• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Number Of Pages: 364
• Publication Date: 2007-08-03
• Sales Rank: 2431562
• ISBN / ASIN: 0444530592
• EAN: 9780444530592
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Elsevier Science
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  In Future Directions in Biocatalysis the important topics within biocatalysis and enzymatic catalysis for organic synthesis are described for both experts and non-experts. This books focuses particularly on reactions under development at present and on future advances in the field.
  
  Consisting of four sections, this book examines enzymatic reactions under unusual conditions, unique biocatalytic reactions, synthesis of valuable compounds using biocatalysis and the latest molecular biology methods for biocatalysis. Each chapter deals with a specific theme and includes a summary of each area as well as the present state and future direction of research.
  
  * Describes methods for solving environmental issues through biocatalysis
  * Presents the integrated fields of biochemistry and organic chemistry
  * Unique research topics with high originality

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• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Number Of Pages: 634
• Publication Date: 2004-04-09
• Sales Rank: 577022
• ISBN / ASIN: 3527303448
• EAN: 9783527303441
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This book not only covers reactions, products and processes with and from biological catalysts, but also the process of designing and improving such biocatalysts, taking into account all recent insights.

A unique feature is that the fields of organic chemistry, biology and bioengineering receive equal attention, such that practitioners and students from all three areas are addressed.

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• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Number Of Pages: 636
• Publication Date: 2001-03-01
• Sales Rank: 1371937
• ISBN / ASIN: 0444205284
• EAN: 9780444205285
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  This book is written for scientists who require information on organobismuth chemistry, either by specific topic or by compound. "Organobismuth Chemistry" covers, through early 1999, stoichiometric compounds that contain the Bi-C bond; not included, with the exception of a few examples, are inorganic compounds, minerals, metal alloys, and non-stoichiometric materials.

  Organobismuth chemistry is covered in a comprehensive, self-contained manner. The book focuses on the academic aspects of the field; therefore, references to patents are made only when pertinent. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to bismuth as the element. In chapters 2 to 4, organobismuth compounds are classified according to the types of compounds and dealt in detail. Chapter 5 is devoted to the use of bismuth and derivatives in organic transformations. In the first four chapters, brief to moderate descriptions for selected experimental procedures are included; they are intended to inform the readers of relevant protocols and should serve in preparative studies which are based on analogies. In the final chapter the X-ray data of fundamental and/or structurally interesting organobismuth (III) and (V) compounds are collected. At the beginning of each chapter, the text is preceded by detailed table of contents of the subject dealt in it. By inspection of the table, it should be possible to locate quickly information on a specific organobismuth compound.

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Chemistry book for student grade 11.

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* Publisher: Humana Press
* Number Of Pages: 468
* Publication Date: 2000-02-21
* Sales Rank: 700416
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• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Number Of Pages: 256
• Publication Date: 2002-10-31
• Sales Rank: 880691
• ISBN / ASIN: 0195150708
• EAN: 9780195150704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
• Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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  This book brings together an impressive group of leading scholars in the sciences of complexity, and a few workers on the interface of science and religion, to explore the wider implications of complexity studies. It includes an introduction to complexity studies and explores the concept of information in physics and biology and various philosophical and religious perspectives. Chapter authors include Paul Davies, Greg Chaitin, Charles Bennett, Werner Loewenstein, Paul Dembski, Ian Stewart, Stuart Kauffman, Harold Morowitz, Arthur Peacocke, and Niels H. Gregersen.

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• Publisher: Smithers Rapra Technology
• Number Of Pages: 556
• Publication Date: 2005-02-11
• Sales Rank: 1661178
• ISBN / ASIN: 1859573894
• EAN: 9781859573891
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Smithers Rapra Technology
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• Publisher: U·X·L
• Number Of Pages: 510
• Publication Date: 2004-12-17
• Sales Rank: 2351879
• ISBN / ASIN: 0787676179
• EAN: 9780787676179
• Binding: Board book
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  U·X·L® Encyclopedia of Water Science explores water science and issues from an international perspective. Topics covered include lakes and streams, oceans, aquatic animals, weather and climate, glaciers, wetlands, ecology, hydropower, commercial fishing, acid rain, recreation, pollution, economics, water conservation, international water law, global warming and much more. Numerous sidebars highlight significant facts and opinions, provide biographies, explain allusions and describe water-related activities. Provided in each entry are definitions for scientific terms and sources for further research. A general glossary, an index, more than 150 black-and-white photographs, and a different set of color photo inserts are included in each volume.

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• Publisher: Nation Books
• Number Of Pages: 256
• Publication Date: 2004-02-25
• Sales Rank: 575688
• ISBN / ASIN: 1560256036
• EAN: 9781560256038
• Binding: Paperback
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  Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are the greatest threat to national security in the twenty-first century. How to Build a Nuclear Bomb explains what it takes for a rogue state or terrorist group to obtain and use them. But nuclear weapons and terrorism expert Frank Barnaby has not written a collection of scare stories. His purpose in How to Build a Nuclear Bomb is to counteract the “misinformation, often put out for propaganda purposes� and general ignorance on this most urgent of topics. Barnaby describes, in straightforward, non-sensational terms what is involved when a state or a terrorist group sets out to make a weapon of mass destruction, what they are capable of doing, and what is needed to produce one. By outlining the parameters of the problem, Barnaby is able to accurately gauge the threat that WMD pose, arguing that counterterrorist measures urgently need to be stepped up to meet the challenges of a new era of international terror.

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 200
• Publication Date: 2007-08-24
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• ISBN / ASIN: 1402063903
• EAN: 9781402063909
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  Turbo-like Codes introduces turbo error correcting concept in a simple language, including a general theory and the algorithms for decoding turbo-like code. It presents a unified framework for the design and analysis of turbo codes and LDPC codes and their decoding algorithms.

  A major focus of Turbo-like Codes is on high speed turbo decoding, which targets applications with data rates of several hundred million bits per second (Mbps). In this book a novel high-speed turbo decoder is presented that exploits parallelization. Parallelism is achieved very efficiently by exploiting the flexibility of message-passing algorithm. It has been shown that very large speed gains can be achieved by this scheme while the efficiency is maintained reasonably high. Memory access, which poses a practical problem for the proposed parallel turbo decoder, is solved by introducing the conflict-free interleaver. The latency is further improved by designing a special kind of conflict-free interleaver. Furthermore, an algorithm to design such interleaver is presented. It is shown that the performance of turbo code is not sacrificed by using the interleaver with the proposed structure.

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• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Number Of Pages: 260
• Publication Date: 2005-02-21
• Sales Rank: 955509
• ISBN / ASIN: 0521642299
• EAN: 9780521642293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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  The Internet has proven to be a great resource for the medical community. It has specifically had a great impact on the practice of Radiology. It has enabled the proliferation, installation, and acceptance of adjunct technologies such as Picture Archiving (PACS), electronic medical record (EMR) and Voice Recognition (VR). The number of radiology-specific web sites just 5 years ago was about 30. A recent compilation now numbers in the thousands. Each day brings a new use for the Internet both from the academic aspect as well as commercial applications. Computer technology and the Internet have revolutionized the way radiologists work on a daily basis. All aspects of the Internet and related technologies are explained in the book.
  

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• Publisher: CRC
• Number Of Pages: 536
• Publication Date: 2002-09-24
• Sales Rank: 1168448
• ISBN / ASIN: 0849335124
• EAN: 9780849335129
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: CRC
• Studio: CRC
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  For years scientists turned to the CRC Handbook of Laser Science & Technology for reliable data on optical materials. Out of print for several years, that standard-setting work now has a successor: the Handbook of Optical Materials. This new handbook is an authoritative compilation of the physical properties of materials used in all types of lasers and optical systems. In it, scientist, author, and editor Dr. Marvin J. Weber provides extensive data tabulations and references for the most important optical materials, including crystals, glasses, polymers, metals, liquids, and gases. The properties detailed include both linear and nonlinear optical properties, mechanical properties, thermal properties together with many additional special properties, such as electro-, magneto-, and elasto-optic properties. Using a minimum of narration and logically organized by material properties, the handbook's unique presentation simplifies the process of comparing different materials for their suitability in particular applications. Appendices furnish a wealth of other useful information, including lists of the many abbreviations and acronyms that proliferate in this field. The Handbook of Optical Materials is simply the most complete one-stop source available for materials data essential to lasers and optical systems.

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 248
• Publication Date: 2003-11-03
• Sales Rank: 700035
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387403981
• EAN: 9780387403984
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
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  This undergraduate textbook introduces students of science and engineering to the fascinating field of optimization. It is a unique book that brings together the subfields of mathematical programming, variational calculus, and optimal control, thus giving students an overall view of all aspects of optimization in a single reference. As a primer on optimization, its main goal is to provide a succinct and accessible introduction to linear programming, nonlinear programming, numerical optimization algorithms, variational problems, dynamic programming, and optimal control. Prerequisites have been kept to a minimum, although a basic knowledge of calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations is assumed. There are numerous examples, illustrations, and exercises throughout the text, making it an ideal book for self-study. Applied mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and scientists will all find this introduction to optimization extremely useful.

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 576
• Publication Date: 1991-05-31
• Sales Rank: 3165691
• ISBN / ASIN: 079231218X
• EAN: 9780792312185
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• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
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  This volume deals with those topics of mathematical physics, associated with the study of the Schrödinger equation, which are considered to be the most important.
  Chapter 1 presents the basic concepts of quantum mechanics. Chapter 2 provides an introduction to the spectral theory of the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation. Chapter 3 opens with a discussion of the spectral theory of the multi-dimensional Schrödinger equation, which is a far more complex case and requires careful consideration of aspects which are trivial in the one-dimensional case. Chapter 4 presents the scattering theory for the multi-dimensional non-relativistic Schrödinger equation, and the final chapter is devoted to quantization and Feynman path integrals. These five main chapters are followed by three supplements, which present material drawn on in the various chapters. The first two supplements deal with general questions concerning the spectral theory of operators in Hilbert space, and necessary information relating to Sobolev spaces and elliptic equations. Supplement 3, which essentially stands alone, introduces the concept of the supermanifold which leads to a more natural treatment of quantization.
  Although written primarily for mathematicians who wish to gain a better awareness of the physical aspects of quantum mechanics and related topics, it will also be useful for mathematical physicists who wish to become better acquainted with the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics. Much of the material included here has been based on lectures given by the authors at Moscow State University, and this volume can also be recommended as a supplementary graduate level introduction to the spectral theory of differential operators with both discrete and continuous spectra.
  This English edition is a revised, expanded version of the original Soviet publication.

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• Publisher: Wiley
• Number Of Pages: 372
• Publication Date: 2002-07-15
• Sales Rank: 731156
• ISBN / ASIN: 0470843004
• EAN: 9780470843000
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley
• Studio: Wiley
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  New material on computerized optical processes, computerized ray tracing, and the fast Fourier transform, Bibre-Bragg sensors, and temporal phase unwrapping.
  * New introductory sections to all chapters.
  * Detailed discussion on lasers and laser principles, including an introduction to radiometry and photometry.
  * Thorough coverage of the CCD camera.
  * End-of-chapter problems. Solutions available at http://www.wiley.co.uk/opticalmetrology

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 786
• Publication Date: 2006-06-28
• Sales Rank: 123610
• ISBN / ASIN: 0387988645
• EAN: 9780387988641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
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  This classic textbook, now available from Springer, summarizes developments in the field of hypotheses testing. Optimality considerations continue to provide the organizing principle. However, they are now tempered by a much stronger emphasis on the robustness properties of the resulting procedures. This book is an essential reference for any graduate student in statistics.

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• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
• Number Of Pages: 168
• Publication Date: 1999-07-01
• Sales Rank: 1997973
• ISBN / ASIN: 0805832114
• EAN: 9780805832112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Lawrence Erlbaum
• Studio: Lawrence Erlbaum
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  The thesis of this bk is that the brain is innately constructed to initiate behaviors likely to promote the survival of the species & to sensitize sensory systems to stimuli required for those behaviors. Intended for behavioral & brain scientists.

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• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Number Of Pages: 516
• Publication Date: 1977-04
• Sales Rank: 3011106
• ISBN / ASIN: 0134707990
• EAN: 9780134707990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
• Studio: Prentice Hall

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• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press
• Number Of Pages: 400
• Publication Date: 2003-05-14
• Sales Rank: 224542
• ISBN / ASIN: 0471227552
• EAN: 9780471227557
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley-IEEE Press
• Studio: Wiley-IEEE Press
• Average Rating: 4
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• Trellis and turbo coding are used to compress and clean communications signals to allow greater bandwidth and clarity
• Presents the basics, theory, and applications of these techniques with a focus on potential standard state-of-the art methods in the future
• Provides a classic basis for anyone who works in the area of digital communications

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Trellis and turbo coding are used to compress and clean communications signals to allow greater bandwidth and clarity
* Presents the basics, theory, and applications of these techniques with a focus on potential standard state-of-the art methods in the future
* Provides a classic basis for anyone who works in the area of digital communications
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• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Number Of Pages: 496
• Publication Date: 2003-02-03
• Sales Rank: 1826693
• ISBN / ASIN: 3527304290
• EAN: 9783527304295
• Binding: Hardcover
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Magnetic phenomena and materials are everywhere. Our understanding of magnetic behavior, once thought to be mature, has enjoyed new impetus from contributions ranging from molecular chemistry, materials chemistry and sciences to solid state physics. New phenomena are explored that open promising perspectives for commercial applications in future�carrying out chemical reactions in magnetic fields is just one of those. The spectrum spans molecule-based�organic, (bio)inorganic, and hybrid�compounds, metallic materials as well as their oxides forming thin films, nanoparticles, wires etc.

Reflecting contemporary knowledge, this open series of volumes provides a much-needed comprehensive overview of this growing interdisciplinary field. Topical reviews written by foremost scientists explain the trends and latest advances in a clear and detailed way. By maintaining the balance between theory and experiment, the book provides a guide for both advanced students and specialists to this research area. It will help evaluate their own experimental observations and serve as a basis for the design of new magnetic materials. A unique reference work, indispensable for everyone concerned with the phenomena of magnetism!

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• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Number Of Pages: 576
• Publication Date: 1996-07-23
• Sales Rank: 137688
• ISBN / ASIN: 0750624698
• EAN: 9780750624695
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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  'This is an excellent book from which to learn the methods and results of statistical mechanics.' Nature 'A well written graduate-level text for scientists and engineers... Highly recommended for graduate-level libraries.' Choice
  
  
  This highly successful text, which first appeared in the year 1972 and has continued to be popular ever since, has now been brought up-to-date by incorporating the remarkable developments in the field of 'phase transitions and critical phenomena' that took place over the intervening years. This has been done by adding three new chapters (comprising over 150 pages and containing over 60 homework problems) which should enhance the usefulness of the book for both students and instructors. We trust that this classic text, which has been widely acclaimed for its clean derivations and clear explanations, will continue to provide further generations of students a sound training in the methods of statistical physics.

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• Publisher: Wiley
• Number Of Pages: 1180
• Publication Date: 2007-04-16
• Sales Rank: 3888614
• ISBN / ASIN: 0470871717
• EAN: 9780470871713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley
• Studio: Wiley
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  Aniline is the parent molecule of a vast family of aromatic amines. Since its discovery in 1826 it has become one of the hundred most important building blocks in chemistry. Aniline is used as an intermediate in many different fields of applications, such as isocyanates, rubber processing chemicals, dyes and pigments, agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

  The understanding of functional groups is key for the understanding of all organic chemistry. In the tradition of the Patai Series, this volume treats all aspects of this functional group. It contains chapters on the theoretical and computational foundations; on analytical and spectroscopical aspects with dedicated chapters on Mass Spectrometry, NMR, IR/UV, etc.; on reaction mechanisms; on applications in syntheses.

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• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Number Of Pages: 648
• Publication Date: 2001-11-12
• Sales Rank: 52062
• ISBN / ASIN: 052178171X
• EAN: 9780521781718
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
• Studio: Cambridge University Press
• Average Rating: 4.5
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  Nowadays students and professionals intending to work in any area of finance must master not only advanced concepts and mathematical models but also learn how to implement these models computationally. This comprehensive text combines the theory and mathematics behind financial engineering with an emphasis on computation, in keeping with the way financial engineering is practiced in today's capital markets. Unlike most books on investments, financial engineering, or derivative securities, the book starts from very basic ideas in finance and gradually builds up the theory. It offers a thorough grounding in the subject for MBAs in finance, students of engineering and sciences who are pursuing a career in finance, researchers in computational finance, system analysts, and financial engineers. Along with the theory, the author presents numerous algorithms for pricing, risk management, and portfolio management. The emphasis is on pricing financial and derivative securities: bonds, options, futures, forwards, interest rate derivatives, mortgage-backed securities, bonds with embedded options, and more. Each instrument is treated in a short, self-contained chapter for ready reference use. Many of these algorithms are coded in Java as programs for the Web, available from the book's home page (www.csie.ntu.edu/~lyuu/Capitals/capitals.htm)

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• Publisher: Academic Press
• Number Of Pages: 488
• Publication Date: 2006-11-21
• Sales Rank: 2194598
• ISBN / ASIN: 0121828220
• EAN: 9780121828226
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Academic Press
• Studio: Academic Press
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  In the past decade, there has been an explosion of progress in understanding the roles of carbohydrates in biological systems. This explosive progress was made with the efforts in determining the roles of carbohydrates in immunology, neurobiology and many other disciplines, examining each unique system and employing new technology. This volume represents the second of three in the Methods in Enzymology series, including Glycobiology (vol. 415) and Glycomics (vol. 416), dedicated to disseminating information on methods in determining the biological roles of carbohydrates. These books are designed to provide an introduction of new methods to a large variety of readers who would like to participate in and contribute to the advancement of glycobiology. The methods covered include structural analysis of carbohydrates, biological and chemical synthesis of carbohydrates, expression and determination of ligands for carbohydrate-binding proteins, gene expression profiling including micro array, and generation of gene knockout mice and their phenotype analyses.

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• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Number Of Pages: 580
• Publication Date: 2002-02
• Sales Rank: 4126409
• ISBN / ASIN: 0750305142
• EAN: 9780750305143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis
• Studio: Taylor & Francis
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  The field of nonlinear dynamics and low-dimensional chaos has developed rapidly over the past twenty years. The principal advances have been in theoretical aspects but more recent applications in a wide variety of the sciences have been made. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos in Semiconductors is the first book to concentrate on specific physical and experimental situations in semiconductors as well as examine how to use chaos theory to explain semiconductor phenomena. Written by a well-respected researcher of chaos in semiconductors, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos in Semiconductors provides a rich and detailed account of progress in research on nonlinear effects in semiconductor physics. Discussing both theory and experiment, the author shows how this powerful combination has lead to real progress with difficult nonlinear problems in this technologically important field. Nonlinear carrier dynamics, caused by low-temperature impact ionization avalanche of impurities in extrinsic semiconductors, and the emergence of intractable chaos are treated in detail. The book explores impact ionization models, linear stability analysis, bifurcation theory, fractal dimensions, and various analytical methods in chaos theory. It also describes spatial and spatiotemporal evolution of the current density filament formed by the impact ionization avalanche.

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# Publisher: Springer
# Number Of Pages: 241
# Publication Date: 2001-11-28
# Sales Rank: 2653947
# ISBN / ASIN: 3540420967
# EAN: 9783540420965
# Binding: Hardcover
# Manufacturer: Springer
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# Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press
# Number Of Pages: 222
# Publication Date: 1999-09-15
# Sales Rank: 473233
# ISBN / ASIN: 0780353943
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Electrical Engineering/Power and Energy Engineering Power Electronic Converter Harmonics Multipulse Methods for Clean Power "An excellent treatment of the subject." �Allan Ludbrook, Ludbrook & Associates "Pulls all the material together and presents it from the viewpoint of a long-time practitioner in the field … will be much appreciated by designers, the utilities, and users." �Thomas Barton, University of Calgary Stay on the cutting edge of applied power electronics for energy-saving systems with this invaluable guide to multipulse converters, power sources, and the IEEE Industry Standard 519. One of the foremost experts in the field and holder of 28 patents, Derek A. Paice brings you new circuit schematics and easy-to-follow methods for practical system analysis, using actual field test results. This book offers thorough coverage of:

* Requirements, calculations, and standards for harmonics
* Power source representation
* Multipulse methods and transformers
* Double-wound, auto-wound, interphase, and current-control transformers
* Multiphase circuit performance
* Practical applications
* Useful formulas for analysis

Power Electronic Converter Harmonics will be indispensable to anyone looking for optimum concepts for power electronics design, including applications engineers, consultants, and manufacturers. Also of Interest from IEEE Press… Printed Circuit Board Design Techniques for EMC Compliance Mark I. Montrose 1996 Hardcover 256 pp IEEE Order No. PC5595 ISBN 0-7803-1131-0 electromagnetic Compatibility in Power Electronics Laszlo Tihanyi 1995 Hardcover 416 pp IEEE Order No. PC3129 ISBN 0-7803-0416-0 Handbook of Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials Second Edition W. Tillar Shugg, Shugg Enterprises, Inc. 1995 Hardcover 608 pp IEEE Order No. PC 3780 ISBN 0-7803-1030-6

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 258
• Publication Date: 2003-08-13
• Sales Rank: 3776495
• ISBN / ASIN: 3540004157
• EAN: 9783540004158
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
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  PREFACE BY MARKUS ANTONIETTI:

  Over the past forty years, good-old fashioned colloid chemistry has undergone something of a revolution, transforming itself from little more than a collection of qualitative observations of the macroscopic behavior of some complex systems into a discipline with a solid theoretical foundation and a whole toolbox of new chemical techniques. It can now boast a set of concepts which go a long way towards providing an understanding of the many strange and interesting behavior patterns exhibited by natural and artificial systems on the mesoscale.

  This second volume of "Topics in Current Chemistry" on Colloid Chemistry, focuses on supramolecular approaches and new approaches towards polymer colloids, also with strong emphasis on biological and biomedical applications. Again topics were chosen which are expected to have broader relevance and to be interesting to a more general readership.

  The volume opens with a contribution by C.M. Paleos in which new amphiphiles are presented which not only self-assemble to micelles or vesicles but also possess the ability to show specific recognition of complementary H-bridge patterns. Such structures might point a way to a rational addressing of surfaces and supramolecular structures by purely chemical means.

  In the contribution by K. Esumi, the use of dendrimers or dendritic amphiphiles for the controlled generation of nanoparticles is reviewed. Depending on dendrimer generation, different well-defined particle sizes and hybrid morphologies can be made, whereas the outer shells are still given by the dendrimer and its functionality pattern on the outer rim. As in the previous contribution, such systems may be very relevant for controlled contrasting and recognition in biological systems.

  Ascending the accessible length scales of colloid chemistry, K. Holmberg demonstrates how microemulsions can be favorably used to perform specific organic reactions in a highly efficient way. Microemulsions expose large, stable oil-water interfaces of up to 1000 m2 g-1 the control of which is the key factor whenever reactants/catalysts/products show very different polarity and live in different phases. This is especially worth considering when the reactions can be performed in the "green solvent" water.

  The very high promise of reactions in heterophase systems is extended by K. Landfester who writes about the "boom-topic" miniemulsions. Miniemulsions are liquid/liquid dispersions with stable droplets with a size range between 30 nm

  G. Tovar describes one of the novel chemical applications of modern colloidal systems by using such miniemulsions (in addition to classical suspension polymerization) for molecular imprinting. Here, the stable nanoreactor situation is used to "synthesize" particle surfaces with molecular sized cavities for biomedically relevant species or species to be separated from each other. Such "receptor" sites are nowadays preferentially made by the pathways of modern colloid chemistry.

  It is again a special chemical surface design of polymer latex particles which is delineated in the contribution by A. Elaissari. Here, special routes have been developed to modify both the particle polarity, the surface charge and its chemical functionality to reveal specific binding with DNA and peptides. Obviously, such species are highly relevant for particle-based diagnostic and particle-based cell separation.

  F. Caruso uses monodisperse polymer spheres and their colloidal crystals only as templates to create hollow capsules or extended opal arrays with the layer-by-layer technique. Again this is a typical colloid chemistry tool which is unparalleled in low molecular weight organic chemistry, and hollow mesostructures systems with astonishingly high complexity and chemical function can be generated.

  The volume is closed with a contribution by J. Bibette who describes and illustrates a simplified process of making monodisperse emulsions and emulsion based particles with predictable size and size distribution by a simple shearing device. I regard this very flexible route as important for the conception of many future particle-based systems, devices and procedures, and it is rather the rule than the exception that colloid chemistry nicely integrates mechanical and engineering procedures to access the nanoscale in a rational way.

  I think that the present two "Colloid Chemistry" issues of "Topics in Current Chemistry" nicely cover the width and the modern spirit of colloid science which (mostly just recently) has given chemists a whole new toolbox for treating and creating chemical nanostructures in a rational way. With this in mind, I hope that all the readers will find some inspiration and profit in the various contributions.

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 324
• Publication Date: 2005-11-14
• Sales Rank: 1124552
• ISBN / ASIN: 3540277587
• EAN: 9783540277583
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer

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• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Number Of Pages: 192
• Publication Date: 2003-01-01
• Sales Rank: 1598462
• ISBN / ASIN: 9058095312
• EAN: 9789058095312
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis
• Studio: Taylor & Francis
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  Problem Solving in Soil Mechanics is primarily designed as a supplement to Soil Mechanics: Basic Concepts and Engineering Applications, but can be used as an independent problem solving text, since there is no specific reference to any equation or figure in the main book. This book is written for university students taking first-degree courses in civil engineering, environmental and agricultural engineering. Its main aim is to simulate problem solving learning as well as facilitating self-teaching. The special structure of the book makes it possible to be used in two, three and four year undergraduate courses in soil mechanics. However, as new and advanced topics are included, the book will also be a valuable resource for the practicing professional engineer. This book is written for readers that have prior knowledge in soil mechanics; however, necessary basic information is included in each worked example.

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• Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
• Number Of Pages: 765
• Publication Date: 1988-01
• Sales Rank: 814584
• / ASIN: 0716718235
• EAN: 9780716718239
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: W.H. Freeman & Company
• Studio: W.H. Freeman & Company

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Paul Lorrain's Electromagnetic Fields and Waves

Readers should start a campaign to reprint and/or get a new edition of this book. Professor Paul Lorrain is not only a recipient of the Legion of Honor of France and the equivalent of Montreal, Canada, but his book is a work of CREATIVE GENIUS. His problems contain very interesting applications of electromagnetism which both the public and specialists can identify with, including magnetic monopoles (very strange theoretical entities with only one pole instead of the usual north and south poles of magnets - see my reviews of Kursunoglu, Frolov, Klapdor-Kleingothaus, etc.) that are predicted by physics Grand Unified Theories, superconductors which have turned out to have remarkably important uses today (and the ferromagnetism which is closely related to them), the earth's magnetic field which is related to modern geophysics, hysteresis which is related to an important modern branch of nonlinear mathematics as well, artificial satellites which are so important today, solar wind which is extremely important today, and even the theory of continuous creation of electric charge. In addition, there are many chapters on electromagnetics in relativity (see my reviews of Weinberg and Misner et al.), Maxwell's equations, magnetic fields, electric fields, plane electromagnetic waves (see my review of A. Bohm), guided waves, radiation. Lorrain makes electromagnetism interesting, open minded on new ideas, and interdisciplinary, all characteristics of Creative Genius. The general public should also hire consultants or tutors to summarize this book or even teach it to them - it is well worth the effort because its ideas apply to fields far beyond physics. It should be mentioned that Lorrain et al give excellent summaries in the book, but the general reader might want some of them translated into closer to elementary mathematics or even approximately English.
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• Publisher: Academic Press
• Number Of Pages: 250
• Publication Date: 2003-01-15
• Sales Rank: 458681
• ISBN / ASIN: 0124001513
• EAN: 9780124001510
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Academic Press
• Studio: Academic Press
• Book Description:
  

  One of the greatest challenges facing chemists and chemical educators today is conveying the central importance and relevance of chemistry to students and society at large. The new edition of Chemistry Connections highlights the fundamental role of chemical principles in governing our everyday experiences and observations.
  
  Introductory chemistry students and educators as well as laypersons with an inquisitiveness about the world around them will find the book an informative introduction to the context of chemistry in their lives. The book is written in a lively question-and-answer format with presentations in both lay and technical terms.
  
  * Two levels of explanations: general, accessible ones highlight the chemical essence of the phenomenon; and technical ones using chemical principles provide more in-depth interpretation
  * Indexing of questions according to key principles or terms enhances instructional use
  * Figures and 3-D chemical structures illustrate the chemical concepts presented
  * References to related World Wide Web sites for further exploration provide inexpensive and convient access to related information.
  * Color plates enhance connections between specific topics

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• Publisher: Spon Press
• Number Of Pages: 608
• Publication Date: 2004-09-29
• Sales Rank: 797136
• ISBN / ASIN: 041531156X
• EAN: 9780415311564
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Spon Press
• Studio: Spon Press
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  Book Description:
  

  The aim of this book is to encourage students to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of soil mechanics. It builds a robust and adaptable framework of ideas to support and accommodate the more complex problems and analytical procedures that confront the practising engineer.
  
  Soil Mechanics: Concepts and Applications covers the soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering topics typically included in university courses in civil engineering and related subjects. Physical rather than mathematical arguments are used in the core sections wherever possible. The order in which the material is presented is based on the belief that students need time to assimilate new concepts, and that too many new ideas should not be introduced all at once.
  
  New features for the second edition include: an accompanying website containing the lecturers' solutions manual; new chapters on soil strength and soil behaviour separating the basic and more advanced material to aid understanding; and a new page layout making the book more accessible.

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• Publisher: Onword Pr
• Number Of Pages: 225
• Publication Date: 1997-04
• Sales Rank: 1257239
• ISBN / ASIN: 1566902258
• EAN: 9781566902250
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Onword Pr
• Studio: Onword Pr

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• Publisher: Wiley
• Number Of Pages: 1344
• Publication Date: 2003-06-30
• Sales Rank: 14499
• ISBN / ASIN: 0471417998
• EAN: 9780471417996
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Wiley
• Studio: Wiley
• Book Description:
  

  This bestseller helps readers master basic skills with its clear and easy-to-follow presentation of key concepts. It focuses on the important ideas of organic chemistry and backs them up with illustrations and challenging problems. The authors' acclaimed writing style makes this thorny subject easy to grasp and comprehend. The new edition brings the book to the forefront of the latest research developments.
  The book includes the ORGANIC VIEW CD, a browser-based study tool with animated 3D graphics, Drill/Review sections, and Practice Tests
  "The Chemistry of..." boxes throughout highlight biological and other real-world chemistry
  This edition is completely up-to-date with the latest developments in the field

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• Publisher: Noyes Publications
• Number Of Pages: 523
• Publication Date: 1990-01-01
• Sales Rank: 1396695
• ISBN / ASIN: 0815512201
• EAN: 9780815512202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Noyes Publications
• Studio: Noyes Publications
• Book Description:
  

  This is a comprehensive overview of the technology of plasma-based processing, written by an outstanding group of 29 contributors.

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• Publisher: CRC
• Number Of Pages: 368
• Publication Date: 2005-07-28
• Sales Rank: 2464057
• ISBN / ASIN: 0849335841
• EAN: 9780849335846
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: CRC
• Studio: CRC
• Book Description:
  

  Despite the large quantity of phenomenological information concerning the bulk properties of nematic phase liquid crystals, little is understood about the origin of the surface energy, particularly the surface, interfacial, and anchoring properties of liquid crystals that affect the performance of liquid crystal devices. Self-contained and unique, Adsorption Phenomena and Anchoring Energy in Nematic Liquid Crystals provides an account of new and established results spanning three decades of research into the problems of anchoring energy and adsorption phenomena in liquid crystals. The book contains a detailed discussion of the origin and possible sources of anchoring energy in nematic liquid crystals, emphasizing the dielectric contribution to the anchoring energy in particular. Beginning with fundamental surface and anchoring properties of liquid crystals and the definition of the nematic phase, the authors explain how selective ion adsorption, dielectric energy density, thickness dependence, and bias voltage dependence influence the uniform alignment of liquid crystals and affect the performance of liquid crystal devices. They also discuss fundamental equations regulating the adsorption phenomenon and the dynamic aspects of ion adsorption phenomenon in liquid crystalline systems. Adsorption Phenomena and Anchoring Energy in Nematic Liquid Crystals serves as an excellent source of reference for graduates and researchers working in liquid crystals, complex fluids, condensed matter physics, statistical physics, chemical engineering, and electronic engineering, as well as providing a useful general introduction to and background information on the nematic liquid crystal phase.

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• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Number Of Pages: 432
• Publication Date: 2002-10-04
• Sales Rank: 1108917
• ISBN / ASIN: 0130470651
• EAN: 9780130470652
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Prentice Hall PTR
• Studio: Prentice Hall PTR

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• Publisher: Wiley
• Number Of Pages: 200
• Publication Date: 2004-12-17
• Sales Rank: 1499410
• ISBN / ASIN: 047086883X
• EAN: 9780470868836
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Wiley
• Studio: Wiley
• Book Description:
  

  Applied Colloid and Surface Chemistry is a broad introduction to this interdisciplinary field. Taking a genuinely applied approach, with applications drawn from a wide range of industries, this book will meet the demands of the student and professional currently working in the field.

  The text includes keynote sections written by practicing industrial research scientists, bringing to the reader a wealth of real industrial examples. These examples range from water treatment through to soil management as well as examples taken from the coatings and photographic industries. To aid accessibility, some of the more demanding mathematical derivations are separated from the main text, enabling them to be avoided as required.

  With carefully structured chapters, starting with learning objectives, and containing tutorial questions with answers and explanatory notes, this text is invaluable for undergraduates taking a first course on colloid and surface chemistry. This book will also be suitable to postgraduates and professionals, who need an up-to-date account of the subject.

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• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Number Of Pages: 327
• Publication Date: 2002-06-20
• Sales Rank: 1167426
• ISBN / ASIN: 0750307056
• EAN: 9780750307055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis
• Studio: Taylor & Francis
• Book Description:
  

  Fusion research started over half a century ago. Although the task remains unfinished, the end of the road could be in sight if society makes the right decisions. Nuclear Fusion: Half a Century of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research is a careful, scholarly account of the course of fusion energy research over the past fifty years. The authors outline the different paths followed by fusion research from initial ignorance to present understanding. They explore why a particular scheme would not work and why it was more profitable to concentrate on the mainstream tokamak development. The book features descriptive sections, in-depth explanations of certain physical and technical issues, scientific terms, and an extensive glossary that explains relevant abbreviations and acronyms.

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• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Number Of Pages: 672
• Publication Date: 2006-09-18
• Sales Rank: 776062
• ISBN / ASIN: 0750659246
• EAN: 9780750659246
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
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• Book Description:
  

  Corrosion is a huge issue for materials, mechanical, civil and petrochemical engineers. With comprehensive coverage of the principles of corrosion engineering, this book is a one-stop text and reference for students and practicing corrosion engineers. Highly illustrated, with worked examples and definitions, it covers basic corrosion principles, and more advanced information for postgraduate students and professionals. Basic principles of electrochemistry and chemical thermodynamics are incorporated to make the book accessible for students and engineers who do not have prior knowledge of this area. Each form of corrosion covered in the book has a definition, description, mechanism, examples and preventative methods. Case histories of failure are cited for each form. End of chapter questions are accompanied by an online solutions manual.
  
  * Comprehensively covers the principles of corrosion engineering, methods of corrosion protection and corrosion processes and control in selected engineering environments
  * Structured for corrosion science and engineering classes at senior undergraduate and graduate level, and is an ideal reference that readers will want to use in their professional work
  * Worked examples, extensive end of chapter exercises and accompanying online solutions and written by an expert from a key pretochemical university

  
  
  

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• Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Number Of Pages: 560
• Publication Date: 2006-03-03
• Sales Rank: 488263
• ISBN / ASIN: 0750678801
• EAN: 9780750678803
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Studio: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Book Description:
  

  Whether its called fixed equipment (at ExxonMobil), stationary equipment (at Shell), or static equipment (in Europe), this type of equipment is the bread and butter of any process plant. Used in the petrochemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, food processing industry, paper industry, and the manufacturing process industries, stationary equipment must be kept operational and reliable for companies to maintain production and for employees to be safe from accidents. This series, the most comprehensive of its kind, uses real-life examples and time-tested rules of thumb to guide the mechanical engineer through issues of reliability and fitness-for-service.
  
  This volume on piping and pipeline assessment is the only handbook that the mechanical or pipeline engineer needs to assess pipes and pipelines for reliability and fitness-for-service.
  
  * Provides essential insight to make informed decisions on when to run, alter, repair, monitor, or replace equipment
  * How to perform these type of assessments and calculations on pipelines is a hot' issue in the petrochemical industry at this time
  * There is very little information on the market right now for pipers and pipeliners with regard to pipe and pipeline fitness-for-service

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 242
• Publication Date: 2000-04-26
• Sales Rank: 2952481
• ISBN / ASIN: 3540660208
• EAN: 9783540660200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  The carbon dioxide absorption and gas exchange at the sea surface, marine aerosols and their photochemistry, the oceanic carbon cycle as well as biomarkers in marine ecosystems, and related topics are of primary importance for understanding our global ecosystem. The topics addressed in this volume are all stemming from areas which have developed only in the last ten years of research or which have gone into decidedly new directions in that time. In most cases, the recent research has been driven by advances in instrumentation or by large-scale international cooperations. Thus this volume is also aiming at interdisciplinary and international cooperations in the future.

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• Publisher: Research Studies Press
• Number Of Pages: 380
• Publication Date: 2002-06-01
• Sales Rank: 1583181
• ISBN / ASIN: 086380263X
• EAN: 9780863802638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Research Studies Press
• Studio: Research Studies Press
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  Book Description:
  

  The use of a dielectric resonator as a resonant antenna was proposed in 1983. Due to the absence of metallic loss, the dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is highly efficient when operated at millimetre wave frequencies. With the use of high dielectric constant material, the DRA can also be used as a small and low profile antenna when operated at low microwave frequencies. Low cost dielectric materials are now easily available commercially: encouraging more antenna engineers to design communication systems with DRAs.

  Although DRAs are show promise in practical applications, surprisingly, there is no research summary in reference form on DRAs available. This book will update current literature and present new information on DRAs.

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 284
• Publication Date: 2007-09-01
• Sales Rank: 1024695
• ISBN / ASIN: 354073290X
• EAN: 9783540732907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  This book presents modern developments in time series econometrics that are applied to macroeconomic and financial time series. It attempts to bridge the gap between methods and realistic applications. This book contains the most important approaches to analyse time series which may be stationary or nonstationary. Modelling and forecasting univariate time series is the starting point. For multiple stationary time series Granger causality tests and vector autoregressive models are presented. For real applied work the modelling of nonstationary uni- or multivariate time series is most important. Therefore, unit root and cointegration analysis as well as vector error correction models play a central part. Modelling volatilities of financial time series with autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic models is also treated.

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• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Number Of Pages: 384
• Publication Date: 2005-01
• Sales Rank: 788969
• ISBN / ASIN: 1856174107
• EAN: 9781856174107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Elsevier Science
• Studio: Elsevier Science
• Book Description:
  

  This book is a practical account of pumping, piping and seals starting with basics and providing detailed but accessible information on all aspects of the pumping process and what can go wrong with it. Written by an acknowledged expert with years of teaching experience in the practical understanding of pumps and systems.
  
  Aids understanding of pumps to minimize failures and time-out.
  A practical handbook covering the basics of the pumping process.
  Written by an acknowledged expert.

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• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Number Of Pages: 618
• Publication Date: 2005-01
• Sales Rank: 1947361
• ISBN / ASIN: 185617431X
• EAN: 9781856174312
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Elsevier Science
• Studio: Elsevier Science
• Book Description:
  

  This book is for people involved in working with plastic material and plastic fabricating processes. The information and data in this book are provided as a comparative guide to help in understanding the performance of plastics and in making the decisions that must be made when developing a logical approach to fabricating plastic products to meet performance requirements at the lowest costs. It is formatted to allow for easy reader access and this care has been translated into the individual chapter constructions and index.
  This book makes very clear the behaviour of the 35,000 different plastics with the different behaviours of the hundreds of processes. Products reviewed range from toys to medical devices, to cars, to boats, to underwater devices, containers, springs, pipes, aircraft and spacecraft. The reader's product to be designed and/or fabricated can be directly or indirectly related to plastic materials, fabricating processes and/or product design reviews in this book.
  
  *Essential for people involved in working with plastic material and plastic fabricating processes
  *Will help readers understand the performance of plastics
  *Helps readers to make decisions which meet performance requirements and to keep costs low

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• Publisher: Springer
• Number Of Pages: 354
• Publication Date: 2007-05
• Sales Rank: 1768066
• ISBN / ASIN: 1402058829
• EAN: 9781402058820
• Binding: Paperback
• Manufacturer: Springer
• Studio: Springer
• Book Description:
  

  Visualization, meaning both the perception of an object that is seen or touched and the mental imagery that is the product of that perception, is believed to be a major strategy in all thought. It is particularly important in science, which seeks causal explanations for phenomena in the world-as-experienced. Visualization must therefore play a major role in science education. This book addresses key issues concerning visualization in the teaching and learning of science at any level in educational systems.

  Visualization in Science Education draws on the insights from cognitive psychology, science, and education, by experts from Australia, Israel, Slovenia, UK, and USA. It unites these with the practice of science education, particularly the ever-increasing use of computer-managed modelling packages, especially in chemistry. The first section explores the significance and intellectual standing of visualization. The second section shows how the skills of visualization have been developed practically in science education. This is followed by accounts of how the educational value of visualization has been integrated into university courses in physics, genomics, and geology. The fourth section documents experimental work on the classroom assessment of visualization. An endpiece summarises some of the research and development needed if the contribution of this set of universal skills is to be fully exploited at all levels and in all science subjects.

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• Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Number Of Pages: 254
• Publication Date: 1999-06-16
• Sales Rank: 1614766
• ISBN / ASIN: 088415257X
• EAN: 9780884152576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Manufacturer: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Studio: Gulf Professional Publishing
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  Book Description:
  

  This book provides the guidelines and fundamental methods of estimation and calculation needed by maintainability engineers. It also covers the management of maintainability efforts, including issues of organizational structure, cost, and planning processes. Questions and problems conclude each chapter.

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