Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics  -- Galileo Galilei   How is it possible to predict weather patterns for tomorrow, with access solely to today’s weather data? And how is it possible to predict the aerodynamic behavior of an aircraft that has yet to be built? The answer is computer simulations based on mathematical models – sets of equations – that describe the underlying physical properties. However, these equations are usually much too complicated to solve, either by the smartest mathematician or the largest supercomputer. This problem is overcome by constructing an approximation: a numerical model with a simpler structure can be translated into a program that tells the computer how to carry out the simulation. This book conveys the fundamentals of mathematical models, numerical methods and algorithms. Opening with a tutorial on mathematical models and analysis, it proceeds to introduce the most important classes of numerical methods, with finite element, finite difference and spectral methods as central tools. The concluding section describes applications in physics and engineering, including wave propagation, heat conduction and fluid dynamics. Also covered are the principles of computers and programming, including MATLAB®.

Mathematical models. --- Numerical analysis. --- Science -- Data processing. --- Mathematics --- Numerical analysis --- Mathematical models --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Mathematics - General --- Computer Science --- Data processing --- Science --- Data processing. --- Electronic data processing --- Models, Mathematical --- Mathematics. --- Computer simulation. --- Bioinformatics. --- Computational biology. --- Computer mathematics. --- Physics. --- Applied mathematics. --- Engineering mathematics. --- Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis. --- Computational Science and Engineering. --- Computer Appl. in Life Sciences. --- Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering. --- Numerical and Computational Physics. --- Simulation and Modeling. --- Engineering --- Engineering analysis --- Mathematical analysis --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Computer mathematics --- Discrete mathematics --- Biology --- Bioinformatics --- Bio-informatics --- Biological informatics --- Information science --- Computational biology --- Systems biology --- Computer modeling --- Computer models --- Modeling, Computer --- Models, Computer --- Simulation, Computer --- Electromechanical analogies --- Simulation methods --- Model-integrated computing --- Math --- Computer science --- Computer science. --- Mathematical and Computational Engineering. --- Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation. --- Informatics --- Bioinformatics . --- Computational biology .

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This book explores the most significant computational methods and the history of their development. It begins with the earliest mathematical / numerical achievements made by the Babylonians and the Greeks, followed by the period beginning in the 16th century. For several centuries the main scientific challenge concerned the mechanics of planetary dynamics, and the book describes the basic numerical methods of that time. In turn, at the end of the Second World War scientific computing took a giant step forward with the advent of electronic computers, which greatly accelerated the development of numerical methods. As a result, scientific computing became established as a third scientific method in addition to the two traditional branches: theory and experimentation. The book traces numerical methods’ journey back to their origins and to the people who invented them, while also briefly examining the development of electronic computers over the years. Featuring 163 references and more than 100 figures, many of them portraits or photos of key historical figures, the book provides a unique historical perspective on the general field of scientific computing – making it a valuable resource for all students and professionals interested in the history of numerical analysis and computing, and for a broader readership alike.

Computer science --- Artificial intelligence. --- Information theory. --- Computer science. --- Computer hardware. --- Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis. --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Theory of Computation. --- Mathematics of Computing. --- Computer Hardware. --- History of Mathematical Sciences. --- Mathematics. --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Informatics --- Science --- Communication theory --- Communication --- Cybernetics --- Computer mathematics --- Discrete mathematics --- Mathematics --- Data processing. --- Computer mathematics. --- Computers. --- Computer science—Mathematics. --- History. --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Math --- Automatic computers --- Automatic data processors --- Computer hardware --- Computing machines (Computers) --- Electronic calculating-machines --- Electronic computers --- Hardware, Computer --- Computer systems --- Calculators --- Cyberspace

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

A few years before Confederation, the canton of Geneva adopted a law on transparency, the objective of which is to promote the free formation of opinion and participation in public life. LIPAD celebrated its 20th anniversary on March 1, 2022. On the occasion of this anniversary, this book reviews the history of the legal text and its application by the mediator, then the cantonal official. The other contributions relate to the use of the law by journalists, the relationship with the principle of good faith, the protection of private interests, access to public archives, access to school examinations, the principles of procedure , the Friborg example and the future of transparency.

Law.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

George Berkeley (1685-1753) is, Other John Locke and David Hume, one of the three major figures in the British empiricist school of philosophy. He has been the centre of much attention recently and his philosophical profile has gradually changed. In the 20th century he was almost exclusively known for his denial of the existence of matter (as this term was defined in those days), but today it is no longer reasonable to confine an account of Berkeley to the challenging philosophical inventions ...

Idea (Philosophy) --- Realism. --- Thought and thinking. --- Immaterialism (Philosophy) --- Ideas, Theory of --- Ideas (Philosophy) --- Theory of ideas --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Philosophy --- Memetics --- Immateriality (Philosophy) --- Concepts --- Idealism --- Spiritualism (Philosophy) --- Substance (Philosophy) --- Universals (Philosophy) --- Mind --- Thinking --- Thoughts --- Educational psychology --- Psychology --- Intellect --- Logic --- Perception --- Psycholinguistics --- Self --- Empiricism --- Conceptualism --- Dualism --- Materialism --- Nominalism --- Positivism --- Rationalism --- Berkeley, George, --- Berkeley, George --- G. B. --- B., G. --- Berkley, George, --- Author of The minute philosopher, --- Minute philosopher, Author of the, --- Cloyne, --- Berkeley, --- Member of the established church, --- בערקלי, דזשארדזש, --- Author of Siris,