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paperback. Traces the impact of Einstein's ideas on astronomy, including the way we interpret observations of stars and galaxies. This title includes comments from principals in important discoveries, illuminating the processes behind these results. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 259 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387261300
- ISBN
- 9780387261300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.40
€ 33.99
€ 29.40
paperback. Contains 116 exercises, demonstrating sampling methods solved in detail. Suitable for instructors, graduate students and survey practitioners, this book addresses the techniques of sampling, the use of estimators and the methods of appropriate calibration, and the understanding of problems pertaining to non-response. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387261270
- ISBN
- 9780387261270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
hardcover. Presenting an examination of the classical model of the electron, this title covers topics such as the determination and elimination of the noncausal behavior in the original equation of motion, and the derivation of the binding forces and total stress-momentum-energy tensor for a charged insulator moving with arbitrary velocity. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 421.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387260211
- ISBN
- 9780387260211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.73
€ 65.73
paperback. Provides an account of the 'Spirit' and 'Opportunity' Mars Exploration Rover missions. This title relates how NASA/ESA have sought evidence of life on Mars, with the prevailing mood sometimes being optimistic and sometimes pessimistic. It details an account of the rationale for the tests for life carried out by the Viking missions in 1976. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 258 pages, 162 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBT; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 533.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387260204
- ISBN
- 9780387260204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.46
€ 33.99
€ 29.46
Photorefractive Materials and Their Applications 1: Basic Effects
. Ed(S): Gunter, Peter; Huignard, Jean-Pierre
hardcover. Dealing with the basic phenomena of photorefraction, this first volume gives a comprehensive treatment of photorefractive effects in crystals. It reviews the fundamental origins of the effect in a variety of materials from ferroelectrics to compound semiconductors, organic crystals and polymers. It is useful for students of solid-state physics. Editor(s): Gunter, Peter; Huignard, Jean-Pierre. Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences. Num Pages: 440 pages, 169 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387251912
- ISBN
- 9780387251912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.89
€ 121.89
hardcover. Describing the embryonic development of the vertebrate inner ear, this book contains six chapters that span almost all aspects of inner ear development, from the induction of the otic placode through cellular morphogenesis, to the onset of auditory function. Each chapter examines a particular aspect of development of the inner ear. Editor(s): Kelley, Matthew; Wu, Doris; Popper, Arthur N.; Fay, Richard R. Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research. Num Pages: 254 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387250687
- ISBN
- 9780387250687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.52
€ 182.52
hardcover. The localization of sound is a fundamental requirement for auditory systems. Reviewing sound source localization capacities and mechanisms in a variety of organisms, this title treats sound source localization in a comparative context with an emphasis on modeling and computational mechanisms. Editor(s): Popper, Arthur N.; Fay, Richard R. Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research. Num Pages: 344 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387241852
- ISBN
- 9780387241852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.90
€ 187.90
hardcover. Reviews random lasers, providing an outline of the basic models describing their behavior. This book focuses on solid-state random lasers. It is useful for researchers entering the field of random lasers and for scientists working in the field. Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences. Num Pages: 256 pages, 131 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHJL; TTBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387239132
- ISBN
- 9780387239132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.26
€ 120.26
hardcover. Offers an introduction to the Minimum Message Length Principle and its applications, provides the theoretical arguments for the adoption of the principle, and shows the development of certain approximations that assist its practical application. This book is useful to graduate students and researchers in Machine Learning and Data Mining. Series: Information Science and Statistics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; PBT; UYQM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1770.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387237954
- ISBN
- 9780387237954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.76
€ 189.76
hardcover. Difference equations are models of the world around us. From clocks to computers to chromosomes, processing discrete objects in discrete steps is a common theme. This text covers the basics of difference equations and some of their applications in computing and in population biology. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 405 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387232331
- ISBN
- 9780387232331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
hardcover. Editor(s): Bullock, Theodore Holmes; Hopkins, Carl D.; Popper, Arthur N.; Fay, Richard R. Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research. Num Pages: 488 pages, 67 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 977.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387231921
- ISBN
- 9780387231921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.87
€ 184.87
paperback. Details how a succession of Salyut space stations led to the development of Mir. This title depicts Mir's assembly piece by piece, in space, between 1982 and 1996 and describes how Mir became an international research laboratory. It advises how Mir technology went on to form the 'core modules' of the ISS. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 449 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 449
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387230115
- ISBN
- 9780387230115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.74
€ 49.99
€ 42.74
hardcover. Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387229652
- ISBN
- 9780387229652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 272.16
€ 272.16
paperback. Emphasises on the inference problem for the change point and post-change parameters after a change has been detected. This title focuses on the CUSUM procedure. It provides some quantitative evaluations on the statistical properties of estimators on the change point and post-change parameters. Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387229270
- ISBN
- 9780387229270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
hardcover. Deals with the development of the terms of analysis in the 18th and 19th centuries, the two main concepts being negative numbers and infinitesimals. Looking at German and French textbooks, this work reveals the history and throws light on major figures, such as Cauchy. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 678 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 678
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387228365
- ISBN
- 9780387228365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.89
€ 185.89
hardcover. Services requiring parts is a $1.5 trillion annual business worldwide. This book provides a broad overview of modeling approaches and solution methodologies for addressing service parts inventory problems found in high-powered technology and aerospace applications. It offers guidance to modeling a variety of multi-echelon service parts planning. Series: Springer Series in Operations Research and Financial Engineering. Num Pages: 296 pages, 57 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBF; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387227153
- ISBN
- 9780387227153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
hardcover. Focuses on applications of demographic models, extending to matrix models for stage-classified populations. This book introduces the life table to describe age-specific mortality, and develops theory for stable populations and the rate of population increase. It also introduces reproductive value and the stable equivalent population. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 584 pages, 74 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; PBWL; PSTS; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387225371
- ISBN
- 9780387225371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.97
€ 181.97
hardcover. Offers an overview of the statistical theory and methods used in studies of molecular evolution. This book includes a section suitable for readers that are new to the field, a section discussing practical methods for data analysis, and sections discussing specific models and addressing statistical issues relating to estimation and model choice. Editor(s): Nielsen, Rasmus. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 517 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Number of pages
- 517
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387223339
- ISBN
- 9780387223339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.79
€ 273.79
Photosynthetic Adaptation: Chloroplast to Landscape
. Ed(S): Smith, William K.; Vogelmann, Thomas...
hardcover. A study of photosynthetic mechanisms from cells to leaves, crown, and canopy. It questions whether photosynthetic adaptations take place primarily at the metabolic and biochemical level or through changes in structure and form, or both. It analyzes the relative importance of genes that control metabolic and light reactions. Editor(s): Smith, William K.; Vogelmann, Thomas C.; Critchley, Christa. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 93 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 637.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387220796
- ISBN
- 9780387220796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.49
€ 234.49
hardcover. Focuses on the structure of fields and is intended for a second course in abstract algebra. This book provides proofs of the transcendence of pi and e. It explores equations, both polynomial and differential, and the algebraic structure of their solutions. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387214283
- ISBN
- 9780387214283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.63
€ 71.63