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Science & Technology
Hardback. Explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. This work covers a variety of topics including: the history of time travel in fiction; the fundamental scientific concepts of time, spacetime, and the fourth dimension; and, more. Num Pages: 628 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; PGZ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 147 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1999. Corr. 2nd printing 2001
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985718
- ISBN
- 9780387985718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.09
€ 92.09
Paperback. Presents a balanced and practical analysis of the relationship between science and society with a verbal parsimony. This book is useful for both scientists and literate nonscientists. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 240.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985749
- ISBN
- 9780387985749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.47
€ 61.47
Paperback. Useful to statisticians and biostatisticians interested in the area of experimental design. Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985787
- ISBN
- 9780387985787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Hardback. Contains contributions from a workshop on topology and geometry of polymers, held at the IMA in June 1996. This book is useful for workers in polymer statistical mechanics. It is also useful as an introduction to topological methods for polymer scientists. Editor(s): Whittington, Stuart G.; Sumners, Witt De; Lodge, Timothy. Series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBP; PDE; PNNP; TBJ; TDCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985800
- ISBN
- 9780387985800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.99
€ 122.99
Hardback. Includes the design of optical amplifiers and lasers, as well as novel optical switches. This volume includes how to exploit the magneto-optic effect, how to work with the nonlinear optical response of materials, how to predict laser-induced breakdown in optical devices, and how to handle electron cloud distortion in femtosecond processes. Editor(s): Moloney, Jerome V. Series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985817
- ISBN
- 9780387985817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.92
€ 119.92
Paperback. Deals with the theory and applications of nonparametic functional estimation and prediction. This book provides an overview of inequalities and limit theorems for strong mixing processes. It studies density and regression estimation in discrete time. It presents the special rates of convergence which appear in continuous time. Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985909
- ISBN
- 9780387985909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 172.29
€ 172.29
Paperback. The development of Markov Chain in Monte Carlo Methods allow Bayesian statisticians to perform computations that were impossible just a few years ago. This book is of interest to researchers in this active area. Editor(s): Robert, Christian P. (INSEE, Malakoff, France). Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 203 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985916
- ISBN
- 9780387985916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.41
€ 120.41
Hardback. Contains chapters that present an exposition of the developments in both robotics and nonlinear control centering around "hyper-redundancy", highly oscillatory inputs, optimal control, exterior differential systems, and the use of generic loops. Editor(s): Baillieul, John; Sastry, Shankar S.; Sussmann, Hector J. (Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA). Series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 388 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PBW; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985961
- ISBN
- 9780387985961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.25
€ 126.25
Hardback. A description of the development of a class of statistical fitting procedures between 1750 and 1900. It contains detailed algebraic descriptions of the fitting of linear relationships by the method of least squares and the least absolute deviations and minimax absolute deviations procedures. Series: Springer Series in Statistics. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; PBT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387985985
- ISBN
- 9780387985985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.35
€ 124.35
Hardback. Randomly Stopped Processes U-Statistics and Processes Martingales and Beyond Series: Probability and its Applications. Num Pages: 407 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 407
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986166
- ISBN
- 9780387986166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.30
€ 188.30
Paperback. This book will appeal to probabilists and mathematical statisticians interested in the inverse Gaussian distribution. It will also be of value to those wishing to use the distibution in a particular subject matter. It provides a broad, up-to-date coverage of topics, an in- depth description of many examples, and a very large bibliography. Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 359 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986180
- ISBN
- 9780387986180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.18
€ 63.18
Hardback. Microcontinuum field theories constitute an extension of classical field theories to microscopic spaces and short time scales. The ideas developed here are important, for example, in considering the fluid or elastic properties of blood, porous media, polymers, liquid crystals, slurries, and composite materials. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986203
- ISBN
- 9780387986203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 300.31
€ 300.31
Hardback. Offers a calculus-based introduction to mathematical statistics. This book integrates probability and statistics, distribution theory and inference, and estimation and hypothesis testing. It is suitable for students in statistics and applied disciplines. Series: Springer Texts in Statistics. Num Pages: 472 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 786.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986210
- ISBN
- 9780387986210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.14
€ 71.14
Hardback. A textbook that adopts a practical approach, rather than emphasizing mathematical rigor. Num Pages: 715 pages, 78 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 715
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986319
- ISBN
- 9780387986319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.61
€ 176.61
Paperback. Bayesian approaches to data analysis sometimes offer important advantages over classical methods. This collection of papers from a workshop on Bayesian statistics discuss important research problems and show the advantages of a Bayesian approach. Editor(s): Gatsonis, Constantine (University of Providence, Rhode Island, USA); Kass, Robert E.; West, Mike (Duke University, Durham, NC, USA); Carlin, Bradley; Carriquiry, Alicia (Columbia University, New York, USA); Gelman, Andrew; Verdinelli, Isabella (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA). Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986401
- ISBN
- 9780387986401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.78
€ 124.78
Hardcover. Hermann Minkowski recast special relativity essentially as a new geometric structure for spacetime. This book introduces the theory of frames, surfaces and intrinsic geometry, developing the main implications of Einstein's general relativity theory. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 186 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2000. Corr. 2nd printing 2001
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986418
- ISBN
- 9780387986418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.87
€ 96.87
Discrepancy of Signed Measures and Polynomial Approximation
Andrievskii, Vladimir; Blatt, Hans-Peter
hardcover. Analysis is the branch of mathematics concerned with limits of functions, sequences and series. Potential theory is the study of potential functions. This book is an authoritative and up-to-date introduction to both fields. Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986524
- ISBN
- 9780387986524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.23
€ 189.23
Hardcover. Translated from the French, this book presents an introduction to first-order model theory. Starting from scratch, it reaches the essentials, namely, the back-and-forth method and compactness, which are illustrated with examples taken from algebra. It introduces logic via the study of the models of arithmetic. Translator(s): Klein, M. Series: Universitext. Num Pages: 474 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD; PBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986555
- ISBN
- 9780387986555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
Hardback. Offers an introduction to the physical principles underlying the behavior of materials consisting of grains. This book covers the basic properties of flow, friction, and fluidization of uniform granular materials; discusses mixing and segregation of heterogeneous materials; and provides an introduction to numerical models. Series: Partially Ordered Systems. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFC; TDCG; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986562
- ISBN
- 9780387986562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.46
€ 133.46
Paperback. Focuses on stochastic modeling of population processes. This book presents a symbolic mathematical software to develop practical methodological tools for stochastic population modeling. It assumes calculus and some knowledge of mathematical modeling, including the use of differential equations and matrix algebra. Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PBWL; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986579
- ISBN
- 9780387986579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.58
€ 120.58
Hardback. Presents a rational treatment of the notion of configurational forces. This monograph includes a presentation of configurational forces within a classical context, and a discussion of their use in areas as diverse as phase transitions and fracture. It is of interest to materials scientists, mechanicians, and mathematicians. Series: Applied Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986678
- ISBN
- 9780387986678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.96
€ 123.96
Hardback. Intends to present a completely algebraic approach to the Enriques - classification of smooth projective surfaces defined over an algebraically closed field of arbitrary characteristic. This title can be useful as a textbook for a graduate course on surfaces, for researchers or graduate students in algebraic geometry. Series: Universitext. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986685
- ISBN
- 9780387986685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.47
€ 103.47
Hardcover. Discovered at the turn of the 20th century, p-adic numbers are frequently used by mathematicians and physicists. This text offers a self-contained presentation of basic p-adic analysis with a focus on analytic topics. Series: Graduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986692
- ISBN
- 9780387986692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.19
€ 117.19
Hardback. The scientific description of processes involved in the powerful release of energy from high explosive materials remains one of the most complex problems confronting modern science. This book provides insights into the physics, chemistry, and mechanics relevant to initiation and sustenance of detonation processes. Series: Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; PHF; PNRW; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986722
- ISBN
- 9780387986722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07