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| A Concise Handbook of Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering Sciences/Andrei D. Polyanin and Alexei I. Chernoutsan A Concise Handbook of Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering Sciences takes a practical approach to the basic notions, formulas, equations, problems, theorems, methods, and laws that most frequently occur in scientific and engineering applications and university education. The authors pay special attention to issues that many engineers and students ... | 6/12/2019 | 10/18/2010 | Polyanin, Andrei D. Chernoutsan, Alexei I. | |
| A Shock-Fitting Primer /Manuel D. Salas A defining feature of nonlinear hyperbolic equations is the occurrence of shock waves. While the popular shock-capturing methods are easy to implement, shock-fitting techniques provide the most accurate results. A Shock-Fitting Primer presents the proper numerical treatment of shock waves and other discontinuities. The book begins by recounting the... | 6/18/2019 | 12/17/2009 | Salas, Manuel D. | |
| A Systemic Perspective on Cognition and Mathematics / Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest This book is devoted to the study of human thought, its systemic structure, and the historical development of mathematics both as a product of thought and as a fascinating case analysis. After demonstrating that systems research constitutes the second dimension of modern science, the monograph discusses the yoyo model, a recent ground-breaking deve... | 6/18/2019 | 2/18/2013 | Forrest, Jeffrey Yi-Lin | |
| Above Ground Storage Tanks / Philip E. Myers The one reference devoted exclusively to aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), this book helps owners and regulators understand the design, operation, and maintenance of ASTs in the face of new industry regulations and meet the rigorous compliance requirements. Here is an ideal handbook for chemical, environmental, and civil engineers, and others conce... | 6/18/2019 | 4/22/1997 | Myers, Philip E. | |
| Absorption Chillers and Heat Pumps / Keith E. Herold, Reinhard Radermacher Significantly revised and updated since its first publication in 1996, Absorption Chillers and Heat Pumps, Second Edition discusses the fundamental physics and major applications of absorption chillers. While the popularity of absorption chillers began to dwindle in the United States in the late 1990’s, a shift towards sustainability, green buildin... | 6/18/2019 | 4/21/1997 | Herold, Keith E. Radermacher, Reinhard | |
| AC power systems handbook / Jerry C. Whitaker Sooner or later, power system protection is going to cost money. How much is entirely up to you. Setting up a safe and effective AC power system from the very beginning can help avoid costly downtime and repairs, provide backup power during system outages, and minimize workplace accidents. For the past 15 years, Jerry Whitaker's AC Power Systems Ha... | 6/18/2019 | 10/3/2018 | Whitaker, Jerry C. | |
| Acceptance Sampling in Quality Control / Edward G. Schilling Acceptance Sampling in Quality Control, Third Edition presents the state of the art in the methodology of sampling while integrating both theory and best practices. It discusses various standards, including those from the ISO, MIL-STD and ASTM and explores how to set quality levels. The book also includes problems at the end of each chapter with so... | 6/18/2019 | 5/3/2017 | Schilling, Edward G. | |
| Acoustic Absorbers and Diffusers Theory, Design and Application¬ /Trevor Cox and Peter D’Antonio This definitive guide covers the design and application of absorbers and diffusers in acoustics. Surface diffusion is a relatively young subject area, and diffuser design, application and characterisation are often not well understood. Although there is greater knowledge of absorption, it is also informed by new research. As two of the main design ... | 6/18/2019 | 8/24/2016 | Cox, Trevor D’Antonio, Peter | |
| Acoustic Emission and Critical Phenomena From Structural Mechanics to Geophysics_ Alberto Carpinteri and Giuseppe Lacidogna The Acoustic Emission (AE) technique uses ad hoc transducers to detect AE events caused by crack growth in structures under external loading. This technique is similar to the one employed in earthquake control, where seismic waves reach the monitoring stations placed on the surface of the Earth. And although they take place on different scales, the | 6/18/2019 | 7/22/2008 | Carpinteri, Alberto Lacidogna, Giuseppe | |
| Acoustical Sensing and Imaging /Hua Lee For complex operating modalities and dimensionalities, the design and development of high-performance sensing and imaging systems represent the most direct and significant advances in the field of system analysis and signal processing. In this field, the core components are physical modeling, mathematical analysis, formulation of image reconstructi... | 6/18/2019 | 2/17/2016 | Lee, Hua | |
| Activated Carbon Adsorption /Roop Chand Bansal and Meenakshi Goyal High surface area, a microporous structure, and a high degree of surface reactivity make activated carbons versatile adsorbents, particularly effective in the adsorption of organic and inorganic pollutants from aqueous solutions. Activated Carbon Adsorption introduces the parameters and mechanisms involved in the activated carbon adsorption of orga... | 6/19/2019 | 5/24/2005 | Bansal, Roop Chand Goyal, Meenakshi | |
| Active and Programmable Networks for Adaptive Architectures and Services /Syed Asad Hussain Most conventional networks are passive, with only basic traffic monitoring, management, routing, and congestion control. At best, they can be called reactive. Deploying new functions and integrating new standards into these architectures is difficult due to the rigid embedding of software and hardware into the network components. Active and Program... | 6/19/2019 | 12/15/2006 | Hussain, Syed Asad | |
| Active Filters Theory and Design / S.A. Pactitis Using an accessible yet rigorous approach, Active Filters: Theory and Design highlights the essential role of filters, especially analog active filters, in applications for seismology, brainwave research, speech and hearing studies, and other medical electronics. The book demonstrates how to design filters capable of meeting a given set of specific... | 6/19/2019 | 10/3/2018 | Pactitis, S.A. | |
| Active Plasmonic Nanomaterials / De Sio, Luciano Plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) represent an outstanding class of nanomaterials that have the capability to localize light at the nanoscale by exploiting a phenomenon called localized plasmon resonance. The book is aimed at reviewing recent efforts devoted to utilize NPs in many research fields, such as photonics, optics, and plasmonics. In this fram... | 6/19/2019 | 6/24/2015 | De Sio, Luciano | |
| Ad Hoc Mobile Wireless Networks Principles, Protocols and Applications / Subir Kumar Sarkara, T.G. Basavaraju The military, the research community, emergency services, and industrial environments all rely on ad hoc mobile wireless networks because of their simple infrastructure and minimal central administration. Now in its second edition, Ad Hoc Mobile Wireless Networks: Principles, Protocols, and Applications explains the concepts, mechanism, design, and... | 6/19/2019 | 11/18/2016 | Sarkara, Subir Kumar Basavaraju, T.G Puttamadappa, C. | |
| Ad Hoc Mobile Wireless Networks Principles, Protocols and Applications/ Subir Kumar Sarkar, T.G. Basavaraju, C. Puttamadappa Ad hoc mobile wireless networks have seen increased adaptation in a variety of disciplines because they can be deployed with simple infrastructures and virtually no central administration. In particular, the development of ad hoc wireless and sensor networks provides tremendous opportunities in areas including disaster recovery, defense, health car... | 6/19/2019 | 10/26/2007 | Sarkar, Subir Kumar Basavaraju, T.G. Puttamadappa, C. | |
| Adaptation in Wireless Communications /Mohamed Ibnkahla The widespread use of adaptation techniques has helped to meet the increased demand for new applications. From adaptive signal processing to cross layer design, Adaptation in Wireless Communications covers all aspects of adaptation in wireless communications in a two-volume set. Each volume provides a unified framework for understanding adaptation ... | 6/19/2019 | 10/8/2018 | Ibnkahla, Mohamed | |
| Adaptive Antennas and Receivers / Melvin M. Weiner In our modern age of remote sensing, wireless communication, and the nearly endless list of other antenna-based applications, complex problems require increasingly sophisticated solutions. Conventional antenna systems are no longer suited to high-noise or low-signal applications such as intrusion detection. Detailing highly effective approaches to ... | 6/19/2019 | 10/8/2018 | Weiner, Melvin M. | |
| Adaptive Backstepping Control of Uncertain Systems with Actuator Failures, Subsystem Interactions, and Nonsmooth Nonlinearities / Wei Wang, Changyun Wen, Jing Zhou In practice, actuators often undergo failures and various factors influence its effectiveness. Also due to the increasing complexity of large-scale systems, subsystems are often interconnected, whereas the interactions between any two subsystems are difficult to deal with. This book details a series of new methodologies of designing and analyzing a... | 6/20/2019 | 9/18/2017 | Wang, Wei Wen, Changyun Zhou, Jing | |
| Adaptive Filtering /Alexander D. Poularikas Adaptive filters are used in many diverse applications, appearing in everything from military instruments to cellphones and home appliances. Adaptive Filtering: Fundamentals of Least Mean Squares with MATLAB® covers the core concepts of this important field, focusing on a vital part of the statistical signal processing area―the least mean square (L... | 6/20/2019 | 9/28/2014 | Poularikas , Alexander D. | |
| Adaptive Optics for Biological Imaging / Joel A Kubby Adaptive Optics for Biological Imaging brings together groundbreaking research on the use of adaptive optics for biological imaging. The book builds on prior work in astronomy and vision science. Featuring contributions by leaders in this emerging field, it takes an interdisciplinary approach that makes the subject accessible to nonspecialists who ... | 6/20/2019 | 4/26/2013 | Kubby, Joel A | |
| Adaptive Stochastic Optimization Techniques with Applications / James A. Momoh Adaptive Stochastic Optimization Techniques with Applications provides a single, convenient source for state-of-the-art information on optimization techniques used to solve problems with adaptive, dynamic, and stochastic features. Presenting modern advances in static and dynamic optimization, decision analysis, intelligent systems, evolutionary pro... | 6/20/2019 | 11/24/2015 | Momoh, James A | |
| Adaptive, Dynamic, and Resilient Systems / Niranjan Suri and Giacomo Cabri As the complexity of today’s networked computer systems grows, they become increasingly difficult to understand, predict, and control. Addressing these challenges requires new approaches to building these systems. Adaptive, Dynamic, and Resilient Systems supplies readers with various perspectives of the critical infrastructure that systems of netwo... | 6/20/2019 | 6/23/2014 | Suri, Niranjan Cabri, Giacomo | |
| Additive Manufacturing Handbook / Adedeji B. Badiru, Vhance V. Valencia and David Liu Theoretical and practical interests in additive manufacturing (3D printing) are growing rapidly. Engineers and engineering companies now use 3D printing to make prototypes of products before going for full production. In an educational setting faculty, researchers, and students leverage 3D printing to enhance project-related products. Additive Manu... | 6/20/2019 | 5/24/2017 | Badiru, Adedeji B. Valencia, Vhance V. Liu, David | |
| Additive Manufacturing Innovations, Advances, and Applications / T. S. Srivatsan and T. S. Sudarshan Additive Manufacturing: Innovations, Advances, and Applications explores the emerging field of additive manufacturing (AM)―the use of 3D printing to make prototype parts on demand. Often referred to as the third industrial revolution, AM offers many advantages over traditional manufacturing. This process enables users to quickly build three-dimensi... | 6/20/2019 | 9/25/2015 | Srivatsan, T. S. Sudarshan, T. S. |
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