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Author: Chaomei Chen
Publisher: Springer London Ltd
Imprint: Springer London Ltd
Edition: 2nd ed. 2004. 2nd printing 2006
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.516kg
ISBN: 9781846283406
ISBN 10: 184628340
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 23 May 2006
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews of the second edition: Information visualization is a young academic specialty, having been practiced now for about a decade. ! This book ! is a survey of the state of the art. ! the reader gets a broad overview of many aspects of this field. ! can get a good sense of this developing field. In each chapter, Chen provides ! . He is clearly excited by his field, and conveys it well in this book. (G. R. Mayforth, Computing Reviews, May, 2005) In summary Information Visualization is a comprehensive text, providing a comprehensive level of information on what is essentially a limitless topic. Although not an easy read, and certainly not for the layman, the text is nevertheless an excellent tool for the researcher to have to hand. Offering a concise overview of the fundamental concepts, where this text really excels is in its focus on application, and extensive referral to 'real-world' examples of Information Visualization, and particularly its use in cross discipline research, If you are a novice in the field, looking for a gentle introduction, look elsewhere. If, however, you know the fundamentals and are looking for a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art, essential details on empirical grounding of techniques, and in particular a wealth of application specific information, then this is likely to be the text for you. (Terence Clifton, Informer 17, pp7-8)
From the reviews of the second edition: Information visualization is a young academic specialty, having been practiced now for about a decade. ... This book ... is a survey of the state of the art. ... the reader gets a broad overview of many aspects of this field. ... can get a good sense of this developing field. In each chapter, Chen provides ... . He is clearly excited by his field, and conveys it well in this book. (G. R. Mayforth, Computing Reviews, May, 2005) In summary Information Visualization is a comprehensive text, providing a comprehensive level of information on what is essentially a limitless topic. Although not an easy read, and certainly not for the layman, the text is nevertheless an excellent tool for the researcher to have to hand. Offering a concise overview of the fundamental concepts, where this text really excels is in its focus on application, and extensive referral to 'real-world' examples of Information Visualization, and particularly its use in cross discipline research, If you are a novice in the field, looking for a gentle introduction, look elsewhere. If, however, you know the fundamentals and are looking for a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art, essential details on empirical grounding of techniques, and in particular a wealth of application specific information, then this is likely to be the text for you. (Terence Clifton, Informer 17, pp7-8)
From the reviews of the second edition: ""Information visualization is a young academic specialty, having been practiced now for about a decade. ! This book ! is a survey of the state of the art. ! the reader gets a broad overview of many aspects of this field. ! can get a good sense of this developing field. In each chapter, Chen provides ! . He is clearly excited by his field, and conveys it well in this book.""(G. R. Mayforth, Computing Reviews, May, 2005) In summary Information Visualization is a comprehensive text, providing a comprehensive level of information on what is essentially a limitless topic. Although not an easy read, and certainly not for the layman, the text is nevertheless an excellent tool for the researcher to have to hand. Offering a concise overview of the fundamental concepts, where this text really excels is in its focus on application, and extensive referral to 'real-world' examples of Information Visualization, and particularly its use in cross discipline research, If you are a novice in the field, looking for a gentle introduction, look elsewhere. If, however, you know the fundamentals and are looking for a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art, essential details on empirical grounding of techniques, and in particular a wealth of application specific information, then this is likely to be the text for you. (Terence Clifton, Informer 17, pp7-8)
From the reviews of the second edition: Information visualization is a young academic specialty, having been practiced now for about a decade. ! This book ! is a survey of the state of the art. ! the reader gets a broad overview of many aspects of this field. ! can get a good sense of this developing field. In each chapter, Chen provides ! . He is clearly excited by his field, and conveys it well in this book. (G. R. Mayforth, Computing Reviews, May, 2005) In summary Information Visualization is a comprehensive text, providing a comprehensive level of information on what is essentially a limitless topic. Although not an easy read, and certainly not for the layman, the text is nevertheless an excellent tool for the researcher to have to hand. Offering a concise overview of the fundamental concepts, where this text really excels is in its focus on application, and extensive referral to 'real-world' examples of Information Visualization, and particularly its use in cross discipline research, If you are a novice in the field, looking for a gentle introduction, look elsewhere. If, however, you know the fundamentals and are looking for a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art, essential details on empirical grounding of techniques, and in particular a wealth of application specific information, then this is likely to be the text for you. (Terence Clifton, Informer 17, pp7-8)
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