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Hardcover. This is a compilation of coordinated and focused essays from world leaders in the engineering profession dedicated to a transformation of engineering education and practice. The book aims to inspire, lead, and guide this critically needed transformation. Editor(s): Grasso, Domenico; Burkins, Melody. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; JNU; PHS; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441913920
- ISBN
- 9781441913920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.96
€ 123.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 3rd ed. 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441920829
- ISBN
- 9781441920829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.23
€ 111.23
Hardcover. This book covers all aspects of the regulation of energy-supply with examples from Europe and the US. It deals with advanced topics such as supranational regional power systems and aspects of environmental regulation of vital current interest. Editor(s): Perez-Arriaga, Ignacio J. Series: Power Systems. Num Pages: 728 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, 35 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: GPFC; KCD; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 770
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447150336
- ISBN
- 9781447150336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 358.10
€ 358.10
Hardcover. Conflict and Complexity Editor(s): Fellman, Philip vos; Bar-Yam, Yaneer; Minai, Ali A. (University of Cincinnati). Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 302 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 57 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: GPFC; JHBC; PHU; TNKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493917044
- ISBN
- 9781493917044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.38
€ 143.38
Paperback. A collection of groundbreaking research studies that use video drawn from the C-SPAN Archives. The book, based on the papers presented at a November 2014 conference, includes chapters that explore issues in presidential debates, minority representation, the presentation of the first ladies, stem research, and innovative ways to analyse video. Editor(s): Browning, Robert X. Series: The C-SPAN Archives. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557537348
- ISBN
- 9781557537348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.55
€ 48.55
Paperback. Written and organized for easy access, the reader is guided step-by-step through library rules and methods of operation, the effective use of various cataloguing systems, and the location of materials. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 218 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: GPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802083289
- ISBN
- 9780802083289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Looks at why ethnographic approaches are popular in the design of computing devices for the workplace, for the home and elsewhere. This book presents a history of ethnography, both as it was practiced before computer science picked it up and since, most especially in the CSCW and HCI domains. Series: Computer Supported Cooperative Work. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JHMC; TJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846287671
- ISBN
- 9781846287671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.24
€ 191.24
Paperback. Discrete-event dynamic systems (DEDs) permeate our world. They are of great importance in modern manufacturing processes, transportation and various forms of computer and communications networking. This book begins with the mathematical basics required for the study of DEDs and moves on to present various tools used in their modeling and control. Series: Advanced Textbooks in Control and Signal Processing. Num Pages: 362 pages, 209 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846288722
- ISBN
- 9781846288722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.48
€ 94.48
Paperback. The 15th International Workshop on Conceptual Structures ICCS 2007 brings together numerous discussions between international groups of researchers from the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The workshops include, Rough sets and data mining, and ubiquitous and collaborative computing. Editor(s): Akhgar, Professor Babak. Num Pages: 236 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846289903
- ISBN
- 9781846289903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.95
€ 184.95
Optimal Linear Controller Design for Periodic Inputs
Pipeleers, Goele; Demeulenaere, Bram; Swevers...
Paperback. Offering a new design methodology for linear controllers, this volume offers answers to uncertainty in the input period of periodic systems. The design structure reduces the need to sacrifice periodic performance for lowered measurement noise and stricter requirements. Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. Num Pages: 193 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848829749
- ISBN
- 9781848829749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Linear, Time-varying Approximations to Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Tomas-Rodriguez, Maria; Banks, Stephen P.
Paperback. A new technique for analysing and controlling nonlinear systems is introduced in this book. Although the methods outlined are novel, they can be simply implemented using pre-existing and widely known classical control ideas. Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBU; PHS; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849961004
- ISBN
- 9781849961004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.46
€ 188.46
Hardback. Introduction to Evolutionary Algorithms presents a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of evolutionary algorithms. Readers will find a discussion of hot topics in the field, including genetic algorithms, differential evolution, swarm intelligence, and artificial immune systems. Series: Decision Engineering. Num Pages: 438 pages, 168 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TBC; TJFM; UGK; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849961288
- ISBN
- 9781849961288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.56
€ 224.56
Hardback. How is it that one system is better than another to its stakeholders? This question drove Christopher Alexander's quest to explain great physical architecture. This book translates his ideas into the abstract domain of information systems and modeling. Num Pages: 167 pages, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849963015
- ISBN
- 9781849963015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.05
€ 125.05
Paperback. Series: Computer Supported Cooperative Work. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JHMC; TJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849966474
- ISBN
- 9781849966474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.78
€ 132.78
Paperback. This text facilitates and explains design in the frequency domain, which is not as established among control engineers as time-domain design. It includes worked examples that are easily reproduced by the reader, and the results are illustrated by simulations. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849968492
- ISBN
- 9781849968492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.63
€ 184.63
Paperback. Series: Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing. Num Pages: 520 pages, 53 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849969932
- ISBN
- 9781849969932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.22
€ 188.22
Learning, Control and Hybrid Systems: Festschrift in honor of Bruce Al...
. Ed(S): Yamamoto, Yutaka; Hara, Shinji
paperback. Editor(s): Yamamoto, Yutaka; Hara, Shinji. Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. Num Pages: 470 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852330767
- ISBN
- 9781852330767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.65
€ 65.65
Paperback. This monograph is devoted to the effect of delays on the stability properties of dynamical systems. Stability regions with respect to the delay parameters are considered, and some sufficient characterizations are proposed. Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TBMM; TJFM; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852332914
- ISBN
- 9781852332914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.24
€ 190.24
Paperback. This text deals with the classical concepts of autonomy, controllability, observability, and stabilizability. All the tests and criteria given are constructive in the sense that algorithmic versions may be implemented in modern computer algebra systems, using Grobner basis techniques. Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852333362
- ISBN
- 9781852333362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
hardcover. An exposition of the interplay between the modelling of dynamic systems and the design of feedback controllers based on these models. Editor(s): Albertos, Pedro; Sala, Antonio. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TJFM; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852335090
- ISBN
- 9781852335090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.11
€ 186.11
Hardback. The AHP has been successfully applied to many complex planning, resource, allocation and priority setting problems throughout industry and business. This book is based on successful application experience. Series: Decision Engineering. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852337568
- ISBN
- 9781852337568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.30
€ 125.30
Hardback. Covers the advances in grey information and systems research, providing an overview of this important field. This book includes elementary concepts such as: basic principles, grey numbers and their operations, grey equations and matrices, operators of sequences and generations of grey sequences, grey incidence analysis, and more. Series: Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing. Num Pages: 520 pages, 53 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852339951
- ISBN
- 9781852339951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.92
€ 194.92
Paperback. This book is devoted to one of the essential functions of modern telecommunications systems: channel coding or error correction coding. Its main topic is iteratively decoded algebraic codes, convolutional codes and concatenated codes. Editor(s): Berrou, Claude. Series: Collection IRIS. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; GPJ; TJK; TTBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Editions France
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782817800387
- ISBN
- 9782817800387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.06
€ 124.06
Hardback. This book systematically studies the asymptotic behavior, in particular "stability" in some sense, for discrete and continuous linear dynamical systems on Banach spaces. Of special concern is convergence to an equilibrium regarding various topologies. Series: Operator Theory: Advances and Applications. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBKF; PBWR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034601948
- ISBN
- 9783034601948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78