Intelligent Design

Geriatric Engineering is the science of applying engineering concepts to solve mechanical and control systems deficiencies that arise as people age and aplying these to assistive living environments e

The Intelligent Systems Series comprises titles that present state-of-the-art knowledge and the latest advances in intelligent systems. Its scope includes theoretical studies, design methods, and real

One of the great challenges now facing education reformers in the United States is how to devise a consistent and intelligent framework for instruction that will work across the nation’s notoriously f

One of the great challenges now facing education reformers in the United States is how to devise a consistent and intelligent framework for instruction that will work across the nation’s notoriously f

The design inference uncovers intelligent causes by isolating their key trademark: specified events of small probability. Just about anything that happens is highly improbable, but when a highly improbable event is also specified (i.e. conforms to an independently given pattern) undirected natural causes lose their explanatory power. Design inferences can be found in a range of scientific pursuits from forensic science to research into the origins of life to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This challenging and provocative 1998 book shows how incomplete undirected causes are for science and breathes new life into classical design arguments. It will be read with particular interest by philosophers of science and religion, other philosophers concerned with epistemology and logic, probability and complexity theorists, and statisticians.

The design inference uncovers intelligent causes by isolating their key trademark: specified events of small probability. Just about anything that happens is highly improbable, but when a highly improbable event is also specified (i.e. conforms to an independently given pattern) undirected natural causes lose their explanatory power. Design inferences can be found in a range of scientific pursuits from forensic science to research into the origins of life to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This challenging and provocative 1998 book shows how incomplete undirected causes are for science and breathes new life into classical design arguments. It will be read with particular interest by philosophers of science and religion, other philosophers concerned with epistemology and logic, probability and complexity theorists, and statisticians.

This book provides students and research workers in the biological, medical and social sciences with the statistical background needed to collect and analyse data in an intelligent and critical manner. Key examples and case studies are used to illustrate commonly encountered research problems and to explain how they may be solved or even avoided altogether. Professor Manly also presents a clear understanding of the opportunities and limitations of different research designs, as well as an introduction to some new methods of analysis that are proving increasingly popular. Topics covered include the differences between observational and experimental studies; the design of sample surveys; multiple regression and its generalizations to log-linear and logistic models; experimental and quasi-experimental designs; interrupted time series; computer intensive methods of statistical inference; and the ethical considerations of research. In the final chapter, there is a useful discussion of how t

"This book brings together theoretical and technical concepts of intelligent embedded control systems and their use in hardware and software architectures by highlighting formal modeling, execution mo

Soft computing embraces methodologies for the development of intelligent systems that have been successfully applied to a large number of real-word problems. This collection of keynote papers, present

As our everyday social and cultural experiences are increasingly mediated byelectronic products--from "intelligent" toasters to iPods--it is the design of these products thatshapes our experience of t

"This book compiles numerous ongoing projects and research efforts in the design of agents in light of recent development in neurocognitive science and quantum physics, providing readers with interdis

Design and build low-cost, useful home automation gadgets with the Raspberry Pi This hands-on TAB guide shows, step by step, how to use the powerful Raspberry Pi for home automation. Written in a stra

Design and Applications of Nanostructured Polymer Blend and Nanocomposite Systems offers readers an intelligent, thorough introduction to the design and applications of this new generation of designer

Selected and edited from a conference held in Siena, Italy, 47 papers discuss advanced types of structures based on new design concepts, emphasizing intelligent structures and materials. The topics

Today, architects and designers are beginning to look toward developments in new"smart" or "intelligent" materials and technologies for solutions to long-standing problemsin buildi

Today, architects and designers are beginning to look toward developments in new"smart" or "intelligent" materials and technologies for solutions to long-standing problemsin building design. However,

Quality living in old age is one of the key topics of our time. Architecture and the building industry contribute innovative forms of living, intelligent concepts and individual solutions for people w

Quality living in old age is one of the key topics of our time. Architecture and the building industry contribute innovative forms of living, intelligent concepts and individual solutions for people w

Astrobiology is a very broad interdisciplinary field covering the origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny of life in the universe, as well as the design and implementation of missions for solar s

Astrobiology is a very broad interdisciplinary field covering the origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny of life in the universe, as well as the design and implementation of missions for solar s

Due to problems associated with the design and manufacturing of composite materials, there is a need to introduce computational and intelligent systems engineering methodology in materials engineering

This book provides a broad introduction to the three key modules behind the design and development of intelligent vehicles for the ultimate purpose of actively ensuring driving safety as well as preve

This book explores a central issue in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and artificial life: how to design information structures and processes that create and adapt intelligent agents throu

The first-ever collection of the most intelligent, strangest, mysterious, and wonderful quotes from all fifty years of the BBC America hit television series Doctor Who.Over the years, Doctor Who has b

這是第一本結合研究設計、新興科技，以及進階策略的角度，全面探討圖形知識組織器在教育現場創新應用的專書。作者從理論基礎、學習策略到各種科技的結合，呈現圖形知識組織器的多元面貌。同時，書中涵蓋國內外最新的教學及研究案例，包含行動學習、遊戲式學習、翻轉教室、STEM 教育、虛擬實境與 AI 教學實踐，展示圖形知識組織器如何促進高層次思考與自主學習。本書兼具理論深度與實務應用，是研究者及教育工作者探索教育創新必備的參考書。 由科技、策略及理論的角度看概念圖及心智圖在教育應用研究縱橫50年的創新秘訣。

★ 紐約時報暢銷書，最清晰的演化論證明★ 達爾文理論的現代證據，一次完整呈現★ 從基因到化石，全面解讀生命演變的真相★ 破解迷思，用科學證據說明「為什麼演化是真的」本書以多學科證據系統性說明演化論的真實性，從基因、化石到地質與分子生物學，建立完整且清晰的科學論證。作者以易懂筆觸拆解常見誤解，讓讀者理解自然選擇如何形塑生命。內容嚴謹而具說服力，是認識演化理論與科學思維的重要入門經典。"Coyne's knowledge of evolutionary biology is prodigious, his deployment of it as masterful as his touch is light." -Richard Dawkins In the current debate about creationism and intelligent design, there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentioned-the evidence. Yet the proof of evolution by natural selection is vast, varied, and magnificent. In this succinct and accessible summary of the facts supporting the theory of natural selection, Jerry A. Coyne dispels common misunderstandings and fears about evolution and clearly confirms the scientific truth that supports this amazing process of change. Weaving together the many threads of modern work in genetics, paleontology, geology, molecular biology, and anatomy that demonstrate the "indelible stamp" of the processes first proposed by Da

本書內容循序漸進，由淺入深，注重理論知識與實際工程案例的緊密結合，敘述簡明，圖文並茂，易於理解和掌握。全書共7章，主要內容包括：緒論、新能源汽車動力驅動形式與傳動系統設計、高速齒輪傳動宏觀參數設計、高速齒輪傳動微觀修形設計、高速齒輪系統動態特性分析基礎、純電動汽車輪邊減速器實例建模與分析、純電動汽車差減速器實例建模與分析。全書將相關理論知識與MASTA(應用軟件)實例相結合，使讀者對新能源汽車傳動

為加快推進中國特色小鎮智慧化發展的進程，本書系統研究了特色小鎮的發展模式，結合智慧城市的建設經驗提出中國特色小鎮智慧架構的標準，並選取人工智能小鎮和玉皇山南基金小鎮作為專題案例進行研究，以期為中國在打造小城鎮和大中小城市相結合的智慧城市群方面貢獻自己的智慧。