Decision Sciences
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second Decision Science Alliance International Summer Conference, DSA ISC 2024, held in Valencia, Spain, in June 2024. The 33 full papers and 38 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. At the core of DSA ISC'24 are in-depth discussions and analyses across a spectrum of technological domains. Notably, experts shared their knowledge on areas such as Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Mathematical Optimization, Operational Research & Management Science, Statistics, Simulation, and Decision Processes Analysis. Each of these areas represents a key aspect of decision science, contributing to the interdisciplinary nature of the conference.
Optimization and Applications
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Optimization and Applications, OPTIMA 2024, held in Petrovac, Montenegro, during September 16-20, 2024. The 24 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. They are grouped into the following topics: Mathematical Programming; Global Optimization; Optimal Control; Game Theory and Mathematical Economics; Optimization in Economics and Finance; and Applications.
Decision Sciences
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second Decision Science Alliance International Summer Conference, DSA ISC 2024, held in Valencia, Spain, in June 2024. The 33 full papers and 38 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. At the core of DSA ISC'24 are in-depth discussions and analyses across a spectrum of technological domains. Notably, experts shared their knowledge on areas such as Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Mathematical Optimization, Operational Research & Management Science, Statistics, Simulation, and Decision Processes Analysis. Each of these areas represents a key aspect of decision science, contributing to the interdisciplinary nature of the conference.
Advances in Fuzzy Logic and Artificial Neural Networks
In a world where uncertainty and complexity dominate decision-making processes, Advances in Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic presents groundbreaking studies exploring the potential of these Artificial Intelligence approaches to solve real-world problems. The chapters cover applications across various fields, such as robust galaxy classification, simulations in weighted finite automata, stock price prediction, large-scale water purification selection, speech deficiency detection in children, and supply chain management. Advanced techniques such as deep neural networks, fuzzy clustering, SHAP, LIME, and Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Term Sets are explored. This reprint is helpful for researchers, engineers, and students who wish to understand the latest advancements in and practical applications of neural networks and fuzzy logic. Within these pages, you will discover how these technologies solve complex problems and foster more transparent and reliable decision-support systems, as well as the state of the art in Artificial Intelligence, where neural networks and fuzzy logic converge to tackle modern challenges with innovation and precision.
Theoretical Foundations of Asset Pricing
This text provides an advanced introduction to the modeling of competitive financial markets, encompassing arbitrage and equilibrium pricing of financial contracts, as well as optimal lifetime consumption and portfolio choice. Notable features include its coverage of recursive utility in discrete and continuous time and several results not previously available in book form. Each chapter concludes with a set of exercises, with solutions available to verified instructors. Ideal as a graduate-level course text, this book can also serve as a valuable reference for researchers and finance industry practitioners. Readers with a finance focus can use the text to build analytical foundations for a significant component of the economics of financial markets, while readers with a mathematics focus will find a well-motivated introduction to basic tools of stochastic analysis and convex analysis.
The calculating engine
The calculating engine" is a classic book, that has held significant value throughout history, and to ensure its timeless wisdom is never lost, Alpha Editions has carefully preserved it by republishing it in a modern, accessible format for both present and future generations. Thoughtfully reformatted, retyped, and newly designed, this edition offers a clear and readable text-free from scanned copies of the original work. Alpha Editions is dedicated to breathing new life into antique and classic books, making these literary treasures available once again for readers who cherish history, culture, and timeless knowledge.
Lectures on the H-Cobordism Theorem
Important lectures on differential topology by acclaimed mathematician John Milnor These are notes from lectures that John Milnor delivered as a seminar on differential topology in 1963 at Princeton University. These lectures give a new proof of the h-cobordism theorem that is different from the original proof presented by Stephen Smale. Milnor's goal was to provide a fully rigorous proof in terms of Morse functions. This book remains an important resource in the application of Morse theory.
Geocomputation with Python
Geocomputation with Python is a comprehensive resource for working with geographic data with the most popular programming language in the world. The book gives an overview of Python's capabilities for spatial data analysis, as well as dozens of worked-through examples covering the entire range of standard GIS operations. A unique selling point of the book is its cohesive and joined-up coverage of both vector and raster geographic data models and consistent learning curve. This book is an excellent starting point for those new to working with geographic data with Python, making it ideal for students and practitioners beginning their journey with Python.Key features: Showcases the integration of vector and raster datasets operations. Provides explanation of each line of code in the book to minimize surprises. Includes example datasets and meaningful operations to illustrate the applied nature of geographic research. Another unique feature is that this book is part of a wider community. Geocomputation with Python is a sister project of Geocomputation with R (Lovelace, Nowosad, and Muenchow 2019), a book on geographic data analysis, visualization, and modeling using the R programming language that has numerous contributors and an active community.The book teaches how to import, process, examine, transform, compute, and export spatial vector and raster datasets with Python, the most widely used language for data science and many other domains. Reading the book and running the reproducible code chunks within will make you a proficient user of key packages in the ecosystem, including shapely, geopandas, and rasterio. The book also demonstrates how to make use of dozens of additional packages for a wide range of tasks, from interactive map making to terrain modeling. Geocomputation with Python provides a firm foundation for more advanced topics, including spatial statistics, machine learning involving spatial data, and spatial network analysis, and a gateway into the vibrant and supportive community developing geographic tools in Python and beyond.
Fractions for Dummies
An easy, straightforward, and fun guide for learning fractions and its counterparts Fractions For Dummies is the perfect strategy guide for both understanding and using one of math's most common (and most challenging) topic areas. You'll explore current solving strategies for fraction-related problems, and you'll also discover how to solve problems involving fractions' closely related cousins, decimals and percentages. Dive deep into the basics of these topics before moving on to more advanced uses, such as word problems, with the help of author and experienced math teacher Mark Zegarelli. This straightforward and intuitive book also includes: Techniques for working with mixed numbers (numbers that include whole amounts and fractions) and more Ways to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions with whole numbers and with each other Strategies for helping and supporting the young student in your life who's struggling with fractions, decimals, and/or percentages It's time you showed these math areas who's boss. Fractions For Dummies shows you just how easy fractions and the like can be!
Spectral Theory of Nonautonomous Dynamical Systems and Applications
Innovation and Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Technologies
This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Innovation and Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Technologies, IETCIT 2024, held in Mohali, India, in March 1-2, 2024. The 44 full papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 417 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: machine learning and deep learning; pattern and speech recognition; internet of things (IoT). Part II: data science and data analytics; communication, network and security.
Innovation and Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Technologies
This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Innovation and Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Technologies, IETCIT 2024, held in Mohali, India, in March 1-2, 2024. The 44 full papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 417 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: machine learning and deep learning; pattern and speech recognition; internet of things (IoT). Part II: data science and data analytics; communication, network and security.
Geometric Gems (V2)
Our physical world is embedded in a geometric environment. Plane geometry has many amazing wonders beyond those that are briefly touched on at school. The quadrilateral, one of the basic instruments in geometry, has a plethora of unexpected curiosities. The authors present these in an easily understood fashion, requiring nothing more than the very basics of school geometry to appreciate these curiosities and their justifications or proofs.The book is intended to be widely appreciated by a general audience, and their love for geometry should be greatly enhanced through exploring these many unexpected relationships in geometry. Geometric Gems is also suitable for mathematics teachers, to enhance the education of their students with these highly motivating quadrilateral properties.
Handbook of Generalized Pairwise Comparisons
This book covers the statistical foundations of generalized pairwise comparisons (GPC), applications in various disease areas, and considerations for patient-centricity in clinical research. It stands as an essential resource for a more holistic and patient-centric assessment of treatment effects.
Sentiment Analysis of Covid-19 Tweets Using Machine Learning Algorithm
The Math Book
Math's infinite mysteries unfold in this updated edition of the award-winning The Math Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient "ant odometers," and moving through time to our modern-day quest for higher dimensions, prolific polymath Clifford Pickover covers major milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous concepts readers will encounter as they dip into this inviting anthology: cicada-generated prime numbers, magic squares, and the butterfly effect. Each topic is presented in a lavishly illustrated spread, including formulas and real-world applications of the theorems. This reissue includes four new entries: 2013 (Bounded Gaps Between Primes), 2015 (Erdős Discrepancy Problem Solved), 2016 (Sphere Packing in Dimension 8), and 2023 (Einstein Tiles and Beyond). Each topic is presented in a lavishly illustrated spread, including formulas and real-world applications of the theorems.
Geometric Gems (V2)
Our physical world is embedded in a geometric environment. Plane geometry has many amazing wonders beyond those that are briefly touched on at school. The quadrilateral, one of the basic instruments in geometry, has a plethora of unexpected curiosities. The authors present these in an easily understood fashion, requiring nothing more than the very basics of school geometry to appreciate these curiosities and their justifications or proofs.The book is intended to be widely appreciated by a general audience, and their love for geometry should be greatly enhanced through exploring these many unexpected relationships in geometry. Geometric Gems is also suitable for mathematics teachers, to enhance the education of their students with these highly motivating quadrilateral properties.
A Comprehensive Summary of the Benford's Law Phenomenon
Our digital language system writes numbers by the convenient utilisation of the ten digits 0 to 9 in much the same way as the English language system writes sentences and books by the convenient utilisation of the 26 letters A to Z. Against all common sense or intuition, the spread of these ten digits within numbers of random data is not uniform, but rather highly uneven. Benford's Law predicts that the first digit on the left-most side of numbers is proportioned between all possible digits 1 to 9 approximately according to LOG(1 + 1/digit), such that occurrences of low digits such as 1, 2, and 3 in the first position are much more frequent than occurrences of high digits such as 7, 8, and 9. Remarkably, Benford's Law is found to be valid in almost all real-life statistics, from data relating to physics, chemistry, and biology to data relating to economics, engineering, and governmental censuses. Benford's Law stands as the only common thread running through and uniting all scientific disciplines.This book represents an intense and concentrated effort by the author to narrate this digital, numerical, and quantitative story of the Benford's Law phenomenon as briefly and as concisely as possible, while still ensuring a comprehensive coverage of all its aspects, results, causes, explanations, and perspectives. The most recent research results and discoveries in this field are included within this book in such a way as to be comprehensible and engaging to readers of all proficiencies.
General Topology
This book is dedicated to metric spaces and their topology. The book starts with ZFC axioms. The real number system is constructed by both the Dedekind cut and the Cauchy sequence approach. The various examples and properties of metric spaces and normed linear spaces are discussed. The different distances between the sets are highlighted. The research work on metric-preserving maps and isometries on different p-norms has been discussed. Homeomorphism and different equivalent metrics have also been discussed. A detailed description of a metric on the product and the quotient set is also provided. The completion of a metric space as a universal property and applications of the Baire Category Theorem are covered. A special focus is on compactness and the relation between a compact metric space, the Hilbert Cube, and the Cantor set. The properties of connected and path-connected metric spaces are provided.
Analysis and Probability on Graphs
Analysis and Probability on graphs is an introduction to random graphs, Markov chains on digraphs, entropy of Markov Chains, and discrete Lyapunov exponents and Hausdorff dimension, requiring only minimal background in probability, mathematical analysis, and graphs. This textbook includes constructive discussions about the motivation of basic concepts, and many worked-out problems in each chapter, making it ideal for classroom use or self-study.
Applied Statistics with Python
Applied Statistics with Python concentrates on applied and computational aspects of statistics, focussing on conceptual understanding and Python-based calculations. It compiles multiple aspects of applied statistics, teaching useful skills in statistics and computational science.
Finite Element Analysis of Structures Using MATLAB
"Finite Element Analysis of Structures using MATLAB" is an essential guide for students delving into the world of finite element analysis. This comprehensive resource offers clear explanations, relevant examples, and practical MATLAB code to enhance understanding and application. From the historical foundation of Finite Element Analysis to the exploration of thin and thick plates and structural dynamics. This comprehensive resource spans twelve chapters and two appendices. Appendix A provides MATLAB code for problem-solving, while Appendix B guides you through using ABAQUS. Begin with a historical introduction and explore the essentials of finite element analysis. Dive into nodes, elements, interpolation functions, and FEA formalization. Focus on one-dimensional and two-dimensional elements and learn numerical integration with Gaussian quadrature. Discover axisymmetric and three-dimensional elements, and apply FEA to analyze thin and thick plates. Explore structural dynamics and vibrations in the final chapter. Appendix A contains MATLAB code for seventeen numerical examples, and Appendix B offers a step-by-step ABAQUS procedure. 'Finite Element Analysis of Structures using MATLAB' is your ultimate resource for practical understanding. Whether it's coursework or deeper exploration, this book with clear explanations and relevant examples is your invaluable companion."
Set Theo & Found Math (V1-2nd Ed)
This book presents both axiomatic and descriptive set theory, targeting upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students. It aims to equip them for advanced studies in set theory, mathematical logic, and other mathematical fields, including analysis, topology, and algebra.The book is designed as a flexible and accessible text for a one-semester introductory in set theory, where the existing alternatives may be more demanding or specialized. Readers will learn the universally accepted basis of the field, with several popular topics added as an option. Pointers to more advanced study are scattered through the text.This new edition includes additional topics on trees, ordinal functions, and sets, along with numerous new exercises. The presentation has been improved, and several typographical errors have been corrected.
Best IDEAS
This Special Issue presents selected papers by leading international experts on various database engineered applications. The leading experts include Schahram Dustdar, who served as an invited speaker at several International Database Engineered Applications Symposia, and the authors of the two highest-ranked papers from the 27th International Database Engineered Applications Symposium from Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The authors of this Special Issue present their ideas in twelve full journal articles that were reviewed for both the quality and readability of their contents. Hence, this Special Issue is a valuable resource on topics ranging from federated databases, data analytics and data mining, and data prediction and imputation to various aspects of temporal databases and genome databases.
