Professional Science

Useful Techniques from Sorting to Encryption There are many books on data structures and algorithms, and some books laying out useful libraries of C functions, but this book aims to give you a unique combination of theoretical background and working code. In ... More

With its easy-to-grasp explanations of the science behind every aspect of our most urgent environmental policy decisions. Out of Gas is a handbook for the future of civilization.... More

The book introduces engineers, computer scientists, and physicists to advanced math topics as they relate to practical problems. The material is arranged into seven independent parts: ODE; Linear Algebra, Vector calculus; Fourier Analysis and Partial Differential Equations; Complex Analysis; Numeric... More

Operations Research: Theory and Applications, is a comprehensive text for courses in Quantitative Methods, Operations Research, Management Science, Analytical Methods for Decision-Making, and other related courses. The third edition of the book further enhances the easy-to-understand approach emplo... More

An easy to understand introduction to the organic chemistry of medicinal plants Pengelly’s user friendly text will encourage educators in medical science to consider using this material in the complementary medicine/nutraceuticals areas May I congratulate Andrew Pengelly for writing this text as i... More

This work offers a unique coverage of modern seismic instrumentation. It provides not only detailed information on the basic understanding of seismic instruments but it also includes an overview of current equipment on the market. Furthermore, the following topics are included: - installing seismic ... More

This highly-regarded text serves as a quick reference book which offers clear, concise instructions on how and when to use the most popular nonparametric procedures. This edition features some procedures that have withstood the test of time and are now used by many practitioners, such as the Fisher ... More

Offering a distinctive approach, this book will teach readers not only how to use COM but how to think in COM. COM can greatly improve the efficiency of applications, but COM fluency is a difficult task. The book is a top resource for developers who need to make the transition from superficial under... More

Table of contents Chapter 1?Introduction- Scope and Applications Chapter 2?Types, Sources and Collection of Data Chapter 3?Presentation of Data Chapter 4?Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Chapter 5?Probability Chapter 6?Sampling Techniques Chapter 7?Statistical Distributions Chap... More

The book is designed for graduate students and researchers and can serve as material for a two-semester core course on real analysis. The material is mostly about measure and integration over a finite measure space, developing a general mathematical framework for handling uncertainty in quantitative... More

Foreword / Preface / On Provability versus Consistency in Elementary Mathematics - Shailesh A Shirali / To Find Four Distinct Positive Integers such that the Sum of any Two of them is a Square - S H Aravind / Bachet's Problem - B Bagchi / Mathematical Induction - An Impresario of the Infinite - B Su... More

Until the publication of Introduction to Nuclear Reactions, an introductory reference on nonrelativistic nuclear reactions had been unavailable. Providing a concise overview of nuclear reactions, this reference discusses the main formalisms, ranging from basic laws to the final formulae used to calc... More

A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless. Everything you might want to know about infinity -- in history, and all the way to today's cutting-edge science.Throughout history, the Infinite has been a dangerous idea. Men have lost their lives, their careers, or their freedom for talking abo... More