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Quantum Mathematical Physics eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Underaglassmoon at March 4, 2016

Editors: Finster, F., Kleiner, J., Röken, C., Tolksdorf, J. (Eds.)
Contributions from internationally recognized researchers in mathematics and physics
This book presents different physical ideas and mathematical approaches
This volume contains a carefully selected cross-section of lectures

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Fundamentals of the Mechanics of Solids eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Underaglassmoon at Dec. 5, 2015

by Paolo Maria Mariano (Author), Luciano Galano (Author)
Based on the authors’ many years of experience teaching courses on the mechanics of solids and what they found to work best for students
Takes a deductive rather than inductive approach and starts from a few first, foundational principles
Exercises organized in a way that will allow students to form a link between abstract mathematical concepts and real-world applications

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Introduction to Hyperfunctions and Their Integral Transforms eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Underaglassmoon at Dec. 7, 2015

by Urs Graf (Author)
Offers an introduction to the subject of generalized functions and their integral transforms by an approach based on the theory of functions of one complex variable
Readable by a large audience due to the use of basic contour integration in the complex plane
Only book that treats Mellin and Hankel transforms

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Sampling Theory, a Renaissance eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Underaglassmoon at Dec. 10, 2015

by Götz E. Pfander (Editor)
Tutorial style articles on new high-impact topics in sampling and applications
Offers experts in sampling theory (mathematicians and engineers) new insights into the wide area of sampling theory
Includes a great breadth of topics ranging from the analysis of real world analog, to digital converters, to generalizations of sampling theory in abstract geometry

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Lectures on Functor Homology eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Underaglassmoon at Dec. 10, 2015

by Vincent Franjou (Editor), Antoine Touzé (Editor)
Explores common structures in different fields of homological algebra: homology of classical groups, rational cohomology of algebraic groups, and algebraic topology
Serves as an introduction to homological algebra
Highlights recent applications in a concise and accessible format

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An Introduction to Catalan Numbers eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Underaglassmoon at Nov. 22, 2015

by Steven Roman (Author)
A short, compact yet comprehensive introduction to Catalan numbers and their applications
Designed to be as accessible for students as possible
Includes exercises with hints and solutions to help students gain a better grasp on the material

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The Complex Itinerary of Leibniz's Planetary Theory eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Underaglassmoon at Nov. 25, 2015

by Paolo Bussotti (Author)
Offers a profound mathematical examination of Leibniz’s planetary theory
Presents new research on the scientific influence exerted by Kepler on Leibniz
Shows relations between gravity theory and Leibniz’s planetary theory

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Stability Analysis of Nonlinear Systems eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Underaglassmoon at Dec. 31, 2015

Authors: Lakshmikantham, Vangipuram, Leela, Srinivasa, Martynyuk, Anatoly A.
This references/text illuminates the most important results of the Lyapunov stability theory for several classes of equations of perturbed motion
It is first book that investigates stability theory in terms of two measures
It treats the theory of variety of inequalities, and demonstrates manifestations of the general Lyapunov method via scalar, vector and matrix-valued functions

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Mathematician for All Seasons: Recollections and Notes Vol. 1 (1887-1945) eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Underaglassmoon at Dec. 31, 2015

Authors: Steinhaus, Hugo
Editors: Burns, Robert G., Szymaniec, Irena, Weron, Aleksander (Eds.)
Covers the inside story of Polish mathematics from the first-half of the 20th century
An excellent English translation mirrors the subtleties found in Steinhaus' original texts in Polish
Features extensive footnotes providing the context for many of the textual references

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Jost Bürgi's Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen (1620): Edition and Commentary eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Underaglassmoon at Dec. 31, 2015

Authors: Clark, Kathleen
Presents the first-ever English translation of Jost Bürgi's Arithmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen
Includes full-color, high-resolution scans of 23 pages of text and 58 tables from an original copy of the work
Provides transcriptions of two of the surviving editions of Bürgi's work side-by-side so readers can examine the differences between the two manuscripts

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