This textbook is carefully designed as an early undergraduate introduction to the calculus of several real variables. The balanced coverage is devoted to limits, continuity, partial derivatives, extrema, the nabla operator, multiple integrals, line integrals, surface integrals, and the fundamental theorems of vector calculus.Engaging and accessible with detailed diagrams and copious worked examples, the presentation is well suited to students pursuing applied fields such as enginee...

This course text fills a gap for first-year graduate-level students reading applied functional analysis or advanced engineering analysis and modern control theory. Containing 100 problem-exercises, answers, and tutorial hints, the first edition is often cited as a standard reference. Making a unique contribution to numerical analysis for operator equations, it introduces interval analysis into the mainstream of computational functional analysis, and discusses the elegant techniques for rep...

'A strong point of this book is its coverage of tensor theory, which is herein deemed both more readable and more substantial than many other historic continuum mechanics books. The book is self-contained. It serves admirably as a reference resource on fundamental principles and equations of tensor mathematics applied to continuum mechanics. Exercises and problem sets are useful for teaching … The book is highly recommended as both a graduate textbook and a reference work for students and ...

Engineering Writing by Design: Creating Formal Document of Lasting Value, Second Edition shows how effective writing can be achieved by thinking like an engineer. Based on the authors’ combined experience as engineering educators, the book presents a novel approach to technical writing, positioning formal writing tasks as engineering design problems with requirements, constraints, protocols, standards, and customers (readers) to satisfy. Specially crafted for busy engineer...

This is a book for those who enjoy thinking about how and why Nature can be described using mathematical tools. Approximating Perfection considers the background behind mechanics as well as the mathematical ideas that play key roles in mechanical applications.Concentrating on the models of applied mechanics, the book engages the reader in the types of nuts-and-bolts considerations that are normally avoided in formal engineering courses: how and why models remain imperfect,...

This book offers a concise introduction to mathematical inequalities for graduate students and researchers in the fields of engineering and applied mathematics. It begins by reviewing essential facts from algebra and calculus and proceeds with a presentation of the central inequalities of applied analysis, illustrating a wide variety of practical applications. The text provides a gentle introduction to abstract spaces, such as metric, normed and inner product spaces. It also provides full ...

The Cloud That Learned to Shine is a captivating allegorical tale of transformation, resilience, and self-discovery. Following the journey of a humble cloud, the story explores its evolution from a passive, drifting presence into a radiant force capable of shining through even the darkest storms.In the beginning, the cloud is unsure of its purpose, swept along by the winds of life and overwhelmed by the looming uncertainty of its path. But as it faces storms, encounters moments of ...

A classic and heartfelt war story from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.Escaping from China as the Japanese invade, Ashley and Uncle Sung embark on a perilous journey across the Himalayas. Then Ashley finds himself alone in the hostile mountains, battling for his life. He is just about to give up all hope, when he has a mysterious and terrifying encounter …Author of Private Peaceful and Friend or Foe, Michael Morpurgo again ...

When the sun flared out of control and boiled Earth's oceans, humanity took refuge in a place that few would have predicted. In the greatest migration in history, the entire human race took up residence among the towering clouds and deep clear-air canyons of Saturn's upper atmosphere.Having survived the traitor star, they returned to the all-too-human tradition of internecine strife. The new city-states of Saturn began to resemble those of ancient Greece, with one group of cities t...

A nation divided, a family torn apart, a love threatened, and a dream of freedom. Based on the true story of William D. CrumpLexington, Kentucky, 1859. After saving John Hunt Morgan from a puma attack, fifteen-year-old farm boy Will Crump joins the Lexington Rifles, Morgan's militia. Morgan mentors Will and enrolls him in the local university, where he hopes to study law. Rising tensions between the North and the South force Will to choose between Morgan and his family and sweethea...

'A superbly inventive and magical debut'- Piers Torday'Beautifully written and filled with unforgettable characters ... a diamond of a book'- Ross MacKenzie'Utterly original, thrilling, strange and cracking good fun ... every chapter is packed full of wild imagination'- Liz HyderCatch the wind. Find your freedom.A riveting, magical adventure set deep unde...

This book is designed for learners who want to understand AWS Cloud fundamentals without getting lost in unnecessary technical depth. Whether you are a student, career changer, business professional, consultant, project manager, sales professional, support professional, marketer, educator, or beginner entering cloud computing, this guide helps you build the knowledge needed to approach the CLF-C02 exam with confidence. The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam is a foundational certificati...