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Written by chemists for chemists to provide a comprehensive guide to the mathematical theory and practice required for undergraduate courses in chemistry and biochemistry. Paper. DLC: Mathematics. ... Read more

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The second volume in this series provides step-by-step instruction in all the calculations required for wastewater treatment. Many worked examples are provided, and the pertinent calculations are conveniently summarized in each chapter. Includes a 520 page workbook. ... Read more

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Useful in physics, economics, psychology, and other fields, random matrices play an important role in the study of multivariate statistical methods. Until now, however, most of the material on random matrices could only be found scattered in various statistical journals. Matrix Variate Distributions gathers and systematically presents most of the recent developments in continuous matrix variate distribution theory and includes new results.After a review of the essential background material, the authors investigate the range of matrix variate distributions, including:· matrix variate normal distribution· Wishart distribution· Matrix variate t-distribution· Matrix variate beta distribution· F-distribution· Matrix variate Dirichlet distribution· Matrix quadratic formsWith its inclusion of new results, Matrix Variate Distributions promises to stimulate further research and help advance the field of multivariate statistical analysis. ... Read more

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Provides a direct, practical approach to mathematics as it is used in such trade areas as machine technology, drafting, automotive technology, welding and more. Cover arithmetic, geometry, algebra and trig. Teaches by example rather than by discussion only. ... Read more

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This book provides problem-solving techniques ideal for students and young engineers just starting out in the their careers

Each subtopic under Electronics is addressed in a separate section and begins with a brief explanation of the topic. Then the math derivations are provided. This information does not intend to teach the topic but rather provides a reference to the topic. After the derivations 5 fully worked out problems and 5 practice problems make use of practical issues forcing the reader to look at the same problem from various angles, thereby driving home the problem-solving technique ... Read more

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Miscalculations
If you are writing a book that is solely text and you misspell a word, the concept will still be clear from the context of what is being written.

However when you are writing a technical book where math is being manipulated and you write 12 instead of 10 it is unacceptable.

It is diffcult to determine if the initial number was correct or the subsequent number is.Half the problem is in one number and half the problem is in the second number.You can just assert one of them but there is still a question in you mind about the book's answer.

There is no errata sheet for this book on the McGraw-Hill web site.You will not get as much from this book as you expect, due to the errors. ... Read more

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This text on linear and non-linear conjugate gradient-related methods includes such topics as: conjugate gradients and related KMP algorithms; conjugate gradient methods and nonlinear optimization; and conjugate gradient-like methods for Eigen-like problems. ... Read more

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Wreath products have arisen in many situations in both group and semigroup theory, often providing examples of unexpected behavior, but also in quite fundamental settings. They occur in many applications in science, particularly in physics and chemistry. ... Read more

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Meldrum, J.D.P., Wreath products of groups and semigroups.
Wreath products have been used in many areas of group theory as well as of semigroup theory for many years. Nevertheless so far there has been no monograph devoted to this important construction. This is a reason why thisbook will be interesting for specialists in mentioned fields. The bookconsists of two parts devoted to wreath products of groups and semigroupsrespectively. The basic approach here in this parts are permutation groupsand transformation semigroups as the constituents of the considered wreathproducts. Some familiarity with group theory will be important since quitea few concepts are used without explication or definition, especially forsome parts of notation this may be inconvenient for some readers.References, far from being complete, are sometimes just mentioned but donot appear anywhere in the text, which the author himself points out. ... Read more

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Just the math skills you need to excel in the study or practice of engineering

Good math skills are indispensable for all engineers regardless of their specialty, yet only a relatively small portion of the math that engineering students study in college mathematics courses is used on a frequent basis in the study or practice of engineering. That's why Essential Math Skills for Engineers focuses on only these few critically essential math skills that students need in order to advance in their engineering studies and excel in engineering practice.

Essential Math Skills for Engineers features concise, easy-to-follow explanations that quickly bring readers up to speed on all the essential core math skills used in the daily study and practice of engineering. These fundamental and essential skills are logically grouped into categories that make them easy to learn while also promoting their long-term retention. Among the key areas covered are:

• Algebra, geometry, trigonometry, complex arithmetic, and differential and integral calculus

• Simultaneous, linear, algebraic equations

• Linear, constant-coefficient, ordinary differential equations

• Linear, constant-coefficient, difference equations

• Linear, constant-coefficient, partial differential equations

• Fourier series and Fourier transform

• Laplace transform

• Mathematics of vectors

With the thorough understanding of essential math skills gained from this text, readers will have mastered a key component of the knowledge needed to become successful students of engineering. In addition, this text is highly recommended for practicing engineers who want to refresh their math skills in order to tackle problems in engineering with confidence.

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A Solid Book for Engineers
Engineers are "consumers" of math-we don't develop new mathematical techniques or proofs.This text, like the Booth and Stroud series in Engineering Mathematics understands and fills this need well.

I like the fact that the author carefully picked examples that illustrate the concepts that are critical.

The critical advantage this book has is the fact that it is much smaller than Booth and Stroud's books and hence more likely to be used.

An "iron ration" of engineering math for students & pro's
Saves much time and effort by covering ONLY those mathematical techniques that are MOST OFTEN USED in engineering. Includes material on elementary math, simultaneous equations and matrices, derivatives and integrals, ODEs, PDEs, difference equations, Fourier series/transforms, the Laplace transform & vectors (including div, curl, grad, integral theorems, etc.). (No probability or statistics.) I have only one criticism, which is more of a missing theme. The author doesn't mention the importance of transforming to a frame of reference or coordinate system in which a problem is easier to solve. Thus no mention of spherical/cylindrical coordinates, matrix similarity transformation/diagonalization, etc. But this is by no means a fatal flaw. If this book interests you: Math Refresher for Scientists and Engineers The Mathematics Companion: Mathematical Methods for Physicists and Engineers Foundations of Science Mathematics (Oxford Chemistry Primers, 77) Foundations of Science Mathematics: Worked Problems (Oxford Chemistry Primers, 82) ... Read more

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The contact of one deformable body with another lies at the heart of almost every mechanical structure. Here, in a comprehensive treatment, two of the field's leading researchers present a systematic approach to contact problems. Using variational formulations, Kikuchi and Oden derive a multitude of results, both for classical problems and for nonlinear problems involving large deflections and buckling of thin plates with unilateral supports, dry friction with nonclassical laws, large elastic and elastoplastic deformations with frictional contact, dynamic contacts with dynamic frictional effects, and rolling contacts. This method exposes properties of solutions obscured by classical methods, and it provides a basis for the development of powerful numerical schemes.

Among the novel results presented here are algorithms for contact problems with nonlinear and nonlocal friction, and very effective algorithms for solving problems involving the large elastic deformation of hyperelastic bodies with general contact conditions. Includes detailed discussion of numerical methods for nonlinear materials with unilateral contact and friction, with examples of metalforming simulations. Also presents algorithms for the finite deformation rolling contact problem, along with a discussion of numerical examples.

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Introduction; Signorini's Problem; Minimization Methods and Their Variants; Finite Element Approximations; Orderings, Trace Theorems, Green's Formulas and Korn's Inequalities; Signorini's Problem Revisited; Signorini's Problem for Incompressible Materials; Alternate Variational Principles for Signorini's Problem; Contact Problems for Large Deflections of Elastic Plates; Some Special Contact Problems with Friction; Contact Problems with Nonclassical Friction Laws;Contact Problems Involving Deformations and Nonlinear Materials; Dynamic Friction Problems; Rolling Contact Problems; Concluding Comments. ... Read more

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Presenting new results along with research spanning five decades, Fractional Cauchy Transforms provides a full treatment of the topic, from its roots in classical complex analysis to its current state. Self-contained, it includes introductory material and classical results, such as those associated with complex-valued measures on the unit circle, that form the basis of the developments that follow. The authors focus on concrete analytic questions, with functional analysis providing the general framework.

After examining basic properties, the authors study integral means and relationships between the fractional Cauchy transforms and the Hardy and Dirichlet spaces. They then study radial and nontangential limits, followed by chapters devoted to multipliers, composition operators, and univalent functions. The final chapter gives an analytic characterization of the family of Cauchy transforms when considered as functions defined in the complement of the unit circle.

About the authors:

Rita A. Hibschweiler is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA.

Thomas H. MacGregor is Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Albany and a Research Associate at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, USA.\ ... Read more

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This book studies the foundations of the general theory of generalized analytic functions in fractional spaces. The employment of fractional spaces and embedding theorems support applications of the theory of generalized analytic functions. The results obtained are applicable to the theory of singular integral equations, boundary value problems for elliptic differential equations, functions of a complex variable, as well as the theory of plates and shells. The book will be of interest to scientific workers and specialists interested in these questions and likewise to advanced students in mechanical engineering faculties. ... Read more

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Incorporating substantial developments from the last thirty years into one resource, Asymptotics and Borel Summability provides a self-contained introduction to asymptotic analysis with special emphasis on topics not covered in traditional asymptotics books. The author explains basic ideas, concepts, and methods of generalized Borel summability, transseries, and exponential asymptotics. He provides complete mathematical rigor while supplementing it with heuristic material and examples, so that some proofs may be omitted by applications-oriented readers.

To give a sense of how new methods are used in a systematic way, the book analyzes in detail general nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) near a generic irregular singular point. It enables readers to master basic techniques, supplying a firm foundation for further study at more advanced levels. The book also examines difference equations, partial differential equations (PDEs), and other types of problems.

Chronicling the progress made in recent decades, this book shows how Borel summability can recover exact solutions from formal expansions, analyze singular behavior, and vastly improve accuracy in asymptotic approximations.

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This volume presents recent developments in the fractional calculus of functions of one and several real variables, and shows the relation of this field to a variety of areas in pure and applied mathematics. Beyond some basic properties of fractional integrals in one and many dimensions, it contains a mathematical theory of certain important weakly singular integral equations of the first kind arising in mechanics, diffraction theory and other areas of mathematical physics. The author focuses on explicit inversion formulae that can be obtained by making use of the classical Marchaudís approach and its generalization, leading to wavelet type representations. ... Read more

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A broad ranging collection of recent results in the subject covering areas from plane elasticity to second and higher order elliptic equations. The chapters may be read individually, providing a more accessible forum for the applications. ... Read more

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This Monograph contains a collection of problems arising in partial differential equations investigated by means of complex analysis approached inelementary ways. ... Read more

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"The Generalized Feller Equation and Related Topics", a summary account of this subject, deals with a particular Fokker-Planck equation and with its solutions and their structure. The source solution and certain singular solutions are of primary interest. The diffusion and drift coefficients depend on the space variable by power laws and on four parameters. Important related equations are derived. The source solution is used in the construction of integral transform initial conditions and series solutions. Certain singular solutions are used as convolution kernels to construct bundary conditions. Bounded and positive solutions are discussed. The book also deals with probability density functions which arise from the source solution as stationary states of the underlying dynamic evolution processes from completely concentrated initial states. The associated parameter estimation problems are addressed. The generalized Feller equation has been established as a mathematical model for a variety of diffusion-type processes in physics, chemistry and electronics.Both as a text and as a reference, it should prove useful to applied mathematicians, scientists, engineers and statisticians working in the field of diffusion processes. ... Read more

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The Generalized Feller Equation and Related Topics
This is an excellent monograph on this topic. A thorough presentation of relevant theories, and their applications in various fields are detailed. The book and its mathematical details are inspiring, and instructive. ... Read more

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Although the study of classical thermoelasticity has provided information on linear systems, only recently have results on the asymptotic behavior completed our basic understanding of the generic behavior of solutions. Through systematic work that began in the 80s, we now also understand the basic features of nonlinear systems. Yet some questions remain open, and the field has lacked a comprehensive survey that explores these past results and presents recent developments.Evolution Equations in Thermoelasticity presents a modern treatment of initial value problems and of initial boundary value problems in both linear and nonlinear thermoelasticity, in one- and multi-dimensional spatial configurations. The authors provide the first self-contained presentation of the subject that offers both introductory parts accessible to graduate students and sophisticated sections valuable to experts. ... Read more

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In a balanced presentation, this Monograph presents definitions and results on dynamical systems and chaos in a manner accessible to undergraduates in a range of disciplines with of theoretical results and practical applications. ... Read more