I would like to thank my colleague and friend Robert Olson for his efforts in editing this work. I would also like to thank the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at SUNY Fredonia who not only served as my instructors, but also welcomed me back as a colleague. I would also like to thank Drs. Dan Berggren and Charles Telly whose infectious passion for academics has kept myself and countless others engaged in the field.
Finally, I would like to thank those students who participated in reviewing and commenting on drafts of this text:
Dennis Adey
Ankit Ahuja
Julian Anjorin
Brandon Artymowycz
Michael Barry
Selin Bora
James Fefes
Marissa Forward
Melissa Grove
Jenna Hume
John Iburg
Marcello Miceli
James Morrissey
Brett Mueller
Zachary Murray
Jarrett Parow
Erik Pokornowski
Jordan Shelton
Joseph Steinbrenner
Jonathan Wdowiasz