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Isaac Newton on Mathematical Certainty and Method
An analysis of Newton's mathematical work, from early discoveries to mature reflections, & a discussion of Newton's views on the role & nature of mathematics, in this book Guicciardini reconstructs Newton's own method by extracting it from his concrete practice.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262258869
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- 1 online resource (xxiii, 422 pages) :illustrations.
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At War with the Weather: Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes
In this work, the authors deliver an analysis of how the US currently mitigates, insures against, and finances recovery from natural disasters.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262255431
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- 1 online resource (xxi, 416 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Control Theory and Systems Biology
This is a survey of how engineering techniques from control and systems theory can be used to help biologists understand the behaviour of cellular systems.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262258906
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- 1 online resource (ix, 345 pages) :illustrations
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Speaking Code: Coding as Aesthetic and Political Expression
Speaking Code begins by invoking the "Hello World" convention used by programmers when learning a new language, helping to establish the interplay of text and code that runs through the book. Interweaving the voice of critical writing from the humanities with the tradition of computing and software development, in Speaking Code Geoff Cox formulates an argument that aims to undermine the distinc…
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- 9780262305228
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- 1 online resource (xv, 149 pages) :illustrations.
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Engineering a Safer World: Systems Thinking Applied to Safety
A new approach to safety, based on systems thinking, that is more effective, less costly, and easier to use than current techniques. Engineering has experienced a technological revolution, but the basic engineering techniques applied in safety and reliability engineering, created in a simpler, analog world, have changed very little over the years. In this groundbreaking book, Nancy Leveson p…
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- 9780262298247
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Consciousness Revisited: Materialism without Phenomenal Concepts
We are material beings in a material world, but we are also beings who have experiences and feelings. How can these subjective states be just a matter of matter? This book looks at this question and much more.
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- 9780262255172
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Nanoscale: Visualizing an Invisible World
The world is made up of structures too small to see with the naked eye, too small to see even with an electron microscope. Einstein established the reality of atoms and molecules in the early 1900s. How can we see a world measured in fractions of nanometers? (Most atoms are less than one nanometer, less than one-billionth of a meter, in diameter.) This beautiful and fascinating book gives us a …
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Offshoring of American jobs: What response from U.S. economic policy?
Two leading economists discuss a range of issues relating to the "offshoring" of American jobs, from free trade to unemployment levels.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262258579
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 141 pages) :illustrations.
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The Monumental Challenge of Preservation: The Past in a Volatile World
The enormous task of preserving the world's heritage in the face of war, natural disaster, vandalism, neglect, and technical obsolescence. The monuments—movable, immovable, tangible, and intangible—of the world's shared cultural heritage are at risk. War, terrorism, natural disaster, vandalism, and neglect make the work of preservation a greater challenge than it has been since World War II…
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- 9780262345798
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Prudence and Pressure: Reproduction and Human Agency in Europe and Asia, 1700…
A study of human reproduction and social organization in preindustrial communities that reveals important similarities between Europe and Asia.This pioneering study reconceptualizes the impact of social organizations, economic conditions, and human agency on human reproduction in preindustrial communities in Europe and Asia. Unlike previous studies, in which Asia is measured by European standar…
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- 9780262326476
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- 1 online resource (xxv, 380 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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