Innovation and Institutions: A Multidisciplinary Review of the Study of Innovation Systems May 21, 2007
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Innovation and Institutions: A Multidisciplinary Review of the Study of Innovation Systems
Innovation and Institutions: A Multidisciplinary Review of the Study of Innovation Systems (New Horizons in the Economics of Innovation) by Steven Casper (Editor), Frans Van Waarden (Editor)
Publisher: Not Avail (October 30, 2005) | ISBN-10: 1843762110 | PDF | 0,8 Mb | 307 pages
Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries make radical innovations but fail to successfully market them, while others making incremental innovations have more commercial success. The book draws on a variety of different literatures and perspectives to illustrate the organizational and institutional dimensions of national innovation systems. Literatures discussed include the economics of innovation, organizational sociology, administrative science, institutional economics, organizational learning network analysis, business systems, economic governance and regulation. This truly interdisciplinary book will be invaluable to academics and researchers focusing on innovation in a wide range of fields. It will also strongly appeal to practitioners and policymakers concerned with innovation.
Differential Equations: An Introduction to Basic Concepts, Results and Applications May 21, 2007
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Differential Equations: An Introduction to Basic Concepts, Results and Applications
I. I. Vrabie, “Differential Equations: An Introduction to Basic Concepts, Results and Applications”
World Scientific Publishing Company | ISBN / ASIN:9812388389 | 2004 | 420 pages | PDF | 20MB
This book presents, in a unitary frame and from a new perspective, the main concepts and results of one of the most fascinating branches of modern mathematics, namely differential equations, and offers the reader another point of view concerning a possible way to approach the problems of existence, uniqueness, approximation, and continuation of the solutions to a Cauchy problem. In addition, it contains simple introductions to some topics which are not usually included in classical textbooks: the exponential formula, conservation laws, generalized solutions, Caratheodory solutions, differential inclusions, variational inequalities, viability, invariance, gradient systems.
Evolution and Economic Complexity by J. Stanley Metcalfe May 21, 2007
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Evolution and Economic Complexity by J. Stanley Metcalfe
Evolution and Economic Complexity by J. Stanley Metcalfe (Editor), John Foster (Editor)
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing (December 4, 2004) | ISBN-10: 1843765268 | PDF | 1,2 Mb | 227 pages
In a diverse set of contributions presented by Metcalfe (political economy, U. of Manchester, UK) and Foster (economics, U. of Queensland, Australia), contributors address the theory and practice of evolutionary economic analysis, emphasizing the relationship between evolutionary economics and complexity science. The idea that a complex system is a network structure that contains elements and connections that constitute knowledge is a key theme that emerges, according to the editors. They also note a second key theme is that “selection mechanisms, captured in replicator dynamics, are viewed from a complex systems perspective,” which “highlights the fact that the variety they operate on is or prior importance in economic systems because it arises from forms of knowledge that are much less prevalent in the biological domain.” Discussions of theory and models are empirical studies dealing with technological and economic mobility in large German manufacturing firms and long-run qualitative change in the energy sector.
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Imagining Numbers May 2, 2007
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Imagining Numbers
Imagining Numbers By Barry Mazur
Penguin Books Ltd | ISBN: 0374174695 | Year:2004 | 288 pages | djvu | 2.6 MB
“A clear, accessible, beautifully written introduction not only to imaginary numbers, but to the role of imagination in mathematics.” – George Lakoff, Professor of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley.
“This absorbing and in itself most imaginative book lies in the grand tradition of explanations of what mathematical imagination is–such as those of Hogben, Kasner and Newman, and Polya’s How to Solve It. But it is unique in its understanding of and appeal to poetic thought and its analogues, and will appeal particularly to lovers of literature.”-John Hollander
“A very compelling, thought-provoking, and even drmataic description of what it means to think mathematically.”-Joseph Dauben, Professor of History and History of Science, City University of New York
“Barry Mazur’s Imagining Numbers is quite literally a charming book; it has brought even me, in a dazed state, to the brink of mathematical play.”
Embedded Robotics: Mobile Robot Design and Applications with Embedded Systems May 2, 2007
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Embedded Robotics: Mobile Robot Design and Applications with Embedded Systems
Embedded Robotics: Mobile Robot Design and Applications with Embedded Systems
by Thomas Bräunl
Springer; 2nd Edition | ISBN: 3540343180 | July 2006 | PDF | File Size: 4.8 MB
This book presents a unique combination of mobile robots and embedded systems, from introductory to intermediate level. It is structured in three parts, dealing with embedded systems (hardware and software design, actuators, sensors, PID control, multitasking), mobile robot design (driving, balancing, walking, and flying robots), and mobile robot applications (mapping, robot soccer, genetic algorithms, neural networks, behavior-based systems, and simulation). The book is written as a text for courses in computer science, computer engineering, IT, electronic engineering, and mechatronics, as well as a guide for robot hobbyists and researchers.
About the Author:
Bräunl is Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia, Perth, where he founded and directs the Mobile Robot Lab and is also Director of the Centre for Intelligent Information Processing Systems (CIIPS). Professor Bräunl received a Diploma in Informatics in 1986 from Univ. Kaiserslautern, an MS in Computer Science in 1987 from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and a PhD and Habilitation in Informatics in 1989 and 1994, respectively, from Univ. Stuttgart. He has worked in the past for BASF and DaimlerChrysler and has founded a company for innovative mobile robot design. Professor Bräunl’s research interests are robotics, vision, graphics, and concurrency. He is author of several research books and textbooks and has developed the EyeBot mobile robot family.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy (3 Volume Set) May 2, 2007
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Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy (3 Volume Set)
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy (3 Volume Set) by John Zumerchik
MacMillan Reference Books (December 2000) | ISBN: 0028650212 | 1500 Pages | PDF | 27 Mb
With much media attention on the energy problems in California and the current debate on U.S. energy policy, this three-volume set is a timely contribution to this subject. This work takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of energy, offering 253 articles representing the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, economics, and ethics. The articles, which range in length from two to 20 pages, were contributed by international scientists and educators. Traditional fuels such as gasoline and diesel are covered, as are alternative fuels such as methanol and hydrogen, alternative fuels for vehicles such as hybrid and electric cars, and alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, and fuel cells. Topics also include energy concepts such as electricity, thermodynamics, combustion, and catalysts, with basic formulas for essential physical and chemical processes. In addition, there are 60 biographies of scientists and engineers who made major contributions to the understanding of energy and energy technologies, among them Rudolph Diesel, Enrico Fermi, Pierre Laplace, and Alessandro Volta. The text features numerous photographs, illustrations, sidebars, and easy-to-use charts and graphs. All articles include bibliographies, and Volume 3 contains an energy time line and a good index. Bits and pieces of similar information can be found in the Encyclopedia of Environmental Science (LJ 2/15/01), but overall this is a unique resource. Aimed at public, high school, and undergraduate libraries, it should be purchased if funds and interest are sufficient. Eva Lautemann, Georgia Perimeter Coll. Lib., Clarkston
Concise Encyclopedia of Robotics May 2, 2007
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Concise Encyclopedia of Robotics
S. Gibilisco ,”Concise Encyclopedia of Robotics “
TAB Books | ISBN / ASIN:0071410104 | 2002 | 365 pages | PDF | 1.6MB
This well-written book is not an introduction to robotics–there is no “history” article, and no article titled “Robot” or “Robotics”–but it is likely to be a useful reference for students and hobbyists. Summing Up: Recommended.
Robotics contains elements of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. One of the challenges in reading a robotics text or entering the field as a hobbyist is the variety of concepts and terminology one must know. This book, a “how things work” for the robotics field, provides about 400 brief articles explaining concepts from “acoustic proximity sensor” to “zooming.” Some entries are very short; “Guidance System,” for example, requires only two sentences and refers to other articles. A longer article like “Logic Gate” is a page and a half long, including a diagram and table. Most topics are technical, but some are philosophical, such as “Jungian World Theory.”
Principles of Macroeconomics by N. Gregory Mankiw May 2, 2007
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Principles of Macroeconomics by N. Gregory Mankiw
Principles of Macroeconomics (with Xtra!) by N. Gregory Mankiw (Author)
Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 3 edition (February 26, 2003) | ISBN-10: 0324171897 | PDF | 5 Mb | 150 pages
In writing this textbook, Mankiw has tried to put himself in the position of someone seeing economics for the first time. The author’s conversational writing style is superb for presenting the politics and science of economic theories to tomorrow’s decision-makers. Because Mankiw wrote it for the students, the book stands out among all other principles texts by intriguing students to apply an economic way of thinking in their daily lives. Receiving such a praise as “perhaps the best ever” textbook in economic principles, it’s no wonder Mankiw’s prize project has quickly become one of the most successful books ever to be published in the college marketplace.
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An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research: An Informal History (International Series in Operations Research and Management Science) May 2, 2007
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An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research: An Informal History (International Series in Operations Research and Management Science)
An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research: An Informal History (International Series in Operations Research and Management Science)
211 pages | Springer | English | ISBN-10: 1402081162 | RAR&PDF | 9.60/11.28 MB
An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research: An Informal History recounts the evolution of Operations Research (OR) as a new science – the science of decision making. Arising from the urgent operational issues of World War II, the philosophy and methodology of OR has permeated the resolution of decision problems in business, industry, and government. The Timeline chronicles the history of OR in the form of self-contained, expository entries. Each entry presents a concise explanation of the events and people under discussion, and provides key sources where further relevant information can be obtained. In addition, books and papers that have influenced the development of OR or helped to educate the first generations of OR academics and practitioners are cited throughout the book. Starting in 1564 with seminal ideas that form the precursors of OR, the Timeline traces the key ideas and events of OR through 2004. The Timeline should interest anyone involved in OR – researchers, practitioners, academics, and, especially, students – who wish to learn how OR came into being. Further, the scope and expository style of the Timeline should make it of value to the general reader interested in the development of science and technology in the last half of the twentieth century.
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Computational Inverse Techniques in Nondestructive Evaluation May 2, 2007
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Computational Inverse Techniques in Nondestructive Evaluation
Computational Inverse Techniques in Nondestructive Evaluationy
592 pages | CRC | English | ISBN-10: 0849315239| RAR&PDF | 11.44/18.66 MB
Although many books on inverse problems already exist, they can be quite mathematical in nature and pay little attention to practical applications. This book forms a bridge between the theoretical foundations and practical applications of nondestructive evaluation methods. With unique emphasis on inverse problems in solid mechanics, it describes in detail the principles, computational methods and algorithms, and practical techniques of inverse analyses using elastic waves and dynamic responses in solids and structures. Applications of advanced computational inverse techniques to electronic system, MEMS, life science and nanotechnology are also introduced. The author also presents a new, “total solution” method for formulating engineering problems and a new regularization method proven very effective for computational implementation.
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