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A Matrix Handbook for Statisticians (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

John Wiley & Sons, 2007

A comprehensive, must-have handbook of matrix methods with a unique emphasis on statistical applications

This timely book, A Matrix Handbook for Statisticians, provides a comprehensive, encyclopedic treatment of matrices as they relate to both statistical concepts and methodologies. Written by an experienced authority on matrices and...

Linknot: Knot Theory by Computer (Series on Knots and Everything)

World Scientific Publishing, 2007

LinKnot Knot Theory by Computer provides a unique view of selected topics in knot theory suitable for students, research mathematicians, and readers with backgrounds in other exact sciences, including chemistry, molecular biology and physics. The book covers basic notions in knot theory, as well as new methods for handling open problems such as...

Developing Effective Engineering Leadership (IEE Management of Technology Series, 21)

Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2003

Engineering companies and other organizations face many serious challenges in the 21st Century. One that is now becoming widely recognized is the loss of corporate knowledge through staff turnover, whether it is natural or forced through downsizing or de-layering. The company’s store of knowledge and expertise is an asset built up through...

Issues in the Integration of Research and Operationsl Satellite Systems for Climate Research: Science and Design (Compass Series)

National Academy Press, 2000

This is the first of two reports that address the complex issue of incorporating the needs of climate research into the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). NPOESS, which has been driven by the imperative of reliably providing short-term weather information, is itself a union of heretofore separate civilian...

Inductive Learning Algorithms for Complex System Modeling

CRC Press, 1994

Inductive Learning Algorithms for Complex Systems Modeling is a professional monograph that surveys new types of learning algorithms for modeling complex scientific systems in science and engineering. The book features discussions of algorithm development, structure, and behavior; comprehensive coverage of all types of algorithms useful for this...

Spatial Variation of Seismic Ground Motions: Modeling and Engineering Applications (Advances in Engineering Series)

CRC Press, 2009

Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book provides coverage from seismological and engineering, deterministic and stochastic, as well as physical and mathematical points of view. The author describes the estimation of spatial variability from recorded data, its physical interpretation, and the development of spatial variability/coherency...

New Horizons of Parallel and Distributed Computing (Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)

Springer, 2005

Parallel and distributed computing is one of the foremost technologies for shaping
future research and development activities in academia and industry. Hyperthreading in Intel processors, hypertransport links in next generation AMD processors, multicore silicon in today’s high-end microprocessors, and emerging cluster and grid...

Mental Reality, Second Edition, with a new appendix (Representation and Mind)

MIT Press, 2009

In Mental Reality, Galen Strawson argues that much contemporary philosophy of mind gives undue primacy of place to publicly observable phenomena, nonmental phenomena, and behavioral phenomena (understood as publicly observable phenomena) in its account of the nature of mind. It does so at the expense of the phenomena of conscious...

Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts: Your visual blueprint for creating dynamic spreadsheets

Visual, 2010

Master two of the most powerful features of Excel

Even if you use Excel all the time, you may not be up to speed on two of Excel's most useful features. PivotTable and PivotChart turn long lists of unreadable data into dynamic, easy-to-read tables and charts that highlight the information you need most; you can tweak...

Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold

FT Press, 2009

“Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold is a deep and expert look not only at an important human food source, but also of the fragile complexity of the ecosystem in which it is created.”

–Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino Research Professor, emeritus, Harvard...

Post-mining of Association Rules: Techniques for Effective Knowledge Extraction

Information Science Publishing, 2009

Since its introduction for market basket analysis in the early 1990s, association rule mining has had a lot of research attention, and it is now widely used in many fields, for example in retail, telecom, insurance, and bioinformatics applications.

One familiar problem encountered in association mining exercises is that they...

Scaling CouchDB

O'Reilly, 2011

This practical guide offers a short course on scaling CouchDB to meet the capacity needs of your distributed application. Through a series of scenario-based examples, this book lets you explore several methods for creating a system that can accommodate growth and meet expected demand. In the process, you learn about several tools...

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