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Conifer Reproductive Biology AUTHOR:Claire G. Williams, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences and Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAISBN-13:978-1-4020-9601-3PAGES/ILLUS:approx. 210 p., HardcoverPRICE:approx. $91.00AVAILABLE (US):June 2009 Like other areas of the life sciences, conifer biology is going through a reductionist phase, as much of our current intellectual attention focuses on genome sequencing. But the genomics data must eventually be reconciled with its adaptive phenotypic information, and this is only possible if a comparative framework at the whole-organism level is available. The aim of this book is to integrate genomics, evolution and morphology around the time-honored subject of conifer reproduction. This is a challenge given that few conifer lineages (roughly 550 species) survived the Mesozoic era. Few realize that modern conifers are living fossils and their reproductive characters have changed little since. Presenting the latest thinking and knowledge on conifer reproductive biology, this text provides an essential supplementary text to existing books on plant ¨C primarily angiosperm ¨C biology. It also includes insights into the economic and cultural history of conifers, which lend additional understanding to the current biogeography of this important group of plants. SELLING POINTS:Only current book on conifer reproduction Author a recognised expert in the field Fills an important gap in botanical knowledge Commodity value of conifers is significant MARKET:Forestry and plant biology research/graduate teaching in Europe, Canada, UK, Australia and NZ ¨C and USA as a reference, supplementary text and graduate course book for specialized courses in Gymnosperm biology, ecology and evolution. SUBJECTS:Plant Sciences; Tree Biology; Evolutionary Biology LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Life Sciences RELATED TITLES:Williams, Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Conifers (978-1-4020-3868-6, 2006, $145) Bigras, Conifer Cold Hardiness (978-0-7923-6636-2, 2000, $290) COMPETITION:Farjon, A Natural History of Conifers (Timber Press, 0881928690, 2008, $34.95) Powell, Biosystematic Studies of Conifer-Feeding Choristoneura (University of California Press, 0520097963, 1996, $49.95)Management / Business for Professionals Supply Chain Management with APO Structures, Modelling Approaches and Implementation of SAP SCM 2008 Third Edition
(Replaces ISBN: 978-3-540-26029-5) PAGES/ILLUS:approx. 515 p., HardcoverPRICE:$89.95AVAILABLE (US):April 2009 The Advanced Planner and Optimiser (APO) is the software from SAP dedicated to supply chain management. This book provides an overview about the supported SCM processes and explains how to implement APO in a company. It is written from a long years' experience in implementation projects and aims to provide project managers and team members with the necessary know how for a successful implementation project. The focus of the book lies in introducing modelling approaches and explaining the structure and interdependencies of systems, modules and entities of APO based on the release SAP SCM 2008. Another concern is the integration with R/3, both technically and from a process point of view. Since APO projects differ significantly from other SAP projects, some key issues and common mistakes concerning project management are mentioned as well. SELLING POINTS:Necessary knowledge for a successful implementation of APO Detailed information on APO architecture, modeling approaches, structure and interdependencies of systems as well as system integration Based on the new release SAP SCM 2008 MARKET:Project managers, project team members, and consultants involved in APO implementation SUBJECTS:Information Systems; Management/Business for Professionals; Production/Logistics LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Management / Business for Professionals RELATED TITLES:Knolmayer, Supply Chain Management Based on SAP Systems (978-3-540-66952-4, 2002, $69.95) Dickersbach, Supply Chain Management with APO (978-3-540-26029-5, 2003, $79.95) COMPETITION:Jonsson, Logistics and Supply Chain Management (McGraw Hill, 0077117387, 2008, $58.52) Gattorna, Gower Handbook of Supply Chain Management (Gower, 0566085119, 2003, $195.00)Management / Business for Professionals Information Systems Outsourcing Enduring Themes, Global Challenges, and Process Opportunities Third Edition EDITORS:Rudy Hirschheim, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Armin Heinzl, University of Mannheim, Germany and Jens Dibbern, University of Mannheim, GermanyISBN-13:978-3-540-88850-5 (Replaces ISBN: 978-3-540-34875-7) PAGES/ILLUS:approx. 680 p., HardcoverPRICE:$159.00AVAILABLE (US):March 2009 The notion of outsourcing ¨C making arrangements with an external entity for the provision of goods or services to supplement or replace internal efforts ¨C has been around for centuries. The outsourcing of information systems (IS) is however a much newer concept but one which has been growing dramatically. This book attempts to synthesize what is known about IS outsourcing by dividing the subject in three interrelated parts: (1) Traditional Information Technology Outsourcing, (2) Information Technolgy Offshoring, and (3) Business Process Outsourcing. SELLING POINTS:Excellent collection of high-quality articles on information systems outsourcing Examples of successful outsourcing in organizations through empirical surveys and case studies New insights into hot topics such as information technology offshoring, business process outsourcing, applications service providing, web services MARKET:Scientists and practitioners interested in information systems outsourcing SUBJECTS:Information Systems; Management/Business for Professionals; Organization/Planning LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Management / Business for Professionals RELATED TITLES:Amberg, IT-Offshoring (978-3-7908-1732-4, 2006, $105) Kobayashi-Hillary, Outsourcing to India (978-3-540-23943-7, 2005, $69.95) COMPETITION:Lacity, Global Information Technology Outsourcing (Wiley, 0471899593, 2001, $105.00) Carmel, Offshoring Information Technology: Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global Workforce (Cambridge University Press, 0521843553, 2006, $68.00) Materials Science Applied Plasticity Second Edition
(Replaces ISBN: 978-0-387-98812-2)PAGES/ILLUS:approx. 650 p., HardcoverPRICE:approx. $99.00AVAILABLE (US):April 2009 Intended for graduate students in mechanical, civil, or structural engineering, or in applied mechanics, this text covers advanced topics in plasticity that have thus far been accessible only in review articles widely scattered through the literature. Practicing engineers will thus also find it a useful reference. This new edition will be completely updated beginning with the fundamentals of the mathematical theory of plasticity, presented in sufficient detail to make the text self- sufficient. The discussion then turns to the theory of plastic stress and its applications to structural analysis and sheet metal forming. This is followed by treatments of axially symmetrical systems and some three-dimensional problems; of the plastic behavior of plates and shells, discussed mainly from the point of view of limit analysis; and of the plasticity of metals with fully developed orthotropic anisotropy and the plastic behavior of anisotropic sheets. The generalized tangent-modulus theory of buckling in the plastic range for columns, plates and shells is treated from the point of view of the bifurcation phenomenon. SELLING POINTS:Covers advanced topics in plasticity Includes a new chapter on the Finite Element Method Includes updates throughout based on recent research and developments Includes a new section on the yield line theory for the plastic collapse of plates Includes new homework problems within the book and separate solutions manual MARKET:Graduate students, mechanical engineers, materials scientists SUBJECTS:Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Mechanical Engineering LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Materials Science RELATED TITLES:Massonnet / Olszak, Plasticity in Structural Engineering, Fundamentals Andapplic (978-3-211-81350-8, 1980, $49.95) Chakrabarty, Applied Plasticity (978-0-387-98812-2, 2000, $145) COMPETITION:Yu, Plastic Bending: Theory & Applications. (World Scientific, 981-02-2267-X, 1996, $128.00) Kaliszky, Plasticity, Theory & Engineering Applications (Elsevier, 0444988912, 1989, $270) Sobotka, Theory of Plasticity & Limit Design of Plates (Elsevier, 0-444-98907-2, 1989, $228.25)Materials Science Solid-State Physics An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science Fourth Edition AUTHORS:Harald Ibach, RWTH Aachen, Germany and Hans Lüth, RWTH Aachen, GermanyISBN-13:978-3-540-93803-3 (Replaces ISBN: 978-3-540-43870-0)PAGES/ILLUS:approx. 500 p., 286 illus., HardcoverPRICE:$79.95AVAILABLE (US):April 2009 This new edition of the well-received introduction to solid-state physics provides a comprehensive overview of the basic theoretical and experimental concepts of materials science. Experimental aspects and laboratory details are highlighted in separate panels that enrich text and emphasize recent developments. Notably, new material in the third edition includes sections on important devices, aspects of non- periodic structures of matter, phase transitions, defects, superconductors and nanostructures. Students will benefit significantly from solving the exercises given at the end of each chapter. This book is intended for university students in physics, materials science and electrical engineering. This edition has been thoroughly updated to maintain its usefulness as modern text and reference. SELLING POINTS:Comprehensive overview of solid-state physics Includes current topics of high importance, such as superconductors and nanostructures Enlarged and updated edition of very popular title All-inclusive presentation: theoretical and experimental aspects together MARKET:Students, university teachers, researchers SUBJECT:Condensed Matter and Material Sciences LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Materials Science RELATED TITLES:Rössler, Solid State Theory (978-3-540-22244-6, 2004, $145) Patterson, Solid-State Physics (978-3-540-24115-7, 2007, $99) COMPETITION:Phillips, Advanced Solid State Physics (Westview Press, 0813340144, 2002, $62.00) Ashcroft, Solid State Physics (Brooks Cole, 0030839939, 1976, $216.95)Mathematics Elliptic Equations: An Introductory Course
The aim of this book is to introduce the reader to different topics of the theory of elliptic partial differential equations by avoiding technicalities and refinements. Apart from the basic theory of equations in divergence form it includes subjects such as singular perturbation problems, homogenization, computations, asymptotic behaviour of problems in cylinders, elliptic systems, nonlinear problems, regularity theory, Navier-Stokes system, p-Laplace equation. Just a minimum on Sobolev spaces has been introduced, and work or integration on the boundary has been carefully avoided to keep the reader's attention on the beauty and variety of these issues. The chapters are relatively independent of each other and can be read or taught separately. Numerous results presented here are original and have not been published elsewhere. The book will be of interest to graduate students and faculty members specializing in partial differential equations. SELLING POINTS:Simple presentation Large spectrum of issues on elliptic equations Many original results Independent chapters MARKET:Graduate students, lecturers, and researchers in PDE SUBJECT:Partial Differential Equations LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Mathematics RELATED TITLES:Hackbusch, Elliptic Differential Equations (978-3-540-54822-5, 1992, $149) Knabner, Numerical Methods for Elliptic and Parabolic Partial Differential Equations (978-0-387-95449-3, 2003, $79.95) Thomas, Numerical Partial Differential Equations (978-0-387-98346-2, 1999, $94) COMPETITION:Han, Elliptic Partial Differential Equations (AMS, 0821826913, 2000, $21.00) Heinonen, Nonlinear Potential Theory of Degenerate Elliptic Equations (Dover Publications, 0486450503, 2006, $19.95) Mathematics Number Theory An Introduction to Mathematics
Undergraduate courses in mathematics are commonly of two types. On the one hand are courses in subjects¡ªsuch as linear algebra or real analysis¡ªwith which it is considered that every student of mathematics should be acquainted. On the other hand are courses given by lecturers in their own areas of specialization, which are intended to serve as a preparation for research. But after taking courses of only these two types, students might not perceive the sometimes surprising interrelationships and analogies between different branches of mathematics, and students who do not go on to become professional mathematicians might never gain a clear understanding of the nature and extent of mathematics. Number Theory: An Introduction to Mathematics attempts to provide such an understanding of the nature and extent of mathematics. It is a modern introduction to the theory of numbers, emphasizing its connections with other branches of mathematics. Part A, which should be accessible to a first-year undergraduate, deals with elementary number theory. Part B is more advanced than the first and should give the reader some idea of the scope of mathematics today. The connecting theme is the theory of numbers. SELLING POINTS:A modern introduction to the theory of numbers, emphasizing its connections with other branches of mathematics Suitable for first-year undergraduates through more advanced math students Presents a broad pictures of the nature of mathematics MARKET:Undergraduate students in mathematics, computer science or engineering. SUBJECT:Number Theory LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Mathematics RELATED TITLES:Coppel, Number Theory: Part A (978-0-387-29851-1, 2006, $59.95) Coppel, Number Theory: Part B (978-0-387-29851-1, 2006, $59.95) COMPETITION:LeVegue, Fundamentals of Number Theory (Dover Publications, 978-0486689067, 1996, $14.95) Hardy, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (Oxford, 978-0198531715, 1980, $76.45)Mathematics Cardiovascular Mathematics Modeling and simulation of the circulatory system EDITORS:Luca Formaggia, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Alfio M. Quarteroni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Alessandro Veneziani, Emory University, USAISBN-13:978-88-470-1151-9PAGES/ILLUS:XX, 550 p., HardcoverPRICE:$74.95AVAILABLE (US):March 2009 Cardiovascular diseases have a major impact in Western countries. Mathematical models and numerical simulations can aid the understanding of physiological and pathological processes, complementing the information provided to medical doctors by medical imaging and other non-invasive means, and opening the possibility of a better diagnosis and more in-depth surgical planning. This book offers a mathematically sound and up-to-date foundation to the training of researchers, and serves as a useful reference for the development of mathematical models and numerical simulation codes. It is structured into different chapters, written by recognized experts in the field, but it features a common thread with consistency of notation and expressions and systematic cross-referencing. SELLING POINTS:Mathematical models and numerical simulations can aid the understanding of physiological and pathological processes This book offers a mathematically sound and up-to-date foundation to the training of researchers and serves as a useful reference for the development of mathematical models and numerical simulation codes MARKET:Graduate students and researchers in the field of bioengineering, applied mathematics, and medicine SUBJECTS:Applications of Mathematics; Cardiology; Mathematical Biology in General LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Mathematics RELATED TITLES:Haefner, Modeling Biological Systems: (978-0-387-25011-3, 2005, $79.95) Diehm, Color Atlas of Vascular Diseases (978-3-540-62619-0, 2000, $419) COMPETITION:Mehler, How the Circulatory System Works (Wiley-Blackwell, 0865425485, 2001, $37.95) Batzel, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems: Modeling, Analysis, and Control (SIAM, 0898716179, 2006, $106.00)Mathematics Theory of Stochastic Processes With Applications to Financial Mathematics and Risk Theory
The book is a collection of problems in the theory of stochastic processes and its application to financial mathematics and risk theory. More than 1000 problems are divided into 23 chapters. Each chapter is supplied by the brief overview of the main theoretical results. Most of the problems are supplied by either solutions or hints to the solutions. SELLING POINTS:Contains over 1000 high quality exercises on stochastic processes Presents a modern approach to topics such as sample paths and optimal stopping Ideal for professors who need exercises for exams, and grad students wishing to learn about stochastic processes MARKET:Graduate students, professors SUBJECTS:Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Mathematics RELATED TITLES:Lam, Exercises in Classical Ring Theory (0387005005, $64.95, 2003 ) Capinski, Probability Through Problems (038795063X, $54.95, 2000) Shiryaev, Probability (0387945490 , $79.95, 1995) COMPETITION:Nahin, Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers (Princeton, 0691102864, 2002, $19.95) Grimmett, One Thousand Exercises in Probability (Oxford, 0198572212, 2001, $54.50) Mosteller, Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions (Dover, 0486653552, 1987, $6.95)Mathematics Groups and Symmetries From Finite Groups to Lie Groups AUTHOR:Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach, Paris, FranceISBN-13:978-0-387-78865-4PAGES/ILLUS:approx. 220 p., 24 illus., HardcoverPRICE:approx. $59.95AVAILABLE (US):August 2009 The theory of group representations is an elegant subject at the intersection of algebra, geometry, and analysis, with applications to crystallography and the physics of atomic and subatomic particles. This book is an introduction to both the theory and applications of group representations. The author lends coherence to this vast subject by focusing on the connections between group representations and the study of symmetry. The book begins with a brisk review of the basic definitions and fundamental results of group theory. Definitions are illustrated with examples important to the study of symmetry. SELLING POINTS:Combines material from many branches of mathematics, including algebra, geometry, and analysis, so students see connections between these areas Applies material to chemistry and physics, so students appreciate the applications of abstract mathematics Assumes only linear algebra and calculus, making an advanced subject accessible to undergraduates and beginning graduate students Includes 142 exercises, many with hints or complete solutions, so text may be used in the classroom or for self study MARKET:Advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in mathematics and physics SUBJECTS:Group Theory and Generalizations; Applications of Mathematics; Mathematical and Computational Physics LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Mathematics RELATED TITLES:Hall, Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Representations (978-0-387-40122-5, 2003, $59.95) Stillwell, Naive Lie Theory (978-0-387-78214-0, 2008, $49.95) Armstrong, Groups and Symmetry (978-0-387-96675-5, 1997, $59.95) COMPETITION:Aschbacher, Finite Group Theory (Cambridge, 978-0-521-78675-1, 2000, $43.00) Wehrfritz, Finite Groups (World Scientific Publishing, 981-02-3874-6, 1999, $28.00) Rosmann, Lie Groups: An Introduction Through Linear Groups (Oxford, 0199202516, 2006, $80)Mathematics Frobenius Categories versus Brauer Blocks The Grothendieck Group of the Frobenius Category of a Brauer Block AUTHOR:Lluis Puig, Université Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, FranceISBN-13:978-3-7643-9997-9PAGES/ILLUS:approx. 510 p., HardcoverPRICE:$109.00AVAILABLE (US):May 2009 This book contributes to important questions in modern representation theory of finite groups. On the one hand, it introduces and develops the abstract setting of the Frobenius categories (also called the Saturated fusion systems in the literature), created by the author fifteen years ago for a better understanding of what was loosely called the local theory either of finite groups or of blocks, and for the purpose of an eventual classification. On the other hand, it gives the application of the abstract setting to the blocks. In particular, it develops a framework for a deeper understanding of one of the central open problems in representation theory, known as Alperin’s Weight Conjecture (AWC). One of the main results of the book is a reduction theorem of the author’s own form of AWC to quasi-simple groups. SELLING POINTS:First book introducing the abstract setting of the Frobenius categories for the understanding of blocks of the finite groups First text giving a reduction theorem allowing a proof of the Alperin’s Weight Conjecture from the quasi-simple groups First text exhibiting from local data a Grothendieck Group for blocks of the finite groups MARKET:Graduate students and researchers working in representation theory of finite groups and in homotopy theory SUBJECTS:Group Theory and Generalizations; Algebraic Topology LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:Mathematics RELATED TITLES:Puig, Blocks of the Finite Groups (978-3-540-43514-3, 2002, $99.95) Puig, On the Local Structure of Morita and Rickard Equivalences between Brauer Blocks (978-3-7643-6156-3, 1999, $152) Caenepeel, Frobenius and Separable Functors for Generalized Module Categories and Nonlinear Equations (978-3-540-43782-6, 2002, $65) COMPETITION:Kock, Frobenius Algebras and 2-D Topological Quantum Field Theories (CUP, 0521832675, 2004, $128.00) Navarro, Characters and Blocks of Finite Groups (CUP, 0521595134, 1998, $70.00)Mathematics Stable Homotopy Around the Arf-Kervaire Invariant
This monograph describes important techniques of stable homotopy theory, both classical and brand new, applying them to the long-standing unsolved problem of the existence of framed manifolds with odd Arf-Kervaire invariant. Opening with an account of the necessary algebraic topology background, it proceeds in a quasi-historical manner to draw from the author’s contributions over several decades. A new technique entitled “upper triangular technology” is introduced which enables the author to relate Adams operations to Steenrod operations and thereby to recover most of the important classical Arf-Kervaire invariant results quite simply. The final chapter briefly relates the book to the contemporary motivic stable homotopy theory of Morel-Voevodsky. Yüklə 185,4 Kb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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