Monday, August 17, 2009

Resnick & Halliday’s Physics for IIT-JEE (Vol. 1)


Resnick & Halliday’s Physics for IIT-JEE (Vol. 1)
David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker, and Amit Gupta

ISBN13: 978-81-265-1942-2
Price: Rs. 499/-
Pages: 704
Series: Maestro Series
Discipline: Competition series


About the book

The newly launched MAESTRO SERIES is the latest offering from Wiley India’s repertoire of textbooks for the Indian Higher Education market. Resnick & Halliday’s Physics for IIT-JEE (Vol. 1) is the first in this series.

This highly regarded original text for physics has been customized to suit the requirement of students appearing for the IIT-JEE entrance examinations. Numerous as well as appropriate changes based on feedback from students and the author's first-hand classroom experience makes this book an ideal choice for those attempting this subject.

 More than 300 solved problems and examples.
 More than 1200 practice problems.
 Numerous figures and tables for reference.
 More than 100 Checkpoints.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Solomons & Fryhle’s Organic Chemistry For IIT-JEE (Revised Edition)


New title from the “Maestro Series” of Wiley India’s publishing program

TW Graham Solomons, Craig B Fryhle and MS Chouhan

ISBN 13: 9788126521807
Price: 569/-
Pages: 1268

About the book
This adapted version combines Solomons and Fryhle’s approach to Organic Chemistry with IIT-JEE requirements and is now part of Wiley’s Maestro Series. The book is aimed at three problem areas of Organic Chemistry – problem-solving, visualization of structures and understanding of mechanisms. The well illustrated reactions with elaborate and stepwise explanation of their mechanisms combined with a concise and easy-to-understand text help students master the basic concepts of the subject.

The author is a master teacher of Organic Chemistry who understands the challenges faced by the students preparing for IIT-JEE in terms of practice problems and clarity of concepts. In view of these problems, the author has customized the book to meet their requirements. Various solved and unsolved problems have been specially chosen for IIT-aspirants to combat the ever-changing pattern of IIT-JEE. The concepts are explained in the most lucid manner and the relevance to IIT-JEE is enhanced by elaborating concepts related to the syllabus. Furthermore, learning is made easier by summarizing various concepts in tabular form. The book delivers a potent package of simple text and competitive problems for students to crack IIT-JEE.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Indian Edition of Creative Suite 4 (CS4) books are now available


Wiley India, the leading technology books publisher in India brings to you a cluster of Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) books – for Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign applications. These books are available under Bible and Simple Steps series.

Adobe Creative Suite (CS) is a collection of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications made by Adobe Systems. The collection consists of Adobe's applications (e.g., Photoshop, Acrobat, InDesign), that are based on various technologies (e.g., PostScript, PDF, Flash). The latest version, Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4), was announced on September 23, 2008 as the successor to Adobe Creative Suite 3. It was officially released on October 15, 2008.

Bible Series is for the ambitious and advanced beginners who want or need an extensive coverage of all application features, and know the value of tips and techniques.

Simple Steps Series has become the preferred choice of students who wish to swiftly shift to new technologies in a short span of time.

The US Editions of the Bible Series cost more than Rs 2000/- whereas the Indian Editions are released @ Rs 549/- each. Titles in the Simple Steps Series are priced at Rs 179/- each.

Available online and at all leading book stores in your city.
Go on and grab your copies!

Friday, June 19, 2009

Information Storage and Management Storing, Managing, and Protecting Digital Information

Information Storage and Management Storing, Managing, and Protecting Digital Information

EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts

ISBN: 9788126521470
Price: Rs 599/-




About the book


The spiraling growth of digital information makes the ISM book a "must have" addition to all IT reference libraries. This exponential growth has driven information management technology to new levels of sophistication and complexity, exposing a skills gap that challenge IT managers and professionals alike. The ISM book, written by storage professionals from EMC Corporation, takes an ‘open’ approach to teaching information storage and management, focusing on concepts and principles – rather that product specifics – that can be applied in all IT environments
The book enables existing and aspiring IT professionals, students, faculty, and those simply wishing to gain deeper insight to this emerging pillar of IT infrastructure to achieve a comprehensive understanding of all segments of information storage technology.

The book follows the Storage Technologist EMC course path covering Information Availability Design and Management, planning, implementation, and deployment and covers components of a storage system and different storage system models--ranging from basic storage models such as Direct Attached Storage (DAS) to networked storage models such as Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), and Content Addressed Storage (CAS).

About the author
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. EMC produces a range of enterprise storage products, including hardware disk arrays and storage management software. Its flagship product, the Symmetrix, is the foundation of storage networks in many large data centers. The CLARiiON line was acquired with Data General. A series of acquisitions and partnerships helped grow EMC to the largest provider of data storage platforms in the world.

About the topic/technology
Computer data storage provides one of the core functions of the modern computer, that of information retention. It is one of the fundamental components of all modern computers, and coupled with a central processing unit (CPU, a processor), implements the basic computer model used since the 1940s.

Market description
Primary audience: IT professionals who want to get up-to-speed with expert literature w/o taking the course from EMC or prepare for the EMC storage technologist certification Secondary audience: Students in EMC's Storage Technologist training course

Table of Contents
Sixteen chapters are organized into four sections. Advanced topics build upon the topics learned in previous chapters.
Section 1, "Information Storage and Management for Today’s World": Four chapters cover information growth and challenges, define a storage system and its environment, review the evolution of storage technology, and introduce intelligent storage systems.
Section 2, "Storage Options and Protocols": Six chapters cover the SCSI and Fibre channel architecture, direct-attached storage (DAS), storage area networks (SANs), network-attached storage (NAS), Internet Protocol SAN (IP-SAN), content-addressed storage (CAS), and storage virtualization.
Section 3, "Business Continuity and Replication": Four chapters introduce business continuity, backup and recovery, local data replication, and remote data replication.
Section 4, "Security and Administration": Two chapters cover storage security and storage infrastructure monitoring and management.
The book’s supplementary web site provides up-to-date information on additional learning aids and storage certification opportunities.

For IT professionals preparing for the EMC storage technologist certification and for students in the EMC's Storage Technologist training course

About EMC Academic Alliance program
The rapid growth in digital information is demanding more and more trained storage professionals, resulting in a shortfall of skilled storage professionals. The EMC Academic Alliance was formed to prepare college students for careers in the expanding field of information storage and management.

The information technology (IT) industry is being re-shaped by the growing data volume and complexity of data management, elevating information storage as a central function of IT. This development has also created a skills gap in the fastest growing segment of IT; information storage and management.
EMC Academic Alliance is a global alliance of colleges, universities, and students working together to address this expanding skills gap.
EMC is working with colleges and universities worldwide to arm students with the knowledge necessary to differentiate themselves in the job market and improve their competitive advantage.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Friday, April 24, 2009

GMAT Review

Now available!!

The much awaited 12th edition GMAT Review is now available in India.

You may check with any of the following distributors.

• UBS Publishers' Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
Ph: 011-23273601, 23266646
Email: ksharma@ubspd.com

Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd.
Ph: 011-40775222, 40775200
Email: orders@atlanticbooks.com

Shroff Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
Ph: 022-27634290, 23273800
Email: spdorders@shroffpublishers.com

• Om Books International
Ph: 011-23265303, 9711222333
Email: info@ombooks.com

The books are also available in Landmark, Crossword, Odyssey and other leading books stores in your city.


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