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* This Third Edition explains how to perform matrix computations efficiently and accurately by providing a detailed introduction to the fundamental ideas of numerical linear algebra and utilizes MATLAB(R) to perform elaborate computational experiments.

Mathematical Bioeconomics: The Mathematics of Conservation analyzes the economic forces underlying the misuse of biological renewable resources and discusses economically effective methods of resource management. It shows how rigorous mathematical modeling can be used to solve the complex problems of bioeconomics.

As a cornerstone of mathematical science, the importance of modern algebra and discrete structures to many areas of science and technology is apparent and growing with extensive use in computing science, physics, chemistry, and data communications as well as in new areas of mathematics such as combinatorics.

This introductory textbook on nonlinear partial differential equations is technique oriented with an emphasis on applications and is designed to build a foundation for studying advanced treatises in the field. The Second Edition features an updated bibliography as well as an increase in the number of exercises.

This book covers the analysis of pseudo-differential operators on manifolds with conical points and edges. The standard singular integral operators on the half-axis as well as boundary value problems on smooth manifolds are treated as particular cone and wedge theories.

As algebra becomes more widely used in a variety of applications and computers are developed to allow efficient calculations in the field, so there becomes a need for new techniques to further this area of research. Grobner Bases is one topic which has recently become a very popular and important area of modern algebra.

With applications in pattern recognition, data compression and numerical analysis, the wavelet transform is a key area of modern mathematics that brings new approaches to the analysis and synthesis of signals. This book presents the central issues and emphasizes comparison, assessment and how to combine method and application.

This book is a comprehensive guide to modeling, characterizing, and solving partial differential equations, presenting some numerical methods for the solution of PDEs. The introduction of computer codes (Maple) to implement the solution of PDEs via direct numerical methods enhances this new edition.

An introduction to the main principles of ordinary differential equations. This work exposes the roots of modern dynamical systems in order to help readers gain a foundation of ordinary differential equations; and also provides a foundation for most of the sub disciplines of differential equations and dynamical systems.

This book provides an excellent introduction to the subject designed for readers from a variety of mathematical backgrounds. It features introductory properties of metric spaces and Banach spaces, and an appendix contains a summary of the concepts of set theory.

This volume introduces the reader to the world of positive linear systems, an important and fascinating class of linear systems. The subject matter is divided into three parts, including definitions and basic properties of liner systems, theoretical results, and the study of some classes of positive linear systems relevant in applications.

A breakthrough approach to the theory and applications of stochastic integration The theory of stochastic integration has become an intensely studied topic in recent years, owing to its extraordinarily successful application to financial mathematics, stochastic differential equations, and more.

A powerful introduction to one of the most active areas of theoretical and applied mathematics This distinctive introduction to one of the most far-reaching and beautiful areas of mathematics focuses on Banach spaces as the milieu in which most of the fundamental concepts are presented.

This unique book explains in a straightforward fashion how quadratic reciprocity relates to some of the most powerful tools of modern number theory such as adeles, metaplectic groups, and representation, demonstrating how this abstract language actually makes sense.

This book presents the mathematics of finite dimensional constrained optimization problems. It offers a solid presentation of real analysis and provides a basis for the mathematical study of convexity, of more general optimization problems, and of numerical algorithms for the solution of finite dimensional optimization problems.

This precise and highly readable book provides a complete and concise introduction to classical topics in the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). It contains many up-to-date references to both analytical and numerical ODE literature while offering new unifying views on different problem classes.

A posteriori error estimators have been intensely studied in recent years, owing to their remarkable capacity to enhance both speed and accuracy in computing. By effectively estimating error, the door has been opened for the possibility of controlling the entire computational process through new adaptive algorithms.

This introduction to linear algebra by world-renowned mathematician Peter Lax is unique in its emphasis on the analytical aspects of the subject as well as its numerous applications. The book grew out of Dr. Lax's course notes for the linear algebra classes he taught at New York University.

The primary purpose of this text is to introduce math majors, who have completed a calculus sequence, to the axiomatic makeup of modern mathematics. Heavy emphasis is placed on the writing of clear and understandable proofs.

Topology is designed to be covered in one semester by typical math majors; however, it is still quite rigorous, modeling for the students how one writes precise proofs. It covers the essentials of point-set topology in a relatively terse presentation, with lots of examples and motivation along the way.

This straight-forward, concise book is made up of carefully selected topics and is written in an accessible that requires minimal background knowledge. It provides the reader with a sense of unity in the subject's development and fully explains the essential concepts, outlining the logic behind the steps to familiarize the reader with the theories.

This book reflects the most recent developments in finite element methods and is accessible to students of mathematics, engineering, and physics due to its approach. An overview and consolidation of the basic knowledge of linear spaces and PDEs is presented, which is followed by this discussion of finite element methods and its applications.

Includes sections on the spectral resolution and spectral representation of self adjoint operators, invariant subspaces, strongly continuous one-parameter semigroups, the index of operators, the trace formula of Lidskii, the Fredholm determinant, and more.

This pioneering resource tells the full story of Fourier analysis-its history, its impact on the development of modern mathematical analysis, and today's applications. The topics are presented using a cause-and-effect approach, illustrating where ideas originated and what necessitated them.

Real analysis is the section of mathematics that studies the functions of real variables such as measurements, integrations, and topology results. This new edition of the widely used analysis book continues to cover real analysis in detail.

This book brings one of the most colorful and influential theories in algebra to life for professional algebraists and students alike. The Second Edition features new exercises and an updated bibliography. A new discussion provides a different method for computing the Galois group of a quartic polynomial.

Now in an accessible paperback edition, this classic work is just as relevant as when it first appeared in 1974, due to the increased use of nonlinear waves. It covers the behavior of waves in two parts, with the first part addressing hyperbolic waves and the second addressing dispersive waves.