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Introduction to Numerical Programming A Practical Guide for Scientists and Engineers Using Python and C/C++

Introduction to Numerical Programming A Practical Guide for Scientists and Engineers Using Python and C/C++

Makes Numerical Programming More Accessible to a Wider Audience Bearing in mind the evolution of modern programming most specifically emergent programming languages that reflect modern practice Numerical Programming: A Practical Guide for Scientists and Engineers Using Python and C/C plus plus utilizes the author‘s many years of practical research and teaching experience to offer a systematic approach to relevant programming concepts. Adopting a practical broad appeal this user-friendly book offers guidance to anyone interested in using numerical programming to solve science and engineering problems. Emphasizing methods generally used in physics and engineering from elementary methods to complex algorithms it gradually incorporates algorithmic elements with increasing complexity. Develop a Combination of Theoretical Knowledge Efficient Analysis Skills and Code Design Know-How The book encourages algorithmic thinking which is essential to numerical analysis. Establishing the fundamental numerical methods application numerical behavior and graphical output needed to foster algorithmic reasoning coding dexterity and a scientific programming style it enables readers to successfully navigate relevant algorithms understand coding design and develop efficient programming skills. The book incorporates real code and includes examples and problem sets to assist in hands-on learning. Begins with an overview on approximate numbers and programming in Python and C/C plus plus followed by discussion of basic sorting and indexing methods as well as portable graphic functionality Contains methods for function evaluation solving algebraic and transcendental equations systems of linear algebraic equations ordinary differential equations and eigenvalue problems Addresses approximation of tabulated functions regression integration of one- | Introduction to Numerical Programming A Practical Guide for Scientists and Engineers Using Python and C/C++

GBP 180.00
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Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from MATLAB to C with the TMS320C6x DSPs

Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from MATLAB to C with the TMS320C6x DSPs

This updated edition gives readers hands-on experience in real-time DSP using a practical step-by-step framework that also incorporates demonstrations exercises and problems coupled with brief overviews of applicable theory and MATLAB applications. Organized in three sections that cover enduring fundamentals and present practical projects and invaluable appendices this new edition provides support for the most recent and powerful of the inexpensive DSP development boards currently available from Texas Instruments: the OMAP-L138 LCDK. It includes two new real-time DSP projects as well as three new appendices: an introduction to the Code Generation tools available with MATLAB a guide on how to turn the LCDK into a portable battery-operated device and a comparison of the three DSP boards directly supported by this edition. | Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from MATLAB to C with the TMS320C6x DSPs

GBP 44.99
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Mastering Objective-C A Beginner's Guide

Mastering Objective-C A Beginner's Guide

Mastering Objective-C is a detailed guide for beginners that gives a modern programmer’s viewpoint on Objective-C. It introduces the principles of Objective-C and current Apple programming skills and libraries allowing the reader to make the best use of the tools available. Concise and easy to understand this book covers many topics including an introduction to key concepts of language and primary toolkits as well as the Foundation and AppKit frameworks to help quickly advance with the necessary information. This book explains how to structure applications properly and organize code for optimum performance. The fundamental principles explained here are helpful to beginner and intermediate users interested in learning this highly technological and diverse language. | Mastering Objective-C A Beginner's Guide

GBP 24.99
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Cancer and Vitamin C

Cancer and Vitamin C

Vitamin C may offer significant therapeutic benefits in the treatment of cancer. This book includes chapters by a group of leading scientific researchers documenting the ways cancer can be affected by high doses of ascorbate. After an initial chapter providing a historical perspective subsequent chapters focus on cancer cell death reprogramming of somatic cells recent case studies and other ways vitamin C can improve outcomes of therapy. FeaturesIncludes chapters from a team of leading international scholarsReviews the history of beneficial uses of vitamin C in the treatment of cancerSummarizes recent case studiesDiscusses how vitamin C may synergistically affect other cancer treatment methods | Cancer and Vitamin C

GBP 44.99
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Hepatitis B and C Management and Treatment

Hepatitis B and C Management and Treatment

Chronic hepatitis B and C affect 520 million people worldwide and are a major cause of chronic liver disease and of mortality despite the efficacy of the vaccine. Hepatitis B and C: Management and Treatment second edition provides a practical explanation of the natural history and management of the disease and examines the benefits of the most recent drugs and their effects whether used in isolation or as part of a combination therapy. This second edition expands the coverage of treatment of various difficult-to-treat patients and will be a welcome guide to the physician in both clinical decision-making and in explaining the benefits and side-effects to the patient. | Hepatitis B and C Management and Treatment

GBP 59.99
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Intermediate C Programming

Intermediate C Programming

Teach Your Students How to Program Well Intermediate C Programming provides a stepping-stone for intermediate-level students to go from writing short programs to writing real programs well. It shows students how to identify and eliminate bugs write clean code share code with others and use standard Linux-based tools such as ddd and valgrind. The text covers numerous concepts and tools that will help your students write better programs. It enhances their programming skills by explaining programming concepts and comparing common mistakes with correct programs. It also discusses how to use debuggers and the strategies for debugging as well as studies the connection between programming and discrete mathematics.

GBP 175.00
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Programming in C++ for Engineering and Science

Programming in C++ for Engineering and Science

Developed from the author‘s many years of teaching computing courses Programming in C plus plus for Engineering and Science guides students in designing programs to solve real problems encountered in engineering and scientific applications. These problems include radioactive decay pollution indexes digital circuits differential equations Internet addresses data analysis simulation quality control electrical networks data encryption beam deflection and many other areas. To make it easier for novices to develop programs the author uses an object-centered design approach that helps students identify the objects in a problem and the operations needed; develop an algorithm for processing; implement the objects operations and algorithm in a program; and test correct and revise the program. He also revisits topics in greater detail as the text progresses. By the end of the book students will have a solid understanding of how C plus plus can be used to process complex objects including how classes can be built to model objects. Web ResourceThe book‘s website at http://cs. calvin. edu/books/c plus plus/engr-sci provides source code expanded presentations links to relevant sites reference materials lab exercises and projects. For instructors solutions to exercises and PowerPoint slides for classroom use are available upon qualifying course adoption. | Programming in C++ for Engineering and Science

GBP 175.00
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Vitamin C New Biochemical and Functional Insights

Vitamin C New Biochemical and Functional Insights

Vitamin C holds a unique place in scientific and cultural history. In this book a group of leading scientific researchers describe new insights into the myriad ways vitamin C is employed during normal physiological functioning. In addition the text provides an extensive overview of the following: the rationale for utilizing vitamin C in the clinic updates on recent uses of vitamin C in cancer treatment through high-dose intravenous therapies the role vitamin C plays in the treatment of sepsis and infectious disease management of the ways vitamin C can improve stem cell differentiation as well as vitamin C use in other important health situations. FeaturesIncludes chapters from a team of leading international scholarsReviews the history and recent research on the functions benefits and uses of vitamin CFocuses special attention on the way vitamin C can be used in the treatment of cancersDiscusses how vitamin C can be employed against infectious disease | Vitamin C New Biochemical and Functional Insights

GBP 44.99
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Characterizations of C* Algebras the Gelfand Naimark Theorems

Characterizations of C* Algebras the Gelfand Naimark Theorems

The first unified in-depth discussion of the now classical Gelfand-Naimark theorems thiscomprehensive text assesses the current status of modern analysis regarding both Banachand C*-algebras. Characterizations of C*-Algebras: The Gelfand-Naimark Theorems focuses on general theoryand basic properties in accordance with readers' needs . provides complete proofs of theGelfand-Naimark theorems as well as refinements and extensions of the original axioms. gives applications of the theorems to topology harmonic analysis. operator theory. group representations and other topics . treats Hermitian and symmetric *-algebras. algebras with and without identity and algebras with arbitrary (possibly discontinuous)involutions . includes some 300 end-of-chapter exercises . offers appendices on functionalanalysis and Banach algebras . and contains numerous examples and over 400 referencesthat illustrate important concepts and encourage further research. Characterizations of C*-Algebras: The Gelfand-Naimark Theorems is an ideal text for graduatestudents taking such courses as The Theory of Banach Algebras and C*-Algebras: inaddition it makes an outstanding reference for physicists research mathematicians in analysis and applied scientists using C*-algebras in such areas as statistical mechanics quantumtheory. and physical chemistry. | Characterizations of C* Algebras the Gelfand Naimark Theorems

GBP 56.99
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Mathematical Objects in C++ Computational Tools in A Unified Object-Oriented Approach

Mathematical Objects in C++ Computational Tools in A Unified Object-Oriented Approach

Emphasizing the connection between mathematical objects and their practical C++ implementation this book provides a comprehensive introduction to both the theory behind the objects and the C and C++ programming. Object-oriented implementation of three-dimensional meshes facilitates understanding of their mathematical nature. Requiring no prerequisites the text covers discrete mathematics data structures and computational physics including high-order discretization of nonlinear equations. Exercises and solutions make the book suitable for classroom use and a supporting website supplies downloadable code. | Mathematical Objects in C++ Computational Tools in A Unified Object-Oriented Approach

GBP 69.99
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Global Supply Chain Using Systems Engineering Strategies to Respond to Disruptions

Global Supply Chain Using Systems Engineering Strategies to Respond to Disruptions

Global Supply Chain: Using Systems Engineering Strategies to Respond to Disruptions uses a systems-based approach of the tools and techniques of industrial engineering applied to the global supply chain. The specific application addressed in this book is the supply chain which has been disrupted due to COVID-19 and the closure of several plants in the chain. The book presents the basic tools of industrial engineering applicable to a dynamic supply chain system. It recognizes the nuances of human factors in any commerce and industry and covers the basic elements of a supply chain from a systems perspective. It highlights the global impacts of disruption caused by COVID-19 and leverages the Triple C Model of system communication cooperation and coordination. It also illustrates the applicability of the DEJI systems model for supply chain design evaluation justification and integration. Supply chain modeling optimization examples are offered and the introduction of a newly developed learning curve model applied to the global supply chain is presented. The contents of the book are applicable not only to the food supply chain but also to the supply of other commodities including physical products services and desired end results. The book is written for engineers working in production civil mechanical and other industries. It will be of interest to engineering managers consultants as well as those involved with business management. University students and instructors will also find this book useful as a general reference. | Global Supply Chain Using Systems Engineering Strategies to Respond to Disruptions

GBP 82.99
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Digital Image Processing with C++ Implementing Reference Algorithms with the CImg Library

Digital Image Processing with C++ Implementing Reference Algorithms with the CImg Library

Digital Image Processing with C++: Implementing Reference Algorithms with the CImg Library presents the theory of digital image processing and implementations of algorithms using a dedicated library. Processing a digital image means transforming its content (denoising stylizing etc. ) or extracting information to solve a given problem (object recognition measurement motion estimation etc. ). This book presents the mathematical theories underlying digital image processing as well as their practical implementation through examples of algorithms implemented in the C++ language using the free and easy-to-use CImg library. Chapters cover the field of digital image processing in a broad way and propose practical and functional implementations of each method theoretically described. The main topics covered include filtering in spatial and frequency domains mathematical morphology feature extraction and applications to segmentation motion estimation multispectral image processing and 3D visualization. Students or developers wishing to discover or specialize in this discipline and teachers and researchers hoping to quickly prototype new algorithms or develop courses will all find in this book material to discover image processing or deepen their knowledge in this field. | Digital Image Processing with C++ Implementing Reference Algorithms with the CImg Library

GBP 39.99
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Introduction to Stochastic Calculus Applied to Finance

Introduction to Stochastic Calculus Applied to Finance

Since the publication of the first edition of this book the area of mathematical finance has grown rapidly with financial analysts using more sophisticated mathematical concepts such as stochastic integration to describe the behavior of markets and to derive computing methods. Maintaining the lucid style of its popular predecessor Introduction to Stochastic Calculus Applied to Finance Second Edition incorporates some of these new techniques and concepts to provide an accessible up-to-date initiation to the field. New to the Second EditionComplements on discrete models including Rogers' approach to the fundamental theorem of asset pricing and super-replication in incomplete marketsDiscussions on local volatility Dupire's formula the change of numéraire techniques forward measures and the forward Libor model A new chapter on credit risk modelingAn extension of the chapter on simulation with numerical experiments that illustrate variance reduction techniques and hedging strategiesAdditional exercises and problemsProviding all of the necessary stochastic calculus theory the authors cover many key finance topics including martingales arbitrage option pricing American and European options the Black-Scholes model optimal hedging and the computer simulation of financial models. They succeed in producing a solid introduction to stochastic approaches used in the financial world.

GBP 42.99
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Introduction to Electromagnetism From Coulomb to Maxwell

Introduction to Electromagnetism From Coulomb to Maxwell

This edition aims to expand on the first edition and take the reader through to the wave equation on coaxial cable and free-space by using Maxwell’s equations. The new chapters include time varying signals and fundamentals of Maxwell's equations. This book will introduce and discuss electromagnetic fields in an accessible manner. The author explains electroconductive fields and develops ideas relating to signal propagation and develops Maxwell’s equations and applies them to propagation in a planar optical waveguide. The first of the new chapters introduces the idea of a travelling wave by considering the variation of voltage along a coaxial line. This concept will be used in the second new chapter which solves Maxwell’s equations in free-space and then applies them to a planar optical waveguide in the third new chapter. As this is an area that most students find difficult it links back to the earlier chapters to aid understanding. This book is intended for first- and second-year electrical and electronic undergraduates and can also be used for undergraduates in mechanical engineering computing and physics. The book includes examples and homework problems. Introduces and examines electrostatic fields in an accessible manner Explains electroconductive fields Develops ideas relating to signal propagation Examines Maxwell’s equations and relates them to propagation in a planar optical waveguide Martin Sibley recently retired after 33 years of teaching at the University of Huddersfield. He has a PhD from Huddersfield Polytechnic in Preamplifier Design for Optical Receivers. He started his career in academia in 1986 having spent 3 years as a postgraduate student and then 2 years as a British Telecom-funded research fellow. His research work had a strong bias to the practical implementation of research and he taught electromagnetism and communications at all levels since 1986. Dr. Sibley finished his academic career as a Reader in Communications School of Computing and Engineering University of Huddersfield. He has authored five books and published over 80 research papers. | Introduction to Electromagnetism From Coulomb to Maxwell

GBP 44.99
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Guide to Modern Physics Using Mathematica for Calculations and Visualizations

Guide to Modern Physics Using Mathematica for Calculations and Visualizations

This is a how to guide for making beginning calculations in modern physics. The academic level is second year college physical science and engineering students. The calculations are performed in Mathematica and stress graphical visualization units and numerical answers. The techniques show the student how to learn the physics without being hung up on the math. There is a continuing movement to introduce more advanced computational methods into lower-level physics courses. Mathematica is a unique tool in that code is written as human readable much like one writes a traditional equation on the board. Key Features: Concise summary of the physics concepts. Over 300 worked examples in Mathematica. Tutorial to allow a beginner to produce fast results. The companion code for this book can be found here: https://physics. bu. edu/~rohlf/code. html James Rohlf is a Professor at Boston University. As a graduate student he worked on the first experiment to trigger on hadron jets with a calorimeter Fermilab E260. His thesis (G. C. Fox advisor C. Barnes R. P. Feynman R. Gomez) used the model of Field and Feynman to compare observed jets from hadron collisions to that from electron-positron collisions and made detailed acceptance corrections to arrive at first the measurement of quark-quark scattering cross sections. His thesis is published in Nuclear Physics B171 (1980) 1. At the Cornell Electron Storage Rings he worked on the discovery of the Upsilon (4S) resonance and using novel event shape variables developed by Stephen Wolfram and his thesis advisor Geoffrey Fox. He performed particle identification of kaons and charmed mesons to establish the quark decay sequence b –> c. At CERN he worked on the discovery of the W and Z bosons and measurement of their properties. Presently he is working on the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) which discovered the Higgs boson and is searching for new phenomena beyond the standard model. | Guide to Modern Physics Using Mathematica for Calculations and Visualizations

GBP 42.99
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A Transition to Proof An Introduction to Advanced Mathematics

A Transition to Proof An Introduction to Advanced Mathematics

A Transition to Proof: An Introduction to Advanced Mathematics describes writing proofs as a creative process. There is a lot that goes into creating a mathematical proof before writing it. Ample discussion of how to figure out the nuts and bolts' of the proof takes place: thought processes scratch work and ways to attack problems. Readers will learn not just how to write mathematics but also how to do mathematics. They will then learn to communicate mathematics effectively. The text emphasizes the creativity intuition and correct mathematical exposition as it prepares students for courses beyond the calculus sequence. The author urges readers to work to define their mathematical voices. This is done with style tips and strict mathematical do’s and don’ts which are presented in eye-catching text-boxes throughout the text. The end result enables readers to fully understand the fundamentals of proof. Features:The text is aimed at transition courses preparing students to take analysis Promotes creativity intuition and accuracy in expositionThe language of proof is established in the first two chapters which cover logic and set theoryIncludes chapters on cardinality and introductory topology | A Transition to Proof An Introduction to Advanced Mathematics

GBP 42.99
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An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics From Facts to Formalism

An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics From Facts to Formalism

The core content of even the most intricate intellectual edifices is often a simple fact or idea. So is it with quantum mechanics; the entire mathematical fabric of the formal description of quantum mechanics stems essentially from the fact that quantum probabilities interfere (i. e. from the superposition principle). This book is dedicated to substantiating this claim. In the process the book tries to demonstrate how the factual content of quantum mechanics can be transcribed in the formal language of vector spaces and linear transformations by disentangling the empirical content from the usual formal description. More importantly it tries to bring out what this transcription achieves. The book uses a pedagogic strategy which reverse engineers the postulates of quantum mechanics to device a schematic outline of the empirical content of quantum mechanics from which the postulates are then reconstructed step by step. This strategy is adopted to avoid the disconcerting details of actual experiments (however simplified) to spare the beginner of issues that lurk in the fragile foundations of the subject. In the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics the key idea is measurement. But measurement carries an entirely different meaning from the connotation that the term carries elsewhere in physics. This book strives to underline this as strongly as possible. The book is intended as an undergraduate text for a first course in quantum mechanics. Since the book is self contained it may also be used by enthusiastic outsiders interested to get a glimpse of the core content of the subject. Features: Demonstrates why linear algebra is the appropriate mathematical language for quantum mechanics. Uses a reconstructive approach to motivate the postulates of quantum mechanics. Builds the vocabulary of quantum mechanics by showing how the entire body of its conceptual ingredients can be constructed from the single notion of quantum measurement. | An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics From Facts to Formalism

GBP 105.00
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Introduction to Spintronics

Introduction to Spintronics

Introduction to Spintronics provides an accessible organized and progressive presentation of the quantum mechanical concept of spin and the technology of using it to store process and communicate information. Fully updated and expanded to 18 chapters this Second Edition:Reflects the explosion of study in spin-related physics addressing seven important physical phenomena with spintronic device applicationsDiscusses the recently discovered field of spintronics without magnetism which allows one to manipulate spin currents by purely electrical meansExplores lateral spin-orbit interaction and its many nuances as well as the possibility to implement spin polarizers and analyzers using quantum point contactsIntroduces the concept of single-domain-nanomagnet-based computing an ultra-energy-efficient approach to compute and store information using nanomagnets offering a practical rendition of single-spin logic architecture ideas and an alternative to transistor-based computing hardwareFeatures many new drill problems and includes a solution manual and figure slides with qualifying course adoptionStill the only known spintronics textbook written in English Introduction to Spintronics Second Edition is a must read for those interested in the science and technology of storing processing and communicating information via the spin degree of freedom of electrons.

GBP 48.99
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Introduction to Environmental Toxicology Molecular Substructures to Ecological Landscapes Fifth Edition

Introduction to Environmental Toxicology Molecular Substructures to Ecological Landscapes Fifth Edition

The fifth edition includes new sections on the use of adverse outcome pathways how climate change changes how we think about toxicology and a new chapter on contaminants of emerging concern. Additional information is provided on the derivation of exposure-response curves to describe toxicity and they are compared to the use of hypothesis testing. The text is unified around the theme of describing the entire cause-effect pathway from the importance of chemical structure in determining exposure and interaction with receptors to the use of complex systems and hierarchical patch dynamic theory to describe effects to landscapes. | Introduction to Environmental Toxicology Molecular Substructures to Ecological Landscapes Fifth Edition

GBP 110.00
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Introduction to Electrochemical Science and Engineering

Introduction to Electrochemical Science and Engineering

The Second Edition of Introduction to Electrochemical Science and Engineering outlines the basic principles and techniques used in the development of electrochemical engineering related technologies such as fuel cells electrolyzers and flow-batteries. Covering topics from electrolyte solutions to electrochemical energy conversion systems and corrosion this revised and expanded edition provides new educational material to help readers familiarize themselves with some of today’s most useful electrochemical concepts. The Second Edition includes a new Appendix C with a detailed description of how the most common electrochemical laboratories can be organized what data should be collected and how the data should be treated and presented in a report. Video demonstrations for these laboratories are available on YouTube. In addition the author has added conceptual and numerical exercises to all of the chapters to help with the understanding of the book material and to extend the important aspects of the electrochemical science and engineering. Finally electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is now used in most electrochemical laboratories and so a new section briefly describes this technique in Chapter 7. This new edition Ensures readers have a fundamental knowledge of the core concepts of electrochemical science and engineering such as electrochemical cells electrolytic conductivity electrode potential and current–potential relations related to a variety of electrochemical systems Develops the initial skills needed to understand an electrochemical experiment and successfully evaluate experimental data without visiting a laboratory Promotes an appreciation of the capabilities and applications of key electrochemical techniques Features eight lab descriptions and instructions that can be used to develop the labs by instructors for a university electrochemical engineering class Integrates eight online videos with lab demonstrations to advise instructors and students on how the labs can be carried out Features a solutions manual for adopting instructors The Second Edition is an ideal and unique text for undergraduate engineering and science students and readers in need of introductory-level content. Graduate students and engineers looking for a quick introduction to the subject will benefit from the simple structure of this book. Instructors interested in teaching the subject to undergraduate students can immediately use this book without reservation.

GBP 99.99
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Introduction to Scheduling

Introduction to Scheduling

Full of practical examples Introduction to Scheduling presents the basic concepts and methods fundamental results and recent developments of scheduling theory. With contributions from highly respected experts it provides self-contained easy-to-follow yet rigorous presentations of the material. The book first classifies scheduling problems and their complexity and then presents examples that demonstrate successful techniques for the design of efficient approximation algorithms. It also discusses classical problems such as the famous makespan minimization problem as well as more recent advances such as energy-efficient scheduling algorithms. After focusing on job scheduling problems that encompass independent and possibly parallel jobs the text moves on to a practical application of cyclic scheduling for the synthesis of embedded systems. It also proves that efficient schedules can be derived in the context of steady-state scheduling. Subsequent chapters discuss scheduling large and computer-intensive applications on parallel resources illustrate different approaches of multi-objective scheduling and show how to compare the performance of stochastic task-resource systems. The final chapter assesses the impact of platform models on scheduling techniques. From the basics to advanced topics and platform models this volume provides a thorough introduction to the field. It reviews classical methods explores more contemporary models and shows how the techniques and algorithms are used in practice.

GBP 69.99
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From Atoms to Galaxies A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness

From Atoms to Galaxies A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness

From Atoms to Galaxies: A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness teaches heightened scientific acuity as it educates students about the physical world and gives them answers to questions large and small. Written by Sadri Hassani the author of several mathematical physics textbooks this work covers the essentials of modern physics in a way that is as thorough as it is compelling and accessible. Some of you might want to know …. How did Galileo come to think about the first law of motion?. Did Newton actually discover gravity by way of an apple and an accident?Or maybe you have mulled over…. Is it possible for Santa Claus to deliver all his toys? . Is it possible to prove that Elvis does not visit Graceland every midnight?Or perhaps you’ve even wondered …. If ancient Taoism really parallels modern physics? . If psychoanalysis can actually be called a science? . How it is that some philosophies of science may imply that a 650-year-old woman can give birth to a child? No Advanced Mathematics RequiredA primary textbook for undergraduate students not majoring in physics From Atoms to Galaxies examines physical laws and their consequences from a conceptual perspective that requires no advanced mathematics. It explains quantum physics relativity nuclear and particle physics gauge theory quantum field theory quarks and leptons and cosmology. Encouraging students to subscribe to proven causation rather than dramatic speculation the book: Defines the often obscured difference between science and technology discussing how this confusion taints both common culture and academic rigor Explores the various philosophies of science demonstrating how errors in our understanding of scientific principles can adversely impact scientific awareness Exposes how pseudoscience and New Age mysticism advance unproven conjectures as dangerous alternatives to proven science Based on courses taught by the author for over 15 years this textbook has been developed to raise the scientific awareness of the untrained reader who lacks a technical or mathematical background. To accomplish this the book lays the foundation of the laws that govern our universe in a nontechnical way emphasizing topics that excite the mind namely those taken from modern physics and exposing the abuses made of them by the New Age gurus and other mystagogues. It outlines the methods developed by physicists for the scientific investigation of nature and contrasts them with those developed by the outsiders who claim to be the owners of scientific methodology. Each chapter includes essays which use the material developed in that chapter to debunk misconceptions clarify the nature of science and explore the history of physics as it relates to the development of ideas. Noting the damage incurred by confusing science and technology the book strives to help the reader to emphatically demarcate the two while clearly demonstrating that science is the only element capable of advancing technology. | From Atoms to Galaxies A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness

GBP 56.99
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