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Relax the body, keep emotions elevated and bring out a healthier state of being through the proven process of hypnosis. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Excel 2007: The Missing Manual covers the entire gamut of how to build spreadsheets, add and format information, print reports, create charts and graphics, and use basic formulas and functions. Like its siblings in the Missing Manual series, this book crackles with a fine sense of humor and refreshing objectivity about its subject, guiding readers through the new Excel with clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, lots of illustrations, and friendly, time-saving advice. It’s a perfect primer for small businesses with no techie to turn to, as well as those who want to organize household and office information.

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This thorough, self-paced guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3--written by the experts at Adobe Systems' is ideal for beginning users who want to learn key Photoshop concepts and techniques, while readers who already have some experience with Photoshop can use this book to learn Photoshop CS3's more advanced features and newest tools. Using clear, step-by-step, project-based lessons, each chapter walks readers through the creation of a specific project, with each chapter building on the reader's growing knowledge of the program, while review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the skills learned in each lesson. Photoshop CS3, long the industry standard for digital imaging software, offers plenty of new features and enhancements for creative professionals and digital photographers alike. Users can enjoy unrivaled editing with non-destructive Smart Filters, improved curves, and adjustable cloning and healing with Preview Overlay. Increase productivity with Photoshop CS3's streamlined interface and new Photoshop Lightroom " integration. Anyone who wants to create a composite will benefit from the revamped Photomerge® tool, which lets you apply automatic layer alignment and blending to your images, while the new Quick Selection tool lets you select pixels not just by color, but by texture and shape as well. And digital photographers will be pleased to know that they can now process multiple Camera Raw images in a fraction of the time it used to take.


Educational instructor notes—created to help teachers plan, organize, and time their lessons—are available for this book (and for other Classroom in a Book titles) at www.peachpit.com/instructorresources.


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Discover Physics by Benjamin Crowell



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Discover Physics is a conceptual physics textbook intended for students in a nonmathematical one-semester general-education course. The new version of Discover Physics is Conceptual Physics:

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Electricity and Magnetism (Usborne Understanding Science)


This book is written at an elementary level and explains the basics of various aspects of electricity and magnetism. It has about 30 pages that filled with text and full color illustrations and has a few experiments in it for you to do at home such as making a compass, making a simple conductor and making a simple battery. Topics covered include Static Electricity, Magnetic Compasses, Electric Circuits, Elctromagnetism, Electric Motors, Generating Electricity etc. This book is full of simple and basic information since it is intended for elementary use.

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4,001 Business, Sales & Personal Letters



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Try the world's largest and most popular collection of letter-writing templates and discover the insights of specialists.


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1000 hacking tutorials - The Best of 2008



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Electromagnetic Waves & Antennas S. J. Orfanidis


Written for senior-level undergraduates and first-year graduates, this text presents the theory and application of electromagnetic waves and antennas. Topics covered include the propogation, reflection, and transmission of plane waves; waveguides; linear and aperture antennas; and antenna array design.

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How to Calculate Quickly




Many useful procedures explained and taught: two-column addition, left-to-right subtraction, direct multiplication by numbers greater than 12, mental division of large numbers, more. Also numerous helpful short cuts. More than 8,000 problems, with solutions.






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Simple Nature An Introduction to Physics for Engineering and Physical Science Students Benjamin Crowell





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Adobe Photoshop CS3 A-Z: Tools and features illustrated ready reference


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"If you ever wanted a quick reference guide to the mass of tools in Photoshop, then this is the answer...Keep it to hand as a quick and easy guide." - Which Digital Camera


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Optics Benjamin Crowell



This is a text on optics for an introductory college physics class. The treatment is algebra-based, with applications of calculus discussed in optional sections. For more information about this book, see its web page.

This book is part of the Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks.




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Newtonian Physics Benjamin Crowell


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This is a text on Newton's laws for an introductory college physics class. The treatment is algebra-based, with applications of calculus discussed in optional sections. For more information about this book, see its web page. This book is part of the Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks.


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Art and Design in Photoshop




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Female Sexual Pain Disorders


For more than two decades, the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders have been referral centers for the treatment of vulvodynia, sexual pain disorders, dermatologic diseases of the vulva, recurrent vulvovaginal infections, and female sexual dysfunction. In 2009 we celebrated the 24th anniversary of the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders in Washington D.C. and the 8th anniversary of our offices in New York City and Annapolis, Maryland.

Dr Goldstein's textbook Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management was released in March 2009. It is the first textbook devoted completely to the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that cause pain during intercourse. All proceeds from this textbook will be donated to the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health.
We are often asked, "Why do I need to come to a specialist for my problem? Isn't my doctor able to treat this?" The unfortunate answer to these questions is that most physicians or nurse practitioners who provide routine gynecologic care have not received adequate training in the diseases of the vulva. In fact, a recent editorial in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology called the vulva the "forgotten pelvic organ." In addition, most health care providers have insufficient training in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual problems including pain during sex and decreased libido.
Most women believe that vulvar itching, burning, and vaginal discharge can only mean one thing: a yeast infection. But in fact, more than two dozen diseases can cause the symptoms of genital itching, burning, irritation, rawness, throbbing, urinary frequency, urinary urgency, and pain during sex. The physicians at the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders are specialists in the diagnosis and treatments of these conditions.
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Microwave Antenna Theory And Design - silver


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Survey of microwave antenna design problems. Circuit relations, reciprocity theorems. Radiation from current distributions. Wave fronts and rays. Scattering and diffraction. Aperture illumination and antenna patterns. Microwave transmission lines. Microwave dipole antennas and feeds. Linear array antennas and feeds. Waveguide and horn feeds. Dielectric and metal-plate lenses. Pencil-beam and simple fanned-beam antennas. Shaped-beam antennas. Antenna installation problems. Antenna measurements techniques and equipment.

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Antenna Theory and Design


Provides a solid understanding of the underlying theories and principles as well as the information necessary for designing and building many classes of antennas. Covers the topic from three angles; antenna fundamentals, antenna techniques, and the design of various antenna types. Discusses such specialized, modern techniques as moment methods, hi-frequency techniques, and antenna synthesis. Includes several computer program source listings in FORTRAN.


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Conformal Array Antenna Theory and Design Josefsson Persson


This is the first comprehensive treatment of conformal antenna arrays from an engineering perspective. While providing a thorough foundation in theory, the authors of this publication provide a wealth of hands-on instruction for practical analysis and design of conformal antenna arrays. Thus, you get the knowledge you need, alongside the practical know-how to design antennas that are integrated into such structures aircrafts or skyscrapers.

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Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Excel 2003



The old "80/20" rule for software - that 80 percent of users use only 20 percent of a program's features - doesn't apply to Microsoft Excel. Instead, this program operates under what could be called the "95/5" rule: 95 percent of Excel users use a mere 5 percent of the program's features. Most of those users know that they could be getting more out of Excel by using more of its commands and options, but aren't sure where to start. Excel is big and complex, and most of its intermediate-to-advanced features are shrouded in the mysteries of mathematics, finance, and impenetrable spreadsheet jargon. This Business Solutions title demystifies the program's features and presents them in a jargon-free way. This book not only takes them through Excel's intermediate and advanced options, but also tells them why these options are useful and shows them how to use them in everyday situations and real-world models. This book aims to do all of this with no-nonsense, step-by-step tutorials and lots of practical, useful examples.


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Access Bible


•The most comprehensive reference on this popular database management tool, fully updated with the new features of Access "X" including increased use of XML and Web services
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•CD-ROM includes all templates and worksheets used in the book, as well as sample chapters from all Wiley Office "X" related Bibles and useful third party software, including John Walkenbach's Power Utility Pak

Entropy And Its Physical Meaning



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This text presents a comprehensive approach to entropy, recognizing that it is a concept often misunderstood. Beginning with an historical classical viewpoint, a statistical view then follows to give a more physical picture.

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Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics


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This book is designed for the junior-senior thermodynamics course given in all departments as a standard part of the curriculum. The book is devoted to a discussion of some of the basic physical concepts and methods useful in the description of situations involving systems which consist of very many particulars. It attempts, in particular, to introduce the reader to the disciplines of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory from a unified and modern point of view. The presentation emphasizes the essential unity of the subject matter and develops physical insight by stressing the microscopic content of the theory.


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Statistical Physics: Statics, Dynamics and Renormalization - Kadanoff



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The material presented in this textbook has been tested in two courses. One of these is a graduate-level survey of statistical physics; the other, a rather personal perspective on critical behaviour. Thus, this book defines a progression starting at the book-learning part of graduate education and ending in the midst of topics at the research level. To supplement the research-level side the book includes some research papers. Several of these are classics in the field, including a suite of six works on self-organized criticality and complexity, a pair on diffusion-limited aggregation, some papers on correlations near critical points, a few of the basic sources on the development of the real-space renormalization group, and several papers on magnetic behaviour in a plain geometry. In addition, the author has included a few of his own papers.

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Statistical Physics and Spatial Statistics: The Art of Analyzing Spatial Structures and Pattern Formation



A collection of the majority of papers presented at the all German workshop 'Spatial Physics and Spatial Statistics,' held at the University of Wuppertal, February 22-24, 1999. Each of these papers present and use geometric concepts to study random spatial configurations.


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Oracle 11i E-Business Suite from the Front Lines




Oracle 11i E-Business Suite from the Front Lines is the first book to compile the tips, techniques, and practical advice for administering Oracle E-Business Suite 11i. The author examines Active Directory Utilities, patching, cloning, and the new features that 11i brings to the market. The book benefits those with limited experience with Oracle Application but with more extensive background in Oracle Database Administration. This volume is valuable to systems administrators or DBAs who have experience with older versions of Oracle Financials and want to expand their knowledge to include the changes inherent in 11i.

The book details the steps in installing a new 11i environment, and explains the process of upgrading from a 10.7 or an 11.0.3 release. It also explores the techniques and results of migrating from one maintenance release of 11i to another.

This analysis offers you real-world hints and recommendations to help you with day-to-day tuning, troubleshooting, and maintenance and will help you deliver reliable service to your end users. It is also a helpful tool that enables managers and co-workers to understand the daily challenges that Apps DBAs face.

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Oracle SQL: Jumpstart with Examples


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"As a consultant with more than 12 years of experience working with Oracle databases on a daily basis, reviewing this book was a unique and enjoyable experience. The SQL language is without doubt one of the most critical database skills and it is best learned by example. This book addresses that crucial need. Mr. Powell does an excellent job of clarifying the concepts by using meaningful and easy to understand examples. Frankly, I have not come across any other book on SQL that is as good a compilation of SQL concepts in a single source as this book.

One comes across very few books that make a significant difference in your fundamental understanding of the subject. This is one such book if you want to understand a core database skill SQL. This book deserves a place in your library and you will find it a great reference not only for learning SQL but also for learning data relationships, data organization, data analysis possibilities and so forth. I feel that the title, Oracle SQL: Jumpstart with Examples, might be too simplistic to describe the content. Read on, you will find the real value hidden inside this book." --Ravi Sharma, Senior Principal Consultant


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OCP: Oracle 10g Administration I Study Guide: Exam 1Z0-042




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Here's the book you need to prepare for the Oracle Database 10g Administration II exam, 1Z0-043. This Study Guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's Oracle certification candidates. In addition to the consistent and accessible instructional approach that has earned Sybex the "Best Study Guide" selection in CertCities Readers' Choice Awards for two consecutive years, this book provides:
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OCP: Oracle 10g Administration II Study Guide: Exam 1Z0-043




Here's the book you need to prepare for the Oracle Database 10g Administration II exam, 1Z0-043. This Study Guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's Oracle certification candidates. In addition to the consistent and accessible instructional approach that has earned Sybex the "Best Study Guide" selection in CertCities Readers' Choice Awards for two consecutive years, this book provides:
•Clear and concise information on advanced database administration with Oracle 10g
•Practical examples and insights drawn from the authors' real-world experiences
•Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine and electronic flashcards
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•Configuring Recovery Manager
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•Monitoring and Managing Storage
•Securing the Oracle Listener


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OCP Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators Exam Guide




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The only study guide in the market for those taking the Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators exam!

From the Back Cover

A Comprehensive, Fully Integrated Study System

Prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. Get complete coverage of all topics on the upgrade exam, including installation, configuration, application tuning, database management, backup and recovery, security, and more. In each chapter, you’ll find examples, practice questions, lab questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you’ve learned. This book and CD-ROM package is the most comprehensive preparation tool available for this OCP exam.

Ideal as both an exam guide and an on-the-job Oracle Database 10g DBA reference
All official Oracle OCP objectives for exam 1Z0-040 are covered in detail
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Two-minute drills reinforce knowledge
Inside the Exam sections highlight key exam topics covered
300+ simulated exam questions match the format, topics, and difficulty of the real exam


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Statistical Physics, Third Edition, Part 1


This book is a classic, especially in the sense it is somewhat old fashioned in its basic approaches when compared with newer books. For example it examines statistics and entropy from the ergodic as opposed to the ensemble approach. Information Theory and role of symmetry and symmetry breaking is not treated in detail. However I can't hold these omissions against the book since these developments happend mostly in the late 70s.
What Landau does here, and which in explicably very few Statistical Mechanics books do nowadays, is the full Gibbs Formalism. Not only is the Gibbs Formalism more compatible with Quantum Mechanics, it can also fits in beautifully with Ensemble Statistics and Inofrmation Theory. More over, it is at once clear Maxwell and Boltzmann statistics are only special cases of the Gibbs formalism, and can be easily shown in a few lines.

What Landau does, is to gave an elegant and cohesive view the trully fundamental features of Statistical Mechanics. Chapters 1-6 of this book alone displays a deeper level of understanding than whole books that have been written. If you are interested in Statistical Mechanics at all, this must be a centerpiece of your library.



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Statistical Physics, Part 2


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The second part of 'Statistical Physics' deals with the quantum theory of the condensed state of matter. This volume is essentially an entirely new book, based on the large amount of new material which has become available in statistical physics since' Part 1' was published.

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Stochastic Processes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology

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A collection of short articles which reflect and describe the fields in which stochastic processes are most fruitful. Accessible to graduate students and professionals, this text is pedagogical and self-contained.


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Thermal Physics by Charles Kittel , Herbert Kroemer

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Numerous real-world problems and examples, chapter outlines and summaries, and clarity of presentation make this an effective text for upper-division students in physics, electrical engineering and other sciences. Supplement: Teacher's Manual


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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach 5th Edition Gengel Boles




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Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics

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The only text to cover both thermodynamic and statistical mechanics--allowing students to fully master thermodynamics at the macroscopic level. Presents essential ideas on critical phenomena developed over the last decade in simple, qualitative terms. This new edition maintains the simple structure of the first and puts new emphasis on pedagogical considerations. Thermostatistics is incorporated into the text without eclipsing macroscopic thermodynamics, and is integrated into the conceptual framework of physical theory.

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Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics


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Intended for beginning graduate students, the volumes in the series provide not only a complete survey of an area of theoretical physics but also an enormous number of worked examples and problems to show students how to apply the abstract principles to realistic problems. This particular volume covers: the basic definitions of thermodynamics, equilibrium and state variables; the first and second laws; phase transitions and chemical reactions; thermodynamic potentials; statistics of microscopic states and connection to the entropy; the microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles; applications of Boltzmann statistics; quantum statistics and the density operator; ideal quantum systems; the ideal Bose gas and applications; the ideal Fermi gas; and applications to condensed-matter physics.


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Acoustics by Leo L. Beranek



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Thermodynamics of Systems Containing Flexible-Chain Polymers by V.J. Klenin


Hardbound. This book deals with the problems of the thermodynamics of systems containing flexible-chain polymers as the basis of polymer material science. The main thermodynamic quantities and concepts are introduced and discussed in the order of the objects getting more and more complicated: gases, magnets, low-molecular-weight substances and mixtures, and finally, polymers and polymer blends.
All topics are considered in a common clue, using the principle of universality. The stability conditions for the one-phase state of multi-component systems are given. Phase separation is regarded as a result of loss in stability. The critical state of a system, with the one-phase state being close to the boundary of stability conditions breaking, is discussed in detail. The effects of both light scattering (elastic and dynamic) and diffusion, as directly depending on the thermodynamic parameters characterizing the one-phase state stability, are considered

OCP: Oracle 10g New Features for Administrators Study Guide: Exam 1Z0-040 (Certification Study Guide)


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If you currently hold an OCP certification for Oracle9i and want to update your certification for Oracle 10g, this practical handbook from Sybex--leading publisher of Oracle Certification Study Guides--can help you prepare thoroughly for the upgrade exam ("New Features for Administrator"). Scheduled to be released at the same time as the exam, this comprehensive resource is loaded with the learning tools that have earned Sybex the title of "Best Study Guides" in the CertCities.com 2003 and 2002 Readers' Choice Awards.

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Oracle Database 10g OCP Certification All-In-One Exam Guide (Oracle Database 10g Handbook)

Four for the price of one! Oracle Database 10g OCP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide is the only book that offers thorough exam prep and a great on-the-job reference for both the latest OCA and OCP exams.
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Oracle High Performance Tuning for 9i and 10g by Gavin JT Powell

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There are three parts to tuning an Oracle database: data modeling, SQL code tuning and physical database configuration.

A data model contains tables and relationships between tables. Tuning a data model involves normalization and de-normalization. Different approaches are required depending on the application, such as OLTP or a Data Warehouse. Inappropriate database design can make SQL code impossible to tune. Poor data modeling can have a most profound effect on database performance since all SQL code is constructed from the data model.

Poorly written SQL code is often a culprit of performance problems and is expensive to rectify. However, tuning of SQL code is generally cheaper than changing the data model. SQL code tends to be contained inside independent blocks within applications or stored procedures.

Physical database tuning involves hardware resource usage, networking and various other Oracle things such as configuration and file distribution. Physical configuration is often a culprit of poor performance where Oracle is installed with defaults, and never altered by an expert.

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*Contains experienced guidance and real-world examples using large datasets *Emphasizes development as opposed to operating system perspective


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Oracle9i: The Complete Reference by Kevin Loney

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Master all the powerful features of Oracle9i using the exclusive information inside this indispensable resource. Written by best-selling Oracle Press authors Kevin Loney and George Koch, this volume explains how to implement all the components of Oracle9i. This is a must-have reference for all Oracle professionals.

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Oracle Database 10g: Administration Workshop I


This course is your first step towards success as an Oracle professional, designed to give you a firm foundation in basic database administration. In this class, you'll learn how to install and maintain an Oracle database. You will gain a conceptual understanding of the Oracle database architecture and how its components work and interact with one another. You will also learn how to create an operational database and properly manage the various structures in an effective and efficient manner including performance monitoring, database security, user management, and backup/recovery techniques. The lesson topics are reinforced with structured hands-on practices. This course is designed to prepare you for the corresponding Oracle Certified Associate exam.

This course counts towards the Hands-on course requirement for the Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certification. Only instructor-led inclass or instructor-led online formats of this course will meet the Certification Hands-on Requirement. Self Study CD-Rom and Knowledge Center courses DO NOT meet the Hands-on Requirement.

Learn To:
Install the Database
Back up and Recover Data
Administer Users
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Oracle Database 10g: Administration Workshop II
This course advances your success as an Oracle professional in the area of database administration. In this class, you'll learn how to configure an Oracle database for multilingual applications. You will practice various methods of recovering the database using RMAN and Flashback technology. Database performance monitoring tools will be covered, in addition to the steps to take to resolve common problems and improve performance. You will also learn how to administer a database efficiently by using database technologies such as the Resource Manager, the Scheduler, Automatic Storage Management (ASM), and VLDB features. You will set up a secure database using Virtual Private Database, and learn how to efficiently move data from database to database. The lesson topics are reinforced with structured hands-on practices and a workshop. This course is designed to prepare you for the corresponding Oracle Certified Professional exam.

This course counts towards the Hands-on course requirement for the Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certification. Only instructor-led inclass or instructor-led online formats of this course will meet the Certification Hands-on Requirement. Self Study CD-Rom and Knowledge Center courses are excellent study and reference tools but DO NOT meet the Hands-on Requirement for certification.
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Oracle Database Foundations: Technology Fundamentals for IT Success by Bob Bryla

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Before embarking on a career as an Oracle DBA, you need a solid understanding of database administration and SQL programming fundamentals, and that's exactly what this book provides. Oracle Database Foundations assumes no prior knowledge of databases and provides a comprehensive introduction to the major topics involved, explaining the fundamentals of database administration in simple terms with tangible examples. Aspiring database administrators will enjoy this book's straightforward approach and abundance of valuable information.

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