Customizing Your Computer Science Curriculum Content is Now Easier Than Ever with Jones & Bartlett Learning PUBLISH

Perhaps you are covering JavaScript in your introduction to computer science course but you do not need an entire textbook. Or maybe you want to include a lesson on cyberethics in your information security course. The bottom line is, you know the material you want to teach, so why not customize the content to meet your exact curriculum needs?

PUBLISH is the easiest way for instructors and other curriculum developers to build customized course materials to fit their exact curriculum needs. Using a simple, easy-to-navigate web-based interface, instructors quickly search and select content from the Jones & Bartlett Learning content library. After selecting a range of content, PUBLISH lets instructors arrange chapters in any order, upload and include their own material, and customize a full color cover. Once the PUBLISH project is complete, instructors simply preview their custom content, review the instant price quote, and submit the order online. Jones & Bartlett Learning will do the rest.

Contact your Account Specialist to learn how you can customize any of these titles.
Don’t see one you need? No problem, just request it with your Account Specialist!

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Jones & Bartlett Learning Released First-of-its-Kind Adaptive Learning Technology at SIGCSE Technical Symposium for Intro-level Computer Science Education

Jones & Bartlett Learning debuted their new, personalized adaptive learning (PAL) platform at the 43rd annual Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM SIGCSE) conference in Raleigh, NC.

With more than 1,200 computer science educators gathered to explore new learning solutions to enhance their teaching and student outcomes, SIGCSE was an obvious choice to introduce PAL Computer Science. Other sponsors included industry leaders such as Microsoft, Google, Intel, and Oracle.

Preloaded with engaging, interactive digital content from Jones & Bartlett Learning, PAL Computer Science uniquely combines study planning, personalized assessment and remediation, and data analysis tools all in one easy-to-use application. Developed for an introduction to computer science course, PAL Computer Science uses diagnostic assessments to automatically generate individualized study plans with content tailored to address student weaknesses.  PAL Computer Science enables students to study more efficiently so they are better prepared for lectures and exams, and empowers instructors with detailed and highly actionable analytics of student knowledge gaps.

Visitors to the Jones & Bartlett Learning booth at SIGCSE were led through the comprehensive student and instructor reporting and assessment features including usage and engagement compared to class average, quiz and test scores, and proficiency in learning objectives.  By identifying student proficiency in specific learning objectives, PAL Computer Science allows instructors to tailor their teaching to ensure students understand key concepts.

PAL Computer Science can be fully integrated into a course to provide an engaging and analytics-driven remediation tool to enhance an existing curriculum. PAL Computer Science is fully hosted and technically supported by Jones & Bartlett Learning.  To learn more about PAL Computer Science, visit go.jblearning.com/PALcs.

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Thank You for Visiting Jones & Bartlett Learning at SIGCSE 2012

The Jones & Bartlett Learning Computer Science team proudly displays the recently published, Data Structures Using Java by Duncan A. Buell.

The Jones & Bartlett Learning Computer Science team would like to thank everyone who visited our booth to browse our titles and learn about PAL Computer Science, our new adaptive learning platform. We would especially like to extend a special Thank You to our authors who attended our 3rd annual networking booth reception. Thank you Trish & Rick Cornez (An Introduction to Programming with ActionScript 3.0), Duncan Buell (Data Structures Using Java), Jose Garrido (Principles of Modern Operating Systems, 2nd Ed.), Charles Thies (Secure Software Design), John Lewis (Computer Science Illuminated, 5th Ed.), Herve Franceschi (Java Illuminated, 3rd Ed.), and J. Stanley Warford (Computer Systems, 4th Ed.) for joining us during our reception and for discussing their books with other SIGCSE attendees.

We look forward to seeing everyone next year in Denver, CO for SIGCSE 2013!

Sr. Acquisitions Editor Tim Anderson (second from left), talks with Jones & Bartlett Learning authors (from left) Duncan Buell, J. Stanley Warford (back to camera), Rick Cornez, and Trish Cornez, during our 3rd Annual SIGCSE Networking Booth Reception.

SIGCSE attendee steps up for a drink at the Jones & Bartlett 3rd Annual SIGCSE Networking Booth Reception

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Order the Cloud for February

Cloud Computing
Dr. Kris Jamsa, MBA, PhD

ISBN-13: 9781449647391  |  © 2013

Will Publish: 2/18/2012


 

 

Cloud computing is changing the way businesses and users interact with computers and mobile devices. Gone are the days of expensive data centers, racks of disk drives, and large IT support teams. In their place are software applications delivered to users on demand from the cloud, high-capacity, auto-replicated, secure cloud-based disk-storage and databases, virtualized-server and desktop environments, and cloud-based collaboration tools which support on-premise-, remote-, and hybrid-team success. Within the pages of Cloud Computing, readers will find a hands-on introduction to the cloud, which will have them using cloud-based data storage to store personal documents, and to share photos and other digital media with other users and their own various devices, performing cloud-based automated backups, and using other cloud-based applications by the end of Chapter 1! Continue reading

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Available in December: Programming with JavaScript

Programming with JavaScript: Algorithms and Applications for Desktop and Mobile Browsers

John David Dionisio, PhD, Loyola Marymount University
Ray Toal, PhD, Loyola Marymount University

ISBN-13: 9780763780609  |  © 2013
Will Publish: 12/16/2011

Preview Chapter 9: Graphics & Animation

 

Used in millions of web pages, JavaScript is an excellent teaching language and ideal for students delving into computer science for the first time. Designed specifically for the CS1 introductory programming course, Programming with JavaScript: Algorithms and Applications for Desktop and Mobile Browsers introduces students to computer science and programming using a modern approach. The text correlates to the ACM/IEEE CS1 course requirements and provides real-world case studies and numerous exercises throughout. The case studies show readers actual examples and their development from inception to final product. Continue reading

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Principles of Modern Operating Systems, 2e Now Available

Principles of Modern Operating Systems, Second Edition

Jose Garrido, Kennesaw State University
Richard Schlesinger, Kennesaw State University
Kenneth E. Hoganson, Kennesaw State University

ISBN-13: 9781449626341  |  © 2013

Sample: Chapter 1: Basic Concepts of Operating systems

 

Presents a practical introduction to operating systems and illustrates these principles through a hands-on approach using accompanying simulation models developed in Java and C++. This text is appropriate for upper-level undergraduate courses in computer science. Case studies throughout the text feature the implementation of Java and C++ simulation models, giving students a thorough look at both the theoretical and the practical concepts discussed in modern OS courses. This pedagogical approach is designed to present a clearer, more practical look at OS concepts, techniques, and methods without sacrificing the theoretical rigor that is necessary at this level. It is an ideal choice for those interested in gaining comprehensive, hands-on experience using the modern techniques and methods necessary for working with these complex systems. This Second Edition is accompanied with a CD-ROM containing simulations.

New material added to the revised and updated Second Edition:

  • Chapter 11 (Security) has been revised to include the most up-to-date information
  • Chapter 12 (Firewalls and Network Security) has been updated to include material on middleware that allows applications on separate machines to communicate (e.g. RMI, COM+, and Object Broker)
  • Includes a new chapter dedicated to Virtual Machines
  • Provides introductions to various types of scams
  • Updated to include information on Windows 7 and Mac OS X throughout the text
  • Contains new material on basic hardware architecture that operating systems depend on
  • Includes new material on handling multi-core CPUs
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New Releases in CourseSmart: Computer Science Texts

Newest Computer Science texts now available on CourseSmart:

Dale, Computer Science Illuminated, 4e (http://www.coursesmart.com/9780763792930)
Revised and updated with the latest information in the field
Focus on the fundamental concepts and diverse capabilities of computing

Null, The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, 3e (http://coursesmart.com/9781449634186)
Updated and revised with the latest data in the field
Comprehensive resource: addresses all of the necessary organization and architecture topics
Appropriate for the one-term course

Anderson, Java Illuminated:  Brief, 3e (http://coursesmart.com/9781449634537)
Offers students a hands-on introduction to programming
Uses the most current version of Java
Brief version is suitable for a one-term introductory course in Java programming

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A First Course in Computational Physics Receives Great Review in Computing in Science & Engineering Magazine

Computational PhysicsA First Course in Computational Physics, Second Edition, by Paul L. DeVries and Javier E. Hasbun, was recently reviewed in the IEEE Computer Society bi-monthly magazine, Computing in Science & Engineering.

Reviewer Eric Ayars is an associate professor of physics at California State University, Chico, and had this to say about the text’s readability:

By far, the book’s best feature is the delightfully clear and understandable explanations of the more complicated aspects of computational physics. The authors’ explanation of the fast Fourier transform (FFT), for example, quickly and easily explains its function, why it requires that the number of samples be a power of two, and why it’s so much faster than the discrete Fourier transform. Although I’ve been teaching computational physics for years, their explanation is so clear that it made me realize that I hadn’t yet fully grasped the technique’s elegance.

Professor Ayars commented about the fact that the text is designed around the use of Matlab®, however, he says,

In my opinion, the text’s biggest weakness is that it’s written around Matlab, which is an expensive and proprietary software package. However, the authors rarely do anything that requires Matlab, so it’s possible to work around this issue…The book’s best qualities don’t depend on the Matlab examples, and libraries exist for other languages that allow the same functionality as Matlab. It’s an excellent book, and well deserving of serious consideration for any computational physics course.

Read the full article by visiting Jones & Bartlett Learning.

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Author Podcast: Woody Woodhall discusses Audio Production

Listen to Jones & Bartlett Learning author Woody Woodhall, owner of Allied Post Audio, talk about the various aspects of audio production and postproduction, including specificis on Avid and Final Cut Pro, in this webinar.

Check out Woody’s recent book from Jones & Bartlett Learning, Audio Production and Postproduction, where he guides readers through a series of exercises to better understand the relationships between the gear and practices required for optimal recordings and mixes.

About Woody Woodhall:

Woody Woodhall, CAS is President of Allied Post Audio in Santa Monica, CA. and is a supervising sound editor, sound-designer and re-recording mixer for independent feature films, documentaries, television programming, and multimedia. A supporter and advocate for independent filmmaking recent projects include “Best Worst Movie” an award winning documentary that is exhibiting across the US in Summer 2010 and “Next Year Country” playing on PBS through Fall 2010. For television he’s VO recorded, sound edited and mixed hundreds of episodes of programming for USA Network, VH-1, E!, Travel Channel, and Comedy Central to name a few. He is currently mixing the hit reality series on Food Network, “Private Chefs of Beverly Hills” as well as the series “Battle of the Wedding Designers” for TLC.

He is a blogger for WoodysSoundAdvice.com and a contributing blogger to BackPackFilmSchool.com on audio matters. A guest lecturer on audio post practices and techniques he has presented for the Producers Guild of America (PGA), Filmmakers Alliance, Loyola Marymount College (LMU), Musicians Institute, and Doculink. He is co-founder and moderator for the Los Angeles Post Production Group (LAPPG), a “non-platform specific” membership group dedicated to expanding knowledge and expertise in the post finishing process. Monthly meetings provide networking and demos sharing knowledge, ideas, tips and techniques. Topics cover the post spectrum from color grading and on-lining to post production workflows for RED or DSLR footage to audio encoding demonstrations presented by companies like manufacturers such as Dolby and Sony to software creators such as Adobe, Gen Arts and digieffects.

Listen to Jones & Bartlett Learning author Woody Woodhall, owner of Allied Post Audio, talk about the various aspects of audio production and postproduction, including specificis on Avid and Final Cut Pro, in this webinar from filmmakingwebinars.com. 

Check out Woody’s recent book from Jones & Bartlett Learning, Audio Production and Postproduction, where he guides readers through a series of exercises to better understand the relationships between the gear and practices required for optimal recordings and mixes.

About Woody Woodhall:

Woody Woodhall, CAS is President of Allied Post Audio in Santa Monica, CA. and is a supervising sound editor, sound-designer and re-recording mixer for independent feature films, documentaries, television programming, and multimedia. A supporter and advocate for independent filmmaking recent projects include “Best Worst Movie” an award winning documentary that is exhibiting across the US in Summer 2010 and “Next Year Country” playing on PBS through Fall 2010. For television he’s VO recorded, sound edited and mixed hundreds of episodes of programming for USA Network, VH-1, E!, Travel Channel, and Comedy Central to name a few. He is currently mixing the hit reality series on Food Network, “Private Chefs of Beverly Hills” as well as the series “Battle of the Wedding Designers” for TLC.

He is a blogger for WoodysSoundAdvice.com and a contributing blogger to BackPackFilmSchool.com on audio matters. A guest lecturer on audio post practices and techniques he has presented for the Producers Guild of America (PGA), Filmmakers Alliance, Loyola Marymount College (LMU), Musicians Institute, and Doculink. He is co-founder and moderator for the Los Angeles Post Production Group (LAPPG), a “non-platform specific” membership group dedicated to expanding knowledge and expertise in the post finishing process. Monthly meetings provide networking and demos sharing knowledge, ideas, tips and techniques. Topics cover the post spectrum from color grading and on-lining to post production workflows for RED or DSLR footage to audio encoding demonstrations presented by companies like manufacturers such as Dolby and Sony to software creators such as Adobe, Gen Arts and digieffects.Listen to Jones & Bartlett Learning author Woody Woodhall, owner of Allied Post Audio, talk about the various aspects of audio production and postproduction, including specificis on Avid and Final Cut Pro, in this webinar from filmmakingwebinars.com.

Check out Woody’s recent book from Jones & Bartlett Learning, Audio Production and Postproduction, where he guides readers through a series of exercises to better understand the relationships between the gear and practices required for optimal recordings and mixes.

About Woody Woodhall:

Woody Woodhall, CAS is President of Allied Post Audio in Santa Monica, CA. and is a supervising sound editor, sound-designer and re-recording mixer for independent feature films, documentaries, television programming, and multimedia. A supporter and advocate for independent filmmaking recent projects include “Best Worst Movie” an award winning documentary that is exhibiting across the US in Summer 2010 and “Next Year Country” playing on PBS through Fall 2010. For television he’s VO recorded, sound edited and mixed hundreds of episodes of programming for USA Network, VH-1, E!, Travel Channel, and Comedy Central to name a few. He is currently mixing the hit reality series on Food Network, “Private Chefs of Beverly Hills” as well as the series “Battle of the Wedding Designers” for TLC.

He is a blogger for WoodysSoundAdvice.com and a contributing blogger to BackPackFilmSchool.com on audio matters. A guest lecturer on audio post practices and techniques he has presented for the Producers Guild of America (PGA), Filmmakers Alliance, Loyola Marymount College (LMU), Musicians Institute, and Doculink. He is co-founder and moderator for the Los Angeles Post Production Group (LAPPG), a “non-platform specific” membership group dedicated to expanding knowledge and expertise in the post finishing process. Monthly meetings provide networking and demos sharing knowledge, ideas, tips and techniques. Topics cover the post spectrum from color grading and on-lining to post production workflows for RED or DSLR footage to audio encoding demonstrations presented by companies like manufacturers such as Dolby and Sony to software creators such as Adobe, Gen Arts and digieffects.

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New Game Localization Text is Added to the Foundations of Game Development Series

As games become more popular in international markets, developers and publishers are looking for ways to quickly localize their games in order to capitalize on these markets. Authored by two internationally known experts in game localization, The Game Localization Handbook, Second Edition provides information on how to localize software for games, whether they are developed for the PC, console, or other platforms. It includes advice, interviews, and case studies from industry professionals, as well as practical information on pre-production, production, translation, and testing of localized SKUs.

Written for producers, translators, development personnel, studio management, publishers, students, and anyone involved directly or indirectly with the production of localized games, this single-reference handbook provides insightful guidelines to all the tasks involved for planning and executing successful localizations. Continue reading

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