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41. |  Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics By: Alessandro Bettini Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 08-MAY-2008 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics
The Standard Model is the most comprehensive physical theory ever developed. This textbook conveys the basic elements of the Standard Model using elementary concepts, without the theoretical rigor found in most other texts on this subject. It contains examples of basic experiments, allowing readers to see how measurements and theory interplay in the development of physics. The author examines leptons, hadrons and quarks, before presenting the dynamics and the surprising properties of the charges of the different forces. The textbook concludes with a brief discussion on the recent...
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42. |  An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics By: Keith Stowe Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 10-MAY-2007 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
This introductory textbook for standard undergraduate courses in thermodynamics has been completely rewritten. Starting with an overview of important quantum behaviours, the book teaches students how to calculate probabilities, in order to provide a firm foundation for later chapters. It introduces the ideas of classical thermodynamics and explores them both in general and as they are applied to specific processes and interactions. The remainder of the book deals with statistical mechanics - the study of small systems interacting with huge reservoirs. The changes to this second edition...
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43. |  By: Katrin Becker; Melanie Becker; John H. Schwarz Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 07-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: String Theory and M-Theory
String theory is one of the most exciting and challenging areas of modern theoretical physics. This book guides the reader from the basics of string theory to recent developments. It introduces the basics of perturbative string theory, world-sheet supersymmetry, space-time supersymmetry, conformal field theory and the heterotic string, before describing modern developments, including D-branes, string dualities and M-theory. It then covers string geometry and flux compactifications, applications to cosmology and particle physics, black holes in string theory and M-theory, and the...
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44. |  By: G. L. Squires Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 30-AUG-2001 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Practical Physics
Practical Physics demonstrates the purposive and critical approach that should be made to all experimental work in physics. It does not describe a systematic course of experiments, but is intended as a companion to any undergraduate course of practical work. The text is in three parts. The first deals with the statistical treatment of data, the second with experimental methods, and the third with such essential matters as keeping efficient records, accuracy in calculations, and scientific writing. The text is liberally illustrated with examples and exercises, with solutions to the latter....
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45. |  By: E. Rukmangadachari Publisher: Pearson Education India Publication Date: 16-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Differential Equations
Differential Equations presents the basics of differential equations, adhering to the UGC curriculum for undergraduate courses on differential equations offered by all Indian universities. With equal emphasis on theoretical and practical concepts, the book provides a balanced coverage of all topics essential to master the subject at the undergraduate level, making it an ideal classroom text. Written in lucid, easy-to-understand language, the topics discussed in this student-friendly book are amply supported by exhaustive number of problems as well as over 300 solved examples and 400...
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46. |  By: R. J. Singh Publisher: Pearson Education India Publication Date: 21-JUN-2011 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Solid State Physics
Solid state physics forms an important part of the undergraduate syllabi of physics in most of the universities. The existing competing books by Indian authors have too complex technical language which makes them abstractive to Indian students who use English as their secondary language. Solid State Physics is written as per the core module syllabus of the major universities and targets undergraduate B.Sc students. The book uses lecture style in explaining the concepts which would facilitate easy understanding of the concepts. The topics have been dealt with precision and provide adequate...
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47. |  Business Statistics: Problems and Solutions By: J. K. Sharma Publisher: Pearson Education India Publication Date: 16-JUL-2010 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Business Statistics: Problems and Solutions
Business Statistics : Problems and Solutions is precise and to the point, and it elucidates the key concepts and methods of business statistics. It aims to supplement textbooks on business statistics and upgrade student's knowledge and skill in the subject and also helps them understand applications of statistical methods in real-life problems. This book meets the requirement of students pursuing BBA, B.Com. (Hons), MBA, M.Com. etc.
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48. |  Material Science and Metallurgy By: U. C. Jindal Publisher: Pearson Education India Publication Date: 20-DEC-2011 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Material Science and Metallurgy
Material Science and Metallurgy is presented in a user-friendly language and the diagrams give a clear view and concept. Solved problems, multiple choice questions and review questions are also integral part of the book. The contents of the book are designed taking into account the syllabi of various universities, technical institutions and competitive examinations like UPSC, GATE etc. This book is among the very few in the market that covers both Material Science and Metallurgy as per various university requirements.
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49. |  Fundamentals of Business Statistics By: J. K. Sharma Publisher: Pearson Education India Publication Date: 06-MAY-2010 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Fundamentals of Business Statistics
Fundamentals of Business Statistics is a comprehensive text for courses in quantitative methods and business statistics. Designed for students of BBA, B.Com., BCA, BA (Eco) and similar other undergraduate courses. This book focuses on enhancing the knowledge of fundamental techniques and their application to problem-solving through numerous solved examples.
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50. |  By: Gordon Fraser Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 13-FEB-2006 Insert Date: 26-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The New Physics
Underpinning all the other branches of science, physics affects the way we live our lives, and ultimately how life itself functions. Recent scientific advances have led to dramatic reassessment of our understanding of the world around us, and made a significant impact on our lifestyle. In this book, leading international experts, including Nobel prize winners, explore the frontiers of modern physics, from the particles inside an atom to the stars that make up a galaxy, from nano-engineering and brain research to high-speed data networks. Revealing how physics plays a vital role in what we...
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51. |  Spectral Theory and its Applications By: Bernard Helffer Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 31-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 26-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Spectral Theory and its Applications
Bernard Helffer's graduate-level introduction to the basic tools in spectral analysis is illustrated by numerous examples from the Schrödinger operator theory and various branches of physics: statistical mechanics, superconductivity, fluid mechanics and kinetic theory. The later chapters also introduce non self-adjoint operator theory with an emphasis on the role of the pseudospectra. The author's focus on applications, along with exercises and examples, enables readers to connect theory with practice so that they develop a good understanding of how the abstract spectral theory can be...
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52. |  By: T. W. Körner Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 31-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 25-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Vectors, Pure and Applied
Many books in linear algebra focus purely on getting students through exams, but this text explains both the how and the why of linear algebra and enables students to begin thinking like mathematicians. The author demonstrates how different topics (geometry, abstract algebra, numerical analysis, physics) make use of vectors in different ways and how these ways are connected, preparing students for further work in these areas. The book is packed with hundreds of exercises ranging from the routine to the challenging. Sketch solutions of the easier exercises are available online.
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53. |  By: Yuli V. Nazarov; Jeroen Danon Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 31-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 25-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Advanced Quantum Mechanics
An accessible introduction to advanced quantum theory, this graduate-level textbook focuses on its practical applications rather than mathematical technicalities. It treats real-life examples, from topics ranging from quantum transport to nanotechnology, to equip students with a toolbox of theoretical techniques. Beginning with second quantization, the authors illustrate its use with different condensed matter physics examples. They then explain how to quantize classical fields, with a focus on the electromagnetic field, taking students from Maxwell's equations to photons, coherent states...
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54. |  Preventing and Treating Missing Data in Longitudinal Clinical Trials By: Craig Mallinckrodt Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 28-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 25-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Preventing and Treating Missing Data in Longitudinal Clinical Trials
Recent decades have brought advances in statistical theory for missing data, which, combined with advances in computing ability, have allowed implementation of a wide array of analyses. In fact, so many methods are available that it can be difficult to ascertain when to use which method. This book focuses on the prevention and treatment of missing data in longitudinal clinical trials. Based on his extensive experience with missing data, the author offers advice on choosing analysis methods and on ways to prevent missing data through appropriate trial design and conduct. He offers a...
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55. |  Music: A Mathematical Offering By: Dave Benson Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 23-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 24-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Music: A Mathematical Offering
Since the time of the Ancient Greeks, much has been written about the relation between mathematics and music: from harmony and number theory, to musical patterns and group theory. Benson provides a wealth of information here to enable the teacher, the student, or the interested amateur to understand, at varying levels of technicality, the real interplay between these two ancient disciplines. The story is long as well as broad and involves physics, biology, psycho acoustics, the history of science, and digital technology as well as, of course, mathematics and music. Starting with the...
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56. |  Foundations of Computational Mathematics, Budapest 2011 By: Felipe Cucker; Teresa Krick; Allan Pinkus Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 15-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 24-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Foundations of Computational Mathematics, Budapest 2011
The Foundations of Computational Mathematics meetings are a platform for cross-fertilisation between numerical analysis, mathematics and computer science. This volume is a collection of articles based on plenary presentations, given at the 2011 meeting, by some of the world's foremost authorities in computational mathematics. The topics covered reflect the breadth of research within the area as well as the richness of interactions between seemingly unrelated branches of pure and applied mathematics. As a result this volume will be of interest to researchers in the field of computational...
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57. |  Causality, Probability, and Time By: Samantha Kleinberg Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 12-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 24-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Causality, Probability, and Time
Causality is a key part of many fields and facets of life, from finding the relationship between diet and disease to discovering the reason for a particular stock market crash. Despite centuries of work in philosophy and decades of computational research, automated inference and explanation remains an open problem. In particular, the timing and complexity of relationships has been largely ignored even though this information is critically important for prediction, explanation and intervention. However, given the growing availability of large observational datasets including those from...
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58. |  Combinatorics of Minuscule Representations By: R. M. Green Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 28-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 24-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Combinatorics of Minuscule Representations
Minuscule representations occur in a variety of contexts in mathematics and physics. They are typically much easier to understand than representations in general, which means they give rise to relatively easy constructions of algebraic objects such as Lie algebras and Weyl groups. This book describes a combinatorial approach to minuscule representations of Lie algebras using the theory of heaps, which for most practical purposes can be thought of as certain labelled partially ordered sets. This leads to uniform constructions of (most) simple Lie algebras over the complex numbers and their...
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59. |  Field Theories of Condensed Matter Physics, Second Edition By: Eduardo Fradkin Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 28-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 24-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Field Theories of Condensed Matter Physics, Second Edition
Presenting the physics of the most challenging problems in condensed matter using the conceptual framework of quantum field theory, this book is of great interest to physicists in condensed matter and high energy and string theorists, as well as mathematicians. Revised and updated, this second edition features new chapters on the renormalization group, the Luttinger liquid, gauge theory, topological fluids, topological insulators and quantum entanglement. The book begins with the basic concepts and tools, developing them gradually to bring readers to the issues currently faced at the...
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60. |  Mathematical Modelling in One Dimension By: Jacek Banasiak Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 28-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 24-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mathematical Modelling in One Dimension
Difference and Differential Equations in Mathematical Modelling demonstrates the universality of mathematical techniques through a wide variety of applications. Learn how the same mathematical idea governs loan repayments, drug accumulation in tissues or growth of a population, or how the same argument can be used to find the trajectory of a dog pursuing a hare, the trajectory of a self-guided missile or the shape of a satellite dish. The author places equal importance on difference and differential equations, showing how they complement and intertwine in describing natural phenomena.
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