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Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387989641ISBN 13: 9780387989648
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Craft of Editing is about the craft of editing scientific writing. It is designed to help you - and all those who deal with scientific and technical writing by others in universities, government labs, businesses, or engineering firms - become more effective and more efficient at editing the proposals, theses, journal articles, and reports that cross your desk and which you must approve, grade, or review. Unlike other texts that try to present the gamut of all possible editing experiences, this guide focuses on the kind of editing that you as a manager or teacher perform with your pencil (or computer) and someone else's work. Written by the author of the best-selling Craft of Scientific Writing, the book deals with the subject in a refreshing way and includes a large number of enlightening examples and stories. The author, a former editor at several national laboratories, has taught scientific writing courses at, among others, the universities of Texas and Wisconsin, Sandia National Laboratory, and Virginia Polytechnic University. 172 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387989188ISBN 13: 9780387989181
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This textbook for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in physics and physical chemistry covers the major areas of statistical mechanics and concludes with a demonstration of applications of statistical mechanics at the level of current research. The presentation begins with the fundamental ideas of averages and ensembles, focusing on classical systems described by continuous variables such as position and momentum, and using the ideal gas as an example. It then turns to quantum systems, beginning with diatomic molecules and working up through blackbody radiation and chemical equilibria. The discussion of equilibrium properties of systems of interacting particles includes presents such techniques as cluster expansions and distribution functions and uses non-ideal gases, liquids, and solutions as examples. Dynamic behavior - treated more extensively than in other texts - is discussed from the point of view of correlation functions. The text concludes with a problem of current research, namely diffusion in a suspension of interacting hard spheres and what can be learned about such a system from scattered light. Intended for a one-semester course, the text includes several 'asides' on topics that are usually omitted from introductory courses, as well as numerous problems at the ends of chapters. 452 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387989323ISBN 13: 9780387989327
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The approach taken by this book is based on two beliefs. The first is that almost nobody understands calculus fully the first time around: multiple exposures are required. The second belief is that graphing calculators can be used to make the introduction of the theory of limits much easier for the students. This book presents the theoretical pieces of introductory calculus, using appropriate technology, in a style suitable to accompany almost any first calculus text. It offers a large range of increasingly sophisticated examples and problems to build understanding of the notion of limit and other theoretical concepts. It is aimed at students who will study fields in which the understanding of calculus as a tool is not sufficient. The text uses the 'spiral approach' of teaching, returning again and again to difficult topics, anticipating such returns across the calculus courses in preparation for the first analysis course. The book may be used as the 'content' text for a transition to upper level mathematics course. 236 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387989099ISBN 13: 9780387989099
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book provides a gentle introduction to the physics of quantized fields and many-body physics. Based on courses taught at the University of Illinois, it concentrates on the basic conceptual issues that many students find difficult, and emphasizes the physical and visualizable aspects of the subject. While the text is intended for students with a wide range of interests, many of the examples are drawn from condensed matter physics because of the tangible character of such systems. The first part of the book uses the Hamiltonian operator language of traditional quantum mechanics to treat simple field theories and related topics, such as the Klein-Gordon equation, the Dirac equation, quantum electrodynamics, Fermi gases and liquids, and Bose condensates. The Feynman path integral is introduced in the second half where it is seen as an efficient generator Feynman rules and Ward identities, and is indispensable for understanding the connection between renormalization and critical phenomena, as well as non- perturbative phenomena. 288 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 038798853XISBN 13: 9780387988535
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book describes general techniques for solving linear partial differential equations by dividing space into regions to which the equations are independently applied and then assembling a global solution from the partial ones. It is intended for researchers and graduate students involved in calculations of the electronic structure of materials, but will also be of interest to workers in quantum chemistry, electron microscopy, acoustics, optics, and other fields. Multiple scattering theory is, in essence, an extension of Huygens's principle to quantum mechanics. In classical physics, it was introduced by Rayleigh to study propagation of heat and electricity in inhomogeneous media. In quantum theory it has been used to study a number of different phenomena, including LEED spectra, defects in crystalline and disordered media, transport phenomena, photoemission spectroscopy, and electronic-structure calculations. The book begins with an intuitive approach to scattering theory and then turns to partial waves and a formal development of multiple scattering theory, with applications to the solid state (muffin-tin potentials and space-filling cells). The authors then present a variational derivation of the formalism and an augmented version of the theory. It concludes with a discussion of the relativistic formalism and a discussion of the Poisson equation. Appendices discuss Green's functions, spherical functions, Moller operators and the Lippmann-Schwinger equation, irregular solutions, and singularities in Green's functions. 308 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387988963ISBN 13: 9780387988962
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is about testing object-oriented software. It addresses various aspects of object-oriented software techniques with respect to their impact on testing. It argues that the testing of object-oriented software is not restricted to a single phase of software development. Instead, it runs concurrently with other development activities. This book concentrates heavily on the testing of classes and of components or sub-systems. A major part of the book is devoted towards testing of classes, the basic unit of composition for object-oriented software programs. C++ is the language used in this book. The book is intended for software practitioners, managers, researchers, students, or anyone interested in object-oriented technology and its impacts throughout the software engineering life-cycle. 232 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387987819ISBN 13: 9780387987811
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The study of plant development using molecular and genetic techniques is rapidly becoming one of the most active areas of research on flowering plants. The aim of this book is to present a sense of the accomplishments of the past and of the outstanding problems of the future in the study of plant development. An important feature of this book is the integration of results from molecular and genetic studies on various aspects of plant development in a cellular and physiological context. Of particular interest to readers will be the clear treatment of each landmark stage in the life cycle of plants such as seed germination, seedling growth, flowering, gametogenesis, pollen-pistil interactions, embryogenesis, fruit ripening, and seed and bud dormancy. The book also considers the development of individual plant organs such as the shoot, leaf, root and flowers as well as alternate developmental strategies of plants. 376 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387986413ISBN 13: 9780387986418
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Hermann Minkowski recast special relativity as essentially a new geometric structure for spacetime. This book looks at the ideas of both Einstein and Minkowski, and then introduces the theory of frames, surfaces and intrinsic geometry, developing the main implications of Einstein's general relativity theory. 484 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387989129ISBN 13: 9780387989129
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This basic introduction to number theory is ideal for those with no previous knowledge of the subject. The main topics of divisibility, congruences, and the distribution of prime numbers are covered. Of particular interest is the inclusion of a proof for one of the most famous results in mathematics, the prime number theorem. With many examples and exercises, and only requiring knowledge of a little calculus and algebra, this book will suit individuals with imagination and interest in following a mathematical argument to its conclusion. 540 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387988998ISBN 13: 9780387988993
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is intended as an introduction to classical Fourier analysis, Fourier series, the Fourier transform, and Fourier sine and cosine transforms. The topics are developed slowly for the reader who has never seen them before, with a preference for clarity of exposition over elegance in stating and proving results. More recent developments, such as the discrete and fast Fourier transforms and wavelets, are covered in the last two chapters, where the approach is elementary, intended for the novice reader. The first three, short, chapters present requisite background material, and these could be read as a short course in functional analysis. The text includes many historical notes to place the material in a cultural and mathematical context; from the fact that Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier was the nineteenth, but not the last, child in his family to the impact that Fourier series have had on the evolution of the concept of the integral. 520 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387988572ISBN 13: 9780387988573
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The standard template library for C++ (the STL) is an important addition to C++ and is rapidly becoming required knowledge for all C++ programmers. It provides a collection of generic data structures and algorithms written in C++ and has been adopted by the ANSI committee for the standardization of C++. The STL is increasingly becoming an extension to the language that will be supported by most if not all C++ compilers. The principal strengths of the STL are that: the STL generalizes the concept of iterator the STL algorithms can be used on regular arrays, thus increasing the applicability of the algorithms The STL pays particular attention to the efficiency of the algorithms used. This book provides a comprehensive introduction and guide to the STL pitched at the level of readers already familiar with C++. It presents a thorough overview of the capabilities of the STL, detailed discussions of the use of containers, descriptions of the algorithms and how they may be used, and how the STL may be extended. An appendix provides an alphabetical reference to the entire STL. As a result, programmers of C++ and students coming to the STL for the first time will find this an extremely useful hands-on text. About the author: Dr. Robson has been involved in the computer industry and academics for the past seventeen years. He holds a Ph.D. from McGill University in Software Engineering, spent a decade in academics, and currently works in the industry. 612 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 038798917XISBN 13: 9780387989174
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book is concerned with linear time series and random fields in both the Gaussian and especially the non-Gaussian context. The principal focus is on autoregressive moving average models and analogous random fields. Probabilistic and statistical questions are both discussed. The Gaussian models are contrasted with noncausal or noninvertible (nonminimum phase) non-Gaussian models which can have a much richer structure than Gaussian models. The book deals with problems of prediction (which can have a nonlinear character) and estimation. New results for nonminimum phase non-Gaussian processes are exposited and open questions are noted. The book is intended as a text for graduate students in statistics, mathematics, engineering, the natural sciences and economics. An initial background in probability theory and statistics is suggested. Notes on background, history and open problems are given at the end of the book. 268 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387988955ISBN 13: 9780387988955
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Solitons were discovered by John Scott Russel in 1834, and have interested scientists and mathematicians ever since. They have been the subject of a large body of research in a wide variety of fields of physics and mathematics, not to mention engineering and other branches of science such as biology. This volume comprises the written versions of the talks presented at a workshop held at Queen's University in 1997, an interdisciplinary meeting wherein top researchers from many fields could meet, interact, and exchange ideas. Topics covered include mathematical and numerical aspects of solitons, as well as applications of solitons to nuclear and particle physics, cosmology, and condensed-matter physics. The book should be of interest to researchers in any field in which solitons are encountered. 340 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387987169ISBN 13: 9780387987163
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Motivation It is now possible to build powerful single-processor and multiprocessor systems and use them efficiently for data processing, which has seen an explosive ex pansion in many areas of computer science and engineering. One approach to meeting the performance requirements of the applications has been to utilize the most powerful single-processor system that is available. When such a system does not provide the performance requirements, pipelined and parallel process ing structures can be employed. The concept of parallel processing is a depar ture from sequential processing. In sequential computation one processor is in volved and performs one operation at a time. On the other hand, in parallel computation several processors cooperate to solve a problem, which reduces computing time because several operations can be carried out simultaneously. Using several processors that work together on a given computation illustrates a new paradigm in computer problem solving which is completely different from sequential processing. From the practical point of view, this provides sufficient justification to investigate the concept of parallel processing and related issues, such as parallel algorithms. Parallel processing involves utilizing several factors, such as parallel architectures, parallel algorithms, parallel programming lan guages and performance analysis, which are strongly interrelated. In general, four steps are involved in performing a computational problem in parallel. The first step is to understand the nature of computations in the specific application domain. 592 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387986677ISBN 13: 9780387986678
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Included is a presentation of configurational forces within a classical context and a discussion of their use in areas as diverse as phase transitions and fracture. 272 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387988920ISBN 13: 9780387988924
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Building on the foundations laid in his Introduction to Superstrings and M Theory, Professor Kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, knot theory, the Yang-Baxter relation, quantum groups, and the insights into 11-dimensional strings recently obtained from M-theory. New chapters discuss such topics as Seiberg-Witten theory, M theory and duality, and D-branes. Throughout, the author conveys the vitality of the current research and places readers at its forefront. Several chapters reviewing the fundamentals of string theory, making the presentation of the material self-contained while keeping overlap with the earlier book to a minimum. 552 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387987037ISBN 13: 9780387987033
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A joint effort of three continents, this book is about rational utilization of the fossil fuels for generation of heat or power. It provides a synthesis of two scientific traditions: the high-performance, but often proprietary, Western designs, and the elaborate national standards based on less advanced Eastern designs; it presents both in the same Western format. It is intended for engineers and advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in steam power plants, burners, or furnaces. The text uses a format of practice based on theory: each chapter begins with an explanation of a process, with basic theory developed from first principles; then empirical relationships are presented and, finally, design methods are explained by worked out examples. It will thus provide researchers with a resource for applications of theory to practice. Plant operators will find solutions to and explanations of many of their daily operational problems. Designers will find this book ready with required data, design methods and equations. Finally, consultants will find it very useful for design evaluation. 586 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387988610ISBN 13: 9780387988610
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book supersedes Gardiner's 1984 'Combustion Chemistry.' It is an updated, comprehensive coverage of the aspects of combustion chemistry that are relevant to gas-phase combustion of hydrocarbons. It includes an extended discussion of air pollutant chemistry and aspects of combustion. The book newly reviews elementary reactions of nitrogen, sulfur and chlorine compounds that are relevant to combustion. Methods of combustion modeling and rate coefficient estimation which have been established during the recent years are presented, as well as access to databases for combustion thermochemistry and modeling. 564 pp. Englisch.
Published by Springer New York Dez 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0387987460ISBN 13: 9780387987460
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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This new edition of Allen's classic 'Astrophysical Quantities' belongs on every astronomer's bookshelf. It has been thoroughly revised and updated by a team of internationally renowned team of astronomers and astrophysicists. Topics covered include: General constants and units Atoms, molecules, and spectra Observational astronomy at all wavelengths from radio to gamma-rays, and neutrinos Planetary astronomy: Earth, planets and satellites, and solar system small bodies The Sun, normal stars, and stars with special characteristics Cataclysmic and symbiotic variables, supernovae Theoretical stellar evolution Circumstellar and interstellar material Star clusters, galaxies, quasars, and active galactic nuclei Clusters and groups of galaxies Cosmology 744 pp. Englisch.