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Join Kanna, Kanta, Yamane, and Gloria in The Manga Guide to the Universe as they explore our solar system, the Milky Way, and faraway galaxies in search of the universe’s greatest mysteries: dark matter, cosmic expansion, and the Big Bang itself.

As you rocket across the night sky, you’ll become acquainted with modern astronomy and astrophysics, as well as the classical discoveries and theories on which they’re built. You’ll even learn why some scientists believe finding extraterrestrial life is inevitable!

You’ll also learn about:

• Discoveries made by Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Hubble, and other seminal astronomers
• Theories of the universe’s origins, evolution, and geometry
• The ways you can measure and observe heavenly bodies with different telescopes, and how astronomers calculate distances in space
• Stellar classifications and how the temperature, size, and magnitude of a star are related
• Cosmic background radiation, what the WMAP satellite discovered, and scientists’ predictions for the future of the universe

So dust off your flight suit and take a fantastic voyage through the cosmos in The Manga Guide to the Universe.

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COMPREHENSIVE Succeed with comprehensive learning and practice tests

• Master the NCLEX®-PN exam materials in all tested subject areas
• Prepare with four comprehensive practice tests
• Analyze your test readiness and areas for further study with topic-focused chapter tests
• CD-ROM–based practice exam includes an interactive Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) engine for a meaningful exam experience with approximately 500 questions
• Learn important test-taking strategies to maximize your score and diminish your anxiety

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We provide you with the proven study tools and expert insight that will help you score higher on your exam.

• Study Tips like the advice and instruction that a personal tutor might provide.
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• Comprehensive discussion of all subject areas covered on the NCLEX®-PN Exam.
• Practice Questions that include detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers—so you can learn the material from your success and mistakes. Download Now »

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As an enterprise administrator, you likely are responsible for translating business goals into technology decisions and designs and for developing mid-range and long-term strategies. You are responsible for making key decisions and recommendations about network infrastructure, directory services, identity management, security policies, business continuity, IT administrative structure, best practices, standards, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Your job role involves 20 percent operations, 60 percent engineering, and 20 percent support tasks.

By using this training kit, you will learn how to do the following:

• Plan network and application services
• Design core identity and access management components
• Design support identity and access management components
• Design for business continuity and data availability

Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises. Then assess yourself using 200+ practice questions on the CD, which features multiple, customizable testing options to meet your specific needs. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get an exam discount voucher—making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment. Download Now »

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EXAM PREP GUIDE Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-516—and on the job—with this official Microsoft study guide. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises.

Maximize your performance on the exam by mastering the skills and experience measured by these objectives:

• Modeling data
• Managing connections and context
• Querying data
• Manipulating data
• Developing and deploying reliable applications

PRACTICE TESTS Assess your skills with the practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.

Table of Contents
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Lesson 1: Working with the DataTable and DataSet Classes
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This training kit is designed for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium-sized to large companies and who also plan to take the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) 70-642 exam. We assume that before you begin using this training kit, you have a basic understanding of Windows server operating systems and common Internet technologies.

The material covered in this training kit and on the 70-642 exam relates to fundamental networking features such as addressing, name resolution, remote access, and printing. The topics in this training kit cover what you need to know for the exam as described in the Preparation Guide for the 70-642 exam, which is available at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-642.

By using this training kit, you will learn how to do the following:

• Configure IP addressing, routing, and IPsec.
• Configure name resolution by using Domain Name System (DNS).
• Configure remote and wireless network access.
• Configure Network Access Protection (NAP).
• Configure file and print services.
• Monitor and manage a network infrastructure. Download Now »

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Everything’s gone screwy at Tagai Academy. When the headmaster forces Minagi’s entire class to study Einstein’s theory of relativity over summer school, Minagi volunteers to go in their place. There’s just one problem: He’s never even heard of relativity before! Luckily, Minagi has the plucky Miss Uraga to teach him.

Follow along with The Manga Guide to Relativity as Minagi learns about the non-intuitive laws that shape our universe. Before you know it, you’ll master difficult concepts like inertial frames of reference, unified spacetime, and the equivalence principle. You’ll see how relativity affects modern astronomy and discover why GPS systems and other everyday technologies depend on Einstein’s extraordinary discovery.

The Manga Guide to Relativity also teaches you how to:

• Understand and use E = mc², the world’s most famous equation
• Calculate the effects of time dilation using the Pythagorean theorem
• Understand classic thought experiments like the Twin Paradox, and see why length contracts and mass increases at relativistic speeds
• Grasp the underpinnings of Einstein’s special and general theories of relativity

If the idea of bending space and time really warps your brain, let The Manga Guide to Relativity straighten things out. Download Now »