ISBN: 1-58488-428-2
Publication Date: 8/15/2004
Number of Pages: 512
Includes a CD-Rom containing a database of
all integration
formulas, computational codes and examples
Presents topics never before covered in this
type of book, such
as wavelets, the Coates Algorithm, and more
Provides practical information to help the
reader decide which
technique to use based on the application
involved, ease of use,
and stability
This practical handbook covers the solution
of problems of
numerical integration, which is important
in all fields of
scientific endeavor. It discuss the techniques
briefly, stating
both their strengths and weaknesses, then
provides the useable
code in Mathematica, MATLAB, and FORTRAN
90. The authors also
provide practical information to help readers
decide which
technique to use based on the application
involved, ease of use,
and stability. The book includes topics typically
omitted in
other books on this subject, such as wavelets,
integral
equations, Coates algorithm, Rish's Theorem,
and Monte Carlo
methods. A CD ROM containing appropriate
codes is included with
the text.
Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer &
Information
Science Series Volume: 1
ISBN: 1-58488-397-9
Publication Date: 4/15/2004
Number of Pages: 1120
" Provides full coverage of the most
recent advances in
scheduling, gathering authors and topics
from across the fields
of management, industrial engineering, operations
research, and
computer science
" Examines job shop, flow shop, open
shop, and cycle shop
problems
" Covers five major objective functions
in classical
scheduling theory: makespan, maximum lateness,
total weighted
completion time, total weighted number of
late jobs, and total
weighted tardiness
" Reviews analysis of the coordination
ratio, which is the
ratio of the worst possible Nash equilibrium
and the overall
optimum
" Introduces constraint programming
(CP) and a new vehicle
routing heuristic known as Very Large Scale
Neighborhood Search
" Discusses batch scheduling problems
in the process
industry in which time-based objective functions
are minimized
Researchers in management, industrial engineering,
operations,
and computer science have intensely studied
scheduling for more
than 50 years, resulting in an astounding
body of knowledge in
this field. Handbook of Scheduling: Algorithms,
Models, and
Performance Analysis, the first handbook
on scheduling, provides
full coverage of the most recent and advanced
topics on the
subject. It assembles researchers from all
relevant disciplines
in order to facilitate cross-fertilization
and create new
scheduling insights.
The book comprises six major parts, each
of which breaks down
into smaller chapters:
" Part I introduces materials and notation,
with tutorials
on complexity theory and algorithms for the
minimization of
makespan, total completion time, dual objectives,
maximum
lateness, the number of late jobs, and total
tardiness.
" Part II is devoted to classical scheduling
problems.
" Part III explores scheduling models
that originate in
computer science, operations research, and
management science.
" Part IV examines scheduling problems
that arise in real-time
systems, focusing on meeting hard deadline
constraints while
maximizing machine utilization.
" Part V discusses stochastic scheduling
and queueing
networks, highlighting jobs that are not
deterministic.
" Part VI covers applications, discussing
scheduling
problems in airline, process, and transportation
industries, as
well as in hospitals and educational institutions.
Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Mathematics
&
Nonlinear Science
ISBN: 1-58488-373-1
Publication Date: 7/26/2004
Number of Pages: 512
Provides a separate chapter on the use of
computational methods
Includes MATLAB throughout the book in the
form of projects and
starred problems to provide a computational
flavor
Offers motivation by explaining how the need
for the mathematics
developed and then discussing the mathematics
involved
An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
with MATLAB is
a textbook that features MATLAB to aid with
problem solving. It
includes carefully explained central ideas
of the subject,
derivations of equations, and historical
accounts. It also
contains a computational chapter that focuses
on the use of
finite differences-the numerical method most
widely used by
engineers. MATLAB is integrated throughout
the book in chapter
projects that present the problem to be solved
along with
instructions on how to use the MATLAB software.
The MATLAB
routines used in the book are provided for
download from the
Internet. Prerequisites for the book are
courses in calculus and
differential equations.
Series: Texts in Statistical Science Series
ISBN: 1-58488-425-8
Publication Date: 7/26/2004
Number of Pages: 256
Emphasizes the practice or regression and
analysis variance
Presents a unique coverage of model uncertainty
not often found
in this type of book
Provides many applied examples from the fields
of medicine,
business, and engineering
Emphasizes data analysis through the use
of the R programming
language
This textbook focuses on the practice of
regression and analysis
of variance. Readers will learn which methods
are available and
the various situations in which they can
be applied. Numerous
examples clarify the use of the techniques
and demonstrate what
conclusions can be made. The author places
less emphasis on
mathematical theory, partly because some
prior knowledge is
assumed and partly because the issues are
better tackled
elsewhere. An interesting aspect of this
book is the author's
emphasis on statistical theory and qualitative
aspects of the
topic. He highlights the importance of data
analysis and stresses
its inportance through use of the inclusion
of R software.
Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Mathematics
&
Nonlinear Science
ISBN: 1-58488-462-2
Publication Date: 5/28/2004
Number of Pages: 384
Details and clarifies the history of the
geometric theory with
regard to mathematics
Includes mathematical results never before
published
Includes many applications from the fields
of mechanical and
chemical engineering, biology, environmental
science, and more
Includes a motivational introductory section
in every chapter
This book is a reference on second order
parabolic partial
differential equations that are used as models
to help solve a
broad class of engineering and physical problems.
The analytical
ideas used are geometric as opposed to super-sub
solution methods
that have limited application in the physical
world. Sturm Theory
is the cornerstone of this type of analysis,
which was developed
almost two hundred years ago, but then lost
or forgotten.
Recently the theory was revived and used
to produce dramatic
mathematical results. At present, there are
a number of books
that promote the Sturm Theory for ordinary
differential
equations, but none of them are devoted to
parabolic partial
differential equations.
ISBN: 1-58488-403-7
Publication Date: 1/15/2005
Number of Pages: 256
Coordinates and unifies the theory and methodology,
providing an
essential reference to linear combinations,
ratios and products
of distribution
Enhances the theory by focusing on the important
developments in
the area in order to stimulate further applications.
Emphasizes the area of ratios and products
of random variables, a
field that has never received a systematic
treatment
The distributions of linear combinations,
and the ratio and
products of random variables arise in many
applied areas of
statistics and probability. This book is
essentially a reference
text coordinating and unifying the results
in this important area
and stimulating further applications. Its
encyclopedic format
makes it useful to teaching faculty, who
can set readings and
problems from it. Linear Combinations, Ratios,
and Products of
Distributions with Applications is co-authored
by a pre-eminent
statistician who is co-editor of the Wiley
Encyclopedia of
Statistical Science, as well as several important
books on
distribution methods and theory.