Practice Makes Perfect Basic Spanish, Second Edition: (Beginner) 325 Exercises + Online Flashcard App + 75-minutes of Streaming Audio (Practice Makes Perfect Series)

Practice Makes Perfect Basic Spanish, Second Edition: (Beginner) 325 Exercises + Online Flashcard App + 75-minutes of Streaming Audio (Practice Makes Perfect Series)

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Bite-size lessons. Big-time learning, now with digital supportPractice Makes Perfect Basic Spanish is a trusted and proven companion for your Spanish-learning experience. In each bite-sized lesson, author Dorothy Richmond explains one – and only one – grammar concept and illustrates it with many clear examples. The accompanying exercises let you practice, practice, practice what you have learned. Although these lessons are purposely short so you can complete them in twenty minutes or less, you can go at a pace that works for you.This guide/workbook will help you master:present tense verb conjugation • the ser and estar verb forms • adjectives • possessive pronouns • sentence structures • the contractions al and del • indefinite articles • tener idioms • and moreThis Premium Second Edition features accompanying materials in the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app (available online and via app stores) to aid your studies:Flashcard sets for all the vocabulary lists in the bookAudio recordings of the answers for most exercisesRecord-and-replay feature to compare your answers against native-speaker pronunciation (if your mobile device has this capability)Note: audio recordings (totaling 75 minutes) require Internet access.

  • ASIN: 0071849211
  • ISBN: 9780071849210
  • Brand: imusti
  • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar, Premium Third Edition

Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar, Premium Third Edition

Master grammar with the bestselling workbook for learners of FrenchPractice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar is the go-to guide for clear, precise explanations of all aspects of French grammar: from the present tense of regular verbs to direct object pronouns, from the differences between savoir and connaître to the use of pronouns y and en. This comprehensive guide will also give you plenty of practice in using your language skills. And this new edition is accompanied by flashcards and audio recordings, available online and via app, that will provide a new dimension and flexibility to your study.THIS BOOK MAKES MASTERING GRAMMAR EASY WITH:• Clear, down-to-earth, easy-to-follow explanations that make even the most complex principles easy to understand• More than 350 exercises, with a detailed answer key for each progress checks• Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each grammatical point• Practical and high-frequency vocabulary used throughout 

  • ASIN: 1259642372
  • ISBN: 1259642372
  • Brand: imusti
  • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

Practice Makes Perfect Basic English, Second Edition: (Beginner) 250 Exercises + 40 Audio Pronunciation Exercises via App (Practice Makes Perfect Series)

Practice Makes Perfect Basic English, Second Edition: (Beginner) 250 Exercises + 40 Audio Pronunciation Exercises via App (Practice Makes Perfect Series)

Bite-size lessons. Big-time learning, now with digital support Practice Makes Perfect Premium: Basic English takes this successful workbook to the next level with digital support (through iOS, Android, and desktop app) that provides you with invaluable tools to ensure mastery of the content. Inside, three-page units cover each subject, which can be completed in a mere 10 to 15 minutes! Also included are engaging and humorous exercises to keep you focused and interested while you gain confidence in your new language. Features: Sets of flashcards for all the vocabulary lists with progress tracking An answer key for all exercises in the book with progress tracking Audio recordings for all exercise answers in English and reading passages Record and replay function to compare your pronunciations to those of native speakers

  • ASIN: B010U4ZNX4
  • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

UX Best Practices: How to Achieve More Impact with User Experience

UX Best Practices: How to Achieve More Impact with User Experience

Evolve to a user-centered product development philosophy Deliver superior products and escalate your market share by employing real-world user experience success strategies from global corporations. Featuring in-depth case studies from Yahoo!, Siemens, SAP, Haier, Intuit, Tencent, and more, UX Best Practices: How to Achieve More Impact with User Experience offers proven methods for instituting user-centered design in industrial environments. Discover how to integrate user experience activities into product development processes for investment and consumer goods in different regions, reduce product complexity, increase product quality, and boost the bottom line. This comprehensive guide covers a variety of user experience techniques, such as analyzing user needs and expectations, creating design concepts, prototyping, using agile development, conducting usability testing, developing user interface guidelines, defining user interface patterns, and specifying metrics. Communicate objectives and user requirements in design briefs Establish end-to-end UX-centered development policies Foster collaboration between managers, designers, and engineers Integrate user experience metrics into business target frameworks and the product development process Employ agile development and design thinking methods Collect, measure, and analyze usability data Employ a User Experience Evaluation System to identify problems Convey and assess design ideas quickly using prototypes Achieve consistency across products with UI patterns and libraries

  • ASIN: B006M9T2C0
  • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

Software Engineering Best Practices: Lessons from Successful Projects in the Top Companies

Software Engineering Best Practices: Lessons from Successful Projects in the Top Companies

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Proven techniques for software engineering successThis in-depth volume examines software engineering topics that are not covered elsewhere: the question of why software engineering has developed more than 2,500 programming languages; problems with traditional definitions of software quality; and problems with common metrics, "lines of code," and "cost per defect" that violate standard economic assumptions. The book notes that a majority of "new" projects are actually replacements for legacy applications, illustrating that data mining for lost requirements should be a standard practice. Difficult social engineering issues are also covered, such as how to minimize harm from layoffs and downsizing.Software Engineering Best Practices explains how to effectively plan, size, schedule, and manage software projects of all types, using solid engineering procedures. It details proven methods, from initial requirements through 20 years of maintenance. Portions of the book have been extensively reviewed by key engineers from top companies, including IBM, Microsoft, Unisys, and Sony.Manage Agile, hierarchical, matrix, and virtual software development teamsOptimize software quality using JAD, OFD, TSP, static analysis, inspections, and other methods with proven success recordsUse high-speed functional metrics to assess productivity and quality levelsPlan optimal organization, from small teams through more than 1,000 personnel

  • ASIN: 007162161X
  • ISBN: 007162161X
  • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

Effective MySQL Optimizing SQL Statements (Oracle Press)

Effective MySQL Optimizing SQL Statements (Oracle Press)

The Essential Guide to SQL Statement Optimization Written by Oracle ACE Director and MySQL expert Ronald Bradford, Effective MySQL: Optimizing SQL Statements is filled with detailed explanations and practical examples that can be applied immediately to improve database and application performances. Featuring a step-by-step approach to SQL optimization, this Oracle Press book helps you to analyze and tune problematic SQL statements. Identify the essential analysis commands for gathering and diagnosing issues Learn how different index theories are applied and represented in MySQL Plan and execute informed SQL optimizations Create MySQL indexes to improve query performance Master the MySQL query execution plan Identify key configuration variables that impact SQL execution and performance Apply the SQL optimization lifecycle to capture, identify, confirm, analyze, and optimize SQL statements and verify the results Improve index utilization with covering indexes and partial indexes Learn hidden performance tips for improving index efficiency and simplifying SQL statements

  • ASIN: B006402OBI
  • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition

Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications―all without taking a formal course This fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Written by a pair of experienced instructors, Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition, features plain language explanations and step-by-step lessons that make it easy to understand the material quickly. Throughout, detailed illustrations, practical examples, and self-tests reinforce key concepts. Inside, you’ll find all-new coverage of switching power supplies, class-D amplifiers, lithium-polymer batteries, microcontrollers―even the Arduino electronics platform. 

  • ASIN: 1259585530
  • ISBN: 1259585530
  • Brand: McGraw-Hill Education Tab
  • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education TAB

Pre-calculus Demystified, Second Edition

Pre-calculus Demystified, Second Edition

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Your step-by-step solution to mastering precalculusUnderstanding precalculus often opens the door to learning more advanced and practical math subjects, and can also help satisfy college requisites. Precalculus Demystified, Second Edition, is your key to mastering this sometimes tricky subject.This self-teaching guide presents general precalculus concepts first, so you'll ease into the basics. You'll gradually master functions, graphs of functions, logarithms, exponents, and more. As you progress, you'll also conquer topics such as absolute value, nonlinear inequalities, inverses, trigonometric functions, and conic sections. Clear, detailed examples make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key ideas.It's a no-brainer! You'll learn about:Linear questionsFunctionsPolynomial divisionThe rational zero theoremLogarithmsMatrix arithmeticBasic trigonometrySimple enough for a beginner but challenging enough for an advanced student, Precalculus Demystified, Second Edition, Second Edition, helps you master this essential subject.

  • ASIN: 0071778497
  • ISBN: 0071778497
  • Brand: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
  • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

Java: A Beginner's Guide, Seventh Edition

Java: A Beginner's Guide, Seventh Edition

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Up-to-Date, Essential Java Programming Skills―Made Easy!Supplement for key JDK 10 new features available from book's Downloads & Resources page at OraclePressBooks.com.Fully updated for Java Platform, Standard Edition 9 (Java SE 9), Java: A Beginner’s Guide, Seventh Edition, gets you started programming in Java right away. Bestselling programming author Herb Schildt begins with the basics, such as how to create, compile, and run a Java program. He then moves on to the keywords, syntax, and constructs that form the core of the Java language. The book also covers some of Java’s more advanced features, including multithreaded programming, generics, lambda expressions, Swing, and JavaFX. This practical Oracle Press guide features details on Java SE 9’s innovative new module system, and, as an added bonus, it includes an introduction to JShell, Java’s new interactive programming tool.Designed for Easy Learning:• Key Skills and Concepts―Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter• Ask the Expert―Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips• Try This―Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills• Self Tests―End-of-chapter quizzes to reinforce your skills• Annotated Syntax―Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated 

  • ASIN: 1259589315
  • ISBN: 1259589315
  • Brand: MCGRAW HILL
  • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

Web Scalability for Startup Engineers

Web Scalability for Startup Engineers

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Design and build scalable web applications quicklyThis is an invaluable roadmap for meeting the rapid demand to deliver scalable applications in a startup environment. With a focus on core concepts and best practices rather than on individual languages, platforms, or technologies, Web Scalability for Startup Engineers describes how infrastructure and software architecture work together to support a scalable environment. You’ll learn, step by step, how scalable systems work and how to solve common challenges. Helpful diagrams are included throughout, and real-world examples illustrate the concepts presented. Even if you have limited time and resources, you can successfully develop and deliver robust, scalable web applications with help from this practical guide. Learn the key principles of good software design required for scalable systemsBuild the front-end layer to sustain the highest levels of concurrency and request ratesDesign and develop web services, including REST-ful APIsEnable a horizontally scalable data layerImplement caching best practicesLeverage asynchronous processing, messaging, and event-driven architectureStructure, index, and store data for optimized search Explore other aspects of scalability, such as automation, project management, and agile teams

  • ASIN: 0071843655
  • ISBN: 0071843655
  • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education