Relative Homological Algebra

By Edgar E. Enochs, Overtoun M. G. Jenda
Publisher: Wa[lte]r De G[ruy]ter Inc 2011

96 Pages | ISBN: 3110215225
PDF | 0.7 MB

This second volume deals with categories of complexes of modules and their applications. The material provides a good basis for those who want to go on to study derived categories.
It starts with the basic definitions and properties of complexes and then moves to more advanced topics such as cotorsion pairs and triplets in categories of complexes.
As in the first volume, exercises will be provided both for practice and as suggestions for further research.

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Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering

by Gregory J. Gbur
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 0521516102 | edition 2011
PDF | 800 pages | 12 mb

The first textbook on mathematical methods focusing on techniques for optical science and engineering. Ideal for upper division undergraduates and graduates.

Strong emphasis is placed on connecting mathematical concepts to optical systems.

Essay problems based on research publications and numerous exercises strengthen the connection between the theory and its applications.

Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering

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Three Decades of Progress in Control Sciences

By Xiaoming Hu, Ulf Jonsson, Bo Wahlberg, Bijoy Ghosh,
Spri.... | 2010-10-28 | ISBN: 3642112773

370 pages | PDF | 4,1 MB

In this edited collection we commemorate the 60th birthday of Prof. Christopher Byrnes and the retirement of Prof. Anders Lindquist from the Chair of Optimization and Systems Theory at KTH.

These papers were presented in part at a 2009 workshop in KTH, Stockholm, honoring the lifetime contributions of Professors Byrnes and Lindquist in various fields of applied mathematics.

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Radiation Hormesis and the Linear-No-Threshold Assumption

By Charles L. Sanders,
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 3642037194

edition 2009 |  217 pages
PDF | 79.3 mb

Current radiation protection standards are based upon the application of the linear no-threshold (LNT) assumption, which considers that even very low doses of ionizing radiation can cause cancer. The radiation hormesis hypothesis, by contrast, proposes that low-dose ionizing radiation is beneficial.

In this book, the author examines all facets of radiation hormesis in detail, including the history of the concept and mechanisms, and presents comprehensive, up-to-date reviews for major cancer types.

It is explained how low-dose radiation can in fact decrease all-cause and all-cancer mortality and help to control metastatic cancer. Attention is also drawn to biases in epidemiological research when using the LNT assumption.

The author shows how proponents of the LNT assumption consistently reject, manipulate, and deliberately ignore an overwhelming abundance of published data and falsely claim that no reliable data are available at doses of less than 100 mSv.

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Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications

Robert Nisbet, John Elder IV, Gary Miner,
Ac..mic Press | Date 2009

ISBN: 0123747651 | 864 pages
PDF | 41,4 MB

The Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications is a comprehensive professional reference book that guides business analysts, scientists, engineers and researchers (both academic and industrial) through all stages of data analysis, model building and implementation.

The Handbook helps one discern the technical and business problem, understand the strengths and weaknesses of modern data mining algorithms, and employ the right statistical methods for practical application.

Use this book to address massive and complex datasets with novel statistical approaches and be able to objectively evaluate analyses and solutions. It has clear, intuitive explanations of the principles and tools for solving problems using modern analytic techniques, and discusses their application to real problems, in ways accessible and beneficial to practitioners across industries - from science and engineering, to medicine, academia and commerce.

This handbook brings together, in a single resource, all the information a beginner will need to understand the tools and issues in data mining to build successful data mining solutions.

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Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context, 1st Edition

Geology, Geochronology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironment
Springer; 1st Edition, January 21, 2011

ISBN-10: 9048199557
414 pages
PDF | 18.01 MB

This volume 1 and its companion volume 2 present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania. The site is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa, worldrenowned for the discovery of fossils of the early hominin Australopithecus afarensis, as well as remarkable trails of its footprints. The first volume provides new evidence on the geology, geochronology, ecology, ecomorphology and taphonomy of the site.

The second volume describes newly discovered fossil hominins from Laetoli, belonging to Australopithecus afarensis and Paranthropus aethiopicus, and presents detailed information on the systematics and paleobiology of the diverse associated fauna. Together, these contributions provide one of the most comprehensive accounts of a fossil hominin site, and they offer important new insights into the early stages of human evolution and its context.

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Elementary Linear Algebra, Fourth Edition

By Stephen Andrilli
Publisher: Academic Press | 2010

ISBN: 0123747511
PDF | 768 pages | 3.5 MB

Elementary Linear Algebra develops and explains in careful detail the computational techniques and fundamental theoretical results central to a first course in linear algebra. This highly acclaimed text focuses on developing the abstract thinking essential for further mathematical study.

The authors give early, intensive attention to the skills necessary to make students comfortable with mathematical proofs. The text builds a gradual and smooth transition from computational results to general theory of abstract vector spaces. It also provides flexbile coverage of practical applications, exploring a comprehensive range of topics.

Includes a wide variety of applications, technology tips and exercises, organized in chart format for easy reference

More than 310 numbered examples in the text at least one for each new concept or application

Exercise sets ordered by increasing difficulty, many with multiple parts for a total of more than 2135 questions

Provides an early introduction to eigenvalues/eigenvectors

A Student solutions manual, containing fully worked out solutions and instructors manual available

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Introduction to Linear Algebra, Fourth Edition

By Gilbert Strang
We llesley Ca mbridge Pr ess,  2009

ISBN: 0980232716 | 584 pages | PDF | 87,7 MB

Gilbert Strang's textbooks have changed the entire approach to learning linear algebra -- away from abstract vector spaces to specific examples of the four fundamental subspaces: the column space and nullspace of A and A'.

Introduction to Linear Algebra, Fourth Edition includes challenge problems to complement the review problems that have been highly praised in previous editions. The basic course is followed by seven applications: differential equations, engineering, graph theory, statistics, fourier methods and the FFT, linear programming, and computer graphics.

Thousands of teachers in colleges and universities and now high schools are using this book, which truly explains this crucial subject.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Vectors; Chapter 2: Solving Linear Equations; Chapter 3: Vector Spaces and Subspaces; Chapter 4: Orthogonality; Chapter 5: Determinants; Chapter 6: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors; Chapter 7: Linear Transformations; Chapter 8: Applications; Chapter 9: Numerical Linear Algebra; Chapter 10: Complex Vectors and Matrices; Solutions to Selected Exercises; Final Exam. Matrix Factorizations. Conceptual Questions for Review. Glossary: A Dictionary for Linear Algebra Index Teaching Codes Linear Algebra in a Nutshell.

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Mathematical Approaches to Polymer Sequence Analysis and Related Problems

Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 1441967990
edition 2010 | PDF | 248 pages

2.9 mb

An edited volume describing the latest developments in approaching the problem of polymer sequence analysis, with special emphasis on the most relevant biopolymers (peptides and DNA) but not limited to them.

The chapters will include peptide sequence analysis, DNA sequence analysis, analysis of biopolymers and nonpolymers, sequence alignment problems, and more.

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Complex System Reliability

Publisher: Springer , ISBN: 1849964130
edition 2010 | 238 pages

2 mb | PDF

Complex System Reliability presents a state-of-the-art treatment of complex multi-channel system reliability assessment and provides the requisite tools, techniques and algorithms required for designing, evaluating and optimizing ultra-reliable redundant systems.

Critical topics that make Complex System Reliability a unique and definitive resource include: • redundant system analysis for k-out-of-n systems (including complex systems with embedded k-out-of-n structures) involving both perfect and imperfect fault coverage;
• imperfect fault coverage analysis techniques, including algorithms for assessing the reliability of redundant systems in which each element is subject to a given coverage value (element level coverage) or in which the system uses voting to avoid the effects of a failed element (fault level coverage); and
• state-of-the-art binary decision diagram analysis techniques, including the latest and most efficient algorithms for the reliability assessment of large, complex redundant systems. This practical presentation includes numerous fully worked examples that provide detailed explanations of both the underlying design principles and the techniques (such as combinatorial, recursive and binary decision diagram algorithms) used to obtain quantitative results.

Complex System Reliability: Multichannel Systems with Imperfect Fault Coverage (Springer Series in Reliability Engineering)

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Statistics for High-Dimensional Data

Methods, Theory and Applications
By: Peter Bühlmann, Sara van de Geer

Publisher: Springer year: 2011, pages: 575
PDF 5 Mb

Modern statistics deals with large and complex data sets, and consequently with models containing a large number of parameters. This book presents a detailed account of recently developed approaches, including the Lasso and versions of it for various models, boosting methods, undirected graphical modeling, and procedures controlling false positive selections.

A special characteristic of the book is that it contains comprehensive mathematical theory on high-dimensional statistics combined with methodology, algorithms and illustrations with real data examples.

This in-depth approach highlights the methods' great potential and practical applicability in a variety of settings. As such, it is a valuable resource for researchers, graduate students and experts in statistics, applied mathematics and computer science.

Statistics for High-Dimensional Data: Methods, Theory and Applications (Springer Series in Statistics)

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Developing Concepts in Applied Intelligence

By: Kishan G. Mehrotra, Chilukuri Mohan, Jae C. Oh,
Pramod K. Varshney, Moonis Ali

publisher: Springer
year: 2011, pages: 140, PDF 3.2 mb

The series Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI) publishes new developments and advances in the various areas of computational intelligence - quickly and with a high quality. The intent is to cover the theory, applications, and design methods of computational intelligence, as embedded in the fields of engineering, computer science, physics and life science, as well as the methodologies behind them.

The series contains monographs, lecture notes and edited volumes in computational intelligence spanning the areas of neural networks, connectionist systems, genetic algorithms, evolutionary computation, artificial intelligence, cellular automata, self-organizing systems, soft computing, fuzzy systems and hybrid intelligent systems.

Critical to both contributors and readers are the short publication time and world-wide distribution - this permits a rapid and broad dissemination of research results.The field of "Artificial Intelligence" developed important concepts for simulating human intelligence. Its sister field, "Applied Intelligence", has focused on techniques for developing intelligent systems for solving real life problems in all disciplines including science, social science, art, engineering, and finance. The objective of the International Conference on Industrial, Engineering & Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems (IEA-AIE) is to promote and disseminate research in Applied Intelligence.

It seeks quality papers on a wide range of topics in applied intelligence that are employed in developing intelligent systems for solving real life problems in all disciplines. Every year this conference brings together scientists, engineers and practitioners, who work on designing and developing applications that use intelligent techniques or work on intelligent techniques and apply them to application domains. The book is comprised of seventeen chapters providing up-to-date and state-of-the-art research on the applications of applied Intelligence techniques.

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Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security, 4 Volume Set

By John G. Voeller
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 12, 2010)

ISBN:0471761303 PDF | 2888 pages | 24 mb

The Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security is an essential and timely collection of resources designed to support the effective communication of homeland security research across all disciplines and institutional boundaries. Truly a unique work this 4 volume set focuses on the science behind safety, security, and recovery from both man-made and natural disasters has a broad scope and international focus.

The Handbook:

Educates researchers in the critical needs of the homeland security and intelligence communities and the potential contributions of their own disciplines
Emphasizes the role of fundamental science in creating novel technological solutions
Details the international dimensions of homeland security and counterterrorism research
Provides guidance on technology diffusion from the laboratory to the field
Supports cross-disciplinary dialogue in this field between operational, R&D and consumer communities

Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security, 4 Volume Set

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Partial Differential Equations 2nd Edition

By Lawrence C. Evans
Publisher: American Mathematical Society

ISBN: 0821849743 edition 2010
PDF | 664 pages | 16 mb

This is the second edition of the now definitive text on partial differential equations (PDE). It offers a comprehensive survey of modern techniques in the theoretical study of PDE with particular emphasis on nonlinear equations.

Its wide scope and clear exposition make it a great text for a graduate course in PDE. For this edition, the author has made numerous changes, including a new chapter on nonlinear wave equations, more than 80 new exercises, several new sections, a significantly expanded bibliography.

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Control and Adaptation in Telecommunication Systems: Mathematical Foundations

By: Vladimir Popovskij, Alexander Barkalov, Larysa Titarenko
Publisher: Springer

Date : 2011 Pages: 186

The book is devoted to mathematical foundations providing synthesis and analysis of control and adaptation algorithms targeting modern telecommunication systems (TCS). These algorithms are finding more and more applications in modern telecommunication technologies and they determine the efficiency of TCS. The concept of telecommunication management network is used as a base methodology. The most popular technologies and network management methods are discussed. They include such issues as Common Management Information Protocol, Remote Network Management Protocol Information Base, Simple Network Management Protocol, and Net Flow.
The methods of state variables are used as the main mathematic approaches for simulating control tasks. It allows solving the dynamic problems in the recursive style. The decomposition theorem is used for synthesis of control algorithms. Such issues as control algorithms for system observation and system state are discussed in details. The interpretation of applicability for discussed algorithms is given.

Some part of the book is devoted to methods of statistic gathering and suppressing of a priori uncertainty. They are reduced to constructing adaptive procedures and algorithms of self-organization and self-repairing for intellectual taught systems. The neural networks, multifunctional automata and Petri nets are discussed as examples. Also, tasks and problems of business processes management are shown in their connection with TCS.
Our book targets on students, PhD students and professionals in the area of telecommunications. We hope it will be useful for everybody connected with the new information technologies.

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Principles and Standards for School Mathematics

By NCTM
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Number Of Pages: 402
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0873534808
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780873534802

Description:

Natl Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, VA, 2000. Soft Cover. First edition, VG+ lg. format, 402pp, color illustrated text is bright, clean and fresh-in NF cond.

This book has a reasonable basic outlook, which includes such things as emphasis on conceptual understanding, discovery and empathic discussion rather than drill and teacher-authority. But on the whole the book is very poorly written. For one thing, virtually everything it says is completely vacuous, as one can see by inverting the trivial statements that it makes. Consider for example the following passage:

"By learning problem solving in mathematics, students should acquire ways of thinking, habits of persistence and curiosity, and confidence in unfamiliar situations that will serve them well outside the mathematics classroom. In everyday life and in the workplace, being a good problem solver can lead to great advantages."

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The Science of Programming Matrix Computations

By Robert A. van de Geijn, Enrique S. Quintana-Ortí
Publisher: Lulu

Pages: 128, Date: 2008-01-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: B002ACZE8E
rar'd, vector pdf, bookmarks, pagination, 900 KB 

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The Formal Linear Algebra Methods Environment (FLAME) encompasses a methodology for deriving an algorithm for a dense linear algebra operation hand-in-hand with its proof of correctness as well as an approach to represent (and code) the resulting algorithm.

This books reviews the foundations of FLAME: the derivation methodology, the notation, and the high-level Application Programming Interfaces, which are applied to basic linear algebra operations as well as operations for the solution of linear systems.

While the text targets the novice, its emphasis on high performance algorithms should also be of interest to the expert.

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Evolution in Action: Case studies in Adaptive Radiation, Speciation and the Origin of Biodiversity

By Matthias Glaubrecht
Publisher: Springer, Pages: 586, Date: 2010-07-29

ISBN-10 : 3642124240
pdf of 16.49 mb

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We have come a long way towards better understanding how new species originate, i.e. speciation, which long remained Darwin’s “mystery of mysteries.” Since speciation is the underlying mechanism for radiations, it is the ultimate causation for the biological diversity of life that surrounds us.

Without a doubt, Charles Darwin’s contribution to our understanding of the origin of biodiversity cannot be overestimated. This book is a contribution to both the Darwin Year we celebrated in 2009 and to the Year of Biodiversity and Conservation 2010.

The studies and model cases presented show the progress and dynamics of research based on Darwinian theories and sheds light on its implications in the context of current biodiversity crises. The great importance of adaptive (and non-adaptive) radiations for biodiversity is widely accepted, but our understanding of the processes and mechanisms involved is still limited and generalizations need to be based on the accumulation of more evidence from additional case studies.

The studies presented in this volume are those urgently needed and focus on a variety of organisms and different aspects of radiations. The scientific results presented therein are excellent examples not only of evolution in action, but also of active research on evolutionary processes and their most apparent outcome – biodiversity.

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Integrated Design of Multiscale, Multifunctional Materials and Products

By David L. McDowell, Jitesh Panchal, Hae-Jin Choi, Carolyn Seepersad,
Janet Allen, Farrokh Mistree1856176622

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 392
Publication Date: 2009-11-02
ISBN-10 : 1856176622
pdf 4.067 MB 

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Integrated Design of Multiscale, Multifunctional Materials and Products is the first of its type to consider not only design of materials, but concurrent design of materials and products. In other words, materials are not just selected on the basis of properties, but the composition and/or microstructure iw designed to satisfy specific ranged sets of performance requirements.

This book presents the motivation for pursuing concurrent design of materials and products, thoroughly discussing the details of multiscale modeling and multilevel robust design and provides details of the design methods/strategies along with selected examples of designing material attributes for specified system performance.

It is intended as a monograph to serve as a foundational reference for instructors of courses at the senior and introductory graduate level in departments of materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering and civil engineering who are interested in next generation systems-based design of materials.

Key Features:

* First of its kind to consider not only design of materials, but concurrent design of materials and products.

* Treatment of uncertainty via robust design of materials

* Integrates the "materials by design approach" of Olson/Ques Tek LLC with the "materials selection" approach of Ashby/Granta

* Distinquishes the processes of concurrent design of materials and products as an overall systems design problem from the field of multiscale modeling

* Systematic mathematical algorithms and methods are introduced for robust design of materials, rather than ad hoc heuristics--it is oriented towards a true systems approach to design of materials and products

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McGraw-Hill's SAT, 2011 Edition

By Christopher Black, Mark Anestis
Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Pages: 784, Date: 2010-05-11
ISBN-10 : 0071740945, 5.5 MB's | Vector PDF

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McGraw-Hill's SAT will help you prepare for the big exam with its valuable features and interactive test-taking practice online!

McGraw-Hill's SAT is now equipped with new additions to better meet your needs. The guide teaches critical thinking skills designed to help you solve any SAT problem. And it provides test-taking practice with questions just like those on the real SAT.

* New! Two complete interactive practice tests online (in addition to the 4 tests in the book).
* New: Eight-page Welcome section including “How to Use This Book,” “SAT Study Plan,” “Getting the Most from the Online Tests,” and more.
* 4 full-length practice SATs with fully explained answers.
* Detailed 10-week study plan.
* Pull-out "Smart Cards” for easy subject review.

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Chapter 1. Conquer the SAT; Chapter 2. Diagnostic SAT; Chapter 3. Building Vocabulary; Chapter 4. Critical Reading Skills; Chapter 5. Sentence Completion Skills; Chapter 6. What SAT Math Really Tests; Chapter 7. Essential Pre-Algebra Skills; Chapter 8. Essential Algebra I Skills; Chapter 9. Special Math Problems; Chapter 10. Essential Geometry Skills; Chapter 11. Essential Algebra II Skills; Chapter 12. Writing a Great Essay; Chapter 13. Essay Writing Practice; Chapter 14. SAT Writing Questions; Chapter 15. Essential Grammar Skills; Chapter 16. 4 Practice Tests; Online: 2 Practice Tests

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