Authors:Bert E. Fristedt, Lawrence F. Gray,
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston
Keywords: probability, applications, theory, modern, approach
Number of Pages: 780
Published: 1996-12-23
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0817638075
ISBN-13: 9780817638078

This textbok is designed for graduate students in probability theory. It merges measure theory with probability theory, and rather than deal only with "random variables" it also looks at "random objects". There is a chapter of introductory material for advanced topics, as well as over 1000 exercises, ranging from gambling theory to concrete calculations involving random sets. All of the problems in the exercises are designed to help students get beyond mere rote learning of theorems and proofs to a deep intuitive feel for the far-reaching implications of the theory. Solutions are provided for

Authors:Maureen Sie, Marc Slors, Bert Van Den Brink, Bert Van
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: own, one, reasons
Number of Pages: 210
Published: 2004-08-31
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 0754640639
ISBN-13: 9780754640639

Practical reasoning in contemporary Western societies is characterised by an unprecedented degree of idiosyncrasy and demands of personal authenticity. This has resulted from the decline of traditional moral authorities, the rise of individualistic lifestyles, increasing multiculturalism and rapid technological advance. These developments have given rise to reflection on the notion of ’reasons of one’s own’, an examination of the intelligibility of reasons that are closely connected to a particular agent, and recognised as such by others, although not shared by them. This boo

Authors:Bert Gordijn, Bert Gordijn, Ruth Chadwick,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: ethics, law, technology, library, international, enhancement, posthumanity, medical
Number of Pages: 242
Published: 2008-11-05
List price: $159.00
ISBN-10: 1402088515
ISBN-13: 9781402088513

As we are increasingly using new technologies to change ourselves beyond therapy and in accordance with our own desires, understanding the challenges of human enhancement has become one of the most urgent topics of the current age. This volume contributes to such an understanding by critically examining the pros and cons of our growing ability to shape human nature through technological advancements. The authors undertake careful analyses of decisive questions that will confront society as enhancement interventions using bio-, info-, neuro- and nanotechnologies become widespread in the years t

Author: Bert van Dam
Publisher: Elektor Electronics Publishing
Keywords: pic, avr, projects, engineering, systems, microcontroller
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 2009-01-12
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0905705750
ISBN-13: 9780905705750

This book is about a state of the art tool, Flowcode[registered], and how you can use Flowcode to develop microcontroller applications. The book starts very simply with a tutorial project and step-by-step instructions. As you go along the projects increase in difficulty and the new concepts are explained. Each project has a clear description of both hardware and software with pictures and diagrams, which explain not just how things are done but also why. All sources are available for free download. Since Flowcode is a high level language the intricacies of microcontroller programming are hidde

Author: Bert Moniz
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Keywords: mix, ups, chemical, engineering, materials, plant, guide, preventing, process, pocket
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2000-03-23
List price: $55.95
ISBN-10: 0884153444
ISBN-13: 9780884153443

This handy pocket guide condenses vital information into a simple format that explains how to prevent costly materials mix-ups that result from a deficiency in the supply chain. Using easy-to-read, straightforward language, it outlines effective methods of specifying, procuring, receiving and verifying critical materials. Pocket Guide to Preventing Process Plant Materials Mix-ups illustrates how to test and identify materials and provides what you need to know to choose between the various production methods.

Author: Bert Mendelso
Publisher: Dover Publicatio
Keywords: third, topology, introduction
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1990-07-01
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 0486663523
ISBN-13: 9780486663524

An undergraduate introduction to the fundamentals of topology — engagingly written, filled with helpful insights, complete with many stimulating and imaginative exercises to help students develop a solid grasp of the subject.

Author: Bert Hanse
Publisher: Rutgers University Pre
Keywords: images, media, popular, attitudes, america, mass, history, medical, progress, pasteur, polio, picturing
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2009-06-15
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 0813545765
ISBN-13: 9780813545769

Picturing Medical Progress from Pasteur to Polio offers a refreshing portrait of an era when the public excitedly anticipated medical progress and research breakthroughs. This unique study with 130 archival illustrations drawn from newspaper sketches, caricatures, comic books, Hollywood films, and LIFE magazine photography analyzes the relationship between mass media images and popular attitudes. Bert Hansen considers the impact these representations had on public attitudes and shows how media portrayal and popular support for medical research grew together and reinforced each other.