In the whimsical tradition he is known for, humorist Dennis Ford once again embarks on an amusing exploration into the captivating worlds of science, literature, history, and popular culture-all witho
In the whimsical tradition he is known for, humorist Dennis Ford once again embarks on an amusing exploration into the captivating worlds of science, literature, history, and popular culture-all witho
"Algebra for the Urban Student" offers an algebra textbook for the typical math student. In many cases, such textbooks are written for people who love mathematics and understand the jargon. Teacher Ca
Good stories are about people Good science fiction stories are about science and people. So how to you put good science into a story that is about people? That's what this book is about. It's about lo
Have you ever grown tired of hearing about the battle between science and religion? Or searched for the answer to a question, only to come up with another dead end? This book is a collection of poems
Have you ever grown tired of hearing about the battle between science and religion? Or searched for the answer to a question, only to come up with another dead end? This book is a collection of poems
Th ere Are No Enemies explores a Practical Phi losophy of Life for huma nk ind based upon reverence for life and Th e Science of Being Altogether fi rst off ered by A ristotle, the Philosopher. Human
The notion of an operad supplies both a conceptual and effective device to handle a variety of algebraic structures in various situations. Operads were introduced 40 years ago in algebraic topology in
Inoue (forest science, University of Tokyo) and Isozaki (humanities and social sciences, Iwate University) present results on the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies' Forest Conservation Pro
Proton radiotherapy uses particle beams to treat tumors located near critical body structures as well as those that respond poorly to conventional photon and electron beam radiotherapy. This text for
* When should children start using computers? * How should schools incorporate computer use into their curriculum? * Which types of computer software programs should be avoided? * Are children who don
Here is the first new book of poems in more than a decade from the author so well known for her thought-provoking science fiction novels. It is also the most autobiographical of Ursula K. Le Guin's fi
Explains scientific concepts used in specific episodes of the "Star Trek" television series, including ideas in planetology, space medicine, materials science, engineering, and exobiology
This companion text to Introduction the Reading of Lacan focuses on the concept of the psychic structures of desire. Using case examples, Dor explains the crucial difference between symptomsowhich can
A collection of essays blending elements of linguistics and mathematics provides an educational look at the social history and culture of common phrases and colloquial expressions
Provides instructions for parents on how to do elementary and middle school mathematics, advice on how to help children learn the subject, and sample problems
"Completely fascinating."TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPLEMENTJourneying through time, THE STORY OF NUMBERS explores the history of mathematics to trace the rise of various number sysems in cultures from Mesopo
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management, KSEM 2015, held in Chongqing, China, in October 2015. The 57 revise
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval, CMMR 2013, held in Marseille, France, in October
Content-based 3-D object retrieval has attracted extensive attention recently and has applications in a variety of fields, such as, computer-aided design, tele-medicine,mobile multimedia, virtual real
In many computer vision applications, objects have to be learned and recognized in images or image sequences. This book presents new probabilistic hierarchical models that allow an efficient represent
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2012, held in Porto, Portugal, in April 2012. The 15 pa
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Seventh Chinese Semantic Web Symposium and the Second Chinese Web Science Conference, CSWS 2013, held in Shanghai, China in August 2013. The 14 re
Service science constitutes an interdisciplinary approach to systematic innovation in service systems, integrating managerial, social, legal and engineering aspects to address the theoretical and prac
This book provides a comprehensive review of the current knowledge on writing and publishing scientific research papers and the social contexts. It deals with both English and non-Anglophone science w
Evaluating Production Efficiency in China examines production from engineering and statistics perspectives rather than from economics and mathematics perspectives. The authors present an observable b
In this monograph we introduce and examine four new temporal logic formalisms that can be used as specification languages for the automated verification of the reliability of hardware and software des
Twelve thousand years ago, heroes and antagonists were made. Civilizations were starting to flourish. Within their social structures there was love, honor, and friendship. On the other side of the spe
This volume, setting out the theory of positive maps as it stands today, reflects the rapid growth in this area of mathematics since it was recognized in the 1990s that these applications of C*-algebr
What does an arrogant businessman, his best friend, a retired gentleman and his dog, a spirit guide, a super monk, a ruffian, a computer genius, and two of the most powerful men on the planet all have
A computer file survives the raid on Osama bin Laden in the hands of his last courier and it launches a mission across the Middle East, Europe, Canada and into New England to kill four American soldie
Wouldn't it be great if you could just push a button on your computer and have a list of all you memories pop up. This ingenious book of lists, which is in essence a catalogue of all your memories, do
This book reflects the varied interests of the author, a retired software engineer. The book contains family history, poetry, and essays on science, government, and philosophy. The essays on science w
Stochastic analysis is not only a thriving area of pure mathematics with intriguing connections to partial differential equations and differential geometry. It also has numerous applications in the na
This book is an ambitious blue print of ideas to unite all the people of the world according to the divine teachings of peace and Tawhid (an Arabic word for "unity" and "universalism"). The divine tea
This book is a compilation of poems and prose but it is really about fine poetry. Fine poetry is the music of mathematics – Elegance – Rhythm - Good Order - Feeling of the Unknown - are some characte
Beauty manifests itself in nature, and that beauty inspires love, kindness, and goodwill. In The Morning Echo, author Javed Naseer explores a plethora of subjects revolving around nature and science a
This is a series of essays portraying the thoughts of Charles Huhtanen on the course of modern society with special emphasis on government, science, religion, health, and politics. "These essays have
Over the past decade the field of Human-Computer Interaction has evolved from the study of the usability of interactive products towards a more holistic understanding of how they may mediate desired h
America is quickly eroding as a nation. Our political, economic, and social structures have collapsed, and life as we know it is quickly disappearing. To correct our decline, Republicans argue that we
