Authors:Gerhard Herden, Norbert Knoche, Christian Seidl, Walt
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: utility, zeitschrift, economics, fã¼r, nationalã¶konomie, supplementum, journal, social, functions, theory, models, applications, mathematical, sciences
Number of Pages: 255
Published: 1999-07-23
List price: $209.00
ISBN-10: 3211832238
ISBN-13: 9783211832233
This proceedings volume of an international conference which took place in Essen in October 1997 brings together economists, mathematicians, and psychologists. Their contributions represent new research in the field of mathematical utility theory with an emphasis on its applications in the social sciences. Readers of this volume can inform themselves about novel results in mathematical utility theory and their significance for the social sciences. The contributions cover a spectrum of fields from topological methods in utility theory to the application of experimental methods to utility theory
Author: Karl J. Smith
Publisher: Brooks Cole
Keywords: utility, power, mathematics
Number of Pages: 672
Published: 2008-01-07
List price: $186.95
ISBN-10: 0495389137
ISBN-13: 9780495389132
MATHEMATICS: ITS POWER AND UTILITY, 9e, combines a uniquely practical focus on real-world problem solving with a thorough and effective grounding in basic concepts and skills, allowing even the least-interested or worst-prepared student to appreciate the beauty and value of math while mastering course material. The first section of the book explores the power and historic impact of mathematics and helps you harness that power by developing an effective approach to problem solving. The second section builds on this foundation by applying math concepts to a wide variety of real-life situations--
Author: Karl A. Seger
Publisher: Pennwell Books
Keywords: paradigm, new, security, utility
Number of Pages: 293
Published: 2003-04
List price: $79.00
ISBN-10: 0878148825
ISBN-13: 9780878148820
Text addresses threats to utility systems; showing how to assess vulnerabilities, and develop and implement security countermeasures. Covers threat assessment and security checklists, a vulnerability/countermeasure matrix, and sample security and workplace violence prevention policies. DLC: Electric power plants--Security measures.
Author: Lowell Alt
Publisher: Lulu.com
Keywords: setting, rate, utility, energy
Number of Pages: 149
Published: 2006-08-16
List price: $21.84
ISBN-10: 1411689593
ISBN-13: 9781411689596
A Practical Guide to the Retail Rate Setting Process for Regulated Electric and Natural Gas Utilities. This book explains how the traditional rate-setting process is commonly done for energy utilities. This book includes a discussion of revenue requirement, rate base, cost of capital, expenses, revenues, rate-making objectives, cost of service studies, rate design, the rate case process, tariff policies, metering, service quality and other types of cases affecting rates. The book concludes with a numerical example showing the calculation steps from revenue requirement to rate design.
Author: Pablo Coto-Millán
Publisher: Physica-Verlag HD
Keywords: production, utility
Number of Pages: 214
Published: 2002-12-16
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 3790814237
ISBN-13: 9783790814231
This microeconomics text presents the traditional economic theories about utility and production, as well as the main alternative theories of consumer and company behaviour. It contains new theoretical functions created from specific optimisation procedures. Moreover, it details clearly the common function expression forms such as Cobb-Douglas and CES in which the theory is checked. Furthermore, it presents empirical tests and their interpretation in relation to the theory. Finally, the last chapter looks at choice made under conditions of uncertainty.
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Publisher: Amer Water Works Assn
Keywords: change, designing, architecture, business, utility
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 1997-09
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0898679036
ISBN-13: 9780898679038
Author: Homer M. Rustebakke
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Keywords: practices, systems, utility, electric
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 1983-08-16
List price: $190.95
ISBN-10: 0471048909
ISBN-13: 9780471048909
Covers the essential components, operation and protection of the electric power system in a single volume. Discusses how the system operation and components are protected from abnormal operation such as short circuits, and the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power. Presents information on how electric power is transmitted (energy from generator to load), and provides insights into the nature of the electric utility business.
