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Books in Mastering Media series

  • Mastering Portrait Photography

    Sarah Plater, Paul Wilkinson

    Paperback (Ammonite Press, April 1, 2016)
    No more formal, corporate-style poses—this book offers a modern, vibrant approach, capturing a moment in the subject's lifestyle. It discusses technical aspects from equipment to exposure, aperture, metering, shutter speed, depth of field and white balance settings, in addition to how natural light, color and movement affect an image. The book also covers posing, home studios, backgrounds, artificial light, and pre-shoot prep such as make-up, hair styling and clothing. Post-production topics include skin retouching, color correction, printing options and presentation.
  • Mastering Algorithms with C: Useful Techniques from Sorting to Encryption

    Kyle Loudon

    Paperback (O'Reilly Media, Aug. 15, 1999)
    There are many books on data structures and algorithms, including some with useful libraries of C functions. Mastering Algorithms with C offers you a unique combination of theoretical background and working code. With robust solutions for everyday programming tasks, this book avoids the abstract style of most classic data structures and algorithms texts, but still provides all of the information you need to understand the purpose and use of common programming techniques.Implementations, as well as interesting, real-world examples of each data structure and algorithm, are included.Using both a programming style and a writing style that are exceptionally clean, Kyle Loudon shows you how to use such essential data structures as lists, stacks, queues, sets, trees, heaps, priority queues, and graphs. He explains how to use algorithms for sorting, searching, numerical analysis, data compression, data encryption, common graph problems, and computational geometry. And he describes the relative efficiency of all implementations. The compression and encryption chapters not only give you working code for reasonably efficient solutions, they offer explanations of concepts in an approachable manner for people who never have had the time or expertise to study them in depth.Anyone with a basic understanding of the C language can use this book. In order to provide maintainable and extendible code, an extra level of abstraction (such as pointers to functions) is used in examples where appropriate. Understanding that these techniques may be unfamiliar to some programmers, Loudon explains them clearly in the introductory chapters.Contents include:PointersRecursionAnalysis of algorithmsData structures (lists, stacks, queues, sets, hash tables, trees, heaps, priority queues, graphs)Sorting and searchingNumerical methodsData compressionData encryptionGraph algorithmsGeometric algorithms
  • Advertising Attack

    Laura Hensley, Adam Miller

    Library Binding (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
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  • Social Networks and Blogs

    Lori Elizabeth Hile, Adam Miller

    Library Binding (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Blogs, social networks, wikis, videos--user-generated content on the Web has became an influential media source. Get involved, but protect yourself!
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  • Entertainment and Gaming

    Stergios Botzakis, Adam Miller

    Library Binding (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Today, a library of entertainment is at our fingertips. Think critically about the games you play, the movies you watch, and the music you listen to.
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  • Mastering Math

    STECK-VAUGHN

    Paperback (STECK-VAUGHN, June 1, 2004)
    Help struggling students develop confidence as they build math skills. Mastering Math is ideal for special-needs students because it provides straight forward instruction, simple design, low readability, and plenty of practice. It's a unique, effective alternative for students who require more help in math than a basic program can offer. (Level D Student Version and Level A Teacher Version are shown.) Education Categories: Instructional Materials / Math / Intervention. UNSPSC/NIGP Codes: 6010230000-78570000
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  • Social Networks and Blogs

    Lori Hile

    Paperback (Raintree, Sept. 13, 2011)
    This series helps students to be informed, discerning media consumers in a culturally connected way. By applying media literacy skills to major sectors of the media, the books will help students to be more effective users of each form of media.
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  • Mastering Math

    STECK-VAUGHN

    Paperback (STECK-VAUGHN, June 1, 2004)
    Help struggling students develop confidence as they build math skills. Mastering Math is ideal for special-needs students because it provides straight forward instruction, simple design, low readability, and plenty of practice. It's a unique, effective alternative for students who require more help in math than a basic program can offer. (Level D Student Version and Level A Teacher Version are shown.) Education Categories: Instructional Materials / Math / Intervention. UNSPSC/NIGP Codes: 6010230000-78570000
  • The News Never Stops

    John DiConsiglio

    Library Binding (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    The way the news is reported and delivered has changed greatly in recent years. Find out how, and learn how to spot biases in reporting.
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  • Mastering Media

    Stergios Botzakis, Laura Hensley, Lori Elizabeth Hile, Sean Price, Adam Miller

    Library Binding (Raintree, Sept. 1, 2010)
    This interactive series guides readers through the evolving media environment and helps them become savvy media consumers. Emphasizing media literacy, these books cover topics such as advertising, news, gaming, entertainment, and social networking.
  • The News Never Stops

    John DiConsiglio

    Paperback (Capstone Global Library Ltd, Aug. 1, 2011)
    This series helps students to be informed, discerning media consumers in a culturally connected way. By applying media literacy skills to major sectors of the media, the books will help students to be more effective users of each form of media.
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  • Entertainment and Gaming

    Stergios Botzakis

    Paperback (Capstone Global Library Ltd, Aug. 1, 2011)
    This series helps students to be informed, discerning media consumers in a culturally connected way. By applying media literacy skills to major sectors of the media, the books will help students to be more effective users of each form of media.
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