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The first comprehensive natural history guide to the Connecticut River and its environs with more than 750 illustrations

A clear and accessible textbook covering differential equations and their applications. Includes examples, definitions, and modeling scenarios for students in mathematics and engineering.

Clarity, readability and rigor combine in the second edition of this widely-used textbook to provide the first step into general relativity for undergraduate students with a minimal background in mathematics. Topics within relativity that fascinate astrophysical researchers and students alike are covered with Schutz's characteristic ease and authority - from black holes to gravitational lenses, from pulsars to the study of the Universe as a whole. This edition now contains discoveries by astronomers that require general relativity for their explanation; a revised chapter on relativistic stars, including new information on pulsars; an entirely rewritten chapter on cosmology; and an extended, comprehensive treatment of modern detectors and expected sources. Over 300 exercises, many new to this edition, give students the confidence to work with general relativity and the necessary mathematics, whilst the informal writing style makes the subject matter easily accessible. Password protected solutions for instructors are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521887052.

A First Course in Systems Biology is an introduction for advanced undergraduate and graduate students to the growing field of systems biology. Its main focus is the development of computational models and their applications to diverse biological systems. The book begins with the fundamentals of modeling, then reviews features of the molecular inventories that bring biological systems to life and discusses case studies that represent some of the frontiers in systems biology and synthetic biology. In this way, it provides the reader with a comprehensive background and access to methods for executing standard systems biology tasks, understanding the modern literature, and launching into specialized courses or projects that address biological questions using theoretical and computational means.

This unique book is an excellent introduction to the basic properties of wavelets. The fundamental construction of these functions by means of "multiresolution analyses" is presented; in particular, this method is used for introducing the spline wavelets and the compactly supported wavelets. An important feature of this book, however, is the use of the Fourier transform for studying wavelets on the real line. A simple characterization of all wavelets is presented which is most useful for the construction of new families of wavelets. This technique can also be used for obtaining characterizations of low pass filters and scaling functions. Another feature is the use of wavelets for representing those function spaces that are most often encountered in analysis: the Lebesgue spaces, Hardy spaces, and more generally, the Besov spaces, the Sobolev, and the Lipschitz spaces. Other topics, some related to applications, are also included: the Fast Fourier Transform, wavelet packets, frames, local cosine and sine bases and their discrete versions are just some examples. Wavelet theory had its origin in quantum field theory, signal analysis, and function space theory. In these areas wavelet-like algorithms replace the classical Fourier-type expansion of a function. This unique new book is an excellent introduction to the basic properties of wavelets, from background math to powerful applications. The authors provide elementary methods for constructing wavelets, and illustrate several new classes of wavelets. The text begins with a description of local sine and cosine bases that have been shown to be very effective in applications. Very little mathematical background is needed to follow this material. A complete treatment of band-limited wavelets follows. These are characterized by some elementary equations, allowing the authors to introduce many new wavelets. Next, the idea of multiresolution analysis (MRA) is developed, and the authors include simplified presentations of previous studies, particularly for compactly supported wavelets. Some of the topics treated include: oSeveral bases generated by a single function via translations and dilations oMultiresolution analysis, compactly supported wavelets, and spline wavelets oBand-limited wavelets oUnconditionality of wavelet bases oCharacterizations of many of the principal objects in the theory of wavelets, such as low-pass filters and scaling functions The authors also presen

The perfect guide for any gardener looking for inspiration on how to create a pollinator friendly garden all year round

This book addresses an important problem in ecology: how are communities assembled from species pools? This pressing question underlies a broad array of practical problems in ecology and environmenta

Celebrate every fabulous trait of the French bulldog with this heartwarmingly illustrated book filled with breed info and tips for pet parents Sweet scrunched up faces bunny like ears silly charismatic energy content to cuddle with you on the couch or play misheviously the French bulldog deserves to shine in the spotlight Brimming with helpful tips for new and longtime pet parents alike A Frenchie Life explores all of the breed s wonderful traits and shares tricks for bonding and making memories with your beloved Frenchie Filled with beautiful illustrations this book is divided into sections that describe our favorite Frenchie qualitites teach their incredible history and characteristics and share humorous and loveable anecdotes Learn more about your Frenchie s individual personality while understanding the breed s Talk and barks Flair for drama Stubborness Love of the sun Childlike silliness Need for attention Heart of gold And more French bulldogs are adorable popular pups that have earned their time in the sun Whether dogs have always been a part of your family or you re considering becoming a pet parent for the first time A Frenchie Life is sure to convince you to invite this adorable dog to your pack The Favorite Dog series will captivate hearts

Since humans first wandered from their original habitat in Africa, over fifty millennia ago, they have radically altered the environment wherever they have gone, often at the cost of the animals who''d ruled the wild before mankind''s arrival. Humanity''s spread throughout the globe has begotten