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Antenna and EM Modeling with MATLAB Antenna Toolbox

By: Sergey N. Makarov,Vishwanath Iyer,Shashank Kulkarni,Steven R. Best

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Antenna and EM Modeling with MATLAB Antenna Toolbox

By: Sergey N. Makarov,Vishwanath Iyer,Shashank Kulkarni,Steven R. Best

ANTENNA AND EM MODELING WITH MATLAB ANTENNA TOOLBOXTM An essential text to MATLAB Antenna ToolboxTM as accessible and easy-to-use full-wave antenna modeling tool Antenna and EM Modeling with MATLAB Antenna ToolboxTM is a textbook on antennas intended for a one semester course. The core philosophy is to introduce the key antenna concepts and follow them up with full-wave modeling and optimization in the MATLAB Antenna ToolboxTM. Such an approach will enable immediate testing of theoretical concepts by experimenting in software. It also provides the direct path to research work. The fundamental families of antennas — dipoles, loops, patches, and traveling wave antennas — are discussed in detail, together with the respective antenna arrays. Using antenna parameters such as impedance, reflection coefficient, efficiency, directivity, and gain, the reader is introduced to the different ways of understanding the performance of an antenna. Written for senior undergraduates, graduates as well as RF/Antenna engineers, Antenna and EM Modeling with Antenna ToolboxTM is a resource that: Provides 14 video assisted laboratories on using Antenna ToolboxTM Includes approximately 50 real-world examples in antenna and array design Offers approximately 200 homework problems Provides multiple ready-to-use standalone MATLAB® scripts

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119693705

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Smart Antennas for 5G+

By: David A. Sánchez-Hernández,Steven R. Best,Manos M. Tentzeris,Sungtek Kahng,Gert Frolund Pedersen

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Smart Antennas for 5G+

By: David A. Sánchez-Hernández,Steven R. Best,Manos M. Tentzeris,Sungtek Kahng,Gert Frolund Pedersen

Comprehensive reference text for the development of advanced antenna systems for 5G and beyond Smart Antennas for 5G+ addresses the transformation that simple, conventional antennas have gone through to fulfill the complex and challenging performance expectations of 5G wireless communications and beyond. It also describes the 5G physical layer including the gNodeB, basics of the propagation channel, and user equipment (UE) specific antenna aspects. The authors present various broadband antennas covering mmW bands for 5G+ and B5G applications, explore recent developments in array calibration and plane wave generators, and consider future challenges for 5G+ radio system testing. Novel key performance indicators in which not only conventional RF parameters, but also other parameters and overall radio performance, are examined. The huge shrinkage which was prioritized in 4G modules are now combined with extremely versatile and precise beamforming capacities, thermal mitigation, and link budget compensation design strategies that bring antennas into a new era. As such, antenna integration, flexible and 3D printed elements, the use of metamaterials, and advanced testing of new features are key elements of this book. Additional topics covered in Smart Antennas for 5G+ include: Beamforming, beam-steering, power control, cell breathing, and many other 5G concepts that make the evaluation of a 5G antenna structure a complex process Multi-probe anechoic chamber, reverberation chamber, and wireless cable solutions, RF testing of the 5G antenna systems, and small-cell repeaters for 5G/B5G beamforming Powering and sensing applications in 5G+ printed electronic steerable antenna arrays for reconfigurable intelligent surfaces that stem from metasurfaces 3GPP/ITU standards and models for 5G MIMO base station antennas, propagation channel modeling, and link budget considerations The connection between complex but realistically used designs and the way testing has evolved to determine the value of novel designs makes Smart Antennas for 5G+ a must-have resource for advanced engineers as well as newcomers in the field of 5G wireless communications.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394210507

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Game Theory and the Humanities

Bridging Two Worlds

By: Steven J. Brams

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Game Theory and the Humanities

Bridging Two Worlds

By: Steven J. Brams

How game theory can offer insights into literary, historical, and philosophical texts ranging from Macbeth to Supreme Court decisions. Game theory models are ubiquitous in economics, common in political science, and increasingly used in psychology and sociology; in evolutionary biology, they offer compelling explanations for competition in nature. But game theory has been only sporadically applied to the humanities; indeed, we almost never associate mathematical calculations of strategic choice with the worlds of literature, history, and philosophy. And yet, as Steven Brams shows, game theory can illuminate the rational choices made by characters in texts ranging from the Bible to Joseph Heller's Catch-22 and can explicate strategic questions in law, history, and philosophy. Much of Brams's analysis is based on the theory of moves (TOM), which is grounded in game theory, and which he develops gradually and applies systematically throughout. TOM illuminates the dynamics of player choices, including their misperceptions, deceptions, and uses of different kinds of power. Brams examines such topics as the outcome and payoff matrix of Pascal's wager on the existence of God; the strategic games played by presidents and Supreme Court justices; and how information was slowly uncovered in the game played by Hamlet and Claudius. The reader gains not just new insights into the actions of certain literary and historical characters but also a larger strategic perspective on the choices that make us human.

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MIT Press

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0262294516

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9780262294515

Becoming a Graphic Designer

A Guide to Careers in Design

By: Steven Heller,Teresa Fernandes

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Becoming a Graphic Designer

A Guide to Careers in Design

By: Steven Heller,Teresa Fernandes

This user-friendly guide offers a clear and comprehensive review of the types of careers available to today?s graphic designers. Drawing on years of experience at the top of the field, Heller covers the major design industries?from architecture and industrial design to television, film and publishing?as well as advertising, corporate, editorial and other key design disciplines. This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in launching?or revitalising?a graphic design career.

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Wiley

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047117677X

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Value Management of Construction Projects

By: John Kelly,Steven Male,Drummond Graham

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Value Management of Construction Projects

By: John Kelly,Steven Male,Drummond Graham

Value Management is a philosophy, set of principles and a structured management methodology for improving organisational decision-making and value-for-money. The second edition builds on the success of the first edition by extending the integrated value philosophy, methodology and tool kit to describe the application of Value Management to the areas of service delivery, asset management, and, Programmes, in addition to Projects, products and processes. Value Management is a well-established methodology in the international construction industry, and in the UK has been endorsed as good practice in a range of government sponsored reports. In this book the authors have addressed the practical opportunities and difficulties of Value Management by synthesising the background, international developments, benchmarking and their own extensive consultancy and action research experience in Value Management to provide a comprehensive package of theory and practice. The second edition retains the structure of the first edition, covering methods and practices, frameworks of value and the future of value management. It has been thoroughly updated, and a number of new chapters added to encapsulate further extensions to current theory and practice. In particular, the new edition responds to: A range of recent UK industry and government publications; and most notably BS EN 16271:2012 - Value management: Functional expression of the need and functional performance specification; the imminent update of BS EN 12973:2000 Value Management; BS EN 1325 Value Management -- Vocabulary, Terms and definitions; the changes to "Value for Europe" governing the training and certification of Value Management in European Union countries; the UK Government’s Management of Value (MoV) initiative, together with other leading reports, international guidance and standards on Value Management. Research in Value Management undertaken since publication of the first edition. Changes in Value Management practice particularly in Programmes and Projects. Developments in the theory of value, principally value for money measures, whole life value option appraisal, and benefits realisation. Initiatives in asset management initiatives covering the management of physical infrastructure, for example the recent launch of a suite of three standards under the generic title of BS ISO 55000: 2014 Asset Management, and its predecessor BSI PAS55 2008 "Asset Management: Specification For The Optimized Management Of Physical Assets" The second edition contains a dedicated chapter of exemplar case studies drawn from the authors' experience, selected to demonstrate the new areas of theory and practice. An Appendix includes an extensive set of tools and techniques of use in Value Management practice. Construction clients, including those in both the public and private sectors, and professionals such as construction cost consultants, quantity surveyors, architects, asset managers, construction engineers, and construction managers will all find Value Management of Construction Projects to be essential reading. It will also be of interest to researchers and students on construction related courses in Higher Education -- particularly those at final year undergraduate and at Masters level.

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1118351231

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A Student's Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

By: Steven Baicker-McKee,William M. Janssen,John Bernard Corr

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A Student's Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

By: Steven Baicker-McKee,William M. Janssen,John Bernard Corr

The Student's Guide provides a lucid, up-to-date explanation of all the major topics that students are likely to encounter in a typical first-year course in civil procedure. It contains thousands of citations to cases applying the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and also covers areas of procedure such as jurisdiction, venue, the Erie doctrine, forum non conveniens, and res judicata. All of the materials are designed to make it easy for students to find and use what they need.

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West Academic Publishing

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0314261710

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9780314261717

Book's by Steven R. Best

Antenna and EM Modeling with MATLAB Antenna Toolbox

Antenna and EM Modeling with MATLAB Antenna Toolbox

Smart Antennas for 5G+

Smart Antennas for 5G+

Game Theory and the Humanities

Game Theory and the Humanities

Becoming a Graphic Designer

Becoming a Graphic Designer

Value Management of Construction Projects

Value Management of Construction Projects

A Student's Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

A Student's Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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