The LEGO Castle Book

LEGO® bricks meet The Way Things Work in this fun, informative tour of the world of engineering, from the creative mind of expert LEGO® builder Jeff Friesen.<BR><BR>In The LEGO® Engineer, you’ll explore how some of humanity’s greatest feats of engineering work, from towering skyscrapers to powerful rockets to speeding bullet trains. Then follow step-by-step instructions to build these marvels with LEGO® bricks as you experience the world of engineering in a fun new way.<BR><BR>How do diesel and electric engines work together to drive massive freight trains? How does a container ship’s bow shape contribute to its fuel efficiency? How do cable-stayed bridges distribute weight differently than suspension bridges? You’ll learn the answers to these engineering questions and more as you build your way through over 30 models, all designed by LEGO® expert Jeff Friesen. Understanding the engineering principles behind these structures will not only help you better appreciate the world around you, but will also help you make your own LEGO® builds more realistic.<BR><BR>LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this book.

Erforsche mit LEGO® die Welt der Ingenieurskunst- Bilder echter Bauwerke und Konstruktionen, gepaart mit Bauanleitungen für LEGO-Modelle- kurze, illustrierte Erklärung wichtiger Konstruktionsprinzipien- für Kinder ab 10 Jahren und ErwachseneMit 'LEGO-Ingenieurskunst' erfindest du anhand von 30 LEGO-Modellen einige der größten technischen Meisterleistungen der Menschheit neu: Tunnelbohrmaschinen, superschnelle Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge, sogar die Internationale Raumstation ISS. Jede dieser meisterhaft gestalteten Nachbildungen ist mit einer kurzen Erklärung der Prinzipien verbunden, die ihr zugrunde liegen, sodass du dein Wissen und deine Freude an der Welt der Technik vergrößern kannst. Lerne die Kunst des Ingenieurwesens auf spielerische Art und Weise kennen, während du diese verblüffenden technischen Wunderwerke nachbaust!Dieses Buch ist von der LEGO@-Gruppe weder unterstützt noch autorisiert worden.

Create your own custom city with building instructions for over 50 builds from 8 amazing LEGO Micro Cities!<BR><BR>Build a beautiful LEGO® city that's small enough to hold in your hands! Filled with striking photos, step-by-step instructions, and countless ideas for customization, LEGO Micro Cities shows you how building small can open up new possibilities for the creative builder. You'll learn everything you need to know to create your own micro city, from building the foundation to adding convincing architectural details that will bring your city to life.<BR><BR>LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this book.

Sharpen your Java skills and boost your potential as an IT specialist. This book introduces you to the basic Java features and APIs needed to prepare for a career in programming and development.You'll first receive an introduction to Java and then explore language features ranging from comments though exception/error handling, focusing mainly on language syntax and a few select syntax-related APIs. This constitutes the heart of the book, and you'll use these building blocks to construct simple Java programs, and learn where Java's implementations of expressions (and operators), and statements diverge from other languages. The final few chapters tour some additional APIs such as the Math class, related types, String and StringBuffer, and System.Along the way you'll discover some interesting programs, such as Graph (a sine/cosine wave-plotting application) and WC (a word-counting application). Two appendixes provide quick references to Java's supported reserved words, and to Java's supported operators. Equipped with this knowledge, Learn Java Fundamentals will provide you the pathway to explore additional APIs on your own, and increase your Java awareness.What You'll Learn Understand the basics of Java applications and APIs Study language features such as comments, identifiers, variables, types, and literals. Explore operators, expressions, statements, and other key features such as classes, objects, class extension, and class abstraction.Who This Book Is ForDevelopers, programmers, and students with little or no Java experience