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Computer simulation is an indispensable research tool in modeling, understanding and predicting nanoscale phenomena. However, the advanced computer codes used by researchers are too complicated for graduate students wanting to understand computer simulations of physical systems. This book gives students the tools to develop their own codes. Describing advanced algorithms, the book is ideal for students in computational physics, quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular physics, and condensed matter theory. It contains a wide variety of practical examples of varying complexity to help readers at all levels of experience. An algorithm library in Fortran 90, available online at www.cambridge.org/9781107001701, implements the advanced computational approaches described in the text to solve physical problems.

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The series Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI) publishes new developments and advances in the various areas of computational intelligence - quickly and with a high quality. The intent is to co

Thoroughly revised for its second edition, this advanced textbook provides an introduction to the basic methods of computational physics, and an overview of progress in several areas of scientific computing by relying on free software available from CERN. The book begins by dealing with basic computational tools and routines, covering approximating functions, differential equations, spectral analysis, and matrix operations. Important concepts are illustrated by relevant examples at each stage. The author also discusses more advanced topics, such as molecular dynamics, modeling continuous systems, Monte Carlo methods, genetic algorithm and programming, and numerical renormalization. It includes many more exercises. This can be used as a textbook for either undergraduate or first-year graduate courses on computational physics or scientific computation. It will also be a useful reference for anyone involved in computational research.

This volume presents a collection of recent studies covering the spectrum of computational intelligence applications with emphasis on their application to challenging real-world problems. Topics cover

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The series Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI) publishes new developments and advances in the various areas of computational intelligence - quickly and with a high quality. The intent is to co

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The papers compiled in this book focus on use of computational intelligence techniques in architecting engineering systems. As the world is moving towards a networked society, business and government

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Historically, naturalists who proposed theories of evolution, including Darwin and Wallace, did so in order to explain the apparent relationship of natural classification. This book begins by exploring the intimate historical relationship between patterns of classification and patterns of phylogeny. However, it is a circular argument to use the data for classification. Alec Panchen presents other evidence for evolution in the form of a historically based but rigorously logical argument. This is followed by a history of methods of classification and phylogeny reconstruction including current mathematical and molecular techniques. The author makes the important claim that if the hierarchical pattern of classification is a real phenomenon, then biology is unique as a science in making taxonomic statements. This conclusion is reached by way of historical reviews of theories of evolutionary mechanism and the philosophy of science as applied to biology. The book is addressed to biologists, p

Four ducks are tired of their small pond and set out for an adventure in the big lake.Walking at the back, Eric isn't sure. He’s heard there’s a monster in the lake, but his friends don’t believe a word of that old story! Eric reluctantly tags along, only to make a startling discovery and find himself in a wonderful underwater adventure.This large-format picture book features a detailed, fold-out, underwater world of mechanical marvels and sea creatures. The story of a nervous duck who finds courage and the overconfidence of groups will resonate with anyone who’s nervously dipped a toe in unknown waters.

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The gripping new crime thriller from Karin Slaughter - the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of We Are All Guilty Here.***Welcome to North Falls-a small town with big secrets.The house at 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other in the quiet, residential street. But rumours are rife about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors.Then one afternoon gunshots ring out. Allison Vickery is found murdered in her own kitchen, her teenage daughter bleeding and left for dead.Everyone thinks they know what happened.But they're wrong. The truth is more shocking than anyone could ever have imagined.Secrets are everywhere in this small town. And it's up to Detective Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth...***Praise for We Are All Guilty Here, the first novel in the North Falls series:'A powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena'Karin absolutely nails small town America with complex family lives filled with secrets and paranoia' 5 star reader review'An astonishing novel' Andrea Mara'Brilli

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依據教育部所公布「常用2000字詞」，嚴選國中會考必備英語字彙透過閱讀範文認識單字，亦可藉由學習單字理解範文雙管齊下，效果加倍！《戰勝會考 國中必備英語2000字》是一本專為國中生打造的英語字彙書。全書分為Part 1 Basic「初階」、Part 2 Intermediate「中階」及Part 3 Advanced「進階」三大部分。每部分各含12個單元共36篇文章，文章的難易度與形式均符合會考出題模式。每單元先藉由閱讀範文來認識字彙，再透過全面性的單字解說熟練每字的意思與重要用法，最後再從課後練習立即驗收學習成效。按照本書穩紮穩打的學習步驟，相信能有效累積大考必備的字彙量，游刃有餘地戰勝國中會考。為了讓讀者熟悉會考閱讀題型，本書涵蓋多樣化文章體例，包含「文章」、「電郵或信件」、「短篇故事」、「網路廣告」、「新聞報導」、「對話」、「通訊軟體群組聊天訊息」、「名人故事」、「圖表或地圖」、「商業報告」、「詩詞」和「日記」等。藉由巧妙融合不同形式的文本與重要單字，有助讀者培養正確判讀資訊的能力，同時學會如何活用字彙。本書主要架構說明如下：‧閱讀範文36篇範文選材多元，靈活涵蓋各種體例，貼近會考出題模式。閱讀範文後先透過「閱讀理解」測試對文章內容及單字的理解程度。‧核心字彙收錄教育部所公布國民中小學語文學習領域中「參考字彙表」的常用2000字詞，清楚標示單字在歷屆會考中出現過的年度。各字彙除提供例句外亦精心補充相關字詞，如同義字、反義字、衍生字及常用搭配詞或重要片語等，並比較易混淆字彙及延伸補充相關用法或字尾剖析，提供舉一反三的學習，有助於迅速累積會考字彙量。‧課後練習每單元後附有「單字填空」與「字彙測驗」，讓讀者能小試身手，驗收學習成效。‧模擬測驗書末附一回國中會考閱讀模擬測驗，以期讀者在研讀練習之後能加強複習，進而在考試中獲取高分！

The next graphic novel adaptation of the blockbuster, New York Times bestselling Warriors series covers the first two novels of the second arc, The New Prophecy (Midnight and Moonrise). The wild cats of the forest have lived in peace for many moons--but when Brambleclaw, a warrior of ThunderClan, receives an ominous prophecy from StarClan that speaks of a mysterious danger, he must rally the fiercest warriors from all the Clans to seek answers in the mountains.But the journey is long and hard, and tensions rise back in the forest as Firestar and Leafpaw watch ThunderClan's world crumbling around them. As the questing cats struggle to uncover the meaning of the prophecy, turmoil threatens to overtake the Clans.Ever since the first Warriors book hit shelves, readers have devoured these epic adventures. This stunning adaptation, adapted by Gibson Twist and illustrated by Sammy Savos, retells the first two books in the second arc of the Warriors series as a full-color graphic novel.Hardcov