These Lecture Series in Computational Science and Engineering include the proceedings
of a Summer Program in Multi-Scale Modelling and Simulation held in
Lugano, Switzerland, between August 4th and 30th, 2003. The workshop was organized
by the ETHZ Computational Laboratory (CoLab) together with the Swiss
Center for Scientific...
With detailed, informative instructions for capturing personable and memorable yearbook photos, this reference presents step-by-step demonstrations on advertising, talking to clients, producing outstanding images, and finalizing a sale. Noting the delicate balance of pleasing parents and teens...
One of the most challenging tasks in today’s business and information technology (IT) environments
is to communicate a solution to an organizational problem in a simple manner that can be easily
understood by business and IT personnel alike. Is it also arduous to explain in simple words how
a remedy to an enterprise concern can be...
A variety of problems m machine learning and digital communication deal with complex but structured natural or artificial systems. Natural patterns mat we wish to automatically classify' are a consequence of a hierarchical causal physical process. Learning about the world
m which we live requires mat we extract useful sensor)'...
One of the most important things an architect can do is reflection. That is, examine
systems, organizations, people and ask “What alternatives were considered and why
was that particular decision made?” Thinking about the response gives an architect
insight into the motivations and decision processes that others have used...
In several practical circumstances we have to solve a problem whose instance
is not a priori completely known. Situations of this kind occur in computer
systems and networks management, in financial decision making, in robotics etc.
Problems that have to be solved without a complete knowledge of the instance
are called on-line...
Many books already exist on the topics of digital control and estimation. The prospective reader of this book might well then ask. "why another book in this area?"
One problem with the existing literature is that it emphasizes the differences between discrete and continuous theory. This dichotomy is largely...
This book does not tell a story. Instead, it is about stories. Or rather, in
technical terms, it is about scenarios. Scenarios of system behavior. It concentrates
on reactive systems, be they software or hardware, or combined
computer-embedded systems, including distributed and real-time systems.
Ostensibly, you buy a computer or gadget to get something done. The something might be as
simple as listening to MP3s you’ve ripped from your CD collection or as challenging as creating
a full-length feature film. Apple is happy to sell you products to meet your needs. The trouble is
your needs aren’t...
If wo try to identify those contributions of computer science which will be
long lasting, surely one of these will be the refinement of the concept called
algorithm. Ever since man invented the idea of a machine which could per
form basic mathematical operations, the study of what can be computed and
how it can be done well was...
Scientists in the throes of research use an extensive data bank to access structural information on proteins and nucleic acids. Meanwhile, geneticists use a highly specialized form of software to analyze the hybridization pattern of DNA chips.
The past decade has been tremendously successful for biotechnology and pharmaceutical...
