Instant Notes in Chemistry for Biologists (Instant Notes)

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Instant Notes in Chemistry for Biologists, Second Edition is a concise yet comprehensive book for undergraduates in the life sciences who have a limited background in chemistry. This book covers the main concepts in chemistry, provides simple explanations of chemical terminology, and extensively illustrates underlying principles and phenomena in the life sciences with clear biological examples. Building on the success of the first edition, the second edition has been fully revised and updated and includes new sections on water as a biological solvent, inorganic molecules and biological macromolecules.

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Fine presentation of chemistry for review.......2000-06-01

I was searching for a book that would serve as a review for a basic chemistry class I took years ago. I still remembered some of the concepts, but not in enough detail to be comfortable with information I was studying in neuroscience. I came across this book and found exactly what I needed -- everything is covered, even some organic, in a neat, easy to follow layout. Lots of diagrams, lots of explanation. The writing is precise, with no words wasted, as each concept is presented, explained, and associated with related processes. A good book for anyone reviewing chemistry or wanting a quick, reasonably complex introduction.

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A giant step for medicine or the most serious threat to personal freedom yet? A cure for cancer or an invitation to genetic discrimination and the search for a master race? Here, not a minute too soon, is a behind-the-scenes account of the Human Genome Project, the most ethically and politically complex scientific undertaking of this generation. Dubbed the ``Holy Grail of Biology,'' the Genome Project will occupy over the next five to 15 years a majority of the best public and private labs and cost more than the GNP of many nations. This book separates fact from fiction, identifies the real moral issues in the debate, and captures the drama--as well as the intrigue and infighting--that has riveted the scientific establishment throughout.

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This book is devoted to the theory of topological dynamics of random dynamical systems. The theory of random dynamical systems is a relatively new and fast expanding field of research which attracts the attention of researchers from various fields of science. It unites and develops the classical deterministic theory of dynamical systems and probability theory, hence finding many applications in a very wide range of disciplines from physics to biology to engineering, finance, and economics. Recent developments call for a systematic presentation of the theory. Topological dynamics of random dynamical systems is the first book to deal with the theory of topological dynamics of random dynamical systems. It presents in detail the solutions to the most fundamental problems of topological dynamics: linearization of nonlinear smooth systems, classification, and structural stability of linear hyperbolic systems. Employing the tools and methods of algebraic ergodic theory, the theory presented in the book has surprisingly beautiful results showing the richness of random dynamical systems as well as giving a gentle generalization of the classical deterministic theory. Mathematicians working in the theory of dynamical systems, stochastic dynamics, as well as those interested in applications of mathematical systems with random noise, will find this timely book a valuable reference and rich source of modern mathematical results and methods.

Stochastic Systems (Mathematics in Science & Engineering)

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Stochastic Systems (Mathematics in Science & Engineering)
George Adomian
Manufacturer: Academic Pr
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Chaotic Transitions in Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamical Systems: Applications of Melnikov Processes in Engineering, Physics, and Neuroscience.

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Chaotic Transitions in Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamical Systems: Applications of Melnikov Processes in Engineering, Physics, and Neuroscience.
Emil Simiu
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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ASIN: 0691050945

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The classical Melnikov method provides information on the behavior of deterministic planar systems that may exhibit transitions, i.e. escapes from and captures into preferred regions of phase space. This book develops a unified treatment of deterministic and stochastic systems that extends the applicability of the Melnikov method to physically realizable stochastic planar systems with additive, state-dependent, white, colored, or dichotomous noise. The extended Melnikov method yields the novel result that motions with transitions are chaotic regardless of whether the excitation is deterministic or stochastic. It explains the role in the occurrence of transitions of the characteristics of the system and its deterministic or stochastic excitation, and is a powerful modeling and identification tool.

The book is designed primarily for readers interested in applications. The level of preparation required corresponds to the equivalent of a first-year graduate course in applied mathematics. No previous exposure to dynamical systems theory or the theory of stochastic processes is required. The theoretical prerequisites and developments are presented in the first part of the book. The second part of the book is devoted to applications, ranging from physics to mechanical engineering, naval architecture, oceanography, nonlinear control, stochastic resonance, and neurophysiology.

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Control & Chaos

Manufacturer: Birkhäuser Boston
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ASIN: 0817638679

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The articles in this "Control & Chaos" volume are an outgrowth of a US-Australia workshop held in Hawaii in 1995. Experts in dynamical systems theory and control theory from the US and Australia, as well as England and Japan, focused on the problem of controlling nonlinear and potentially chaotic systems using limited control effort. The formal contributions take into account the discussions and commentaries of the participants and are reflected at the end of each article. Part I contains papers dealing with modeling, behavior, reconstruction, prediction and numerics. Part II deals with controlling complex systems by means of embedding unstable periodic orbits, targeting, filtering, optimization and adaptive methods. Part III contains four applications papers including the control of a bouncing ball, evolutionary stability, chaos in ecosystems, and neural networks.

Device Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics (Understanding Complex Systems)

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Device Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics (Understanding Complex Systems)

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ASIN: 3540338772

Engineering Uncertainty and Risk Analysis: A Balanced Approach to Probability, Statistics, Stochastic Modeling, and Stochastic Differential Equations

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'Never tell me the odds' - Solo
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Engineering Uncertainty and Risk Analysis: A Balanced Approach to Probability, Statistics, Stochastic Modeling, and Stochastic Differential Equations
Sergio E., Ph.D. Serrano
Manufacturer: Hydroscience Inc.
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ASIN: 096556438X

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Engineering Uncertainty and Risk Analysis offers an integrated coverage of the subjects of probability, statistics, Monte Carlo simulation,descriptive and inferential statistics, design of experiments, systems reliability, fitting random data to models, analysis of variance(ANOVA), stochastic processes, and stochastic differential equations. While these subjects are normally covered in different treatises or college courses, the author for the first time presents an introduction to the broad field of engineering uncertainty analysis in one comprehensive, friendly, coverage. The focus is on Engineering applications, rather than theoretical or mathematical considerations. Each concept is illustrated with several examples (151 solved examples) of relevance in engineering applications (no cards, colored balls, or dice). Engineering Uncertainty and Risk Analysis illustrates practical applications with the use of modern computer algebra software, such as Maple (50 short computer programs). However, no prior knowledge of Maple is needed. The author gradually introduces the reader to the use of Maple in stochastic and statistical analysis and modeling, starting from the very basic operations through advanced operations.

Engineering Uncertainty and Risk Analysis presents random differential equations as a natural extension to their deterministic counterpart, rather than a special theoretical subject for statisticians or advanced graduate work. The author strives to emulate the courses of differential equations in most college textbooks. This way the reader may associate random differential equations naturally with the deterministic course s/he had. Many examples illustrate the concepts. In addition, new powerful analytical methods to solve non-linear equations are presented for the first time at this level.

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'Never tell me the odds' - Solo.......2002-01-03

Excellent! Even if you fear probability and statistics, you can learn so much from this book. Dr. Serrano provides a crawl, walk, run approach to probability, statistics, and uncertainty. Any academic discipline could gain from this book, but the examples used tend toward engineering and its applications. Not only will the reader gain a firm foundation on the subject matter, the latter chapters take you to the upper level of stats, probability, and modeling of the unknown. As a bonus, Dr. Serrano inserts helpful hints and example programs to use in the very powerful C based Maple mathmatics software.

"Never tell me the odds!" - Solo.......2001-12-28

Excellent! I knew nothing of statistics or probability until this book. It takes you through a crawl, walk, run of these needlessly feared subjects. The practical applications are uncanny. Although focused on engineering applications, any academic discipline would gain from this book. Serrano also teaches you the basic ins and outs of the powerful C based Maple mathmatics software.

Foundations of Deterministic and Stochastic Control (Systems & Control: Foundations & Applications)

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Foundations of Deterministic and Stochastic Control (Systems & Control: Foundations & Applications)
Jon H. Davis
Manufacturer: Birkhäuser Boston
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ASIN: 0817642579

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Control theory has applications to a number of areas in engineering and communication theory. This introductory text on the subject is fairly self-contained and aimed primarily at advanced mathematics and engineering students in various disciplines.

The topics covered include realization problems, linear-quadratic optimal control, stability theory, stochastic modeling and recursive estimation algorithms in communications and control, and distributed system modeling. These topics have a wide range of applicability, and provide background for further study in the control and communications areas.

In the early chapters the basics of linear control systems as well as the fundamentals of stochastic control are presented in a unique way so that the methods generalize to a useful class of distributed parameter and nonlinear system models. The control of distributed parameter systems (systems governed by PDEs) is based on the framework of linear quadratic Gaussian optimization problems.

The approach here utilizes methods based on Wiener-Hopf integral equations. Additionally, the important notion of state space modeling of distributed systems is examined. Basic results due to Gohberg and Krein on convolution are given and many results are illustrated with some examples that carry throughout the text. The standard linear regulator problem is studied in both the continuous and discrete time cases, followed by a discussion of the (dual) filtering problems. Later chapters treat the stationary regulator and filtering problems with a Wiener-Hopf approach. This leads to spectral factorization problems and useful iterative algorithms that follow naturally from the methods employed. The interplay between time and frequency domain approaches is emphasized.

High Dimensional Nonlinear Diffusion Stochastic Processes

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High Dimensional Nonlinear Diffusion Stochastic Processes
Yevgeny Mamontov , and Magnus Willander
Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company
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ASIN: 9810243855

Meshfree Methods for Partial Differential Equations III (Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering)

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Meshfree Methods for Partial Differential Equations III (Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering)

Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 3540462147

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Meshfree methods for the numerical solution of partial differential equations are becoming more and more mainstream in many areas of applications. Their flexiblity and wide applicability are attracting engineers, scientists, and mathematicians to this very dynamic research area. This volume represents the state of the art in meshfree methods. It consists of articles which address the different meshfree techniques, their mathematical properties and their application in applied mathematics, physics and engineering.

Modelling, State Observation and Diagnosis of Quantised Systems (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)

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Modelling, State Observation and Diagnosis of Quantised Systems (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)
Jochen Schröder
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ASIN: 3540440755

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This book presents a new method for the diagnosis and observation of dynamical systems. This approach is presented with a strong theoretical background. The given methods are developed for engineering applications and are illustrated with numerous graphic and practical examples. In the first part of the book, new results in the area of automata theory, such as the solution to supervision problems for stochastic automata, are presented as well as an elaborated study on automata networks. The second part presents a new approach to qualitative modelling of dynamical systems based on quantized systems. This methodology opens the path towards application and is described and illustrated in detail. In conclusion practical applications of the developed methods are demonstrated.

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Like the movie American Beauty, this novel focuses on a dysfunctional family. While providing for his family financially, the father Douglas, is in constant search of new and younger women for sexual gratification. The mother, Vicky, is discontent with her life and betrayed relationship, and in anger has a relationship with DouglasÂ's co-worker in retaliation for his infidelity. She struggles with trying to find her freedom and leaving the security of the relationship. Robert and Barbara are teenagers trying to understand their family, although both of them are having adolescent problems of their own. Only young Winston, in his imaginary kingdom of fantastic creatures such as Sir Rhinoceros and other magical creatures have made any sense of his family.

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