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A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth, has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world, where she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years.Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful and manipulative. He’s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and h

Based on true stories about TCM/ Oriental Medicine and spirituality. You will be astonished at how much TCM can achieve.◎本書初衷原於作者對她孩子們講述針灸原理，最終以說故事方式呈現中醫療癒身心的臨床經驗，作者很清楚我們都擁有與生俱來的自癒能力。如何保持整體健康是個人的責任。The book originated from the author’s intention to introduce the principle of acupuncture to her children. In describing the true stories of clinical experiences of healing the body and mind by practicing TCM, it becomes clear to the author that we all possess innate healing power within. How to retain holistic health is a personal responsibility.◎生老病死，面對生命常態，我們不斷學會覺察、適應與轉變，縱有片刻黑暗苦難，生命依舊自然優雅。You will learn to adapt and transform while observing the natural cycle of life - Birth, aging, sickness, and death so that you may live in elegance even through darkness and suffering.◎書中不僅包含中醫傳統的針灸、刮痧、拔罐等臨床療癒故事外，進而闡述宇宙氣候醫學、能量醫學與靈性療癒等多樣化的自我療癒真實故事。This book also contains true stories about clinical cases of TCM healing methods such as acupuncture, moxibustion, scraping, cupping, and many of self-healing

This volume explores computational vaccine design and the technologies that support it. Chapters have been divided into four parts detailing immunonics and system immunology, databases, prediction of antigenicity and immunogenicity, and computational vaccinology. Written in the format of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, each chapter includes an introduction to the topic, lists necessary materials and reagents, includes tips on troubleshooting and known pitfalls, and step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Computational Vaccine Design: Methods and Protocols aims to reflect on the rigorous and imaginative use of computational technologies to help catalyze future efforts and to improve global public health through the development of a broad range of novel vaccines.

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台灣進入大航海時代、正式站上世界舞台將屆400週年，國際政治與經濟局勢來到轉折點，未來十年將是台灣的「關鍵時間」！ 從2022到2032，這未來的十年將是台灣重要的「政治時間」。本書提出產業棲息地作為數位轉型的創新基地，也是強化產業轉型的「加工廠」。以替代係數與加工度係數診斷產業創新指標，以產業的影響力係數與感應度係數 檢驗產業結構的變化樣態。這些步驟的落實將關係著產業棲息地的功能性，可以做為產業能否成功轉型的重要判 斷依據，而舊產業組織型態也必須調整或重新組合。 本書探討產業的轉型路徑，以MLP多層次模型分析企業在產業棲息地內的研究創新與轉型，並以螺旋發展理論模式完成高度產業化，創造更高的附加價值，以期達到產業成長、就業增加、環境改善、技術創新、提升競爭力、創造性財政以及降低城鄉差距等效益。一但數位轉型成功，將優化人力需求結構與知識含量，提高單位勞動生產力，提高企業利潤，並改善本國年輕人的就業機會與工資結構。 作者提出，數位科技的進步將促進社會經濟結構轉型為共生、共好、共進化的形態，與此同時，應接續採用國際產業棲息地發展理論下的DIEMs戰略，透過外交(Diplomacy)、情報(Intelligence)、軍事(Military)、經濟(Economy)與台灣獨特的軟實力(soft power)等五大構面，做為確保國家安全體系的基礎，形成台灣融入國際的生態系統，進而推動台灣國家正常化的轉型，帶領台灣邁向真正正常的主權國家。 透過以新產業政策為核心，新財政與新金融為輔的「三位一體改革」， 從社會經濟結構轉型推動國家轉型，進而邁向「國家正常化」的目標！ 各界推薦人 「佳龍結合紮實的理論與豐富的實務經驗，提出後疫情時代的全球經濟的發展趨勢方針。樂見這本書能給讀者更寬廣的視野、更多元的思考面向。」──總統 蔡英文 「面對全球大環境的變動，佳龍兄以宏觀的角度，從臺灣過往的經濟發展歷程、新經濟時代的數位資訊發展，以及產業棲息地策略，深入分析產業間的跨域整合與互利共生，也擘劃出引領未來臺灣經濟產業發展模式的整體藍圖。」──行政院副院長 沈榮津 「這是一本適合一讀再讀且值得參考及收藏的書，讀者可以透過此書了解政府、企業和社會經濟之間的關係與如何協力合作，在數位轉型的「雙螺旋效應」下，政府和企業推動新政策能為台灣創造希望與未來發展，帶領台灣走向永續經營。」──鴻海科技集團董事長

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本書針對智慧家庭為主軸，運用Ameba 8195 AM/Ameba 8170 AF開發板進行開發各種智慧家庭產品，主要是給讀者熟悉使用Ameba 8195 AM/Ameba 8170 AF開發板來開發物聯網之各樣產品之原型(ProtoTyping)，進而介紹這些產品衍伸出來的技術、程式撰寫技巧，以漸進式的方法介紹、使用方式、電路連接範例等等。Ameba 8195 AM/Ameba 8170 AF開發板最強大的不只是它相容於Arduino開發板，而是它網路功能與簡單易學的模組函式庫，幾乎Maker想到應用於物聯網開發的東西，可以透過眾多的周邊模組，都可以輕易的將想要完成的東西用堆積木的方式快速建立，而且價格比原廠Arduino Yun或Arduino + Wifi Shield更具優勢，最強大的是這些周邊模組對應的函式庫，瑞昱科技有專職的研發人員不斷的支持，讓Maker不需要具有深厚的電子、電機與電路能力，就可以輕易駕御這些模組。

本書針對智慧家庭為主軸，進行開發各種智慧家庭產品之小小書系列，主要是給讀者熟悉使用Ameba RTL8195AM來開發物聯網之各樣產品之原型(ProtoTyping)，進而介紹這些產品衍伸出來的技術、程式撰寫技巧，以漸進式的方法介紹使用方式、電路連接範例等等。Ameba RTL8195AM開發板最強大的不只是它簡單易學的開發工具，最強大的是它網路功能與簡單易學的模組函式庫，幾乎Maker想到應用於物聯網開發的東西，只要透過眾多的周邊模組，都可以輕易的將想要完成的東西用堆積木的方式快速建立，而且Ameba RTL8195AM開發板市售價格比原廠Arduino Yun或Arduino + Wifi Shield更具優勢，最強大的是這些周邊模組對應的函式庫，瑞昱科技有專職的研發人員不斷的支持，讓Maker不需要具有深厚的電子、電機與電路能力，就可以輕易駕御這些模組。

本書針對智慧家庭為主軸，進行開發各種智慧家庭產品之小小書系列，主要是給讀者熟悉使用Arduino Compatiable開發板：PieceDuino開發板(http://www.pieceduino.com/)來開發氣氛燈泡之商業版雛型(ProtoTyping)，進而介紹這些產品衍伸出來的技術、程式攥寫技巧，以漸進式的方法介紹、使用方式、電路連接範例等等。PieceDuino開發板最強大的特點：他是完全Arduino Compatiable開發板，搭載Lenonard相同的單晶片：ATmega32u4，並在板內加上無線模組:ESP8266 WiFi Module，無線網路涵蓋距離，在不外加天線之下，就可以到達20公尺，這對於家庭運用上，不只是足夠，還是遠遠超過其需求。

本書以智慧家庭為主軸，提供讀者熟悉使用Arduino Compatiable開發板：ESP32來開發氣氛燈泡之商業版雛型(ProtoTyping)，進而介紹這些產品衍伸出來的技術、程式撰寫技巧，以漸進式的方法介紹、使用方式、電路連接範例等等。ESP32開發板最強大的特點是完全相容Arduino開發板，搭載Lenonard相同的單晶片：ATmega32u4，並在板內加上無線模組：ESP8266 WiFi Module，無線網路涵蓋距離，在不外加天線之下，就可以到達20公尺，這對於家庭運用上，不只是足夠，還是遠遠超過其需求。更重要的是它簡單易學的開發工具、模組函式庫與網路功能，幾乎Maker想到應用於物聯網開發的東西，可以透過眾多的周邊模組，都可以輕易的將想要完成的東西用堆積木的方式快速建立，而且價格比原廠Arduino Yun或Arduino + Wifi Shield更具優勢，最強大的是這些周邊模組對應的函式庫，瑞昱科技有專職的研發人員不斷的支持，讓Maker不需要具有深厚的電子、電機與電路能力，就可以輕易駕御這些模組。

在工業流程控制系統開發中，我們可以發現，產品驗收往往是最難自動化的一環，雖然產品與產品包裝大多以應用條碼在生產流程上的控制，但是驗收中掃描生產產品的條碼，大多仍在作業元手動掃描，本書就是要使用工業級的條碼掃描模組，透過開發板的連接後，將驗收資料自動上傳到雲端。本書為工業流程控制系統開發之流程雲端化的開發書籍，主要介紹流程自動化的一環，驗收自動化，雖然在台灣，許許多多的工廠，雖然大量使用電腦資訊科技，但是生產線上的驗收或出貨控制，許多工廠雖然已經大量使用條碼、RFID、甚至是QR Code…等等，但是在最終出貨處，仍有許多工廠還在仍然採用人工掃描出貨產品的條碼等，來做為出貨的憑據。如果我們使用目前當紅的Ameba RTL 8195開發板，透過它擅長的Wifi通訊功能，結合RS232通訊模組，我們就可以使用市售的條碼掃描模組，並使用RS232等工業通訊方式的來取得條碼內容，如此一來我們就可以使用網際網路或物聯網的方式：如網頁瀏覽器、APPs手機應用程式等方式，立即顯示出貨情形，並且透過網頁方式，居於遠端的管理者或客戶，也可以使用行動裝置查看出貨情形，對於工業上開發與發展，也算一個貢獻。流程自動化一向是產業升級不二法門，生產過程資訊雲端化更是目前產業重要趨勢，本書將生產中最後一道關卡進行雲端化，僅是一個效益較可見的範例，最後期望讀者在閱讀之後可以將其功能進階到工業4.0上更實務的應用。

本書針對智慧家庭為主軸，進行開發各種智慧家庭產品之小小書系列，主要是給讀者熟悉使用Arduino Nano來開發物聯網之各樣產品之原型(ProtoTyping)，進而介紹這些產品衍伸出來的技術、程式撰寫技巧，以漸進式的方法介紹、使用方式、電路連接範例等等。Ameba RTL8195AM開發板最強大的不只是它簡單易學的開發工具，最強大的是它網路功能與簡單易學的模組函式庫，幾乎Maker想到應用於物聯網開發的東西，只要透過眾多的周邊模組，都可以輕易的將想要完成的東西用堆積木的方式快速建立，而且Ameba RTL8195AM開發板市售價格比原廠Arduino Yun或Arduino + Wifi Shield更具優勢，最強大的是這些周邊模組對應的函式庫，瑞昱科技有專職的研發人員不斷的支持，讓Maker不需要具有深厚的電子、電機與電路能力，就可以輕易駕御這些模組。

本書主要是運用RS 485與Modbus RTU的通訊協定，透過簡單易學的單晶片開發板與開發語言，透過一些簡單的例子，進而揭露工業控制一些簡單的思維、開發技巧與實作技術，並結合網際網路與物聯網技術，進入工業控制領域，將產業控制的專業技術，帶到物聯網與智慧生活之中。工業控制領域所需要的專業知識是多方面且跨領域，不但軟體需要精通，硬體也是需要有相當的專業能力，還需要熟悉許多工業上的標準與規範，這樣的複雜，讓工業控制領域的人才非常專業分工，而且許多人數十年的專業都專精於固定的專門領域，這樣的現象，讓整個工業控制在數十年間發展的非常快速，而且深入的技術都建立在許多先進努力基礎上，這更是工業控制的強大魅力所在。筆著希望透過簡單易學的Arduino單晶片/Ameba 8195 AM等相關開發版與C語言，將工業控制的專業技術帶入大眾智慧生活中，並整合物聯網技術、人工智慧、大數據、雲端技術等，進入智慧物聯網的領域，並希望有機會與工業4.0的產業技術互相連接，或許讓不專業的筆者做專業的事，有機會創造出另一種未來的技術火花。

A new paradigm for scientific discovery through computational tools now permeates every aspect of astronomical research. Computational astrophysics combines modern computational methods, novel hardware designs, advanced algorithms, original software implementations, and associated technologies to discover new phenomena and to make predictions in astronomy. The proceedings of IAU Symposium 362 summarizes ongoing developments in computational astrophysics through astronomers in diverse fields sharing their knowledge and approaches. It focuses on computational methods applied to speed up and broaden the scope of scientific studies, such as finding trends in observational data, high performance computing, automated search algorithms, and model predictability. Experts discuss a palette of challenging informational and technical developments, with the goal of coordinating their efforts and the improvement of techniques in pursuit of a wide range of astronomical studies, including fluid dynam

Intended for researchers and practitioners in interaction design, this book shows how Bayesian models can be brought to bear on problems of interface design and user modelling. It introduces and motivates Bayesian modelling and illustrates how powerful these ideas can be in thinking about human-computer interaction, especially in representing and manipulating uncertainty. Bayesian methods are increasingly practical as computational tools to implement them become more widely available, and offer a principled foundation to reason about interaction design. The book opens with a self-contained tutorial on Bayesian concepts and their practical implementation, tailored for the background and needs of interaction designers. The contributed chapters cover the use of Bayesian probabilistic modelling in a diverse set of applications, including improving pointing-based interfaces; efficient text entry using modern language models; advanced interface design using cutting-edge techniques in Bayesia

A guide to computational thinking education, with a focus on artificial intelligence literacy and the integration of computing and physical objects. Computing has become an essential part of today’s primary and secondary school curricula. In recent years, K–12 computer education has shifted from computer science itself to the broader perspective of computational thinking (CT), which is less about technology than a way of thinking and solving problems―“a fundamental skill for everyone, not just computer scientists,” in the words of Jeanette Wing, author of a foundational article on CT. This volume introduces a variety of approaches to CT in K–12 education, offering a wide range of international perspectives that focus on artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and the integration of computing and physical objects. The book first offers an overview of CT and its importance in K–12 education, covering such topics as the rationale for teaching CT; programming as a general problem-solving

This book presents methods for the summation of infinite and finite series and the related identities and inversion relations. The summation includes the column sums and row sums of lower triangular matrices. The convergence of the summation of infinite series is considered. The author's focus is on symbolic methods and the Riordan array approach. In addition, this book contains hundreds summation formulas and identities, which can be used as a handbook for people working in computer science, applied mathematics, and computational mathematics, particularly, combinatorics, computational discrete mathematics, and computational number theory. The exercises at the end of each chapter help deepen understanding.Much of the materials in this book has never appeared before in textbook form. This book can be used as a suitable textbook for advanced courses for high lever undergraduate and lower lever graduate students. It is also an introductory self-study book for re- searchers interested in t

This new volume addresses the growing interest in and use of big data analytics in many industries and in many research fields around the globe; it is a comprehensive resource on the core concepts of big data analytics and the tools, techniques, and methodologies. The book gives the why and the how of big data analytics in an organized and straightforward manner, using both theoretical and practical approaches.The book's authors have organized the contents in a systematic manner, starting with an introduction and overview of big data analytics and then delving into pre-processing methods, feature selection methods and algorithms, big data streams, and big data classification. Such terms and methods as swarm intelligence, data mining, the bat algorithm and genetic algorithms, big data streams, and many more are discussed. The authors explain how deep learning and machine learning along with other methods and tools are applied in big data analytics. The last section of the book presents

A groundbreaking endeavor that explores human spirituality using the evolving technology of artificial intelligenceWhy are we here? What does it mean to love? How do we overcome suffering? Why do we feel so alone? Is happiness truly possible?For thousands of years, humanity has turned to the same sacred texts to explore these universal questions―from the Bible and the Tao Te Ching, to the poetry of Rumi and Sappho, to modern-day mystics. What if you could take all of the wisdom contained within these collective pages and, using the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence, receive the answers?Thanks to OpenAI, a nonprofit research lab cofounded by Elon Musk and other tech luminaries, this is now possible. OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial intelligence serves the betterment of humanity―and What Makes Us Human? offers an innovative exploration of AI’s potential in this realm.To create this first-of-its-kind book, international bestselling poet Iain S. Thomas and prodigio

An original comprehensive guide on computational nanomechanics discussing basic concepts and implications in areas such as computational physics, materials, mechanics and engineering as well as several other interdisciplinary avenues. This book makes the underlying theory accessible to readers without specialised training or extensive background in quantum physics, statistical mechanics, or theoretical chemistry. It combines a careful treatment of theoretical concepts with a detailed tutorial on computer software and computing implementation, including multiscale simulation and computational statistical theory. Multidisciplinary perspectives are provided, yielding a true insight on the applications of computational nanomechanics across diverse engineering fields. The book can serve as a practical guide with step-by-step discussion of coding, example problems and case studies. This book will be essential reading for students new to the subject, as well as an excellent reference for gra

Computational thinking is increasingly gaining importance in modern biology, due to the unprecedented scale at which data is nowadays produced. Bridging the cultural gap between the biological and computational sciences, this book serves as an accessible introduction to computational concepts for students in the life sciences. It focuses on teaching algorithmic and logical thinking, rather than just the use of existing bioinformatics tools or programming. Topics are presented from a biological point of view, to demonstrate how computational approaches can be used to solve problems in biology such as biological image processing, regulatory networks, and sequence analysis. The book contains a range of pedagogical features to aid understanding, including real-world examples, in-text exercises, end-of-chapter problems, colour-coded Python code, and 'code explained' boxes. User-friendly throughout, Computational Thinking for Life Scientists promotes the thinking skills and self-efficacy req

Computational thinking is increasingly gaining importance in modern biology, due to the unprecedented scale at which data is nowadays produced. Bridging the cultural gap between the biological and computational sciences, this book serves as an accessible introduction to computational concepts for students in the life sciences. It focuses on teaching algorithmic and logical thinking, rather than just the use of existing bioinformatics tools or programming. Topics are presented from a biological point of view, to demonstrate how computational approaches can be used to solve problems in biology such as biological image processing, regulatory networks, and sequence analysis. The book contains a range of pedagogical features to aid understanding, including real-world examples, in-text exercises, end-of-chapter problems, colour-coded Python code, and 'code explained' boxes. User-friendly throughout, Computational Thinking for Life Scientists promotes the thinking skills and self-efficacy req

Since the mid-2010s, virtual reality (VR) technology has advanced rapidly. This book explores the many opportunities that VR can offer for humanities and social sciences researchers. It provides a user-friendly, non-technical methods guide to using ready-made VR content and 360° video as well as creating custom materials.

Up-to-date edition of Computational Geomechanics, broadening the focus of the first edition to include more applications This extended second edition of the highly successful book Computational Geomec

Our world and the people within it are increasingly interpreted and classified by automated systems. At the same time, automated classifications influence what happens in the physical world. These entanglements change what it means to interact with governance, and shift what elements of our identity are knowable and meaningful. In this cyber-physical world, or 'world state', what is the role for law? Specifically, how should law address the claim that computational systems know us better than we know ourselves? Monitoring Laws traces the history of government profiling from the invention of photography through to emerging applications of computer vision for personality and behavioral analysis. It asks what dimensions of profiling have provoked legal intervention in the past, and what is different about contemporary profiling that requires updating our legal tools. This work should be read by anyone interested in how computation is changing society and governance, and what it is about p

An introduction to computational modeling for cognitive neuroscientists, covering both foundational work and recent developments. Cognitive neuroscientists need sophisticated conceptual tools to make sense of their field’s proliferation of novel theories, methods, and data. Computational modeling is such a tool, enabling researchers to turn theories into precise formulations. This book offers a mathematically gentle and theoretically unified introduction to modeling cognitive processes. Theoretical exercises of varying degrees of difficulty throughout help readers develop their modeling skills. After a general introduction to cognitive modeling and optimization, the book covers models of decision making; supervised learning algorithms, including Hebbian learning, delta rule, and backpropagation; the statistical model analysis methods of model parameter estimation and model evaluation; the three recent cognitive modeling approaches of reinforcement learning, unsupervised learning, and

In the era of 'Algorithmic Medicine, ' the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare holds immense potential to address critical challenges faced by the industry. Drawing upon the expertise and experience of the authors in medicine, data science, medical informatics, administration, and entrepreneurship, this textbook goes beyond theoretical discussions to outline practical steps for transitioning AI from the experimental phase to real-time clinical integration. Using the Translational Science methodology, each chapter of the book concisely and perspicuously addresses the key issues associated with AI implementation in healthcare. Covering technical, clinical, ethical, regulatory, and legal considerations, the authors present evidence-based solutions and frameworks to overcome these challenges. Engaging case studies and a literature review of peer-reviewed studies and official documents from reputed organizations provide a balanced perspective, bridging the gap between

Professionals are challenged each day by a changing landscape of technology and terminology. In recent history, especially the last 25 years there has been an explosion of terms and methods born that automate and improve decision-making and operations. One term called Analytics is an overarching description of a compilation of methodologies. But, AI (Artificial Intelligence), statistics, decision science, optimization which have been around for decades has resurged. Also, things like business intelligence, On-line Analytical Processing (OLAP) and many, many more have been born or reborn. How is someone to make sense of all this methodology, terminology? Extending on the foundations introduced in the first book this book illustrates how professionals in healthcare, business and government are applying these disciplines, methods and technologies. The goal of this book is to get leaders and practitioners to start thinking about how they may deploy techniques outside their function or ind

Providing a unique interpretation of Kant’s theory of judgement as integral to his overall project, Claudia Brodsky explores his continued relevance to contemporary theoretical concerns. The Linguistic Condition traces how Kant combined sensus communis, or common sense with the communicative nature of judgement to reveal that, for him, acts of judgement are dependent on their linguistic articulation, so that in Kantian philosophy language and judgement are inextricably linked. In this first in-depth analysis of language in the Critique of Judgement , Brodsky forms creative connections between literature and philosophy.

For cloud environments to deliver the business benefits and value they promise, their monitoring and management services must be optimally designed and configured. This is a complete, best-practice guide to selecting, deploying, and running Microsoft Azure's comprehensive monitoring and management services. Writing for every professional involved in delivering Azure services, leading cloud consultant Avinash Valiramani shows how to simplify administration, reduce downtime, avoid unnecessary cost, uncover and solve problems faster, and prepare yourself to address any new cloud workload or requirement. Valiramani offers practical guidance for all stages of your Azure journey, and all environments, no matter how sophisticated. You'll find detailed coverage of Azure Backup and Site Recovery, Azure Migrate, Azure Monitor, Azure Service Health, Azure Cost Optimization & Billing Center, Azure Cloud Shell, Azure Policy, and more. Drawing on his wide-ranging Azure experience, he combines hands-

An expert offers a guide to where we should use artificial intelligence―and where we should not.Before we know it, artificial intelligence (AI) will work its way into every corner of our lives, making decisions about, with, and for us. Is this a good thing? There’s a tendency to think that machines can be more “objective” than humans―can make better decisions about job applicants, for example, or risk assessments. In Awkward Intelligence, AI expert Katharina Zweig offers readers the inside story, explaining how many levers computer and data scientists must pull for AI’s supposedly objective decision making. She presents the good and the bad: AI is good at processing vast quantities of data that humans cannot―but it’s bad at making judgments about people. AI is accurate at sifting through billions of websites to offer up the best results for our search queries and it has beaten reigning champions in games of chess and Go. But, drawing on her own research, Zweig shows how inac

This book mainly describes the basic concepts, fundamental theories and standard methods in essential Calculus of one single variable. It is written in English. The content is compact, popular and concise. Various types of examples and exercises have been devised in each section and chapter. The emphasis is on the fundamental computational abilities, especially the normal computation methods used in Calculus and subsequent courses. The main contents of this book includes Functions and Limits, Differentiation of Functions of One Single Variable, Integrals of Functions of One Single Variable and Applications of Integration, Differential Equations and Infinite Series. This book can serve as a textbook in English of essential Calculus taken by nonmathematics major students and international students, and is also suitable for other readers for reference purposes.

Offering a new perspective, this textbook demystifies the operation of electric machines by providing an integrated understanding of electromagnetic fields, electric circuits, numerical analysis, and computer programming. It presents fundamental concepts in a rigorous manner, emphasising underlying physical modelling assumptions and limitations, and provides detailed explanations of how to implement the finite element method to explore these concepts using Python. It includes explanations of the conversion of concepts into algorithms, and algorithms into code, and examples building in complexity, from simple linear-motion electromagnets to rotating machines. Over 100 theoretical and computational end-of-chapter exercises test understanding, with solutions for instructors and downloadable Python code available online. Ideal for graduates and senior undergraduates studying electric machines, electric machine design and control, and power electronic converters and power systems engineerin

An interdisciplinary, cross-cultural collection that decenters familiar narratives to provide a fresh perspective on what artificial intelligence is today, and what it might become.Historians, media theorists, science-fiction writers, philosophers, and artists from China and elsewhere reexamine the nation’s intense engagement with AI, moving beyond the clichés that still dominate contemporary debate.Today, visions of the contested future of AI veer between common planetary goals and a new Cold War, as culturally-specific models of intelligence, speculative traditions, and thought experiments come up against the emergence of novel forms of cognition that cannot be reduced to any historical cultural tradition.This uniquely positioned volume provides expert insight into this tension, using China as a touchstone for rethinking "artificiality" and "intelligence" as sites of difference in a way that is already present in the difficulty of precisely translating the Chinese term 人工智能. Tracking

A bestselling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI. For all of neuroscience's advances, we've made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence? Jeff Hawkins and his team discovered that the brain uses maplike structures to build a model of the world-not just one model, but hundreds of thousands of models of everything we know. This discovery allows Hawkins to answer important questions about how we perceive the world, why we have a sense of self, and the origin of high-level thought. A Thousand Brains heralds a revolution in the understanding of intelligence. It is a big-think book, in every sense of the word.

Corpus linguistics continues to be a vibrant methodology applied across highly diverse fields of research in the language sciences. With the current steep rise in corpus sizes, computational power, statistical literacy and multi-purpose software tools, and inspired by neighbouring disciplines, approaches have diversified to an extent that calls for an intensification of the accompanying critical debate. Bringing together a team of leading experts, this book follows a unique design, comparing advanced methods and approaches current in corpus linguistics, to stimulate reflective evaluation and discussion. Each chapter explores the strengths and weaknesses of different datasets and techniques, presenting a case study and allowing readers to gauge methodological options in practice. Contributions also provide suggestions for further reading, and data and analysis scripts are included in an online appendix. This is an important and timely volume, and will be essential reading for any lingui