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Probability, Random Processes, and Statistical Analysis

Applications to Communications, Signal Processing, Queueing Theory and Mathematical Finance

By: Hisashi Kobayashi,Brian L. Mark,William Turin

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Probability, Random Processes, and Statistical Analysis

Applications to Communications, Signal Processing, Queueing Theory and Mathematical Finance

By: Hisashi Kobayashi,Brian L. Mark,William Turin

Together with the fundamentals of probability, random processes and statistical analysis, this insightful book also presents a broad range of advanced topics and applications. There is extensive coverage of Bayesian vs. frequentist statistics, time series and spectral representation, inequalities, bound and approximation, maximum-likelihood estimation and the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm, geometric Brownian motion and Itô process. Applications such as hidden Markov models (HMM), the Viterbi, BCJR, and Baum–Welch algorithms, algorithms for machine learning, Wiener and Kalman filters, and queueing and loss networks are treated in detail. The book will be useful to students and researchers in such areas as communications, signal processing, networks, machine learning, bioinformatics, econometrics and mathematical finance. With a solutions manual, lecture slides, supplementary materials and MATLAB programs all available online, it is ideal for classroom teaching as well as a valuable reference for professionals.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139502611

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9781139502610

System Modeling and Analysis

Foundations of System Performance Evaluation

By: Hisashi Kobayashi

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System Modeling and Analysis

Foundations of System Performance Evaluation

By: Hisashi Kobayashi

Kobayashi and Mark present the most up-to-date analytical models, simulation techniques, and computational algorithms useful for performance evaluation of complex systems - including computer systems, communication networks, transportation systems, and manufacturing systems. Broader in scope than other texts, this book provides more in-depth coverage of topics such as computational algorithms and approximations. It appeals to students with a background or interest in a wide range of areas, including systems analysis or telecommunication networks."--Publisher's website.

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Prentice Hall

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013034835X

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9780130348357

Charles W. Woodworth

The Remarkable Life of U.C.'s First Entomologist

By: Brian Holden

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Charles W. Woodworth

The Remarkable Life of U.C.'s First Entomologist

By: Brian Holden

Charles W. Woodworth was a central figure in entomology in the first three decades of the 20th century. He was the first to cultivate in a laboratory the famous model species Drosophila melanogaster and suggested to W. E. Castle that it could be useful for genetic research. He directed the world’s first successful city-scale salt-marsh mosquito control effort. C.W. was a key early figure in what is now known as Integrated Pest Management and helped California agriculture respond to many insect threats. He wrote California’s First Insecticide Law in 1906, got it passed in 1911, and administered until 1923. His supple and comprehensive mind produced significant accomplishments in seven diverse fields: entomology (insects), plant pathology, public policy, optical physics, optical engineering, machine calculation, and distillate chemistry. Within entomology, he published in anatomy, classification, systematics, theoretical economic entomology and applied economic entomology. His optics achievements include early contributions to the science of multi-element telescopes, the technique that is used today in the world’s largest telescopes. He attempted to build the world’s largest telescope in his back yard. He contributed to the ability to analyze distortion, curvature, axial aberration, coma and astigmatism. He also created forms of optical calculations for lens design specifically tailored for machine calculation. In 1936, he taught classes in optical triangulation at Bausch & Lomb, the leading maker of optical weapon sights for the U.S. Navy in WWII. He founded the Entomology departments at what are now the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Davis. He served as the Chief Entomologist at the California Spray Chemical Company, the enterprise that created the Ortho brand of pesticides. He was happily married and had four children who all lived full and successful lives. He designed his family home, which became a Berkeley architectural landmark. A colleague referred to him in a speech as “a very modest and tolerant man.” The University of California named him Emeritus Professor upon his retirement. His obituary was printed in Science and in the New York Times. Four species of insects were named after him. Of these four, a planthopper, Cixidia woodworthi, now named Epiptera woodworthi, retains “woodworthi” in its modern name. The Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America has given out their C.W. Woodworth Award for achievement in entomology in the Pacific slope region over the last ten years since 1969. This book is intended to be the definitive biography of Charles W. Woodworth.

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Brian Holden Publishing

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0986410519

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9780986410512

Before California

An Archaeologist Looks at Our Earliest Inhabitants

By: Brian M. Fagan

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Before California

An Archaeologist Looks at Our Earliest Inhabitants

By: Brian M. Fagan

What did California look like before Hollywood? Before the Gold Rush? Before the missions? Brian Fagan, the best known popular archaeology writer in America, is your tour guide on a fascinating trip across the Golden State before the arrival of Europeans. Fagan tells of the first groups who drifted into the state over 13,000 years ago and how their descendants used the land and sea to survive in a fragile environment subject to earthquake, drought, and flood. On your tour, you will visit the shellmounds of San Francisco Bay, salmon trappers of the northern streams, acorn gatherers of the Central Valley, Chumash villages on the Santa Barbara coast, and shamans who painted mysterious figures on stone. Fagan shows how archaeologists scientifically reconstruct this lost history from fragments of bone, shell, and stone, from travellers' and scholars' descriptions of vanished peoples, and from the stories told by the tribal members themselves. Join a famous archaeologist on this captivating journey and find out what important lessons this story has for California's future.

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Rowman Altamira

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0759103747

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High-Powered Investing All-In-One For Dummies

By: Amine Bouchentouf,Brian Dolan,Joe Duarte,Mark Galant,Ann C. Logue,Paul Mladjenovic,Kerry Pechter,Barbara Rockefeller,Peter J. Sander,Russell Wild

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High-Powered Investing All-In-One For Dummies

By: Amine Bouchentouf,Brian Dolan,Joe Duarte,Mark Galant,Ann C. Logue,Paul Mladjenovic,Kerry Pechter,Barbara Rockefeller,Peter J. Sander,Russell Wild

Looking for help making smarter, more profitable high-end investment decisions? Why buy ten books that cover each of the major topics you need to understand, when High-Powered Investing All-In-One For Dummies gives you ten expert guide for the price of one? This hands-on resource arms you with an arsenal of advanced investing techniques for everything from stocks and futures to options and exchange-traded funds. You’ll find out how to trade on the FOREX market, evaluate annuities, choose the right commodities, and buy into hedge funds. And, you’ll get up to speed on using business fundamentals and technical analysis to help you make smarter decisions and maximize your returns. You’ll also find ways to be as aggressive as your personality and bank account allow, without taking foolish or excessive risks. Discover how to: Conduct preliminary research Evaluate businesses Invest for growth and income Minimize your investing risk Read financial statements Understand your tax obligations Trade foreign currencies, futures, and options Get a feel for markets and react quickly to fluctuations Spot and forecast pricing trends Take advantage of online trading innovations The key to expanding your investment opportunities successfully is information. Whether you’re just beginning to explore more advanced investing or have been dabbling in it for a while, High-Powered Investing All-In-One For Dummies gives you the information, strategies, and techniques you need to make your financial dreams come true.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118052102

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9781118052105

Algorithms to Live By

The Computer Science of Human Decisions

By: Brian Christian,Tom Griffiths

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Algorithms to Live By

The Computer Science of Human Decisions

By: Brian Christian,Tom Griffiths

An exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not. Computers, like us, confront limited space and time, so computer scientists have been grappling with similar problems for decades. And the solutions they’ve found have much to teach us. In a dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths show how algorithms developed for computers also untangle very human questions. They explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with others. From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one’s inbox to peering into the future, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.

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Henry Holt and Company

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1627790373

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9781627790376

Welding Practice

By: Brian Smith

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Welding Practice

By: Brian Smith

The book is aimed at those wishing to gain a basic knowledge of the practical aspects of the four most widely used welding processes: manual metal arc (MMA), metal inert/active gas (MIG/AG), tungsten inert gas (TIG) and oxy-acetylene welding and cutting. In addition to a detailed treatment of these four methods, further sections deal with the various angles at which welding can be carried out, the effect of the different materials, and quality assessment. Important safety information is collected into a preliminary section whilst highlighted safety warnings carry the safety theme through the entire text. Features to aid comprehension include a glossary of welding terms and symbols, self-assessment questions and a guide to current welder qualifications in the light of recent European standardisation.

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Routledge

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1317761359

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9781317761358

Fanning the Sacred Flame

By: Brian D. Dillon,Matthew A. Boxt

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Fanning the Sacred Flame

By: Brian D. Dillon,Matthew A. Boxt

Fanning the Sacred Flame: Mesoamerican Studies in Honor of H. B. Nicholson contains twenty-two original papers in tribute to H. B. "Nick" Nicholson, a pioneer of Mesoamerican research. His intellectual legacy is recognized by Mesoamerican archaeologists, art historians, ethnohistorians, and ethnographers--students, colleagues, and friends who derived inspiration and encouragement from him throughout their own careers. Each chapter, which presents original research inspired by Nicholson, pays tribute to the teacher, writer, lecturer, friend, and mentor who became a legend within his own lifetime. Covering all of Mesoamerica across all time periods, contributors include Patricia R. Anawalt, Alfredo López Austin, Anthony Aveni, Robert M. Carmack, David C. Grove, Richard D. Hansen, Leonardo López Luján, Kevin Terraciano, and more. Eloise Quiñones Keber provides a thorough biographical sketch, detailing Nicholson's academic and professional journey.

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University Press of Colorado

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145711173X

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9781457111730

In-Vitro Fertilization

By: Kay Elder,Brian Dale

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In-Vitro Fertilization

By: Kay Elder,Brian Dale

This fully updated new edition of a successful and popular practical guide is an indispensable account of modern in-vitro fertilization practice. Initial chapters cover theoretical aspects of gametogenesis and embryo development at the cellular and molecular level, while the latter half of the book describes the requisites for a successful IVF laboratory and the basic technologies in ART. Advanced techniques, including pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, vitrification and stem-cell technology, are comprehensively covered, providing up-to-date analyses of these groundbreaking technologies. This edition includes: • New practical techniques, including preservation of fertility for cancer patients, stem-cell biology/technology, vitrification and in-vitro maturation • A 'refresher' study review of fundamental principles of cell and molecular biology • The latest information available from animal and human research in reproductive biology Packed with a wealth of practical and scientific detail, this is a must for all IVF practitioners.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139492853

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9781139492850

Bones and Cartilage

Developmental and Evolutionary Skeletal Biology

By: Brian K. Hall

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Bones and Cartilage

Developmental and Evolutionary Skeletal Biology

By: Brian K. Hall

Bones and Cartilage provides the most in-depth review and synthesis assembled on the topic, across all vertebrates. It examines the function, development and evolution of bone and cartilage as tissues, organs and skeletal systems. It describes how bone and cartilage develop in embryos and are maintained in adults, how bone is repaired when we break a leg, or regenerates when a newt grows a new limb, or a lizard a new tail. The second edition of Bones and Cartilage includes the most recent knowledge of molecular, cellular, developmental and evolutionary processes, which are integrated to outline a unified discipline of developmental and evolutionary skeletal biology. Additionally, coverage includes how the molecular and cellular aspects of bones and cartilage differ in different skeletal systems and across species, along with the latest studies and hypotheses of relationships between skeletal cells and the most recent information on coupling between osteocytes and osteoclasts All chapters have been revised and updated to include the latest research. - Offers complete coverage of every aspect of bone and cartilage, with updated references and extensive illustrations - Integrates development and evolution of the skeleton, as well a synthesis of differentiation, growth and patterning - Treats all levels from molecular to clinical, embryos to evolution, and covers all vertebrates as well as invertebrate cartilages - Includes new chapters on evolutionary skeletal biology that highlight normal variation and variability, and variation outside the norm (neomorphs, atavisms) - Updates hypotheses on the origination of cartilage using new phylogenetic, cellular and genetic data - Covers stem cells in embryos and adults, including mesenchymal stem cells and their use in genetic engineering of cartilage, and the concept of the stem cell niche

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Academic Press

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0124166857

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9780124166851

Introductory Physics with Aviation Applications

By: W. Brian Lane,Paul R. Simony

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Introductory Physics with Aviation Applications

By: W. Brian Lane,Paul R. Simony

This introductory physics textbook guides the student through various topics in physics with special applications to aviation, including units, problem-solving, vectors, forces & motion, aerodynamics & flight dynamics, electronics, and thermodynamics. The approach is algebra-based and includes a review of trigonometry, making the text accessible to students at various levels of mathematical preparation. Each chapter features helpful Sample Problems and concludes with thought-provoking problems for homework or practice. Students of aviation will find this text a helpful resource in learning about the physics that makes their remarkable line of work possible, and seasoned aviators will find it a useful resource.

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Lulu.com

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1105537250

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9781105537257

Excavation

By: David L. Carmichael,Robert H. Lafferty,Brian Molyneaux

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Excavation

By: David L. Carmichael,Robert H. Lafferty,Brian Molyneaux

An introduction to excavation methods for archaeologists.

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Rowman Altamira

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0759100195

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9780759100190

Probability, Random Processes, and Statistical Analysis

Applications to Communications, Signal Processing, Queueing Theory and Mathematical Finance

By: Hisashi Kobayashi,Brian L. Mark,William Turin

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Probability, Random Processes, and Statistical Analysis

Applications to Communications, Signal Processing, Queueing Theory and Mathematical Finance

By: Hisashi Kobayashi,Brian L. Mark,William Turin

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Algorithms to Live By

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Welding Practice

Fanning the Sacred Flame

Fanning the Sacred Flame

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In-Vitro Fertilization

Bones and Cartilage

Bones and Cartilage

Introductory Physics with Aviation Applications

Introductory Physics with Aviation Applications

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Excavation

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Probability, Random Processes, and Statistical Analysis

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