Technology: general issues
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Technology: general issues
Hardback. A collection of papers focusing on the philosophy of technology, a developing area of scholarly interest, making contact with history of science and technology, and mainstream epistemological and metaphysical issues. This book is of interest to students concerned about the interactions among technology, society, and philosophy. Editor(s): Pitt, Joseph C. Series: Philosophy and Technology. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; TB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336617
- ISBN
- 9780792336617
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€ 127.74
€ 127.74
Hardback. Presents some of the techniques and applications of deterministic approaches to global optimization. The first six chapters of this book deal with applications in the planning of process networks, stochastic scheduling, heat exchanger networks, layout design, truss design, multiproduct batch plants, and water distribution systems. Editor(s): Grossmann, Ignacio E. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; TBD; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338819
- ISBN
- 9780792338819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.14
€ 248.14
Hardback. Focusing on one of the major aspects of economic development, this book treats the integral economic models with embodied technological change and the controlled lifetime of technologies. It is suitable for researchers, graduate and post-graduate students in mathematical modeling, mathematical economics, control theory, and optimization. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1290.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340140
- ISBN
- 9780792340140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Warsaw, Poland, April 24-25, 1995 Editor(s): Holm, Francis W. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RN; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340355
- ISBN
- 9780792340355
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Condition: New
€ 125.50
€ 125.50
Hardback. Contains contributions which were presented at the Fifth International Geostatistics Congress held in Wollongong, Australia, in September 1996. This book includes papers that provide a comprehensive account of the geostatistics, including theoretical developments and applications. Editor(s): Baafi, E. Y.; Schofield, N. A. Series: Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics. Num Pages: 665 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; RBG; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1116.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 665
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344964
- ISBN
- 9780792344964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 362.25
€ 362.25
Hardback. Explores the nature of technology and the body of knowledge for technology. This book seeks to show how the philosophy of technology can provide an academic background for technology education, and help philosophers to understand the ideas people have about the true nature of technology. Editor(s): De Vries, Marc J.; Tamir, Arley. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; M; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346470
- ISBN
- 9780792346470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.10
€ 127.10
Hardback. Points out gaps in the way data fusion problems are conceptually treated and addresses this issue by exhibiting mathematical tools which treat combination of evidence in the presence of uncertainty in a more systematic way. This book offers research progress on data fusion and serves as an introduction to powerful techniques. Series: Theory and Decision Library B. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCH; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346746
- ISBN
- 9780792346746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.58
€ 154.58
Integrated Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering
. Ed(S): Chedmail, P.; Bocquet, J.-C. (Labora...
Hardback. Proceedings of the 1st IDMME Conference held in Nantes, France, 15-17 April 1996 Editor(s): Chedmail, P.; Bocquet, J.-C. (Laboratoire de Productique et Logistique, Ecole Centrale de Paris, Chatenay-Malabry, France); Dornfeld, David. Num Pages: 545 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBD; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 545
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347392
- ISBN
- 9780792347392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.53
€ 251.53
Paperback. Contains articles which explicitly and intentionally cross boundaries between science and technology, and illuminate one another. This volume argues that we must begin to think about the role that science actually did play when it was explicitly deployed by technologists. Editor(s): Buchwald, Jed Z. (California Institute of Technology). Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: P; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347620
- ISBN
- 9780792347620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardback. Contains chapters which address topics such as space-time fluctuation and random potential, non-local fields, and the origin of stochasticity. This book explores implications in astro-particle physics and cosmology. It is suitable for physicists, chemists and mathematicians involved in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349075
- ISBN
- 9780792349075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
hardcover. Develops a formal systems approach to design, including theorems, analysis of principles of design and information theory. This book derives methods for efficient design from the theory, based on AI and optimization. It also provides the methodology for developing the next generation computer software for advanced intelligent CAD. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 704 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBD; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1161.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350798
- ISBN
- 9780792350798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.94
€ 241.94
Algebraic Integrability of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems on Manifolds
Prykarpatsky, Anatoliy K.; Mykytiuk, Ihor V.
hardcover. Provides a detailed exposition of modern Lie-algebraic theory of integrable nonlinear dynamic systems on manifolds and its applications to mathematical physics, classical mechanics and hydrodynamics. This book offers solutions to many quantization procedure problems. It is for graduate-level students, researchers and mathematical physicists. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 559 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 962.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 559
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350903
- ISBN
- 9780792350903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.00
€ 134.00
Hardback. A comprehensive introduction to modern quantum mechanics, emphasising the underlying Hilbert space theory and generalized function theory. All the major modern techniques and approaches used in quantum mechanics are introduced. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PDE; TBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352310
- ISBN
- 9780792352310
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Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. Proceedings of the muTAS '98 Workshop, held in Banff, Canada, 13-16 October 1998 Editor(s): Harrison, D. Jed; Berg, A. van den. Num Pages: 492 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBC; TJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792353225
- ISBN
- 9780792353225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.31
€ 250.31
Hardback. Presents the fundamentals of the Parameter Space Investigation method for the statement and solution of optimization problems, a tool for multicriteria optimization in engineering. This title is intended for research workers and graduate students who work in the field of aerospace engineering, mechanics, electrical and electronic engineering. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBD; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355601
- ISBN
- 9780792355601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. A collection of papers on multiple criteria decision aid. It covers methodological aspects of decision theory and comparisons between theoretical approaches to multiple criteria decision making. It includes choice procedures, Multiple Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT), outranking methods like Eelectre and Promethee, and verbal decision analysis. Editor(s): Meskens, Nadine; Roubens, Marc. Series: Mathematical Modelling: Theory and Applications. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQ; PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355632
- ISBN
- 9780792355632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Hardback. This monograph is devoted to methods of reduction of nonlinear control systems to a simpler form, for example decomposition into systems of lesser dimension. The approach centres on the immersion of control systems into some differential geometric category. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBWR; TBJ; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356233
- ISBN
- 9780792356233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.44
€ 65.44
Hardback. Proceedings of the 6th CIRP International Seminar on Computer-Aided Tolerancing, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, 22-24 March 1999 Editor(s): Houten, F. B. van; Kals, Hubert. Num Pages: 440 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBD; TBMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356547
- ISBN
- 9780792356547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.83
€ 195.83
Integration of Process Knowledge into Design Support Systems
. Ed(S): Kals, Hubert; Houten, F. B. Van
Hardback. Proceedings of the 1999 CIRP International Design Seminar, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, 24-26 March 1999 Editor(s): Kals, Hubert; Houten, F. B. van. Num Pages: 474 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356554
- ISBN
- 9780792356554
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Condition: New
€ 196.55
€ 196.55
Hardback. Studies three MCDA methods - the Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique SMART, and the Additive and the Multiplicative AHP, both pairwise-comparison methods which do not suffer from the well-known shortcomings of the original Analytic Hierarchy Process. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356691
- ISBN
- 9780792356691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.96
€ 128.96
Hardback. Provides the fundamentals of dynamic optimization which can be used to improve the performance of engineering systems. This book introduces some results in dynamic optimization using higher-order approaches. It is intended for undergraduate seniors or first-year graduate students. Series: Solid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBJ; TGPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356813
- ISBN
- 9780792356813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardback. Serves as a general introduction to the area of mathematical modelling. This book presents the important fundamental concepts of mathematical modelling and demonstrates their use in solving certain scientific and engineering problems. It also considers continuous and discrete modelling, and consists of realistic case studies. Series: Mathematical Modelling: Theory and Applications. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358206
- ISBN
- 9780792358206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Hardback. Presents a theoretical framework and control methodology for a class of complex dynamical systems characterised by high state space dimension, multiple inputs and outputs, significant nonlinearity, parametric uncertainty, and unmodeled dynamics. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 510 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBWR; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358923
- ISBN
- 9780792358923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.45
€ 133.45
Paperback. This text includes papers that discuss new technologies, treating such subjects as virtual environments, studies of cooperative work and emerging models, studies of groupware systems in use in real-world settings, and theories and techniques to support the development of cooperative applications. Num Pages: 464 pages, 90 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; UBJ; UDB; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359487
- ISBN
- 9780792359487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.74
€ 125.74