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Successes, Limitations, and Frontiers in Ecosystem Science
. Ed(S): Pace, Michael L.; Groffman, Peter M.
Paperback. Ecosystem research has emerged as a vital, successful, and sometimes controversial approach to environmental science. This book emphasizes the idea that much of the progress in ecosystem research has been driven by the emergence of environmental problems that could not be addressed by existing approaches. Editor(s): Pace, Michael L.; Groffman, Peter M. Num Pages: 499 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 727.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387984759
- ISBN
- 9780387984759
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€ 74.53
€ 74.53
Paperback. During the 1980s and 1990s, much research has been carried out on semiparametric econometric models that are relevant to empirical economics. This text synthesizes the results that have been achieved for five classes of these models. Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; PBT; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 700.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387984773
- ISBN
- 9780387984773
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€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Paperback. This is a collection of case studies in the active research area of environmental statistics. A publication sponsored by the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, this volume should be of interest to graduate students and researchers working on environmental problems. Editor(s): Piegorsch, Walter W.; Nychka, Douglas; Cox, Lawerence H. Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PBW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 329.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387984780
- ISBN
- 9780387984780
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Condition: New
€ 126.92
€ 126.92
Oxidant Air Pollution Impacts in the Montane Forests of Southern Calif...
. Ed(S): Miller, Paul R.; McBride, Joe R. (Un...
Hardback. Includes studies of the relationships of biogeography and climate to Southern California's air pollution, the chemical and physiological mechanisms of ozone injury, as well as the impacts of nitrogen-containing pollutants and natural stresses on polluted forests. Editor(s): Miller, Paul R.; McBride, Joe R. (University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA). Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 444 pages, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PST; RGM; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 925.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387984933
- ISBN
- 9780387984933
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Condition: New
€ 252.46
€ 252.46
Hardback. Approaches devices used as electromechanical sensors and actuators from the point of view of the fundamental coupling mechanism between the electrical and mechanical behavior. Series: Mechanical Engineering Series. Num Pages: 359 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TDPB; TGB; TJFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387984957
- ISBN
- 9780387984957
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Condition: New
€ 156.91
€ 156.91
Hardback. Automatic navigation makes travel safer: Unless they malfunction, machines are tireless and always vigilant. This book discusses the sensors (gyroscopes and accelerometers) used in navigational systems that cannot depend on external data for determining the speed and position. Series: Mechanical Engineering Series. Num Pages: 294 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TBM; TRLN; TRPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1998. Corr. 2nd printing 2001
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985077
- ISBN
- 9780387985077
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€ 283.77
€ 283.77
Hardback. Aimed at amateurs, teachers, and mathematicians. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 774.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1999. Corr. 2nd printing 2000
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985084
- ISBN
- 9780387985084
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€ 113.94
€ 113.94
hardcover. Presents an account of the developments in the theory of random and, in particular, stochastic dynamical systems. This book is suitable for researchers and graduate students from stochastics as well as dynamics. Editor(s): Crauel, Hans; Gundlach, Matthias. Num Pages: 440 pages, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1840.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985121
- ISBN
- 9780387985121
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€ 136.98
€ 136.98
Hardback. 'Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology' provides detailed review articles concerned with aspects of chemical contaminants, including pesticides, in the total environment with toxicological considerations and consequences. Series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 32 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985145
- ISBN
- 9780387985145
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Condition: New
€ 130.76
€ 130.76
Practical Nonparametric and Semiparametric Bayesian Statistics
. Ed(S): Dey, Dipak D.; Muiler, Peter (Duke U...
Paperback. Nonparametric and semiparametric statistical methods are attractive to researchers in a large number of fields, including pharmaceuticals, medical and public health centers, financial institutions, and environmental monitoring centers. This volume presents both the theoretical and applied aspects of these methods. Editor(s): Dey, Dipak D.; MuIler, Peter (Duke University). Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985176
- ISBN
- 9780387985176
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€ 199.06
€ 199.06
Hardback. Scheibe is one of the most important philosophers of science in Germany. He has written extensively on all the problems that confront the philosophy of physics: rationalism versus empiricism; reductionism; the foundations of quantum mechanics; space-time; and, more. This title collects some 40 of his papers. Editor(s): Falkenburg, Brigitte. Num Pages: 627 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1086.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 627
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985206
- ISBN
- 9780387985206
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Condition: New
€ 131.90
€ 131.90
Hardback. Kurschak formally introduced the concept of a valuation of a field, as being real valued functions on the set of non-zero elements of the field satisfying certain properties, like the p-adic valuations. Ostrowski, Hasse, Schmidt and others developed this theory. These are the topics which are the object of this book. Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBF; PBKQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985251
- ISBN
- 9780387985251
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€ 135.92
€ 135.92
Hardback. Addresses problems in structural dynamics and control encountered in applications such as robotics, aerospace structures, earthquake-damage prevention, and active noise suppression. This book assists engineers in designing control systems and dealing with the complexities of structural dynamics. Series: Mechanical Engineering Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TGMD4; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985275
- ISBN
- 9780387985275
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Condition: New
€ 71.81
€ 71.81
Hardback. The 1995-1996 program at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications was devoted to Mathematical Methods in Material Science, and was attended by materials scientists, physicists, geologists, chemists engineers, and mathematicians. This volume contains chapters which have emerged from four of the workshops held during the year. Editor(s): Golden, Kenneth M.; Grimmett, Geoffrey; James, R.D.; Milton, Graeme W.; Sen, Pabitra N. Series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 297 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TBJ; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 387
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985282
- ISBN
- 9780387985282
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Condition: New
€ 133.58
€ 133.58
Paperback. Builds upon the success of Gaylord's two previous works involved with the simulating and modeling with Mathematica - and cellular automata, in particular. This volume is designed for working economists and social scientists involved with the computer simulations of phenomena in the socioeconomic arena. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCA; PBWH; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985329
- ISBN
- 9780387985329
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Condition: New
€ 70.46
€ 70.46
Hardback. Describes computer algorithms for factoring matrices, solving linear systems of equations, and extracting eigenvalues and eigenvectors. This book begins with a discussion of the basics of numerical computations, and then describes the properties of matrix inverses, matrix factorizations, matrix and vector norms, and other topics in linear algebra. Series: Statistics and Computing. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985428
- ISBN
- 9780387985428
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Condition: New
€ 71.50
€ 71.50
paperback. These topics are of theoretical and applied interest in mathematics and statistics. There are applications to mathematical finance, cryptology, and applied statistics. This research-level monograph surveys the theoretical and applied aspects. Editor(s): Hellekalek, Peter; Larcher, Gerhard. Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 346 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1080.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985541
- ISBN
- 9780387985541
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Condition: New
€ 131.87
€ 131.87
Hardback. Contains contributions from a workshop on numerical methods for polymeric systems, held at the IMA in May 1996. The two major approaches used in the field are molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods, and this book includes reviews of both approaches as well as applications to particular polymeric systems. Editor(s): Whittington, Stuart G. Series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 234 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBKS; TBJ; TDCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985572
- ISBN
- 9780387985572
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Condition: New
€ 71.47
€ 71.47
Hardback. Contains an account of important relations in the analytic theory of determinants from the classical work of Laplace, Cauchy and Jacobi in the 18th and 19th centuries to the 20th century developments. This book is suitable for mathematicians, physicists and engineers. Series: Applied Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 390 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985589
- ISBN
- 9780387985589
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Condition: New
€ 135.39
€ 135.39
Paperback. Discusses the estimation theory for the wide class of inhomogeneous Poisson processes. This book investigates the maximum likelihood, Bayesian, and the minimum distance estimators in parametric problems and studies the empiric intensity measure and the kernel-type estimators in nonparametric estimation problems. Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 287 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985626
- ISBN
- 9780387985626
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Condition: New
€ 130.76
€ 130.76
Hardback. A collection of nearly forty essays in honor of the noted physicist and cosmologist Engelbert Schucking that spans the gamut of research in Einsteins theory of general relativity and presents a personal account of work in the field. It includes important chapters by noted theorists such as A Ashtekar, PG Bergmann, J Ehlers, ET Newman, and more. Editor(s): Harvey, Alex. Num Pages: 517 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2060.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 517
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985640
- ISBN
- 9780387985640
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Condition: New
€ 212.34
€ 212.34
Electronic States and Optical Transitions in Semiconductor Heterostruc...
Vas'Ko, F. T.; Kuznetsov, Alex V.
Hardback. Heterostructures, made by growing several ultrathin layers of different materials on silicon substrates, have remarkable properties not shared by bulk materials. This book examines the theoretical basis and experimental knowledge underlying our understanding of the electronic and optical properties of semiconductor heterostructures. Series: Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFC; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 821.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985671
- ISBN
- 9780387985671
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Condition: New
€ 69.38
€ 69.38
Hardback. Plasmas are a hot, ionized gas that conducts electric currents, as in a spark or bolt of lightning; they can reach temperatures of millions of degrees. Sending a large electric current through a fine wire vaporizes it, producing a dense plasma confined by the magnetic field the current generates. Num Pages: 277 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985688
- ISBN
- 9780387985688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.34
€ 133.34
Hardback. Focuses on the application of functional analysis and operator theory to some concrete asymptotic problems of linear algebra. This text is useful for graduate students, teachers, and researchers for those who have to deal with infinite matrices and their large truncations. Series: Universitext. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBKF; PBPD; PBPH; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985701
- ISBN
- 9780387985701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.08
€ 133.08