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  • Elektromagnetische Grundbegriffe: Ihre Entwicklung Und Ihre Einfachsten Technischen Anwendungen

    £127.78

  • Die römische Literatur

    K.G. Saur Verlag Die römische Literatur

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  • Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Einführung in die PLL-Technik

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    Book SynopsisDie ständig wachsende Zahl der Teilnehmer im internationalen Nachrichtenverkehr macht die Erschließung immer höherfrequenter Nachrichtenkanäle erforderlich. Sowohl im zivilen wie im militärischen Bereich werden daher an die Konstanz der einzelnen Senderfrequenzen hohe Anforderungen gestellt. Mit Hilfe der PLL-Technik kann dieses Problem elegant gelöst werden, wobei nicht nur die Bedingung nach hoher Frequenzkonstanz der Senderfrequenzen, sondern auch deren Variation in beliebiger Größe erfüllt werden kann. Das PLL-Prinzip ist inzwischen zum festen Bestandteil der modernen Nachrichtentechnik und der elektronischen Steuerungs-und Meßtechnik geworden. So gelingt es bereits mit dieser Technik, die Ganggenauigkeit elektronischer Armbanduhren durch einen eingebauten Empfänger, der von einer Normalfrequenz angesteuert wird (in der Bundesrepublik ,5 kHz), so exakt zu regeln, Deutschland z.B. Sender Mainflingen auf 77 daß die jährliche Abweichung im Bereich von Mikrosekunden liegt. Wie die im Anhang gegebene Literaturübersicht - sie stellt nur einen gewissen Ausschnitt dar - zeigt, gibt es bereits eine große Zahl ausge­ zeichneter Veröffentlichungen, unter anderem auch in Buchform [2], [7] über dieses Thema. Um eine Abgrenzung gegenüber der bereits vor­ handenen Literatur zu erreichen, hat der Autor versucht, die PLL­ Technik durch zahlreiche praktische Beispiele aus den verschiedensten Anwendungsgebieten dem Leser verständlich zu machen. Die Theorie dient hierbei nur als vertiefende Stütze zur Einarbeitung. Der gewählte Titel soll diese Absicht unterstreichen. Da der Umfang des Buches begrenzt ist, aber dennoch eine möglichst umfassende Darstellung dieser Technik gegeben wird, erleichtern zahlreiche Bilder das Verständnis dieses von der Theorie her nicht ganz einfachen Stoffes.Table of ContentsEinleitung: Bedeutung der PLL-Technik.- 1 Theoretische Grundlagen der PLL-Technik.- 1.1 Blockschema einer linearen PLL-Schaltung und seine Funktionsweise.- 1.2 Mathematische Behandlung des linearen PLL-Systems mit einem Teiler im Rückwärtssystem.- 1.3 Aufbau und Einrastverhalten digitaler PLL-Systeme.- 1.4 Das regeltechnische Verhalten einer linearen und einer digitalen PLL-Phasenschleife.- 1.5 Entwurfsbeispiel eines Synthesizers.- 1.6 Störabstand des Oszillatorsignale s.- 2 PLL-Technik in der Praxis.- 2.1 Frequenzsynthesizer.- 2.1.1 Grundlagen der Frequenzsynthesizer.- 2.1.2 Beispiele ausgeführter Synthesizer für die Sende- und Empfängertechnik.- 2.2 Einsatz des PLL-Verfahrens in der Nachrichten-und Meßtechnik.- 2.2.1 PLL als Tracking-Filter.- 2.2.2 PLL als FM- und AM-Demodulator.- 2.2.3 PLL als Stereo-Decoder.- 2.2.4 PLL in der Telemetrie.- 2.2.5 PLL als Phasenschieber in der Meßtechnik.- Filtertypen.- PD-Systeme.- Halte-, Fang- und Ziehbereich der PLL-Schaltungen.- Tabelle zur Berechnung der Seitenbandamplituden des VCO.- Allgemeine Begriffe der PLL-Technik.- Applikationen.- MC4344F,L MC4044F,L,P (MOTOROLA).- MC4324F,L MC4024F,L,P (MOTOROLA).- Spannungsgesteuerter Oszillator (RCA).- Sachwortverzeichnis.

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  • Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Digitalrechner — Grundlagen und Anwendungen: Technische Informatik 1

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    Book SynopsisIm Studium der Elektrotechnik werden zunehmend Informatik-Kenntnisse benötigt. Diese sind gegliedert in Aufbau und Wirkungsweise eines Betriebssystems. Es werden die wichtigsten Grundlagen knapp, aber präzise dargestellt, so daß Studenten im Grundstudium dieses Buch sinnvoll benutzen können.Table of Contents1 Einleitung.- 2 Historischer Überblick.- 2.1 Die Codierung durch Zeichen.- 2.2 Mechanisierung der Operationen und Zeichen.- 2.3 Programmierbare Ablaufsteuerung von Operationen.- 2.4 Anfänge der Rechenautomaten.- 2.5 Wandel in der Philosophie der Rechner.- 2.6 Datenverarbeitungsanlagen im technologischen Wandel.- 3 Einsatzmöglichkeiten für Datenverarbeitungssysteme.- 3.1 Grundausstattung eines PC.- 3.2 Randbedingungen durch das Betriebssystem.- 3.3 Textverarbeitung.- 3.4 Informationssysteme.- 3.5 Bildung, Unterhaltung, Spiele.- 3.6 Rechnergestützter Entwurf (Computer Aided Design).- 3.7 Prozeßsteuerungen.- 3.8 Kommunikation.- 4 Prinzip analoger-, digitaler- und hybrider Arbeitsweise und Rechentechnik.- 4.1 Analoge Arbeitsweise und Analogrechner.- 4.2 Digitale Arbeitsweise und Digitalrechner.- 4.3 Hybride Arbeitsweise und Hybridrechner.- 5 Darstellung der Information.- 5.1 Zeichendarstellung in digitalen Systemen.- 5.2 Grundbegriffe der Informationstheorie.- 6 Darstellung der Zahlen und Operationen mit Zahlen.- 6.1 Darstellung der Zahlen.- 6.1.1 Das Dezimalsystem.- 6.1.2 Das Dualsystem.- 6.1.3 Das Oktalsystem.- 6.1.4 Das Hexadezimalsystem.- 6.2 Zahlenumwandlung in Zahlensysteme mit anderer Basis.- 6.2.1 Umwandlung von Dual, Oktal- und Hexadezimalzahlen in Dezimalzahlen.- 6.2.2 Umwandlung von Dezimalzahlen in Dualzahlen.- 6.3 Darstellung negativer Zahlen.- 6.3.1 Darstellung negativer Zahlen mit Hilfe des Vorzeichens.- 6.3.2 Negative Zahlen und ihre Komplementdarstellung.- 6.4 Arithmetische Operationen mit Dualzahlen.- 6.4.1 Die Addition zweier positiver Dualzahlen.- 6.4.2 Die Multiplikation zweier positiver Dualzahlen.- 6.4.3 Die Subtraktion zweier Dualzahlen.- 6.4.4 Die Division zweier Dualzahlen.- 6.5 Festkomma- und Gleitkommadarstellung.- 6.5.1 Festkommadarstellung.- 6.5.2 Gleitkommadarstellung.- 6.5.2.1 Addition und Subtraktion bei der Gleitkommadarstellung.- 6.5.2.2 Multiplikation und Division bei der Gleitkommadarstellung.- 7 Einführung in die Codierung.- 7.1 Zweck der Codierung.- 7.2 Wichtige Aspekte der Codierung.- 7.3 Gebräuchliche Codierungen mit fester Wortlänge.- 7.3.1 Darstellung von Zeichen.- 7.3.1.1 Reine Zifferncodierung.- 7.3.1.2 Alphanumerische Zeichen.- 7.4 Bekannte Codierungen mit variabler Wortlänge.- 7.4.1 Der Morse-Code.- 7.4.2 Optimalcodes.- 7.5 Binärcodes für Dezimalzahlen.- 7.5.1 Tetradencodes.- 7.5.1.1 Der BCD-Code.- 7.5.1.2 Der Aiken-Code.- 7.5.1.3 Der Drei-Exzeß-Code.- 7.5.2 Der Gray-Code.- 7.5.3 m-aus-n-Codes.- 7.5.3.1 Der Zwei-aus-fünf-Code.- 7.5.3.2 Der Eins-aus-zehn-Code.- 7.5.4 Der Biquinär-Code.- 7.6 Einfache Verfahren der Fehlererkennung und Fehlerkorrektur.- 8 Boolesche Algebra.- 8.1 Einleitung.- 8.1.1 Historie.- 8.1.2 Verbände, deduktive Theorie.- 8.2 Definition der Booleschen Algebra und Folgerungen.- 8.2.1 Grundbegriffe und Axiome der Booleschen Algebra und Interpretation.- 8.2.2 Folgerungen.- 8.2.3 Funktionstabellen und Wertetabellen.- 8.2.3.1 Funktionstabellen.- 8.2.3.2 Wertetabellen und spezielle Verknüpfungen.- 8.3 Einfache logische Schaltkreise.- 8.3.1 Überblick.- 8.3.2 Technische digitale Schaltkreise und Realisierung von logischen Grundfunktionen.- 8.3.2.1 Das elektromagnetische Relais.- 8.3.2.2 Die Diode als Schalter.- 8.3.2.3 Der Transistor als Schalter.- 8.3.2.4 Umsetzung der Postulate und Theoreme der Booleschen Algebra.- 8.3.3 Schaltungssymbole digitaler Grundschaltungen.- 8.4 Venn und Karnaugh-Veitch-Diagramme.- 9 Schaltnetze.- 9.1 Definitionen.- 9.2 Minimierung von Schaltnetzen.- 9.2.1 Minimierung durch direkte Anwendung der Booleschen Algebra.- 9.2.2 Minimierung mit Hilfe von Diagrammen.- 9.2.3 Unvollständig definierte Funktionen.- 9.2.4 Schaltketten.- 9.3 Beispiele von gebräuchlichen Standard-Schaltnetzen.- 9.3.1 Codeumsetzer.- 9.3.2 Multiplexer, Datenwähler.- 9.4 Übergang vom Schaltnetz zum Schaltwerk.- 10 Aufbau und Wirkungsweise eines Digitalrechners.- 10.1 Wirkungsweise eines einfachen Digitalrechners.- 10.1.1 Das Steuerwerk des Digitalrechners.- 10.1.1.1 Steuerwerk mit festverdrahteten logischen Schaltungen.- 10.1.1.2 Steuerwerk mit Mikroprogrammspeicher.- 10.1.2 Das Rechenwerk.- 10.1.3 Der Speicher des Rechners.- 10.1.4 Die Busse des Rechners.- 10.1.5 Ausführung eines Maschinenbefehls.- 10.2 Die Speicherhierarchie.- 10.2.1 Einteilung der Speicher nach physikalischen Phänomenen.- 10.2.2 Cache-Speicher.- 10.2.3 Arbeitsspeicher.- 10.2.4 Massenspeicher.- 10.3 Der Befehlssatz.- 10.3.1 Transferbefehle.- 10.3.2 Arithmetische- und Logische Befehle.- 10.3.3 Schiebebefehle.- 10.3.4 Steuerbefehle.- 10.3.5 Unterschiedliche Befehle.- 10.3.6 Ein-/ Ausgabebefehle.- 10.4 Adressierungsarten.- 10.4.1 Die implizite Adressierung.- 10.4.2 Registeradressierung.- 10.4.3 Unmittelbare Adressierung.- 10.4.4 Absolute Adressierung.- 10.4.5 Relative Adressierung.- 10.4.6 Indirekte Adressierung.- 10.4.7 Indizierte Adressierung.- 10.4.8 Kombination der Adressierungsarten.- 11 Ein-/Ausgabeverarbeitung.- 11.1 Programmgesteuerte Ein-/Ausgabe.- 11.2 Unterbrechungsgesteuerte Ein-/Ausgabe.- 11.3 Direkter Datenkanal.- 11.4 Realisierungen mit E/A-Bausteinen.- 12 Schnittstellen und Busse.- 12.1 Schnittstellen.- 12.1.1 Bedeutung der Schnittstellen.- 12.1.2 Beispiele von Standardschnittstellen.- 12.1.2.1 Die RS-232-Schnittstelle.- 12.1.2.2 Die Centronics-Schnittstelle.- 12.2 Busse.- 12.2.1 Bedeutung der Busse.- 12.2.2 Beispiele von Standardbussen.- 12.2.2.1 Der IEC-Bus.- 12.2.2.2 Der VME-Bus.- 12.2.2.3 Der Multibus II.- 13 Bauelemente und Trends in der Hardwareentwicklung.- 13.1 Integrierte Schaltungen für die Entwicklung digitaler Systeme.- 13.1.1 Standardschaltungen.- 13.1.1.1 Fest vorgegebene Schaltungen.- 13.1.1.2 Anwenderprogrammierbare Schaltungen.- 13.1.1.2.1 Fest programmierbare Schaltungen.- 13.1.1.2.2 Reprogrammierbare Schaltungen.- 13.1.2 Anwenderspezifische Schaltungen.- 13.1.2.1 Teilentwicklung durch Anwender.- 13.1.2.1.1 Gate Arrays.- 13.1.2.1.2 Standardzellen.- 13.1.2.2 Voll anwenderspezifische integrierte Schaltungen.- 13.2 Hilfsmittel für den Entwurf von logischen Schaltungen.- 13.2.1 Hilfsmittel für die Bauteilentwicklung.- 13.2.1.1 Werkzeuge bei anwenderprogrammierbaren Bausteinen.- 13.2.1.2 Werkzeuge für die Entwicklung anwenderspezifischer Bausteine.- 13.2.2 Hilfsmittel für die Systementwicklung: CAE, CAD, CAM.- 14 Aufgaben und Funktionen eines einfachen Betriebssystems.- 14.1 Einleitung.- 14.2 Unterschiedliche Sichten eines Betriebssystems.- 14.3 Ein-/Ausgabe von Daten.- 14.4 Dateiverwaltung.- 14.4.1 Dateisystem.- 14.4.1.1 Datei, Verzeichnis, Datenträger.- 14.4.1.2 Zugriffsrechte.- 14.4.2 Datenbanksystem.- 14.5 Speicherverwaltung.- 14.6 Jobabwicklung und Prozeßverwaltung.- 14.6.1 Formen der Jobabwicklung.- 14.6.2 Prozeßverwaltung.- 14.7 Verfügbarmachen von Standarddienstleistungen.- 14.7.1 Kommandointerpreter.- 14.7.2 Systemprogramme.- 14.7.3 Netzwerkleistungen.- 14.7.4 Datenschutz und Datensicherung.- 14.7.5 Standard-Dialogschnittstellen.- 14.8 Betriebssystementwicklung im historischen Überblick.- 15 Tabellen.- 15.1 Potenzen von.- 15.2 ASCII-7bit-Code.- 15.3 ASCII-8bit-Code.- 15.4 EBCDIC-Code.- 15.5 Fernschreibcode.- Namen- und Sachregister.

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  • Historiarum libri 1842 Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana

    £90.27

  • Ansichten griechischer Rituale

    £146.78

  • Die Institutio Traiani: Ein Pseudo-Plutarchischer Text Im Mittelalter. Text - Kommentar - Zeitgenössischer Hintergrund

    £95.00

  • Die singulären Iterata der Ilias

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  • Interpretationen Zum Bibeldichter Iuvencus: Gethsemane, Festnahme Jesu Und Kaiphasprozess (4, 478-565)

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  • Taufe Und Versuchung Jesu in Den Evangeliorum Libri Quattuor Des Bibeldichters Juvencus (1, 346-408)

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  • Untersuchungen Zu Giannozzo Manetti, de Dignitate Et Excellentia Hominis: Ein Renaissance-Humanist Und Sein Menschenbild

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  • Die Rede Des Demosthenes Für Die Freiheit Der Rhodier: (Or. 15)

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  • Philoktet: Beiträge Zur Wiedergewinnung Einer Tragödie Des Euripides Aus Der Geschichte Ihrer Rezeption

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  • Die antiken Traktate über das Drama

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  • Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Die Untersuchung des Einströmungsvorganges beim Spritzguß und die sich hieraus ergebenden Richtlinien für die Strahlführung in der Gießform und die Gestaltung des Druckverlaufes in der Gießmaschine

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    Book SynopsisDieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

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  • Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Grundlagen und fundamentale Berechnungsverfahren: Teil A: Theorie and Teil B: Zahlenbeispiele

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    Book SynopsisFür die Berechnung von Bauwerken aller Art werden in immer größerem Maße Rechenautomaten eingesetzt. Damit werden dem Statiker zeitraubende Rechen­ operationen abgenommen. Diese Operationen werden zweckmäßig schematisch durch­ geführt, z. B. unter weitgehender Verwendung der Matrizenmethode u. a. m. Die schematischen Methoden unterscheiden sich wesentlich von den bisherigen, die auf der Anschaulichkeit jedes Zwischenschrittes der Rechnung beruhen und wobei jedem ermittelten Wert eine besondere statische Bedeutung zugemessen wird. Verfolgt man die Statik von den Uranfängen bis zur heutigen Wende der Berech­ nungsverfahren, so wird man auf einen unermeßlichen Reichtum von Gedanken stoßen, die es dem Statiker auch bisher erlaubten, verantwortungsvoll kühne Bauwerke zu errichten. Von einer sicheren Basis aus, der Kenntnis um die Zusammen­ hänge des vielverzweigten Gebietes der Statik, konnten auch die modernen Berech­ nungsmethoden in kürzester Zeit sinnvoll aufgenommen und entwickelt werden. Diese sind bereits heute unentbehrlich geworden. Der Band I dieses Werkes soll verschiedene Aufgaben erfüllen: 1. Wesentliches Gedankengut für die praktische Berechnung von Bauwerken ist in seinen fundamentalen Grundlagen straff zusammengefaßt. Auch kommenden Generationen, die gewohnt sein werden, den Rechenautomaten einige wenige Berechnungsunterlagen einzugeben, um fertige Endergebnisse zu erhalten, kann die Kenntnis dieser Grundlagen von Nutzen sein.

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  • Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Der Einfluß des Blechwerkstoffes und der Verzinkungsbedingungen auf die Eigenschaften verzinkter Bleche und Bänder

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    Book SynopsisDie Erschließung neuer Anwendungsgebiete für verzinkte Bleche und Bänder und die oft damit verbundenen erhöhten Ansprüche erfordern es, daß man ihre Eigenschaften den bei der Verarbeitung auftretenden Bedingungen soweit wie möglich anpaßt. Das setzt voraus, daß man weiß, mit welchem Blech und unter welchen Verzinkungsbedingungen bestimmte angestrebte Eigenschaften zu er­ reichen sind, damit Ausfälle vermieden werden, die sowohl durch ein Versagen des Blechwerkstoffes als auch des Zinküberzuges eintreten können. Daher sind nicht nur die chemische Zusammensetzung des Stahles und das Gefüge des Bleches, sondern auch die Verzinkungsbedingungen bedeutungsvoll; denn sie bewirken auf der einen Seite, daß sich die durch Zusammensetzung und Gefüge vorgegebe­ nen mechanischen Eigenschaften des Bleches durch die beim Feuerverzinken ein­ tretende kurzzeitige künstliche Alterung verändern, und bestimmen auf der ande­ ren Seite den Aufbau des Zinküberzuges und damit seine Eigenschaften und sein Verhalten bei der Verarbeitung. Beide Vorgänge, der Ablauf der künstlichen Alterung und die Bildung des Zinküberzuges, werden sehr stark von der Tempera­ tur und der Tauchdauer beeinflußt. Daher erschien es angebracht, eine Unter­ suchung über den Einfluß der chemischen Zusammensetzung und des Gefüges von Stahl und Zinküberzug auf die Eigenschaften kalt gewalzter, verzinkter Feinbleche [1] in dieser Richtung zu erweitern und durch Versuche mit warm gewalzten Blechen und kalt gewalzten, nach dem Sendzimir-Verfahren verzinkten Bändern zu ergänzen. 7 2.Table of Contents1. Einleitung.- 2. Versuchsdurchführung.- 3. Die mechanischen Eigenschaften unverzinkter Bleche und ihre Veränderung beim Verzinken.- 4. Die Eigenschaften der Zinküberzüge.- 5. Zusammenfassung.- 6. Literaturverzeichnis.

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  • Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Kostenrechnung für Elektrotechniker: Zielorientierte Deckungsbeitragsrechnung und wettbewerbsfähige Angebotskalkulation: Eine Navigation durch die Betriebswirtschaft

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    Book SynopsisIn diesem Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch erfahren Sie, wie sich Kosten zusammensetzen und welche Auswirkungen betriebswirtschaftliche Veränderungen auf Ihre Deckungsbeiträge und auf Ihre Gewinnsituation haben. Sie erfahren, warum ein Unternehmen sich mit dem Thema Qualität intensiv beschäftigen sollte: um die Kundenanforderungen nachhaltig zu erfüllen und um intern Kosten zu reduzieren. Eine Reduktion der Kosten wird Ihnen eine bessere Liquidität, einen besseren cash flow, eine bessere Finanzlage bieten und Sie und Ihr Unternehmen nachhaltig am Markt wettbewerbsfähig positionieren. Sie erfahren die optimale Zusammensetzung von Produkt und Dienstleistung sowie das zugrundeliegende Preismanagement, um Erfolge am Markt feiern zu können.Table of ContentsGeschichte, Gegenwart und Zukunft einer Schlüsselbranche in Deutschland – Betriebswirtschaftlicher Überblick - Liquidität und cash flow verstehen und managen – Deckungsbeitragsrechnung und Gewinne – Zielorientierte Angebotskalkulation – Grundlagen Qualitätsmanagement verbunden mit der Notwendigkeit der Prozessoptimierung – Umsatzentwicklungsmöglichkeiten (national und international) – Fallstudien, Übungen und Lösungsvorschläge

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  • 8080 Books Showstopper

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  • Engineering with Excel

    Pearson Education Engineering with Excel

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    Book SynopsisRonald W. Larsen, Ph.D., P.E., is the Department Head of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at Montana State University.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Excel1.1 Introduction1.2 What's New in Excel 2016?1.3 A Little Windows®1.4 Excel Basics1.5 Organizing Your Worksheets1.6 Printing the Worksheet1.7 Saving and Opening Workbooks, Exiting Excel2. Using Excel's Ribbon2.1 Navigating the Ribbon2.2 Using the Clipboard Group2.3 Using the Font Group2.4 Using the Alignment Group2.5 Formatting Numbers2.6 Using the Styles Group2.7 Inserting, Deleting, and Formatting Rows and Columns3. Graphing with Excel3.1 Introduction3.2 Getting Ready to Graph3.3 Creating an Xy Scatter Graph3.4 Editing an Existing Graph3.5 Printing the Graph3.6 Other Types of Graphs3.7 Graphing Web Data3.8 Importing Text Files 4. Excel Functions4.1 Introduction to Excel Functions4.2 Excel's Built-in Functions4.3 Using the Convert Function to Convert Units4.4 Simple Math Functions4.5 Computing Sums4.6 Trigonometric Functions4.7 Advanced Math Functions4.8 Error Function4.9 Bessel Functions4.10 Working with Complex Numbers4.11 Working with Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal Values4.12 Miscellaneous Functions5. Matrix Operations in Excel5.1 Introduction5.2 Matrices, Vectors, and Arrays5.3 How Excel Handles Matrix Math5.4 Basic Matrix Operations5.5 Solving Systems of Linear Equations6. Linear Regression in Excel6.1 Introduction6.2 Linear Regression Using Excel Functions6.3 Linear Regression Using Excel's Trendlines6.4 Other Two-Coefficient Linear Regression Models6.5 Polynomial Regression6.6 Linear Regression Using Excel's Regression Analysis Package7. Excel's Statistics Functions7.1 Overview7.2 Populations and Samples7.3 Standard Deviations and Variances7.4 Errors, Deviations, and Distributions7.5 Confidence Intervals8. Excel's Financial Functions8.1 Time, Money, and Cash Flows8.2 Interest Rates and Compounding8.3 Moving Amounts Through Time8.4 Net Present Value8.5 Internal Rate of Return8.6 Economic Alternatives: Making Decisions8.7 Depreciation of Assets9. Iterative Solutions Using Excel9.1 Introduction9.2 Iterative Solutions9.3 Using a Plot to Search for Roots9.4 Simple "Guess and Check" Iteration9.5 Direct Substitution Technique9.6 Using Goal Seek in Excel9.7 Introduction to Excel's Solver9.8 Optimization Using the Solver9.9 Nonlinear Regression9.10 Linear Programming10. Sharing Excel Information with Other Programs10.1 Introduction to Sharing Excel Information with other Programs10.2 Using Copy and Paste to Move Information10.3 Embedded and Linked Objects10.4 External Data Sources11. Excel Pivot Tables11.1 Introduction11.2 Preparing to Create a Pivot Table11.3 A Basic Pivot Table11.4 Sorting and Filtering a Pivot Table11.5 Pivoting the Pivot Table11.6 What Can Be Done with a Pivot Table?11.7 Pivot Charts12. Macros and User-Written Functions for Excel12.1 Introduction12.2 Macros and Viruses12.3 Recorded Macros12.4 Programmed Macros (Vba)13. User-Written Functions for Excel13.1 Introduction13.2 Macro-Enabled Worksheets13.3 Introduction to Visual Basic for Applications (Vba)13.4 Writing Your Own Function13.5 Using Your Functions in Other Workbooks13.6 Examples of User-Written Functions14. Programming in Excel with VBA14.1 Introduction14.2 Virus Protection and Macro-Enabled Workbooks14.3 Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)14.4 Projects, Forms, and Modules14.5 Flowcharts14.6 Fundamental Elements of Programming14.7 Working with Forms15. Numerical Differentiation Using Excel15.1 Introduction15.2 Finite Differences15.3 Filtering Data15.4 Curve Fitting and Differentiation16. Numerical Integration Using Excel16.1 Introduction16.2 Integrating for Area Under a Curve16.3 Integrating for Area Between Two Curves16.4 Numerical Integration Methods16.5 Using Regression Equations for Integration17. Numerical Integration Techniques for Differential Equations Using Excel17.1 Introduction17.2 Euler's Method17.3 Fourth-Order Runge--Kutta Method17.4 Integrating Two Simultaneous Odes by Using the Runge--Kutta Method17.5 Implicit Integration Methods

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  • MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina The Business of Genocide The SS Slave Labor and the Concentration Camps

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    Book SynopsisPowerfully contradicts the assumption that the SS forced slavery upon the German economy, demonstrating that instead industrialists actively sought out the Business Administration Main Office as a valued partner in the war economy. Moreover, the book reveals the ideological dedication, even fanatical devotion, to slavery and genocide of the bureaucrats who oversaw Holocaust operations.

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  • 5S Office Version 1 Facilitator Guide

    Taylor & Francis 5S Office Version 1 Facilitator Guide

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    Book SynopsisEnna's 5S Office Facilitator Guide is designed with the worker in mind and to allow for the performance of the workshop away from the shop floor. Table of ContentsVolume 1: Section 1 5S & Lean Operations, Section 2 5S & Organization: Each Piece of the Puzzle, Section 3 5S & Teamwork. Volume 2: 5S Preparation Guide, 5S Workshop Preparation, 5S Material Preparation, 5S Participant Selection, 5S Schedule

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  • The Automation, Systems and Instrumentation Dictionary

    ISA The Automation, Systems and Instrumentation Dictionary

    Book SynopsisNo technical library is complete without this comprehensive dictionary covering the entire vocabulary of instrumentation, systems, and automation. Now in its 4th edition, this authoritative ISA dictionary has been completely revised and expanded to reflect the latest trends in industrial instrumentation and automation. References to all relevant ISA and IEC standards are now included throughout, along with illustrations to enhance the definitions of more difficult terms. This reference encompasses not only specialized vocabulary unique to instruments and control systems, but many terms from other engineering disciplines as well. Ideal for engineers, technicians, students, and technical writers, this volume is packed with practical information. Clear in presentation, easy to use either in the office or on the shop floor, the Automation, Systems, and Instrumentation Dictionary is the only resource you'll need for a concise and thorough understanding of your professional language.

    £98.25

  • Optimization Algorithms on Matrix Manifolds

    Princeton University Press Optimization Algorithms on Matrix Manifolds

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    Book SynopsisMany problems in the sciences and engineering can be rephrased as optimization problems on matrix search spaces endowed with a so-called manifold structure. This book shows how to exploit the special structure of such problems to develop efficient numerical algorithms. It is of interest to applied mathematicians, and computer scientists.Trade Review"This book is succinct but essentially self-contained; it includes an appendix with background material as well as an extensive bibliography. The algorithmic techniques developed may be useful anytime a model leads to a mathematical optimization problem where the domain naturally is a manifold, particularly if the manifold is a matrix manifold. The book follows the usual definition-theorem-proof style but it is not intended for traditional course work so there are no exercises. A reader with limited exposure to manifold theory and differential geometry most likely will benefit from consulting standard texts on those subjects first."--Anders Linner, Mathematical Reviews "[T]his book is succinct but essentially self-contained; it includes an appendix with background material as well as an extensive bibliography. The algorithmic techniques developed may be useful anytime a model leads to a mathematical optimization problem where the domain naturally is a manifold, particularly if the manifold is a matrix manifold. The book follows the usual definition-theorem-proof style but it is not intended for traditional course work so there are no exercises. A reader with limited exposure to manifold theory and differential geometry most likely will benefit from consulting standard texts on those subjects first."--Anders Linner, American Mathematical Society "The book is very well and carefully written. Every chapter starts with a page-long introduction clearly outlining its goals and how they are achieved together with possible relations to other chapters. I find the material very well explained and supported with appropriate examples. It is a pleasure to work with such a book."--Nickolay T. Trendafilov, Foundations of Computational MathematicsTable of ContentsList of Algorithms xi Foreword, by Paul Van Dooren xiii Notation Conventions xv Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Chapter 2. Motivation and Applications 5 2.1 A case study: the eigenvalue problem 5 2.1.1 The eigenvalue problem as an optimization problem 7 2.1.2 Some benefits of an optimization framework 9 2.2 Research problems 10 2.2.1 Singular value problem 10 2.2.2 Matrix approximations 12 2.2.3 Independent component analysis 13 2.2.4 Pose estimation and motion recovery 14 2.3 Notes and references 16 Chapter 3. Matrix Manifolds: First-Order Geometry 17 3.1 Manifolds 18 3.1.1 Definitions: charts, atlases, manifolds 18 3.1.2 The topology of a manifold* 20 3.1.3 How to recognize a manifold 21 3.1.4 Vector spaces as manifolds 22 3.1.5 The manifolds Rn x p and Rn x p 22 3.1.6 Product manifolds 23 3.2 Differentiable functions 24 3.2.1 Immersions and submersions 24 3.3 Embedded submanifolds 25 3.3.1 General theory 25 3.3.2 The Stiefel manifold 26 3.4 Quotient manifolds 27 3.4.1 Theory of quotient manifolds 27 3.4.2 Functions on quotient manifolds 29 3.4.3 The real projective space RPn x 1 30 3.4.4 The Grassmann manifold Grass(p, n) 30 3.5 Tangent vectors and differential maps 32 3.5.1 Tangent vectors 33 3.5.2 Tangent vectors to a vector space 35 3.5.3 Tangent bundle 36 3.5.4 Vector fields 36 3.5.5 Tangent vectors as derivations? 37 3.5.6 Differential of a mapping 38 3.5.7 Tangent vectors to embedded submanifolds 39 3.5.8 Tangent vectors to quotient manifolds 42 3.6 Riemannian metric, distance, and gradients 45 3.6.1 Riemannian submanifolds 47 3.6.2 Riemannian quotient manifolds 48 3.7 Notes and references 51 Chapter 4. Line-Search Algorithms on Manifolds 54 4.1 Retractions 54 4.1.1 Retractions on embedded submanifolds 56 4.1.2 Retractions on quotient manifolds 59 4.1.3 Retractions and local coordinates* 61 4.2 Line-search methods 62 4.3 Convergence analysis 63 4.3.1 Convergence on manifolds 63 4.3.2 A topological curiosity* 64 4.3.3 Convergence of line-search methods 65 4.4 Stability of fixed points 66 4.5 Speed of convergence 68 4.5.1 Order of convergence 68 4.5.2 Rate of convergence of line-search methods* 70 4.6 Rayleigh quotient minimization on the sphere 73 4.6.1 Cost function and gradient calculation 74 4.6.2 Critical points of the Rayleigh quotient 74 4.6.3 Armijo line search 76 4.6.4 Exact line search 78 4.6.5 Accelerated line search: locally optimal conjugate gradient 78 4.6.6 Links with the power method and inverse iteration 78 4.7 Refining eigenvector estimates 80 4.8 Brockett cost function on the Stiefel manifold 80 4.8.1 Cost function and search direction 80 4.8.2 Critical points 81 4.9 Rayleigh quotient minimization on the Grassmann manifold 83 4.9.1 Cost function and gradient calculation 83 4.9.2 Line-search algorithm 85 4.10 Notes and references 86 Chapter 5. Matrix Manifolds: Second-Order Geometry 91 5.1 Newton's method in Rn 91 5.2 Affine connections 93 5.3 Riemannian connection 96 5.3.1 Symmetric connections 96 5.3.2 Definition of the Riemannian connection 97 5.3.3 Riemannian connection on Riemannian submanifolds 98 5.3.4 Riemannian connection on quotient manifolds 100 5.4 Geodesics, exponential mapping, and parallel translation 101 5.5 Riemannian Hessian operator 104 5.6 Second covariant derivative* 108 5.7 Notes and references 110 Chapter 6. Newton's Method 111 6.1 Newton's method on manifolds 111 6.2 Riemannian Newton method for real-valued functions 113 6.3 Local convergence 114 6.3.1 Calculus approach to local convergence analysis 117 6.4 Rayleigh quotient algorithms 118 6.4.1 Rayleigh quotient on the sphere 118 6.4.2 Rayleigh quotient on the Grassmann manifold 120 6.4.3 Generalized eigenvalue problem 121 6.4.4 The nonsymmetric eigenvalue problem 125 6.4.5 Newton with subspace acceleration: Jacobi-Davidson 126 6.5 Analysis of Rayleigh quotient algorithms 128 6.5.1 Convergence analysis 128 6.5.2 Numerical implementation 129 6.6 Notes and references 131 Chapter 7. Trust-Region Methods 136 7.1 Models 137 7.1.1 Models in Rn 137 7.1.2 Models in general Euclidean spaces 137 7.1.3 Models on Riemannian manifolds 138 7.2 Trust-region methods 140 7.2.1 Trust-region methods in Rn 140 7.2.2 Trust-region methods on Riemannian manifolds 140 7.3 Computing a trust-region step 141 7.3.1 Computing a nearly exact solution 142 7.3.2 Improving on the Cauchy point 143 7.4 Convergence analysis 145 7.4.1 Global convergence 145 7.4.2 Local convergence 152 7.4.3 Discussion 158 7.5 Applications 159 7.5.1 Checklist 159 7.5.2 Symmetric eigenvalue decomposition 160 7.5.3 Computing an extreme eigenspace 161 7.6 Notes and references 165 Chapter 8. A Constellation of Superlinear Algorithms 168 8.1 Vector transport 168 8.1.1 Vector transport and affine connections 170 8.1.2 Vector transport by differentiated retraction 172 8.1.3 Vector transport on Riemannian submanifolds 174 8.1.4 Vector transport on quotient manifolds 174 8.2 Approximate Newton methods 175 8.2.1 Finite difference approximations 176 8.2.2 Secant methods 178 8.3 Conjugate gradients 180 8.3.1 Application: Rayleigh quotient minimization 183 8.4 Least-square methods 184 8.4.1 Gauss-Newton methods 186 8.4.2 Levenberg-Marquardt methods 187 8.5 Notes and references 188 A. Elements of Linear Algebra, Topology, and Calculus 189 A.1 Linear algebra 189 A.2 Topology 191 A.3 Functions 193 A.4 Asymptotic notation 194 A.5 Derivatives 195 A.6 Taylor's formula 198 Bibliography 201 Index 221

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  • Henri Poincaré

    Princeton University Press Henri Poincaré

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    Book SynopsisHenri Poincar (1854-1912) was not just one of the most inventive, versatile, and productive mathematicians of all time - he was also a leading physicist who almost won a Nobel Prize for physics. This book explores all the fields that Poincar touched, the debates sparked by his investigations, and how his discoveries still contribute to society.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013 "[M]asterly ... Gray encapsulates Poincare's multiple dimensions; his intellectual biography is both a tour de force and a triumph of readability."--George Szpiro, Nature "Gray shows us the full dazzling sweep of what Poincare accomplished, including the work on dynamical systems and chaos that only came into its own in recent years. A tour de force, Gray's masterful treatment will long remain an invaluable resource for all who want to understand Poincare, so embedded within his times and yet so far ahead of them."--Peter Pesic, Science "[A] comprehensive but uncluttered guide to Poincare's extensive oeuvres."--Madeline Muntersbjorn, Times Higher Education "Full of the mathematical, physical and metaphysical ideas of a man who was not only a dispassionate observer of the world around us, but of our way of understanding it."--Mark Ronan, Standpoint Magazine (U.K.) "[A] comprehensive assessment of Poincare's work and its importance, essential for anyone interested in Poincare's scholarship or the history of mathematics."--Laura Tarwater Scharp, Sacramento Book Review "Comprehensive."--Science News "A fundamental study of the scientific work of one of the greatest mathematicians and mathematical physicists of the three decades straddling the 19th and 20th centuries... Chapters are organized topically, not chronologically. Each illuminates in depth one or other of Poincare's works but all are set in context both historical and temathic such that each can serve as an introduction into the many subjects to which Poincare made a contribution."--Alexander Bogomolny, CTK Insights "Poincare's work is fully alive in science today. This biography is one of the first thorough introductions to his work, it should get the attention of mathematicians, natural scientists and philosophers."--Ferdinand Verhulst, European Legacy "Gray, a mathematics historian and scholar on the life and work of Henry Poincare, has, with the support of a Leverhulme Research Fellowship, produced this comprehensive and definitive 'scientific biography.' Gray offers abundant rich information on Poincare's ideas and scientific process, the evolution and maturity of his mathematics including missteps, the dexterity of his reasoning, and the influences that shaped his thought."--Choice "I recommend [this] book highly."--Robert E. O'Malley, Jr., SIAM Review "Jeremy Gray's book on Poincare's mathematics, physics, and philosophy is an important contribution to the literature and a huge step towards a full biography of this pioneer of modern science."--Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze, Zentralblatt MATH "Gray's book is a comprehensive scientific biography of Poincare. It embraces the broad scope of Poincare's work, from his philosophical speculations to his popular writing, and gives a thorough overview of his extensive mathematical researches."--Peter Lynch, Irish Mathematical Society Bulletin "[T]he author does not simply give platitudes when writing about Poincare's ideas: mathematicians will enjoy reading about his discoveries concerning the three-body problem, the theory of functions, topology, number theory, Lie theory, algebraic geometry, and probability. This scientific biography is the first to comprehensively cover all of Poincare's main contributions to mathematics, philosophy, and physics."--Alan S. McRae, Mathemematical Reviews Clippings "Jeremy Gray has done a marvelous job of exposition and of binding together the many different cognitive, social and biographical strands into the coherent whole of a challenging, but highly rewarding, 'scientific biography'."--Klaus Hentschel, British Journal for the History of Science "A good intellectual biography of an artist should help the reader see how a particular worldview shapes the pursuit of art. Gray's book does that most admirably."--Daniel S. Alexander, H-France Review "Henry Poincare is likely to remain the standard by which scientific biographies, at least those that concern physicists and mathematicians, are judged for some time."--Christopher Cumo, Canadian Journal of History "I warmly recommend the book to anyone with an interest in the development of modern mathematics. It will surely be the definitive scientific biography of Poincare for the foreseeable future."--John Stillwell, Notices of the AMS "Gray describes Poincare's scientific epoch in a beautiful way. Due attention is paid to the mathematical and further scientific aspects of his life, and the intellectual complexity of his achievements, both in their range and their depth, are amply discussed. Gray displays a mastery of his material that is rare even among historians of mathematics and science, and his biography is richly rewarding, engrossing, and informative. He deserves our congratulations."--H. W. Broer, Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics "Gray succeeds admirably in presenting both the conceptual and the historical context necessary to appreciate Poincare's contributions. Gray's masterful biography may well serve as a standard example for future endeavors of this kind."--Tilman Sauer, Isis "The obvious virtue of this book is its comprehensiveness. The deeper virtue is to connect Poincare's views of all the parts of his work and to encourage more of that. Gray gives us Poincare's view of Science as a whole."--Colin McLarty, Mathematical Intelligencer "The book is an endless source of interesting insights by Poincare... I would recommend the book for mathematicians, mathematics educators, and philosophers in higher education who want a rich understanding of Poincare, his work, and his times."--Mary L. Garner, Mathematics TeacherTable of ContentsList of Figures ix Preface xi Introduction 1 * Views of Poincare 3 * Poincare's Way of Thinking 6 1 The Essayist 27 * Poincare and the Three Body Problem 27 * Poincare's Popular Essays 34 * Paris Celebrates the New Century 59 * Science, Hypothesis, Value 67 * Poincare and Projective Geometry 76 * Poincare's Popular Writings on Physics 100 * The Future of Mathematics 112 * Poincare among the Logicians 123 * Poincare's Defenses of Science 144 2 Poincare's Career 153 * Childhood, Schooling 153 * The Ecole Polytechnique 157 * The Ecole des Mines 158 * Academic Life 160 * The Dreyfus Affair 165 * National Spokesman 169 * Contemporary Technology 177 * International Representative 187 * The Nobel Prize 192 *"1911", "1912" 200 * Remembering Poincare 202 3 The Prize Competition of 1880 207 * The Competition 207 * Fuchs, Schwarz, Klein, and Automorphic Functions 224 * Uniformization, 1882 to 1907 247 4 The Three Body Problem 253 * Flows on Surfaces 253 * Stability Questions 265 * Poincare's Essay and Its Supplements 266 *Les Methodes Nouvelles de la Mecanique Celeste 281 * Poincare Returns 291 5 Cosmogony 300 * Rotating Fluid Masses 300 6 Physics 318 * Theories of Electricity before Poincare: Maxwell 318 * Poincare's Electricite et Optique, 1890 329 * Larmor and Lorentz: The Electron and the Ether 338 * Poincare on Hertz and Lorentz 346 * St. Louis, 1904 356 * The Dynamics of the Electron 361 * Poincare and Einstein 367 * Early Quantum Theory 378 7 Theory of Functions and Mathematical Physics 382 * Function Theory of a Single Variable 382 * Function Theory of Several Variables 391 * Poincare's Approach to Potential Theory 402 * The Six Lectures in Gottingen, 1909 416 8 Topology 427 * Topology before Poincare 427 * Poincare's Work, 1895 to 1905 432 9 Interventions in Pure Mathematics 467 * Number Theory 467 * Lie Theory 489 * Algebraic Geometry 498 10 Poincare as a Professional Physicist 509 * Thermodynamics 513 * Probability 518 11 Poincare and the Philosophy of Science 525 * Poincare: Idealist, Skeptic, or Structural Realist? 525 12 Appendixes 543 * Elliptic and Abelian Functions 543 * Maxwell's Equations 545 * Glossary 548 References 553 * Articles and Books by Poincare 554 * Other Authors 564 Name Index 585 Subject Index 589

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    Book SynopsisSituational awareness has become an increasingly salient factor contributing to flight safety and operational performance, and the research has burgeoned to cope with the human performance challenges associated with the installation of advanced avionics systems in modern aircraft. The systematic study and application of situational awareness has also extended beyond the cockpit to include air traffic controllers and personnel operating within other complex, high consequence work domains. This volume offers a collection of essays that have made important contributions to situational awareness research and practice. To this end, it provides unique access to key readings that address the conceptual development of situational awareness, methods for its assessment, and applications to enhance situational awareness through training and design.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements, Series Preface, Introduction, PART I. DEFINITIONS AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES, 1. 'A Theory of Situational Assessment Implications for Measuring Situation Awareness', in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society-32nd Annual Meeting, Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, pp. 102-106, 2. 'Toward a Theory of Situation Awareness in Dynamic Systems', Human Factors, 37, pp. 32--64, 3. 'Situation Awareness and the Cognitive Management of Complex Systems' Human Factors, 37, pp. 85-104, 4. 'Situation Awareness in Team Performance:Implications for Measurement and Training', Human Factors, 37, pp. 123-36, 5. 'Comprehension and Situation Awareness',in F. Durso, R. Nickerson,S . Dumais, S. Lewandowsky and T. Perfect (eds), Handbook of Applied Cognition: 2nd Edition, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, pp. 163-93, PART II. METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND APPROACHES, 6. 'Situational Awareness Rating Technique (SART): The Development of a Tool for Aircrew Systems Design', in Situation Awareness in Aerospace Operations, Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France:NATO-Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, p p. 1-17, 7. 'Direct Measurement of Situation Awareness: Validity and Use of SA GAT', in M.R. Endsley and D.J. Garland (eds), Situation Awareness Analysis and Measurement, Mahwah,N J: Erlbaum,p p. 147-73, 8. 'A Knowledge Elicitation Approach to the Measurement of Team Situation Awareness', in M. McNeese, E. Salas and M.R. Endsley (eds), New Trends in Cooperative Activities: Understanding System Dynamics in Complex Environments, Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, pp. 114-39, 9. 'Measuring Team Situation Awarenessin Decentralized Command and Control Environments', Ergonomics, 49, pp. 1312-25, 10. 'Does Situation Awareness Add to the Validity of Cognitive Tests?', Human Factors, 48, pp. 721-33, 11. 'Comparing Perceptual Judgment and Subjective Measures of Spatial Awareness' Applied Ergonomics,4 0, pp. 597-607, PART III. APPLICATIONS OF THE SA CONSTRUCT, 12. 'Display Formatting Techniques for Improving Situation Awarenessin the Aircraft Cockpit', International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 1, pp. 205-18, 13. 'Pilot Interaction with Cockpit Automation: Operational Experiences with the Flight Management System', International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 2, pp. 303-21, 14. 'Pilot Interaction with Cockpit Automation II: An Experimental Study of Pilots' Model and Awareness of the Flight Management System', International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 4, pp. 1-28, 15. 'The Role of Shared Mental Models in Developing Team Situational Awareness: Implications for Training', Training Research Journal, 2, pp. 85-116, 16. 'Cognitive Ability Determinants of Elite Pilot Performance', Human Factors, 39, pp. 540-52, 17. 'Cognitive Engineering: Designing for Situation Awareness', in N.B. Sarter and R. Amalberti (eds), Cognitive Engineering in the Aviation Domain, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., pp. 153-79, 18. 'Situation Awareness Implications of Adaptive Automation for Information Processing in an Air Traffic Control-Related Task', International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 36, pp. 447-62, PART IV. BEYOND AVIATION, 19. 'Situation Awareness during Driving: Explicit and Implicit Knowledge in Dynamic Spatial Memory', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 3, pp. 42-66, 20. 'Situation Awareness and Safety in Offshore Drill Crews', Cognition, Technology, and Work, 8, pp. 255-67, 21. 'Distributed Situation Awareness in Dynamic Systems: Theoretical Development and Application of an Ergonomics Methodology', Ergonomics, 49, pp.l288-311, PART V. COMMENTARY AND REVIEW, 22. 'Situation Awareness: A Critical But Ill-Defined Phenomenon'I,n ternational Journal ofA viation Psychology, 1, pp. 45-57, 23. 'The State of Situation Awareness Measurement: Heading Toward the Next Century', in M.R. Endsley and D.J. Garland (eds), Situation Awareness Analysis and Measurement, Mahwah,N J: LawrenceE rlbaum Associates,p p. 33--47, 24. 'Situation Awareness Catches On: What? So What? Now What?', in R.C. Williges (ed.), Reviews of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 2, Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, pp. 1-34, Name Index

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  • Meaningful Futures with Robots

    Taylor & Francis Ltd Meaningful Futures with Robots

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    Book SynopsisSoon, robots will leave the factories and make their way into living rooms, supermarkets, and care facilities. They will cooperate with humans in everyday life, taking on more than just practical tasks. How should they communicate with us? Do they need eyes, a screen, or arms? Should they resemble humans? Or may they enrich social situations precisely because they act so differently from humans?Meaningful Futures with Robots: Designing a New Coexistence provides insight into the opportunities and risks that arise from living with robots in the future, anchored in current research projects on everyday robotics. As well as generating ideas for robot developers and designers, it also critically discusses existing theories and methods for social robotics from different perspectives - ethical, design, artistical and technological â and presents new approaches to meaningful human-robot interaction design.Key Features: Provides insights into current Table of Contents1. Towards Designing Meaningful Relationships with Robots 2. Concept and Content of the Book Part 1 Designing a New Species Interaction Design and Product Design of Robots 3. How to Design Robots with Superpowers Robin Neuhaus, Ronda Ringfort Felner, Judith Dörrenbächer, Marc Hassenzahl 4. Social Robots Should Mediate, not Replace, Social Interactions Timo Kaerlein 5. Neither Human Nor Computer —A Symbiotic Human-Robot Collaboration in Autism Therapy Ronda Ringfort-Felner, Judith Dörrenbächer 6. Counting Characters and Spaces—On Robot Disabilities, Robot Care, and Technological Dependencies Lenneke Kuijer 7. Designing Robots with Personality Lara Christoforakos, Sarah Diefenbach, Daniel Ullrich 8. Designing Robots as Social Counterparts— A Discussion about a Technology Claiming its Own Needs Lara Christoforakos, Tobias Störzinger 9. Falling in Love With a Machine— What Happens if the Only Affection a Person Gets is From Machines? Felix Carros (F.C.), Anne Wierling (A.W.), Adrian Preussner (A.P.) 10. I am Listening to You!—How to Make Different Robotic Species Speak the Same Language Judith Dörrenbächer, Anne Wierling 11. How to Really Get in Touch with Robots—Haptic Interaction Technologies for VR and Teleoperation Bernhard Weber, Thomas Hulin, Lisa Schiffer Part 2 Designing Future Enviroments—Social Innovation Initiated by Robots 12. Design Fiction—The Future of Robots Needs Imagination Ronda Ringfort-Felner, Robin Neuhaus, Judith Dörrenbächer, Marc Hassenzahl 13. Cramer’s Funeral Service for Androids Uwe Post 14. Googly Eyes Marc Hassenzahl 15 Empathizing with Robots—Animistic and Performative Methods to Anticipate a Robot’s Impact Judith Dörrenbächer, Marc Hassenzahl 16. From the Lab to a Real-World Supermarket— About Anticipating the Chances and Challenges of a Shopping Robot Robin Neuhaus, Judith Dörrenbächer 17. Dominant, Persuasive or Polite?— About Human Curiosity, Provocative Users and Solving Conflicts between Humans and Robots Judith Dörrenbächer 18. Seven Observations, or Why Domestic Robots are Struggling to Enter the Habitats of Everyday Life James Auger 19. Is this a Patient or a Wall?— Adapting Robots from an Industrial Context to a Rehabilitation Clinic Jochen Feitsch, Bernhard Weber 20. Robotics x Book Studies Imagining a Robotic Archive of Embodied Knowledge Corinna Norrick-Rühl 21. "That’s the Future, I’m Telling You.” Antje Herden 22. Graphic Recording Cool Johanna Benz Part 3 Designing together with People— Civic Participation and Ethical Implications Concerning Robots 23. Citizen Participation in Social Robotics Research Felix Carros, Johanna Langendorf, Dave Randall, Rainer Wieching, Volker Wulf 24. Learning from Each Other— How Roboticists Learn from Users and how Users Teach their Robots Felix Carros, Adrian Preussner 25. My Friend Simsala, the Robot Edi Haug, Laura M. Schwengber 26. Move Away from the Stereotypical User in the Picture-perfect Scenario—A Plea for Early and Broad User Integration Stephanie Häusler Weiss, Kilian Röhm, Tobias Störzinger 27. Is it Good?— A Philosophical Approach Towards Ethics Centered- Design (ECD) Catrin Misselhorn, Manuel Scheidegger, Tobias Störzinger 28. Are Robots Good at Everything? A Robot in an Elementary School Elke Buttgereit 29. The Medium has a Message Educational Robots in a Didactic Triangle Scarlet Schaffrath 30. The Friendly Siblings of Workhorses and Killer Robots—About Becoming Alive Through the Nonliving, and Feeling Blessed by a Religious Machine Ilona Nord

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  • Early Equipment Management EEM

    Taylor & Francis Ltd Early Equipment Management EEM

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    Book SynopsisWhen capital projects fail to deliver, it is usually not due to technical reasons but a combination of behavioral pitfalls, unclear accountabilities and gaps in design, specification, and/or project-management processes. Early Equipment Management (EEM): Continuous Improvement for Projects explains how well known and award winning organizations avoid these weaknesses by using: Project road maps setting out clear accountabilities for each step of the concept-to-project-delivery process; Progressive design goals for each step to assure the delivery of low life-cycle costs; Processes to codify tacit knowledge, reveal latent design weaknesses, and build high performance cross-functional team collaboration; Project governance processes that systematically raise their organizations ability to reduce time to market for new assets, products and services with higher added value and fewer resources. HTable of ContentsContents Preface Chapter 1: Early Equipment Management Delivering Capital Projects Faster, Cheaper, Better 1.1 What goes wrong? Steps 1 and 2: Before EEM Change curve Cost curve Steps 3 and 4 Before EEM Change curve Cost curve Steps 5 and 6 Before EEM Change curve Cost curve What is really happening The Voyage of Discovery 1.2 EEM in action Steps 1 and 2 With EEM Change curve Cost Curve Steps 3 and 5 With EEM Change curve Cost Curve Steps 5 and 6 With EEM Change curve Cost Curve The gains 1.3 Why we need EEM Understanding Project Delivery Weaknesses D. Collaboration Weaknesses This is a symptom of poor working relationships/collaboration. That can mean that weak ideas are untested until it is too late resulting in unforeseen (but predictable) Installation and commissioning problems. Making Better Decision Project Governance Knowledge Management: Delivering better management processes 1.4 The Book Structure Overview Chapter Summaries Chapter 2: The EEM Road Map 2.1 EEM Road Map Overview Define: Getting the Right Design Design: Getting the design right Refine: Getting the Design Gains Improve 2.2 EEM Project Work Streams RACI RACI: Responsible 2.3 RACI Accountable Column: Design Phase Concept development: Aim, to develop a preferred concept High Level Design: Aim, to approve funding and the basis for vendor selection 2.4 RACI Accountable Column: Design Phase Detailed Design: Aim, to develop a detailed specification and project delivery programme. Prefab Procurement 2.5 RACI Accountable: Refine Phase Step 5: Installation: Aim, to install equipment in plant Step 6 Commissioning: Aim, to deliver flawless operation on production day 1 2.6 RACI Accountable: Improve Phase Step 7 Stabilise Step 8 Optimise 2.7 Summary Chapter 3: Design and Performance Management 3.1 In search of better design Innovation Systematic Design Development 3.2 In search of better performance Criticality assessment Hidden Loss Analysis/Trouble Map Condition Appraisal Day in the Life of (DILO)Review Incorporating PP data in Design 3.3 Avoiding Design Pitfalls Create Design Modules Recognise Vendor Skill Sets Understand Behavioural Bias Apply the EEM Design Hierarchy Design Goals Design Guidelines Technical Standards Objective Testing Integrating Stakeholder Workstreams 3.4 Systematic Design Development: Define Phase 3.5 Systematic Design Development: Design Phase Vendor Induction Detailed design workshops Problem Prevention Detailed activity planning 3.6 Systematic Design Development: Refine and Improve 3.7 Chapter Summary Chapter 4: Specification and LCC Management 4.1 Having the Right Conversations Keep the conversation flowing Setting the Design Agenda Checklist Management 4.2 Creating powerful specifications Layouts Module Review Approach Value Engineering Review Preparation Approach Resource Management/Systems specification Draft Specification Systems High Level Design Systems Detailed Design and Forward Program User training, Systems Validation and Go live Setting Design Targets Process Milestones Basic Life Cycle Cost Model Example Estimating Costs Operating Cost Estimates Capital cost estimates. ITT Design Approach Process Milestone 4.3 Detailed Design Module Review Update Dealing with Risk Specify low risk solutions Specify Problems to be prevented Use Charts and Graphs to Raise Awareness Specify Learning Plans that Reduce Error Risks Detailed Activity Planning Change Control Witnessed inspection 4.4 Define 4.5 Design 4.6 Refine and Improve Day One Production and Site Acceptance Testing 4.7 Summary Chapter 5: Project and Risk Management 5.1 Developing the project plan Milestone Planning Understanding the critical path Communicating Project Timelines Work Scheduling 5.2 Managing people and teams Creating the Collective Team Vision Team induction Team Dynamics Collaborating with Vendors Managing Communication Processes Project Administration Personal systems and procedures 5.3 Managing risk The Purpose of Risk Management Surfacing Hazards Registering Risks Highly Regulated Industries Implementing Risk Mitigation 5.4 Define Project Leader Role: Concept Project Leader Role: High Level design 5.5 Design Project Leader Tasks: Detailed Design Project Leader Role: Pre Fab Procurement 5.6 Refine and Improve Project Leader Role: Installation Project Leader Role: Commissioning Project Leader Role Stabilise 5.7 Chapter summary Chapter 6: Project Governance Impact of Internal Processes 6.1 Project Governance: Mind Set and Skill Set Direction Setting Capability Building Performance Management Vendor Performance Results Delivery 6.2 Organisational Development, The Leadership Challenge Setting EEM Policies EEM Policy Example Policy and Direction Project Delivery EEM Support EEM Subject Matter Expert Project Manager/Installation Manager Best Practice Design book 6.3 Organisational Development: Measuring Progress Setting targets Beyond the Stage Gate Review Stage Gate Team Coaching Role Coaching parallel work streams EEM Audit Process Approach Audit Roles Audit Agenda Task Milestones 6.4 Locking in the EEM Gains The Origins of EEM Best Practice Design Books Compatibility of EEM with Other Design Tools 6.5 Define Concept Stage Gate High Level Design Stage Gate 6.6 Design Detailed Design Pre Fab Procurement 6.7 Refine and Improve Installation Commissioning Post Day 1: Stabilise 6.8 Chapter summary Chapter 7: Implementing EEM 7.1 Define Planning and preparation Management Awareness Mobilisation 7.2 Design Pilot Policy Development 7.3 Refine 7.4 Improve EEM Subject Matter Expert Learning Pathways 7.5 Speeding up time to market Design and Performance Management Processes Specification and LCC Management: Project and Risk Management Processes Project Governance Best Practice Design Book Processes 7.6 Chapter Summary Chapter 8: Early Product Management Why do we need EPM? What is EPM? EPM Road Map 8.1 EPM Step 1: Shell 8.3 EPM Step 2: Shape Design and Performance Management Issues Specification and LCC Management Process Project and Risk Management Process 8.4 EPM Step 3: Scope Design and Performance Management Specification and LCC Management Project and Risk Management 8.4 Links with EEM Project Governance Design and Performance Management Specification and LCC Management Project and Risk Management 8.5 Implementing EPM 8.6 Chapter Summary

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  • ISE Engineering Design

    McGraw-Hill Education ISE Engineering Design

    Book SynopsisThe sixth edition of Engineering Design continues its tradition of being more oriented to material selection, design for manufacturing, and design for quality than other broad-based design texts. The text is intended to be used in either a junior or senior engineering design course with an integrated, hands-on design project. At the University of Maryland, we (the authors) present the design process material, Chapters 1 through 9, to junior students in a course introducing the design process. The whole text is used in the senior capstone design course that includes a complete design project, starting from selecting a market to creating a working prototype. Our intention is that students will consider this book to be a valuable part of their professional library. Toward this end we have continued and expanded the practice of giving key literature references and referrals to useful websites.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Engineering Design Chapter 2 Product-Development Process Chapter 3 Team Behavior and Tools Chapter 4 Gathering InformationChapter 5 Problem Definition and Need Identification Chapter 6 Concept GenerationChapter 7 Decision Making and Concept Selection Chapter 8 Embodiment DesignChapter 9 Detail DesignChapter 10 Materials SelectionChapter 11 Design for Manufacturing Chapter 12 Cost EvaluationChapter 13 Risk, Reliability, and SafetyChapter 14 Quality, Robust Design, and OptimizationChapter 15 Design for Sustainability and the EnvironmentChapter 16 Design with Materials Chapter 17 Economic Decision Making Chapter 18 Legal and Ethical Issues in Engineering Design Appendices A-1 Author and Subject Indexes I-1

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    Book SynopsisSerope Kalpakjian isprofessor emeritus of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, the IllinoisInstitute of Technology. He is the author of Mechanical Processing ofMaterials and co-author of Lubricants and Lubrication in MetalworkingOperations (with E.S. Nachtman). The first editions of his textbooks ManufacturingProcesses for Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Engineering andTechnology received the M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Textbook Award. Hehas conducted research in various areas of manufacturing, is the author ofnumerous technical papers and articles in handbooks and encyclopedias, and hasedited a number of conference proceedings. He also has been editor andco-editor of several technical journals and has served on various editorialboards, including the Encyclopedia Americana. Among various awards, Professor Kalpakjian has received theForging Industry Educational and Research Foundation Best Paper Award, theExceTable of ContentsGeneral Introduction I.1 What is Manufacturing? I.2 Product Design and Concurrent Engineering I.3 Design for Manufacture, Assembly, Disassembly, and Service I.4 Environmentally Conscious Design, Sustainable Manufacturing,and Product Life Cycle I.5 Selection of Materials I.6 Selection of Manufacturing Processes I.7 Computer-integrated Manufacturing I.8 Quality Assurance and Total Quality Management I.9 Lean Production and Agile Manufacturing I.10 Manufacturing Costs and Global Competition I.11 Trends in Manufacturing PART I: FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIALS:BEHAVIOR AND MANUFACTURING PROPERTIES 1. The Structure of Metals 1.1 Introduction1.2 Types of Atomic Bonds1.3 The Crystal Structure of Metals1.4 Deformation and Strength of Single Crystals1.5 Grains and Grain Boundaries1.6 Plastic Deformation of Polycrystalline Metals1.7 Recovery, Recrystallization, and Grain Growth 1.8 Cold, Warm, and Hot Working 2. Mechanical Behavior, Testing, and Manufacturing Properties ofMaterials 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Tension 2.3 Compression 2.4 Torsion 2.5 Bending (Flexure) 2.6 Hardness 2.7 Fatigue 2.8 Creep 2.9 Impact 2.10 Failure and Fracture of Materials 2.11 Residual Stresses 2.12 Work, Heat, and Temperature 3. Physical Properties of Materials 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Density 3.3 Melting Point 3.4 Specific Heat 3.5 Thermal Conductivity 3.6 Thermal Expansion 3.7 Electrical, Magnetic, and Optical Properties 3.8 Corrosion Resistance 4. Metal Alloys: Their Structure and Strengthening by HeatTreatment 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Structure of Alloys 4.3 Phase Diagrams 4.4 The Iron-Carbon System 4.5 The Iron—Iron-carbide Phase Diagram and the Development ofMicrostructures in Steels 4.6 Cast Irons 4.7 Heat Treatment of Ferrous Alloys 4.8 Hardenability of Ferrous Alloys 4.9 Heat Treatment of Nonferrous Alloys and Stainless Steels 4.10 Case Hardening 4.11 Annealing 4.12 Heat-treating Furnaces and Equipment 4.13 Design Considerations for Heat Treating 5. Ferrous Metals and Alloys: Production, General Properties, andApplications 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Production of Iron and Steel 5.3 Casting of Ingots 5.4 Continuous Casting 5.5 Carbon and Alloy Steels 5.6 Stainless Steels 5.7 Tool and Die Steels 6. Nonferrous Metals and Alloys: Production, General Properties,and Applications 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 6.3 Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys 6.4 Copper and Copper Alloys 6.5 Nickel and Nickel Alloys 6.6 Superalloys 6.7 Titanium and Titanium Alloys 6.8 Refractory Metals and Alloys 6.9 Beryllium 6.10 Zirconium 6.11 Lithium 6.12 Low-melting Alloys 6.13 Precious Metals 6.14 Shape-memory Alloys (Smart Materials) 6.15 Amorphous Alloys (Metallic Glasses) 6.16 Metal Foams and Metamaterials 6.17 Rare Earth Metals 7. Polymers: Structure, General Properties, and Applications 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The Structure of Polymers 7.3 Thermoplastics 7.4 Thermosetting Plastics 7.5 Additives in Plastics 7.6 General Properties and Applications of Thermoplastics 7.7 General Properties and Applications of Thermosetting Plastics 7.8 Biodegradable Plastics 7.9 Elastomers (Rubbers) 8. Ceramics, Glass, Graphite, Diamond, and Nanomaterials:Structure, General Properties, and Applications 8.1 Introduction 8.2 The Structure of Ceramics 8.3 General Properties and Applications of Ceramics 8.4 Glasses 8.5 Glass Ceramics 8.6 Graphite 8.7 Diamond 8.8 Nanomaterials 9. Composite Materials: Structure, General Properties, andApplications 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The Structure of Reinforced Plastics 9.3 Properties of Reinforced Plastics 9.4 Applications of Reinforced Plastics 9.5 Metal-matrix Composites 9.6 Ceramic-matrix Composites 9.7 Other Composites PART II: METAL-CASTING PROCESSESAND EQUIPMENT 10. Fundamentals of Metal Casting 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Solidification of Metals 10.3 Fluid Flow 10.4 Fluidity of Molten Metal 10.5 Heat Transfer 10.6 Defects 11. Metal-casting Processes and Equipment 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Expendable-mold, Permanent-pattern Casting Processes 11.3 Expendable-mold, Expendable-pattern Casting Processes 11.4 Permanent-mold Casting Processes 11.5 Casting Techniques for Single-crystal Components 11.6 Rapid Solidification 11.7 Inspection of Castings 11.8 Melting Practice and Furnaces 11.9 Foundries and Foundry Automation 12. Metal Casting: Design, Materials, and Economics 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Design Considerations in Casting 12.3 Casting Alloys 12.4 Economics of Casting PART III: FORMING AND SHAPINGPROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT 13. Metal-rolling Processes and Equipment 13.1 Introduction 13.2 The Flat-rolling Process 13.3 Flat-rolling Practice 13.4 Rolling Mills 13.5 Various Rolling Processes and Mills 14. Metal-forging Processes and Equipment 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Open-die Forging 14.3 Impression-die and Closed-die Forging 14.4 Various Forging Operations 14.5 Forgeability of Metals; Forging Defects 14.6 Die Design, Die Materials, and Lubrication 14.7 Die-manufacturing Methods and Die Failure 14.8 Forging Machines 14.9 Economics of Forging 15. Metal Extrusion and Drawing Processes and Equipment 15.1 Introduction 15.2 The Extrusion Process 15.3 Hot Extrusion 15.4 Cold Extrusion 15.5 Extrusion Defects 15.6 Design Considerations 15.7 Extrusion Equipment 15.8 The Drawing Process 15.9 Drawing Practice 15.10 Drawing Defects and Residual Stresses 15.11 Drawing Equipment 16. Sheet-Metal Forming Processes and Equipment 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Shearing 16.3 Sheet-metal Characteristics and Formability 16.4 Formability Tests for Sheet Metals 16.5 Bending Sheets, Plates, and Tubes 16.6 Miscellaneous Bending and Related Forming Operations 16.7 Deep Drawing 16.8 Rubber Forming and Hydroforming 16.9 Spinning 16.10 Superplastic Forming 16.11 Hot Stamping 16.12 Specialized Forming Processes 16.13 Manufacturing of Metal Honeycomb Structures 16.14 Design Considerations in Sheet-metal Forming 16.15 Equipment for Sheet-metal Forming 16.16 Economics of Sheet-forming Operations 17. Powder Metal Processes and Equipment 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Production of Metal Powders 17.3 Compaction of Metal Powders 17.4 Sintering 17.5 Secondary and Finishing Operations 17.6 Design Considerations 17.7 Economics of Powder Metallurgy 18. Ceramics, Glasses, and Superconductors: Processing andEquipment 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Shaping Ceramics 18.3 Forming and Shaping of Glass 18.4 Techniques for Strengthening and Annealing Glass 18.5 Design Considerations for Ceramics and Glasses 18.6 Processing of Superconductors 19. Plastics and Composite Materials: Forming and Shaping 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Extrusion 19.3 Injection Molding 19.4 Blow Molding 19.5 Rotational Molding 19.6 Thermoforming 19.7 Compression Molding 19.8 Transfer Molding 19.9 Casting 19.10 Foam Molding 19.11 Cold Forming and Solid-phase Forming 19.12 Processing Elastomers 19.13 Processing Polymer-matrix Composites 19.14 Processing Metal-matrix and Ceramic-matrix Composites 19.15 Design Considerations 19.16 Economics of Processing Plastics and Composite Materials 20. Additive Manufacturing 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Additive Manufacturing Methodology 20.3 Extrusion-based Processes 20.4 Photopolymerization 20.5 Material Jetting 20.6 Powder Bed Processes 20.7 Laminated-object Manufacturing 20.8 Miscellaneous Processes 20.9 Emerging AM Applications 20.10 Direct Manufacturing and Rapid Tooling 20.11 Design for Additive Manufacturing 20.12 Additive Manufacturing Economics PART IV: MACHINING PROCESSES ANDMACHINE TOOLS 21. Fundamentals of Machining 21.1 Introduction 21.2 Mechanics of Cutting 21.3 Cutting Forces and Power 21.4 Temperatures in Cutting 21.5 Tool Life: Wear and Failure 21.6 Surface Finish and Integrity 21.7 Machinability 22. Cutting-Tool Materials and Cutting Fluids 22.1 Introduction 22.2 High-speed Steels 22.3 Cast-cobalt Alloys 22.4 Carbides 22.5 Coated Tools 22.6 Alumina-based Ceramics 22.7 Cubic Boron Nitride 22.8 Silicon-Nitride-based Ceramics 22.9 Diamond 22.10 Whisker-reinforced Materials and Nanomaterials 22.11 Tool Costs and Reconditioning of Tools 22.12 Cutting Fluids 23. Machining Processes: Turning and Hole Making 23.1 Introduction 23.2 The Turning Process 23.3 Lathes and Lathe Operations 23.4 Boring and Boring Machines 23.5 Drilling, Drills, and Drilling Machines 23.6 Reaming and Reamers 23.7 Tapping and Taps 24. Machining Processes: Milling, Broaching, Sawing, Filing, andGear Manufacturing 24.1 Introduction 24.2 Milling and Milling Machines 24.3 Planing and Shaping 24.4 Broaching and Broaching Machines 24.5 Sawing 24.6 Filing 24.7 Gear Manufacturing by Machining 25. Machining Centers, Machine-tool Structures, and MachiningEconomics 25.1 Introduction 25.2 Machining Centers 25.3 Machine-tool Structures 25.4 Vibration and Chatter in Machining Operations 25.5 High-speed Machining 25.6 Hard Machining 25.7 Ultraprecision Machining 25.8 Machining Economics 26. Abrasive Machining and Finishing Operations 26.1 Introduction 26.2 Abrasives and Bonded Abrasives 26.3 The Grinding Process 26.4 Grinding Operations and Machines 26.5 Design Considerations for Grinding 26.6 Ultrasonic Machining 26.7 Finishing Operations 26.8 Deburring Operations 26.9 Economics of Abrasive Machining and Finishing Operations 27. Advanced Machining Processes 27.1 Introduction 27.2 Chemical Machining 27.3 Electrochemical Machining 27.4 Electrochemical Grinding 27.5 Electrical-discharge Machining 27.6 Laser-beam Machining 27.7 Electron-beam Machining 27.8 Water-jet Machining 27.9 Abrasive-jet Machining 27.10 Hybrid Machining Systems 27.11 Economics of Advanced Machining Processes PART V: MICROMANUFACTURING ANDFABRICATION OF MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES 28. Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices 28.1 Introduction 28.2 Clean Rooms 28.3 Semiconductors and Silicon 28.4 Crystal Growing and Wafer Preparation 28.5 Film Deposition 28.6 Oxidation 28.7 Lithography 28.8 Etching 28.9 Diffusion and Ion Implantation 28.10 Metallization and Testing 28.11 Wire Bonding and Packaging 28.12 Yield and Reliability 28.13 Printed Circuit Boards 28.14 Roll-to-Roll Printing of Flexible Electronics 28.15 Flexible Hybrid Electronics 29. Fabrication of Microelectromechanical Devices and Systems andNanoscale Manufacturing 29.1 Introduction 29.2 Micromachining of MEMS Devices 29.3 Electroforming-based Processes 29.4 Solid Free-form Fabrication of Devices 29.5 Mesoscale Manufacturing 29.6 Nanoscale Manufacturing PART VI: JOINING PROCESSES ANDEQUIPMENT 30. Fusion Welding Processes 30.1 Introduction 30.2 Oxyfuel–Gas Welding 30.3 Arc-welding Processes: Nonconsumable Electrode 30.4 Arc-welding Processes: Consumable Electrode 30.5 Electrodes for Arc Welding 30.6 Electron-beam Welding 30.7 Laser-beam Welding 30.8 Cutting 30.9 The Weld Joint, Quality, and Testing 30.10 Joint Design and Process Selection 31. Solid-State Welding Processes 31.1 Introduction 31.2 Cold Welding and Roll Bonding 31.3 Ultrasonic Welding 31.4 Friction Welding 31.5 Resistance Welding 31.6 Explosion Welding 31.7 Diffusion Bonding 31.8 Economics of Welding Operations 32. Brazing, Soldering, Adhesive-bonding, and Mechanical FasteningProcesses 32.1 Introduction 32.2 Brazing 32.3 Soldering 32.4 Adhesive Bonding 32.5 Mechanical Fastening 32.6 Joining Plastics, Ceramics, and Glasses 32.7 Economics of Joining Operations PART VII: SURFACE TECHNOLOGY 33. Surface Roughness and Measurement; Friction, Wear, andLubrication 33.1 Introduction 33.2 Surface Structure and Integrity 33.3 Surface Texture and Roughness 33.4 Friction 33.5 Wear 33.6 Lubrication 33.7 Metalworking Fluids and Their Selection 34. Surface Treatments, Coatings, and Cleaning 34.1 Introduction 34.2 Mechanical Surface Treatments 34.3 Mechanical Plating and Cladding 34.4 Case Hardening and Hard Facing 34.5 Thermal Spraying 34.6 Vapor Deposition 34.7 Ion Implantation and Diffusion Coating 34.8 Laser Treatments 34.9 Electroplating, Electroless Plating, and Electroforming 34.10 Conversion Coatings 34.11 Hot Dipping 34.12 Porcelain Enameling; Ceramic and Organic Coatings 34.13 Diamond Coating and Diamondlike Carbon 34.14 Surface Texturing 34.15 Painting 34.16 Cleaning of Surfaces PART VIII: ENGINEERING METROLOGY,INSTRUMENTATION, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE 35. Surface Treatments, Coatings, and Cleaning 35.1 Introduction 35.2 Measurement Standards 35.3 Geometric Features of Parts: Analog and Digital Measurements 35.4 Traditional Measuring Methods and Instruments 35.5 Modern Measuring Instruments and Machines 35.6 Automated Measurement 35.7 General Characteristics and Selection of MeasuringInstruments 35.8 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing 36. Quality Assurance, Testing, and Inspection 36.1 Introduction 36.2 Product Quality 36.3 Quality Assurance 36.4 Total Quality Management 36.5 Taguchi Methods 36.6 The ISO and QS Standards 36.7 Statistical Methods of Quality Control 36.8 Statistical Process Control 36.9 Reliability of Products and Processes 36.10 Nondestructive Testing 36.11 Destructive Testing 36.12 Automated Inspection PART IX: MANUFACTURING IN ACOMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT 37. Automation of Manufacturing Processes and Operations 37.1 Introduction 37.2 Automation 37.3 Numerical Control 37.4 Adaptive Control 37.5 Material Handling and Movement 37.6 Industrial Robots 37.7 Sensor Technology 37.8 Flexible Fixturing 37.9 Assembly Systems 37.10 Design Considerations for Fixturing, Assembly, Disassembly,and Servicing 37.11 Economic Considerations 38. Computer-aided Manufacturing 38.1 Introduction 38.2 Manufacturing Systems 38.3 Computer-integrated Manufacturing 38.4 Computer-aided Design and Engineering 38.5 Computer-aided Manufacturing 38.6 Computer-aided Process Planning 38.7 Computer Simulation of Manufacturing Processes and Systems 38.8 Group Technology 39. Computer-integrated Manufacturing Systems 39.1 Introduction 39.2 Cellular Manufacturing 39.3 Flexible Manufacturing Systems 39.4 Mass Customization 39.5 Holonic Manufacturing 39.6 Just-in-time Production 39.7 Lean Manufacturing 39.8 Communications Networks in Manufacturing 39.9 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 39.10 Economic Considerations 40. Product Design and Manufacturing in a Competitive Environment 40.1 Introduction 40.2 Product Design 40.3 Product Quality 40.4 Life-cycle Assessment and Sustainable Manufacturing 40.5 Energy Consumption in Manufacturing 40.6 Material Selection for Products 40.7 Material Substitution 40.8 Manufacturing Process Capabilities 40.9 Process Selection 40.10 ManufacturingCosts and Cost Reduction

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  • Nuts and Bolts

    WW Norton & Co Nuts and Bolts

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    Book SynopsisShortlisted for the 2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize A structural engineer examines the seven most basic building blocks of engineering that have shaped the modern world.Trade Review"A riveting love letter to the small, wonderful, and mundane things that make the modern world." -- Roman Mars, creator and host, 99% Invisible podcast"Charming." -- Sam Kean - Wall Street Journal"Agrawal is telling a story not just about great inventions but also about the societies that make and use them and the people who are affected by them.... [Nuts & Bolts] offers a robust history that should speak to scientists’ and engineers’ sense of social awareness." -- Adam R. Shapiro - Science"Delightful.... [T]here is an endless fascination in everyday objects such as springs, wheels and nails, from the physics behind them to simple practical tips.... [W]hile it is the enchantingly sophisticated technologies that get all the hype, it’s the cheap technologies that change the world." -- Tim Harford - Financial Times"A wonderful book that explores the creative and inventive human impulses expressed through engineering…A fascinating tour that brings to life the springs, ratchets, and fibres that make up the machines of our modern age." -- Mark Miodownik, materials scientist, engineer, and author of Stuff Matters"There is passion for engineering on every single page…Roma Agrawal has a special skill of reawakening that part of us that simply wants to understand how the built world works, and to dream of creating our own machines." -- Angela Saini, author of Inferior"A masterclass in storytelling…Agrawal is the perfect narrator: her curiosity, technical knowledge, and excitement fill every page. It left me inspired by the ingenuity of historic engineers and optimistic for future innovation." -- Jess Wade, physicist and author of Nano"Fascinating stories behind the humble devices that make our human world work, told with an engineer’s infectious excitement and enthusiasm for detail." -- Gaia Vince, author of Nomad Century"Inside this wonderfully engaging book is a profound message: that so much of technology comes from ingenious reiterations of just a few innovations in engineering…Roma Agrawal brings these inventions vividly to life." -- Philip Ball, author of The Book of Minds"Essential reading for budding engineers, young and old." -- Anna Ploszajski, materials scientist, engineer, and author of Handmade"A quirky, entertaining riff on the building blocks of engineering." -- Kirkus Reviews

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  • Toyota Kaizen Methods

    Taylor & Francis Inc Toyota Kaizen Methods

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    Book SynopsisToyota Kaizen Methods: Six Steps to Improvement focuses on the skills and techniques practiced inside Toyota Motor Corporation during the past decades. This workbook focuses on the actual training course concepts and methods used by Toyota to develop employee skill level, a core element of Toyota's success. It is not a book about holding Western-style five-day Kaizen events, which were in reality quite rare during the development of Toyota's production system and are virtually nonexistent today inside Toyota. Written by two of Toyota's most revered and experienced trainers, the book Traces the origins of Kaizen since the inception of Toyota Motor Corporation Articulates the basic six-step Kaizen improvement skills pattern taught inside Toyota Helps practitioners of Kaizen improve their own skill level and confidence by simplifying concepts and removing any mystery in the process Provides homework assignments and aTrade Review …What I personally learned from people like Isao Kato and Art Smalley during my Toyota years was that a company’s success largely can be attributed to total employee involvement in daily Kaizen. This difference is critical when compared to traditional Western manufacturing companies. Team members in Toyota working with improvement tools, involvement opportunities, and a structured process constantly delivered amazing results that surpassed my expectations. This book represents a model for understanding Kaizen inside Toyota and the skills required to analyze basic processes and drive improvement.—Russ Scaffede, former V.P. of manufacturing, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Table of ContentsForeword, 1. Introduction, 2. Background of Kaizen in Toyota, 3. Introduction to Kaizen in Toyota, 4. Step 1: Discover Improvement Potential, 5. Step 2: Analyze Current Methods, 6. Step 3: Generate Original Ideas, 7. Step 4: Develop an Implementation Plan, 8. Step 5: Implement the Plan, 9. Step 6: Evaluate the New Method, 10. Summary, Appendix 1: Ten Areas to Investigate for Operational Improvement, Appendix 2: Forms and Instructions, Index, About the Author

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  • Multihazard Considerations in Civil

    Apple Academic Press Inc. Multihazard Considerations in Civil

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    Book SynopsisThis book explains and presents the need for Multihazard Consideration (MH) in the management of civil infrastructure, what constitutes MH, and how to address MH in design and analysis. A generalized theory of MH will serve as the basis of the objective treatment of this volume. Use of MH in bridge management (inspection, maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement) will serve as the basis for several examples, and numerous case studies will be presented throughout. Trade Review"This is a very much needed book in the field of infrastructure engineering. This is the first time that the topic of Multihazard considerations has been so thoroughly and clearly studied. This book will serve the engineering community in the years to come as it will be the basis for courses in civil engineering. It adds a new line of thinking to what we already think of as civil engineering."— Simos Gerasimidis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA"Multihazard Considerations in Civil Infrastructure is a highly innovative book. It is a timely book given the increasing interest in multi-hazards. The book provides a strong and quantitative description of multihazard assessment and design. It is an excellent ‘go to’ resource for those readers looking to learn about multihazard analyses for their applications in civil infrastructure. The main strength of the book is the emphasis on multi-hazard analysis in the context of decision making which is where the rubber hits the road in the world of multihazards." — Jerome Lynch, University of Michigan, USA"This book will serve as a valuable resource and a handbook for those involved in monitoring and inspection of infrastructures. It is especially useful for engineers considering analysis of infrastructure systems in multihazard environments."—Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, February 2017Table of ContentsIntroduction. Multihazards and Management Paradigms. Multihazards and Infrastructure Design Infrastructure Management and Multihazards in Practice. Implementation of MH Paradigm.

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