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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Astronomers' Observing Guides provide up-to-date information for amateur astronomers who want to know all about what it is they are observing. This is the basis of the first part of the book. The second part details observing techniques for practical astronomers, working with a range of different instruments.Faint Objects and How to Observe Them is for visual observers who want to 'go deep' with their observing. It's a guide to some of the most distant, dim, and rarely observed objects in the sky, with background information on surveys and object lists -- some familiar and some not.Typically, amateur astronomers begin by looking at the brighter objects, and work their way 'deeper' as their experience and skills improve. Faint Objects is about the faintest objects we can see with an amateur's telescope -- their physical nature, why they appear so dim, and how to track them down.By definition, these objects are hard to see! But moderate equipment (a decent telescope of at least 10-inch aperture) and the right techniques can reveal a surprising number of 'almost invisible' objects. The book provides basic tips on the type of telescope to use, how to record observations, and where to find lists and those all important finder charts.Here is a 'one-stop shop' for those who are interested in taking their observational pursuits to the next level, and who want to see the most distant parts of the universe accessible to backyard telescopes. 264 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -One SCI'ice mathematics bas rendered the 'Et moi, . si j'avait su comment en revcnir. je n'y serais point aile: human race. It bas put common sc:nsc back where it belongs, on the topmost shelf next Jules Verne to the dusty canister labelled 'discarded n- sense'. The series is divergent; therefore we may be able to do something with it. Eric T. Bell O. Hcavisidc Mathematics is a tool for thought. A highly necessary tool in a world where both feedback and non linearities abound. Similarly. all kinds of parts of mathematics serve as tools for other parts and for other sciences. Applying a simple rewriting rule to the quote on the right above one finds such statements as: 'One service topology has rendered mathematical physics . :; 'One service logic has rendered com puter science . :; 'One service category theory has rendered mathematics . . All arguably true. And all statements obtainable this way form part of the raison d'etre of this series.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Das Einfache ist nicht immer das Beste. Aber das Beste ist immer einfach. Heinrich Tessenow, Architekt Perfektion ist nicht dann erreicht, wenn man nichts mehr hinzufügen, sondern wenn man nichts mehr weglassen kann. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Weniger ist mehr, sagt man oft. Doch allzu häufig gilt auch: Einfach ist verflixt schwer. Dieses erhellende Buch präsentiert die zehn Gesetze der Einfachheit für Technologie, Design, Wirtschaft und Alltag. Simplicity ist der Rettungsanker in einem Meer immer komplexerer Prozesse und zunehmend unüberschaubarerer Funktionalitäten.Reduzieren Organisieren Zeit Lernen Unterschiede Kontext Gefühle Vertrauen Fehlschläge Das e i n e Gesetz 'Zehn Gesetze und drei Kernsätze stellt Maeda auf, mithilfe derer man nicht nur eine perfekte Benutzeroberfläche gestalten, seinen von Visitenkarten überwucherten Schreibtisch aufräumen, sondern sogar seinen Tagesablauf so gestalten kann, dass man pünktlich heimkommt, um den Kleinen noch vor dem Einschlafen gute Nacht wünschen zu können . [Das Buch] ist einfach auf den Punkt gebracht.' arte 'Voller Leichtigkeit und Witz . Maeda weist den Weg zu weniger komplexen Produkten, die mehr Spaß machen . Mit scharfer Beobachtungsgabe füllt er die Idee der Simplicity mit Leben.' SAP Design Guild 'Ein wunderbares und zeitloses Buch.' Phlow - Magazin für Musik und Netzkultur_____Wie soll man klaren Kopf behalten in einer Welt, die immer komplexer wird Es ist nicht verwunderlich, dass viele Menschen heutzutage gegen eine Technologie rebellieren, die ihnen zu kompliziert geworden ist, ob es sich um DVD-Recorder mit verwirrend vielfältigen Funktionen handelt oder um Software mit 75-MB-'Read me'-Anleitungen. Doch es gibt Gegenentwürfe: So hat das klare, extrem reduzierte Design des iPod den Welterfolg dieses kleinen Geräts begründet. Manchmal geraten wir allerdings in das 'Simplicity'-Paradox: Wir möchten etwas, das einfach zu verstehen und leicht zu benutzen ist, aber dennoch soll es alle denkbaren hochkomplexen Aufgaben erfüllen. In diesem erfrischend kurzen und pointierten Buch stellt uns John Maeda zehn Gesetze vor, mit denen sich Einfachheit und Komplexität in Einklang bringen lassen - Leitlinien, wie wir aus Weniger Mehr machen können. Maedas erstes Gesetz heißt 'Reduzieren', denn es ist nicht notwendigerweise hilfreich, neue technologische Features hinzuzufügen, bloss weil wir es könnten. Aber diejenigen Eigenschaften, die wir brauchen, sollten in einer vernünftigen Hierarchie organisiert sein (Gesetz 2), so dass die Nutzer nicht von Funktionen abgelenkt werden, die sie gar nicht brauchen. Maedas kompakter Führer zur 'Simplicity' im digitalen Zeitalter verdeutlicht, wie dieses Konzept zum Eckpfeiler von Organisationen und ihren Produkten werden kann - und warum essich als treibende Kraft für Wirtschaft und Technologie erweisen wird. Wir können vieles vereinfachen, ohne Bedeutung und Nutzen einzubüßen. Und die Balance zwischen diesen Polen erreichen wir mit dem 10. Gesetz: 'Einfachheit heißt, das Offensichtliche zu entfernen und das Bedeutsame hinzuzufügen.' 128 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This book provides a systematic introduction to functions of one complex variable. Its novel feature is the consistent use of special color representations - so-called phase portraits - which visualize functions as images on their domains.Reading Visual Complex Functions requires no prerequisites except some basic knowledge of real calculus and plane geometry. The text is self-contained and covers all the main topics usually treated in a first course on complex analysis. With separate chapters on various construction principles, conformal mappings and Riemann surfaces it goes somewhat beyond a standard programme and leads the reader to more advanced themes.In a second storyline, running parallel to the course outlined above, one learns how properties of complex functions are reflected in and can be read off from phase portraits. The book contains more than 200 of these pictorial representations which endow individual faces to analytic functions. Phase portraits enhance the intuitive understanding of concepts in complex analysis and are expected to be useful tools for anybody working with special functions - even experienced researchers may be inspired by the pictures to new and challenging questions.Visual Complex Functions may also serve as a companion to other texts or as a reference work for advanced readers who wish to know more about phase portraits. 360 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This book provides a systematic introduction to functions of one complex variable. Its novel feature is the consistent use of special color representations - so-called phase portraits - which visualize functions as images on their domains.Reading Visual Complex Functions requires no prerequisites except some basic knowledge of real calculus and plane geometry. The text is self-contained and covers all the main topics usually treated in a first course on complex analysis. With separate chapters on various construction principles, conformal mappings and Riemann surfaces it goes somewhat beyond a standard programme and leads the reader to more advanced themes.In a second storyline, running parallel to the course outlined above, one learns how properties of complex functions are reflected in and can be read off from phase portraits. The book contains more than 200 of these pictorial representations which endow individual faces to analytic functions. Phase portraits enhance the intuitive understanding of concepts in complex analysis and are expected to be useful tools for anybody working with special functions - even experienced researchers may be inspired by the pictures to new and challenging questions.Visual Complex Functions may also serve as a companion to other texts or as a reference work for advanced readers who wish to know more about phase portraits. 360 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This book provides a systematic introduction to functions of one complex variable. Its novel feature is the consistent use of special color representations - so-called phase portraits - which visualize functions as images on their domains.Reading Visual Complex Functions requires no prerequisites except some basic knowledge of real calculus and plane geometry. The text is self-contained and covers all the main topics usually treated in a first course on complex analysis. With separate chapters on various construction principles, conformal mappings and Riemann surfaces it goes somewhat beyond a standard programme and leads the reader to more advanced themes.In a second storyline, running parallel to the course outlined above, one learns how properties of complex functions are reflected in and can be read off from phase portraits. The book contains more than 200 of these pictorial representations which endow individual faces to analytic functions. Phase portraits enhance the intuitive understanding of concepts in complex analysis and are expected to be useful tools for anybody working with special functions - even experienced researchers may be inspired by the pictures to new and challenging questions.Visual Complex Functions may also serve as a companion to other texts or as a reference work for advanced readers who wish to know more about phase portraits.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - One SCI'ice mathematics bas rendered the 'Et moi, . si j'avait su comment en revcnir. je n'y serais point aile: human race. It bas put common sc:nsc back where it belongs, on the topmost shelf next Jules Verne to the dusty canister labelled 'discarded n- sense'. The series is divergent; therefore we may be able to do something with it. Eric T. Bell O. Hcavisidc Mathematics is a tool for thought. A highly necessary tool in a world where both feedback and non linearities abound. Similarly. all kinds of parts of mathematics serve as tools for other parts and for other sciences. Applying a simple rewriting rule to the quote on the right above one finds such statements as: 'One service topology has rendered mathematical physics . :; 'One service logic has rendered com puter science . :; 'One service category theory has rendered mathematics . . All arguably true. And all statements obtainable this way form part of the raison d'etre of this series. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die komplexe Technik heutiger Kraftfahrzeuge mit ihrem steigenden Anteil an Fahrzeugelektronik macht einen immer größer werdenden Fundus an Informationen notwendig, um die Arbeitsweise von Komponenten und Systemen zu verstehen. Fundiert stellt Automobilelektronik lernen in diesem Lehrheft Grundlagen Motorentechnik und Motorsteuerung die zum Verständnis erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit, erläutert die Funktion und zeigt die Anwendung aktueller Fahrzeugelektronik. Es bietet den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf diese Informationen und erklärt sie anschaulich, systematisch und anwendungsorientiert. Die komplexe Technik heutiger Kraftfahrzeuge mit ihrem steigenden Anteil an Fahrzeugelektronik macht einen immer größer werdenden Fundus an Informationen notwendig, um die Arbeitsweise von Komponenten und Systemen zu verstehen. Fundiert stellt Automobilelektronik lernen in diesem Lehrheft Grundlagen Motorentechnik und Motorsteuerung die zum Verständnis erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit, erläutert die Funktion und zeigt die Anwendung aktueller Fahrzeugelektronik. Es bietet den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf diese Informationen und erklärt sie anschaulich, systematisch und anwendungsorientiert. Der Inhalt Grundlagen des Dieselmotors.- Grundlagen der Dieseleinspritzung.- Grundlagen des Ottomotors.- Steuerung und Regelung von Ottomotoren.- Steuerung und Regelung von Dieselmotoren.-Induktive Zündanlage. Die Zielgruppen Lehrgangsteilnehmer und Studierende - Teilnehmer an Meisterkursen - Fahrzeug- und Motoreningenieure - Lehrende Dozenten und Professoren mit Schwerpunkt Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorentechnik - Gutachter und Entwicklungsingenieure in der Automobil- und Zulieferindustrie sowie Dienstleister Die Autoren Fachwissen aus erster Hand wird durch Ingenieure der Bosch-Entwicklungsabteilungen sowie Mitarbeitern aus weiteren Unternehmen und Hochschulen garantiert, die den Inhalt als Autoren erarbeitet haben. Der Herausgeber Prof. Dr.-Ing. Konrad Reif leitet den Studiengang Fahrzeugelektronik und Mechatronische Systeme an der Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Ravensburg, Campus Friedrichshafen, ist Lehrbeauftragter an der Technischen Universität München und verantwortet die inhaltliche Herausgabe der Bosch Fachinformation Automobil. 77 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die komplexe Technik heutiger Kraftfahrzeuge mit ihrem steigenden Anteil an Fahrzeugelektronik macht einen immer größer werdenden Fundus an Informationen notwendig, um die Arbeitsweise von Komponenten und Systemen zu verstehen. Fundiert stellt Automobilelektronik lernen in diesem Lehrheft Grundlagen Motorentechnik und Motorsteuerung die zum Verständnis erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit, erläutert die Funktion und zeigt die Anwendung aktueller Fahrzeugelektronik. Es bietet den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf diese Informationen und erklärt sie anschaulich, systematisch und anwendungsorientiert. Die komplexe Technik heutiger Kraftfahrzeuge mit ihrem steigenden Anteil an Fahrzeugelektronik macht einen immer größer werdenden Fundus an Informationen notwendig, um die Arbeitsweise von Komponenten und Systemen zu verstehen. Fundiert stellt Automobilelektronik lernen in diesem Lehrheft Grundlagen Motorentechnik und Motorsteuerung die zum Verständnis erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit, erläutert die Funktion und zeigt die Anwendung aktueller Fahrzeugelektronik. Es bietet den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf diese Informationen und erklärt sie anschaulich, systematisch und anwendungsorientiert. Der Inhalt Grundlagen des Dieselmotors.- Grundlagen der Dieseleinspritzung.- Grundlagen des Ottomotors.- Steuerung und Regelung von Ottomotoren.- Steuerung und Regelung von Dieselmotoren.-Induktive Zündanlage. Die Zielgruppen Lehrgangsteilnehmer und Studierende - Teilnehmer an Meisterkursen - Fahrzeug- und Motoreningenieure - Lehrende Dozenten und Professoren mit Schwerpunkt Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorentechnik - Gutachter und Entwicklungsingenieure in der Automobil- und Zulieferindustrie sowie Dienstleister Die Autoren Fachwissen aus erster Hand wird durch Ingenieure der Bosch-Entwicklungsabteilungen sowie Mitarbeitern aus weiteren Unternehmen und Hochschulen garantiert, die den Inhalt als Autoren erarbeitet haben. Der Herausgeber Prof. Dr.-Ing. Konrad Reif leitet den Studiengang Fahrzeugelektronik und Mechatronische Systeme an der Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Ravensburg, Campus Friedrichshafen, ist Lehrbeauftragter an der Technischen Universität München und verantwortet die inhaltliche Herausgabe der Bosch Fachinformation Automobil. 77 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - These volumes contain the invited and contributed talks of the first general Conference of the Condensed Matter Division of the European Physical Society, which took place at the campus of the University of Antwerpen (Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen) from April 9 till 11, 1980. The invited talks give a broad perspective of the current state in Europe of research in condensed matter physics. New developments and advances in experiments as well as theory are reported for 28 topics. Some of these developments, such as the recent stabilization of mono-atomic hydrogen, with the challenging prospect of Bose condensation, can be considered as major break throughs in condensed matter physics. Of the 65 invited lecturers, 54 have submitted a manuscript. The remaining talks are published as abstracts. The contents of this first volume consists of 9 plenary papers. Among the topics treated in these papers are: - electronic structure computations of iron the density functional theory hydrogen in amorphous si topologically disordered materials nuclear antiferromagnetism stabilization of mono-atomic hydrogen gas covalent and metallic glasses nonlinear excitations in ferroelectrics.…

sonst. Bücher. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die komplexe Technik heutiger Kraftfahrzeuge mit ihrem steigenden Anteil an Fahrzeugelektronik macht einen immer größer werdenden Fundus an Informationen notwendig, um die Funktion und die Arbeitsweise von Komponenten und Systemen zu verstehen. Fundiert stellt Automobilelektronik lernen in diesem Lehrheft Bussysteme die zum Verständnis erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit, erläutert die Funktion und zeigt die Anwendung aktueller Fahrzeugelektronik. Es bietet den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf diese Informationen und erklärt sie anschaulich, systematisch und anwendungsorientiert.Grundlagen der Vernetzung - Vernetzung im Kfz - BussystemeLehrgangsteilnehmer und Studierende - Teilnehmer an Meisterkursen - Fahrzeug- und Motoreningenieure - Lehrende, Dozenten und Professoren mit Schwerpunkt Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorentechnik - Gutachter und Entwicklungsingenieure in der Automobil- und Zulieferindustrie sowie DienstleisterDie Autoren Fachwissen aus erster Hand wird durch Ingenieure der Bosch-Entwicklungsabteilungen sowie Mitarbeitern aus weiteren Unternehmen und Hochschulen garantiert, die den Inhalt als Autoren erarbeitet haben. Der HerausgeberProf. Dr.-Ing. Konrad Reif leitet den Studiengang Fahrzeugelektronik und Mechatronische Systeme an der Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Ravensburg, Campus Friedrichshafen, ist Lehrbeauftragter an der Technischen Universität München und verantwortet die inhaltliche Herausgabe der Bosch Fachinformation Automobil. 106 pp. Deutsch.…

sonst. Bücher. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die komplexe Technik heutiger Kraftfahrzeuge mit ihrem steigenden Anteil an Fahrzeugelektronik macht einen immer größer werdenden Fundus an Informationen notwendig, um die Funktion und die Arbeitsweise von Komponenten und Systemen zu verstehen. Fundiert stellt Automobilelektronik lernen in diesem Lehrheft Bussysteme die zum Verständnis erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit, erläutert die Funktion und zeigt die Anwendung aktueller Fahrzeugelektronik. Es bietet den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf diese Informationen und erklärt sie anschaulich, systematisch und anwendungsorientiert.Grundlagen der Vernetzung - Vernetzung im Kfz - BussystemeLehrgangsteilnehmer und Studierende - Teilnehmer an Meisterkursen - Fahrzeug- und Motoreningenieure - Lehrende, Dozenten und Professoren mit Schwerpunkt Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorentechnik - Gutachter und Entwicklungsingenieure in der Automobil- und Zulieferindustrie sowie DienstleisterDie Autoren Fachwissen aus erster Hand wird durch Ingenieure der Bosch-Entwicklungsabteilungen sowie Mitarbeitern aus weiteren Unternehmen und Hochschulen garantiert, die den Inhalt als Autoren erarbeitet haben. Der HerausgeberProf. Dr.-Ing. Konrad Reif leitet den Studiengang Fahrzeugelektronik und Mechatronische Systeme an der Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Ravensburg, Campus Friedrichshafen, ist Lehrbeauftragter an der Technischen Universität München und verantwortet die inhaltliche Herausgabe der Bosch Fachinformation Automobil. 106 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die komplexe Technik heutiger Kraftfahrzeuge mit ihrem steigenden Anteil an Fahrzeugelektronik macht einen immer größer werdenden Fundus an Informationen notwendig, um die Arbeitsweise von Komponenten und Systemen zu verstehen. Fundiert stellt Automobilelektronik lernen in diesem LehrheftGrundlagen: Diesel- und Ottomotorensowie Zündanlagedie zum Verständnis erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit, erläutert die Funktion und zeigt die Anwendung aktueller Fahrzeugelektronik. Es bietet den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf diese Informationen und erklärt sie anschaulich, systematisch und anwendungsorientiert.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the Rothamsted Millennium Conference 'Interactions in the Root Environment - an Integrated Approach'. The meeting brought together scientists from a range of disciplines interested in the relationship between soil biology and plant growth, reflected by the contents of the volume. Topics range from root development and nutrient flow, plant-microbe and plant-plant signaling, methods for studying bacterial and fungal diversity, to the exploitation of rhizosphere interactions for biological control of diseases and soil remediation. Authors include many internationally-recognized experts in their field and the contributions range from reviews to research papers. The volume presents a timely and wide-ranging overview of the interactions between plants, microbes and soil. It should prove an indispensable resource for students and others seeking an introduction to the topic, in addition to scientists already conversant with the area of research. 236 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This book provides a systematic introduction to functions of one complex variable. Its novel feature is the consistent use of special color representations - so-called phase portraits - which visualize functions as images on their domains.Reading Visual Complex Functions requires no prerequisites except some basic knowledge of real calculus and plane geometry. The text is self-contained and covers all the main topics usually treated in a first course on complex analysis. With separate chapters on various construction principles, conformal mappings and Riemann surfaces it goes somewhat beyond a standard programme and leads the reader to more advanced themes.In a second storyline, running parallel to the course outlined above, one learns how properties of complex functions are reflected in and can be read off from phase portraits. The book contains more than 200 of these pictorial representations which endow individual faces to analytic functions. Phase portraits enhance the intuitive understanding of concepts in complex analysis and are expected to be useful tools for anybody working with special functions - even experienced researchers may be inspired by the pictures to new and challenging questions.Visual Complex Functions may also serve as a companion to other texts or as a reference work for advanced readers who wish to know more about phase portraits.Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH, Europaplatz 3,69115 Heidelberg, Germany, Heidelberg 360 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This book provides a systematic introduction to functions of one complex variable. Its novel feature is the consistent use of special color representations - so-called phase portraits - which visualize functions as images on their domains.Reading Visual Complex Functions requires no prerequisites except some basic knowledge of real calculus and plane geometry. The text is self-contained and covers all the main topics usually treated in a first course on complex analysis. With separate chapters on various construction principles, conformal mappings and Riemann surfaces it goes somewhat beyond a standard programme and leads the reader to more advanced themes.In a second storyline, running parallel to the course outlined above, one learns how properties of complex functions are reflected in and can be read off from phase portraits. The book contains more than 200 of these pictorial representations which endow individual faces to analytic functions. Phase portraits enhance the intuitive understanding of concepts in complex analysis and are expected to be useful tools for anybody working with special functions - even experienced researchers may be inspired by the pictures to new and challenging questions.Visual Complex Functions may also serve as a companion to other texts or as a reference work for advanced readers who wish to know more about phase portraits.…

sonst. Bücher. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die komplexe Technik heutiger Kraftfahrzeuge mit ihrem steigenden Anteil an Fahrzeugelektronik macht einen immer größer werdenden Fundus an Informationen notwendig, um die Funktion und die Arbeitsweise von Komponenten und Systemen zu verstehen. Fundiert stellt Automobilelektronik lernen in diesem Lehrheft Bussysteme die zum Verständnis erforderlichen Grundlagen bereit, erläutert die Funktion und zeigt die Anwendung aktueller Fahrzeugelektronik. Es bietet den raschen und sicheren Zugriff auf diese Informationen und erklärt sie anschaulich, systematisch und anwendungsorientiert.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Dieses kompakte und gut verständliche Mathematikbuch besticht durch seine gelungene Stoffauswahl und seine didaktischen Vorzüge:- Anschaulicher, aufgelockerter Stil - Zusammenfassung eines jeden Kapitels - Verständnistests nach jedem Kapitel - Beispiele und Anwendungen- Übungsaufgaben und deren Lösung- Typische Fehler und ihre Vermeidung Die Autoren konzentrieren sich auf den heute relevanten Stoff und verzichten auf überflüssige Beweise. Moderne Themen wie Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung und Statistik werden überzeugend dargestellt. Das Buch eignet sich zur Vorlesungsbegleitung ebenso wie zum Selbststudium und als Nachschlagewerk. Darüber hinaus werden für Studierende und für Lehrende im Internet kostenlos zahlreiche Ergänzungen zum Download zur Verfügung gestellt: - Didaktisch aufbereitete Folien - Kommentierte Lösungen zahlreicher Übungen im Buch mittels Computeralgebra-System Maple - Lernsoftware 'Mathematische Grundlagen' zur Wiederholung des Schulwissens Mathematik - Lernprogramm 'Mathematik kompakt', welches den Stoff aus dem Buch ergänztIn der 4. neu bearbeiteten Auflage wurden zahlreiche Ergänzungen im Stoff (z.B. Kurven) vorgenommen. Das Buch erhielt insgesamt ein moderneres Layout. 552 pp. Deutsch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This book collects some recent developments in stochastic control theory with applications to financial mathematics. We first address standard stochastic control problems from the viewpoint of the recently developed weak dynamic programming principle. A special emphasis is put on the regularity issues and, in particular, on the behavior of the value function near the boundary. We then provide a quick review of the main tools from viscosity solutions which allow to overcome all regularity problems. We next address the class of stochastic target problems which extends in a nontrivial way the standard stochastic control problems. Here the theory of viscosity solutions plays a crucial role in the derivation of the dynamic programming equation as the infinitesimal counterpart of the corresponding geometric dynamic programming equation. The various developments of this theory have been stimulated by applications in finance and by relevant connections with geometric flows. Namely, the second order extension was motivated by illiquidity modeling, and the controlled loss version was introduced following the problem of quantile hedging. The third part specializes to an overview of Backward stochastic differential equations, and their extensions to the quadratic case. 224 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the Rothamsted Millennium Conference 'Interactions in the Root Environment - an Integrated Approach'. The meeting brought together scientists from a range of disciplines interested in the relationship between soil biology and plant growth, reflected by the contents of the volume. Topics range from root development and nutrient flow, plant-microbe and plant-plant signaling, methods for studying bacterial and fungal diversity, to the exploitation of rhizosphere interactions for biological control of diseases and soil remediation. Authors include many internationally-recognized experts in their field and the contributions range from reviews to research papers. The volume presents a timely and wide-ranging overview of the interactions between plants, microbes and soil. It should prove an indispensable resource for students and others seeking an introduction to the topic, in addition to scientists already conversant with the area of research.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Since the concept of allelopathy was introduced almost 100 years ago, research has led to an understanding that plants are involved in complex communicative interactions. They use a battery of different signals that convey plant-relevant information within plant individuals as well as between plants of the same species or different species. The 13 chapters of this volume discuss all these topics from an ecological perspective. Communication between plants allows them to share physiological and ecological information relevant for their survival and tness. It is obvious that in these very early days of ecological plant communication research we are illuminating only the 'tip of iceberg' of the communicative nature of higher plants. Nevertheless, knowledge on the identity and informative value of volatiles used by plants for communication is increasing with breath-taking speed. Among the most spectacular examples are sit- tions where plant emitters warn neighbours about a danger, increasing their innate immunity, or when herbivore-attacked plants attract the enemies of the herbivores ('cry for help' and 'plant bodyguards' concepts). It is becoming obvious that plants use not only volatile signals but also diverse water soluble molecules, in the case of plant roots, to safeguard their evolutionary success and accomplish self/non-self kin rec- nition. Importantly, as with all the examples of biocommunication, irrespective of whether signals and signs are transmitted via physical or chemical pathways, plant communication is a rule-governed and sign-mediated process. 260 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - With great pleasure I welcome you to the City of Groningen. In more than one way there is cause for celebration. Today marks the third lustrum of the annual international sympo sium on blood transfusion, organized by the Rode Kruis Bloedbank Groningen-Drenthe. In my opinion it has been a remarkable initiative of the Bloedbank, to start organizing a scientific conference, as it did, in 1976. It meant, among others, that in case of success the initiative would grow to be an annual item on the international congress calen der. It also meant that a possible third lustrum would coincide with the celebration of the 950th anniversary of the City of Groningen. I am happy to note that the initiative has been successful: over the past fourteen years the Rode Kruis Bloedbank Groningen-Drenthe has succeeded in organizing an annual symposium on blood transfusion, with a different theme each year, and with an average attendance of 250 participants from some 26 countries world-wide. The platform created with the special formula of the symposium, for science and industry, has been well balanced and beneficial to both. Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I like to compliment the organizers with the success that they have attained. Allow me to men tion the name of just one person, in whom I like to thank everyone who has been involved in creating the annual Bloedbank-symposia: my warm congratulations to Dr. Smit Sibinga and his staff.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - O. PRELIMINARY REMARKS Initial drafts of the papers in this collection were presented in a con ference entitled 'Views on Phrase Structure', held at the University of Florida, Gainesville, in March, 1989. Eleven of the twenty-three partici pants in the conference were able to contribute to this volume. The purpose of the conference was to explore theories of phrase structure in their relation to other subsystems of grammar and/or systems of nonlinguistic knowledge. Some of the grammatical subsystems which the authors consider are theta-theory, movement, Case, and binding; a number of papers address how the conceptual system and/or aspects of language use may interact. Unifying the various approaches and perspectives is an attempt to furnish hypotheses concerning prin ciples of phrase structure with some sort of independent justification. 1. PHRASE STRUCTURE THEORY: A BRIEF HISTORY A basic outline for a theory of phrase structure theory is accepted by all of the authors here; it is known as 'X-bar theory'. The concepts of X-bar theory are expressed in some form by a number of pre-generative linguists. For example, Bloomfield (1933) contrasted endocentric struc tures such as noun phrases and verb phrases with those he considered exocentric, e. g. prepositional phrases and clauses. Jespersen (1933), while presenting a functional system of description (in terms of 'ranks', where rank one is 'nominal', for example), clarified the relations among the head of a phrase, its modifier, and a phrase which modifies the modifier.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Rapid advances in neural sciences and VLSI design technologies have provided an excellent means to boost the computational capability and efficiency of data and signal processing tasks by several orders of magnitude. With massively parallel processing capabilities, artificial neural networks can be used to solve many engineering and scientific problems. Due to the optimized data communication structure for artificial intelligence applications, a neurocomputer is considered as the most promising sixth-generation computing machine. Typical applica tions of artificial neural networks include associative memory, pattern classification, early vision processing, speech recognition, image data compression, and intelligent robot control. VLSI neural circuits play an important role in exploring and exploiting the rich properties of artificial neural networks by using pro grammable synapses and gain-adjustable neurons. Basic building blocks of the analog VLSI neural networks consist of operational amplifiers as electronic neurons and synthesized resistors as electronic synapses. The synapse weight information can be stored in the dynamically refreshed capacitors for medium-term storage or in the floating-gate of an EEPROM cell for long-term storage. The feedback path in the amplifier can continuously change the output neuron operation from the unity-gain configuration to a high-gain configuration. The adjustability of the vol tage gain in the output neurons allows the implementation of hardware annealing in analog VLSI neural chips to find optimal solutions very efficiently. Both supervised learning and unsupervised learning can be implemented by using the programmable neural chips. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - While much has been gained from the traditional legal scholars' doctrinal mode of analysis of the takings issue, this volume is presented in the belief that contributions from scholars from the various schools of thought that comprise Law and Economics can complement the traditional doctrinal approach to law. As the discipline of Law and Economics continues to advance, it remains heterodox; there are several vantage points from which to describe and analyze the interrealtionships between law and economics. It is hoped that the analyses from the several vantage points provided here will complement the prodigous body of existing doctrinal, legal analysis of the takings issue and deepen the understanding of the jurisprudential questions and economic issues surrounding the takings issue. To this end, each contributor to this volume was selected as `representative' of one of the schools of thought comprising Law and Economics. In addition, each contributor was provided with a collection of recent United States Supreme Court cases (those summarized in Chapter 1 of this book) along with President Regan's Executive Order: The sole charge to each contributor was to conduct a legal-economic analysis of the cases and the President's Executive Order from the vantage point of their respective school of thought.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Agroforestry reserach and development in Australia has been largely fragmented and many of the research results have never been published and are unknown. The purpose of this volume is to comprehensively review all of the research that has taken place in the field of agroforestry in Australia, including previously unpublished results, providing readers with the latest technical and economic information about using trees in agriculture for the control of salinity and erosion, for shelter and shade, and for the production of timber, fodder and minor forest products. The book provides information concerning planted trees within all of these categories and includes special review of the management of native vegetation on farms. These papers also examine research needs where appropriate. This book stems from the National Australian Conference on 'The Role of Trees in Sustainable Agriculture' which took place in Albury, Victoria, Australia in October, 1991. Each national review paper is based upon a summary of six or more state review research and development papers, prepared specifically for the national conference. The book thus provides readers with a comprehensive overview of agroforestry rsearch in Australia, which is introduced and summarised in the first chapter.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - As MOS devices are scaled to meet increasingly demanding circuit specifications, process variations have a greater effect on the reliability of circuit performance. For this reason, statistical techniques are required to design integrated circuits with maximum yield. Statistical Modeling for Computer-Aided Design of MOS VLSI Circuits describes a statistical circuit simulation and optimization environment for VLSI circuit designers. The first step toward accomplishing statistical circuit design and optimization is the development of an accurate CAD tool capable of performing statistical simulation. This tool must be based on a statistical model which comprehends the effect of device and circuit characteristics, such as device size, bias, and circuit layout, which are under the control of the circuit designer on the variability of circuit performance. The distinctive feature of the CAD tool described in this book is its ability to accurately model and simulate the effect in both intra- and inter-die process variability on analog/digital circuits, accounting for the effects of the aforementioned device and circuit characteristics. Statistical Modeling for Computer-Aided Design of MOS VLSI Circuits serves as an excellent reference for those working in the field, and may be used as the text for an advanced course on the subject.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - 'Et moi, . ' si j'avait su comment en revenir, je One service mathematics bas rendered the human race. It bas put common sense back n'y serais point aile.' where it belongs, on the topmost shelf next to Jules Verne the dusty canister labelled 'discarded nonsense' . Eric T. Bell The series is divergent; therefore we may be able to do something with it O. Heaviside Mathematics is a tool for thought. A highly necessary tool in a world where both feedback and nonlineari ties abound. Similarly, all kinds of parts of mathematics serve as tools for other parts and for other sci ences. Applying a simple rewriting rule to the quote on the right above one finds such statements as: 'One ser vice topology has rendered mathematical physics . .'; 'One service logic has rendered computer science . .'; 'One service category theory has rendered mathematics . .'. All arguably true. And all statements obtainable this way form part of the raison d'ctre of this series. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - The European Organization for Cooperation in Cancer Prevention Studies (ECP) was established in 1981 to promote collaboration between scientists working in the various European countries on cancer causation and prevention. In order to achieve this aim, various working group- to deal with specific cancers or aspects of cancer aetiology, and to explore the opportunities for advances on a cooperative European basis - were established. It was also decided to hold annual symposia to draw general attention to fields in which there seemed to be many opportunities for progress in matters of prevention. These symposia have been devoted to themes of high priority to cancer prevention: 'Tobacco and Cancer' (1983), 'Hormones and Sexual Factors in Human Cancer Aetiology' (1984), 'Diet and Human Carcinogenesis' (1985), 'Concepts and Theories in Carcinogenesis' (1986),' Preventive Strategies for Cancer related to Immune Deficiencies' (1987), 'Gastric Carcinogenesis' (1988), and 'Breast, Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer: Aetiological and Epidemiological Relationships' (1989). This volume contains the proceedings of the 1990 ECP symposium held in Heidelberg, FRG, at the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), on April 2-3 on 'Causation and Prevention of Human Cancer'. We are indebted to the speakers for their contribution during the symposium and for their prompt submission of manuscripts. We are grateful to the sponsors, SmithKline Diagnostics and Rohm Pharma. Our special thanks go to Dr M.C. stanei-Gueur for preparing and typing the camera forms of all manuscripts.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Dean Pomerleau's trainable road tracker, ALVINN, is arguably the world's most famous neural net application. It currently holds the world's record for distance traveled by an autonomous robot without interruption: 21.2 miles along a highway, in traffic, at speedsofup to 55 miles per hour. Pomerleau's work has received worldwide attention, including articles in Business Week (March 2, 1992), Discover (July, 1992), and German and Japanese science magazines. It has been featured in two PBS series, 'The Machine That Changed the World' and 'By the Year 2000,' and appeared in news segments on CNN, the Canadian news and entertainment program 'Live It Up', and the Danish science program 'Chaos'. What makes ALVINN especially appealing is that it does not merely drive - it learns to drive, by watching a human driver for roughly five minutes. The training inputstothe neural networkare a video imageoftheroad ahead and thecurrentposition of the steering wheel. ALVINN has learned to drive on single lane, multi-lane, and unpaved roads. It rapidly adapts to other sensors: it learned to drive at night using laser reflectance imaging, and by using a laser rangefinder it learned to swerve to avoid obstacles and maintain a fixed distance from a row of parked cars. It has even learned to drive backwards.…