Poor data quality is known to compromise the credibility and efficiency of public endeavours. The importance of managing... Læs mere
Provides an overview on the decoherence suppression methods in quantum computing, open quantum systems, quantum error... Læs mere
Offers a lens through which modern society is shown to depend on complex networks for its stability. This text reviews, in non-mathematical language, what we know about the development of science in the twenty-first century and how that knowledge influences our world.
With more and more of the world's population projected to live in urban areas, the life and death of cities has become a key factor in urban development considerations. This book attempts to bring an original contribution on the analysis of creating living cities.
Offers the contributions presented at the ninth in the series of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent... Læs mere
The interest in the development processes of BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) has been triggered by their high... Læs mere
An introduction to construction practices and processes for tall buildings from the foundation to roof, covering the methods, materials, equipment and systems used. This second edition has been revised and expanded to incorporate new topics and new figures.
This text explains the general framework and basic structure of calculus, and examines a few typical applications. It also demonstrates that calculus provides a mathematical tool for the quantitative analysis of a range of dynamical phenomena and systems with variable quantities.
Featuring many big names from corporate titans to ministers to social entrepreneurs, this book is not just a compilation of feel-good success stories and minting millions. It is a celebration of the human spirit, of daring, drive and doggedness to make a difference.
A collection of articles based on the talks presented at ICDEA 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal. It encompasses topics on stability and bifurcation, chaos, mathematical biology, iteration theory, nonautonomous systems, and stochastic dynamical systems.