Nonlinear Dynamics And Chaos: With Applications To Physics, Biology, Chemistry, And Engineering
An introductory text in nonlinear dynamics and chaos, emphasizing applications in several areas of science, which include vibrations, biological rhythms, insect outbreaks, and genetic control systems. Contains a rich selection of illustrations, with many exercises and examples.
The Fall of Northern Rock: An Insider's Story of Britain's Biggest Banking Disaster
Some of the most memorable images of 2007 - if not of the decade - are those of people queuing outside branches of Northern Rock to withdraw their money. They are images from another age, or from another country, surely this could not have happened in the UK in the twenty-first century!
This introductory text surveys random variables, conditional probability and expectation, characteristic functions, infinite sequences of random variables, Markov chains, and an introduction to statistics. Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The text does not require measure theory, but underlying measure-theoretic ideas are sketched.
Discover how easy—and fantastically fun!—it is to spotlight novelty fabrics in these easy-to-stitch quilts. Learn top tricks for quilting with all kinds of theme fabrics, from seasonal and holiday prints to animal motifs. • Add an instant theme to 12 projects—designs feature anywhere from 1 to 20 fabrics • Get tips for using the bright colors, large motifs, and directional designs that often appear in novelty fabrics • Bonus! Includes photos of alternate settings and colorways
With more than 2,000 color photos, Houses of the World, unites the most prominent international examples of domestic architecture from the last decade of the 20th century.
