Bethlehem, J.G., Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg, The Netherlands
Heijden, P.G.M.van der, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
(Eds.)
COMPSTAT 2000 - Proceedings in Computational Statistics
14th Symposium held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2000
2000. XII, 540 pp. 117 figs., 96 tabs.
3-7908-1326-5
This book contains the keynote, invited and full contributed papers presented at COMPSTAT 2000, held in
Utrecht. The papers range over all aspects of the link between statistical theory and applied statistics, with
special attention for developments in the area of official statistics. The papers have been thoroughly
refereed.
Keywords: Computational Statistics, Statistical Computing, Statistics
Fields: Statistics for Business, Economics, Insurance; Statistics and Computing;
Information Systems/Business Data Processing
Written for: Statisticians, software developers, computer scientists
Book category: Proceedings
Publication language: English
Edited by J Billingsley
MECHATRONICS AND MACHINE VISION
0863802613,
Robotics and Mechatronics Series, no. 3,
'Mechatronics' has become accepted for what it is, the blending of mechanics, electronics and computer control into an integrated design.
Machine-vision has emerged from the laboratory to find real applications in areas which include vehicle guidance, robot control and agriculture.
Low-cost cameras have been developed for multimedia applications - but with their ease of interfacing they offer a whole new field of low-cost vision-based control.
This book reviews recent advances which have culminated in practical applications, or which promise practical implementation in the very near future.
Dhrymes, P.J., Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Mathematics for Econometrics
3rd ed. 2000. Approx. 265 pp.
0-387-98995-1
This book aims af filling the gaps in the typical student's mathematical training to the extent relevant for the
study of econometrics. In most cases, proofs are provided and there is a verbal discussion of certain
mathematical results.
Contents: 1. Vectors and Vector Spaces.- 2. Matrix Algebra.- 3. Linear Systems of Equations and
Generalized Inverses of Matrices.- 4. Vectorization of Matrices and Matrix Functions: Matrix Differentiation.- 5. Systems of Difference Equations with Constant Coefficients.
Fields: Statistics, general; Statistics for Business, Economics, Insurance
Written for: Graduate students
Book category: Graduate Textbook
Publication language: English
Kreuzer, M., University of Regensburg, Germany
Robbiano, L., University of Genova, Italy
Computational Commutative Algebra 1
2000. X, 310 pp.
3-540-67733-X
The main TOPIC of this book is that of Groebner bases and their applications. The main PURPOSE of this
book is that of bridging the current gap in the literature between theory and real computation. The book can
be used by teachers and students alike as a comprehensive guide to both the theory and the practice of
Computational Commutative Algebra. It has been made as self-contained as possible, and thus is ideally
suited as a textbook for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses. Numerous applications are
described, covering fields as disparate as algebraic geometry and financial markets. To aid a deeper
understanding of these applications there are 44 tutorials aimed at illustrating how the theory can be used
in these cases. The computational aspects of the tutorials can be carried out with the computer algebra
system CoCoA, an introduction to which appears in an appendix. Besides the tutorials there are plenty of
exercises, some of a theoretical nature and others more practical.
Fields: Symbolic Computation, Computer Algebra; Computational Mathematics and Scientific Computing; Algebra
Written for: Students in mathematics and computer science
Book category: Graduate Textbook
Publication language: English
Rienen, U.van, University of Rostock, Germany
Numerical Methods in Computational Electrodynamics
Linear Systems in Practical Applications
2000. XIII, 375 pp.
3-540-67629-5
This interdisciplinary book deals with the solution of large linear systems as they typically arise in
computational electrodynamics. It presents a collection of topics which are important for the solution of real
life electromagnetic problems with numerical methods - covering all aspects ranging from numerical
mathematics up to measurement techniques. Special highlights include a first detailed treatment of the Finite
Integration Technique (FIT) in a book - in theory and applications, a documentation of most recent
algorithms in use in the field of Krylov subspace methods in a unified style, a discussion on the interplay
between simulation and measurement with many practical examples.
Fields: Numerical Analysis and Computation; Computational Mathematics and Scientific
Computing; Math. Appl. in Engineering
Written for: Mathematicians, physicists and electrical engineers
Book category: Monograph
Publication language: English