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This book covers the fundamental concepts of data mining, to demonstrate the potential of gathering large sets of data, and analyzing these data sets to gain useful business understanding. The book is organized in three parts. Part I introduces concepts. Part II describes and demonstrates basic data mining algorithms. It also contains chapters o...

Written by an international team of prominent cultural geographers, this book is a fully-illustrated guide to methodological approaches in cultural geography. Boxed definitions of key concepts and descriptions of research projects by students who devised and undertook them are included.

While there are many books on functional analysis, Elements of Abstract Analysis takes a very different approach. Unlike other books, it provides a comprehensive overview of the elementary concepts of analysis while preparing students to cross the threshold of functional analysis. The book is written specifically for final-year undergraduate stu...

Acting as a support resource for practitioners and professionals looking to advance their understanding of complex mechatronic systems, Intelligent Mechatronic Systems explains their design and recent developments from first principles to practical applications. Detailed descriptions of the mathematical models of complex mechatronic systems, d...

In the new millennium, understanding China?s energy economy is crucial for politicians, businesspeople and energy economists, as China?s energy policy choices will mean both challenges and opportunities for the world in terms of an increasing share of primary energy consumption and investment. This book initially reviews the literature on China?...

In this collection of reflections, Oshoâ??s inspiring and loving stories go far beyond the...

In diesem Buch entfaltet sich Oshos enormes Verständnis über die menschlichen Energiekörper. Es ist wohl das tief greifendste und detaillierteste Werk, das in der Welt der Bewusstheitsforschung existiert. Er durchleuchtet die "natürliche" wie auch die "spirituelle" Dimension jedes Chakras und führt uns in die wundersame und multidimensionale Wel...

Examines the expectations that underlie financial risk models and the practices and institutions they have engendered. This work includes subjects ranging from risk reporting and risk forecasting to enterprise risk management and the effect of behavioral finance on compensation systems. It seeks to encourage critical thinking and innovation.

Are teachers being adequately prepared and supported to make the most of the diverse students in their classrooms? Globalised societies must learn to benefit from their increasingly diverse populations. Teachers can play a key role in this by integrating students with different backgrounds and encouraging their academic and social achievement. A...

Composite materials are increasingly used in aerospace, underwater, and automotive structures. To take advantage of the full potential of composite materials, structural analysts and designers must have accurate mathematical models and design methods at their disposal. The objective of this monograph is to present the laminated plate theories an...