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These lectures are designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of carrier transport in nano-devices using a novel, “bottom up approach” that agrees with traditional methods when devices are lar
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One of the best ways to learn topology is to read the classics. This translation of the 2005 Russian edition include the original methods and constructions from the originals of the 1950s and 1960s. T
Traditionally, research on model-driven engineering (MDE) has mainly focused on the use of models at the design, implementation, and verification stages of development. This work has produced relative
This highly visual textbook/workbook takes an interactive approach to the study of colour and design, highlighting the elemental importance for designers to understand how colour is perceived, experie
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The Regression Discontinuity (RD) design is one of the most popular and credible research designs for program evaluation and causal inference. This volume 38 of Advances in Econometrics collects twelv
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The authors here provide a detailed treatment of the design of robust adaptive controllers for nonlinear systems with uncertainties. They employ a new tool based on the ideas of system immersion and
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