Expounds recent developments in augmented sensors, embedded systems and behavioural intelligence towards Ambient Intelligent Networks or Smart Living Technology Introduces readers to the concepts, methods, and technologies of Ambient Intelligence Organized into 20 chapters and 3 parts: Part 1: Human, Philosophical and Psychological Perception, Part 2: Architectural and Technological Design Adva…
This book provides in a concise form the principles and applications of flow microreactors in organic and polymer synthesis. Recently, it became possible to conduct chemical reactions in a flow reactor in laboratory synthesis. The flow microreactor enables reactions that cannot be done in batch, opening a new possibility of chemical synthesis. Extremely fast mass and heat transfer and high-reso…
The first volume to focus on science and higher education in Latin America as a whole Presents perspectives that give direction to policy-making in Latin America Discusses fundamental issues and challenges of science policy Provides an encompassing analysis of multi-level relations in Latin America
Flexibility has become a watchword in modern education, but its implementation is by no means a straightforward matter. Flexible Pedagogy, Flexible Practice sheds light on the often taken-for-granted assumptions that inform daily practice and examines the institutional dynamics that help and hinder efforts toward flexibility. The collection in international in scope, drawing on the experience o…
Is a unique book combining the rich mathematical content of polygons and polyhedra, in a writing style that appeals to all readers Shows how the world of polygons and polyhedra connects to the world of aesthetics, with an interplay between mathematics and art Introduces a history of old mathematical problems and explains such problems in a fresh, enticing manner Presents non-trivial mathematica…
This successful book gives an introduction to the basics of aerothermodynamics, as applied in particular to winged re-entry vehicles and airbreathing hypersonic cruise and acceleration vehicles. The book gives a review of the issues of transport of momentum, energy and mass, real-gas effects as well as inviscid and viscous flow phenomena. In this second, revised edition the chapters with the cl…
What does a probabilistic program actually compute? How can one formally reason about such probabilistic programs? This valuable guide covers such elementary questions and more.
Affordable introduction to the practices of forest measurement for everyone who works with trees from the farmer to the forest Includes latest developments in forest biomass measurement and remote sensing Fully revised edition with many tips and insights into forest mensuration
Prof. M.V. Hariharan is Gold Medal awardee for his performance in B.Tech in the entire state of Madras (1954) and a UNESCO scholar (1959). He has been a popular faculty at IIT Bombay, Mumbai (1962 – 93) and is known for his down-to-earth teaching methods. He has been Visiting Professor at University of Manitoba, Canada (1987) and at University of Western Ontario London, Canada (1988). He was …