MPC Library Resources
for CSIS and ENGR Students
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CSIS 1 Intro to Computer Science and Information Systms
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Fluency with Information Technology, 2004 2 copies
Larry Snyder
Plus one copy of 2006 Edition
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Dozer’s Quintessential Guide to Computer Literacy 12thed Steve Pannell
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Foundations of Computer Science from Data Manipulation
to Theory of Computation
Behrouz Forouzan
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Computer Concepts 5th Edition
June J. Parsons
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Creating Web Pages with HTML Simplified 2nd Edition IDG’s 3D Visual
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CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference
Terrence Masson
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Teach Yourself Visually: Flash 5
Sherry W. Kinkoph
CSIS 10A Beginning Programming C++
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Using C++: An Introduction to Programming, 2nd Ed
Hennefeld
Absolute C++ (2 copies)
Savitch
Engineering Problem Solving with C++: An Object Based
Approach
Ingber and Etter
Schaum’s Easy Outlines Programming with C++
John Hubbard
Numerical Methods for Engineers with Programming
and Software Applications 3rd Edition
Steven Chapra
How to Program C++ Introducting Object-Oriented Design
with the UML
Deitel&Deitel
Problem Solving with C++ The Object of Programming
3rd Edition
Walter Savitch
C++ for Dummies 4th Edition
Stephen Davis
Engineering Problem Solving with C++: An Object Based
Approach
Ingber and Etter
CSIS 10B Advanced Programming C++
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ADT’s, Data Structures, and Problem Solving
1 Copy 2nd, 1 Copy 1st Edition
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Lab Manual to Accompany ADT’s, Data Structures,
and Problem Solving
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Data Abstration and Problem Solving C++
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Absolute C++ (2 copies)
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Data Structures, Algorithms, and Applications in C++
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C++ plus Data Structures 2nd ed.
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Author
Nyhoff
Nyhoff
Carrano
Savitch
Sartaj Sahni
Dale and Teague
CSIS 80 Intro to Unix
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A Practical Guide to Linux
Linux Desk Reference
Red Hat Linux for Dummies
Revolution OS (Video on History of Linux)
Author
Mark Sobell
Scott Hawkins
Hall and Sery
Wonderview Prod.
CSIS 82 Unix Administration
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Linux System Administration
Red Hat Linux Network Management Tools
Gagne
Steve Maxwell
ENGR 1 Intro to Engineering
BOOKS
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Engineering Your Future, A Student’s Guide (3 copies)
Oakes, Leone, Gunn
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Engineering Your Future, A Project-Based Approach
Oakes, Leone, Gunn
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“Why the future doesn’t need us”, Bill Joy, Wired Magazine, April '00
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“The Right Stuff” (commercial space race), Carl Hoffman, Wired, July, 03
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Engineering Fundamentals
Moaveni
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The Civilized Engineer
Samuel Florman
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Why Things Bite Back
Edward Tenner
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Introduction To Engineering Design
Arvid Eide, et al.
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Great jobs in engineering
Garner
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Majoring in egineering
VIDEOS
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Battle of the X-Planes: Developing America’s Next Fighter Nova
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Building the Future: Cities and Pollution
ChipTaylorComm
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Darpa Grand Desert Challenge
Bruce Hall
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Depth Charge (MPC’s 1st Place ROV performance)
Discovery Channel
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Engineering Disasters 6
Modern Marvels
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Engineering: Tiny Nano World
NeoSCI
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Extreme Gadgets (Advanced Sports Materials)
Modern Marvels
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Fuel Your Brain
SJSU Engineering Dept
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Games Machines Play (Competitions)
Scientific American
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Genetic Programming and Machine Intelligence
John Koza
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Machines
Arthur Ganson
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Mission to Mir
IMAX
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Mobile Robots—Saving Time, Lives, Money
Helen Greiner (iRobot)
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Nice Guys Finish Last (Ethics & Whistleblowing)
FilmAustralia
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Radarsat Antarctica Mapping Project &
JPL
Welcome To Outer Space ( Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
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Robots (History and Future Trends)
History Channel
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Spies that Fly: America’s Pilotless Warplanes
Nova
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Speaking of Creativity
Joel Asher Productions
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The Computer
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Modern Marvels
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