William R. Duncan's Books

Discrete Gambling and Stochastic Games

By: Ashok P. Maitra,William D. Sudderth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Discrete Gambling and Stochastic Games

By: Ashok P. Maitra,William D. Sudderth

The theory of probability began in the seventeenth century with attempts to calculate the odds of winning in certain games of chance. However, it was not until the middle of the twentieth century that mathematicians de veloped general techniques for maximizing the chances of beating a casino or winning against an intelligent opponent. These methods of finding op timal strategies for a player are at the heart of the modern theories of stochastic control and stochastic games. There are numerous applications to engineering and the social sciences, but the liveliest intuition still comes from gambling. The now classic work How to Gamble If You Must: Inequalities for Stochastic Processes by Dubins and Savage (1965) uses gambling termi nology and examples to develop an elegant, deep, and quite general theory of discrete-time stochastic control. A gambler "controls" the stochastic pro cess of his or her successive fortunes by choosing which games to play and what bets to make.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

249

Publisher

Springer Science & Business Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

1461240026

ISBN 13

9781461240020

Industrial Nation

Work, Culture and Society in Scotland, 1800 - present

By: William Knox

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Industrial Nation

Work, Culture and Society in Scotland, 1800 - present

By: William Knox

This is a social and cultural history of Scotland's industrial rise and relative decline, concerned above all with the leaders and workers (industrial, political, manufacturing, mining and engineering, as well as religious, union, educational and moral) who produced the first and suffered in the second. Political, social and economic events, movements and trends are welded together in a well-ordered and vivid narrative. It assumes almost no prior knowledge, and introduces the reader gently to the central debates about the nature and course of modern Scottish History. The style is clear and spare - with frequent dry, witty asides; it will be ideal for the student, but will equally appeal to the general reader interested in modern Scottish history. It is illustrated with maps, photographs and drawings, with guides to further reading and a full index.Key Features* The first systematic and economic history of modern Scotland* A vivid chronological narrative account* Generously illustrated with contemporary illustrations

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

401

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1474469906

ISBN 13

9781474469906

Great Military Leaders

A Bibliography with Vignettes

By: William T. Worthington

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Great Military Leaders

A Bibliography with Vignettes

By: William T. Worthington

Great Military Leaders - A Bibliography with Vignettes

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

254

Publisher

Nova Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

159033275X

ISBN 13

9781590332757

Psychomythics

Sources of Artifacts and Misconceptions in Scientific Psychology

By: William R. Uttal

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Psychomythics

Sources of Artifacts and Misconceptions in Scientific Psychology

By: William R. Uttal

Psychology deals with the most complex subject matter of any science. As such, it is subject to misunderstandings, artifacts, and just simple errors of data, logic, and interpretation. This book teases out the details of some of the sources of these errors. It considers errors in psychological data and theories that arise from confusing endogenous and exogenous causal forces in perceptual research, misinterpreting the effects of inevitable natural laws as psychological phenomena, improper application of statistics and measurement, and flawed assumptions. Examples of each of these sources of error are presented and discussed. Finally, the book concludes that a return to a revitalized kind of behaviorism is preferred, rather than continuing on the current cognitive path.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

219

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1135623724

ISBN 13

9781135623722

Moral Uncertainty

By: William MacAskill,Krister Bykvist,Toby Ord

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Moral Uncertainty

By: William MacAskill,Krister Bykvist,Toby Ord

About the bookToby Ord try to fill this gap. They argue that there are distinctive norms that govern how one ought to make decisions and defend an information-sensitive account of how to make such decisions. They do so by developing an analogy between moral uncertainty and social choice, noting that different moral views provide different amounts of information regarding our reasons for action, and arguing that the correct account of decision-making under moral uncertainty must be sensitive to that. Moral Uncertainty also tackles the problem of how to make intertheoretic comparisons, and addresses the implications of their view for metaethics and practical ethics. Very often we are uncertain about what we ought, morally, to do. We do not know how to weigh the interests of animals against humans, how strong our duties are to improve the lives of distant strangers, or how to think about the ethics of bringing new people into existence. But we still need to act. So how should we make decisions in the face of such uncertainty? Though economists and philosophers have extensively studied the issue of decision-making in the face of uncertainty about matters of fact, the question of decision-making given fundamental moral uncertainty has been neglected. In Moral Uncertainty, philosophers William MacAskill, Krister Bykvist, and Toby Ord try to fill this gap. They argue that there are distinctive norms that govern how one ought to make decisions and defend an information-sensitive account of how to make such decisions. They do so by developing an analogy between moral uncertainty and social choice, noting that different moral views provide different amounts of information regarding our reasons for action, and arguing that the correct account of decision-making under moral uncertainty must be sensitive to that. Moral Uncertainty also tackles the problem of how to make intertheoretic comparisons, and addresses the implications of their view for metaethics and practical ethics.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

237

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0198722273

ISBN 13

9780198722274

Warming the World

Economic Models of Global Warming

By: William D. Nordhaus,Joseph Boyer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Warming the World

Economic Models of Global Warming

By: William D. Nordhaus,Joseph Boyer

This book presents in detail a pair of models of the economics of climate change. The models, called RICE-99 (for the Regional Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy) and DICE-99 (for the Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy) build on the authors' earlier work, particularly their RICE and DICE models of the early 1990s. Humanity is risking the health of the natural environment through a myriad of interventions, including the atmospheric emission of trace gases such as carbon dioxide, the use of ozone-depleting chemicals, the engineering of massive land-use changes, and the destruction of the habitats of many species. It is imperative that we learn to protect our common geophysical and biological resources. Although scientists have studied greenhouse warming for decades, it is only recently that society has begun to consider the economic, political, and institutional aspects of environmental intervention. To do so raises formidable challenges of data modeling, uncertainty, international coordination, and institutional design. Attempts to deal with complex scientific and economic issues have increasingly involved the use of models to help analysts and decision makers understand likely future outcomes as well as the implications of alternative policies. This book presents in detail a pair of models of the economics of climate change. The models, called RICE-99 (for the Regional Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy) and DICE-99 (for the Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy) build on the authors' earlier work, particularly their RICE and DICE models of the early 1990s. They can help policy makers design better economic and environmental policies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

258

Publisher

MIT Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0262640546

ISBN 13

9780262640541

The Swimmer

An Integrated Computational Model of A Perceptual-motor System

By: William R. Uttal,Gary Bradshaw,Sriram Dayanand,Robb Lovell,Thomas Shepherd

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Swimmer

An Integrated Computational Model of A Perceptual-motor System

By: William R. Uttal,Gary Bradshaw,Sriram Dayanand,Robb Lovell,Thomas Shepherd

This research monograph describes a large programming project in which an underwater organism, capable of perceiving, learning, deciding, and navigating, is computationally simulated. The developed computational model serves as a contemporary theory of perceptual-motor performance, embodying much of what is known about human vision and some of what is known about other cognitive processes. This artificial intelligence project has substantial contributions to make to the development of autonomous underwater vehicles. It also makes a specific theoretical statement about the organization and nature of organic perceptual motor systems that may be useful to psychologists, neuroscientists, and theoreticians in a number of other fields.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

229

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317782429

ISBN 13

9781317782421

Ethics and Animals

By: Harlan B. Miller,William H. Williams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ethics and Animals

By: Harlan B. Miller,William H. Williams

This volume is a collection of essays concerned with the morality of hu man treatment of nonhuman animals. The contributors take very different approaches to their topics and come to widely divergent conclusions. The goal of the volume as a whole is to shed a brighter light upon an aspect of human life-our relations with the other animals-that has recently seen a great increase in interest and in the generation of heat. The discussions and debates contained herein are addressed by the contributors to each other, to the general public, and to the academic world, especially the biological, philosophical, and political parts of that world. The essays are organized into eight sections by topics, each sec tion beginning with a brief introduction linking the papers and the sec tions to one another. There is also a general introduction and an Epilog that suggests alternate possible ways of organizing the material. The first two sections are concerned with the place of animals in the human world: Section I with the ways humans view animals in literature, philosophy, and other parts of human culture, and Section II with the place of animals in human legal and moral community. The next three sections concern comparisons between human and nonhuman animals: Section III on the rights and wrongs of killing, Section IV on the humanity of animals and the animality of humans, and Section V on questions of the conflict of human and animal interests.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

384

Publisher

Springer Science & Business Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

1461256232

ISBN 13

9781461256236

Managing Water for Drought

National Study of Water Management During Drought

By: William J. Werick

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Managing Water for Drought

National Study of Water Management During Drought

By: William J. Werick

Describes methods for improving water mgmt. during drought developed during a 4-year study. The methods were tested & refined in 4 filed studies in different parts of the country, in which teams of water managers & users worked together to reduce drought impacts. This report explains the procedure for coop. Fed.-state Drought Preparedness Studies, to indicate how these studies relate to the longstanding principles & guidance for Fed. water resources investigations, & to indicate the means of implementing conclusions arrived at in any given region. Tables.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

222

Publisher

DIANE Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0788141716

ISBN 13

9780788141713

A Behaviorist Looks at Form Recognition

By: William R. Uttal

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Behaviorist Looks at Form Recognition

By: William R. Uttal

For many years behaviorism was criticized because it rejected the study of perception. This rejection was based on the extreme view that percepts were internal subjective experiences and thus not subject to examination. This book argues that this logic is incorrect and shows how visual perception, particularized in the study of form recognition, can be carried out from the behavioral point of view if certain constraints and limitations are understood and accepted. The book discusses the idea of representation of forms, considers the major historical neural, psychological, and computational theories of form recognition, and then concludes by presenting a modern approach to the problem. In this book, William Uttal continues his critical analysis of the foundations of modern psychology. He is particularly concerned with the logical and conceptual foundations of visual perception and uses form recognition as a vehicle to rationalize the discrepancies between classic behaviorism and what we now appreciate are legitimate research areas.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

286

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1135636397

ISBN 13

9781135636395

Dualism

The Original Sin of Cognitivism

By: William R. Uttal

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dualism

The Original Sin of Cognitivism

By: William R. Uttal

This book is an iconoclastic survey of the history of dualism and its impact on contemporary cognitive psychology.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

361

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1135608601

ISBN 13

9781135608606

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine E-Book

By: Meir H. Kryger,Thomas Roth,William C. Dement

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine E-Book

By: Meir H. Kryger,Thomas Roth,William C. Dement

For nearly 30 years, Dr. Meir Kryger’s must-have guide to sleep medicine has been the gold standard in this fast-changing field. This essential, full-color reference includes more than 20 unique sections and over 170 chapters covering every aspect of sleep disorders, giving you the authoritative guidance you need to offer your patients the best possible care. Evidence-based content helps you make the most well-informed clinical decisions. An ideal resource for preparing for the sleep medicine fellowship examination. New content on sleep apnea, neurological disorders, legal aspects of sleep medicine, dental sleep medicine genetics, circadian disorders, geriatrics, women’s health, cardiovascular diseases, and occupational sleep medicine, keeps you fully up to date. Updates to scientific discoveries and clinical approaches ensure that you remain current with new knowledge that is advancing the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

2542

Publisher

Elsevier Health Sciences

Published Date

ISBN 10

0323377521

ISBN 13

9780323377522

The Psychobiology of Sensory Coding

By: William R. Uttal

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Psychobiology of Sensory Coding

By: William R. Uttal

Originally published in 1973, this book deals with what were, even at that time, the well-known neural coding processes of the sensory transmission processes. The book was written to demonstrate the common features of the various senses. It concentrates on the most peripheral neural aspects of the senses starting with the physical transduction process and culminating in the arrival of signals at the brain.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

698

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317669010

ISBN 13

9781317669012

Book's by William R. Duncan

Discrete Gambling and Stochastic Games

Discrete Gambling and Stochastic Games

Industrial Nation

Industrial Nation

Great Military Leaders

Great Military Leaders

Psychomythics

Psychomythics

Moral Uncertainty

Moral Uncertainty

Warming the World

Warming the World

The Swimmer

The Swimmer

Ethics and Animals

Ethics and Animals

Managing Water for Drought

Managing Water for Drought

A Behaviorist Looks at Form Recognition

A Behaviorist Looks at Form Recognition

Dualism

Dualism

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine E-Book

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine E-Book

The Psychobiology of Sensory Coding

The Psychobiology of Sensory Coding

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email