Zoho For Dummies
Published on 30. June 2009
336 pages
978-0-470-54385-6 (ISBN)
Description
A great way to get started on this new, FREE, Web-basedproductivity and collaboration tool
Zoho is a very cool-and free-alternative to Microsoft Office.Known as "cloud" computing because it's totally Web-based, Zohoprovides 18 different applications to help you write documents,create spreadsheets, send e-mail, and much more. People love it,but what it doesn't offer are extensive help files, sothat's where this practical book comes in.
Zoho For Dummies shows you how to use Zoho's most widelyused applications, including Zoho Writer, Zoho Notebook, Zoho Show,Zoho Sheet, Zoho DB, Zoho Mail, Zoho Planner, Zoho CRM, and ZohoProjects. You'll get thoroughly up to speed on all common tasks anddiscover enough tips and tricks to get you power-using Zoho in notime.
* Zoho is a free, Web-based alternative to Microsoft Officelaunched in 2007; it is considered to be "cloud computing" becauseit is categorized as Software as a Service (SaaS) andWeb-based
* The book guides you through common tasks and provides tips andtricks to maximize your productivity and minimize hassle
* Covers Zoho Writer, Zoho Notebook, Zoho Show, Zoho Sheet, ZohoDB, Zoho Mail, Zoho Planner, Zoho CRM, and Zoho Projects
* Also provides information about sharing content, scheduling,and more
Get your head in the clouds with this friendly guide tothe exciting new Zoho "cloud" alternative to Microsoft Office.
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Steve Holzner, PhD, is the award-winning author of 112 books, including Joomla! For Dummies and Physics For Dummies. He also teaches programming classes and has consulted for Fortune 100 companies in the area of content management. Steve has been a faculty member at Cornell University and MIT.
Content
Notations vii
Acronyms ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1. Uncertainty Representation Based on Set Theory 1
1.1. Basic set definitions: advantages and weaknesses 3
1.1.1. Interval set 5
1.1.2. Ellipsoidal set 7
1.1.3. Polyhedral set 9
1.1.4. Zonotopic set 12
1.2. Main properties of zonotopes 17
Chapter 2. Several Approaches on Zonotopic Guaranteed Set-Membership Estimation 27
2.1. Context 27
2.2. Problem formulation 32
2.2.1. Singular Value Decomposition-based method 35
2.2.2. Optimization-based methods 40
Chapter 3. Zonotopic Guaranteed State Estimation Based on P-Radius Minimization 49
3.1. Single-Output systems approach 49
3.2. Multi-Output systems approaches 63
3.2.1. General formulation 64
3.2.2. Extensions of the Single-Output systems methodology 67
3.2.3. Dedicated approach for Multi-Output systems 85
Chapter 4. Tube Model Predictive Control Based on Zonotopic Set-Membership Estimation 95
4.1. Context 95
4.2. Problem formulation 100
4.3. Tube-based output feedback Model Predictive Control design 100
4.4. Application on the magnetic levitation system 112
4.4.1. System description 113
4.4.2. Control problem 116
Conclusion and Perspectives 125
Appendix. Basic Matrix Operation Definitions 129
Bibliography 133
Index 149
