Social Computing and Virtual Communities
Editor(s): Panayiotis Zaphiris, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos, Cyprus;
Chee Siang Ang, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Price: $79.95
Cat. #: C9042
ISBN: 9781420090420
Publication Date: December 23, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Growing more quickly than we can study or come to fully understand it, social computing is much more than the next thing. Whether it is due more to technology-driven convenience or to the basic human need to find kindred connection, online communication and communities are changing the way we live....
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Composite Materials Technology: Neural Network Applications
Editor(s): S.M. Sapuan, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;
Iqbal Mohammed Mujtaba, University of Bradford, England, UK
Price: $139.95
Cat. #: 93320
ISBN: 9781420093322
Publication Date: December 23, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Artificial neural networks (ANN) can provide new insight into the study of composite materials and can normally be combined with other artificial intelligence tools such as expert system, genetic algorithm, and fuzzy logic. Because research on this field is very new, there is only a limited amount...
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Fundamentals of Grid Computing: Theory, Algorithms and Technologies
Editor(s): Frederic Magoules, Ecole Centrale Paris, Chatenay Malabry, France
Price: $89.95
Cat. #: K10205
ISBN: 9781439803677
Publication Date: December 23, 2009
Binding: Hardback
The integration and convergence of state-of-the-art technologies in the grid have enabled more flexible, automatic, and complex grid services to fulfill industrial and commercial needs, from the LHC at CERN to meteorological forecasting systems. Fundamentals of Grid Computing: Theory, Algorithms...
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The Digital Signal Processing Handbook, Second Edition - 3 Volume Set
Editor(s): Vijay K. Madisetti, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Price: $279.95
Cat. #: 45636
ISBN: 9781420045635
Publication Date: December 22, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Now available in a three-volume set, this updated and expanded edition of the bestselling The Digital Signal Processing Handbook continues to provide the engineering community with authoritative coverage of the fundamental and specialized aspects of information-bearing signals in digital form....
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Models of Network Reliability: Analysis, Combinatorics, and Monte Carlo
Ilya B. Gertsbakh, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel; Yoseph Shpungin, Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel
Price: $79.95
Cat. #: K10902
ISBN: 9781439817414
Publication Date: December 22, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Unique in its approach, Models of Network Reliability: Analysis, Combinatorics, and Monte Carlo provides a brief introduction to Monte Carlo methods along with a concise exposition of reliability theory ideas. From there, the text investigates a collection of principal network reliability models,...
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Lyapunov-Based Control of Robotic Systems
Aman Behal, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA; Warren Dixon, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA; Darren M. Dawson, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA; Bin Xian, Tianjin University, People's Republic of China
Price: $139.95
Cat. #: 7025
ISBN: 9780849370250
Publication Date: December 17, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Lyapunov-Based Control of Robotic Systems describes nonlinear control design solutions for problems that arise from robots required to interact with and manipulate their environments. Since most practical scenarios require the design of nonlinear controllers to work around uncertainty and...
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Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Third Edition (Print Version)
Editor(s): Marcia J. Bates, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA;
Mary Niles Maack, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Price: $2,400.00
Cat. #: DK9712
ISBN: 9780849397127
Publication Date: December 17, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Often invisible to the broader society, the information disciplines determine much of what is available to these societies from their entire heritage of knowledge, culture, and entertainment. Containing the contributions of major researchers and practitioners, this third edition of the Encyclopedia...
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Scientific Data Management: Challenges, Technology, and Deployment
Editor(s): Arie Shoshani, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, California, USA;
Doron Rotem, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, California, USA
Price: $89.95
Cat. #: C6980
ISBN: 9781420069808
Publication Date: December 16, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Dealing with the volume, complexity, and diversity of data currently being generated by scientific experiments and simulations often causes scientists to waste productive time. Scientific Data Management: Challenges, Technology, and Deployment describes cutting-edge technologies and solutions for...
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Modeling and Simulation of Systems Using MATLAB and Simulink
Devendra K. Chaturvedi
Price: $129.95
Cat. #: K10335
ISBN: 9781439806722
Publication Date: December 16, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Not only do modeling and simulation help provide a better understanding of how real-world systems function, they also enable us to predict system behavior before a system is actually built and analyze systems accurately under varying operating conditions. Modeling and Simulation of Systems Using...
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Image Analysis, Classification, and Change Detection in Remote Sensing: With Algorithms for ENVI/IDL, Second Edition
Morton J. Canty, Juelich Research Center, Germany
Price: $119.95
Cat. #: 87134
ISBN: 9781420087130
Publication Date: December 15, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Demonstrating the breadth and depth of growth in the field since the publication of the popular first edition, Image Analysis, Classification and Change Detection in Remote Sensing, with Algorithms for ENVI/IDL, Second Edition has been updated and expanded to keep pace with the latest versions of...
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