to fat when you stop exercising? -- 4) If you're active enough, can you eat anything? -- 5) Does a high-protein diet make you bum more fat and lose weight? -- 7. Making food work for you -- Five rules for healthier eating -- 1) Drink more water all the time -- 2) Eat lots more fruits and vegetables -- 3) Search out whole grains and fiber -- 4) Eat fewer bad fats and more good ones -- 5) Get more functional foods in your diet -- Walking program. Weeks 17 to 24 -- 8. Burn more calories : longer, stronger, and faster -- Moving up the pyramid -- A Week in the Life : Kristen Trebeche, the ultimate foot commuter -- Shorter and faster versus longer and slower -- The secret weapon : picking up the pace -- Walking faster : more calories, less time -- Quick steps are the key -- Figure out how fast you walk -- Figure out how many calories you burn -- 9. Going Longer : on the trail of weight loss -- Let your walks take you there -- Prepping your body for off-road -- Walk longer a bit at a time -- Treadmill workouts for the trail -- Two exercises to protect your knees and ankles -- Gearing up to go on the trail -- Layering it on -- Walking program. Weeks 25 to 32 -- 10. Getting stronger -- Weight lifting for men and women -- Weights work at any age -- A better build in 20 minutes a day -- Upper-body routine -- Lower-body routine -- Toys to boost the burn? -- Hand weights -- Poling to fitness : Nordic walking -- Weight vests -- My verdict on walking toys -- 11. Going faster : shoes matter -- Faster feet need faster footwear -- Why not a running shoe? -- The twist 'em, bend 'em, poke 'em shoe tests -- Is it the same for hiking boots? --pt. III. Getting fit : building speed and strength -- 12.Finding the athlete within -- What the experts recommend -- Why seek variety, too? -- You can have it all -- Breathing hard is good for you -- Check your fitness to start -- Quiz IV. At-home fitness quiz -- Subjective questions -- Fitness tests -- 13. Technique for building speed -- It still starts with posture -- Walk as tall as you can -- As fast as your feet can go -- Fast arms make fast feet -- Pushing off for power -- Improving technique on the treadmill -- Five common technique errors and how to fix them -- Error 1. Looking for spare change -- Error 2. Goose-stepping -- Error 3. Chicken wings -- Error 4. Shelf-butt -- Error 5. Boxing -- A week in the Life : Laney Hixon, preaching what she practices -- Walking program. Weeks 33 to 40 -- 14. Workouts to build your speed -- Making haste patiently -- Walking efficiently -- Intervals : faster in little bits -- Got an hour? Get in shape -- Your heart doesn't lie -- Using a heart-rate monitor -- Picking a monitor -- My verdict on heart-rate monitors -- 15. Total fitness : weights and cross-training -- Building a harder body -- Lift right (then left) -- The total-body routine -- Building total fitness -- Endurance -- Speed -- Strength -- Flexibility -- Balance and coordination -- Pick your cross-training -- Have fun with cross-training -- A week in the life : Amy Dawson, Karen McCann, and Kimberly Kent, rookie marathoners -- Walking program. Weeks 41 to 48 -- 16. The thrill of victory : walking in an event -- Even if you're not type-A -- Volksmarches -- Fund-raising walks -- Running races -- Racewalking events -- Multiday events -- Walking in your first event -- A week in the life : Joanne Dow, unexpected racewalker -- 17. Racewalking : your quickest route to fitness -- Have you ever seen an overweight racewalker? -- Two rules to walk -- It's easier than you think--and worth the effort -- You already know how to racewalk -- It's not a shimmy, it's drive -- Your best bet for an Olympic uniform --pt. IV. Walking for a lifetime -- 18. Keeping an active body in working order -- Avoiding the most common injuries : it starts with prevention -- Dos -- Don'ts -- Taking care of the big three : shins, knees, and back -- An ounce (and 15 minutes) of prevention -- But what if you do get hurt? -- Ice works wonders -- An example of the full treatment : plantar fasciitis -- Walking program. Weeks 49 to 52 -- 19. Building your own program -- What next? -- Step 1. Buy a calendar or logbook -- Step 2. Pick a goal -- Step 3. Memorize these rules -- Step 4. Plan in weekly variety -- Step 5. Get walking, and log it -- Two special programs -- The 18-week marathon training program -- Eighteen months of walking through pregnancy -- 20. The real key to a life of health and well-being -- Don't walk for exercise -- Movement is in your nature--put it in your routine -- Creating a more walkable world -- Get them walking at home -- Get them walking at work -- Ten ways to spend your day off -- Resources -- Index to walk talks -- Index .A guide to walking presents a diet and exercise plan, to improve overall health, lose weight, build endurance and speed, and become fit.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Fitness walking.; Physical fitness.; Walking.; Walking; Walking; Weight loss.;
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