Product Description: Geo-mathematical modelling: models from complexity science   Sir Alan Wilson, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London   Mathematical and computer models for a complexity science tool kit   Geographical systems are characterised by locations, activities at locations, interactions between them and the infrastructures that carry these activities and flows...read more

WE KNOW THE SATThe experts at The Princeton Review take the SAT and other standardized tests each year to make sure you get the most up-to-date, thoroughly researched books possible.WE KNOW STUDENTSEach year we help more than two million students score high with our courses, bestselling books, and award-winning software:WE GET RESULTSStudents who take our six-week SAT course have an average score increase of 140 points (verified by Roper Starch Worldwide).  The proven techniques we teach in our courses are in this book.AND IF IT'S ON THE SAT, IT'S IN THIS BOOKThe Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT is very different from getting straight As in school.  We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about math and English--only the techniques that you need to score high on the SAT.  There's a big difference.  In Cracking the SAT & PSAT, we'll teach you how to think like the test makers and:*Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you*Solve SAT analogies when you're not sure what all the words mean*Tackle verbal problems by using clues in the questions*Crack SAT algebra by "plugging in" numbers in place of letters*Ace the geometry problems by "guesstimating" and "sketching"This book includes two full-length diagnostic exams that will predict your score on both the SAT and PSAT.  The questions in these tests are exactly like the ones you'll find on the real SAT, and we fully explain every solution.Includes four full-length sample SATs on a Windows and Macintosh CD-ROM, plus the assessment tests in the book!  Quick feedback--predict your SAT score instantly.

An introduction to scientific computing for differential equations Introduction to Computation and Modeling for Differential Equations provides a unified and integrated view of numerical analysis, mathematical modeling in applications, and programming to solve differential equations, which is essential in problem-solving across many disciplines, such as engineering, physics, and economics. This book successfully introduces readers to the subject through a unique "Five-M" approach: Modeling, Mathematics, Methods, MATLAB, and Multiphysics. This approach facilitates a thorough understanding of how models are created and preprocessed mathematically with scaling, classification, and approximation, and it also illustrates how a problem is solved numerically using the appropriate mathematical methods. The book's approach of solving a problem with mathematical, numerical, and programming tools is unique and covers a wide array of topics, from mathematical modeling to implementing a working computer program. The author utilizes the principles and applications of scientific computing to solve problems involving: Ordinary differential equations Numerical methods for Initial Value Problems (IVPs) Numerical methods for Boundary Value Problems (BVPs) Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) Numerical methods for parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic PDEs Mathematical modeling with differential equations Numerical solution Finite difference and finite element methods Real-world examples from scientific and engineering applications including mechanics, fluid dynamics, solid mechanics, chemical engineering, electromagnetic field theory, and control theory are solved through the use of MATLAB and the interactive scientific computing program Comsol Multiphysics. Numerous illustrations aid in the visualization of the solutions, and a related Web site features demonstrations, solutions to problems, MATLAB programs, and additional data. Introduction to Computation and Modeling for Differential Equations is an ideal text for courses in differential equations, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, and numerical methods at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. The book also serves as a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners in the fields of mathematics, engineering, and computer science who would like to refresh and revive their knowledge of the mathematical and numerical aspects as well as the applications of scientific computation.

Product Description: Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Processes is written as a guide for those new to mathematical modeling, to learn to use mathematics as a problem-solving tool. It directly approaches modeling of processes together with the mathematical methods for their solution...read more

Product Description: The second edition of this textbook presents the basic mathematical knowledge and skills that are needed for courses on modern theoretical physics, such as those on quantum mechanics, classical and quantum field theory, and related areas...read more

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Product Description: Poetry. Literary Nonfiction. "The world has long been full of praise for Jim Sallis's crime novels' poetic prose and richly-described landscapes. It is time that we simply call Sallis a poet, one who depicts and reveals our inner landscape...read more

Engineering Electromagnetics, Third Edition not only provides students with a good theoretical understanding of electromagnetic field equations but it also treats a large number of applications. Topics presented have been carefully chosen for their direct applications to engineering design or to enhance the understanding of a related topic. Included in this new edition are more than 400 examples and exercises and 600 end-of-chapter problems, many of them applications. Many chapters have been reorganized, updated, and condensed for ease of classroom use.  A key feature of this new edition is the use of Matlab applications throughout the text.  Supplementary files are available online at www.springer.com.   The book is a comprehensive two-semester textbook. It is written in direct terms with all details of derivations included and all steps in the solutions to examples listed. It requires little beyond basic calculus and can be used for self study. A wealth of examples and alternative explanations makes it very approachable by students.  A complete solutions manual for the end-of-chapter problems is available for professors.

As a new type of technique, simplicial methods have yielded extremely important contributions toward solutions of a system of nonlinear equations. Theoretical investigations and numerical tests have shown that the performance of simplicial methods depends critically on the triangulations underlying them. This monograph describes some recent developments in triangulations and simplicial methods. It includes the D1-triangulation and its applications to simplicial methods. As a result, efficiency of simplicial methods has been improved significantly. Thus more effective simplicial methods have been developed.

In the first edition of Bioelectricity, Plonsey and Barr provided an introduction to electrophysiology following a quantitative approach. In this second edition they address new discoveries in the field of ion channels. The text is an introduction to electrophysiology utilizing a quantitative approach. It describes the principles of electrical fields, using basic principles from science and engineering while taking the biological applications into consideration. The book thus provides an introduction to the quantitative description of underlying electrophysiology with illustrative application to cardiac electrophysiology and functional electrical stimulation. The book can be used as a bridge to more advanced texts, particularly those that stress a quantitative approach.

Product Description: The ITM conference series has always had a strong spirit of cooperation under the NATO/CCMS umbrella, and with the considerable interest fram Partner countries to participate in the ITM conferences, it provides an excellent opportunity to create ties between scientists...read more

Product Description: Nonsmooth energy functions govern phenomena which occur frequently in nature and in all areas of life. They constitute a fascinating subject in mathematics and permit the rational understanding of yet unsolved or partially solved questions in mechanics, engineering and economics...read more