This textbook is related to a course that
the author taught
for many years at University of California,
Berkeley. The course
was originally intended for graduate students
in the biological
and health sciences. But it attracted students
from other
departments on the campus as well. In order
for the book to serve
the interest of a larger audience, the author
made revisions of
the outline, added new topics, and provided
more examples for
illustrations wherever needed.
This invaluable book systematically presents
fundamental methods
of statistical analysis: from basic probability
and statistical
distributions, through fundamental concepts
of statistical
inference, to a collection of methods of
analysis useful for
scientific research.
The text is rich in tables, diagrams, and
examples, in addition
to theoretical justification of the methods
of analysis
introduced. Each chapter has a section entitled
"Exercises
and Problems", to accompaning the text.
There are altogether
about 300 exercises, whose answers are given.
A section entitled
"Proof of the Results in This Chapter"
in each chapter
provides interested readers with material
for further study.
Contents:
Descriptive Statistics
Probability
Random Variables
Probability Distributions
Statistical Inference ? Interval Estimation
Hypothesis Testing ? Fundamental Concepts
Testing Hypotheses Concerning Population
Means and population
Proportions
The Chi-Square Test
Linear Regression
Correlation
Multiple Regression and Correlation
One-Way Analysis of Variance
Two-Way Analysis of Variance ? Fixed Effects
Model
Two-Way Analysis of Variance ? Random-Effects
Model and Mixed
Model
Design of Experiments
Analysis of Covariance
Readership: Instructors and students in applied
statistics.
600pp (approx.) Pub. date: Scheduled Summer
2003
ISBN 981-238-309-3
ISBN 981-238-310-7(pbk)
This book contains extended versions of carefully
selected and
reviewed papers presented at the Third International
Conference
on Mathematical Methods in Reliability, held
in Norway in 2002.
It provides an overview of current research
activities in
reliability theory. The authors are all leading
experts in the
field.
A particular feature of the book is a historical
review of the
field by Professor Richard E Barlow, well
known for his
pioneering research on reliability. In addition
there are
chapters on survival analysis, software reliability,
repairable
systems reliability, Bayesian reliability
analysis, maintenance
modeling, etc.
Contents:
Mathematical Reliability Theory: From the
Beginning to the
Present Time (R E Barlow)
A Peek Behind Survival Data: Underlying Processes
and Quasi-Stationarity
(Odd O Aalen & H K Gjessing)
Estimation from Simultaneous Degradation
and Failure Time Data (V
Bagdonavicius et al.)
On Some Properties of Dependence and Aging
for Residual Lifetimes
in the Exchangeable Case (B Bassan &
F Spizzichino)
Theoretical and Practical Challenges in Software
Reliability and
Testing (P J Boland et al.)
Empirical Plug-in Curve and Surface Estimates
(J-C Jiang & K
Doksum)
Reliability for the 21st Century Run Lengths
(S A Keller-McNulty
& A G Wilson)
A Maintenance Model for Components Exposed
to Several Failure
Mechanisms and Imperfect Repair (H Langseth
& B H Lindqvist)
Reliability of Multi-State Systems: A Historical
Overview (G
Levitin et al.)
Weibull-Related Distributions for the Modelling
of Bathtub-Shaped
Failure Rate Functions (M Xie et al.)
and other articles
Readership: Graduate students, academics
and professionals in
probability & statistics, reliability
analysis, survival
analysis, industrial engineering, software
engineering,
operations research and applied mathematics
research.
500pp (approx.) Pub. date: Scheduled Summer
2003
ISBN 981-238-321-2
This book deals with 2-spinors in general
relativity,
beginning by developing spinors in a geometrical
way rather than
using representation theory, which can be
a little abstract. This
gives the reader greater physical intuition
into the way in which
spinors behave. The book concentrates on
the algebra and calculus
of spinors connected with curved space-time.
Many of the well-known
tensor fields in general relativity are shown
to have spinor
counterparts. An analysis of the Lanczos
spinor concludes the
book, and some of the techniques so far encountered
are applied
to this. Exercises play an important role
throughout and are
given at the end of each chapter.
Contents:
Spinor Geometry
Spinor Algebra
Spinor Analysis
Lanczos Spinor
Readership: Postgraduate level students and
researchers.
220pp Pub. date: Scheduled Summer 2003
ISBN 981-238-307-7
This book treats two problems simultaneously:
sequential
analytical consideration of nonlinear strain
wave amplification
and selection in wave guides and in a medium;
demonstration of
the use of even particular analytical solutions
to nonintegrable
equations in a design of numerical simulation
of unsteady
nonlinear wave processes. The text includes
numerous detailed
examples of the strain wave amplification
and selection caused by
the influence of an external medium, microstructure,
moving point
defects, and thermal phenomena. The main
features of the book are:
(1) nonlinear models of the strain wave evolution
in a rod
subjected by various dissipative/active factors;
(2) an analytico-numerical
approach for solutions to the governing nonlinear
partial
differential equations with dispersion and
dissipation.
This book is essential for introducing readers
in mechanics,
mechanical engineering, and applied mathematics
to the concept of
long nonlinear strain wave in one-dimensional
wave guides. It is
also suitable for self-study by professionals
in all areas of
nonlinear physics.
Contents:
Basic Concepts
Mathematical Tools for the Governing Equations
Analysis
Strain Solitary Waves in an Elastic Rod
Amplification of Strain Waves in Absence
of External Energy
Influx
Influence of Dissipative (Active) External
Medium
Bulk Active or Dissipative Sources of the
Amplification and
Selection
Readership: Graduate students, academics
and researchers in
mechanics, nonlinear science and mechanical
engineering.
250pp (approx.) Pub. date: Scheduled Summer
2003
ISBN 981-238-326-3
This book captures the essence of the current
state of research in wavelet analysis and
its applications, and identifies the changes
and opportunities Eboth current and future
Ein the field. Distinguished researchers
such as Prof John Daugman from Cambridge
University and Prof Victor Wickerhauser from
Washington University present their research
papers.
Contents:
Volume 1:
Accelerating Convergence of Monte Carlo Simulations
and Measuring
Weak Biosignals Using Wavelet Threshold DeNoising
(M V
Wickerhauser)
One of Image Compression Methods Based on
Biorthogonal Wavelet
Transform and Lbg Algorithm (J-N Lin et al.)
A Video Watermaking Algorithm Using Fast
Wavelet (J Zhang et al.)
Divergence of Multiple Fourier Series of
Functions which Equal
Zero on Some Set (I L Bloshanskii)
Sequence Images Data Fusion Based on Wavelet
Transform Approach (H-J
Tao et al.)
Radar Detection of Minimum Altitude Flying
Targets Based on
Wavelet Transforms (H-P Li et al.)
Precursors of Engine Failures Revealed by
Wavelet Analysis (I M
Dremin)
Volume 2:
Demodulation by Complex-Valued Wavelets for
Stochastic Pattern
Recognition: How Iris Recognition Works (J
Daugman)
Wavelets and Image Compression (V A Nechitailo)
Fast Wavelet-Based Video Codec and its Application
in an IP
Version 6-Ready Serverless Videoconferencing
(H L Cycon et al.)
On a Class of Optimal Wavelets (N A Strelkov
& V L Dol'nikov)
A Wavelet-Based Digital Watermarking Algorithm
(H Q Sun et al.)
Research of the Gyro Signal De-Noising Method
Based on Stationary
Wavelets Transform (J-C Guo et al.)
Adaptive De-Noising of Low SNR Signals (D
Isar & A Isar)
Analysis of DLA-Process with Gravitational
Interaction of
Particles and Growing Cluster (A Loskutov
et al.)
and other papers
Readership: Graduate students, academics
and researchers in
computer science and engineering.
1000pp (approx.) Pub. date: Scheduled Summer
2003
ISBN 981-238-342-5(set)