Computer Algebra Handbook

Computer Algebra Handbook

Author: Johannes Grabmeier

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 668

ISBN-13: 9783540654667

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This Handbook gives a comprehensive snapshot of a field at the intersection of mathematics and computer science with applications in physics, engineering and education. Reviews 67 software systems and offers 100 pages on applications in physics, mathematics, computer science, engineering chemistry and education.


Autonomous Dynamic Reconfiguration in Multi-Agent Systems

Autonomous Dynamic Reconfiguration in Multi-Agent Systems

Author: Markus Hannebauer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2003-08-02

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 3540458344

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High communication efforts and poor problem solving results due to restricted overview are two central issues in collaborative problem solving. This work addresses these issues by introducing the processes of agent melting and agent splitting that enable individual problem solving agents to continually and autonomously reconfigure and adapt themselves to the particular problem to be solved. The author provides a sound theoretical foundation of collaborative problem solving itself and introduces various new design concepts and techniques to improve its quality and efficiency, such as the multi-phase agreement finding protocol for external problem solving, the composable belief-desire-intention agent architecture, and the distribution-aware constraint specification architecture for internal problem solving. The practical relevance and applicability of the concepts and techniques provided are demonstrated by using medical appointment scheduling as a case study.


Complex Systems

Complex Systems

Author: Georgi M. Dimirovski

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-19

Total Pages: 706

ISBN-13: 3319288601

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This book gives a wide-ranging description of the many facets of complex dynamic networks and systems within an infrastructure provided by integrated control and supervision: envisioning, design, experimental exploration, and implementation. The theoretical contributions and the case studies presented can reach control goals beyond those of stabilization and output regulation or even of adaptive control. Reporting on work of the Control of Complex Systems (COSY) research program, Complex Systems follows from and expands upon an earlier collection: Control of Complex Systems by introducing novel theoretical techniques for hard-to-control networks and systems. The major common feature of all the superficially diverse contributions encompassed by this book is that of spotting and exploiting possible areas of mutual reinforcement between control, computing and communications. These help readers to achieve not only robust stable plant system operation but also properties such as collective adaptivity, integrity and survivability at the same time retaining desired performance quality. Applications in the individual chapters are drawn from: • the general implementation of model-based diagnosis and systems engineering in medical technology, in communication, and in power and airport networks; • the creation of biologically inspired control brains and safety-critical human–machine systems, • process-industrial uses; • biped robots; • large space structures and unmanned aerial vehicles; and • precision servomechanisms and other advanced technologies. Complex Systems provides researchers from engineering, applied mathematics and computer science backgrounds with innovative theoretical and practical insights into the state-of-the-art of complex networks and systems research. It employs physical implementations and extensive computer simulations. Graduate students specializing in complex-systems research will also learn much from this collection./pp


My iMac

My iMac

Author: Andrew Gore

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2000-12-15

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9780764535147

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This totally revised and enhanced new edition of My iMac covers all of the latest iMac hardware and software developments with unparalleled insiders' tips and techniques for making your iMac work and entertain as never before. Features all-new coverage of iMac DV, iMovie, AirPort, OS X, and much more.


Macintosh Switcher's Guide

Macintosh Switcher's Guide

Author: Robert Standefer

Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1556220456

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Designed for Windows users ready to make the switch, this book covers the beginnings of Apple and Macintosh, how to turn Windows skills into Macintosh skills, and other topics important to a new Mac user coming from the Windows world.


Computer

Computer

Author: Paul Atkinson

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2010-08-15

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1861897375

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The pixelated rectangle we spend most of our day staring at in silence is not the television as many long feared, but the computer—the ubiquitous portal of work and personal lives. At this point, the computer is almost so common we don’t notice it in our view. It’s difficult to envision that not that long ago it was a gigantic, room-sized structure only to be accessed by a few inspiring as much awe and respect as fear and mystery. Now that the machine has decreased in size and increased in popular use, the computer has become a prosaic appliance, little-more noted than a toaster. These dramatic changes, from the daunting to the ordinary, are captured in Computer by design historian Paul Atkinson. Here, Atkinson chronicles the changes in physical design of the computer and shows how these changes in design are related to changes in popular attitude. Atkinson is fascinated by how the computer has been represented and promoted in advertising. For example, in contrast to ads from the 1970s and ’80s, today’s PC is very PC—genderless, and largely status free. Computer also considers the role of the computer as a cultural touchstone, as evidenced by its regular appearance in popular culture, including the iconography of the space age, HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, James Bond’s gadgetry, and Stars War and Star Trek. Computer covers many issues ignored by other histories of computing, which have focused on technology and the economics involved in their production, but rarely on the role of fashion in the physical design and promotion of computers and their general reception. The book will appeal to professionals and students of design and technology as well as those interested in the history of computers and how they have shaped—and been shaped by—our lives.


American Life in the 2000s

American Life in the 2000s

Author: Erin Nicks

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2023-08-01

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1098271742

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American Life in the 2000s takes a look at the major events that occurred throughout this decade and offers information on the demographics of the United States at the time. Readers will gain an understanding of the politics, conflicts, science, inventions, pop culture, fashion, and sports of the decade, and they will learn about the legacy the 2000s left behind. Features include a glossary, a timeline, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.


Multiscale Signal Analysis and Modeling

Multiscale Signal Analysis and Modeling

Author: Xiaoping Shen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-09-18

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 1461441455

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Multiscale Signal Analysis and Modeling presents recent advances in multiscale analysis and modeling using wavelets and other systems. This book also presents applications in digital signal processing using sampling theory and techniques from various function spaces, filter design, feature extraction and classification, signal and image representation/transmission, coding, nonparametric statistical signal processing, and statistical learning theory.