Bring math to life with routines that are academically rigorous, standards-based, and engaging! Go beyond circling ABCD on your bell ringers and do nows and get your students reasoning, modeling, and
This classroom-tested textbook provides an accessible introduction to the design, formal modeling, and analysis of distributed computer systems. The book uses Maude, a rewriting logic-based language a
This book describes a novel, efficient and powerful scheme for designing and evaluating the performance characteristics of any electronic filter designed with predefined specifications. The author exp
Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume 2: ChinaTech, Mobile Security, and Distributed Ledger emphasizes technological developments that introduce the future of finance. Descrip
This unique volume explores cutting-edge management approaches to developing complex software that is efficient, scalable, sustainable, and suitable for distributed environments. Practical insights ar
Having an accurate understanding of what is going on is a key commodity for teams working within military systems. 'Situation awareness' (SA) is the term that is used within human factors circles to d
This book systematically presents energy-efficient robust fusion estimation methods to achieve thorough and comprehensive results in the context of network-based fusion estimation. It summarizes recen
This book addresses the impact of the "Action Systems" formal method in Computer Science research. Formal Methods in general address the question of transforming software engineering into a
Future of Utilities - Utilities of the Future: How technological innovations in distributed generation will reshape the electric power sector relates the latest information on the electric power secto
While most books approach power electronics and renewable energy as two separate subjects, Power Electronics for Renewable and Distributed Energy Systems takes an integrative approach; discussing powe
The book presents a coherent description of distributed manufacturing, providing a solid base for further research on the subject as well as smart implementations in companies. It provides a guide for
This monograph introduces novel responses to the different problems that arise when multiple robots need to execute a task in cooperation, each robot in the team having a monocular camera as its prima
The subject of the book includes the study of control problems for systems which are encountered in viscoelasticity, non-Fickian diffusion and thermodynamic with memory. The common feature of these sy
"Running Mainframe z on Distributed Platforms is particularly suitable for a more detailed discussion." Bill Ogden,IBM zPDT Redbook, April 2015"The authors offer very well-r
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Common Core—the first phase of the U.S. Army's system for developing critical thinking skills in its officer corps—and the extent of differences among distributed, r
We live in an age of scientific collaboration, popular uprisings, failing political parties, and increasing corporate power. Many of these kinds of collective action derive from the decisions of intel
This book offers students and researchers a guide to distributed algorithms thatemphasizes examples and exercises rather than the intricacies of mathematical models. It avoidsmathematical argumentatio
This volume focuses on new challenges in distributed Information Filtering and Retrieval. It collects invited chapters and extended research contributions from the special session on Information Filte
This monograph presents the development of novel model-based methodologies for engineering self-organized and self-assembled systems. The work bridges the gap between statistical mechanics and control
THE FUTURE OF RELIABLE AND SECURE ELECTRIC POWERProviding reliable and secure electric power to meet the growing demands of this century, and mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, is a daunt
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking, ICDCN 2013, held in Mumbai, India, during January 3-6, 2013. The 27 revised
Work teams made of members scattered around the world are becoming more common, and here computer scientists and business scholars explain the drivers of the transformation, demonstrate some of the ch
"This book is a comprehensive text for the design of safety critical, hard real-time embedded systems. It offers? a splendid example for the balanced, integrated treatment of systems and software engi
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems, OPODIS 2010, held in Tozeur, Tunisia, in December 2010.The 32 full papers and
Model-based development methods, and supporting technologies, can provide the techniques and tools needed to address the dilemma between reducing system development costs and time, and developing incr
A unique investigation of the state of the art in design, architectures, and implementations of advanced computational infrastructures and the applications they support Emerging large-scale adaptive
Having an accurate understanding of what is going on is a key commodity for teams working within military systems. 'Situation awareness' (SA) is the term that is used within human factors circles to d
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems, OPODIS 2008, held in Luxor, Egypt, in December 2008.The 30 full papers and 11
Foster a dialogue with teachers to regularly assess leadership effectiveness and improve instruction and student performance. Includes notes for facilitators and a CD-ROM with reproducibles.
Foster a dialogue with teachers to regularly assess leadership effectiveness and improve instruction and student performance. Includes notes for facilitators and a CD-ROM with reproducibles.
Without getting lost in theory, this enterprise-level book gives developers practical, experience-tested advice on how to solve business problems by applying service-oriented architectures (SOA).
Embedded computer systems are now everywhere: from alarm clocks to PDAs, from mobile phones to cars, almost all the devices we use are controlled by embedded computers. An important class of embedded
This remarkable anthology allows the pioneers who orchestrated the major breakthroughs in operating system technology to describe their work in their own words. From the batch processing systems of th
