Linear Programming deals with the problem of minimizing or maximizing a
linear function in the presence of linear inequalities. Since the development of
the simplex method by George B. Dantzig in 1947, linear programming has been
extensively used in the military, industrial, governmental, and urban planning
fields, among others. The...
With the dramatic changes in computing power and wider availability of software
tools for design and production, engineers are now using CAD/CAM/CAE systems
for everyday tasks, not just for demonstrations. International competition, de-
creased availability of skilled labor, and increased emphasis on quality are also
forcing...
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Cloud computing is on everyone’s lips: as an innovative technology, as the next
generation of the Internet, as a fundamental transformation of the entire IT landscape,
and as an auspicious opportunity to introduce new business ideas. But what is
actually at the heart of this notion?
With knowledge representation we face more or less the same problem as Augustine
(354–430) when thinking about time: if nobody asks what it is, it seems
clear enough, but being asked it proves to be very difficult to provide an answer.
At the beginning of our research we thought that a solution for the problem
of...
The specifications in this book are the result of a number of case studies performed by
researchers from the Programming Research Group at the University of Amsterdam.
The primary goal was to study the use of the techniques developed by the
Programming Research Group for the specification of real-life protocols. From the
pool of...
Researchers in Artificial Intelligence have traditionally been classified into two
categories: the “neaties” and the “scruffies”. According to the scruffies, the neaties
concentrate on building elegant formal frameworks, whose properties are beautifully
expressed by means of definitions, lemmas, and theorems, but...
This work embraces two heretofore distinct fields of study, knowledge management
and e-learning. In order to understand the impetus to link these two fields by a
common thread, it is necessary to understand the two fields and the focus of each.
Knowledge management (KM) has developed as a field from its roots in data
and...
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but having the opportunity to spread the word about Entity Framework made it worth
the effort. Entity Framework is a great tool that speeds up the...
In this book, we study theoretical and practical aspects of computing methods for mathematical modelling of nonlinear systems. A number of computing techniques are considered, such as methods of operator approximation with any given accuracy; operator interpolation techniques including a non-Lagrange interpolation; methods of system...
The main objective of a first course in operating systems is to develop an
understanding of the fundamental concepts and techniques of operating systems.
Most of the students are already exposed to diverse information on operating systems
as a result of practical exposure to operating systems and literature on the
Internet; such...
