Mathematics & Science Books

Are you concerned that mobile phones might harm you? You may have heard talk about brain tumours linked to mobile use. This book explores the risks of using mobile phones, including a look at the current evidence of the brain tumour link. It also looks...

Tauche ein in die faszinierende Welt der Biologie mit "Biologie für Kids: Wissen, Experimente und Aktivitäten"! Dieses Buch ist die perfekte Einführung in die Naturwissenschaften für junge Entdecker. Von den kleinsten Mikroben bis zu den größten...

Preface. -1 INTERPOLATION and CURVE FITTING. -2 ZEROS of a FUNCTION. -3 SERIES. -4 INTEGRATION. -5 DETERMINANTS and MATRICES. -6 ORDINARY FIRST ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS. -7 ORDINARY SECOND ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS. -8 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL...

What is this book about?.- Chemicals from Metabolic Pathways.- Elemental and Redox Balances.- Thermodynamics of Bioreactions.- Biochemical Reaction Networks.- Enzyme Kinetics and Metabolic Control Analysis.- Growth Kinetics of Cell Cultures.- Population...

This guide provides a framework, starting from simple statements, for writing papers for submission to peer-reviewed journals. It also describes how to address referees' comments, approaches for composing other types of scientific communications, and key...

 Some Equivalences among Nonlinear Complementarity Problems, Least-Element Problems and Variational Inequality Problems in Ordered Spaces. Qamrul Hasan Ansari and Jen-Chih Yao. -Generalized Monotone Maps and Complementarity Problems. S. K. Neogy and...

Series Preface.- Preface to the Second Edition.- Preface to the First Edition.- Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics.- Wave Propagation Theory.- Ray Methods.- Wavenumber Integration Techniques.- Normal Modes.- Parabolic Equations.- Finite Differences and...

Review of Classical Physics.- A Preview of Particle Physics.- Algebraic Foundations.- First Principles and the Standard Model.- Beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics.

From the reviews of the second edition:"This text brings sophisticated mathematical structures and tools to play, yet much of the work would be accessible to a motivated undergraduate. ... The author lays out his goal very clearly: 'It is the intention...

Fundamentals of Combustion Processes is designed as a textbook for an upper-division undergraduate and graduate level combustion course in mechanical engineering. The authors focus on the fundamental theory of combustion and provide a simplified...

Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope. The book reviews an enormous and...

Banach spaces provide a framework for linear and nonlinear functional analysis, operator theory, abstract analysis, probability, optimization and other branches of mathematics. This book introduces the reader to linear functional analysis and to related...

1 Basic Homotopy.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Spaces, Maps, Products and Wedges.- 1.3 Homotopy I.- 1.4 Homotopy II.- 1.5 CW Complexes.- 1.6 Why Study Homotopy Theory?.- Exercises.- 2 H-Spaces and Co-H-Spaces.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2. H-Spaces and Co-H-Spaces...

Like any books on a subject as vast as this, this book has to have a point-of-view to guide the selection of topics. Naber takes the view that the rekindled interest that mathematics and physics have shown in each other of late should be fostered, and...

Thomas D. Rossing String instruments are found in almost all musical cultures. Bowed string instruments form the backbone of symphony orchestras, and they are used widely as solo inst- ments and in chamber music as well. Guitars are used universally in...

A long long time ago, echoing philosophical and aesthetic principles that existed since antiquity, William of Ockham enounced the principle of parsimony, better known today as Ockham's razor: "Entities should not be multiplied...

Multiple complex pathways, characterized by interrelated events and c- ditions, represent routes to many illnesses, diseases, and ultimately death. Although there are substantial data and plausibility arguments suppo- ing many conditions as contributory...

This book illustrates how models of complex systems are built up and provides indispensable mathematical tools for studying their dynamics. This second edition includes more recent research results and many new and improved worked out examples and...

Blending up-to-date biomechanical knowledge with professional application knowledge, this second edition presents a clear, conceptual approach to understanding biomechanics within the context of the qualitative analysis of...

This book on constrained optimization is novel in that it fuses these themes: • use examples to introduce general ideas; • engage the student in spreadsheet computation; • survey the uses of constrained optimization;. •...

This scholarly text provides an introduction to the numerical methods used to model partial differential equations, with focus on atmospheric and oceanic flows. The book covers both the essentials of building a numerical model and the more sophisticated...

In the decade since its publication, the first edition of Statistics for Archaeologists has become a staple in the classroom. Taking a jargon-free approach, this teaching tool introduces the basic principles of statistics to...

This book is a comprehensive treatment of engineering undergraduate differential equations as well as linear vibrations and feedback control. While this material has traditionally been separated into different courses in undergraduate engineering...

Tabu Search (TS) and, more recently, Scatter Search (SS) have proved highly effective in solving a wide range of optimization problems, and have had a variety of applications in industry, science, and government. The goal of...

Preface.- Control of Systems Described by Elliptic-Type Partial-Differential Equations Under Conjugation Conditions.- Control of a Conditionally Correct System Described by the Neumann Problem for an Elliptic-Type Equation Under Conjugation Conditions.-...

Convective flow in the liquid phase is always present in a realistic process of freezing and melting and may significantly affect the dynamics and results of the process. The study of the interplay of growth and convection flow...

A comprehensive synthesis of research.- A comprehensive synthesis of research.- Lifelong Learning in the Knowledge Society.- Lifelong Learning in the Knowledge Society.- Collective intelligence and capacity building.- Collective intelligence and capacity...

This book addresses two main problems with interconnections at the chip and package level: crosstalk and simultaneous switching noise. Its orientation is towards giving general information rather than a compilation of practical...

This book is about time-domain modelling, stability, stabilization, control design and filtering for JTDS. It gives readers a thorough understanding of the basic mathematical analysis and fundamentals, offers a straightforward...

The problems of interrelation between human economics and natural environment include scientific, technical, economic, demographic, social, political and other aspects that are studied by scientists of many specialities. One of...

Concept Mapping in Mathematics: Research into Practice is the first comprehensive book on concept mapping in mathematics. It provides the reader with an understanding of how the meta-cognitive tool, namely, hierarchical concept...

Why Both Game Theory and Reliability Theory Are Important in Defending Infrastructure against Intelligent Attacks.- Game Theory Models of Intelligent Actors in Reliability Analysis: An Overview of the State of the Art.- Optimizing Defense Strategies for...

and Book Overview.- Statistical Speech Recognition.- Graphical Framework to Incorporate Knowledge Sources.- Speech Recognition Using GFIKS.- Conclusions and Future Directions.

Delay Differential Equations: Recent Advances and New Directions cohesively presents contributions from leading experts on the theory and applications of functional and delay differential equations (DDEs). Students and...

Stevens' Power Law.- Law of Asymptotic Linearity.- Law of Additivity.- General Law of Differential Sensitivity.

Quadratic programming (QP) is one advanced mathematical technique that allows for the optimization of a quadratic function in several variables in the presence of linear constraints. This book presents recently developed...

Section A.- to the Neutron.- Neutron Sources and Facilities.- Neutron Optics.- Neutron Detectors for Imaging.- Section B.- Neutron Radiography.- Neutron Tomography.- Mathematics of Neutron Imaging.- Neutron Phase Imaging.- Thermal Neutron Holography.-...

Carbon Nanotube and Fullerene Sensors.- Non-carbon Nanotubes: Hydrogen Sensors Based on TiO2.- Alternative Nanostructured Sensors: Nanowires, Nanobelts, and Novel Nanostructures.- Nanosensors: Controlling Transduction Mechanisms at the Nanoscale Using...

This is an introduction to molecular and atomistic modeling techniques applied to fracture and deformation of solids, focusing on a variety of brittle, ductile, geometrically confined and biological materials. The overview...

"Analytical System Dynamics: Modeling and Simulation" combines results from analytical mechanics and system dynamics to develop an approach to modeling constrained multidiscipline dynamic systems. This combination yields a...

Pre-Semirings, Semirings and Dioids.- Combinatorial Properties of (Pre)-Semirings.- Topology on Ordered Sets: Topological Dioids.- Solving Linear Systems in Dioids.- Linear Dependence and Independence in Semi-Modules and Moduloids.- Eigenvalues and...

Seeking Feasibility.- Preliminaries.- Seeking Feasibility in Linear Programs.- Seeking Feasibility in Mixed-Integer Linear Programs.- A Brief Tour of Constraint Programming.- Seeking Feasibility in Nonlinear Programs.- Analyzing Infeasibility.- Isolating...

Providing an important link between the theoretical knowledge in the field of non-linier physics and practical application problems in microelectronics, the purpose of the book is popularization of the physical approach for...

Scalar Derivatives in Euclidean Spaces.- Asymptotic Derivatives and Asymptotic Scalar Derivatives.- Scalar Derivatives in Hilbert Spaces.- Scalar Derivatives in Banach Spaces.- Monotone Vector Fields on Riemannian Manifolds and Scalar Derivatives.

Thermo-Mechanical Basics.- Constitutive Equations.- Shock Waves and Related Equations of State.- Hydrocodes.- Failure Models for Dynamic Loading Conditions.- Aspects of Advanced Dynamic Material Testing.