In effective animation programming, one must be able to rely on theoretical knowledge as well as research-based insights in applicability. This updated version of Animation Maths contains an overview of both.
In addition to exploring collision detection, it also puts forward a discussion of programmable kinematics. These physics of motion, designed to complement programming, offer an invaluable tool in adding realism to games and animations. Furthermore, screen effects and image handling are taken to a professional level by a detailed outline of all the basic transformations.
The uniqueness of this book lies in its calculus-free approach. In order to cover the basics of the discipline, Animation Maths contains a brief summary of the fundamentals in arithmetics, solving systems and trigonometry. Animation Maths is accompanied by the website www.animationmaths.be which contains online support and useful downloads.
"Animation Maths achieves a perfect balance between deductive mathematics and broad accessibility, particularly through its interactive companion site." Leo Storme (Pure Mathematics and Computer Algebra, UGent) "With Animation Maths, Ivo De Pauw and Bieke Masselis present motion related mathematical subjects, ranging from trigonometry to quaternions and kinematics in an understandable fashion. It's a true game developers toolkit." Fries Carton (Guerrilla Games, Amsterdam)
Pain and discomfort related to the spine are extremely common, to the extent that back and neck pain may be considered part of the human condition. In most instances, interventions are not necessary. However, surgery can be required in some situations, and may be considered as a valuable option in others. In order to enable accurate patient counselling and to help in fine-tuning indications for surgery (for example, after unsatisfactory relief from conservative pain management), physiotherapists and rehabilitation specialists should be aware of surgery rationales and techniques. In most cases, surgery does not stand on its own, and postoperative rehabilitation will benefit from a certain degree of surgical knowledge by the physiotherapist and rehabilitation specialist. Additionally, it is paramount that all spinal caregivers speak the same vocabulary and issue the same messages to the patient. This little book explains surgical reasoning and surgical techniques to non-surgeons. It aims at crossing the bridge between surgical and rehabilitation paradigms to the benefit of patients. The entire field is covered in a concise and comprehensive way, and will be a must-read in spinal rehabilitation practices.
Lagos, Nigeria. Une jeune femme gagne à la loterie des visas américains et part s'installer dans le Midwest. Devant se débrouiller seule, sa vie oscille entre survie, découvertes, rencontres, déceptions et moments de joie. Un portrait important, touchant et d'une grande intelligence par l'autrice d' Americanah .
Un livre = une nouvelle : NSC Short réunit le meilleur des auteurs et autrices de la littérature anglo-saxonne en version originale dans un format mini
- Des textes courts dans leur version intégrale et originale, accessibles à tous et toutes grâce à des notes en marge
- Un dossier synthétique et visuel pour tout comprendre de l'oeuvre
- Le texte lu par une actrice-voix disponible par QR-Code
Dans les états du Sud des États-Unis à l'époque des plantations de coton et des esclaves, la belle Désirée épouse Armand, héritier de l'illustre famille D'Aubigny. Un bébé arrive et assure leur lignée. Mais à mesure que les mois passent, la couleur de peau de l'enfant change ; et c'est la vie de toutes celles et ceux qui l'entourent qui bascule.
Un livre = une nouvelle : NSC Short réunit le meilleur des auteurs et autrices de la littérature anglo-saxonne en version originale dans un format mini
- Des textes courts dans leur version intégrale et originale, accessibles à tous et toutes grâce à des notes en marge
- Un dossier synthétique et visuel pour tout comprendre de l'oeuvre
- Le texte lu par une actrice-voix disponible par QR-Code
La côte caraïbe, humide et putrescente, est le lieu clos des sept nouvelles de ce recueil du grand romancier colombien Gabriel García Márquez.
Réservoir de fantasmes et de craintes, espace de mémoires et de fables, un bourg misérable coincé entre la mer, marécageuse, dévoreuse de dunes, grouillante de crabes omniprésents, et l'infranchissable Cordillière, voit s'agiter d'ineffables pantins et de mythiques créatures. L'humour sauve ce monde abandonné des dieux où l'impitoyable grand-mère prostitue la jeune Eréndira pour satisfaire son intense appétit de lucre.
La collection No tan clásicos favorise la lecture autonome des oeuvres intégrales en espagnol grâce à :
- des notes de vocabulaire en marge
- les expressions et mots les plus fréquents utilisés dans l'oeuvre pour enrichir son vocabulaire et en faciliter la mémorisation
- des activités corrigées pour réviser le vocabulaire et la grammaire
- un dossier complet pour comprendre l'oeuvre , ses personnages, ses grands thèmes et son contexte
- des quiz pour mémoriser l'essentiel, de façon ludique et active
- des vidéos pour s'entraîner à la compréhension de l'oral
+ 1 guide pédagogique destiné aux enseignants à télécharger sur belin-education.com
- des extraits de l'oeuvre à exploiter en classe avec des séances clé en main
- une tâche finale pour une approche actionnelle
- un sujet BAC pour entraîner les élèves
- 2 méthodologies appliquées pour analyser des passages de l'oeuvre
Beneath the surface we are all connected . . . ''An authentically soothing, powerful, thought-provoker.'' MATT HAIG '' On Connection is medicine for these wounded times.'' MAX PORTER '' On Connection came to me when I needed it most, and reminded me that the links we have to places, people, words, ourselves, are what keep us alive.'' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS This is a book about connection. About how immersing ourselves in creativity can help us cultivate greater self-awareness and bring us closer to each other. Drawing on two decades of experience as a writer and performer, Kae Tempest champions the role of creativity - in whatever form we choose to practice it - as an act of love, helping us establish a deeper relationship to our true selves, and to others and the world we live in. Honest, hopeful and written with piercing clarity, On Connection is an inspiring personal meditation that will transform the way you see the world. ''Persuasive and profound.'' OBSERVER ''Tempest''s prose is crisp and thoughtful.'' NEW STATESMAN
Baek Sehee could never have predicted how many people "I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki" would reach across the world. A runaway bestseller in South Korea, Japan, China, Indonesia and the UK, this record of conversations with her therapist demonstrated the realities of anxiety and depression in a uniquely intimate way.
Looks at the way our minds work, and how we make decisions. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking. It enables you to make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do.
THE #3 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives 'A rallying cry to fight back' Sunday Times 'Press this into the hands of everyone you know. It is utterly brilliant!' Helena Kennedy 'A game-changer; an uncompromising blitz of facts, sad, mad, bad and funny, making an unanswerable case and doing so brilliantly...the ambition and scope - and sheer originality - of Invisible Women is huge' The Times Imagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, where your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body, where in a car accident you are 47% more likely to be seriously injured, where every week the countless hours of work you do are not recognised or valued.
If any of this sounds familiar, chances are that you're a woman.
Invisible Women shows us how, in a world largely built for and by men, we are systematically ignoring half the population. It exposes the gender data gap - a gap in our knowledge that is at the root of perpetual, systemic discrimination against women, and that has created a pervasive but invisible bias with a profound effect on women's lives.
From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, urban planning and the media, Invisible Women reveals the biased data that excludes women.
Award-winning campaigner and writer Caroline Criado Perez brings together for the first time an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world that illustrate the hidden ways in which women are forgotten, and the impact this has on their health and well-being. In making the case for change, this powerful and provocative book will make you see the world anew.
Les Éditions Skira Paris présentent Léonard de Vinci et l'anatomie, la mécanique de la vie. Ce catalogue d'exposition illustre plus de trente ans de recherches menées par Léonard de Vinci (1452 - 1519) afin de développer les connaissances sur le corps humain, sa mécanique, son mouvement, son fonctionnement organique, en vue de percer le mystère de la vie. Aussi précis dans son approche scientifique que délicat dans son travail d'artiste, Léonard procède de manière totalement novatrice pour son époque et fascine par la pertinence de ses travaux au regard de la science actuelle.
Ses dessins témoignent d'une étude fine des proportions du corps humain, de la mécanique du corps (les os, les muscles et les tendons) ou encore de la logique des sens et des fonctions corporelles (digestion, respiration, circulation sanguine, reproduction). Autant d'expérimentations qui devaient servir à un traité d'anatomie que Léonard ne publia jamais, et qui sont mises en lumière dans ce livre.
HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE? Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he''s been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity, he can stay one step ahead of his past - and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love. But what if the one thing he can''t have just happens to be the one thing that might save him?
The #1 Sunday Times and International Bestseller from 'the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now' ( New York Times ) What are the most valuable things that everyone should know? Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers, with his lectures on topics from the Bible to romantic relationships to mythology drawing tens of millions of viewers. In an era of unprecedented change and polarizing politics, his frank and refreshing message about the value of individual responsibility and ancient wisdom has resonated around the world. In this book, he provides twelve profound and practical principles for how to live a meaningful life, from setting your house in order before criticising others to comparing yourself to who you were yesterday, not someone else today. Happiness is a pointless goal, he shows us. Instead we must search for meaning, not for its own sake, but as a defence against the suffering that is intrinsic to our existence. Drawing on vivid examples from the author's clinical practice and personal life, cutting edge psychology and philosophy, and lessons from humanity's oldest myths and stories, 12 Rules for Life offers a deeply rewarding antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to our modern problems.
The instant New York Times bestseller . Over 1 million copies sold! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights. Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field. Learn how to: ;; ;;make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy); ;; ;;overcome a lack of motivation and willpower; ;; ;;design your environment to make success easier; ;; ;;get back on track when you fall off course; ...and much more. Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.
Knitting is a versatile method that can produce fabrics with a wide range of properties for many uses, from apparel to medical applications to technical textiles. As a knitwear designer, it is crucial to have a comprehensive understanding of the industry and the materials and techniques used in knitwear production.
This book provides comprehensive technical information on the industry.
Cet ouvrage va vous permettre de découvrir et d'utiliser les huiles essentielles avec toute la sagesse et la prudence requises. Il vous accompagnera au quotidien et vous apportera des clés 100% naturelles pour prendre soin de votre santé, votre bien-être et votre beauté. Des formules simples et accessibles à tous, dans le cadre d'un mode de vie sain et durable, pour vous permettre de soulager et d'enrayer les maux du quotidien. Une invitation au minimalisme "moins mais mieux", à la slow santé qui propose de ralentir, de remettre du sens et de la consience dans notre "consommation de la santé".
Vous y trouverez les fiches détaillées des huiles essentielles par ordre alphabétique ainsi que des réponses aux maux les plus courants classés par sphère : respiratoire, nerveuse, cutanée, articulaiire, digestive, etc. L'ambition de ce guide est de vous familiariser avec cette médecine alternative qu'est l'aromathérapie, en levant le voile sur les huiles essentielles, les huiles végétales et les hydrolats.
Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can't name and don't understand. It defines who our friends and lovers are, which careers we choose, and whether we blush when we're embarrassed. This title shows how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differs, and how society misunderstands and undervalues introverts.
Nous devons énormément à Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849), dont l'Atlas d'anatomie humaine a non seulement fait date dans l'histoire médicale mais demeure aussi l'un des traités anatomiques les plus complets et les mieux illustrés jamais publiés.
Bourgery commence à travailler à ce magnifique atlas en 1830, en collaboration avec l'illustrateur Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782-1871), élève du peintre français Jacques Louis David. Les premiers volumes sont publiés l'année suivante, et il faudra près de 20 ans de dévouement et d'efforts pour terminer le traité. Bourgery a tout juste le temps d'achever cette oeuvre magistrale qui le passionnait, mais le dernier des huit volumes de l'atlas n'est publié en son intégralité que cinq ans après sa mort.
Les huit volumes du traité de Bourgery couvrent l'anatomie descriptive et microscopique, l'anatomie chirurgicale et ses techniques (explorant en détail presque toutes les opérations majeures pratiquées durant la première moitié du XIXe siècle), l'anatomie générale et l'embryologie, et l'anatomie microscopique. Les spectaculaires lithographies de Jacob, mises en couleur à la main, sont remarquables par leur clarté et leur esthétisme, et reflètent un mélange d'observation directe de laboratoire et de recherche en matière d'illustration. Restées inégalées à ce jour, les images offrent un aperçu anatomique exceptionnel, pas seulement pour les membres du milieu médical, mais aussi pour les artistes, étudiants et tous ceux qui s'intéressent au fonctionnement et aux merveilles du corps humain.
Dans ce livre écrit par des nutritionnistes renommés, vous découvrirez les concepts-clés de l'alimentation santé afin de comprendre ce qui est bon ou mauvais pour vous ! Grâce à de nombreuses illustrations et des schémas précis et détaillés, vous apprendrez d'une manière ludique tout ce qu'il faut connaître en matière d'alimentation, du rôle d'un antioxydant à l'intolérance au gluten en passant par les superaliments, appelés « superfoods »... Très documenté, couvrant une grande variété de sujets et répondant à une multitude de questions sur l'alimentation, ce guide est un incontournable pour comprendre comment fonctionne notre corps en matière de nutrition et comment manger sain au quotidien.
Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece by one of the world''s greatest thinkers. It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory. To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders.>
***'Awe-inspiring... You will learn more about human nature than in any other book I can think of' Henry Marsh THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER / WINNER OF THE 2017 LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE 'One of the best scientist-writers of our time' Oliver Sacks Why do human beings behave as they do?
We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over the other?
Every act of human behaviour has multiple layers of causation, spiralling back seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, even centuries, right back to the dawn of time and the origins of our species.
In the epic sweep of history, how does our biology affect the arc of war and peace, justice and persecution? How have our brains evolved alongside our cultures?
This is the exhilarating story of human morality and the science underpinning the biggest question of all: what makes us human?
