Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science & Physics

Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science and Physics Newsletter (Customer)January, February and March 2014New & Noteworthy Titles from CRC Press Mathematics - Page 2 - 8Statistics - Page 9 - 10Computer Science - Page 11 - 14Physics - Page 15 - 18Editors - Page 19

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Mathematics

Market Undergraduate and graduate students in financial mathematics; practitioners in finance.

Financial Mathematics A Comprehensive Treatment

Giuseppe Campolieti and Roman N. Makarov both at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

ISBN: 978-1-4398-9242-8February 2014 • HB • £57.99 • 814pp • 91 illus.

This text offers a comprehensive, self-contained, and unified treatment of the theory and application of mathematical methods behind modern-day financial mathematics. It introduces the financial theory and the relevant mathematical methods in a mathematically rigorous yet student-friendly and engaging style. The text provides complete and in-depth coverage of both discrete- and continuous-time financial models and pricing theory. It also includes numerous examples, exercises, fully worked out solutions, and multiple problem-solving approaches. A solutions manual is available upon qualifying course adoption.

Key Features

• Provides a mathematically rigorous yet accessible treatment that bridges basic and more advanced concepts and techniques

• Balances financial theory with mathematical and computational methods• Covers both discrete-time and continuous-time theory and methodology• Presents numerous fully worked out examples and exercise problems in

every chapter• Solutions manual available for qualifying instructors

Editor: Sunil Nair

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Introduction to Credit Risk Modeling, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-1-58488-992-2

Stochastic Finance, ISBN: 978-1-4398-1250-1

Financial Modelling with Jump Processes, ISBN: 978-1-58488-413-2

International Features

• Can be used for a variety of courses in financial mathematics programmes internationally

• Strongest interest is likely in the UK, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia

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Mathematics

Market Researchers and undergraduate students in image processing; film industry professionals.

Image Processing for Cinema

Marcelo Bertalmío

ISBN: 978-1-4398-9927-4January 2014 • HB • £49.99 • 326pp • 169 llus.

This book presents a detailed overview of image processing techniques that are used in practice in digital cinema. It shows how image processing has become ubiquitous in movie-making, from shooting to exhibition. The book covers all the ways in which image processing algorithms are used to enhance, restore, adapt, and convert moving images. These techniques and algorithms make the images look as good as possible while exploiting the capabilities of cameras, projectors, and displays.

Key Features

• Represents the first comprehensive book on the subject, bringing together information for both researchers and movie industry professionals

• Covers a wide range of topics illustrating the pervasiveness of image processing in movie-making

• Focuses on the ways in which image processing algorithms are used to enhance, restore, adapt, and convert moving images

• Gives references for readers interested in formal proofs and derivations

Editor: Sunil Nair

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The Image Processing Handbook, Sixth Edition, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4045-0

Advanced High Dynamic Range Imaging, ISBN: 978-1-56881-719-4

Variational Methods in Image Processing, ISBN: 978-1-4398-4973-6


• Author is leading researcher on this topic• Endorsements from key people in the field, including 2 Academy Award

winners• Will sell well along with the games and graphics books

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Mathematics

Market Theoretical and mathematical biologists, systems and synthetic biologists, and biophysicists and biomedical engineers; students taking advanced courses on systems biology.

Stochastic Dynamics for Systems Biology

Christian Mazza, University of Fribourg, Switzerland and Michel Benaim, Neuchatel University, Switzerland

ISBN: 978-1-4665-1493-5March 2014 • HB • £49.99 • 264pp • 63 illus.

This book describes the stochastic dynamics modeling of gene expression processes not only at the cell level but also at higher organization levels, such as in morphogenesis. The book is one of the first to provide a systematic study of the many models used in the life sciences. Designed as a reference for mathematical biologists, systems biologists, biophysicists, and biomedical engineers, it can also be used as a text in advanced courses and includes exercises.

Key Features

• Presents realistic modeling applications• Provides a global viewpoint of stochastic dynamics in systems and

synthetic biology• Covers advanced topics not included in similar books

Editor: Sunil Nair

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Stochastic Modelling for Systems Biology, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-1-4398-3772-6

Introduction to Systems Biology, ISBN: 978-1-58488-642-6

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Mathematics

Market Undergraduates in numerical methods and optimization courses

Introduction to Numerical Methods and Optimization

Sergiy Butenko, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA and Panos M. Pardalos, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA


Based on the authors’ experience teaching introductory numerical methods and optimization courses, this book covers numerical methods for Industrial and Systems Engineering and Operations Research. It combines the materials from introductory numerical methods and introductory optimization courses into a single text, which, on the one hand, enriches a “standard” numerical methods syllabus with optional chapters on numerical optimization, and, on the other hand, provides a valuable numerical methods background for students taking an introductory optimization course.

Key Features

• Emphasis on underlying fundamental ideas behind numerical methods• Includes important topics typically overlooked in both numerical methods

and introductory optimization texts• Takes a rigorous yet approachable exposition of the material• Contains original real-life examples to motivate the methods• Provides supplementary intro to Matlab and code available as downloads


• Panos Pardalos is an internationally recognised leader in operations research

• Will appeal to universities with operations research and systems engineering departments

Editor: Sunil Nair

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Numerical Methods for Engineers, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-1-58488-401-9

An Introduction to Numerical Methods, ISBN:978-1-4398-6899-7 Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists, Second Edition,, ISBN: 978-0-8247-0443-8

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Mathematics

Market Students and reseachers in various disciplines needing image acquisition and processing

Image Processing and Acquisition using Python

Ravishankar Chityala, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, USA and Srideviv Pudipeddi, SriRav Scientific Solutions, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

ISBN: 978-1-4665-8375-7January 2014 • HB • £49.99 • 392pp • 135 illus.

The book is designed for upper level under-graduates, graduate students and researchers in various STEM disciplines interested in performing efficient and cost effective image acquisition and processing. The concepts of image processing are presented ingrained using examples written using Python, long recognized as one of the easiest languages for non-programmers to learn. The book will be supplemented with a Python module to perform these image processing operations.

Key Features

• Introduces Python, particularly and reading and writing images using Python

• Discusses image acquisition using various modalities like X-ray, CT, MRI, Confocal Microscopy, Wide-field Microscopy, and Electron Microscopy

• Covers reading and writing images, pre/post page processing using filters, segmentation, morphological operations, and measurements

Editor: Sunil Nair

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Applied Medical Image Processing, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2444-3

A Practical Approach to Medical Image Processing, ISBN: 978-1-58488-824-6 Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, ISBN: 978-0-8493-2099-6

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Market Chemical engineers, students, mechanical engineers, applied mathematicians, and professionals.

Introduction to MATLAB with Applications for Chemical and Mechanical Engineers

Daniel G. Coronell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana, USA

ISBN: 978-1-58488-512-2March 2014 • PB • £44.99 • 448pp • 75 illus.

Introduction to MATLAB with Applications for Chemical and Mechanical Engineers provides applications from chemical engineering and biotechnology, such as thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and mass transfer. The book features a section on input, output, and storage of data as well as a section on data analysis and parameter estimation that contains statistical analysis, curve fitting optimization, and error analysis. Many applied case studies are included from the engineering disciplines. It also offers instruction on the use of the MATLAB® optimization toolbox. It includes a CD-ROM of MATLAB programs.

Key Features

• Provides applications to thermodynamics, heat transfer, mass transfer, process engineering, and biotechnology

• Discusses how MATLAB can communicate and exchange data with Excel• Addresses data analysis and parameter estimation including statistics,

probability, curve fitting, and optimization• Offers specific examples on how to use MATLAB’s optimization toolbox• Contains many applied case studies from engineering disciplines• Includes a CD-ROM with MATLAB programs

Editor: Robert Ross

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Mathematics


Graphics and GUIs with MATLAB, Third Edition, ISBN: 978-1-58488-320-3

Computational Mathematics, ISBN: 978-1-58488-364-7

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Mathematics

Market Graduate and undergraduate students and professionals in mathematics and physics.

An Illustrated Introduction to Topology and Homotopy

Sasho Kalajdzievski, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

ISBN: 978-1-4398-4815-9January 2014 • HB • £57.99 • 496pp • 460 illus.

This text explores the beauty of topology and homotopy theory in a direct, engaging, and accessible manner while illustrating the power of the theory through many, often surprising, applications. It offers a comprehensive presentation that uses a combination of rigorous arguments and extensive illustrations to facilitate an understanding of the material. The author covers basic topology, ranging from the axioms of topology to proofs of important theorems. He also discusses the classification of compact, connected manifolds, ambient isotopy, and knots, which leads to coverage of homotopy theory.

Key Features

• Covers both basic topology and homotopy• Presents applications to show how the principles of topology can be

applied in the real world• Requires only some familiarity with real analysis• Provides a large number of examples and more than 400 problems• Contains nearly 350 illustrations, which help clarify difficult concepts• Solutions manual available for qualifying instructors

Editor: Robert Ross

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Essentials of Topology with Applications ISBN:978-1-4200-8974-5

Differential Geometry and Topology, ISBN: 978-1-58488-253-4

Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with Mathematica, Third Edition, ISBN: 978-1-58488-448-4

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Statistics

Market Researchers in statistics, medicine, social and behavioral sciences, and economics.

Implementing Reproducible Research

Edited by Victoria Stodden, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA, Friedrich Leisch, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Applied Statistics and Computing, Vienna, Austria and Roger D. Peng, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA


In many of today’s research fields, including biomedicine, computational tools are increasingly being used so that the results can be reproduced. Researchers are now encouraged to incorporate software, data, and code in their academic papers so that others can replicate their research results. Edited by three pioneers in this emerging area, this book is the first one to explore this groundbreaking topic. It presents various computational tools useful in research, including cloud computing, data repositories, virtual machines, R’s Sweave function, XML-based programming, and more. It also discusses legal issues and case studies.

Key Features

• Represents the first published book on reproducible research• Contains contributions from leading figures in the field, including Friedrich

Leisch who wrote Sweave, the top software program in reproducible research

• Includes case studies and practical advice on implementing reproducible research

Editor: David Grubbs

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R Graphics, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-1-4665-6159-5

Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R, ISBN: 978-1-4200-6872-6

A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using R, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7933-3


Reproducible Research has become imperative in a variety of fields where data analysis is important. One of the editors, Friedrich Leisch, is the inventor of the program, Sweave, and is based in Austria. The book contains contributions from international experts in the U.S., UK, France, Germany and Australia.

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Statistics

Market Students and professionals in engineering - especially civil where Ayyub is well known - can be used for a risk course in engineering.

Risk Analysis in Engineering and Economics, Second Edition

Bilal M. Ayyub, University of Maryland, College Park, USA


This book on risk analysis and decision making can be used as either text or reference for senior/graduate level students in engineering, economics, finance and possibly statistics. Prerequisites for use of the book are probability, calculus and statistics. In the book the author introduces the fundamentals of risk analysis and management to facilitate quantification and rational decision making. Because of the author’s background in engineering the book is reasonably practical in orientation with regard to the methods introduced.

Key Features

• Presenting a balanced mix of risk methods, and economics and engineering concepts,

• Emphasizing theoretical background, and engineering and economic applications,

• Introducing fundamental concepts in a self contained manner,• Providing numerous examples and applications to illustrate key

computational algorithms, and contemporary case studies, such as protecting hurricane-prone region, protecting critical infrastructure, etc.,

• Providing end-of-book references and exercise problems, and a bibliography

• The book was developed with an emphasis on solving real-world technological problems.

Editor: Robert Ross

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Risk Assessment and Decision Makling 2nd, ISBN: 9781584884774

Risk Monetization, ISBN: 9781439818299

Risk Analysis in Finance and Insurance, ISBN: 9781420070521

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Computer Science

Market Game hobbyists and indie developers; introductory courses in game design and development aimed at a non-technical audience.

HTML5 Game Development from the Ground Up with Construct 2

Roberto Dillon, James Cook University


This book discusses design and development of 2D games with Construct 2, a HTML5 based game engine that can target a multitude of different platforms. It takes a practical, hands-on approach with exercises that are effectively supported by a solid foundation in game analysis and design. Coverage of foundational concepts provides readers with a basic but thoughtful understanding of game development, while the book’s focus on explaining how to play any game critically helps them understand what makes them good and how to express ideas in a clear and concise format. Readers can then apply these concepts to develop different game prototypes in a detailed step-by-step manner using Construct 2.

Key Features

• Explores 2D game development targeting mobile and online platforms through a simple yet powerful game engine

• Complements hands-on, step-by-step practical tutorials with relevant game design concepts and insights

• Includes a list of resources to help indie game developers in their own work

• Offers code available online

Editor: Rick Adams

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Unreal Game Development, ISBN: 978-1-56881-459-9

Programming 2D Games, ISBN: 978-1-4665-0868-2

Game Design, ISBN: 978-1-56881-318-9


• Construct 2, a HTML5 based game engine targets a multitude of different platforms used by gamers around the world

• The official Construct 2 online forum (www.scirra.com/forum) currently has more than 24,000 registered members from all over the world

• The author teaches game programming at James Cook University, Singapore

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Computer Science

Market Upper undergraduate and graduate students in computer graphics; researchers in computer graphics.

Introduction to Computer Graphics A Practical Learning Approach

Fabio Ganovelli and Massimiliano Corsini both at Institute of Information and Science Technologies, CNR, Pisa, Italy, Sumanta Pattanaik, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA and Marco Di Benendetto, Institute of Information and Science Technologies, CNR, Pisa, Italy


This classroom-tested text presents the fundamentals of graphics in an interactive and engaging way. Using the authors’ simple client-server framework called EnvyMyCar, the book guides students through key concepts in computer graphics while explaining step by step how to write code and implement the rendering engine for an interactive car race game. It includes exercises in each chapter and uses JavaScript and WebGL throughout. Building on the concepts and theory presented in the text, students can create an increasingly sophisticated rendering of the race by the end of each chapter.

Key Features

• Teaches computer graphics using a multiplayer car race game• Discusses key concepts and theory of computer graphics • Explains how to write code and implement a rendering engine for an

interactive car race game• Interweaves theory and practice • Provides exercises in every chapter• Uses JavaScript and WebGL for the implementation of the EnvyMyCar

framework

Editor: Sarah Chow

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An Integrated Introduction to Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling, ISBN: 978-1-4398-0334-9

Computer Graphics Through OpenGL, ISBN:978-1-4398-4620-9

3D Graphics for Game Programming, ISBN: 978-1-4398-2737-6


• Many of the authors are located in Italy and are prominent members of the European graphics community.

• The book is based on a course previously presented at Eurographics, where it was very well received.

• The book is suitable for any college graphics program. Countries with strong computer graphics programs include the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, and Australia.

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Computer Science

Market Game designers, producers, programmers, and developers; hardcore gamers who want to understand how the social and mobile game industry works.

Mobile & Social Game Design Monetization Methods and Mechanics, Second Edition

Tim Fields

ISBN: 978-1-4665-9868-3January 2014 • PB • £31.99 • 232pp • 57 illus.

Mobile gaming is quickly coming to dominate the market, as more powerful mobile networks are being developed and devices, such as tablets, are becoming more prevalent. Mobile monetization is thus a topic of interest to numerous current and prospective game developers. Focusing on mobile game monetization, this second edition reflects the convergence of social and mobile gaming, which will dominate the development of game design in the foreseeable future. Completely updated, this edition also includes new interviews with game industry leaders.

Key Features

• Uses real-world examples to reveal how and why social and mobile games make money

• Demonstrates how to launch profitable games and harvest user analytics to make them even better

• Shares the stories of industry leaders who are driving social and mobile game development

Editor: Rick Adams

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Game Design, ISBN: 978-1-56881-318-9

Game Design Workshop, ISBN: 978-0-240-80974-8

Minimalist Game Design, ISBN: 978-1-4665-8179-1


• There is a significant amount of mobile and social game development in the following countries where this book would have wide appeal:

Japan England/UK Germany France India

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Computer Science

Market Game designers, game developers, game producers, and students in game design courses.

Game Design Workshop, Third Edition

Tracy Fullerton, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA


Since the publication of the second edition, many changes have occurred in the games industry, from an increase in multitouch screen platforms to a rise in smaller teams and development companies and more independent designers. This third edition expands discussions of new platforms and genres of play as well as processes, such as agile development (SCRUM). This edition emphasizes how to work with analytics to improve game play experience and the commercial viability of games. It also includes interviews with a number of independent designers.

Key Features

• Provides a step-by-step introduction to designing, prototyping, and playtesting innovative games

• Uses the design methodology from the cutting-edge USC Interactive Media program

• Includes hands-on exercises that demonstrate the design methodology and key concepts

• Discusses basic concepts and methods critical to beginning designers• Offers insight from top industry game designers


• There is a large and growing game development market in Asia• -- a number of independent designers from around the world are included

in interview sidebars sharing their game industry experiences. These inlcude game designers from Asia, Europe and the Middle East

Editor: Rick Adams

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The Art of Game Design, ISBN 978-0-12-369496-6

Casual Game Design, ISBN: 978-0-12-374953-6

Game Design, ISBN: 978-1-56881-318-9

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Physics

Market Researchers and industry professionals in biophysics, biochemistry, biotechnology, bioengineering, biology, and medicine; advanced undergraduate and graduate students in biophysics, cell and molecular biology, and biochemistry.

Introduction to Fluorescence

David M. Jameson, University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA

ISBN: 978-1-4398-0604-3February 2014 • HB • £49.99 • 309pp • 265 illus.

A concise introduction to fundamental principles, this book presents the most important aspects of fluorescence spectroscopy, particularly as they are applied to biology, biochemistry, and biophysics. The author focuses on the essential aspects of fluorescence to encourage readers to design experiments, begin their own fluorescence measurements, and access the literature with greater comprehension. After a general definition of the field and an overview of the nature of light and absorption by biomolecules, the text covers instrumentation, emission spectra, excitation spectra, polarization, anisotropy, quenching, time-resolved methods, and FRET.

Key Features

• Describes how to apply fluorescence techniques to problems in biology, biochemistry, and biophysics

• Proceeds from simpler methods, such as steady-state emission intensity measurement, to more complex, time-resolved studies

• Provides a fundamental introduction to principles and key aspects of fluorescence spectroscopy

• Avoids advanced topics and uses accessible language


• Author organizes the Int’l Weber Symposium on Fluorescence and is extremely well connected with experts throughout the world

• Strong programs in bioimaging in UK, Canada, Germany, China, India, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Australia

• Methods and Applications of Fluorescence Meetings held in Europe draws a lot of interest

Editor: Luna Han

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The Fluorescent Protein Revolution, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7508-7 Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy and Imaging, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6167-7

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Physics

Market Researchers, program managers, instructors, and Graduate students in materials science, physics, chemistry, engineering, biomechanics, marine biology, dentistry, and related disciplines

Biomineralization Sourcebook Characterization of Biominerals and Biomimetic Materials

Elaine DiMasi, National Synchrotron Light Source, Upton, New York, USA and Laurie B. Gower, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA


This handbook provides a comprehensive account of materials science approaches to characterization of biominerals and biomimetic model systems. It covers state-of-the-art in the characterization of atomic and molecular structure, including the latest in diffraction, scattering, and spectroscopy, in addition to methods for imaging morphology and interfaces. It also looks at computational approaches and probes for examining energetics and forces in assembly. The final section focuses on mechanical function and measurement methodology as well as studies of live cells and whole organ.

Key Features

• Provides a comprehensive, practical overview of synthesis and characterization of biominerals and biomimetic materials for applications in biomineralization

• Discusses the advantages, limitations, applications, and key challenges of each approach

• Covers state of the art chemical protocols, analysis, software, instrumentation, and computational methods

• Introduces basic concepts of structure, imaging, chemical identity, function, and in vitro mineralization in biomimetic model systems

• Provides characterization chapters that explain how the techniques elucidate structure/function understanding; synthesis chapters show how various techniques enable the creation of biomimetic composites

Editor: Luna Han

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Physical Methods for Materials Characterization, ISBN: 978-0-7503-0808-3

Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, Third Edition (Revised Reprint), ISBN: 978-0-7487-5741-1

Materials Characterization Techniques, ISBN: 978-1-4200-4294-8


• “an enormous asset for the field” –Steve Weiner and Lia Addadi, Weizmann Institute of Science• “provides state-of-the-art information about the characterization of bio-mineralized materials, and also goes

in depth with the practical procedures and inherent difficulties when applying these methods” --Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Peter Fratzl, Director, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

• Top experts from institutions such as U of Cambridge, U of Glasgow, U of Southampton, Université P. & M. Curie, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Max-Planck Institute, Université Paris Diderot, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Physics

Market Students in physics and professionals in related areas, such as engineering, biology, and medicine; journalists, legal practitioners, government workers, and interested lay readers; physicists needing a handy reference for areas outside their specialty.

Commonly Asked Questions in Physics

Andrew Rex, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, USA


Accessible to those with no formal physics training, this book gives a broad picture of the science of matter and motion, electromagnetism, light, heat, energy, particles, atoms, nuclei, and interactions through forces and fields. Each chapter covers modern discoveries and issues in the major physics fields, including electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, optics, thermodynamics, atomic and nuclear physics, particles and fields, and astrophysics. Chapters begin with an introductory overview and then tackle simpler to more detailed questions in a progressive manner.

Key Features

• Provides a concise and accessible introduction to the main concepts in physics

• Answers a wide range of questions, such as what causes buoyancy, is time travel possible, and how are stars formed

• Explains the underlying science of everything from refrigerators and rainbows to quantum mechanics and the Big Bang Emphasizes the modern world and contemporary physics

• Requires no prior background in physics

Editor: Luna Han

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The Physics Companion, ISBN: 978-0-7503-0953-0

Commonly Asked Questions in Thermodynamic , ISBN: 978-1-4200-8695-9

Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-1-4398-8559-8


• A very general introduction to physics for any student or interested layperson, no particular international features but should sell well in all developing countries.

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Physics

Market Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, mathematics, and statistics interested in modeling complex systems.

The Dynamics of Discrete Populations and Series of Events

Keith Iain Hopcraft, University of Nottingham, UK, Eric Jakeman, University of Nottingham, UK and Kevin D. Ridley, Consultant Optical Physicist, UK ISBN: 978-1-4200-6067-6February 2014 • HB • £49.99 • 232pp • 74 illus.

Discrete phenomena are an important aspect of various complex systems, acting both as underlying driving mechanisms and as manifestations of diverse behaviors. However, the characterization of these discrete phenomena requires models that go beyond those featured in existing books. This text shows students how analytical tools are used to develop and solve discrete stochastic models. It also explains how to simulate the models computationally and generate data to compare with measurements. Each chapter includes problem sets and guidance to further reading.

Key Features

• Provides an introduction to the stochastic modeling of discrete populations and associated series of events

• Presents a comprehensive analysis of the classic problem of the evolution of a population subjected to births, deaths, and immigration, and the process of monitoring such a population, either by counting individuals within the population or individuals that leave the population

• Considers less familiar population models which have no continuous counterparts and shows how these may exhibit sub-Poisson traits and odd/even effects in their fluctuations

• Develops models of populations subject to simultaneous multiple immigrations and shows how these can be used to produce a model with any desired equilibrium distribution.

• Application to the important class of stable distributions is examined in detail

• Shows how discrete series of events can arise from level crossings of continuous processes, and how the statistics of these events can be characterized

• Presents methods for numerical simulation of dynamic populations, giving examples of algorithms that can be used to simulate most of the processes considered in the book

• Includes a bibliography for further reading as well as problems to encourage hands-on practice with the techniques, further develop ideas from the text, and derive results from technical literature

Editor: Francesca McGowan

TEXTBOOKS


Complex Stochastic Systems, ISBN: 9781584881582 Modeling and Control of Complex Systems, ISBN: 9780849379857 Markov Chain Monte Carlo: Stochastic Simulation for Bayesian Inference, Second Edition, ISBN:9781584885870

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Robert Ross Discipline: Mathematics Email: [email protected]

Bob SternDiscipline: Mathematics MonographsEmail: [email protected]

Aastha SharmaDiscipline: Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics (South Asia)Email: [email protected]

Rob CalverDiscipline: StatisticsEmail: [email protected]

David GrubbsDiscipline: StatisticsEmail: [email protected]

John KimmelDiscipline: StatisticsEmail: [email protected]

Randi CohenDiscipline: Computer ScienceEmail: [email protected]

Rick AdamsDiscipline: Computer Graphics and Game DevelopmentEmail: [email protected]

Sarah Chow Discipline: Computer Graphics and Visualization Email: [email protected]

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Luna HanDiscipline: Physics including Applied Physics, Biophysics, Medical Physics, Nanoscale and Mesoscale Physics, Optics, Materials Email: [email protected]

Francesca McGowan Discipline: Physics, including Astronomy, Condensed Matter, Sensors, BioPhysics, Medical, High Energy, Nuclear, Particle, Green Energy and Plasma Physics.Email: [email protected]

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