Authors:Alan Gibbons, Paul Spirakis,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: parallel, computation, series, international, cambridge, lectures
Number of Pages: 447
Published: 1993-04-30
List price: $83.99
ISBN-10: 052141556X
ISBN-13: 9780521415569

This book contains collected lectures given at the 1990 ALCOM Spring School of Parallel Computation. The motivation for the school was to provide an introduction for graduate students to topics at the leading edge of research in this very active area of computer science. Topics covered include PRAM algorithmics, general purpose computation, systolic and distributed algorithms, distributed memory models, as well as issues from practical parallel computation. The papers by some of the leading figures in this field have been carefully edited to make a coherent and unique introduction to the stat

Authors:Wes Gibbons, Wes Gibbons, Teresa Moreno,
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: spain, geology
Number of Pages: 632
Published: 2003-04-01
List price: $170.00
ISBN-10: 1862391106
ISBN-13: 9781862391109

This book provides the first comprehensive account in English of the geology of mainland Spain and the Balearic and Canary Islands. It has been written by 159 research-active, mostly Spanish authors working together in teams from over 20 universities and other centres of research excellence. The 19 chapters begin with an overview of Spanish geology prepared by the editors, followed by a detailed examination of Iberian Precambrian and Palaeozoic rocks in Spain, Variscan magmatism and tectonics, and the Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary and fossil record. Subsequent chapters deal with the Alpine

Author: Ann Gibbons
Publisher: Anchor
Keywords: earliest, ancestors, discover, race, human, first
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2007-04-10
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 140007696X
ISBN-13: 9781400076963

In this dynamic account, award-winning science writer Ann Gibbons chronicles an extraordinary quest to answer the most primal of questions: When and where was the dawn of humankind?Following four intensely competitive international teams of scientists in a heated race to find the “missing link”–the fossil of the earliest human ancestor–Gibbons ventures to Africa, where she encounters a fascinating array of fossil hunters: Tim White, the irreverent Californian who discovered the partial skeleton of a primate that lived 4.4 million years ago in Ethiopia; French paleontologist Michel Bru

Author: Robert Gibbons
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: economists, applied, theory, game
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1992-07-13
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0691003955
ISBN-13: 9780691003955

This book introduces one of the most powerful tools of modern economics to a wide audience: those who will later construct or consume game-theoretic models. Robert Gibbons addresses scholars in applied fields within economics who want a serious and thorough discussion of game theory but who may have found other works overly abstract. Gibbons emphasizes the economic applications of the theory at least as much as the pure theory itself; formal arguments about abstract games play a minor role. The applications illustrate the process of model building--of translating an informal description of a m

Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Holiday House
Keywords: owls
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2005-03
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0823418804
ISBN-13: 9780823418800

Gail Gibbons explores the mysterious world and workings of owls in her latest nonfiction picture book. She depicts numerous species of owls and discusses their biological similarities as well as their differences. She portrays their ideal habitats, life styles, birth and development and environmental hazards that are threatening certain species. As usual, her comprehensive text is accompanied by clearly labelled illustrations and diagrams. Definitions are also included for additional clarity.

Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: HarperCollins
Keywords: book, soccer
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 2000-03-31
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0688171389
ISBN-13: 9780688171384

Soccer is fun - let’s play!Find all the basics in this lively guide.The markings on a soccer fieldWhat soccer players wearThe positions, from forward to goalkeeperThe excitement of pasing a ballThe thrill of making a goalAll these and more are included, with a useful glossary at the end.

Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Sandpiper
Keywords: libraries, book, check
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1988-09-10
List price: $7.00
ISBN-10: 0152164014
ISBN-13: 9780152164010

“The brighly colored drawings will attract young readers and provide a first look at libraries--with all their complexity and excitement.”--Booklist