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Young artists will find tons of inspiration in these fun, accessible drawing books, produced in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution. Easy to follow step by step instructions show how to create awesome

This estimation reference text thoroughly describes matrix factorization methods successfully employed by numerical analysts, familiarizing readers with the techniques that lead to efficient, economical, reliable, and flexible estimation algorithms.Topics include a review

From 1900 until 1917, the Jewish population of Texas more than doubled, from 15,000 to over 31,000. Many who immigrated through the Port of Galveston had an opportunity to bypass the difficult

An elegant primer on the principles and theories of music. This innovative book presents the elements of music by building upon the long-known fundamentals of acoustics, proportion and relationship--a kind of musical

This text provides a framework for describing and organizing the basic forces of nature and the interactions of subatomic particles. A detailed and self-contained mathematical account of gauge theory, it is geared

This self-contained treatment develops the theory of generalized functions and the theory of distributions, and it systematically applies them to solving a variety of problems in partial differential equations. A major portion

The phase-integral method in mathematics, also known as the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) method, is the focus of this introductory treatment. Author John Heading successfully steers a course between simplistic and rigorous approaches to

This authoritative text offers a unified, programmed summary of the principles underlying all charged particle accelerators and also doubles as a reference collection of equations and material essential to accelerator development and

Trilobites are the most lifelike of fossils?many well-preserved specimens belie their great antiquity and seem almost ready to arch their bodies, peer about with their compound eyes, and crawl forward as if

A powerful tool for the approximate solution of differential equations, the finite element is extensively used in industry and research. This book offers students of engineering and physics a comprehensive view of

Ever wanted to grow your own but don't have the time, the space, or even know where to start? Alice Holden, one of Britain's most pioneering female growers, has spent her life

This text develops the theory of systems of stochastic differential equations, and it presents applications in probability, partial differential equations, and stochastic control problems. Originally published in two volumes, it combines a

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Indispensable for students of modern physics, this text provides the necessary background in mathematics for the study of electromagnetic theory and quantum mechanics. Clear discussions explain the particulars of vector algebra, matrix

This classic of pure mathematics offers a rigorous investigation of Hardy spaces and the invariant subspace problem. Its highly readable treatment of complex functions, harmonic analysis, and functional analysis is suitable for

This text presents a detailed view of the calculation methods involved in the magnetic properties of transition metal complexes. Starting at an elementary level, it proceeds gradually through theory and calculations to

This book is intended as a teachers manual and as an independent-study handbook for students and mathematical competitors. Based on a traditional teaching philosophy and a non-traditional writing approach (the stair-step method),

Ruler And Compass: Practical Geometric Constructions (Wooden Books)

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Become a techno-genius in 60 seconds! This book contains everything you need to know about the world of technology and engineering, broken down into fun, fascinating bite-size facts.Key subjects are