Mathematics - General

Selected topical problems of mathematical physics are being dealt with by emphasizing methodical aspects. For this reason also questions regarding mathematical model building are being discussed. The book contains the papers presented at the Conference in Oberwolfach organized by Prof. Dr. B. Brosowski and...

This book contains three studies. The first study investigates the relationship between private equity investors and fund managers and how intermediaries can mitigate their agency problems. The incentive structure of three intermediary types and their behavior in signaling fund qualities to investors are studied...

The volume contains original articles and survey papers on approximation theory (e.g. approximation by polynomial and rational functions, approximation by operators, orthogonal polynomials, meromorphic functions), optimization (e.g. integer, nonlinear, quadratic, multi-objective, fractional, semiinfinite), control theory (e.g. singular control problems), equations and inequalities (e.g. complexity),...

This volume contains papers presented at the 13th conference on Methods and Techniques of Mathematical Physics held on December 12-18, 1993, at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach. The central theme is inverse problems in acoustics, electromagnetics, elasticity and potential theory. The conference was dedicated to...

In Logic Programming ( 25 and 26) the language of logic is used as a declarative programming language. Prolog uses resolution as its underlying proof mechanism. The logical structure of relational databases is explained ( 27) in set theoretical terms and it is shown...

The book is devoted to nonlinear mathematical problems encountered in modern structural design: shape optimization and smart materials. In the first part a method of sensitivity calculations for singular elliptic problems is proposed and its correctness as well as some properties are proved. Examples...

The problems of determining the surface temperature and the surface heat flux, the capacity of the heat transfer coefficient from transient temperature measurements at one or more locations are frequently arising in many practical engineering contexts. These so-called inverse heat conduction problems (IHCPs) have...

In 1896 A. Sommerfeld published his famous paper Zur Theorie der Diffraktion in vol. 47 of the Mathematische Annalen . His investigations initiated the study of boundary value problems in scattering theory. A long series of research works on general mixed boundary value problems...

Euclid's Elements is acknowledged as the most influential writing on mathematics in the West at least till the end of the Middle Ages. Over the last thirty-six years several of the most important medieval Latin texts of the Elements have been edited. The most...

This series brings essays on applied mathematics and mathematical physics. These essays study the basic scientific resp. technical problems and examine also the methods to deal with them up to the acquirement of the finally interesting solution in practice. The mathematician is to come...

An easy read for a very complex topic.Uncover hidden truths and redefine your understanding of history with Serpents of Knowledge! Explore the mysteries of ancient civilizations, from the enigmatic Egyptian pyramids to the evolution of the human brain. This isn't just a book; it's...

This book is designed to help you learn your addition number facts. The goal is for you to have instant recall of each addition fact. The Speed Wheel Drills make learning fun! Use a timer and see how your speed and accuracy improve with...

Preschool is an exciting time for both parents and children. It is one of the first steps toward a life of learning and success. For many children, the words "math" and "fun" don't generally fit into the same sentence, but with this workbook, your...

Preschool is an imperative time for learning, due to the brain's development between the ages of two and four. Math is also a subject that children will encounter throughout their education. With this fun, easy-to-understand book, your preschooler may just decide to list "Math"...

The potential benefits of ICT have been identified by many countries in the world. Therefore, the essential requirement for schools and educational institutions have been made to expand teaching and learning environments and increasing the demand for education and training in most of the...

Don Sevcik found a unique way to use his love of math to launch a profitable career and help thousands. It started when he used tutoring math as a diversion from his corporate job. As a result, Don has become one of the world's...

Single and Multiple Objective Optimization covers a wide range of techniques for optimizing functions. Single objective optimization examines functions and identifies the function minima and maxima over a predetermined range. Single objective optimization is often handled using differential calculus. However, in many applications, obtaining...

When Feynman was asked how he thought he should approach teaching in the classroom, his response was, "I don't know, really!" What he meant was there is no standard protocol that one can build to manage and disseminate the principles of learning. Ordinary Differential...

Author: Saxon PublishersISBN-10: 1602775923ISBN-13: 9781602775923Publisher: Saxon PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2008Pages: 664Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.65lbsSize: 10.80h x 8.20w x 1.20d

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Author: University of Chicago School MathematicsISBN-10: 1570392269ISBN-13: 9781570392269Publisher: SRA/McGraw-HillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1998Pages: 78Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 10.78h x 8.44w x 0.21d

Updated and expanded with new topics, this second edition offers a unique and educational approach to learning physics at a level suitable for first-year science students. This new edition expands the presentation to include senior topics, such as statistical mechanics, quantum physics, and nuclear...

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a group of states working together to develop a set of assessments that aim to better measure students' critical-thinking, problem-solving skills, and ability to communicate. Through a series of high quality, computer-based...

The goal of this book is for any student to learn math, algebra, and capture the understanding and skill of math, so that it is a tool for them to use in their futuAuthor: Tony TaylorISBN-10: 1419615130ISBN-13: 9781419615139Publisher: Booksurge PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/03/2005Pages: 58Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Walter Hayman was born in Cologne, Germany in 1926, and was sent to Britain in 1938 to escape the Nazis. Educated at Gordonstoun School in Scotland and at St John's College, Cambridge, he was influenced by M. L. Cartwright and J. E. Littlewood. After...

This book is made possible by the enthusiastic contributions of the authors of the chapters. They have been invited from young and active scientists in the field of t-PA research. I am grateful for their contribution and for the fact that all accepted the...

In today's electronic environment, operating reliability for continued daily use of electronic products is essential. This book discusses the reliability of products that lie dormant for long periods of time and are subject to stresses such as humidity, ionic contaminants, temperature, radiation, shock, and...

The selection of salient features and an appropriate hidden layer architecture contributes significantly to the performance of a neural network. A number of metrics and methodologies exist for estimating these parameters. This research builds on recent efforts to integrate feature and architecture selection for...

The nine chapters of this book make appeal to thermodynamic notions and laws to get under the hood of mathematics without just echoing things best said and written in math books. It presents a novel perspective to students and teachers in the physical sciences,...

ARM Assembly Language: Fundamentals and Techniques, Third Edition explains in clear terms how Arm processors are programmed at the most fundamental level. It moves entirely into the Cortex-M space, using the Arm v8-M instruction set to illustrate how assembly code for the most modern...

This text makes use of symbolic algebra and vector-matrix algebra to demonstrate a new approach to learning statics. Symbolic solutions are obtained, together with the types of solutions covered in other texts, so that students can see the advantages of this new approach.Author: Lester...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This book explains how each non-Newtonian calculus, as well as the classical calculus of Newton and Leibniz, can be 'weighted' in a natural way. In each of these weighted calculi, a weighted average (of functions) plays a central role. The weighted calculi provide a...

Lively interest was generated by Talbott's book, FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM, since he provided substantial evidence that Fermat could indeed have had a good proof before he died in 1665. Readers have suggested that a more formal statement of the proof be given, and this...

The Basics Manual is a no-nonsense approach to helping young people achieve full potential in their primary and secondary education. It has been written by an experienced primary and secondary teacher, and education adviser, and is designed for parents and young people to practise...

Students who are interested in taking Saxon Homeschool Geometry course may chose the 4th edition Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 courses, which are designed to accompany Geometry. Featuring the same incremental approach that is the hallmark of the Saxon program, the 4th Edition Algebra...

Students who are interested in taking Saxon Homeschool Geometry course may chose the 4th edition Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 courses, which are designed to accompany Geometry. Featuring the same incremental approach that is the hallmark of the Saxon program, the 4th Edition Algebra...

A Framework for Managing, Measuring, and Predicting Attributes of Software Development Products and ProcessesReflecting the immense progress in the development and use of software metrics in the past decades, Software Metrics: A Rigorous and Practical Approach, Third Edition provides an up-to-date, accessible, and comprehensive...

This volume in the Corrosion Engineering Handbook Series provides a detailed examination of the corrosive effects of thermoplastic polymers, thermoset polymers, and elastomeric materials. Following a general introduction to the composition, properties, and applications of polymers, the book focuses on the effects of chemical...

Population surveys traditionally collect information from respondents about their circumstances, behaviors, attitudes, and other characteristics. In recent years, many surveys have been collecting not only questionnaire answers, but also biologic specimens such as blood samples, saliva, and buccal swabs, from which a respondent's DNA...

Oscar Zariski, one of the most eminent mathematicians of our time, climaxed a distinguished career by receiving the National Medal of Science. He has enriched mathematics, particularly in algebraic geometry and modern algebra, by numerous and fundamental papers. This volume is the first of...

Fundamentals of Mathematics represents a new kind of mathematical publication. While excellent technical treatises have been written about specialized fields, they provide little help for the nonspecialist; and other books, some of them semipopular in nature, give an overview of mathematics while omitting some...

This is the second of four volumes that will eventually present the full corpus of Zariski's mathematical contributions. Like the first volume (subtitled Foundations of Algebraic Geometry and Resolution of Singularities and edited by H. Hironaka and D. Mumford), it is divided into two...