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R Programming for Bioinformatics (Chapman & Hall/Crc Computer Science & Data Analysis)

• ISBN:
• 1420063677
• Authors:
• Robert Gentleman

Shows how R can be used to solve bioinformatics and computational biology problems Due to its data handling and modeling capabilities as well as its flexibility, R is becoming the most widely used software in bioinformatics. R Programming for Bioinformatics explores the programming skills needed to use this software tool for the solution of bioinformatics and computational biology problems. From the co-developer of R and lead founder of the...

GCSE Mathematics (Instant Revision)

• ISBN:
• 0007109725
• Authors:
• Paul Metcalf

This guide provides instant revision notes, with self-check questions and grade-boosting tutorials in a pocket-sized pack.

AS Maths (Instant Revision)

• ISBN:
• 0007172699
• Authors:
• Jenny Sharp, Stewart Townend

Instant revision notes for AS, with self-check questions and grade-boosting tutorials in a handy A5-sized book. Written by experienced teachers who know what students need for that final -- instant -- check!Ready made revision notes cover the whole of the AS course and cut down on revision time. Self check questions at every stage ensure revision is active and effective. Grade-boosting tutorials from the examiner provide expert advice on how to...

Mastering Technical Mathematics, Third Edition

• ISBN:
• 0071494480
• Authors:
• Stan Gibilisco, Norman Crowhurst

A thorough revision of the classic tutorial of scientific and engineering mathematics For more than fifteen years, Mastering Technical Mathematics has been the definitive self-teaching guide for those wishing to boost their career by learning the principles of mathematics as they apply to science and engineering. Featuring the same user-friendly pedagogy, practical examples, and detailed illustrations that have made this resource a favorite of...

Boundary Elements: Theory and Applications

• ISBN:
• 0080441076
• Authors:
• J.T. Katsikadelis

The author's ambition for this publication was to make BEM accessible to the student as well as to the professional engineer. For this reason, his main task was to organize and present the material in such a way so that the book becomes "user-friendly" and easy to comprehend, taking into account only the mathematics and mechanics to which students have been exposed during their undergraduate studies. This effort led to an innovative, in many...

Sobolev Spaces, Volume 140, Second Edition (Pure and Applied Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0120441438
• Authors:
• Robert A. Adams, John J. F. Fournier

Sobolev Spaces presents an introduction to the theory of Sobolev Spaces and other related spaces of function, also to the imbedding characteristics of these spaces. This theory is widely used in pure and Applied Mathematics and in the Physical Sciences. This second edition of Adam's 'classic' reference text contains many additions and much modernizing and refining of material. The basic premise of the book remains unchanged: Sobolev Spaces is...

Probability & Measure Theory, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 0120652021
• Authors:
• Robert B. Ash, Catherine A. Doléans-Dade

Probability and Measure Theory, Second Edition , is a text for a graduate-level course in probability that includes essential background topics in analysis. It provides extensive coverage of conditional probability and expectation, strong laws of large numbers, martingale theory, the central limit theorem, ergodic theory, and Brownian motion. * Clear, readable style * Solutions to many problems presented in text * Solutions manual for...

Geometry of Manifolds (Pure & Applied Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0121024504
• Authors:
• Richard L. Bishop

This volume is a reprint with few corrections of the original work published in 1964. Starting with the notion of differential manifolds, the first six chapters lay a foundation for the study of Riemannian manifolds through specializing the theory of connections on principle bundles and affine connections. The geometry of Riemannian manifolds is emphasized, as opposed to global analysis, so that the theorems of Hopf-Rinow, Hadamard-Cartan, and...

Nitric Oxide: Biology and Pathobiology

• ISBN:
• 0123704200

Nitric oxide (NO) is a gas that transmits signals in an organism. Signal transmission by a gas that is produced by one cell and which penetrates through membranes and regulates the function of another cell represents an entirely new principle for signaling in biological systems. NO is a signal molecule of key importance for the cardiovascular system acting as a regulator of blood pressure and as a gatekeeper of blood flow to different organs. NO...

Cryptographic Boolean Functions and Applications

• ISBN:
• 0123748909
• Authors:
• Thomas W. Cusick, Pantelimon Stanica

Boolean functions are the building blocks of symmetric cryptographic systems. Symmetrical cryptographic algorithms are fundamental tools in the design of all types of digital security systems (i.e. communications, financial and e-commerce). Cryptographic Boolean Functions and Applications is a concise reference that shows how Boolean functions are used in cryptography. Currently, practitioners who need to apply Boolean functions in the design of...

Algebraic Groups and Number Theory, Volume 139 (Pure and Applied Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0125581807
• Authors:
• Vladimir Platonov, Andrei Rapinchuk, Rachel Rowen

This milestone work on the arithmetic theory of linear algebraic groups is now available in English for the first time. Algebraic Groups and Number Theory provides the first systematic exposition in mathematical literature of the junction of group theory, algebraic geometry, and number theory. The exposition of the topic is built on a synthesis of methods from algebraic geometry, number theory, analysis, and topology, and the result is a...

Real-variable methods in harmonic analysis, Volume 123 (Pure and Applied Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0126954607

An exploration of the unity of several areas in harmonic analysis, this text emphasizes real-variable methods. Discusses classical Fourier series, summability, norm convergence, and conjugate function. Examines the Hardy-Littlewood maximal function, the Calderón-Zygmund decomposition, the Hilbert transform and properties of harmonic functions, the Littlewood-Paley theory, more. 1986 edition.

Multigrid

• ISBN:
• 012701070X
• Authors:
• Ulrich Trottenberg, Cornelius W. Oosterlee, Anton Schuller

Multigrid presents both an elementary introduction to multigrid methods for solving partial differential equations and a contemporary survey of advanced multigrid techniques and real-life applications. Multigrid methods are invaluable to researchers in scientific disciplines including physics, chemistry, meteorology, fluid and continuum mechanics, geology, biology, and all engineering disciplines. They are also becoming increasingly important in...

Algebra: Abstract and Concrete (Stressing Symmetry) (2nd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 0130673420
• Authors:
• Frederick M. Goodman

This introduction to modern or abstract algebra addresses the conventional topics of groups, rings, and fields with symmetry as a unifying theme, while it introduces readers to the active practice of mathematics. Its accessible presentation is designed to teach users to think things through for themselves and change their view of mathematics from a system of rules and procedures, to an arena of inquiry. The volume provides plentiful exercises...

Mathematics for the Trades (8th Edition)

• ISBN:
• 0132321025
• Authors:
• Robert A. Carman, Hal M. Saunders

For Basic Math, Math for the Trades, Occupational Math, and similar basic math skills courses servicing trade or technical programs at the undergraduate/graduate level. THE leader in trades and occupational mathematics,Mathematics for the Trades: A Guided Approach focuses on fundamental concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. It supports these concepts with practical applications in a variety of technical and career...

The Medieval Vision: Essays in History and Perception

• ISBN:
• 0195019636
• Authors:
• Carolly Erickson

This exceptionally readable book describes how medieval men and women perceived their world, and how their vision of it colored their ideas about natural and supernatural occurrences and their attitudes about land and property, government, the role of women, crime, lawlessness, and outlaws.

Godel's Incompleteness Theorems (Oxford Logic Guides, No 19)

• ISBN:
• 0195046722
• Authors:
• Raymond M. Smullyan

Kurt Godel, the greatest logician of our time, startled the world of mathematics in 1931 with his Theorem of Undecidability, which showed that some statements in mathematics are inherently "undecidable." His work on the completeness of logic, the incompleteness of number theory, and the consistency of the axiom of choice and the continuum theory brought him further worldwide fame. In this introductory volume, Raymond Smullyan, himself a...

Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart

• ISBN:
• 0195143817
• Authors:
• Gerd Gigerenzer, Peter M. Todd, ABC Research Group

Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart invites readers to embark on a new journey into a land of rationality that differs from the familiar territory of cognitive science and economics. Traditional views of rationality tend to see decision makers as possessing superhuman powers of reason, limitless knowledge, and all of eternity in which to ponder choices. To understand decisions in the real world, we need a different, more psychologically...

Radical Interpretation and Indeterminacy

• ISBN:
• 0195145062
• Authors:
• Timothy McCarthy

McCarthy develops a theory of radical interpretation--the project of characterizing from scratch the language and attitudes of an agent or population--and applies it to the problems of indeterminacy of interpretation first described by Quine. The major theme in McCarthy's study is that a relatively modest set of interpretive principles, properly applied, can serve to resolve the major indeterminacies of interpretation.

Nonextensive Entropy: Interdisciplinary Applications (Proceedings Volume in the Santa Fe Institute Studies in the Sciences of Complexity,)

• ISBN:
• 0195159764

A great variety of complex phenomena in many scientific fields exhibit power-law behavior, reflecting a hierarchical or fractal structure. Many of these phenomena seem to be susceptible to description using approaches drawn from thermodynamics or statistical mechanics, particularly approaches involving the maximization of entropy and of Boltzmann-Gibbs statistical mechanics and standard laws in a natural way. The book addresses the...

India: The Emerging Giant

• ISBN:
• 0195315030
• Authors:
• Arvind Panagariya

India is not only the world's largest and fiercely independent democracy, but also an emerging economic giant. But to date there has been no comprehensive account of India's remarkable growth or the role policy has played in fueling this expansion. India: The Emerging Giant fills this gap, shedding light on one of the most successful experiments in economic development in modern history. Why did the early promise of the Indian economy not...

Vector Bundles on Algebraic Varieties: Papers presented at the Bombay Colloquium 1984 (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay// Studies in Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0195620143
• Authors:
• Michael F. Atiyah

This work is a collection of the original papers presented at an international colloquium concerned with "Vector Bundles on Algebraic Varieties" held at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, in 1984. The purpose of the colloquium--and of this authoritative volume--is to highlight recent developments in the general area of vector bundles as well as principal bundles on both affine and projective varieties. Among the topics discussed...

Inverse Eigenvalue Problems: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications (Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation)

• ISBN:
• 0198566646
• Authors:
• Moody T. Chu, Gene H. Golub

Inverse eigenvalue problems arise in a remarkable variety of applications and associated with any inverse eigenvalue problem are two fundamental questions-the theoretic issue on solvability and the practical issue on computability. Both questions are difficult and challenging. In this text, the authors discuss the fundamental questions, some known results, many applications, mathematical properties, a variety of numerical techniques as well as...

Category Theory (Oxford Logic Guides)

• ISBN:
• 0198568614
• Authors:
• Steve Awodey

This text and reference book on Category Theory, a branch of abstract algebra, is aimed not only at students of Mathematics, but also researchers and students of Computer Science, Logic, Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Philosophy, and any of the other fields that now make use of it. Containing clear definitions of the essential concepts, illuminated with numerous accessible examples, and providing full proofs of all important propositions and...

Vagueness in Context

• ISBN:
• 0199280398
• Authors:
• Stewart Shapiro

Stewart Shapiro's ambition in Vagueness in Context is to develop a comprehensive account of the meaning, function, and logic of vague terms in an idealized version of a natural language like English. It is a commonplace that the extensions of vague terms vary according to their context: a person can be tall with respect to male accountants and not tall (even short) with respect to professional basketball players. The key feature of Shapiro's...

Reason's Neglect: Rationality and Organizing

• ISBN:
• 019929836X
• Authors:
• Barbara Townley

Reason, and the need to Be Rational, are essential dimensions of society and the organizations we live and work in. Yet the "rationalization" of working and administrative processes, or the "rationality" studied in social sciences, is all too often, used, understood, and interpreted in an extremely narrow sense. Reason's Neglect does three things. Firstly, it argues that rationality is a leitmotif of organization studies, but one that has often...

Metametaphysics: New Essays on the Foundations of Ontology

• ISBN:
• 0199546045

Metaphysics asks questions about existence: for example, do numbers really exist? Metametaphysics asks questions about metaphysics: for example, do its questions have determinate answers? If so, are these answers deep and important, or are they merely a matter of how we use words? What is the proper methodology for their resolution? These questions have received a heightened degree of attention lately with new varieties of ontological...

The Man Who Believed He Was King of France: A True Medieval Tale

• ISBN:
• 0226145255
• Authors:
• Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri

Replete with shady merchants, scoundrels, hungry mercenaries, scheming nobles, and maneuvering cardinals, The Man Who Believed He Was King of France proves the adage that truth is often stranger than fiction—or at least as entertaining. The setting of this improbable but beguiling tale is 1354 and the Hundred Years’ War being waged for control of France. Seeing an opportunity for political and material gain, the demagogic dictator of...

Technologies of Power: Essays in Honor of Thomas Parke Hughes and Agatha Chipley Hughes

• ISBN:
• 0262011840

An examination of technology, on a wide, social scale, and as a phenomenon. Takes a historical view of technology and power in the Cold War era, and in other contexts, featuring the work of Tom Hughes, a man known for his intellectual explorations of technology. DLC: History--technology.

Strategies and Games: Theory and Practice

• ISBN:
• 0262041693
• Authors:
• Prajit K. Dutta

Game theory has become increasingly popular among undergraduate as well as business school students. This text is the first to provide both a complete theoretical treatment of the subject and a variety of real-world applications, primarily in economics, but also in business, political science, and the law. Strategies and Games grew out of Prajit Dutta's experience teaching a course in game theory over the last six years at Columbia University....

Global Trade and Conflicting National Interests (Lionel Robbins Lectures)

• ISBN:
• 0262072092
• Authors:
• Ralph E. Gomory, William J. Baumol

In this book Ralph Gomory and William Baumol adapt classical trade models to the modern world economy. Trade today is dominated by manufactured goods, rapidly moving technology, and huge firms that benefit from economies of scale. This is very different from the largely agricultural world in which the classical theories originated. Gomory and Baumol show that the new and significant conflicts resulting from international trade are inherent in...

Complex Demonstratives: A Quantificational Account

• ISBN:
• 0262112639
• Authors:
• Jeffrey C. King

Since the late 1970s, the orthodox view of complex ‘that’ phrases (e.g., ‘that woman eating a granola bar’) has been that they are contextually sensitive devices of direct reference. In Complex Demonstratives, Jeffrey King challenges that orthodoxy, showing that quantificational accounts not only are as effective as direct reference accounts but also handle a wider range of data. After providing arguments against direct reference...

Contracts in Trade and Transition: The Resurgence of Barter

• ISBN:
• 0262133997
• Authors:
• Dalia Marin, Monika Schnitzer

Difficulties in contract enforcement impede international transactions in the world economy and domestic transactions in transition economies. In Contracts in Trade and Transition , Dalia Marin and Monika Schnitzer explain how barter as an economic institution can facilitate contract enforcement across national borders in international trade and within borders in transition countries. The authors show that international countertrade--tying an...

How Users Matter: The Co-Construction of Users and Technology (Inside Technology)

• ISBN:
• 0262151073

Users have become an integral part of technology studies. The essays in this volume look at the creative capacity of users to shape technology in all phases, from design to implementation. Using a variety of theoretical approaches, including a feminist focus on users and use (in place of the traditional emphasis on men and machines), concepts from semiotics, and the cultural studies view of consumption as a cultural activity, these essays...

Causation, Prediction, and Search, Second Edition (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning)

• ISBN:
• 0262194406
• Authors:
• Peter Spirtes, Clark Glymour, Richard Scheines

What assumptions and methods allow us to turn observations into causal knowledge, and how can even incomplete causal knowledge be used in planning and prediction to influence and control our environment? In this book Peter Spirtes, Clark Glymour, and Richard Scheines address these questions using the formalism of Bayes networks, with results that have been applied in diverse areas of research in the social, behavioral, and physical sciences. The...

The Heirs of Archimedes: Science and the Art of War through the Age of Enlightenment (Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science and Technology)

• ISBN:
• 026219516X

The integration of scientific knowledge and military power began long before the Manhattan Project. In the third century BC, Archimedes was renowned for his research in mechanics and mathematics as well as for his design and coordination of defensive siegecraft for Syracuse during the Second Punic War. This collection of essays examines the emergence during the early modern era of mathematicians, chemists, and natural philosophers who, along...

The Political Future of Social Security in Aging Societies

• ISBN:
• 026257246X
• Authors:
• Vincenzo Galasso

Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2007. Doubts about the ability of industrialized countries to continue to provide a sufficient level of retirement benefits to a growing number of retirees has fueled much recent debate and inspired a variety of recommendations for reform. Few major reforms, however, have actually been implemented. In The Political Future of Social Security in Aging Societies , Vincenzo Galasso argues that the success of any...

Student Solutions Manual for Mathematics for Economics - 2nd Edition

• ISBN:
• 0262582015
• Authors:
• Michael Hoy, John Livernois, Chris McKenna, Ray Rees, Anthanassios Stengos

This text offers a presentation of the mathematics required to tackle problems in economic analysis. After a review of the fundamentals of sets, numbers, and functions, it covers limits and continuity, the calculus of functions of one variable, linear algebra, multivariate calculus, and dynamics.

Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production

• ISBN:
• 0262693135
• Authors:
• Vaclav Smil

The industrial synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen has been of greater fundamental importance to the modern world than the invention of the airplane, nuclear energy, space flight, or television. The expansion of the world's population from 1.6 billion people in 1900 to today's six billion would not have been possible without the synthesis of ammonia. In Enriching the Earth , Vaclav Smil begins with a discussion of nitrogen's unique...

What Stalin Knew: The Enigma of Barbarossa

• ISBN:
• 0300107803
• Authors:
• Mr. David E. Murphy

This extensively researched book illuminates many of the enigmas that have surrounded the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, offering keen insights into Stalin’s thinking and the reasons for his catastrophic blunder.  “If, after the war, the Soviet Union had somehow been capable of producing an official inquiry into the catastrophe of 6/22—comparable in its mandate to the 9/11 commission here—its report might have read a little like...

Congratulations … You're Gifted!: Discovering Your God-Given Shape to Make a Difference in the World (Invert)

• ISBN:
• 0310277256
• Authors:
• Doug Fields, Erik Rees

Based on the popular S.H.A.P.E. book for adults, this teen version walks through the same process of discovery with students. Written by the bestselling author and pastor at Saddleback Church, Doug Fields, this book will help teenagers understand who they are, how they can serve, and why they serve.

Gastrointestinal Surgery: Pathophysiology and Management

• ISBN:
• 0387007210
• Authors:
• Haile T. Debas

GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT is an invaluable reference text for surgeons and surgical trainees. Written entirely by Dr. Haile T. Debas, Dean of School of Medicine and former Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, at the University of California, San Francisco, this book provides the unified approach only found in a single-authored text. Based on the three pillars of understanding particular disease...

The Criminology of White-Collar Crime (Topics in Applied Physics; V. 36)

• ISBN:
• 0387095012

Over the last few decades, interest in white-collar crime has tended to take a back seat to 'street' offenses in terms of theory and research. In response, and reflecting the rising general interest in business and middle/ upper class lawbreaking, "The Criminology of White-Collar Crime" brings the study of white-collar offending back into the criminology mainstream, analyzing why members of higher social strata resort to criminal activity and...

How to Multiply Matrices Faster (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

• ISBN:
• 0387138668
• Authors:
• Victor Pan

Intuitive Probability and Random Processes using MATLAB

• ISBN:
• 0387241574
• Authors:
• Steven Kay

Intuitive Probability and Random Processes using MATLAB® is an introduction to probability and random processes that merges theory with practice. Based on the author’s belief that only "hands-on" experience with the material can promote intuitive understanding, the approach is to motivate the need for theory using MATLAB examples, followed by theory and analysis, and finally descriptions of "real-world" examples to acquaint the reader with a...

Continuous System Simulation

• ISBN:
• 0387261028
• Authors:
• Francois E. Cellier, Ernesto Kofman

Continuous System Simulation describes systematically and methodically how mathematical models of dynamic systems, usually described by sets of either ordinary or partial differential equations possibly coupled with algebraic equations, can be simulated on a digital computer. Modern modeling and simulation environments relieve the occasional user from having to understand how simulation really works. Once a mathematical model of a process has...

Numerical Approximation Methods for Elliptic Boundary Value Problems: Finite and Boundary Elements (Texts in Applied Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0387313125
• Authors:
• Olaf Steinbach

The book contains chapter summaries and excercises at the end of each chapter.

Waves and Compressible Flow (Texts in Applied Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 038740399X
• Authors:
• Hilary Ockendon, John R. Ockendon

This books aims to provide students and rsearchers with a basis for understanding the wide range of wave phenomena with which any mathematician may be confronted in applications. Compressible flow is the main focus of the book however the authors show how wave phenomena in electromagentism and solid mechanics can be treated using similar mathematical methods. This book originated from a course at Oxford University and previous book by H Ockendon...

Kolmogorov Complexity and Computational Complexity (E a T C S Monographs on Theoretical Computer Science)

• ISBN:
• 0387558403

An Invitation to C*-Algebras (Graduate Texts in Mathematics 39) (v. 39)

• ISBN:
• 0387901760
• Authors:
• William Arveson

This book is an introduction to C^*-algebras and their representations on Hilbert spaces. The presentation is as simple and concrete as possible; the book is written for a second-year graduate student who is familiar with the basic results of functional analysis, measure theory and Hilbert spaces. The author does not aim for great generality, but confines himself to the best-known and also to the most important parts of the theory and the...

Lecture Notes on Elementary Topology and Geometry (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0387902023
• Authors:
• I. M. Singer, J. A. Thorpe

At the present time, the average undergraduate mathematics major finds mathematics heavily compartmentalized. After Calculus, students take courses in analysis and algebra, and depending on their interest, they take courses in special topics. If the student is exposed to topology, it is usually straightforward point set topology; if the student is exposed to geometry, it is usually classical differential geometry. These notes are an attempt to...

Partial Differential Equations II: Qualitative Studies of Linear Equations (Applied Mathematical Sciences, Volume 116)

• ISBN:
• 0387946519
• Authors:
• Michael E. Taylor

This is the second of three volumes on partial differential equations. It builds upon the basic theory of linear PDE given in Volume 1, and pursues some more advanced topics in linear PDE. Analytical tools introduced in Volume 2 for these studies include pseudodifferential operators, the functional analysis of self-adjoint operators, and Wiener measure. There is also a development of basic differential geometrical concepts, centered about...

Introduction to Graphical Modelling

• ISBN:
• 0387950540
• Authors:
• David Edwards

Graphic modelling is a form of multivariate analysis that uses graphs to represent models. These graphs display the structure of dependencies, both associational and causal, between the variables in the model. This textbook provides an introduction to graphical modelling with emphasis on applications and practicalities rather than on a formal development. It is bsed on the popular software package for graphical modelling, MIM, a freeware version...

Computational Statistics (Statistics and Computing)

• ISBN:
• 0387981438
• Authors:
• James E. Gentle

Computational inference has taken its place alongside asymptotic inference and exact techniques in the standard collection of statistical methods. Computational inference is based on an approach to statistical methods that uses modern computational power to simulate distributional properties of estimators and test statistics. This book describes computationally-intensive statistical methods in a unified presentation, emphasizing techniques, such...

Foundations of Differential Calculus

• ISBN:
• 0387985344
• Authors:
• Euler

The positive response to the publication of Blanton's English translations of Euler's "Introduction to Analysis of the Infinite" confirmed the relevance of this 240 year old work and encouraged Blanton to translate Euler's "Foundations of Differential Calculus" as well. The current book constitutes just the first 9 out of 27 chapters. The remaining chapters will be published at a later time. With this new translation, Euler's thoughts will not...

Probabilistic Networks and Expert Systems (Information Science and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0387987673
• Authors:
• Robert G. Cowell, A.Philip Dawid, Steffen L. Lauritzen, David J. Spiegelhalter

Winner of the 2002 DeGroot Prize. Awarded by the International Society for Bayesian Analysis to a book judged to represent an important, timely, thorough, and notably original contribution to the statistics literature. Probabilistic expert systems are graphical networks that support the modelling of uncertainty and decisions in large complex domains, while retaining ease of calculation. Building on original research by the authors over a number...

Computational Genome Analysis: An Introduction (Statistics for Biology and Health)

• ISBN:
• 0387987851
• Authors:
• Richard C. Deonier, Simon Tavaré, Michael S. Waterman

Computational Genome Analysis : An Introduction presents the foundations of key problems in computational molecular biology and bioinformatics. It focuses on computational and statistical principles applied to genomes, and introduces the mathematics and statistics that are crucial for understanding these applications. The book is appropriate for a one-semester course for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students, and it can also...

The Mathematical Experience

• ISBN:
• 0395929687
• Authors:
• Phillip J. Davis, Reuben Hersh

This is the classic introduction for the educated lay reader to the richly diverse world of mathematics: its history, philosophy, principles, and personalities.

Hayek Versus Marx (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy)

• ISBN:
• 0415464889
• Authors:
• Eric Aarons

The aim of the book is to stimulate the realignment of political, theoretical and philosophical thinking that is now beginning in response to global warming. The author provides an examination of the theories of the most prominent social philosophers of the 19th and 20th centuries – Karl Marx and Friedrich Hayek. He does so in the belief that the work of these two thinkers, in their commonalities and differences, successes and failures,...

Engineering Noise Control: Theory and Practice

• ISBN:
• 0415487072
• Authors:
• David Bies, Colin Hansen

This book should be of interest to intermediate and advanced undergraduate mechanical engineering students; accoustical and noise-control consultants, practising engineers, architects and all other professionals concerned with noise abatement and control.

Brain Lipids and Disorders in Biological Psychiatry, Volume 35 (New Comprehensive Biochemistry)

• ISBN:
• 0444509224

Leading authorities examine the possible role of brain lipids in the development of conditions such as schizophrenia, depression, Alzheimer's disease and personality disorders and violence. A better understanding of the underlying causes of these debilitating medical disorders is of utmost importance and may contribute towards a means of prevention, amelioration and cure. The book is intended to stimulate further interest and lead to increased...

Computer Aided Property Estimation for Process and Product Design: Computers Aided Chemical Engineering, Volume 19 (Computer Aided Chemical Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 0444511539

Properties of chemical compounds and their mixtures are needed in almost every aspect of process and product design. When the use of experimental data is not possible, one of the most widely used options in the use of property estimation models. Computer Aided Property Estimation for Process and Product Design provides a presentation of the most suitable property estimation models available today as well as guidelines on how to select an...

Philosophy of Mathematics (Handbook of the Philosophy of Science)

• ISBN:
• 0444515550

One of the most striking features of mathematics is the fact that we are much more certain about the mathematical knowledge we have than about what mathematical knowledge is knowledge of. Are numbers, sets, functions and groups physical entities of some kind? Are they objectively existing objects in some non-physical, mathematical realm? Are they ideas that are present only in the mind? Or do mathematical truths not involve referents of any...

Unstable Singularities and Randomness: Their Importance in the Complexity of Physical, Biological and Social Sciences

• ISBN:
• 0444516131
• Authors:
• Joseph P. Zbilut

Traditionally, randomness and determinism have been viewed as being diametrically opposed, based on the idea that causality and determinism is complicated by "noise." Although recent research has suggested that noise can have a productive role, it still views noise as a separate entity. This work suggests that this not need to be so. In an informal presentation, instead, the problem is traced to traditional assumptions regarding dynamical...

Applications of Functional Analysis and Operator Theory, Volume 200, Second Edition (Mathematics in Science and Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 0444517901
• Authors:
• V. Hutson, J. Pym, M. Cloud

Functional analysis is a powerful tool when applied to mathematical problems arising from physical situations. The present book provides, by careful selection of material, a collection of concepts and techniques essential for the modern practitioner. Emphasis is placed on the solution of equations (including nonlinear and partial differential equations). The assumed background is limited to elementary real variable theory and finite-dimensional...

Dictionary of Distances

• ISBN:
• 0444520872
• Authors:
• Michel Marie Deza, Elena Deza

This book comes out of need and urgency (expressed especially in areas of Information Retrieval with respect to Image, Audio, Internet and Biology) to have a working tool to compare data. The book will provide powerful resource for all researchers using Mathematics as well as for mathematicians themselves. In the time when over-specialization and terminology fences isolate researchers, this Dictionary try to be "centripedal" and "oikoumeni",...

Hypothalamic Integration of Energy Metabolism, Volume 153 (Progress in Brain Research)

• ISBN:
• 0444522611

The prevalence of obesity in developed countries is fast becoming a health issue on par with infectious diseases and malnutrition. Research in this area has grown substantially and includes the neurochemical pathways of the hypothalamus and its role in regulating energy expenditures in the body. This volume in the Progress in Brain Research series examines the emerging role of the hypothalamus as a crucial link between the sensing of nutrients...

Leonhard Euler: Life, Work and Legacy (Studies in the History and Philosophy of Mathematics, Volume 5)

• ISBN:
• 0444527281

The year 2007 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of the Enlightenment's most important mathematicians and scientists, Leonhard Euler. This volume is a collection of 24 essays by some of the world's best Eulerian scholars from seven different countries about Euler, his life and his work. Some of the essays are historical, including much previously unknown information about Euler's life, his activities in the St. Petersburg Academy,...

Tinnitus: Pathophysiology and Treatment, Volume 166 (Progress in Brain Research)

• ISBN:
• 044453167X

Understanding tinnitus and treating patients with tinnitus must involve many disciplines of basic science and clinical practice. The book provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of topics related to tinnitus including its pathophysiology, etiology and treatment. The chapters are written by researchers and clinicians who are active in the areas of basic science such as neurophysiology and neuroanatomy and in clinical specialties of...

Handbook of Differential Equations: Evolutionary Equations, Volume 5

• ISBN:
• 0444532226

The material collected in this volume discusses the present as well as expected future directions of development of the field with particular emphasis on applications. The seven survey articles present different topics in Evolutionary PDE's, written by leading experts. - Review of new results in the area - Continuation of previous volumes in the handbook series covering evolutionary PDEs - New content coverage of DE applications

Handbook of Statistics 6: Sampling (Vol 6)

• ISBN:
• 044470289X
• Authors:
• P. R. Krishnaiah

Hardbound. This volume is devoted to Sample Surveys, which is the most widely used method in statistical practice. It covers many theoretical and practical aspects of social and biological investigations, and is a valuable guide for those involved in designing sample surveys.

Topics in Validated Computations: Proceedings of Imacs-Gamm International Workshop on Validated Computations, Oldenburg, Germany, 30 August - 3 Sept (Studies in Computational Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0444816852

This text provides the interval analysis community with surveys of important recent developments in the creation of validated numerical algorithms. In addition, the publication informs the numerical analysts and appliers of numerical software about the enormous variety of problem-solving algorithms now available, even for sophisticated problems which were beyond reach at the beginning of research some two decades ago. Contributions are sourced...

Recent Topics in Non-Linear Partial Differential Equations (Lecture Notes in Numerical and Applied Analysis) (v. 1)

• ISBN:
• 0444875441

Inference and Prediction in Large Dimensions (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0470017619
• Authors:
• Denis Bosq, Delphine Balnke

This book offers a predominantly theoretical coverage of statistical prediction, with some potential applications discussed, when data and/ or parameters belong to a large or infinite dimensional space. It develops the theory of statistical prediction, non-parametric estimation by adaptive projection – with applications to tests of fit and prediction, and theory of linear processes in function spaces with applications to prediction of...

Basic Biostatistics for Geneticists and Epidemiologists: A Practical Approach

• ISBN:
• 0470024895
• Authors:
• Robert C. Elston, William Johnson

Anyone who attempts to read genetics or epidemiology research literature needs to understand the essentials of biostatistics. This book, a revised new edition of the successful Essentials of Biostatistics has been written to provide such an understanding to those who have little or no statistical background and who need to keep abreast of new findings in this fast moving field. Unlike many other elementary books on biostatistics, the main focus...

Robust Methods in Biostatistics (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0470027266
• Authors:
• Stephane Heritier, Eva Cantoni, Samuel Copt, Maria-Pia Victoria-Feser

Robust statistics is an extension of classical statistics that specifically takes into account the concept that the underlying models used to describe data are only approximate. Its basic philosophy is to produce statistical procedures which are stable when the data do not exactly match the postulated models as it is the case for example with outliers. Robust Methods in Biostatistics proposes robust alternatives to common methods used in...

Chemistry in Motion: Reaction-Diffusion Systems for Micro- and Nanotechnology

• ISBN:
• 0470030437
• Authors:
• Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Change and motion define and constantly reshape the world around us, on scales from the molecular to the global. In particular, the subtle interplay between chemical reactions and molecular transport gives rise to an astounding richness of natural phenomena, and often manifests itself in the emergence of intricate spatial or temporal patterns. The underlying theme of this book is that by “setting chemistry in motion” in a proper way, it is...

SPSS For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

• ISBN:
• 0470113448
• Authors:
• Arthur Griffith

SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is a data management and analysis software that allows users to generate solid, decision-making results by performing statistical analysis This book provides just the information needed: installing the software, entering data, setting up calculations, and analyzing data Covers computing cross tabulation, frequencies, descriptive ratios, means, bivariate and partial correlations, linear...

Statistical Methods in e-Commerce Research (Statistics in Practice)

• ISBN:
• 0470120126
• Authors:
• Wolfgang Jank, Galit Shmueli

This groundbreaking book introduces the application of statistical methodologies to e-Commerce data With the expanding presence of technology in today's economic market, the use of the Internet for buying, selling, and investing is growing more popular and public in nature. Statistical Methods in e-Commerce Research is the first book of its kind to focus on the statistical models and methods that are essential in order to analyze information...

Symmetry: A Journey into the Patterns of Nature

• ISBN:
• 0060789409
• Authors:
• Marcus Du Sautoy

Symmetry is all around us. Our eyes and minds are drawn to symmetrical objects, from the pyramid to the pentagon. Of fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world, this unique, pervasive phenomenon indicates a dynamic relationship between objects. In chemistry and physics, the concept of symmetry explains the structure of crystals or the theory of fundamental particles; in evolutionary biology, the natural world exploits symmetry in...

Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

• ISBN:
• 0073229725
• Authors:
• Kenneth Rosen

Discrete Mathematics and its Applications , Sixth Edition, is intended for one- or two-term introductory discrete mathematics courses taken by students from a wide variety of majors, including computer science, mathematics, and engineering. This renowned best-selling text, which has been used at over 500 institutions around the world, gives a focused introduction to the primary themes in a discrete mathematics course and demonstrates the...

Eigenvalues in Riemannian Geometry, Volume 115, Second Edition (Pure and Applied Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0121706400
• Authors:
• Isaac Chavel

The basic goals of the book are: (i) to introduce the subject to those interested in discovering it, (ii) to coherently present a number of basic techniques and results, currently used in the subject, to those working in it, and (iii) to present some of the results that are attractive in their own right, and which lend themselves to a presentation not overburdened with technical machinery.

Geometric Measure Theory, Third Edition: A Beginner's Guide

• ISBN:
• 0125068514
• Authors:
• Frank Morgan

Geometric measure theory has become increasingly essential to geometry as well as numerous and varied physical applications. The third edition of this leading text/reference introduces the theory, the framework for the study of crystal growth, clusters of soap bubbles, and similar structures involving minimization of energy. Over the past thirty years, this theory has contributed to major advances in geometry and analysis including, for example,...

Introduction to Probability Models, Eighth Edition

• ISBN:
• 0125980558
• Authors:
• Sheldon M. Ross

Introduction to Probability Models, 8th Edition , continues to introduce and inspire readers to the art of applying probability theory to phenomena in fields such as engineering, computer science, management and actuarial science, the physical and social sciences, and operations research. Now revised and updated, this best-selling book retains its hallmark intuitive, lively writing style, captivating introduction to applications from diverse...

The Nature of All Being: A Study of Wittgenstein's Modal Atomism

• ISBN:
• 0195071115
• Authors:
• Raymond Bradley

In this comprehensive study of Wittgenstein's modal theorizing, Bradley offers a radical reinterpretation of Wittgenstein's early thought and presents both an interpretive and a philosophical thesis. A unique feature of Bradley's analysis is his reliance on Wittgenstein's Notebooks, which he believes offer indispensable guidance to the interpretation of difficult passages in the Tractatus. Bradley then goes on to argue that Wittgenstein's...

How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature--Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference, and What It Means for Faith Today

• ISBN:
• 0195161491
• Authors:
• Steven L. McKenzie

More people read the Bible than any other book. Indeed, many try to live their lives according to its words. The question is, do they understand what they're reading? As Steven McKenzie shows in this provocative book, quite often the answer is, "No." McKenzie argues that to comprehend the Bible we must grasp the intentions of the biblical authors themselves--what sort of texts they thought they were writing and how they would have been...

Thinking about Acting: Logical Foundations for Rational Decision Making

• ISBN:
• 0195304810
• Authors:
• John L. Pollock

John Pollock aims to construct a theory of rational decision making for real agents--not ideal agents. Real agents have limited cognitive powers, but traditional theories of rationality have applied only to idealized agents that lack such constraints. Pollock argues that theories of ideal rationality are largely irrelevant to the decision making of real agents. Thinking about Acting aims to provide a theory of "real rationality."

The Structure of Models of Peano Arithmetic (Oxford Logic Guides)

• ISBN:
• 0198568274
• Authors:
• Roman Kossak, Jim Schmerl

Aimed at research logicians and mathematicians, this much-awaited monograph covers over forty years of work on relative classification theory for non-standard models of arithmetic. With graded exercises at the end of each chapter, the book covers basic isomorphism invariants: families of types realized in a model, lattices of elementary substructures and automorphism groups. Many results involve applications of the powerful technique of minimal...

Modality and Tense: Philosophical Papers

• ISBN:
• 0199278709
• Authors:
• Kit Fine

Since the 1970s Kit Fine has been one of the leading contributors to work at the intersection of logic and metaphysics. This is his eagerly-awaited first book in the area. It draws together a series of essays, three of them previously unpublished, on possibility, necessity, and tense. These puzzling aspects of the way the world is have been the focus of considerable philosophical attention in recent decades. A helpful introduction orients the...

Models, Truth, and Realism

• ISBN:
• 0199286698
• Authors:
• Barry Taylor

Barry Taylor's book mounts a major new argument against one of the fundamental tenets of much contemporary philosophy, the idea that we can make sense of reality as existing objectively, independently of our capacities to come to know it. He concludes that there is no defensible notion of truth which preserves the theses of traditional realism, nor any extant position sufficiently true to the ideals of that doctrine to inherit its title. In...

Knowledge, Possibility, and Consciousness (Jean Nicod Lectures)

• ISBN:
• 0262161990
• Authors:
• John Perry

Physicalism is the idea that if everything that goes on in the universe is physical, our consciousness and feelings must also be physical. Ever since Descartes formulated the mind-body problem, a long line of philosophers has found the physicalist view to be preposterous. According to John Perry, the history of the mind-body problem is, in part, the slow victory of physical monism over various forms of dualism. Each new version of dualism claims...

Logic and Language

• ISBN:
• 0333919777
• Authors:
• Neville Dean

Algebra: Volume I: Fields and Galois Theory (Universitext)

• ISBN:
• 0387289305
• Authors:
• Falko Lorenz

From Math Reviews: "This is a charming textbook, introducing the reader to the classical parts of algebra. The exposition is admirably clear and lucidly written with only minimal prerequisites from linear algebra. The new concepts are, at least in the first part of the book, defined in the framework of the development of carefully selected problems. Thus, for instance, the transformation of the classical geometrical problems on constructions...

Encyclopedia of Algorithms (Springer Reference)

• ISBN:
• 0387307702

The Encyclopedia of Algorithms will provide a comprehensive set of solutions to important algorithmic problems for students and researchers interested in quickly locating useful information. The first edition of the reference will focus on high-impact solutions from the most recent decade; later editions will widen the scope of the work. Nearly 500 entries will be organized alphabetically by problem, with subentries allowing for distinct...

Algebra: Volume II: Fields with Structure, Algebras and Advanced Topics (Universitext)

• ISBN:
• 0387724877
• Authors:
• Falko Lorenz

From Math Reviews: This is Volume II of a two-volume introductory text in classical algebra. The text moves carefully with many details so that readers with some basic knowledge of algebra can read it without difficulty. The book can be recommended either as a textbook for some particular algebraic topic or as a reference book for consultations in a selected fundamental branch of algebra. The book contains a wealth of material. Amongst the...

Statistical Learning from a Regression Perspective (Springer Series in Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0387775005
• Authors:
• Richard A. Berk

Statistical Learning from a Regression Perspective considers statistical learning applications when interest centers on the conditional distribution of the response variable, given a set of predictors, and when it is important to characterize how the predictors are related to the response. As a first approximation, this is can be seen as an extension of nonparametric regression. Among the statistical learning procedures examined are bagging,...

The Mathematica GuideBook for Symbolics (w/ DVD)

• ISBN:
• 0387950206
• Authors:
• Michael Trott

This comprehensive, detailed reference for symbolic computation with Mathematica provides the reader with a working knowledge of Mathematica in general and a detailed knowledge of key aspects of Mathematica needed to create the fastest, shortest and most elegant implementations to solve symbolic problems from the natural and physical sciences. The Guidebook gives the user a deeper understanding of Mathematica by instructive implementations,...

Symmetries and Differential Equations (Applied Mathematical Sciences, Vol 81)

• ISBN:
• 0387969969
• Authors:
• George W. Bluman, S. Kumei, G. W. Bluman

A major portion of this book discusses work which has appeared since the publication of the book Similarity Methods for Differential Equations, Springer-Verlag, 1974, by the first author and J.D. Cole. The present book also includes a thorough and comprehensive treatment of Lie groups of tranformations and their various uses for solving ordinary and partial differential equations. No knowledge of group theory is assumed. Emphasis is placed on...

Aspects of British Political History 1914-1995 (Aspects of History)

• ISBN:
• 0415131022
• Authors:
• Stephen J. Lee

HIST 98 short blurb This text examines all the major themes, personalities and issues of this important period in a clear and digestible form. Illustrated with with helpful maps, charts and diagrams. Aspects of British Political History 1914-1995 examines all the major themes, personalities and issues of this important period in a clear and digestible form. It: introduces fresh angles to long-studied topics; consolidates a great body of recent...

Mathematics and the Divine: A Historical Study

• ISBN:
• 0444503285

Mathematics and the Divine seem to correspond to diametrically opposed tendencies of the human mind. Does the mathematician not seek what is precisely defined, and do the objects intended by the mystic and the theologian not lie beyond definition? Is mathematics not Man's search for a measure, and isn't the Divine that which is immeasurable ? The present book shows that the domains of mathematics and the Divine, which may seem so radically...

Mathematical Inequalities, Volume 67 (North-Holland Mathematical Library)

• ISBN:
• 0444517952
• Authors:
• B. G. Pachpatte

The book addresses many important new developments in the field. All the topics covered are of great interest to the readers because such inequalities have become a major tool in the analysis of various branches of mathematics. * It contains a variety of inequalities which find numerous applications in various branches of mathematics. * It contains many inequalities which have only recently appeared in the literature and cannot yet be found in...

Mathematical Models of the Cell and Cell Associated Objects, Volume 206 (Mathematics in Science and Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 0444527141
• Authors:
• Viktor V. Ivanov, Natalya V. Ivanova

This book gives the reader a survey of hundreds results in the field of the cell and cell associated objects modeling. Applications to modeling in the areas of AIDS, cancers and life longevity are investigated in this book. - Introduces and proves fundamental properties of evolutionary systems on optimal distribution of their various resources on their internal and external functions - Gives detailed analysis of applications to modeling AIDS,...

Lying About Hitler: History, Holocaust Holocaust And The David Irving Trial

• ISBN:
• 0465021522
• Authors:
• Richard J. Evans

In ruling against the controversial historian David Irving in his libel suit against the American historian Deborah Lipstadt, last 00/04, the High Court in London labeled him a falsifier of history. No objective historian, declared the judge, would manipulate the documentary record in the way that Irving did. Richard J. Evans, a Cambridge historian and the chief advisor for the defense, uses this pivotal trial as a lens for exploring a range of...

Statistics: An Introduction using R

• ISBN:
• 0470022973
• Authors:
• Michael J. Crawley

Computer software is an essential tool for many statistical modelling and data analysis techniques, aiding in the implementation of large data sets in order to obtain useful results. R is one of the most powerful and flexible statistical software packages available, and enables the user to apply a wide variety of statistical methods ranging from simple regression to generalized linear modelling. Statistics: An Introduction using R is a clear and...

Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Ridge Analyses (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0470053577
• Authors:
• George E. P. Box, Norman R. Draper

The essential source on building empirical models has been revised and updated with timely new techniques, exercises, and expanded materials, offering students a comprehensive introduction to the subject, and researchers an ideal reference. George Box and Norman Draper—renowned authorities in the field—continue to set the standard with the Second Edition of Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Ridge Analyses.

Essential Mathematics and Statistics for Science

• ISBN:
• 0470694491
• Authors:
• Dr. Graham Currell, Dr. Antony Dowman

This book is a completely revised and updated version of this invaluable text which allows science students to extend necessary skills and techniques, with the topics being developed through examples in science which are easily understood by students from a range of disciplines. The introductory approach eases students into the subject, progressing to cover topics relevant to first and second year study and support data analysis for final year...

Global and Transnational Business: Strategy and Management

• ISBN:
• 0470851260
• Authors:
• George Stonehouse, David Campbell, Jim Hamill, Tony Purdie

In this new edition of a successful textbook the authors assess the turbulent environment in which international businesses operate and the approaches to strategy formulation and implementation which can be adopted. They also examine the functional and operational management of companies and fuse together the theoretical and empirical aspects of international management. New material includes coverage of leadership in transnational companies,...

Finite Mixture Models (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0471006262
• Authors:
• Geoffrey McLachlan, David Peel

An up-to-date, comprehensive account of major issues in finite mixture modeling This volume provides an up-to-date account of the theory and applications of modeling via finite mixture distributions. With an emphasis on the applications of mixture models in both mainstream analysis and other areas such as unsupervised pattern recognition, speech recognition, and medical imaging, the book describes the formulations of the finite mixture approach,...

Algebraic Methods in the Global Theory of Complex Spaces

• ISBN:
• 0471018090
• Authors:
• Constantin Banica, Octavian Stanasila

A Weak Convergence Approach to the Theory of Large Deviations (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0471076724
• Authors:
• Paul Dupuis, Richard S. Ellis

Applies the well-developed tools of the theory of weak convergence of probability measures to large deviation analysis—a consistent new approach The theory of large deviations, one of the most dynamic topics in probability today, studies rare events in stochastic systems. The nonlinear nature of the theory contributes both to its richness and difficulty. This innovative text demonstrates how to employ the well-established linear techniques of...

Stochastic Dynamic Programming and the Control of Queueing Systems

• ISBN:
• 0471161209
• Authors:
• Linn I. Sennott

A path-breaking account of Markov decision processes-theory and computation This book's clear presentation of theory, numerous chapter-end problems, and development of a unified method for the computation of optimal policies in both discrete and continuous time make it an excellent course text for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Its comprehensive coverage of important recent advances in stochastic dynamic programming makes it a...

Generalized, Linear, and Mixed Models (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 047119364X
• Authors:
• Charles E. McCulloch, Shayle R. Searle

Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics A modern perspective on mixed models The availability of powerful computing methods in recent decades has thrust linear and nonlinear mixed models into the mainstream of statistical application. This volume offers a modern perspective on generalized, linear, and mixed models, presenting a unified and accessible treatment of the newest statistical methods for analyzing correlated, nonnormally distributed...

Planning, Construction, and Statistical Analysis of Comparative Experiments (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0471213950
• Authors:
• Francis G. Giesbrecht, Marcia L. Gumpertz

At once a comprehensive handbook for the active researcher and a thorough introduction for the advanced student, this reference provides: * Coverage of wide range of applications, including agricultural sciences, animal and biomedi-cal sciences, and industrial and engineering studies * Information on new developments in the design of fractional factorials with non-prime numbers of levels in mixed-level fractional factorials * Detailed...

Statistical Methods in Diagnostic Medicine (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0471347728
• Authors:
• Xiao-Hua Zhou, Donna K. McClish, Nancy A. Obuchowski

An important role of diagnostic medicine research is to estimate and compare the accuracies of diagnostic tests. This book provides a comprehensive account of statistical methods for design and analysis of diagnostic studies, including sample size calculations, estimation of the accuracy of a diagnostic test, comparison of accuracies of competing diagnostic tests, and regression analysis of diagnostic accuracy data. Discussing recently developed...

Computational Dynamics

• ISBN:
• 0471371440
• Authors:
• Ahmed Shabana

A practical approach to the computational methods used to solve real-world dynamics problems Computational dynamics has grown rapidly in recent years with the advent of high-speed digital computers and the need to develop simulation and analysis computational capabilities for mechanical and aerospace systems that consist of interconnected bodies. Computational Dynamics, Second Edition offers a full introduction to the concepts, definitions, and...

Statistical Rules of Thumb (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0471402273
• Authors:
• Gerald van Belle

Statistics–in one handy reference Not even the most brilliant statistician can instantly recall every rule and concept that forms the daily bread of statistical work. For every practitioner and student without a photographic memory, here is an eminently practical, easy-to-use, concise sourcebook that puts a broad range of topics instantly at your fingertips. Sensibly organized for quick reference, Statistical Rules of Thumb compiles simple...

The Topology of Chaos: Alice in Stretch and Squeezeland

• ISBN:
• 0471408166
• Authors:
• Robert Gilmore, Marc Lefranc

A new approach to understanding nonlinear dynamics and strange attractors The behavior of a physical system may appear irregular or chaotic even when it is completely deterministic and predictable for short periods of time into the future. How does one model the dynamics of a system operating in a chaotic regime? Older tools such as estimates of the spectrum of Lyapunov exponents and estimates of the spectrum of fractal dimensions do not...

Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenance (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 0471413739

Introducing a groundbreaking companion book to a bestselling reliability text Reliability is one of the most important characteristics defining the quality of a product or system, both for the manufacturer and the purchaser. One achieves high reliability through careful monitoring of design, materials and other input, production, quality assurance efforts, ongoing maintenance, and a variety of related decisions and activities. All of these...

Decision Theory: Principles and Approaches (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 047149657X
• Authors:
• Giovanni Parmigiani, Lurdes Inoue

Decision theory provides a formal framework for making logical choices in the face of uncertainty. Given a set of alternatives, a set of consequences, and a correspondence between those sets, decision theory offers conceptually simple procedures for choice. This book presents an overview of the fundamental concepts and outcomes of rational decision making under uncertainty, highlighting the implications for statistical practice. The authors have...

Finite Element Methods for Flow Problems

• ISBN:
• 0471496669
• Authors:
• Jean Donea, Antonio Huerta

Taking an engineering, rather than a mathematical, approach, Finite Element Methods for Flow Problems presents the fundamentals of stabilized finite element methods of the Petrov–Galerkin type developed as an alternative to the standard Galerkin method for the analysis of steady and time-dependent problems. The material presented here epitomizes the forefront of current research in several areas of computational fluid dynamics and combines...

Linear Statistical Models

• ISBN:
• 0471571504
• Authors:
• James H. Stapleton

Linear Statistical Models Developed and refined over a period of twenty years, the material in this book offers an especially lucid presentation of linear statistical models. These models lead to what is usually called "multiple regression" or "analysis of variance" methodology, which, in turn, opens up a wide range of applications to the physical, biological, and social sciences, as well as to business, agriculture, and engineering. Unlike...

Alternate Realities: Mathematical Models of Nature and Man

• ISBN:
• 047161842X
• Authors:
• John L. Casti

Praise for Alternate Realities Mathematical Models of Nature and Man "…covers the major topics completely and accurately within the context of current knowledge. Indeed, to my knowledge, there is no book which does so nearly as completely and well." —George Leitmann, University of California, Berkeley "Surveys an extensive amount of modern mathematics…introduces and outlines some of these basic modern ideas for the non-specialist."...

Optimal Statistical Decisions (Wiley Classics Library)

• ISBN:
• 047168029X
• Authors:
• Morris H. DeGroot

The Wiley Classics Library consists of selected books that have become recognized classics in their respective fields. With these new unabridged and inexpensive editions, Wiley hopes to extend the life of these important works by making them available to future generations of mathematicians and scientists.

Partial Differential Equations and the Finite Element Method (Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts)

• ISBN:
• 0471720704
• Authors:
• Pavel olín

A systematic introduction to partial differential equations and modern finite element methods for their efficient numerical solution Partial Differential Equations and the Finite Element Method provides a much-needed, clear, and systematic introduction to modern theory of partial differential equations (PDEs) and finite element methods (FEM). Both nodal and hierachic concepts of the FEM are examined. Reflecting the growing complexity and...

Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Student Solutions Manual and Study Guide

• ISBN:
• 0471726443
• Authors:
• Erwin Kreyszig

This market leading text is known for its comprehensive coverage, careful and correct mathematics, outstanding exercises and self contained subject matter parts for maximum flexibility. Thoroughly updated and streamlined to reflect new developments in the field, the ninth edition of this bestselling text features modern engineering applications and the uses of technology. Kreyszig introduces engineers and computer scientists to advanced math...

The Art and Craft of Problem Solving

• ISBN:
• 0471789011
• Authors:
• Paul Zeitz

The newly revised Second Edtion of this distinctive text uniquely blends interesting problems with strategies, tools, and techniques to develop mathematical skill and intuition necessary for problem solving. Readers are encouraged to do math rather than just study it. The author draws upon his experience as a coach for the International Mathematics Olympiad to give students an enhanced sense of mathematics and the ability to investigate and...

Stochastic Programming (Wiley Interscience Series in Systems and Optimization)

• ISBN:
• 0471951080
• Authors:
• Peter Kall, Stein W. Wallace

Carefully written to cover all necessary background material from both linear and non-linear programming as well as probability theory, the book brings together the methods and techniques previously described in disparate sources. Topics include decision trees and dynamic programming, recourse problems, probabilistic constraints, preprocessing and network problems. Emphasises the appropriate use of the techniques described. Exercises are...

Calculus of Variations

• ISBN:
• 0486414485
• Authors:
• I. M. Gelfand, S. V. Fomin

First six chapters include theory of fields and sufficient conditions for weak and strong extrema. Chapter 7 considers application of variation methods to systems with infinite degrees of freedom, and Chapter 8 deals with direct methods in the calculus of variations. Problems follow each chapter and the two appendices. Fresh, lively text is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in math and physics.

The Philosophy of Mathematics: Translated from Cours de Philosophie Positive by W. M. Gillespie (Dover Phoenix Editions)

• ISBN:
• 0486442497
• Authors:
• Auguste Comte

Written by the nineteenth-century French philosophical founder of positivism, this comprehensive map of mathematical science assigns to each part of the complex whole its true position and value. The two-part treatment begins with a general view of mathematical analysis and advances to algebra, continuing with an exploration of geometry's ancient and modern methods.

Mathematics for Algorithm and Systems Analysis

• ISBN:
• 0486442500
• Authors:
• Edward A. Bender, S. Gill Williamson

Discrete mathematics is fundamental to computer science, and this up-to-date text assists undergraduates in mastering the ideas and mathematical language to address problems that arise in the field's many applications. It consists of 4 units of study: counting and listing, functions, decision trees and recursion, and basic concepts of graph theory.

An Essay on the Foundations of Modern Geometry (Dover Phoenix Editions)

• ISBN:
• 0486495558
• Authors:
• Bertrand Russell

This classic presents a mathematical and physical analysis of the place of the a priori in geometric knowledge. Its author, a Nobel Laureate and one of the 20th century's most important logicians, asks and answers a variety of basic questions about the intersection of philosophy and higher mathematics. 1897 edition.

Advanced Number Theory

• ISBN:
• 048664023X
• Authors:
• Harvey Cohn

Eminent mathematician, teacher approaches algebraic number theory from historical standpoint. Demonstrates how concepts, definitions, theories have evolved during last 2 centuries. Abounds with numerical examples, over 200 problems, many concrete, specific theorems. Numerous graphs, tables.

Integral Equations

• ISBN:
• 0486648281
• Authors:
• F. G. Tricomi

Authoritative, well-written basic treatment of extremely useful mathematical tool. Topics include Volterra Equations, Fredholm Equations, Symmetric Kernels and Orthogonal Systems of Functions, Types of Singular or Nonlinear Integral Equations, more. Advanced undergraduate to graduate level. Exercises. Bibliography.

Optimization Theory with Applications

• ISBN:
• 048665205X
• Authors:
• Donald A. Pierre

Unique treatment presents broad spectrum of approaches with balance between classical and modern techniques. Topics include classical theory of minima and maxima, classical calculus of variations, the simplex technique and linear programming, search techniques and nonlinear programming, optimality and dynamic programming, and more. Many detailed problems, examples; reference sections for additional reading. 1969 ed.

Challenging Problems in Geometry

• ISBN:
• 0486691543
• Authors:
• Alfred S. Posamentier, Charles T. Salkind

Stimulating collection of unusual problems dealing with congruence and parallelism, the Pythagorean theorem, circles, area relationships, Ptolemy and the cyclic quadrilateral, collinearity and concurrency and many other topics. Arranged in order of difficulty. Detailed solutions.

Analogies Between Analogies: The Mathematical Reports of S.M. Ulam and his Los Alamos Collaborators (Los Alamos Series in Basic and Applied Sciences)

• ISBN:
• 0520052900
• Authors:
• S. M. Ulam

During his forty-year association with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, mathematician Stanislaw Ulam produced many Laboratory Reports, usually in collaboration with colleagues. Some remain classified to this day. The rest are in this volume, easily accessible for the first time to mathematicians, physical scientists, and historians. The timeliness of these papers is remarkable. They contain seminal ideas in fields such as the theory of...

Principia Mathematica 3 volume set (v. 1-3)

• ISBN:
• 052106791X
• Authors:
• Alfred North Whitehead, Bertrand Russell

Principia Mathematica was first published in 1910-13; this is the ninth impression of the second edition of 1925-7. The Principia has long been recognised as one of the intellectual landmarks of the century. It was the first book to show clearly the close relationship between mathematics and formal logic. Starting from a minimal number of axioms, Whitehead and Russell display the structure of both kinds of thought. No other book has had such an...

Computability: An Introduction to Recursive Function Theory

• ISBN:
• 0521223849
• Authors:
• Nigel Cutland

What can computers do in principle? What are their inherent theoretical limitations? These are questions to which computer scientists must address themselves. The theoretical framework which enables such questions to be answered has been developed over the last fifty years from the idea of a computable function: intuitively a function whose values can be calculated in an effective or automatic way. This book is an introduction to computability...

A Concise Introduction to the Theory of Numbers

• ISBN:
• 0521286549
• Authors:
• Alan Baker

Number theory has a long and distinguished history and the concepts and problems relating to the subject have been instrumental in the foundation of much of mathematics. In this book, Professor Baker describes the rudiments of number theory in a concise, simple and direct manner. Though most of the text is classical in content, he includes many guides to further study which will stimulate the reader to delve into the great wealth of literature...

Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings

• ISBN:
• 052129648X

The twentieth century has witnessed an unprecedented 'crisis in the foundations of mathematics', featuring a world-famous paradox (Russell's Paradox), a challenge to 'classical' mathematics from a world-famous mathematician (the 'mathematical intuitionism' of Brouwer), a new foundational school (Hilbert's Formalism), and the profound incompleteness results of Kurt Gödel. In the same period, the cross-fertilization of mathematics and philosophy...

The Uses of Literacy in Early Mediaeval Europe

• ISBN:
• 0521344093

The book investigates the ways in which literacy was important in early medieval Europe, and examines the context of literacy, its uses, levels, and distribution, in a number of different early medieval societies, including Ireland, Anglo-Saxon England, Visigothic and Umayyad Spain, Papal Rome, and Byzantium, between c. 400 and c. 1000. The contributors set out to provide the factual basis for assessments of the significance of literacy in the...

Kummer's Quartic Surface (Cambridge Mathematical Library)

• ISBN:
• 0521397901
• Authors:
• R. W. H. Hudson

The theory of surfaces has reached a certain stage of completeness and major efforts concentrate on solving concrete questions rather than further developing the formal theory. Many of these questions are touched on in this classic volume: such as the classification of quartic surfaces, the description of moduli spaces for abelian surfaces, and the automorphism group of a Kummer surface. First printed in 1905 after the untimely death of the...

Elementary Probability

• ISBN:
• 0521534283
• Authors:
• David Stirzaker

This fully revised and updated new edition of the well established textbook affords a clear introduction to the theory of probability. Topics covered include conditional probability, independence, discrete and continuous random variables, generating functions and limit theorems, and an introduction to Markov chains. The text is accessible to undergraduate students and provides numerous examples and exercises to help develop the important skills...

Introductory Algebraic Number Theory

• ISBN:
• 0521540119
• Authors:
• Saban Alaca, Kenneth S. Williams

Suitable for senior undergraduates and beginning graduate students in mathematics, this book is an introduction to algebraic number theory at an elementary level. Prerequisites are kept to a minimum, and numerous examples illustrating the material occur throughout the text. References to suggested readings and to the biographies of mathematicians who have contributed to the development of algebraic number theory are provided at the end of each...

Multidimensional Real Analysis I: Differentiation (Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics) (Vol 1)

• ISBN:
• 0521551145
• Authors:
• J. J. Duistermaat, J. A. C. Kolk

Volume 1 provides a comprehensive review of differential analysis in multidimensional Euclidean space.

Presentations of Groups (London Mathematical Society Student Texts)

• ISBN:
• 0521585422
• Authors:
• D. L. Johnson

Emphasizing computational techniques, this book provides an accessible and lucid introduction to combinatorial group theory. Rigorous proofs of all theorems and a light, informal style make Presentations of Groups a self-contained combinatorics class. Numerous and diverse exercises provide readers with a thorough overview of the subject. While catering to combinatorics beginners, this book also includes the frontiers of research, and explains...

An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

• ISBN:
• 052161323X
• Authors:
• Yehuda Pinchover, Jacob Rubinstein

A complete introduction to partial differential equations, this textbook provides a rigorous yet accessible guide to students in mathematics, physics and engineering. The presentation is lively and up to date, paying particular emphasis to developing an appreciation of underlying mathematical theory. Beginning with basic definitions, properties and derivations of some basic equations of mathematical physics from basic principles, the book...

Markov Chains and Stochastic Stability (Cambridge Mathematical Library)

• ISBN:
• 0521731828
• Authors:
• Sean Meyn, Richard L. Tweedie

Meyn & Tweedie is back! The bible on Markov chains in general state spaces has been brought up to date to reflect developments in the field since 1996 - many of them sparked by publication of the first edition. The pursuit of more efficient simulation algorithms for complex Markovian models, or algorithms for computation of optimal policies for controlled Markov models, has opened new directions for research on Markov chains. As a result, new...

Causality: Models, Reasoning, and Inference

• ISBN:
• 0521773628
• Authors:
• Judea Pearl

Written by one of the pre-eminent researchers in the field, this book provides a comprehensive exposition of modern analysis of causation. It shows how causality has grown from a nebulous concept into a mathematical theory with significant applications in the fields of statistics, artificial intelligence, philosophy, cognitive science, and the health and social sciences. Pearl presents a unified account of the probabilistic, manipulative,...

Women at the Gates: Gender and Industry in Stalin's Russia

• ISBN:
• 0521780640
• Authors:
• Wendy Z. Goldman

In the annals of Industrialization, the Soviet experience is unique in its whirlwind rapidity. The vast transformations that shook Europe over the centuries--proletarianization, industrialization, urbanization--were telescoped into a mere decade. The working class grew at an unprecedented rate, changing in size and social composition, and in no other country of the world did women constitute such a significant part of the working class in so...

Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering: A Comprehensive Guide

• ISBN:
• 0521813727
• Authors:
• K. F. Riley, M. P. Hobson, S. J. Bence

The new edition of this highly acclaimed textbook contains several major additions, including more than four hundred new exercises (with hints and answers). To match the mathematical preparation of current senior college and university entrants, the authors have included a preliminary chapter covering areas such as polynomial equations, trigonometric identities, coordinate geometry, partial fractions, binomial expansions, induction, and the...

Solving ODEs with MATLAB

• ISBN:
• 0521824044
• Authors:
• L. F. Shampine, I. Gladwell, S. Thompson

This book is a text for a one-semester course for upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students in engineering, science, and mathematics. Prerequisites are a first course in the theory of ODEs and a survey course in numerical analysis, in addition to specific programming experience, preferably in MATLAB, and knowledge of elementary matrix theory. Professionals will also find that this useful concise reference contains reviews of...

Mind, Brain and Education in Reading Disorders (Cambridge Studies in Cognitive and Perceptual Development)

• ISBN:
• 0521854792

One of the key topics for establishing meaningful links between brain sciences and education is the development of reading. How does biology constrain learning to read? How does experience shape the development of reading skills? How does research on biology and behaviour connect to the ways that schools, teachers and parents help children learn to read, particularly in the face of disabilities that interfere with learning? This book addresses...

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

• ISBN:
• 0521884713

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a key technique in modern reproductive medicine. Originally developed to help couples who were at risk of transmitting single-gene genetic abnormalities to their children, the development of the FISH technique broadened chromosome analysis to include detection of more complex inherited abnormalities. The last decade has seen the development of aneuploidy screening (PGS) for infertile couples, using the...

The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis

• ISBN:
• 0534386709
• Authors:
• Fred Ramsey, Daniel Schafer

STATISTICAL SLEUTH is an innovative treatment of general statistical methods, taking full advantage of the computer, both as a computational and an analytical tool. The material is independent of any specific software package. In "The American Statistician" (February 2000, Vol. 54, No. 1), George Cobb commented, "What is new and different about Ramsey and Schafer's book, what makes it a 'larger contribution,' is that it gives much more...

A Treatise On The Analytical Dynamics Of Particles And Rigid Bodies: With An Introduction To The Problem Of Three Bodies (1917)

• ISBN:
• 0548641307
• Authors:
• E. T. Whittaker

There can be few books on mathematical mechanics as famous as this, a work that forms a comprehensive account of all the classical results of analytical dynamics.

Trial by Fire (The Hundred Years War II)

• ISBN:
• 0571207375
• Authors:
• Jonathan Sumption

This second volume on the Hundred Years War traces Edward III's increasing domination of France, from the fall of Calais in 1347 up to 1369. The period is dominated by a succession of crises in French affairs of state; crises that brought it to the verge of ruin. The catastrophic defeat at Poitiers - at the hands of England's Black Prince - followed by the capture of the King, revolutions in Paris and the countryside, and a humiliating treaty of...

Understanding Basic Statistics, Brief

• ISBN:
• 0618632271
• Authors:
• Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase

A condensed, streamlined version of the popular, widely used Understandable Statistics, 8/e, this text offers instructors an effective solution to teaching the essentials of statistics within a shorter time frame. Designed to help students overcome their apprehension about statistics, Understanding Basic Statistics, 4/e is a thorough, accessible text that demonstrates the applicability of statistics in the real world. Student-friendly highlights...

Philosophy of Logic: An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies)

• ISBN:
• 0631218688

This volume provides a comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary readings in the philosophy of logic.

Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through The Wilds of Strategic Management

• ISBN:
• 0684847434
• Authors:
• Henry Mintzberg, Joseph Lampel, Bruce Ahlstrand

Strategy making is considered the high point of managerial activity. But bombarded by fads and fixes, most managers have been groping blindly to get their arms around the proverbial elephant. Now Henry Mintzberg, author of the award-winning The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, has teamed up with Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel to create a powerful antidote: a comprehensive and illuminating -- as well as colorful -- tour through the fields...

The Topology of Fibre Bundles. (PMS-14)

• ISBN:
• 0691005486
• Authors:
• Norman Steenrod

Fibre bundles, now an integral part of differential geometry, are also of great importance in modern physics--such as in gauge theory. This book, a succinct introduction to the subject by renown mathematician Norman Steenrod, was the first to present the subject systematically. It begins with a general introduction to bundles, including such topics as differentiable manifolds and covering spaces. The author then provides brief surveys of...

Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy

• ISBN:
• 069101695X
• Authors:
• Eric D. Weitz

Weimar Germany still fascinates us, and now this complex and remarkably creative period and place has the history it deserves. Eric Weitz's Weimar Germany reveals the Weimar era as a time of strikingly progressive achievements--and even greater promise. With a rich thematic narrative and detailed portraits of some of Weimar's greatest figures, this comprehensive history recaptures the excitement and drama as it unfolded, viewing Weimar in its...

Religion and National Identity: Wales and Scotland c1700-2000 (University of Wales - Bangor History of Religion)

• ISBN:
• 070831662X
• Authors:
• Robert Pope

While the Christian faith has played a major part in the history of both Wales and Scotland, there has been little previous work looking at their histories in a comparative manner. In the light of the establishment of the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Parliament, this issue is of particular contemporary importance. This collection discusses religion in Scotland and Wales from a historical perspective and examines the contribution of religion...

Magic in Ancient Egypt

• ISBN:
• 0714119369
• Authors:
• Geraldine Pinch

Reclaims Egyptian mysticism from the loony fringe. A serious exploration of how different sorts of `magic' were used in very practical ways by a society known throughout the ancient world as the `mother of magicians'. A final chapter examines its persistent fascination.

Calculus in Context

• ISBN:
• 0716726300
• Authors:
• James Callahan, David A. Cox, Kenneth R. Hoffman, Donal O'Shea, Harriet Pollatsek, Lester Senechal

For courses currently engaged, or leaning toward calculus reform. Callahan fully embraces the calculus reform movement in technology and pedagogy, while taking it a step further with a unique organization and applications to real-world problems.

Vector Calculus

• ISBN:
• 0716749920
• Authors:
• Jerrold E. Marsden, Anthony Tromba

Now in its fifth edition, Vector Calculus helps students gain an intuitive and solid understanding of this important subject. The book’s careful account is a contemporary balance between theory, application, and historical development, providing it’s readers with an insight into how mathematics progresses and is in turn influenced by the natural world.

The Making of Modern America: The Nation from 1945 to the Present

• ISBN:
• 0742548198
• Authors:
• Gary A. Donaldson

When World War II ended in 1945, America emerged as the only superpower. It had defeated Germany and Japan, it was the only nation with the bomb, and much of the rest of the world lay in ruins as a result of the war. In addition, the wartime economy had dragged the nation out of the worst depression in modern history. The United States seemed on the verge of its greatest age, and from that starting point, its people embarked on a journey through...

Corporate Capitalism and Political Philosophy

• ISBN:
• 0745317553
• Authors:
• Suman Gupta

This book is a political philosophical critique of corporate capitalism. Corporate capitalism is usually examined from a sociological or economic viewpoint, and this book breaks new ground in providing a thorough account of the mechanisms which define it from a philosophical perspective, revealing how these processes determine the way we live today.Marxist and other left-oriented political philosophies had ideological roots that were based,...

Invisible Giant: Cargill and its Transnational Strategies

• ISBN:
• 0745319599
• Authors:
• Brewster Kneen

* No hold's barred exposé of the world's largest food company * Uncovers predatory activities and unfettered monopoly that effect every American consumer Transnational corporations straddle the globe, largely unseen by the public. Cargill, with its headquarters in the US, is the largest private corporation in North America, and possibly in the world. Cargill trades in food commodities and produces a great many of them: grains, flour, malt,...

Failing Peace: Gaza and athe Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

• ISBN:
• 0745322352
• Authors:
• Sara Roy

This book is the culmination of 20 years of research, fieldwork and analysis on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the impact of Israeli occupation. Discussion of Israeli policy toward Palestinians is often regarded as a taboo subject, with the result that few people -- especially in the U.S. -- understand the origins and consequences of the conflict. Roy's book provides an indispensable context for understanding why the situation remains so...

Israel and Palestine: Competing Histories

• ISBN:
• 0745325661
• Authors:
• Mike (Glasgow University Media Group) Berry, Greg Philo

-- Ideal for anyone approaching the subject for the first time this is the most accurate, accessible and up-to-date account available -- Following on from their acclaimed book Bad News from Israel, Greg Philo and Mike Berry present a concise guide to the Israel-Palestine conflict. This uniquely accessible book will appeal to anyone looking for an approachable introduction. Uniquely, the authors show how there are many different, competing...

The Battle for China's Past: Mao and the Cultural Revolution

• ISBN:
• 0745327818
• Authors:
• Mobo Gao

Mao and his policies have long been demonized in the West, with the Cultural Revolution considered a fundamental violation of human rights. As China embraces capitalism, the Mao era is being denigrated by the Chinese political and intellectual elite. This book tackles the extremely negative depiction of China under Mao in recent publications and argues that most people in China, including the rural poor and the urban working class, actually...

Project Disasters and How to Survive Them

• ISBN:
• 0749443081
• Authors:
• David Nickson Sir, Suzy Siddons

* Takes a real-world view of project management

Retailing Logistics and Fresh Food Packaging: Managing Change in the Supply Chain

• ISBN:
• 0749455179
• Authors:
• Kerstin Gustafsson, Gunilla Jonson, David Smith, Leigh Sparks

The supply of fresh food is being transformed: retailers are gaining increasing power and control from manufacturers, and the location and nature of production is evolving. In Retailing Logistics and Fresh Food Packaging , an international team of practitioners and academics analyze state of the art packaging logistics for fresh food retailing.  Drawing on primary research from the UK, Europe and the USA, their study demonstrates the benefits...

Just-In-Time Math for Engineers

• ISBN:
• 0750675357
• Authors:
• Archibald Fripp Dr. Archibald Fripp is an electrical engineer and materials scientist. He was a senior scientist at NASA and managed many space shuttle experiments. He retired from NASA in 1998 but still consults for them on semiconductor and microgravity

Just-In-Time Math is a concise review and summary of the mathematical principles needed by all engineering professionals. Topics covered include differential calculus, integral calculus, complex numbers, differential equations, engineering statistics, and partial derivatives. Numerous example engineering problems are included to show readers how to apply mathematical techniques to a wide range of engineering situations. This is the perfect...

Chemical Process Equipment: Selection and Design (Butterworth's Series in Chemical Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 0750693851
• Authors:
• James R. Couper, W. Roy Penney, James R. Fair, Stanley M. Walas

Chemical Process Equipment is a guide to the selection and design of a wide range of chemical process equipment. Emphasis is placed on specific information concerning the process design and performance of equipment. To this end, attention is given to examples of successful applications, and a generous number of line sketches showing the functioning of equipment is included with many graphs and tables giving their actual performance. For...

Book of Numbers

• ISBN:
• 0785824472
• Authors:
• Tim Glynne-Jones

To the Desert and Back: The Story of the Most Dramatic Business Transformation on Record

• ISBN:
• 0787966770
• Authors:
• Philip H. Mirvis, Karen Ayas, George Roth

Dove, Lipton, Knorr, Ben & Jerry's, and Slim*Fast are a few of the brands that are part of the $66 billion global empire known as Unilever. When the story opens, one of its divisions is in deep trouble— declining volume, eroding margins, critical quality problems— and is close to being sold off. Then Tex Gunning, its visionary new division chairman, takes the stage, an expanding circle of young leaders takes charge, and once-skeptical...

Logic and Existence (Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

• ISBN:
• 0791432327
• Authors:
• Jean Hyppolite

Logic and Existence, which originally appeared in 1952, completes the project Hyppolite began with Genesis and Structure of Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit." Taking up successively the role of language, reflection, and categories in Hegel's Science of Logic, Hyppolite illuminates Hegelianism's most obscure dialectical synthesis: the relation between the phenomenology and the logic.

Identity and Difference: Studies in Hegel's Logic, Philosophy of Spirit, and Politics

• ISBN:
• 0791471675

Contributors draw on Hegel's account of identity and difference to challenge conventional theories of identity.

Classical and New Inequalities in Analysis (Mathematics and its Applications)

• ISBN:
• 0792320646
• Authors:
• Dragoslav S. Mitrinovic, J. Pecaric, A.M Fink

This volume presents a comprehensive compendium of classical and new inequalities as well as some recent extensions to well-known ones. Variations of inequalities ascribed to Abel, Jensen, Cauchy, Chebyshev, Hölder, Minkowski, Stefferson, Gram, Fejér, Jackson, Hardy, Littlewood, Po'lya, Schwarz, Hadamard and a host of others can be found in this volume. The more than 1200 cited references include many from the last ten years which appear in a...

Fuzzy Set Theory - and Its Applications

• ISBN:
• 079239075X
• Authors:
• Hans-Jurgen Zimmermann

Since its inception 20 years ago the theory of fuzzy sets has advanced in a variety of ways and in many disciplines. Applications of this theory can be found in artificial intelligence, computer science, control engineering, decision theory, expert systems, logic, management science, operations research, pattern recognition, robotics and others. Theoretical advances, too, have been made in many directions, and a gap has arisen between advanced...

Jesus and the Spirit: A Study of the Religious and Charismatic Experience of Jesus and the First Christians as Reflected in the New Testament

• ISBN:
• 0802842917
• Authors:
• James D. G. Dunn

In this book James D. G. Dunn explores the nature of the religious experiences that were at the forefront of emerging Christianity. Dunn first looks at the religious experience of Jesus, focusing especially on his experience of God in terms of his sense of sonship and his consciousness of the Spirit. He also considers the question of whether Jesus was a charismatic. Next Dunn examines the religious experiences of the earliest Christian...

The Origins of the Final Solution: The Evolution of Nazi Jewish Policy, September 1939-March 1942 (Comprehensive History of the Holocaust)

• ISBN:
• 0803213271
• Authors:
• Christopher R. Browning

In 1939, the Nazi regime’s plans for redrawing the demographic map of Eastern Europe entailed the expulsion of millions of Jews. By the fall of 1941, these plans had shifted from expulsion to systematic and total mass murder of all Jews within the Nazi grasp. The Origins of the Final Solution is the most detailed and comprehensive analysis ever written of what took place during this crucial period—of how, precisely, the Nazis’ racial...

The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States, and the Philippines

• ISBN:
• 0807829854
• Authors:
• Paul A. Kramer

In 1899 the United States, having announced its arrival as a world power during the Spanish-Cuban-American War, inaugurated a brutal war of imperial conquest against the Philippine Republic. Over the next five decades, U.S. imperialists justified their colonial empire by crafting novel racial ideologies adapted to new realities of collaboration and anticolonial resistance. In this pathbreaking, transnational study, Paul Kramer reveals how racial...

The Rise and Fall of the Brezhnev Doctrine in Soviet Foreign Policy (The New Cold War History)

• ISBN:
• 0807854115
• Authors:
• Matthew J. Ouimet

Since the sudden collapse of the communist system in Eastern Europe in 1989, scholars have tried to explain why the Soviet Union stood by and watched as its empire crumbled. The recent release of extensive archival documentation in Moscow and the appearance of an increasing number of Soviet political memoirs now offer a greater perspective on this historic process and permit a much deeper look into its causes. The Rise and Fall of the Brezhnev...

Spain and Portugal: A Reference Guide From The Renaissance To The Present (European Nations)

• ISBN:
• 0816045925
• Authors:
• Julia Ortiz Griffin, William D. Griffin

"Spain and Portugal", a new title from the "European Nations" series, is a useful reference guide for any student interested in the modern history of Spain and Portugal. This reservoir of information contains a concise narrative history, a chronology, and an A-to-Z encyclopedia covering significant people, places, events, and issues in Spanish and Portuguese history. In addition to history, "Spain and Portugal" is useful for students studying...

Algebra: Sets, Symbols, and the Language of Thought (History of Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0816049548
• Authors:
• John Tabak

Looking closely at algebra, its historical development, and its many useful applications, Algebra examines in detail the question of why this type of math is so important that it arose in different cultures at different times. The book also discusses the relationship between algebra and geometry, shows the progress of thought throughout the centuries, and offers biographical data on the key figures. Concise and comprehensive text accompanied by...

Deserts (The Extreme Earth)

• ISBN:
• 0816064342
• Authors:
• Pete Aleshire

This book presents an oasis of information on the world's starkest deserts. "Journey from Death Valley", the lowest point in North America, to the Libyan desert, the hottest on Earth, where temperatures can reach 136[degrees]F, to Antarctica's vast polar deserts, which have not had ice cover for thousands of years. From trade wind and rainshadow deserts to interior and coastal deserts, "Deserts" spotlights 10 superlative examples and reveals why...

Canyons (The Extreme Earth)

• ISBN:
• 0816064350
• Authors:
• Erik Hanson

"Canyons" chronicles the origins, history, and structure of the world's most breathtaking gorges, from North America's spectacular Grand Canyon to western Australia's exciting Windjana Gorge, where the Leonard River snakes its way through an ancient barrier reef. This book also discusses tectonic activity, undersea canyons, liquid rock, and pinpoints recent scientific studies and modern-day ecological challenges. Full-color and black-and-white...

History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics: Volume XI (Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science)

• ISBN:
• 0816615675

History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics was first published in 1988. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The fourteen essays in this volume build on the pioneering effort of Garrett Birkhoff, professor of mathematics at Harvard University, who in 1974 organized a conference of...

Analysis of Variance for Random Models, Volume 2: Unbalanced Data: Theory, Methods, Applications, and Data Analysis

• ISBN:
• 0817632298
• Authors:
• Hardeo Sahai, Mario M. Ojeda

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) models have become widely used tools and play a fundamental role in much of the application of statistics today. In particular, ANOVA models involving random effects have found widespread application to experimental design in a variety of fields requiring measurements of variance, including agriculture, biology, animal breeding, applied genetics, econometrics, quality control, medicine, engineering, and social...

Linear Differential Equations and Group Theory from Riemann to Poincare

• ISBN:
• 0817638377
• Authors:
• Jeremy J. Gray

This book is a study of how a particular vision of the unity of mathematics, often called geometric function theory, was created in the 19th century. The central focus is on the convergence of three mathematical topics: the hypergeometric and related linear differential equations, group theory, and non-Euclidean geometry. The text for this new edition has been greatly expanded and revised, and the existing appendices enriched with historical...

Foundations of Time-Frequency Analysis (Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis)

• ISBN:
• 0817640223
• Authors:
• Karlheinz Gröchenig

Time-Frequency Analysis is a rich source of ideas and applications in modern harmonic analysis. The history of time-frequency analysis dates back to von Neumann, Wigner, and Gabor, who considered the problems in quantum mechanics and in information theory. For many years time-frequency analysis has been pursued only in engineering, but recently, and with the development of wavelet theory, it has emerged as a thriving field of applied...

Interpolating Cubic Splines (Progress in Computer Science and Applied Logic (PCS))

• ISBN:
• 0817641009
• Authors:
• Gary D. Knott

Spline functions arise in a number of fields: statistics, computer graphics, programming, computer-aided design technology, numerical analysis, and other areas of applied mathematics. Much work has focused on approximating splines such as B-splines and Bezier splines. In contrast, this book emphasizes interpolating splines. Almost always, the cubic polynomial form is treated in depth. {it Interpolating Cubic Splines} covers a wide variety of...

Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems, Volume II: Epidemiology, Evolution and Ecology, Immunology, Neural Systems and the Brain, and Innovative Mathematical ... in Science, Engineering and Technology)

• ISBN:
• 0817645551

This two-volume, interdisciplinary work is a unified presentation of a broad range of state-of-the-art topics in the rapidly growing field of mathematical modeling in the biological sciences. Highlighted throughout both works are mathematical and computational approaches to examine central problems in the life sciences, ranging from the organizational principles of individual cells to the dynamics of large populations. Volume I covers a number...

Representations, Wavelets, and Frames: A Celebration of the Mathematical Work of Lawrence W. Baggett (Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis)

• ISBN:
• 0817646825

Motivated by applications, an underlying theme in analysis is that of finding bases and understanding the transforms that implement them. These may be based on Fourier techniques or involve wavelet tools; they may be orthogonal or have redundancies (e.g., frames from signal analysis). Representations, Wavelets, and Frames contains chapters pertaining to this theme from experts and expositors of renown in mathematical analysis and representation...

Advances in Dynamic Games and Their Applications: Analytical and Numerical Developments (Annals of the International Society of Dynamic Games)

• ISBN:
• 081764833X
• Authors:
• Pierre Bernhard

This book an outgrowth of the 12th International Symposium on Dynamic Games presents current advances in the theory of dynamic games and their applications in several disciplines. The selected contributions cover a variety of topics ranging from purely theoretical developments in game theory, to numerical analysis of various dynamic games, and then progressing to applications of dynamic games in economics, finance, and energy supply....

A Mathematical Gift, III: The Interplay Between Topology, Functions, Geometry, and Algebra (Mathematical World) (v. 3)

• ISBN:
• 0821832840
• Authors:
• Toshikazu Sunada Koju Shiga

This book brings the beauty and fun of mathematics to the classroom. It offers serious mathematics in a lively, reader-friendly style. Included are exercises and many figures illustrating the main concepts. The first chapter talks about the theory of manifolds. It includes discussion of smoothness, differentiability, and analyticity, the idea of local coordinates and coordinate transformation, and a detailed explanation of the Whitney imbedding...

Eicosanoids, Aspirin, and Asthma (Lung Biology in Health & Disease) (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

• ISBN:
• 0824701461
• Authors:
• Andrew Szczeklik

Presents new ideas on the molecular biology, biochemistry, crystallography, and pharmacology of eicosanoids, including their interaction with antiinflammatory drugs and their influence on the mechanisms of asthma. Surveys a rich panorama of clinical symptoms from the European Network on Aspirin-Induced Asthma, the largest database of its kind in the world.

Generalized Difference Methods for Differential Equations: Numerical Analysis of Finite Volume Methods (Pure and Applied Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0824703308
• Authors:
• Ronghua Li, Zhongying Chen, Wei Wu

This text presents a comprehensive mathematical theory for elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic differential equations. It compares finite element and finite difference methods and illustrates applications of generalized difference methods to elastic bodies, electromagnetic fields, underground water pollution, and coupled sound-heat flows.

Partial Differential Equations On Multistructures (Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0824705653

Reference offering the latest advances in the analysis and applications of multistructures, thoroughly examining partial differential equations. Topics covered include control theory, spectral theory and inverse spectral theory, networks, and polygonal networks. Softcover.

Continuum Theory (Pure and Applied Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 0824786599
• Authors:
• Sam Nadler

A textbook for either a semester or year course for graduate students of mathematics who have had at least one course in topology. Introduces continuum theory through a combination of classical and modern techniques. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

• ISBN:
• 0831131691
• Authors:
• K. A. Stroud, Dexter J. Booth

Revised, expanded, and extremely comprehensive, this best-selling reference is almost like having your own personal tutor. You proceed at your own rate and any difficulties you may encounter are resolved before you move on to the next topic. With a step-by-step programmed approach that is complemented by hundreds of worked examples and exercises, Advanced Engineering Mathematics is ideal as an on-the-job reference for professionals or as a...

GIS Applications for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems

• ISBN:
• 0849320976
• Authors:
• U.M. Shamsi

Professionals involved in the planning, design, operation, and construction of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need to understand the productivity-enhancing applications of GIS. Inspired by an ASCE-sponsored continuing education course taught by the author, GIS Applications for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems focuses on the practical aspects of software and data tools that enable GIS applications. The book documents and...

Lightweight Enterprise Architectures

• ISBN:
• 084932114X
• Authors:
• Fenix Theuerkorn

Based on the author's 20 years of experience in IT, Lightweight Enterprise Architectures explains an architectural approach that enables a quick alignment of technology to business strategy. The author begins by taking readers through the typical enterprise and its challenges, then presents a framework that facilitates the adoption of enterprise architecture and provides methods to implement the framework. The book presents a lightweight...

Automation for Food Engineering: Food Quality Quantization and Process Control (Crc Series in Contemporary Food Science)

• ISBN:
• 0849322308
• Authors:
• Yanbo Huang, A. Dale Whittaker, Ronald E. Lacey

In the past ten years electronics and computer technologies have significantly pushed forward the progress of automation in the food industry. The application of these technologies to automation for food engineering will produce more nutritious, better quality, and safer items for consumers. Automation for Food Engineering: Food Quality Quantization and Process Control explores the usage of advanced methods, such as wavelet analysis and...

Practical Handbook of Marine Science, Third Edition

• ISBN:
• 0849323916
• Authors:
• Michael J. Kennish

As a practicing professional in the field of marine science you need easily accessible, accurate and up-to-date information at your fingertips. Practical Handbook of Marine Science, Third Edition provides a comprehensive reference containing the critical information necessary to meet the multidisciplinary research needs of all marine scientists, researchers, and anyone involved in managing marine resources. Consisting of a user-friendly...

Handbook of Integral Equations

• ISBN:
• 0849328764
• Authors:
• Andrei D. Polyanin, Alexander V. Manzhirov

Integral equations are encountered in various fields of science and in numerous applications, including elasticity, plasticity, heat and mass transfer, oscillation theory, fluid dynamics, filtration theory, electrostatics, electrodynamics, biomechanics, game theory, control, queuing theory, electrical engineering, economics, and medicine.Exact (closed-form) solutions of integral equations play an important role in the proper understanding of...

Statistical Methods for Health Sciences

• ISBN:
• 0849376440
• Authors:
• M. M. Shoukri, V. L. Edge

This book offers recently developed statistical methods used in the health sciences. These methods are presented in a comprehensive and systematic manner and include methods to account for what is widely known as intracluster correlation.

The Transforms and Applications Handbook, Second Edition (The Electronic Engineering Handbook Series)

• ISBN:
• 0849385954

In a single volume, the bestselling Transforms and Applications Handbook brings together the most important mathematical transforms frequently used by engineers and scientists. Now in its second edition, all of the material has been updated by the original contributors, with valuable new material added.New in the Second Edition:·Chapters addressing Discrete Time and the Discrete Transforms, Fractional Fourier Transforms, and Lapped...

George Washington's Army (Men-at-Arms)

• ISBN:
• 0850450624
• Authors:
• Peter Young

This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of George Washington’s Army. The chronology of the American Revolution is summarised, and its major personalities introduced. Uniforms are shown in full illustrated detail.

The English Civil War Armies (Men at Arms Series, 14)

• ISBN:
• 0850451191
• Authors:
• Peter Young

The year 1642 witnessed the outbreak of the first English Civil War, which saw Royalist troops loyal to King Charles fight the Parliamentarians in several major battles and many sieges. Peter Young explores the tactics, equipment and organisation of the armies of both sides, drawing a compelling picture of what it must have been like for the men who lived and fought in England over 350 years ago. Chapters on fighting, cavalry, infantry,...

The American War 1812-14 (Men-at-Arms)

• ISBN:
• 0850451973
• Authors:
• Philip Katcher

Typically the United States is said to have declared war on Great Britain in 1812 because of the Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen and the British desire to create an Indian buffer state. An Englishman William Cobbett, described the real cause of the conflict: 'There seemed to be wanting just such a war as this to complete the separation of England from America; and to make the latter feel that she had no safety against the former but...

The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848 (Men-At-Arms Series, 56)

• ISBN:
• 0850452538
• Authors:
• Philip Katcher

‘There never was so fine an American army,’ wrote second-lieutenant, John Sedgwick, in describing the troops under Major-General Zachary Taylor in 1846. Another then second-lieutenant, destined to see many more armies; U.S. Grant, also thought highly of them: ‘The rank and file were probably inferior … to the volunteers that participated in all the later battles of the war; but they were brave men, and then drill and discipline brought...

The Spanish Civil War 1936-39 (Men-at-Arms)

• ISBN:
• 0850452821
• Authors:
• Patrick Turnbull

By the spring of 1936 it was becoming increasingly evident that Spain was heading for an armed clash between the forces of the extreme Left, led by 'Largo Caballero' – who, backed by the ultras and their militia groups intended to impose a Stalin-type Communist government – and the extreme Right: a clique of high-ranking army officers led by veteran General Sanjurjo, who planned a similar coup and counted on the support of anti-Communist,...

Napoleon's German Allies (4) : Bavaria (Men at Arms Series, 106)

• ISBN:
• 0850453739
• Authors:
• Otto Pivka

In 1805, Bavaria allied itself with France and Bavarian troops served with Napoleon during the 1809 campaign against Austria, and participated in the Russian campaign of 1812, before eventually abandoning the Emperor's cause in 1813 prior to the battle of Leipzig. They then engaged Napoleon's troops in combat at the battle of Hanua in an unsuccessful attempt to cut off their retreat to France. This book by Otto von Pivka provides an in depth...

Armour of the Korean War 1950-53 (Vanguard)

• ISBN:
• 085045428X
• Authors:
• Simon Dunstan

This book explores the design, development, history and organisation of the armoured vehicles deployed during the Korean war. Starting with the initial invasion, Simon Dunstan tracks the deployment of armoured divisions throughout the course of the war. Vehicles are shown in full colour illustrations.

The Vikings (Elite)

• ISBN:
• 0850455650
• Authors:
• Ian Heath

In this worthy addition to the Elite series, Ian Heath transports us to the time of the Vikings examining their epic journeys and the ships they made them in, their methods of warfare - the organisation of their armies and tactics employed, their appearance and equipment and the general history of these fascinating warrior-explorers. His authoritative text is backed by many fine illustrations and photographs including 12 stunning full colour...

The Armada Campaign 1588 (Elite)

• ISBN:
• 0850458218
• Authors:
• John Tincey

In the latter part of the 16th century, Spain was the major international power and her leader, King Phillip II, pledged to conquer the Protestant heretics in England. He envisioned a two pronged attack. He would send his ‘Invincible Armada’ of 125 ships into the English Channel where it would link up with the Duke of Parma. The Armada would ferry the Duke's soldiers across the straight of Dover and these troops would march on London, seize...

Attila and the Nomad Hordes (Elite)

• ISBN:
• 0850459966
• Authors:
• David Nicolle

Of all the conquerors who swept out of Central Asia, two names stand out in European memory – Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan the Mongol. Both are remembered for massacres and devastation; yet whereas Genghis is also famous for the laws he imposed on half of Asia and for the trade which flourished under Mongol rule, Attila's notoriety seems unrelieved by positive achievements. But what was Attila's short-lived empire really like? What happened...

A Primer on the Taguchi Method

• ISBN:
• 087263468X
• Authors:
• Ranjit Roy

A clear, simple and essentially non-mathematical presentation, this practical guide introduces you to the basic concepts, techniques and applications of the renowned Taguchi approach. Numerous real-world examples will help you see how the Taguchi Method works in a variety of manufacturing applications. For those who need a more rigorous statistical treatment, the book’s working appendices provide full mathematical details on orthogonal arrays,...

American Narcissism: The Myth of National Superiority

• ISBN:
• 0875864678
• Authors:
• Wilber W. Caldwell

Nationalism is not unique to America: it was invented with the birth of modern nations. But nationalism is unique in America. Americans conceive themselves and their nation to be incontrovertibly superior to the other peoples and nations of the earth. When does national pride cross the invisible boundary that separates benign patriotism and malignant nationalism? Americans have much to be proud of, but national pride can cross the invisible...

Rodale's Illustrated Cabinetmaking: How to Design and Construct Furniture That Works

• ISBN:
• 0875967965
• Authors:
• Bill Hylton

Design and construct furniture that works. A visual source of information ranging from furniture styles and dimensions to joinery. 100 classic furniture pieces are captured in highly detailed, exploded drawings.

Sink or Float? Thought Problems in Math & Physics (Dolciani Mathematical Expositions)

• ISBN:
• 0883853396
• Authors:
• Keith Kendig

Sink or Float: Thought Problems in Math and Physics is a collection of problems drawn from mathematics and the real world. Its multiple-choice format forces the reader to become actively involved in deciding upon the answer. The book s aim is to show just how much can be learned by using everyday common sense. The problems are all concrete and understandable by nearly anyone, meaning that not only will students become caught up in some of the...

Uncommon Mathematical Excursions: Polynomia and Related Realms (Dolciani Mathematical Expositions)

• ISBN:
• 0883853418
• Authors:
• Dan Kalman

This text serves as a tour guide to little known corners of the mathematical landscape, not far from the main byways of algebra, geometry, and calculus. It is for the seasoned mathematical traveller who has visited these subjects many times and, familiar with the main attractions, is ready to venture abroad off the beaten track. For the old hand and new devotee alike, this book will surprise, intrigue, and delight readers with unexpected aspects...

Matrix Algorithms

• ISBN:
• 0898714141
• Authors:
• G. W. Stewart

This thorough, concise, and superbly written volume is the first in a self-contained five-volume series devoted to matrix algorithms. It focuses on the computation of matrix decompositions - the factorization of matrices into products of similar ones. The first two chapters provide the required background from mathematics and computer science needed to work effectively in matrix computations. The remaining chapters are devoted to the computation...

Spectral Methods in MATLAB (Software, Environments, Tools)

• ISBN:
• 0898714656
• Authors:
• Lloyd N. Trefethen

This is the only book on spectral methods built around MATLAB programs. Along with finite differences and finite elements, spectral methods are one of the three main technologies for solving partial differential equations on computers. Since spectral methods involve significant linear algebra and graphics they are very suitable for the high level programming of MATLAB. This hands-on introduction is built around forty short and powerful MATLAB...

Matrix Algorithms, Volume II: Eigensystems

• ISBN:
• 0898715032
• Authors:
• G. W. Stewart

This book is the second volume in a projected five-volume survey of numerical linear algebra and matrix algorithms. This volume treats the numerical solution of dense and large-scale eigenvalue problems with an emphasis on algorithms and the theoretical background required to understand them. Stressing depth over breadth, Professor Stewart treats the derivation and implementation of the more important algorithms in detail. The notes and...

Control Perspectives on Numerical Algorithms And Matrix Problems (Advances in Design and Control)

• ISBN:
• 0898716020
• Authors:
• Eugenius Kaszkurewicz Amit Bhaya

Control Perspectives on Numerical Algorithms and Matrix Problems organizes the analysis and design of iterative numerical methods from a control perspective. The authors discuss a variety of applications, including iterative methods for linear and nonlinear systems of equations, neural networks for linear and quadratic programming problems, support vector machines, integration and shooting methods for ordinary differential equations, matrix...

Data Clustering: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications (ASA-SIAM Series on Statistics and Applied Probability)

• ISBN:
• 0898716233
• Authors:
• Guojun Gan; Chaoqun Ma; and Jianhong Wu

Cluster analysis is an unsupervised process that divides a set of objects into homogeneous groups. This book starts with basic information on cluster analysis, including the classification of data and the corresponding similarity measures, followed by the presentation of over 50 clustering algorithms in groups according to some specific baseline methodologies such as hierarchical, center-based, and search-based methods. As a result, readers and...

Linear Programming with MATLAB (MPS-SIAM Series on Optimization)

• ISBN:
• 0898716438
• Authors:
• Michael C. Ferris, Olvi L. Mangasarian, Stephen J. Wright

This textbook provides a self-contained introduction to linear programming using MATLAB® software to elucidate the development of algorithms and theory. Early chapters cover linear algebra basics, the simplex method, duality, the solving of large linear problems, sensitivity analysis, and parametric linear programming. In later chapters, the authors discuss quadratic programming, linear complementarity, interior-point methods, and selected...

Linear and Nonlinear Optimization, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 0898716616
• Authors:
• Igor Griva, Stephen G. Nash, Ariela Sofer

This book introduces the applications, theory, and algorithms of linear and nonlinear optimization, with an emphasis on the practical aspects of the material. Its unique modular structure provides flexibility to accommodate the varying needs of instructors, students, and practitioners with different levels of sophistication in these topics. The succinct style of this second edition is punctuated with numerous real-life examples and exercises,...

Answer Book for Calculus (3rd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 091409890X
• Authors:
• Michael Spivak

Quantitative Seismology

• ISBN:
• 0935702962
• Authors:
• Keiiti Aki, Paul G. Richards

This new edition of the classic text by Aki and Richards has at last been updated throughout to systematically explain key concepts in seismology. Now in one volume, the book provides a unified treatment of seismological methods that will be of use to advanced students, seismologists, and scientists and engineers working in all areas of seismology.

Envisioning Information

• ISBN:
• 0961392118
• Authors:
• Edward R. Tufte

A remarkable range of examples for the idea of visual thinking, with beautifully printed pages. A real treat for all who reason and learn by means of images. -- Rudolf Arnheim

Numerical Methods for Problems With Moving Fronts

• ISBN:
• 0963176501
• Authors:
• Bruce A. Finlayson

Geometric Data Analysis: From Correspondence Analysis to Structured Data Analysis

• ISBN:
• 1402022352
• Authors:
• Brigitte Le Roux, Henry Rouanet

Geometric Data Analysis (GDA) is the name suggested by P. Suppes (Stanford University) to designate the approach to Multivariate Statistics initiated by Benzécri as Correspondence Analysis, an approach that has become more and more used and appreciated over the years. This book presents the full formalization of GDA in terms of linear algebra - the most original and far-reaching consequential feature of the approach - and shows also how to...

Models of Mechanics (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications)

• ISBN:
• 1402048343
• Authors:
• A. Klarbring

This is a textbook on models and modeling in mechanics. It introduces a new unifying approach to applied mechanics: through the concept of the open scheme, a step-by-step approach to modeling evolves. The unifying approach enables a very large scope on relatively few pages: the book treats theories of mass points and rigid bodies, continuum models of solids and fluids, as well as traditional engineering mechanics of beams, cables, pipe flow and...

Potential Function Methods for Approximately Solving Linear Programming Problems: Theory and Practice (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science)

• ISBN:
• 1402071736
• Authors:
• Daniel Bienstock

Potential Function Methods For Approximately Solving Linear Programming Problems breaks new ground in linear programming theory. The book draws on the research developments in three broad areas: linear and integer programming, numerical analysis, and the computational architectures which enable speedy, high-level algorithm design. During the last ten years, a new body of research within the field of optimization research has emerged, which seeks...

Proceedings of EUCOMES 08: The Second European Conference on Mechanism Science

• ISBN:
• 1402089147

This volume contains most of the papers presented at EUCOMES 2008, the Second European Conference on Mechanism Science. The contributions have been grouped in sessions on Theoretical and Computational Kinematics, History of Mechanism Science, Design Algorithms, Mechanism Designs, Mechanical Transmissions, Gearing Systems, Manipulators, Linkages, Mechanics of Robots, Experimental Mechanics, Dynamics of Multibody Systems, Industrial Applications,...

Applied Statistics for Civil and Environmental Engineers

• ISBN:
• 1405179171
• Authors:
• N. T. Kottegoda, R. Rosso

Civil and environmental engineers need an understanding of mathematical statistics and probability theory to deal with the variability that affects engineers' structures, soil pressures, river flows and the like. Students, too, need to get to grips with these rather difficult concepts. This book, written by engineers for engineers, tackles the subject in a clear, up-to-date manner using a process-orientated approach. It introduces the subjects...

Axiom Volume 1: Tutorial

• ISBN:
• 141166597X
• Authors:
• Timothy Daly

This is a tutorial introduction to the Axiom Computer Algebra system. It includes examples that illustrate some of the basic abilities.

Tunable Laser Applications, Second Edition (Optical Science and Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 1420060090
• Authors:
• Frank Duarte

Tunability has added an important dimension to a variety of laser devices and led to new systems and applications.  From laser spectroscopy to Bose-Einstein condensation, the one nexus is the tunable laser. Incorporating nine entirely new chapters, Tunable Laser Applications, Second Edition reflects the significant developments in tunable lasers that have taken place over the past decade. Internationally recognized experts describe the physics...

Statistics for Environmental Science and Management, Second Edition (Chapman & Hall/Crc Applied Environmental Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 142006147X
• Authors:
• Bryan F.J. Manly

Revised, expanded, and updated, this second edition of Statistics for Environmental Science and Management is that rare animal, a resource that works well as a text for graduate courses and a reference for appropriate statistical approaches to specific environmental problems. It is uncommon to find so many important environmental topics covered in one book. Its strength is author Bryan Manly’s ability to take a non-mathematical approach while...

The 3-D Global Spatial Data Model: Foundation of the Spatial Data Infrastructure

• ISBN:
• 1420063014
• Authors:
• Earl F. Burkholder

Traditional methods for handling spatial data are encumbered by the assumption of separate origins for horizontal and vertical measurements. Modern measurement systems operate in a 3-D spatial environment. The 3-D Global Spatial Data Model: Foundation of the Spatial Data Infrastructure offers a new model for handling digital spatial data, the global spatial data model or GSDM. The GSDM preserves the integrity of three-dimensional spatial data...

The Top Ten Algorithms in Data Mining (Chapman & Hall/Crc Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery)

• ISBN:
• 1420089641

The Best-Known Algorithms Currently Used in the Data Mining Community Contributions from recognized leaders in the field Identifying some of the most influential algorithms that are widely used in the data mining community, The Top Ten Algorithms in Data Mining provides a description of each algorithm, discusses its impact, and reviews current and future research. Thoroughly evaluated by independent reviewers, each chapter focuses on a...

Condition Assessment of Aged Structures (Woodhead Publishing in Mechanical Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 1420093045

Any structural system in service is subject to age-related deterioration, leading to potential concerns regarding maintenance, health & safety, environmental and economic implications. Condition Assessment of Aged Structures is an invaluable, single source of information on structural assessment techniques for marine and land-based structures such as ships, offshore installations, industrial plant and buildings. Topics covered include: - Current...

The Definitive Guide to SOA: Oracle® Service Bus, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 1430210575
• Authors:
• Jeff Davies, David Schorow, Samrat Ray, David Rieber

The Definitive Guide to SOA: Oracle® Service Bus, Second Edition targets professional software developers and architects who know enterprise development but are new to enterprise service buses (ESBs) and service–oriented architecture (SOA) development. This is the first book to cover a practical approach to SOA using the BEA AquaLogic Service Bus tool. And it’s written from the “source”—BEA Systems AquaLogic product lead Jeff Davies ....

Decomposition Methods for Differential Equations: Theory and Applications (Chapman & Hall/Crc Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing)

• ISBN:
• 1439810966
• Authors:
• Juergen Geiser

Decomposition Methods for Differential Equations: Theory and Applications describes the analysis of numerical methods for evolution equations based on temporal and spatial decomposition methods. It covers real-life problems, the underlying decomposition and discretization, the stability and consistency analysis of the decomposition methods, and numerical results. The book focuses on the modeling of selected multi-physics problems, before...

Mathematics of DNA Structure, Function and Interactions (The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications)

• ISBN:
• 144190669X

Propelled by the success of the sequencing of the human and many related genomes, molecular and cellular biology has delivered significant scientific breakthroughs. Mathematics (broadly defined) continues to play a major role in this effort, helping to discover the secrets of life by working collaboratively with bench biologists, chemists and physicists. Because of its outstanding record of interdisciplinary research and training, the IMA was an...

Precalculus with Trigonometry: Concepts and Connections

• ISBN:
• 1559533919
• Authors:
• Paul A. Foerster

Measurements & Conversions: A Complete Guide (Running Press Gem)

• ISBN:
• 1561384666
• Authors:
• Diagram Group