ISBN: 0-7637-2470-X
Cover: Cloth
Pages: 260
Copyright: 2005
Will Publish: 04/01/2005
Since its inception in the early decades of the twentieth
century, quantum mechanics has joined Einstein's theory of
relativity and Darwin's theory of evolution as a dominating
scientific force. Revised and updated in a new second edition,
The Quantum Challenge details the extraordinary phenomena of
quantum mechanics and the enormous challenge they present to our
conception of the physical world. The book’s aim is explicitly
pedagogical and is intended for a wide range of readers,
including undergraduate physical science, mathematics, and
engineering students. Topics are introduced only to the extent
that they illustrate one or another of the overarching themes of
quantum theory.
ISBN: 0-471-48735-X
Hardcover
688 pages
December 2004
Description
Now in its 6th edition, this bestselling professional reference
has helped over 100,000 engineers and scientists with the success
of their experiments.
Douglas Montgomery arms readers with the most effective approach
for learning how to design, conduct, and analyze experiments that
optimize performance in products and processes. He shows how to
use statistically designed experiments to obtain information for
characterization and optimization of systems, improve
manufacturing processes, and design and develop new processes and
products. Readers will also learn how to evaluate material
alternatives in product design, improve the field performance,
reliability, and manufacturing aspects of products, and conduct
experiments effectively and efficiently.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Simple Comparative Experiments
Experiments with a Single Factor: The Analysis of Variance
Randomized Blocks, Latin Squares, and Related Designs
Introduction to Factorial Designs
The 2k Factorial Design
Blocking and Confounding in the 2k Factorial Design
Two-Level Fractional Factorial Design
Three-Level and Mixed-Level Factorial and Fractional Factorial
Designs
Fitting Regression Models
Response Surface Methods and Designs
Robust Parameter Design and Process Robustness Experiments
Experiments withRandom Factorsw
Nested and Split-Plot Designs
Other Designs and Analysis Topics
Bibliography
Appendices
ISBN: 0-471-69116-X
Paperback
272 pages
July 2004
Description
The Wiley-Interscience Paperback Series consists of selected
books that have been made more accessible to consumers in an
effort to increase global appeal and general circulation. With
these new unabridged softcover volumes, Wiley hopes to extend the
lives of these works by making them available to future
generations of statisticians, mathematicians, and scientists.
"Books such as this that bring together, clarify, and
summarize recent research can lead to a great increase of
interest in the area. . . . a major achievement in describing
many aspects of spatial data and discussing, with examples,
different methods of analysis."
?Royal Statistical Society
"Dr. Ripley’s book is an excellent survey of the spatial
statistical methodology. It is very well illustrated with
examples [that] give a clear view of the wide scope of the
subject, the way in which techniques often have to be tailored to
particular applications, and the different sorts of spatial data
that arise."
?The Bulletin of the London Mathematics Society
Spatial Statistics provides a comprehensive guide to the analysis
of spatial data. Each chapter covers a particular data format and
the associated class of problems, introducing theory, giving
computational suggestions, and providing examples. Methods are
illustrated by computer-drawn figures. The book serves as an
introduction to this rapidly growing research area for
mathematicians and statisticians, and as a reference to new
computer methods for researchers in ecology, geology,
archaeology, and the earth sciences.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.
2. Basic Stochastic Processes.
3. Spatial Sampling.
4. Smoothing and Interpolation.
5. Regional and Lattice Data.
6. Quadrat Counts.
7. Field Methods for Point Patterns.
8. Mapped Point Patterns.
9. Image Analysis and Stereology.
Bibliography.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
ISBN: 0-471-68058-3
Paperback
288 pages
October 2004
Description
An essential reference for anyone grappling with advanced
mathematics, this Fourth Edition help readers master the basic
techniques that are used in all proofs, regardless of the
mathematical subject matter in which the proof arises. Once the
reader has a firm grasp of the techniques, they’ll be better
equipped to read, understand and actually do proofs. They’ll
also learn when each techniques is likely to be successful, based
on the form of the theorem.
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Preface to the Student.
Preface to the Instructor.
Acknowledgments.
1. The Truth of It All.
2. The Forward-Backward Method.
3. On Definitions and Mathematical Terminology.
4. Quantifiers I: The Construction Method.
5. Quantifiers II: The Choose Method.
6. Quantifiers III: Specialization.
7. Quantifiers IV: Nested Quantifiers.
8. Nots of Nots Leads to Knots.
9. The Contradiction Method.
10. The Contrapositive Method.
11. Uniqueness Methods and Induction.
12. Either/Or and Max/Min Methods.
13. Summary.
Appendix A: Examples of Proofs from Discrete Mathematics.
Appendix B: Examples of Proofs from Linear Algebra.
Appendix C: Examples of Proofs from Modern Algebra.
Appendix D: Examples of Proofs from Real Analysis.
Solutions to Selected Exercises.
Glossary.
References.
Index.
ISBN: 0-470-84907-X
Hardcover
6100 pages
March 2005
Description
The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Biostatistics proved an
outstanding achievement in scientific publishing. A truly
international work, its coverage ranges through statistical
issues pertinent to life scientists, healthcare professionals and
practising statisticians.
Wiley is now pleased to announce the Second Edition of this
landmark reference work publishing at the end of 2004. Drawing on
the expertise of the original editorial team the new edition will
be revised and expanded to provide, in particular, up-to-date
material on bio-informatics and statistical genetics.
This major publication is easily accessible for all those
involved in statistical activities in medicine and health
sciences, from health professionals who are not highly trained in
statistics, through to fully qualified and experienced
statisticians.
Further details of this new edition will be announced in due
course.
Reviews of the First Edition
“…a resource beyond compare...the author index reads like a
contemporary Who's Who...nothing in biostatistics is left
uncovered...unsurpassed in quality and quantity"
?British Medical Journal
"An unsurpassed addition to the statistical literature …The
present scope of statistics in medical research is nowhere more
manifest …the coverage is breathtaking"
?International Journal of Epidemiology
ISBN: 0-471-65317-9
Hardcover
512 pages
November 2004
Description
Security and privacy issues are hot topics in the media these
days, and many fields of study are joining forces to address this
growing area of concern. This accessible book contributes to the
cross-disciplinary dialogue, presenting a unified look at
encryption, error correction, and information theory appropriate
for a wide range of readers. Key topics such as transmission
errors, noisy channels, and error correction are discussed in all
three main subject areas, creating a layered approach to this
multifaceted subject.
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