Mathematics Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Mathematical Problems and Methods of Hydrodynamic
Book SynopsisThe material provides an historical background to forecasting developments as well as introducing recent advances. The book will be of interest to both mathematicians and physicians, the topics covered include equations of dynamical meteorology, first integrals, non-linear stability, well-posedness of boundary problems, non-smooth solutions, parameters and free oscillations, meteorological data processing, methods of approximation and interpolation and numerical methods for forecast modelling.Table of Contents1. Equations of Dynamical Meteorology 2. Small Parameters and Small Oscillations 3. Meteorological Data Processing 4. Numerical Methods for Prognostic Systems
£446.50
Taylor & Francis Inc Volterra Equations and Applications
Book SynopsisThis volume comprises selected papers presented at the Volterra Centennial Symposium and is dedicated to Volterra and the contribution of his work to the study of systems - an important concept in modern engineering. Vito Volterra began his study of integral equations at the end of the nineteenth century and this was a significant development in the theory of integral equations and nonlinear functional analysis. Volterra series are of interest and use in pure and applied mathematics and engineering.Table of Contents1. Retrospective of Vito Volterra and His Influence on Nonlinear Systems Theory 2. Volterra Integral Equations at Wisconsin 3. Stability and Asymptotic Behaviour of Solutions of Equations with Aftereffect 4. Generalized Halay Inequalities for Volterra Functional Differential Equations and Discretized Versions 5. Stochastic Convolutions with Kernels Arising in Volterra Equations 6. An Example of Lp-Regularity for Hyperbolic Integrodifferential Equations 7. The Present Status of UAS for Volterra and Delay Equations 8. Myopic Maps and Volterra Series Approximations 9. State Space Theory for Abstract Volterra Operators
£199.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Generalized Harmonic Analysis and Wavelet
Book SynopsisThe book presents a more comprehensive treatment of transmutation operators associated with the Bessel operator, and explores many of their properties. They are fundamental in the complete study of the Bessel harmonic analysis and the Bessel wavelet packets. Many applications of these theories and their generalizations have been injected throughout the text by way of a rich collection of problems and references. The results and methods in this book should be of interest to graduate and researchers working in special functions such as Fourier analysis, hypergroup and operator theories, differential equations, probability theory and mathematical physics. Background materials are given in adequate detail to enable a graduate student to proceed rapidly from the very basics of the frontier of research in the area of generalized harmonic analysis and wavelets.Table of ContentsThe book presents a more comprehensive treatment of transmutation operators associated with the Bessel operator, and explores many of their properties. They are fundamental in the complete study of the Bessel harmonic analysis and the Bessel wavelet packets. Many applications of these theories and their generalizations have been injected throughout the text by way of a rich collection of problems and references. The results and methods in this book should be of interest to graduate and researchers working in special functions such as Fourier analysis, hypergroup and operator theories, differential equations, probability theory and mathematical physics. Background materials are given in adequate detail to enable a graduate student to proceed rapidly from the very basics of the frontier of research in the area of generalized harmonic analysis and wavelets.
£115.00
A A Balkema Publishers Software Für Statik Und Konstruktion
Book SynopsisSoftware Fur Statik Und Konstruction: Berichte Vom 4, Sofistik. A collection of articles (German edition) on Software For Statics and Constructing: Report 4 by Sofistics
£209.00
A A Balkema Publishers Geotechnical Measurements and Modelling:
Book SynopsisThe aim of the symposium was to provide a plenum for the exchange of ideas and experience of the key approaches, modelling and measurement for geotechnical engineering.
£999.99
Springer Random Processes with Independent Increments
Book SynopsisOne 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.Table of Contents0. Preliminary Informationh.- 0.1 Probability Space.- 0.2 Random Functions and Processes.- 0.3 Conditional Probabilities.- 0.4 Independence.- 1. Sums of Independent Random Variables.- 1.1 Main Inequalities.- 1.2 Renewal Scheme.- 1.3 Random Walks. Recurrence.- 1.4 Distribution of Ladder Functions.- 2. General Processes with Independent Increments (Random Measures).- 2.1 Nonnegative Random Measures with Independent Values (r.m.i.v.).- 2.2 Random Measures with Alternating Signs.- 2.3 Stochastic Integrals and Countably Additive r.m.i.v.- 2.4 Random Linear Functional and Generalized Functions.- 3. Processes with Independent Increments. General Properties.- 3.1 Decomposition of a Process. Properties of Sample Functions.- 3.2 Stochastically Continuous Processes.- 3.3 Properties of Sample Functions.- 3.4 Locally Homogeneous Processes with Independent Increments.- 4. Homogeneous Processes.- 4.1 General Properties.- 4.2 Additive Functionals.- 4.3 Composed Poisson Process.- 4.4 Homogeneous Processes in R.- 5. Multiplicative Processes.- 5.1 Definition and General Properties.- 5.2 Multiplicative Processes in Abelian Groups.- 5.3 Stochastic Semigroups of Linear Operators in Rd.- Notes.- References.
£42.74
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Concise Introduction To Calculus, A
Book SynopsisThe student of calculus is entitled to ask what calculus is and what it can be used for. This short book provides an answer.The author starts by demonstrating that calculus provides a mathematical tool for the quantitative analysis of a wide range of dynamical phenomena and systems with variable quantities.He then looks at the origins and intuitive sources of calculus, its fundamental methodology, and its general framework and basic structure, before examining a few typical applications.The author's style is direct and pedagogical. The new student should find that the book provides a clear and strong grounding in this important technique.Table of ContentsNumbers, variables and functions; basic concepts and basic properties of functions; approximation and limit; basic structure and foundational theory of calculus; typical examples of applications and computations.
£32.08
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd First Look At Stochastic Processes, A
Book SynopsisThis textbook introduces the theory of stochastic processes, that is, randomness which proceeds in time. Using concrete examples like repeated gambling and jumping frogs, it presents fundamental mathematical results through simple, clear, logical theorems and examples. It covers in detail such essential material as Markov chain recurrence criteria, the Markov chain convergence theorem, and optional stopping theorems for martingales. The final chapter provides a brief introduction to Brownian motion, Markov processes in continuous time and space, Poisson processes, and renewal theory.Interspersed throughout are applications to such topics as gambler's ruin probabilities, random walks on graphs, sequence waiting times, branching processes, stock option pricing, and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms.The focus is always on making the theory as well-motivated and accessible as possible, to allow students and readers to learn this fascinating subject as easily and painlessly as possible.
£999.99
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Mathematics For Engineers Volume 1 Numbers And
Book SynopsisThe Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences started an English-language Bachelor's program in Electrical Engineering in 2021. In order to support our international students with appropriate material, this three-volume textbook was written. Taking into account that different students will attend different mathematics courses, we decided to design three volumes of a series of mathematics books, each part for a single semester.Mathematical terms are clearly motivated, systematically equated and visualized in many animations. Mathematical proofs are almost completely renounced. Instead, a lot of applications support not only the application of mathematics but also contribute to a better understanding of mathematics.Important formulas and statements are clearly highlighted in order to increase the readability of the books. More than 300 images and sketches support the character of modern textbooks. The color-coded layout provides a clear overview of the presentation of the content, e.g. by adding new terms and definitions in light grey, important statements and sentences in grey.
£52.25
Springer Verlag, Singapore Modeling, Simulation and Optimization:
Book SynopsisThis book includes selected peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Optimization, organized by National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam, India, during 3–5 August 2020. The book covers topics of modeling, simulation and optimization, including computational modeling and simulation, system modeling and simulation, device/VLSI modeling and simulation, control theory and applications, modeling and simulation of energy system and optimization. The book disseminates various models of diverse systems and includes solutions of emerging challenges of diverse scientific fields.Table of ContentsModelling and Forecasting of Solar Radiation Data: A Case Study.- Thermal Performance Study of Bamboo and Coal Co-Gasification in a Downdraft Gasifier.- Effects of Gurney Flap and Suction Slots on the Aerodynamics of a NACA0012 Airfoil.- Effects of Numerical Dissipation and Dispersion on Computing the Convection of a Sharp Scalar Cone.- Usage of Internet of Things in Home Automation Systems: A Review.- Dynamic Analysis of Rotating FRP composite Cantilever Beam.- On-line Tool Wear Monitoring Using Low-Cost Data Acquisition System and LabVIEWTM Program.- Product Priority Problem: A Multi-objective Optimization Approach for Product Development Based on Customers’ Priority.- Approximating Non-intersecting Closed Curves Through Four-Bar Linkage Mechanism.- Optimization of Crude Oil Preheating Process Using Evolutionary Algorithms.
£999.99
Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd Self-Field Theory: A New Mathematical Description
Book SynopsisThis is the first text to be written on the topic of Self-Field Theory (SFT), a new mathematical description of physics distinct from quantum field theory, the physical theory of choice by physicists at the present time. SFT is a recent development that has evolved from the classical electromagnetics of the electron’s self-fields that were studied by Abraham and Lorentz in 1903-04. Due to its bi-spinorial motions for particles and fields that obviate uncertainty, SFT is capable of obtaining closed-form solution for all atomic structures rather than the probabilistic solutions of QFT. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Self-Field Theory. The Photon. The Phonon. Self-Field Theory: A Mathematical Model of Physics. Appendices: Mathematical Preliminaries. Comments on Physical Constants, Equations, and Standards. Self-Field Theory: New Photonic Insights. Frequently Asked Questions. The Search for a General Physical Mathematics.
£109.25
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Lecture Notes On Mathematical Olympiad Courses: For Senior Section (In 2 Volumes)
Book SynopsisOlympiad mathematics is not a collection of techniques of solving mathematical problems but a system for advancing mathematical education. This book is based on the lecture notes of the mathematical Olympiad training courses conducted by the author in Singapore. Its scope and depth not only covers and beyond the usual syllabus, but introduces a variety of concepts and methods in modern mathematics as well.In each lecture, the concepts, theories and methods are taken as the core. The examples serve to explain and enrich their intentions and to indicate their applications. Besides, appropriate number of test questions is available for the readers' practice and testing purpose. Their detailed solutions are also conveniently provided.The examples are not very complicated so readers can easily understand. There are many real competition questions included which students can use to verify their abilities. These test questions originate from many countries all over the world. This book will serve as a useful textbook of mathematical Olympiad courses, a self-study lecture notes for students, or as a reference book for related teachers and researchers.Table of ContentsVolume 1: Fractional Equations; Higher Degree Polynomial Equations; Irrational Equations; Indicial Functions and Logarithmic Functions; Trigonometric Functions; Law of Sines and Law of Cosines; Manipulations of Trigonometric Expressions; Extreme Values of Functions and Mean Inequality; Extreme Value Problems in Trigonometry; Fundamental Properties of Circles; Relation of Line and Circle and Relation of Circles; Cyclic Polygons; Power of a Point with Respect to a Circle; Some Important Theorems in Geometry; Five Centers of a Triangle; Volume 2: Mathematical Induction; Arithmetic Progression and Geometric Progression; Recursive Sequence; Summation of Series; Some Fundamental Theorems on Congruence; Chinese Remainder Theorem and Order of Integer; Diophantine Equation (III); Cauchy - Schwartz Inequality; Rearrangement Inequality and Jensen' Inequality; Schur Inequality; Fractional Inequality; Variable - Freezing Method; Some Methods in Counting Numbers (I); Some Methods in Counting Numbers (II); Introduction to Functional Equations.
£999.99
Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd Mechanical Logic in Three-Dimensional Space
Book SynopsisThe book explores how build a mechanical inferences by making use of arithmetic operations on a string of numbers representing statements. In this way logic is reduced to a branch of the combinatory calculus. It covers the field of traditional logic by showing that any kind of inference can be mechanically reduced to three-variables and two-premise inferences. Meriological inferences can also be easily treated in this way. The book covers the following subjects: structural description of space; three-variable inferences through products, sums, subtractions, and divisions; generalization to n variables; relations; and applications.Table of ContentsStructural Description. Product Inferences. Sums. Subtractions. Divisions. Assessment of All the Previous Inferences. Generalized Representation and Structural Relations. Generalized Inferences. Applications. Conclusions. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.
£109.25
Springer Kernel Methods for Omics Data Mining
Book SynopsisOmics Data: Acquisition and Mining.- Omics Data: Acquisition and Mining.- Kernels and Spectrum Perturbations .- Hadamard Kernel SVM with Applications.- Regularized Multiple Kernel Learning Framework.- Correlation Kernels for SVM Classification.- Weighted GTS Kernel and Applications in Drug Side-effect Profiles Prediction.- Single Cell RNA-sequencing Data Analysis.- Kernel Non-negative Matrix Factorization Framework for Single Cell Clustering.- Deep Neural Network with Kernel Nonnegative MatrixFactorization for Single Cell Clustering.- Multi-omics Single-cell Data Integration via High-order KernelSpectral Clustering.
£98.99
Cognella Academic Publishing Applied Calculus with Business Applications
£186.26
Emerald Publishing Limited Statistical Methods for Categorical Data Analysis
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to methods and models for categorical data analysis and their applications in social science research. Companion website also available, at https://webspace.utexas.edu/dpowers/www/Trade Review.,." the first introductory text to cover, in a single volume, models and methods for discrete dependent variables, cross-classifications, and longitudinal data. A great strength of the text is the authors' informal yet sophisticated approach, which combines the discussion of general principles with illuminating and realistic empirical examples." -Roberto Mare, University of California, Los Angeles, USA "Teaching this book will be almost too easy. The prose is clear, the examples are well chosen, and the Web site provides practical details." -Michael Hout, University of California, Berkeley, USA An excellent job done by the authors. As with the first edition, Powers and Xie make the analysis of categorical data easy to understand. There are 7 chapters that are clearly written, begining with a review of simple linear regression, then going to loglinear models for contingency tables, models for ordinal and nominal dependent variables and models for event ocurrence (models for rates). The technical level is high enough to understand the theory behind the analysis and the interpretation of results. The inclusion of a new chapeter (ch.5) on multilevel models is very clearly written, and includes a short introduction to modern Bayesian modelling. Although there is not enough space for a complete introduction into this topic (which requires a high level of mathematical statistics) the authors refer to other books (like the one by Scott Lynch) for more detailed explanations (needed for a better understanding) of bayesian modelling in general. This book is a great addition to the library of students and scientists in areas like biology and sociology who want an explained compendium of (modern) techniques for analysing categorical data. Amazon review
£56.99
Oxford University Press Bayess Theorem
Book SynopsisBayes''s theorem is a tool for assessing how probable evidence makes some hypothesis. The papers in this volume consider the worth and applicability of the theorem. Richard Swinburne sets out the philosophical issues. Elliott Sober argues that there are other criteria for assessing hypotheses. Colin Howson, Philip Dawid and John Earman consider how the theorem can be used in statistical science, in weighing evidence in criminal trials, and in assessing evidence for the occurrence of miracles. David Miller argues for the worth of the probability calculus as a tool for measuring propensities in nature rather than the strength of evidence. The volume ends with the original paper containing the theorem, presented to the Royal Society in 1763.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition This is a high quality, concise collection of articles on the foundations of probability and statistics. ... The volume closes with an Appendix containing a very polished reproduction of Bayes's classic 'An Essay Towards the Solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances'. The Essay still reads very well, and it should be on every probabilist's 'must read' list. I feel quite comfortable saying something almost as glowing about this entire volume. I found this book very edifying and clear, and the debates and issues it encompasses are of great importance for contemporary philosophy of probability, statistics, and decision-making. I highly recommend this book to anyone with interests in these areas, and I commend Swinburne for putting together this neat little book. * Notre Dame Philosophical Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Bayesianism - its scopes and limits ; Bayesianism in Statistics ; Bayes's Theorem and Weighing Evidence by Juries ; Bayes, Hume, Price, and Miracles ; Propensities May Satisfy Bayes's Theorem ; 'An Essay Towards Solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances' by Thomas Bayes, presented to the Royal Society by Richard Price. Preceded by a historical introduction by G A Barnard.
£20.00
The University of Chicago Press Stable Homotopy and Generalised Homology
Book SynopsisAn edition of the notes written by J. Frank Adams for his lecture series at the University of Chicago in 1967, 1970, and 1971. The three series focused on Novikov's work on operations in complex cobordism, Quillen's work on formal groups and complex cobordism, and stable homotopy and generalized homology.Table of ContentsPreface Pt. I: S.P. Novikov's Work on Operations on Complex Cobordism 2: Cobordism groups 3: Homology 4: The Conner-Floyd Chern classes 5: The Novikov operations 6: The algebra of all operations 7: Scholium on Novikov's exposition 8: Complex manifolds Pt. II: Quillen's Work on Formal Groups and Complex Cobordism 1: Formal groups 2: Examples from algebraic topology 3: Reformulation 4: Calculations in E-homology and cohomology 5: Lazard's universal ring 6: More calculations in E-homology 7: The structure of Lazard's universal ring L 8: Quillen's theorem 9: Corollaries 10: Various formulae in [pi][subscript *](MU) 11: MU[subscript *](MU) 12: Behaviour of the Bott map 13: K[subscript *](K) 14: The Hattori-Stong theorem 15: Quillen's idempotent cohomology operations 16: The Brown-Peterson spectrum 17: KO[subscript *](KO) Pt. III: Stable Homotopy and Generalised Homology 2: Spectra 3: Elementary properties of the category of CW-spectra 4: Smash products 5: Spanier-Whitehead duality 6: Homology and cohomology 7: The Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence 8: The inverse limit and its derived functors 9: Products 10: Duality in manifolds 11: Applications in K-theory 12: The Steenrod algebra and its dual 13: A universal coefficient theorem 14: A category of fractions 15: The Adams spectral sequence 16: Applications to [pi][subscript *](bu[actual symbol not reproducible]X): modules over K[x, y] 17: Structure of [pi][subscript *](bu[actual symbol not reproducible]bu)~
£34.20
The University of Chicago Press Lectures on Lie Groups Midway Reprints Series
Book Synopsis"["Lectures in Lie Groups"] fulfills its aim admirably and should be a useful reference for any mathematician who would like to learn the basic results for compact Lie groups. . . . The book is a well written basic text [and Adams] has done a service to the mathematical community." Irving Kaplansky"
£23.00
The University of Chicago Press Predicting the Weather Victorians and the
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£52.25
The University of Chicago Press Inversions Popular Lectures in Mathematics
Book SynopsisIn this book, I. Ya. Bakel'man introduces inversion transformations in the Euclidean plane and discusses the interrelationships among more general mathematical concepts. The author begins by defining and giving examples of the concept of a transformation in the Euclidean plane, and then explains the point of infinity and the stereographic projection of the sphere onto the plane. With this preparation, the student is capable of applying the theory of inversions to classical construction problems in the plane. The author also discusses the theory of pencils of circles, and he uses the acquired techniques in a proof of Ptolemy's theorem. In the final chapter, the idea of a group is introduced with applications of group theory to geometry. The author demonstrates the group-theoretic basis for the distinction between Euclidean and Lobachevskian geometry.
£24.00
The University of Chicago Press The Decomposition of Figures Into Smaller Parts
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The University of Chicago Press The World the Game Theorists Made
Book SynopsisDrawing on a diverse collection of institutional archives, personal correspondence and papers, and interviews, the author shows how game theory offered social scientists, biologists, military strategists, and others a common, flexible language that could facilitate wide-ranging thought and debate on some of the most critical issues of the day.Trade Review"Erickson has written a vital book. He shows how game theory has survived despite its repeated failure to fulfill the highest hopes of its exponents. This is an outstanding and sure-to-be influential study of twentieth-century science and social thought." (Joel Isaac, Christ's College, Cambridge)
£91.00
The University of Chicago Press The World the Game Theorists Made
Book SynopsisDrawing on a diverse collection of institutional archives, personal correspondence and papers, and interviews, the author shows how game theory offered social scientists, biologists, military strategists, and others a common, flexible language that could facilitate wide-ranging thought and debate on some of the most critical issues of the day.Trade Review"Erickson has written a vital book. He shows how game theory has survived despite its repeated failure to fulfill the highest hopes of its exponents. This is an outstanding and sure-to-be influential study of twentieth-century science and social thought." (Joel Isaac, Christ's College, Cambridge)
£31.00
The University of Chicago Press Harmonic Analysis and Partial Differential Equations
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£42.75
The University of Chicago Press Towards Reading Freud SelfCreation in Milton
Book SynopsisIn this application of game theory to political phenomena, Cohen focuses on Chile and Brazil. He explores why democratic reforms failed in Latin America, arguing that political outcomes cannot be explained without treating beliefs and preferences as having a causal force in their own right.
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press NavierStokes Equations
Book SynopsisAn introduction to mathematical aspects of fluid mechanics that provides a compact and self-contained course on the classical, nonlinear, partial differential equations, which are used to describe and analyze fluid dynamics and the flow of gases.
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Geometry of Nonpositively Curved Manifolds
Book SynopsisStarting from the foundations, this text presents an almost entirely self-contained treatment of differentiable spaces of nonpositive curvature, focusing on the symmetric spaces in which every geodesic lies in a flat Euclidean space of dimension at least two.
£117.80
The University of Chicago Press The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers 2e
Book SynopsisEarning praise from scientists, journalists, faculty, and students, this book helps writers to communicate data clearly. It draws on a decade of additional experience and research, expanding author's advice on reaching everyday audiences and further integrating non-print formats.Trade Review"Clearly written, with a checklist at the end of each chapter, invaluable for students. It should be required reading for journalists and politicians." (Economist) "Miller presents a holistic and accessible approach to understanding the issues in communicating [numeric] information by focusing on the entire writing process. Besides providing foundation principles for writing about numbers and exploring tools for displaying figures, the book combines statistical literacy with good writing.... Highly recommended." (Choice)
£24.00
The University of Chicago Press InfiniteDimensional Optimization and Convexity
Book SynopsisIn this volume, Ekeland and Turnbull are mainly concerned with existence theory. They seek to determine whether, when given an optimization problem consisting of minimizing a functional over some feasible set, an optimal solution-a minimizer-may be found.
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press Mathematics and the Unexpected
Book SynopsisIn this brief treatise, Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project, but particulars are practically impossible.
£21.00
The University of Chicago Press The Best of All Possible Worlds Mathematics and
Book SynopsisTracing the impact of optimization and the ways in which it has influenced the study of mathematics, biology, economics, and even politics, this title reveals how the idea has driven some of our greatest intellectual breakthroughs.Trade Review"The deity of Leibniz and Maupertuis can only make action stationary; to us remains the challenge to make the world as good as possible.... We can neither evade such problems nor address them without science. Ekeland's admirable account gives us the tools to consider these important questions in greater depth." - Peter Pesic, Times Literary Supplement "A vivid picture of human history and destiny.... Ekeland moves easily from mathematics to physics, biology, ethics, and philosophy." - Freeman Dyson, New York Review of Books "[Ekeland's] explanations are clear and elegant... and his prose is fluid, exhilarating, and suspenseful. I tried to put this book down after chapter 4 but couldn't. It was as if some compelling force of nature had a purpose, an opposing directive in the best of all possible worlds." - Joseph Mazur, Nature"
£16.72
The University of Chicago Press Geometry Rigidity and Group Actions
Book SynopsisExplores the role of group actions and rigidity in several areas of mathematics, including ergodic theory, dynamics, geometry, topology, and the algebraic properties of representation varieties.
£72.20
The University of Chicago Press Perspectives in Computation
Book SynopsisComputation is the process of applying a procedure or algorithm to the solution of a mathematical problem. This book covers three broad topics: the computation process and its limitations, the search for computational efficiency, and the role of quantum mechanics in computation.Trade Review"A beautiful little book.... It succeeds so well because Geroch believes that 'physics is a human activity' and wants to share some of its joy with others." - Physics Today"
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Commutative Semigroup Rings Chicago Lectures in
Book Synopsis"Commutative Semigroup Rings" was the first exposition of the basic properties of semigroup rings. Gilmer concentrates on the interplay between semigroups and rings, thereby illuminating both of these important concepts in modern algebra."
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press Deviant Logic Fuzzy Logic Beyond the Formalism
Book SynopsisIn this volume, Haack includes the complete text of Deviant Logic, as well as five additional papers that expand and update it. Two of these essays critique fuzzy logic, while three augment Deviant Logic's treatment of deduction and logical truth.
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The University of Chicago Press Topics in Geometric Group Theory
Book SynopsisThis work seeks to offer a concise introduction to geometric group theory - a method for studying infinite groups via their intrinsic geometry. Basic combinatorial and geometric group theory is presented, along with research on the growth of groups, and exercises and problems.
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The University of Chicago Press Quantifying Life A Symbiosis of Computation
Book SynopsisSince the time of Isaac Newton, physicists have used mathematics to describe the behavior of matter of all sizes, from subatomic particles to galaxies. In the past three decades, as advances in molecular biology have produced an avalanche of data, computational and mathematical techniques have also become necessary tools in the arsenal of biologists. But while quantitative approaches are now providing fundamental insights into biological systems, the college curriculum for biologists has not caught up, and most biology majors are never exposed to the computational and probabilistic mathematical approaches that dominate in biological research. With Quantifying Life, Dmitry A. Kondrashov offers an accessible introduction to the breadth of mathematical modeling used in biology today. Assuming only a foundation in high school mathematics, Quantifying Life takes an innovative computational approach to developing mathematical skills and intuition. Through lessons illustrated with copious examples, mathematical and programming exercises, literature discussion questions, and computational projects of various degrees of difficulty, students build and analyze models based on current research papers and learn to implement them in the R programming language. This interplay of mathematical ideas, systematically developed programming skills, and a broad selection of biological research topics makes Quantifying Life an invaluable guide for seasoned life scientists and the next generation of biologists alike.
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The University of Chicago Press Berkeleys Philosophy of Mathematics Science and
Book SynopsisIn this first modern, critical assessment of the place of mathematics in Berkeley's philosophy and Berkeley's place in the history of mathematics, Douglas M. Jesseph provides a bold reinterpretation of Berkeley's work. Jesseph challenges the prevailing view that Berkeley's mathematical writings are peripheral to his philosophy and argues that mathematics is in fact central to his thought, developing out of his critique of abstraction. Jesseph's argument situates Berkeley's ideas within the larger historical and intellectual context of the Scientific Revolution. Jesseph begins with Berkeley's radical opposition to the received view of mathematics in the philosophy of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, when mathematics was considered a science of abstractions. Since this view seriously conflicted with Berkeley's critique of abstract ideas, Jesseph contends that he was forced to come up with a nonabstract philosophy of mathematics. Jesseph examines Berkeley's unique tr
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The University of Chicago Press Squaring the Circle The War between Hobbes and
Book SynopsisThis text presents an account of the argument between Thomas Hobbes and John Wallis, from the core mathematics to the broader issues. Their battle of the books illuminates the relationship between science and 17th-century debates over the limits of sovereign power and the existence of God.
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The University of Chicago Press Lie Algebras and Locally Compact Groups Chicago
Book SynopsisThis volume presents lecture notes based on the author's courses on Lie algebras and the solution of Hilbert's fifth problem. In chapter 1, Lie Algebras, the structure theory of semi-simple Lie algebras in characteristic zero is presented, following the ideas of Killing and Cartan. Chapter 2, The Structure of Locally Compact Groups, deals with the solution of Hilbert's fifth problem given by Gleason, Montgomery, and Zipplin in 1952.
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press Fuchsian Groups
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The University of Chicago Press Simplicial Objects in Algebraic Topology
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The University of Chicago Press A Concise Course in Algebraic Topology Chicago
Book SynopsisProvides a treatment of algebraic topology that reflects the enormous internal developments within the field and retains the classical presentations of various topics where appropriate. Most chapters end with problems that further explore and refine the concepts presented.
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The University of Chicago Press The Chicago Guide to Writing about Multivariate
Book SynopsisSuitable for those who needs to communicate complex research results, this title includes four new chapters that cover writing about interactions, writing about event history analysis, writing about multilevel models, and the Goldilocks principle for choosing the right size contrast for interpreting results for different variables.Trade Review"To assist readers in understanding the ideas, Jane E. Miller practices what she preaches, keeping text succinct, vocabulary accessible, and examples and analogies easy to relate to. The tome is chock full of 'Zen moments'." (Choice)"
£39.90
The University of Chicago Press Ratners Theorems on Unipotent Flows
Book SynopsisThe theorems of Marina Ratner have guided key advances in understanding dynamical systems. Here, the author offers an introduction to these theorems and an account of the proof of Ratner's measure classification theorem. This is a collection of lecture notes aimed at graduate students and brings these theorems to a broader mathematical readership.
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press Group Actions in Ergodic Theory Geometry and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Zimmer is one of the most influential contemporary American mathematicians. The corpus of Zimmer's contributions stands out by its coherence and its grand vision. Much more than being a strong problem-solver, more even than being a theory-builder, Zimmer is a mathematician with an overarching sense of the destination, with a domineering command of all relevant available techniques, with the inspiration to bring to life those techniques that were not available yet, with, in conclusion and to use a trivial formulation, a program."--Nicolas Monod, cole polytechnique f d rale de Lausanne --Nicolas Monod, cole polytechnique f d rale de Lausanne
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The University of Chicago Press Several Complex Variables
Book SynopsisDrawn from lectures given by Raghavan Narasimhan at the University of Geneva and the University of Chicago, this book presents the part of the theory of several complex variables pertaining to unramified domains over C . Topics discussed are Hartogs' theory, domains in holomorphy, and automorphism of bounded domains.
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