Mathematics & Science Books

Introduction: 25 Years from Today.- The Legacy of Apollo: The geopolitical, cultural, and scientific legacy of Apollo, including the discovery of lunar energy resources.- Global Energy in the 21st Century: The increasing future demand for energy and the...

Preface * Foreword by General George Babbitt * Introduction * Background * Backgound Concepts * An Exact Model * Tactical Planning Models * A Continuous Time * Lateral Resupply * Capacity Limited Systems * Extension of Palm's Theorem to Non-Stationary...

Convex sets and convex functions: the fundamentals.- Continuity and ?(X).- The derivatives and the subdifferential.- Minima and quasi minima.- The Fenchel conjugate.- Duality.- Linear programming and game theory.- Hypertopologies, hyperconvergences.-...

Observation, Control, and Stabilization.- Well-Posedness in a Riesz Basis Setting.- Observability of Strings.- Observability of Beams.- Vector Sum Estimates.- Problems on Spherical Domains.- Multidimensional Ingham-Type Theorems.- A General Ingham-Type...

Digital Signal Processing for Audio and Acoustics.- Foundations of Digital Signal Processing for Audio and Acoustics.- Filter Design for Audio Applications.- Acoustics and Auditory Perception.- to Acoustics and Auditory Perception.- Immersive Audio...

Getting to the Root of the Mystery; 2 Irrationality and its Consequences; 3 The Power of a Little Algebra; 4 Witchcraft; 5 Odds and Ends

Algebraic Varieties.- Algebraic Curves.- The Geometry of Elliptic Curves.- The Formal Group of an Elliptic Curve.- Elliptic Curves over Finite Fields.- Elliptic Curves over C.- Elliptic Curves over Local Fields.- Elliptic Curves over Global Fields.-...

The great response to the publication of the book Classical and Modern Fourier Analysishasbeenverygratifying.IamdelightedthatSpringerhasofferedtopublish the second edition of this book in two volumes: Classical Fourier...

This book introduces the geometry of 3-D vision, that is, the reconstruction of 3-D models of objects from a collection of 2-D images. It details the classic theory of two view geometry and shows that a more proper tool for...

From the reviews: "Paul Glasserman has written an astonishingly good book that bridges financial engineering and the Monte Carlo method. The book will appeal to graduate students, researchers, and most of all, practicing...

A carefully prepared account of the basic ideas in Fourier analysis and its applications to the study of partial differential equations. The author succeeds to make his exposition accessible to readers with a limited...

Grade inflation runs rampant at most colleges and universities, but faculty and administrators are seemingly unwilling to face the problem. This book explains why, exposing many of the misconceptions surrounding college grading...

Computers and Astronomy Perhaps every generation of astronomers believes that their telescopes are the best that have ever been. They are surely all correct! The great leap of our time is that computer-designed and machined parts have led to more...

Today's astronauts require many different abilities. They must not only be expert in performing flight simulations but must also be proficient in such dissimilar subjects as photography, thermodynamics, electrical repairs,...

1. The ?rst edition of this book was published in 1977. The text has been well received and is still used, although it has been out of print for some time. In the intervening three decades, a lot of interesting things have happened to mathematical logic:...

Geometry is a classical core part of mathematics which, with its birth, marked the beginning of the mathematical sciences. Thus, not surprisingly, geometry has played a key role in many important developments of mathematics in the past, as well as in...

The genesis of modern searches for observable meteoritic phenomena on the Moon is the paper by Lincoln La Paz in Popular Astronomy magazine in 1938. In it he argued that the absence of observed fashes of meteoritic impacts on...

This book covers compressible flow however the authors also show how wave phenomena in electromagnetism and solid mechanics can be treated using similar mathematical methods. It caters to the needs of the modern student by...

Squares.- Numbers, Numbers Everywhere.- Fibonacci Numbers.- Prime Numbers.- Choice and Chance.- Geometrical Constructions.- The Algebra of Group.

This book is the result of a 25-year-old project and comprises a collection of more than 500 attractive open problems in the field. The largely self-contained chapters provide a broad overview of discrete geometry, along with...

Problems.- Elementary Number Theory.- Euclidean Rings.- Algebraic Numbers and Integers.- Integral Bases.- Dedekind Domains.- The Ideal Class Group.- Quadratic Reciprocity.- The Structure of Units.- Higher Reciprocity Laws.- Analytic Methods.- Density...

* Foreword * The Integers * Groups * Rings * Polynomials * Vector Spaces and Modules * Some Linear Groups * Field Theory * Finite Fields * The Real and Complex Numbers * Sets * Appendix * Index

The study of capillarity is in the midst of a veritable explosion. What is offered here is not a comprehensive review of the latest research but rather a compendium of principles designed for the undergraduate student and for...

Stochastic processes and diffusion theory are the mathematical underpinnings of many scientific disciplines, including statistical physics, physical chemistry, molecular biophysics, communications theory and many more. Many...

Propositional Logic.- First-Order Logic.- Complete logical Calculi.- Foundations of Logic Programming.- Elements of Model Theory.- Incompleteness and Undecidability.- On the Theory of Self-Reference.

""An Inquiry Into The English System Of Weights And Measures"" is a book written by John Henry Alexander and published in 1857. The book provides a detailed examination of the English system of weights and measures, which was in use at the time. The...

An Impartial Description of Surinam Upon the Continent of Guiana in America is a historical book written by George Warren in 1667. The book provides a comprehensive and unbiased account of the Dutch colony of Surinam, located on the northern coast of...

""An Examination of Phrenology: In Two Lectures"" is a book written by Thomas Sewall and published in 1837. The book provides a critical analysis of phrenology, a pseudoscientific theory popular in the 19th century that claimed to be able to determine a...

""An Examination Manual In Plane Geometry"" is a comprehensive guide to the study of plane geometry, written by George Albert Wentworth and originally published in 1896. The book is designed as a study aid for students preparing for examinations in...

""A Historical Treatise On The Practice Of The Court Of Chancery Of The State Of New York"" is a book written by Dominick T. Blake and published in 1818. The book provides a detailed historical account of the practice of the Court of Chancery in the...

An Expository Outline of The Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation is a book written by Robert Chambers in 1846. The book is an analysis and critique of The Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, a controversial book that was published...

""An Experimental Treatise On Optics: Comprehending The Leading Principles Of The Science"" is a book written by John Farrar and published in 1826. The book is an in-depth study of optics, covering the principles of light, reflection, refraction, and...

An Essay On The Nature And The Consequences Of Anomalies Of Refraction is a book written by Franciscus Cornelius Donders and originally published in 1899. The book delves into the study of optics and the human eye, specifically focusing on the anomalies...

An Essay On The Constitution Of The Earth is a scientific work written by Robert Ward in 1844. The book explores the geological makeup and structure of the Earth, delving into topics such as the formation of mountains, the composition of rocks and...

""An Essay On The Ancient Weights And Money, And The Roman And Greek Liquid Measures: With An Appendix On The Roman And Greek Foot"" is a book written by Robert Hussey and published in 1836. The book is a detailed analysis of the ancient weights and...

An Essay For The Construction Of Roads: On Mechanical And Physical Principles is a book published in 1774 by an anonymous author. The book is a comprehensive guide on the construction of roads, providing insights into the mechanical and physical...

""An Essay On Mechanical Geometry: Chiefly Explanatory Of A Set Of Schemes And Models"" is a book written by Benjamin Donne in 1796. The book is focused on the study of mechanical geometry, which is the use of geometry in the design and construction of...

An Elementary Treatise On The Calculus: With Illustrations From Geometry, Mechanics And Physics is a book written by George Alexander Gibson in 1901. The book is a comprehensive guide to calculus, a branch of mathematics that deals with rates of change...

An Elementary Treatise On Solid Geometry is a book written by William Steadman Aldis in 1880. This book is a comprehensive guide to the study of solid geometry, which is a branch of mathematics that deals with three-dimensional objects such as cubes,...

An Elementary Treatise On Rigid Dynamics is a book written by William James Loudon in 1896. The book is a comprehensive guide to the study of rigid dynamics, which is the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion and forces of rigid bodies. The book...

An Elementary Treatise On Quartz And Opal: Including Their Varieties, With A Notice Of The Principal Foreign And British Localities In Which They Occur is a book written by George William Traill in 1870. The book provides a comprehensive and detailed...

""An Elementary Treatise On Pure Geometry: With Numerous Examples"" is a book written by John Wellesley Russell and published in 1905. The book is a comprehensive guide to pure geometry, covering topics such as Euclidean geometry, the properties of...

An Elementary Treatise On Plane And Solid Geometry is a comprehensive mathematical textbook written by Benjamin Peirce and first published in 1869. The book covers the fundamental principles of geometry, including both plane and solid geometry. It is...

""An Elementary Treatise On Mensuration"" is a book written by Benjamin Theophilus Moore in 1863. The book is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of mensuration, which is the branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement of...