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This compact, well-written history - first published in 1948, and now in its fourth revised edition - describes the main trends in the development of all fields of mathematics from the first available records to the middle of the 20th century. Students, researchers, historians, specialists - in short, everyone with an interest in mathematics - will find it engrossing and stimulating. Beginning with the ancient Near East, the author traces the ideas...
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"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paperclip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? With clarity and humor, world-leading materials scientist Mark Miodownik answers all the questions you've ever had about your pens, spoons, and razor blades, while also introducing a whole world full of materials you've never even heard of: the diamond five times the size of Earth; concrete cloth that can be molded...
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One of the first engineering books to cover wavelet analysis, this classic text describes and illustrates basic theory, with a detailed explanation of the workings of discrete wavelet transforms. Computer algorithms are explained and supported by examples and a set of problems, and an appendix lists ten computer programs for calculating and displaying wavelet transforms. Starting with an introduction to probability distributions and averages, the...
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¡La ciencia se va de campamento! ¿Y qué puede aportarles a los amantes de la vida al aire libre? Aunque esos dos mundos parezcan incompatibles, todo tiene su costado científico: desde el armado de la mochila y la distribución de los objetos para que las caminatas no resulten agotadoras, hasta el modo de obtener agua de las plantas o determinar qué insectos o malezas son comestibles (y hasta beneficiosos). Así, para disfrutar al máximo de la...
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This authoritative compilation of formulas and tables simplifies the design of inductors for electrical engineers. It features a single simple formula for virtually every type of inductor, together with tables from which essential numerical factors may be interpolated. Although compiled in the 1940s, before calculators and computers, this book provides fundamental equations that professionals and practitioners can use to produce algorithms for computer...
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Esta obra invita al lector a explorar y adentrarse en una serie de análisis y relaciones curiosas que las ciencias pueden aportar a la hora de estudiar la saga Canción de Hielo y Fuego de G. R. R. Martin -más conocida por el nombre Juego de Tronos (Game of Thrones)-. Esta propuesta pone de manifiesto la certeza sobre la posibilidad de revisar, comparar y diferenciar temáticas actuales con la épica del medioevo, así como personajes, aspectos...
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Microhydrodynamics concerns the flow and related phenomena pertinent to the motion of small particles suspended in viscous fluids. This text focuses on determining the motion of a particle or particles through a viscous fluid in bounded and unbounded flow. Its central theme is the mobility relation between particle motion and forces. Microhydrodynamics: Principles and Selected Applications functions as a manual that explains methods for solving particulate...
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Addressed not only to students but also to professional engineers and scientists, this volume introduces state-space methods for direct application to control system design, in addition to providing background for reading the periodical literature. Its presentation, therefore, is suitable both for those who require methods for achieving results and those more interested in using results than in proving them. Topics include feedback control, state-space...
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This unified treatment of linear and nonlinear filtering theory presents material previously available only in journals, and in terms accessible to engineering students. Its sole prerequisites are advanced calculus, the theory of ordinary differential equations, and matrix analysis. Although theory is emphasized, the text discusses numerous practical applications as well. Taking the state-space approach to filtering, this text models dynamical systems...
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This graduate-level text focuses on the stability of adaptive systems, and offers a thorough understanding of the global stability properties essential to designing adaptive systems. Its self-contained, unified presentation of well-known results establishes the close connections between seemingly independent developments in the field. Prerequisites include a knowledge of linear algebra and differential equations, as well as a familiarity with basic...
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Despite their variety, the vibration phenomena from many different engineering fields can be classified into a relatively few basic excitation mechanisms. The classification enables engineers to identify all possible sources of excitation in a given system and to assess potential dangers. This graduate-level text presents a synthesis of research results and practical experience from disparate fields in the form of engineering guidelines. It is particularly...
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Physics is a fascinating science. In this book we will explore the life and career of physics and its professional, the physicist. Physics would begin in the Stone Age with random questioning into Nature. It would originate in Greek philosophy, Taoism, and other ancient thinking. It would advance through ages being formalized in the Renaissance. Now it is an advanced science being taught worldwide. It absorbs into its teaching astronomy, cosmology,...
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A Look at Life in the Year 2060
"The End of the Rainbow" details the scientific breakthroughs that have the potential to take humanity to a new age of abundance and happiness. Homes made of glass. Solar plants in space. Congestion-proof highways. A cure for aging. Control of the weather. A 32-hour work week. These are some of the fantastic things we could see in the next 40 years.
This book offers a refreshing break from the doom and gloom that...
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This volume offers a critical review of the literature concerning the fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer of single bubbles, drops, and particles. Upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, as well as professionals in the fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, geophysics, and applied mathematics, will find it a unified treatment of solid particles, liquid drops, and gas bubbles. Starting with a summary of the fundamental principles...
15) Calentador solar
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En la actualidad el uso de calentadores solares de agua es una solució,n econó,mica, ya que no genera gastos durante el tiempo que los utilizamos y solo presenta costos de instalació,n. Este libro te brindará, las herramientas y pasos necesarios para que elabores tu propio calentador solar y seas parte de una "solució,n verde".
16) Criptografía
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Un escriba y un mensaje alterado en la tumba de Khnumhotep representan el inicio de la historia de la criptografía en el año 1900 a.
Caorillas del Nilo. Muchos personajes famosos han empleado la criptografía para enviar y recibir sus mensajes secretos. En este libro se describen métodos, técnicas y pasajes sin los cuales la historia de la humanidad sería diferente.
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Most useful for graduate students in engineering and finance who have a basic knowledge of probability theory, this volume is designed to give a concise understanding of martingales, stochastic integrals, and estimation. It emphasizes applications. Many theorems feature heuristic proofs; others include rigorous proofs to reinforce physical understanding. Numerous end-of-chapter problems enhance the book's practical value. After introducing the basic...
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"In How to Build a Time Machine, Brian Clegg provides an understanding of what time is and how it can be manipulated. He explores the remarkable possibilities of real time travel that emerge from quantum entanglement, superluminal speeds, neutron star cylinders and wormholes in space. With the fascinating paradoxes of time travel echoing in our minds will we realize that travel into the future might never be possible? Or will we realize there is no...
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Scientific American's daily Sixty-Second Science podcast was such an unexpected success, with millions of downloads, that a spin-off site was created around the concept of bite-sized science. This new series of books will tackle the biggest topics in science by breaking them up into quick and easy two- to four-page spreads. Topics in each book will take the light and accessible tone of the 60-Second Science podcasts and blog. INSTANT EGGHEAD PHYSICS...
20) Life on Europa
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The first chapter describes Miller-Urey experiment, Oparin and Haldane Theory, Reddi experiment, fossils evidence of life, and RNA World hypothesis. The second chapter describes various biological macromolecules like carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. The third chapter planets and their composition. The fourth chapter describes life on Europa.
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