“…Intended as an intermediate microeconomics text, Perloff introduces economic theory through a combination of calculus, algebra, and graphs. The text integrates estimated, real-world problems and applications, using a step-by-step approach to demonstrate how microeconomic theory can be applied to solve practical problems and policy issues. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Merging data from multiple pandas objects -- Chapter 5: Matrices and Linear Algebra -- Introduction -- Matrix operations and functions on two-dimensional arrays -- How to do it... -- Solving linear systems using matrices -- How it works... -- How to do it... -- Calculating the null space of a matrix -- How to do it... -- Calculating the LU decompositions of a matrix -- How to do it... -- Calculating the QR decomposition of a matrix -- How to do it... -- Calculating the eigenvalue and eigenvector of a matrix -- How to do it... -- Diagonalizing a matrix -- How to do it... -- Calculating the Jordan form of a matrix -- How to do it... -- Calculating the singular value decomposition of a matrix -- How to do it... -- Creating a sparse matrix -- How to do it... -- Computations on top of a sparse matrix -- How to do it... -- Chapter 6: Solving Equations and Optimization -- Introduction -- Non-linear equations and systems -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- System of equations and how to solve it -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Choosing the solver used to find the solution of equations…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Selecting algorithms based on function -- Using Spark to generate real-time big data analytics -- Chapter 4 Math, Probability, and Statistical Modeling -- Exploring Probability and Inferential Statistics -- Probability distributions -- Conditional probability with Naïve Bayes -- Quantifying Correlation -- Calculating correlation with Pearson's r -- Ranking variable-pairs using Spearman's rank correlation -- Reducing Data Dimensionality with Linear Algebra -- Decomposing data to reduce dimensionality -- Reducing dimensionality with factor analysis -- Decreasing dimensionality and removing outliers with PCA -- Modeling Decisions with Multiple Criteria Decision-Making -- Turning to traditional MCDM -- Focusing on fuzzy MCDM -- Introducing Regression Methods -- Linear regression -- Logistic regression -- Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression methods -- Detecting Outliers -- Analyzing extreme values -- Detecting outliers with univariate analysis -- Detecting outliers with multivariate analysis -- Introducing Time Series Analysis -- Identifying patterns in time series -- Modeling univariate time series data -- Chapter 5 Grouping Your Way into Accurate Predictions -- Starting with Clustering Basics -- Getting to know clustering algorithms -- Examining clustering similarity metrics -- Identifying Clusters in Your Data -- Clustering with the k-means algorithm -- Estimating clusters with kernel density estimation (KDE) -- Clustering with hierarchical algorithms -- Dabbling in the DBScan neighborhood -- Categorizing Data with Decision Tree and Random Forest Algorithms -- Drawing a Line between Clustering and Classification -- Introducing instance-based learning classifiers -- Getting to know classification algorithms -- Making Sense of Data with Nearest Neighbor Analysis -- Classifying Data with Average Nearest Neighbor Algorithms…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 4 Quiz -- Answers to Chapter 4 Quiz -- Unit 2: Getting the Grip on Graphing -- Chapter 5: Graphing Polynomial Functions -- Understanding Degrees and Roots -- Factoring a Polynomial Expression -- Always the first step: Looking for a GCF -- Unwrapping the box containing a trinomial -- Recognizing and factoring special polynomials -- Grouping to factor four or more terms -- Finding the Roots of a Factored Equation -- Cracking a Quadratic Equation When It Won't Factor -- Using the quadratic formula -- Completing the square -- Solving Polynomial Equations with a Degree Higher Than Two -- Counting a polynomial's total roots -- Tallying the real roots: Descartes's rule of signs -- Accounting for imaginary roots: The fundamental theorem of algebra -- Guessing and checking the real roots -- Put It in Reverse: Using Solutions to Find Factors -- Graphing Polynomials…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Watanabe and the Japanese Yen Carry Trade -- Questions -- Problems -- Internet Exercises -- Appendix: An Algebraic Primer to International Parity Conditions -- Chapter 7 Foreign Currency Derivatives: Futures and Options -- 7.1 Foreign Currency Futures -- 7.2 Foreign Currency Options -- 7.3 Option Pricing and Valuation -- 7.4 Currency Option Pricing Sensitivity -- Summary Points -- Mini-Case: KiKos and the South Korean Won -- Questions -- Problems -- Internet Exercises -- Appendix: Currency Option Pricing Theory -- Chapter 8 Interest Rate Risk and Swaps -- 8.1 Interest Rate Foundations -- 8.2 The Cost of Debt -- 8.3 Interest Rate Risk -- 8.4 Interest Rate Futures and FRAs -- 8.5 Interest Rate Swaps -- Summary Points -- Mini-Case: Argentina and the Vulture Funds -- Questions -- Problems -- Internet Exercises -- Chapter 9 Foreign Exchange Rate Determination and Intervention -- 9.1 Exchange Rate Determination: The Theoretical Thread -- 9.2 Currency Market Intervention -- 9.3 Disequilibrium: Exchange Rates in Emerging Markets -- 9.4 Currency Forecasting in Practice -- Summary Points -- Mini-Case: Iceland-A Small Country in a Global Crisis -- Questions -- Problems -- Internet Exercises -- PART 3 Foreign Exchange Exposure -- Chapter 10 Transaction Exposure -- 10.1 Types of Foreign Exchange Exposure -- 10.2 Why Hedge? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.3.3 Narrowband MIMO Channel Sounding -- 5.4 Wideband Sounding: Correlative Sounding -- 5.4.1 ML-sequences -- 5.4.2 Cross-Correlation Using the FFT -- 5.4.3 Digital Matched Filters -- 5.5 Wideband Sounding: Sampled Spectrum Channel Sounding -- 5.6 Switched-array Architectures -- 5.7 Timing and Carrier Recovery -- 5.7.1 Digital Timing Recovery Methods -- 5.7.2 Phase Recovery Using a Decision Directed Feedback Loop -- 5.8 Summary and Discussion -- 5.9 Notes and References -- Chapter 6: Experimental Verifications -- 6.1 Validation Metrics -- 6.1.1 Channel Capacity -- 6.1.2 The Diversity and Correlation Metrics -- 6.1.3 The Demmel Condition Number -- 6.1.4 The Environmental Characterization Metric -- 6.1.5 Correlation Matrix Difference Metric -- 6.2 WMSDR Experimental Setup -- 6.2.1 Terminology -- 6.2.2 Measurement Description -- 6.3 BYU Wideband Channel Sounder Experimental Setup -- 6.3.1 BYU Transmitter Set -- 6.3.2 BYU Receiver Set -- 6.3.3 Measurement Description -- 6.4 Experimental Results -- 6.4.1 Capacity Measure: Methodology -- 6.4.2 Results: MIMO APS and Spatial Structure -- 6.4.3 Results: Wideband Correlation Matrices -- 6.5 Discussion -- 6.5.1 Accuracy of the Results -- 6.5.2 Sources of Error -- 6.6 Summary and Discussion -- 6.7 Notes and References -- Appendix A: An Introduction to Tensor Algebra -- Appendix B: Proof of Theorems from Chapter 3 -- Appendix C: COST 273 Model Summary -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…EVOLUCIÓN DEL ORDENADOR -- HISTORIA DEL ORDENADOR: ORÍGENES -- LOS CALCULADORES MECÁNICOS -- LOS PROCESADORES MECÁNICOS -- EL ÁLGEBRA DE LOS CIRCUITOS LÓGICOS -- LOS TABULADORES MECÁNICOS -- VÁLVULAS ELECTRÓNICAS. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Growth Rates in the Postwar Period -- CROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES IN GROWTH ACCOUNTING RATES -- SUMMARY -- KEY TERMS -- REVIEW QUESTIONS -- PROBLEMS -- DATA ANALYSIS PROBLEMS -- Chapter 6 Appendix THE ALGEBRA OF THE SOLOW GROWTH MODEL -- SOLVING FOR THE STEADY STATE -- SUMMARY AND RESULTS -- REVIEW QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS -- Chapter 6 Web Appendix THE GOLDEN RULE LEVEL OF THE CAPITAL-LABOR RATIO -- Chapter 7 DRIVERS OF GROWTH: TECHNOLOGY, POLICY, AND INSTITUTIONS -- PREVIEW -- TECHNOLOGY AS A PRODUCTION INPUT -- Technology Versus Conventional Production Inputs -- Technology and Excludability -- POLICIES TO PROMOTE PRODUCTIVITY -- Building Infrastructure -- Increasing Human Capital -- POLICY AND PRACTICE: Government Measures to Increase Human Capital -- Encouraging Research and Development -- INSTITUTIONS AND PROPERTY RIGHTS -- The Legal System and Property Rights -- Geography, the Legal System, and Economic Growth -- Obstacles to Effective Property Rights -- POLICY AND PRACTICE: The World Bank's Doing Business -- POLICY AND PRACTICE: Does Foreign Aid Work? …”

“…The Second Edition continues the tradition of the first in avoiding complicated algebra and complex numbers, with the mathematics reduced to the bare minimum; there is nothing more complicated to grapple with than a square root. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Preface xi -- About the Authors xiii -- 1 Introduction to Block Ciphers 1 -- 1.1 Block Cipher in Cryptology 1 -- 1.1.1 Introduction 1 -- 1.1.2 Symmetric-Key Ciphers 1 -- 1.1.3 Efficient Block Cipher Design 2 -- 1.2 Boolean Function and Galois Field 3 -- 1.2.1 INV, OR, AND, and XOR Operators 3 -- 1.2.2 Galois Field 3 -- 1.2.3 Extended Binary Field and Representation of Elements 4 -- 1.3 Linear and Nonlinear Functions in Boolean Algebra 7 -- 1.3.1 Linear Functions 7 -- 1.3.2 Nonlinear Functions 7 -- 1.4 Linear and Nonlinear Functions in Block Cipher 8 -- 1.4.1 Nonlinear Layer 8 -- 1.4.2 Linear Layer 11 -- 1.4.3 Substitution-Permutation Network (SPN) 12 -- 1.5 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 12 -- 1.5.1 Specification of AES-128 Encryption 12 -- 1.5.2 AES-128 Decryption 19 -- 1.5.3 Specification of AES-192 and AES-256 20 -- 1.5.4 Notations to Describe AES-128 23 -- Further Reading 25 -- 2 Introduction to Digital Circuits 27 -- 2.1 Basics of Modern Digital Circuits 27 -- 2.1.1 Digital Circuit Design Method 27 -- 2.1.2 Synchronous-Style Design Flow 27 -- 2.1.3 Hierarchy in Digital Circuit Design 29 -- 2.2 Classification of Signals in Digital Circuits 29 -- 2.2.1 Clock Signal 29 -- 2.2.2 Reset Signal 30 -- 2.2.3 Data Signal 31 -- 2.3 Basics of Digital Logics and Functional Modules 31 -- 2.3.1 Combinatorial Logics 31 -- 2.3.2 Sequential Logics 32 -- 2.3.3 Controller and Datapath Modules 36 -- 2.4 Memory Modules 40 -- 2.4.1 Single-Port SRAM 40 -- 2.4.2 Register File 41 -- 2.5 Signal Delay and Timing Analysis 42 -- 2.5.1 Signal Delay 42 -- 2.5.2 Static Timing Analysis and Dynamic Timing Analysis 45 -- 2.6 Cost and Performance of Digital Circuits 47 -- 2.6.1 Area Cost 47 -- 2.6.2 Latency and Throughput 47 -- Further Reading 48 -- 3 Hardware Implementations for Block Ciphers 49 -- 3.1 Parallel Architecture 49 -- 3.1.1 Comparison between Serial and Parallel Architectures 49 -- 3.1.2 Algorithm Optimization for Parallel Architectures 50 -- 3.2 Loop Architecture 51 -- 3.2.1 Straightforward (Loop-Unrolled) Architecture 51.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Types of temporal table -- Allen's interval algebra -- Temporal constraints -- Temporal data in SQL Server before 2016 -- Optimizing temporal queries -- Temporal features in SQL:2011 -- System-versioned tables in SQL Server 2016 -- How temporal tables work in SQL Server 2016 -- Creating temporal tables -- Period columns as hidden attributes -- Converting non-temporal to temporal tables -- Migration existing temporal solution to system-versioned tables -- Altering temporal tables -- Dropping temporal tables -- Data manipulation in temporal tables -- Querying temporal data in SQL Server 2016 -- Retrieving temporal data at a specific point in time -- Retrieving temporal data from a specific period -- Retrieving all temporal data -- Performance and storage considerations with temporal tables -- History data retention -- History table physical implementation -- History table overhead -- Temporal tables with memory-optimized tables -- What is missing in SQL Server 2016?…”

“…Building on the research-proven instructional techniques introduced in Knight’s Physics for Scientists and Engineers, College Physics: A Strategic Approach sets a new standard for algebra-based introductory physics—gaining widespread critical acclaim from professors and students alike. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Some technicalities about GANs -- Quantum GANs -- Quantum GANs in PennyLane -- Preparing a QGAN model -- The training process -- Quantum GANs in Qiskit -- Summary -- Afterword and Appendices -- Chapter 13: Afterword: The Future of Quantum Computing -- Appendix A: Complex Numbers -- Appendix B: Basic Linear Algebra -- Vector spaces -- Bases and coordinates -- Linear maps and eigenstuff -- Inner products and adjoint operators -- Matrix exponentiation -- A crash course in modular arithmetic -- Appendix C: Computational Complexity -- A few words on Turing machines -- Measuring computational time -- Asymptotic complexity -- P and NP -- Hardness, completeness, and reductions -- A very brief introduction to quantum computational complexity -- Appendix D: Installing the Tools -- Getting Python -- Installing the libraries -- Accessing IBM's quantum computers…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…6.3 Discontinuity-Induced Bifurcations -- 6.3.1 The Boundary Equilibrium Bifurcation -- 6.3.2 The Grazing Bifurcation -- 6.4 Freeplay and Friction -- 6.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7 Numerical Continuation -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Algebraic Problems -- 7.2.1 Prediction Correction -- 7.2.2 Arclength Continuation -- 7.2.3 Pseudo-Arclength Continuation -- 7.3 Direct Location of Folds -- 7.4 Fixed Point Solutions of Dynamic Systems -- 7.4.1 Branch Points -- 7.4.2 Arclength Step Control -- 7.5 Periodic Solutions of Dynamic Systems -- 7.5.1 Starting the Continuation Scheme -- 7.5.2 Folds and Branch Points -- 7.5.3 Branch Switching -- 7.6 Stability of Periodic Solutions Calculated from Numerical Continuation -- 7.7 Shooting -- 7.7.1 Starting the Continuation Scheme -- 7.7.2 Arclength Continuation -- 7.7.3 Stability Analysis -- 7.7.4 Branch Point Location and Branch Switching -- 7.7.5 Grazing -- 7.8 Harmonic Balance -- 7.9 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 8 Low-Speed AerodynamicNonlinearities -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Vortex-Induced Vibrations -- 8.3 Galloping -- 8.4 Stall Flutter -- 8.4.1 Dynamic Stall -- 8.4.2 Leishman-Beddoes Model -- 8.4.3 ONERA Model -- 8.4.4 Aeroelastic Simulations using Dynamic Stall Models -- 8.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 9 High-Speed AeroelasticNonlinearities -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Piston Theory -- 9.3 Panel Flutter -- 9.3.1 Buckling -- 9.3.2 Limit Cycle Oscillations -- 9.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 10 Finite Wings -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Cantilever Plate in Supersonic Flow -- 10.3 Three-Dimensional Aerodynamic Modelling by the Vortex Lattice Method -- 10.3.1 Aeroelastic Coupling -- 10.3.2 Transforming to the Time Domain -- 10.3.3 Nonlinear Response -- 10.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Appendix A Aeroelastic Models -- A.1 Galloping Oscillator…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- What makes PISA unique -- The PISA 2022 test -- An overview of what is assessed in each domain -- The evolution of reporting student performance in PISA -- The context questionnaires -- A collaborative project -- 2 PISA 2022 Mathematics Framework -- Introduction -- Definition of mathematical literacy -- A view of mathematically literate individuals in PISA 2022 -- An explicit link to a variety of contexts for problems in PISA 2022 -- A visible role for mathematical tools, including technology, in PISA 2022 -- Organisation of the domain -- Mathematical reasoning and problem-solving processes -- Mathematical reasoning -- Understanding quantity, number systems and their algebraic properties -- Appreciating the power of abstraction and symbolic representation -- Seeing mathematical structures and their regularities -- Recognising functional relationships between quantities -- Using mathematical modelling as a lens onto the real world -- Understanding variation as the heart of statistics -- Problem solving -- Formulating situations mathematically -- Employing mathematical concepts, facts and procedures -- Interpreting, applying and evaluating mathematical outcomes -- Mathematical content knowledge -- Change and relationships -- Space and shape -- Quantity -- Uncertainty and data -- Content topics for guiding the assessment of mathematical literacy of 15-year-old students -- Contexts for the assessment items and selected 21st Century skills -- Contexts -- 21st Century skills -- Assessing mathematical literacy -- Structure of the PISA 2022 mathematics assessment -- Desired distribution of score points by mathematical reasoning and problem-solving process -- Desired distribution of score points by content category -- A range of item difficulties -- Computer-based assessment of mathematics…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…6.2 A Special Case of the Proof of Theorem 2.3 (part (1)) -- 6.3 The Remaining Proof of Theorem 2.3 (part (1)) -- 7 Tensors, Hyperplanes, Near Reflections, Constants ( , , K) -- 7.1 Hyperplane -- We Meet the Positive Constant -- 7.2 "Well Separated" -- We Meet the Positive Constant -- 7.3 Upper Bound for Card (E) -- We Meet the Positive Constant K -- 7.4 Theorem 7.11 -- 7.5 Near Reflections -- 7.6 Tensors,Wedge Product, and Tensor Product -- 8 Algebraic Geometry: Approximation-varieties, Lojasiewicz, Quantification: ( , )-Theorem 2.2 (part (2)) -- 8.1 Min-max Optimization and Approximation-varieties -- 8.2 Min-max Optimization and Convexity -- 9 Building -distortions: Near Reflections -- 9.1 Theorem 9.14 -- 9.2 Proof of Theorem 9.14 -- 10 -distorted diffeomorphisms, O(d) and Functions of Bounded Mean Oscillation (BMO) -- 10.1 BMO -- 10.2 The John-Nirenberg Inequality -- 10.3 Main Results -- 10.4 Proof of Theorem 10.17 -- 10.5 Proof of Theorem 10.18 -- 10.6 Proof of Theorem 10.19 -- 10.7 An Overdetermined System -- 10.8 Proof of Theorem 10.16 -- 11 Results: A Revisit of Theorem 2.2 (part (1)) -- 11.1 Theorem 11.21 -- 11.2 blocks -- 11.3 Finiteness Principle -- 12 Proofs: Gluing and Whitney Machinery -- 12.1 Theorem 11.23 -- 12.2 The Gluing Theorem -- 12.3 Hierarchical Clusterings of Finite Subsets of Rd Revisited -- 12.4 Proofs of Theorem 11.27 and Theorem 11.28 -- 12.5 Proofs of Theorem 11.31, Theorem 11.30 and Theorem 11.29 -- 13 Extensions of Smooth Small Distortions [41]: Introduction -- 13.1 Class of Sets E -- 13.2 Main Result -- 14 Extensions of Smooth Small Distortions: First Results -- Lemma 14.1 -- Lemma 14.2 -- Lemma 14.3 -- Lemma 14.4 -- Lemma 14.5 -- 15 Extensions of Smooth Small Distortions: Cubes, Partitions of Unity, Whitney Machinery -- 15.1 Cubes -- 15.2 Partition of Unity -- 15.3 Regularized Distance…”

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“…This first volume consists of 30 chapters and introduces the fundamentals of the subject through a discussion on system of units and fundamentals of electrons and gradually moves to advanced topics such as Complex Algebra, Fourier Series, Circuits and Networks, which helps engineering students understand the subject better and build a concrete foundation of their concepts…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…4.1 Introduction: The Tukey's School of Statistics -- 4.2 Essential Summaries of EDA -- 4.3 Graphical Techniques in EDA -- 4.3.1 Boxplot -- 4.3.2 Histogram -- 4.3.3 Histogram Extensions and the Rootogram -- 4.3.4 Pareto Chart -- 4.3.5 Stem-and-Leaf Plot -- 4.3.6 Run Chart -- 4.3.7 Scatter Plot -- 4.4 Quantitative Techniques in EDA -- 4.4.1 Trimean -- 4.4.2 Letter Values -- 4.5 Exploratory Regression Models -- 4.5.1 Resistant Line -- 4.5.2 Median Polish -- 4.6 Further Reading -- 4.7 Complements, Problems, and Programs -- Part II Probability and Inference -- Chapter 5 Probability Theory -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Sample Space, Set Algebra, and Elementary Probability -- 5.3 Counting Methods -- 5.3.1 Sampling: The Diverse Ways -- 5.3.2 The Binomial Coefficients and the Pascals Triangle -- 5.3.3 Some Problems Based on Combinatorics -- 5.4 Probability: A Definition -- 5.4.1 The Prerequisites -- 5.4.2 The Kolmogorov Definition -- 5.5 Conditional Probability and Independence -- 5.6 Bayes Formula -- 5.7 Random Variables, Expectations, and Moments -- 5.7.1 The Definition -- 5.7.2 Expectation of Random Variables -- 5.8 Distribution Function, Characteristic Function, and Moment Generation Function -- 5.9 Inequalities -- 5.9.1 The Markov Inequality -- 5.9.2 The Jensen's Inequality -- 5.9.3 The Chebyshev Inequality -- 5.10 Convergence of Random Variables -- 5.10.1 Convergence in Distributions -- 5.10.2 Convergence in Probability -- 5.10.3 Convergence in rth Mean -- 5.10.4 Almost Sure Convergence -- 5.11 The Law of Large Numbers -- 5.11.1 The Weak Law of Large Numbers -- 5.12 The Central Limit Theorem -- 5.12.1 The de Moivre-Laplace Central Limit Theorem -- 5.12.2 CLT for iid Case -- 5.12.3 The Lindeberg-Feller CLT -- 5.12.4 The Liapounov CLT -- 5.13 Further Reading -- 5.13.1 Intuitive, Elementary, and First Course Source…”