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Questions of Time and Tense

cifra7 — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:00:58 GMT

This book brings together new essays on a major focus of debate in contemporary metaphysics: does time really pass, or is our ordinary experience of time as consisting of past, present, and future an illusion? The international contributors broaden this debate by demonstrating the importance of questions about the nature of time for philosophical issues in ethics, aesthetics, psychology, science, religion, and language.

Bistatic Radar (Repost)

cifra7 — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:24:54 GMT

A reference which summarizes results from bistatic radar research and contains material on concepts, definitions and mathematical development of basic relationships. The fundamentals of bistatic radars are discussed in terms of theory, requirements, applications, technology, advantages and limitations. This reference is ideal for ECM and ECCM engineers working in design and performance analysis for research and development.

Stochastic Calculus for Fractional Brownian Motion and Related Processes (Repost)

cifra7 — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:06:55 GMT

The theory of fractional Brownian motion and other long-memory processes are addressed in this volume. Interesting topics for PhD students and specialists in probability theory, stochastic analysis and financial mathematics demonstrate the modern level of this field. Among these are results about Levy characterization of fractional Brownian motion, maximal moment inequalities for Wiener integrals including the values 0<H<1/2 of Hurst index, the conditions of existence and uniqueness of solutions to SDE involving additive Wiener integrals, and of solutions of the mixed Brownian - fractional Brownian SDE. The author develops optimal filtering of mixed models including linear case, and studies financial applications and statistical inference with hypotheses testing and parameter estimation. She proves that the market with stock guided by the mixed model is arbitrage-free without any restriction on the dependence of the components and deduces different forms of the Black-Scholes equation for fractional market.

BusinessWeek Fast Track: The Best B-Schools

cifra7 — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:02:31 GMT

So you want to go to business school…An MBA prepares you for a multitude of careers— and for life. Whether you want to be a financial analyst or the next Steve Jobs, this book tells you when, why, and where to apply for the B-school that’s right for you.

Handbook of Continued Fractions for Special Functions (Repost)

cifra7 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:58:21 GMT

Special functions are pervasive in all fields of science and industry. The most well-known application areas are in physics, engineering, chemistry, computer science and statistics. Because of their importance, several books and websites (see for instance http: functions.wolfram.com) and a large collection of papers have been devoted to these functions. Of the standard work on the subject, the Handbook of mathematical functions with formulas, graphs and mathematical tables edited by Milton Abramowitz and Irene Stegun, the American National Institute of Standards claims to have sold over 700 000 copies!

Money (Greenwood Guides to Business and Economics)

cifra7 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:40:00 GMT

Dobeck and Elliot avoid the pitfalls of commenting on investments or making predictions about financial markets and focus instead on providing an integrated discussion of both historical development and contemporary reality while discussing the historical, philosophical and political-economic aspects of money, financial systems and globalization. They examine the history and evolution of money, monetary policy and central banks, financial institutions, currency and national sovereignty, financial exchanges, technology, capital markets and bonds, the short-term here and abroad, financial derivatives, risk management, regulation and the world to come that goes beyond money.

Hedge Funds Demystified (Repost)

cifra7 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:22:11 GMT

Financial expert Scott Frush first explains the basics of hedge funds and how they are different from mutual funds. He then provides you with methods for evaluating hedge funds, strategies for low-, moderate-, and high-risk investing, and the steps you need to take to incorporate hedge funds into your portfolio. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this straightforward guide gives you the inside edge for investing in hedge funds.

Cutting Edge, Advanced, Students' Book

cifra7 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:22:12 GMT

Cutting Edge is a multi-level general English course for adults and young adults. Providing a solid foundation in grammar, vocabulary and skills, Cutting Edge Starter is for complete beginners or those who need to brush up on the basics before moving on to elementary level.

The Design of the Aeroplane

cifra7 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:04:53 GMT

The Design of the Aeroplane is a textbook of commonsense principles that pays due regard to basic airworthiness requirements of airplanes intended for operation by one pilot. The coverage spread is from micro-light to business executive, by way of sporting, aerobatic, training, and agricultural aircraft. The final chapter is devoted to practical examples of particular design projects that illustrate points made in preceding chapters.

Surveys in Differential Geometry

cifra7 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:29:58 GMT

The Surveys in Differential Geometry are supplements to the Journal of Differential Geometry, which are published by International Press. They include significant invited papers combining original research and overviews of the most current research in specific areas of interest to the growing Journal of Differential Geometry community. The survey volumes serve as continuing references, inspirations for new research, and introductions to the variety of topics of interest to differential geometers.

Modern Epidemiology

cifra7 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:39:37 GMT

The thoroughly revised and updated Third Edition of the acclaimed Modern Epidemiology reflects both the conceptual development of this evolving science and the increasingly focal role that epidemiology plays in dealing with public health and medical problems. Coauthored by three leading epidemiologists, with sixteen additional contributors, this Third Edition is the most comprehensive and cohesive text on the principles and methods of epidemiologic research. The book covers a broad range of concepts and methods, such as basic measures of disease frequency and associations, study design,field methods, threats to validity, and assessing precision. It also covers advanced topics in data analysis such as Bayesian analysis, bias analysis, and hierarchical regression.

The Pleasures of Probability (Repost)

cifra7 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:09:05 GMT

The purpose of "The Pleasures of Probability" is to introduce some of the most fundamental ideas in classical probability to a fairly general audience - reaching from mathematical amateurs to scientists, from students to professional mathematicians. The only prerequisites required are a decent background in elementary algebra and an interest in discussions of a variety of problems and applications in probability. The style is informal, and the chapters are more like essays on a particular topic than textbook treatments. Even well-known problems are often covered in more depth than usual in order to illustrate underlying ideas. The book can be used as a text for a first course in probability or as a companion to a text. Each chapter ends with a few problems, the answers to which are given at the end of the book.

Web2py Enterprise Web Framework, 2nd Ed

cifra7 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:29:24 GMT

This second edition describes many features added after the release of the ﬁrst edition, including CRUD, Access Control, and Services. I hope you, dear reader, understand I have done it for you: to free you from current web programming difﬁculties, and to allow you to express yourself more and better on the Web.

Particle Image Velocimetry: A Practical Guide (Repost)

cifra7 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:19:55 GMT

This practical guide to PIV provides in a condensed form most of the information relevant for the planning, performance and understanding of experiments employing the PIV technique. In its second edition, the authors updated the chapters on the principles and included information on microscopic, high-speed and three component measurements as well as a description of advanced evaluation techniques. Steve Wereley with his knowledge completed the group of authors of the first edition and his participation as an author was the key for that update. But also the drastic increase in the range of possible applications has been taken into account as the chapter describing representative applications of the PIV technique has been expanded considerably.

Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials

cifra7 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:13:34 GMT

Widely considered the "gold standard" textbook for respiratory physiology, this compact, concise, and easy-to-read text is now in its fully updated Eighth Edition. New student-friendly features include Key Points boxes at the end of each chapter and review questions and answers. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text, plus animations that illustrate difficult physiologic concepts.

Conformal Field Theory and Topology

cifra7 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:52:13 GMT

This book gives an accessible treatment for a rigorous construction of topological invariants originally defined as partition functions of fields on manifolds. The book is organized as follows: The Introduction starts from classical mechanics and explains basic background materials in quantum field theory and geometry. Chapter 1 presents conformal field theory based on the geometry of loop groups. Chapter 2 deals with the holonomy of conformal field theory. Chapter 3 treats Chern-Simons perturbation theory. The final chapter discusses topological invariants for 3-manifolds derived from Chern-Simons perturbation theory.

Fully Chaotic Maps and Broken Time Symmetry

cifra7 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:07:37 GMT

This is the first book providing an introduction to a new approach to the nonequilibrium statistical mechanics of chaotic systems. It shows how the dynamical problem in fully chaotic maps may be solved on the level of evolving probability densities. On this level, time evolution is governed by the Frobenius--Perron operator. Spectral decompositions of this operator for a variety of systems are constructed in generalized function spaces. These generalized spectral decompositions are of special interest for systems with invertible trajectory dynamics, as on the statistical level the new solutions break time symmetry and allow for a rigorous understanding of irreversibility.

Modelling the F4U Corsair (Repost)

cifra7 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:01:48 GMT

The F4U Corsair's combat career was longer than that of almost any other World War II fighter aircraft. Its success led to its service around the globe, and it was employed by the US Navy, British Fleet Air Arm and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. After the war, the Corsair also served with the French Navy, in various Latin American Air Forces, and with forces fighting in Korea. This book showcases seven separate Corsair variants modelled across 1/32, 1/48 and 1/72 scales. Among the aircraft featured are an F4U-1 Birdcage, an F4U-1A from VF-17 'Jolly Rogers', a Fleet Air Arm Corsair Mk.II, a Korean War F4U-4 and an F4U-7 French Corsair.

Aristotle (Suny Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy)

cifra7 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:37:47 GMT

Aristotle belongs to the small class of philosophers who were not only influential in a particular field of philosophy but also shaped the profile of every philosophical discipline. In this book Otfried Höffe provides a comprehensive introduction to the life and work of Aristotle, covering well-known Aristotelian topics such as ethics, politics, and metaphysics as well as the less familiar, such as biology, psychology, and rhetoric. Höffe also compares Aristotle to other major figures in the history of European (especially German) philosophy, making connections to Kant and Hegel that are particularly insightful. A picture of Aristotle emerges as a philosopher who is much more modern than previously thought, one whose writings are still relevant today and continue to make valuable contributions to many contemporary philosophical debates.

Dietary Components and Immune Function

cifra7 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:46:53 GMT

Dietary Components and Immune Function focuses on immune modulation, immune mediated disease resistance, immune changes due to AIDS, immune modulated cancer therapy, and autoimmune diseases as modified by dietary supplement, bioactive foods and supplements. The potential value of such approaches in maintaining wellness and preventing disease are addressed by examining their effects in vitro and in vivo on innate and adaptive immune responses. Emerging fields of science and important discoveries relating to early stages of new nutriceuticals in cancer prevention, prior to clinical trials are also covered.