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Admin911: SMS, 1st Ed.
Trent2001
Primary and Secondary Site Server Installation.; Client Configuration, Installation, and Discovery.; Hardware Invesntory Installation, Collection, and Processing.; Software Invesntory Installation, Collection, and Processing.; Software Distribution and Advertisements.; Remote Control Tools.; Software Metering.; Site-to-Site Communications.; Site Status.; Data Access and Manipulation. ,
McGraw-Hill Osborne MediaSISBN: 0072130229   PGS: 386List: 39.99     YOUR PRICE: 37.99
Advanced Computer System Design
Zobrist, George1999
1. An Integrated Approach of Performance Prediction on Networks of Workstations 2. Performance of Data Diffusion Machine Architectures 3. Simulation of Data Parallel Processing in Parallaxis-III 4. Best-Case Analysis of Systems with Global Spares and Its Application to Performability Modeling 5. Performance Modeling of a Multithreaded Processor Spectrum 6. Performance Prediction of Parallel Systems 7. Modeling and Distributed Simulation Techniques for Synthetic Training Environments
CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCISHISBN: 9056996347   PGS: N/AList: 125.95     YOUR PRICE: 119.65
Analysis of Time Series Structure: SSA and Related Techniques
Golyandina, Nina2001
Preface Notation Introduction PART I SSA: METHODOLOGY BASIC SSA Basic SSA: Description Steps in Basic SSA: Comments Basic SSA: Basic Capabilities Time Series and SSA Tasks Separability Choice of SSA Parameters Supplementary SSA techniques SSA FORECASTING SSA Recurrent Forecasting Algorithm Continuation and Approximate Continuation Modifications to Basic SSA R-Forecasting Forecast Confidence Bounds Summary and Recommendations Examples and Effects SSA DETECTION OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES Main Definitions and Concepts Homogeneity and Heterogeneity Heterogeneity and Separabiity Choice of Detection Parameters Additional Detection Characteristics Examples PART II SSA: THEORY SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION Existence and Uniqueness SVD Matrices Optimality of SVDs Centering in SVD TIME SERIES OF FINITE RANK Time Series Of Finite Rank General Properties Series of Finite Rank and Recurrent Formulae Time Series Continuation SVD OF TRAJECTORY MATRICES Mathematics of Separability Hankelization Centering in SSA SSA for Stationary Series List of Data Sets and Their Sources References Index
Chapman & Hall/CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCIS &HISBN: 1584881941   PGS: 320List: 152.95     YOUR PRICE: 145.30
Challenges of a Generalized System Theory
Edited by P.Dewilde, M.A.Kaashoek and M1993
During the last five or six years a new general method has been discovered which allows one to transform system theoretical results and techniques into a non-stationary framework that were originally restricted to the analysis of time-invariant systems and signals. Mathematically this approach involves complicated transitions from functions defining Toeplitz matrices to operators that appear as input-output maps of time-variant systems, from shifts to weighted shifts, from analytic functions to triangular operators, from Laplace and z-transforms to diagonal transforms and non-stationary evaluation maps. This breakthrough has stimulated various researchers to study and extend classical system theoretical problems in a non-stationary context. In its wake, a host of new results have been derived, many of which are documented in this book. In addition, the book provides comprehensive mathematical treatment of time varying systems, new methods for modeling and model reduction of systems, and applications to robust control. It will be of great value to engineering and mathematical departments as well as research institutes.
ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCPISBN: 0444857699   PGS: 252List: 36.50     YOUR PRICE: 34.68
COMPUTER SYSTEMS : Second Edition
J. STANLEY WARFORD2002
Contents: Computer Systems; C++; Information Reprensentation; Computer Architecture; Assembly Language; Compilling to the Assembly Level; Language Translation Principles; Process Management; Storage Management; Combinational Networks; Sequential Networks
JONES & BARTLETT PUBHISBN: 0763716332   PGS: 519List: 73.95     YOUR PRICE: 70.25
Domain Oriented Systems Development: Perspectives and Practices
Itoh, Kiyoshi2002
An Approach for Practical Applications of Domain Oriented Systems Development using Triplex Schema of Key Concepts. Feature Oriented Product Line Software Engineering: Principles and Guidelines. Software Architecture for Intelligent CAD Systems. Realization of Fully Independent Component Architecture. Requirements Engineering and Domain Engineering. The Know-it-all Project: A Case Study in Framework Development and Evolution. Rapid Knowledge Base Development for Product Configuration Systems using the Unified Modeling Language. A Domain Specific Repository and Reuse for Computer-assisted Instruction Systems. Developing Domain Frameworks Based on a Three-view Model. Development of a Support Tool for Business Process Analysis - Automatic Generation of IDEFO Diagrams. Generation of Architectural Product Models from CAD Drawings and its Application. Index.
CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCISHISBN: 0415304504   PGS: N/AList: 157.95     YOUR PRICE: 150.05
Dynamical Systems
Labarca, Rafael1993
Cantor sets, numerical invariants and Perron Frobenius theory A modulus of stability for the Sil'nikov theorem Heteroclinic orbits for singularly perturbed differential-difference equations Simultaneous Hopf bifurcations at the origin and infinity for cubic systems Nondensity of ()-stable endomorphisms and rough ()-stabilities for endomorphisms Supplement to homoclinic doubling bifurcation in vector fields On stable and unstable sets The fundamental theorem of Sinai-Chernov for dynamical systems with singularities Singular perturbations of autonomous ordinary differential equations and heteroclinic bifurcation Expansivity and length expansivity for geodesic flows on surfaces Rigidity of the C1-centralizer of bidimensional diffeomorphisms Poisson brackets and dynamics A note on algebraic solutions of foliations in dimension two Lines of curvature near hyperbolic principal cycles Arithmetic, geometry and dynamics in the unit tangent bundle of the modular orbifold Three dimensional expansive homeomorphisms Introduction to the ergodic theory of plan billiards
Chapman & Hall/CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCIS &HISBN: 0582216214   PGS: 456List: 219.95     YOUR PRICE: 208.95
Dynamical Systems and Control
Udwadia, Firdaus E.2004
PART 1 A Geometric Approach to the Mechanics of Densely Folded Media Luiz Bevilacqua On a General Principle of Mechanics and its Application to General Non-Ideal Nonholonomic Constraints F.E.Udwadia Mathematical Analysis of Vibrations of Nonhomogeneous Filament with One End Load Marianna A. Shubov Expanded Point Mapping Analysis of Periodic Systems Henryk Flashner and Michael Golat A Preliminary Analysis of the Phase Portrait's Structure of a Nonlinear Pendulum-Mechanical System Using the Perturbed Hamiltonian Formulation Debora Belato, Hans Ingo Weber, and Jose Manoel Balthazar A Review of Rigid Body Collision Models in the Plane Edson Cataldo and Rubens Sampaio PART 2 Optimal Round-Trip Earth-Mars Trajectories for Robotic Flight and Manned Flight A.Miele, T.Wang and S.Mancuso Aircraft Take-Off in Wind Shear: a Viability Approach N.Seube, R.Moitie and G.Leitmann Stability of Torsional and Vertical Motion of Suspension Bridges to Stochastic Wind Forces N.U. Ahmed Time Delayed Control of Structural Systems Firdaus E.Udwadia, Hubertus F. Bremen, R.Kumar, and M. Hosseini Robust Real and Discrete-Time Control of a Steer-by-Wire System in Cars Eduard Reithmeier Optimal Placement of Piezoelectric Sensor/Actuators for Smart Structures Vibration Control Vicente Lopes, Jr., Valder Steffen, Jr., and Daniel J. Inman A Review of New Vibration Issues Due to Non-Ideal Energy Sources J.M.Balthazar, R.M.L.R.F.Brasil, H.I.Weber. A.Fenili, D.Belto, J.L.P.Felix, and F.J.Garzelli Identification of Flexural Stiffness Parameters of Beams Jose Joao de Espindola and Joao Morais da Silva Neto Active Noise Control Caused by Airflow through a Rectangular Duct Seyyed Said Dana, Naor Moraes Melo, and Simplicio Arnaud da Silva Dynamical Features of an Autonomous Two-Body Floating System Helio Mitio Morishita and Jesse Rebello de Souza Jr. Dynamics and Control of a Flexible Rotating Arm through the Movement of a Sliding Mass Agenor de Toledo Fleury and Frederico Ricardo Ferreira de Oliveira Measuring Chaos in Gravitational Waves Humberto Piccoli and Fernando Kokubun PART 3: Estimation of the Attractor for an Uncertain Epidemic Model - E.Cruck, N.Seube and G.Leitmann Liar Paradox Viewed by the Fuzzy Logic Theory Ye-Hwa Chen Pareto-Improving Cheating in an Economic Policy Game Christophe Deissenberg and Francisco Alvarez Gonzales Dynamic Investment Behavior Taking into Account Ageing of the Capital Goods Gustav Feichtinger, Richard F. Hartl, Peter Kort, and Vladimir Veliov A Mathematical Approach towards the Issue of Synchronization in Neocortical Neural Networks R. Stoop and D. Blank Optimal Control of Human Posture Using Algorithms Based on Consistent Approximations Theory Luciano Luporini Menegaldo, Agenor de Toledo Fleury, and Hans Ingo Weber
CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCISHISBN: 0415309972   PGS: 456List: 157.95     YOUR PRICE: 150.05
Dynamical Systems: Differential Equations, Maps, and Chaotic Behaviour
Arrowsmith, D.1992
This text discusses the qualitative properties of dynamical systems including both differential equations and maps. The approach taken relies heavily on examples (supported by extensive exercises, hints to solutions and diagrams) to develop the material, including a treatment of chaotic behavior.The unprecedented popular interest shown in recent years in the chaotic behavior of discrete dynamic systems including such topics as chaos and fractals has had its impact on the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. However there has, until now, been no text which sets out this developing area of mathematics within the context of standard teaching of ordinary differential equations.Applications in physics, engineering, and geology are considered and introductions to fractal imaging and cellular automata are given.
Chapman & Hall/CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCIS &SISBN: 0412390809   PGS: 352List: 99.95     YOUR PRICE: 94.95
FRAMEWORK FOR COMPLEX SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Adamsen, Paul B., III2000
INTRODUCTION Is a Structured Approach Needed Technical and Managerial - Integration is Essential Motivation Objectives Key Questions "System" Defined in the Literature Working Definition of "System" LITERATURE SEARCH AND RATIONALE FOR THIS BOOK Existing and Emerging Standards Individual Works The Basic Building Block Unique Features of this Book Time and Logical Domains Tier Connectivity Modularity Coupling of Technical and Managerial Activities Clear Presentation of Functional Decomposition Explicit Inclusion of the Rework Cycle Explicitly Defined Generalized Outputs SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (SDF) OVERVIEW Two Views Needed for an Accurate Model Rationale An Illustration Time and Logical Domain Views Provide a Full Program Description Time Domain Focus: Inputs and Outputs Logical Domain Focus: Energy Expenditure The SDF in the Logical Domain Control Logic Hierarchy Modularity Closed Loop Traceability Comprehensiveness Convergence Risk The SDF in the Time Domain Incremental Solidification Risk Tolerance Defines Scope Time-Phased Outputs System Life Cycle THE REWORK CYCLE What is the Rework Cycle? A Simple System Dynamics Model Rework Mitigation SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK - TECHNICAL Develop Requirements - Determine "What" the System Must Do Inputs Work Generation Activities Derive Context Requirements Generate Functional Description Digression: Why Functional Analysis? Rework Discovery Activities Analyze Requirements Analyze Functional Description Synthesis Work Generation Activities: Design and Integration Design Analysis Allocation Functional Decomposition Inter-Level Interface Integration Rework Discovery Activities: Design Verification Analysis and Test Producibility, Testability, and Other Specialty Engineering Activities Trade Analysis Optimization and Tailorability Optimization Tailorability The Integrated System Development Framework THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK - MANAGERIAL Integrating Technical and Managerial Activities Developing the Program Structure Interaction in the Logical Domain Interaction in the Time Domain A Note on Complexity Major Milestone Reviews What About Metrics A POTPOURRI OF SDF-DERIVED PRINCIPLES General Risk Functional Analysis Allocation Process Iteration Reviews Metrics Twenty "Cs" to Consider APPENDIX A SMALL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND THE SDF APPENDIX B TAILORED DOCUMENTATION WORKSHEET APPENDIX C SDF-DERIVED MAJOR MILESTONE REVIEW CRITERIA APPENDIC A SDF-DERIVED CURRICULUM APPENDIX E MAPPING EQFD AND ROBUST DESIGN INTO THE SDF APPENDIX F A SIMPLE SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL OF THE SDF APPENDIX G SDF PRESENTATION SLIDES
CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCISHISBN: 0849322960   PGS: 214List: 157.95     YOUR PRICE: 150.05
Surveying a Dynamical System: A Study of the Gray-Scott Reaction in a Two-hase Reactor
Alhumaizi; Khalid1996
Introduction Mathematical modeling Steady state analysis Steady state analysis: Model I Steady state analysis: Model II Dynamics - theory Dynamics - Model I Dynamics - Model II Chaos - theory Chaos - Model I Chaos - Model II Summary and conclusions
CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCISHISBN: 0582246881   PGS: 352List: 157.95     YOUR PRICE: 150.05
System Performance Evaluation: Methodologies and Applications
Gelenbe; Erol2000
ADVANCES IN INTERNET NETWORK PERFORMANCE Rate Adapters with Bursty Arrivals and Rational Rate Reduction: Queueing Analysis Internet Traffic: Periodically, Tail Behavior and Performance Implications A Generalization of a TCP Model: Multiple Source-Destination Case with Arbitrary LAN as the Access Network ADVANCES IN ATM NETWORKS A Virtual Path Routing Algorithm for ATM Networks Based on the Equivalent Bandwidth Concept Link Capacity Sharing Between Guaranteed and Best Effort Services QoS Management with Delays and Cell Drops Fluid Analysis of TCP Connections over ABR VCs On the Exact Performance Analysis of Multicast Switches with Input Buffering Performance Evaluation of a Scene-Base Model for VBR MPEG Traffic TRAFFIC BASED SYSTEM AND NETWORK DESIGN Buffering vs. Smoothing for End-to-End QoS: Fundamental Issues and Comparison Analysis o f a Time Division Multiplexing Method with Priorities Web Traffic Modeling and Performance Comparison between HTTP1.0 and HTTP1.1 Average Bandwidth and Delay for Reliable Multicast Time-Slot Allocation in Wireless TDMA Maintaining Connectivity for Mobile Computing Applications in Cellular Systems with Multiple Traffic Classes and Mixed Platform Types A Parallel Branch-and-Cut Algorithm for Capacitated Network Design Problems A Unified Approach to the Analysis of Large-Scale Teletraffic Models MRE: A Robust Method of Inference for Finite Capacity Queues ADVANCES IN SYSTEM PERFORMANCE METHODOLOGIES PniQ-A Concept for Performability Evaluation Performance Analysis of Multi-Class Data Transfer Elements in Soft Real-Time Systems using Semaphore Queues Hybrid Analysis of Non-Markovian Stochastic Petri Nets A Performance Model for SPADES Specifications Analysis of Commercial Workload on SMP Multiprocessors SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY Bayesian Belief Networks for Safety Assessment of Computer-Based Systems Software Performance Validation Strategies Performance Validation at Early Stages of Software Development Impact of Workload Models in Evaluating the Performance of Distributed Web-Server Systems Validation in the European Air Traffic Management Programme (EATMP)
CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCISHISBN: 0849323576   PGS: 464List: 157.95     YOUR PRICE: 150.05
Systems Development Handbook, Fourth Edition
NOT LISTED1999
Section I Management and Planning I-1 Project Meetings: A Communication and Coordination Tool Ulla Merz I-2 Project Assessment: A Tool for Improving Project Management Russell L. Purvis and Gordon E. McCray I-3 Managing Systems Requirements Polly Perryman I-4 Managing the Risks of Outsoucing Development Ken Doughty and Franke Grieco Section I Checklist Section II Development Strategies II-1 Six Myths about Managing Software Development in the New Millenium Linda G. Hayes II-2 Rapid Application Development and Management Mike Glassey II-3 Leveraging Developed Software: Organizational Implications Hal H. Green and Ray Walker II-4 Developing Workstation-Based Client/Server Applications Steve Rabin II-5 The Influence of Software Design on Human-Computer Interaction Joanna S.P. Shum and Eva Y.W. Wong II-6 Effective Systems Development Management: The Experts Advise Tom L. Roberts, Jr., Michael L. Gibson, and William N. Ledbetter Section II Checklist Section III Tools, Tips and Practices III-1 Ten Steps to Realizing Application Code Reuse Richard T. Dué III-2 Components: Reuse in Action Janet Butler III-3 Managing Object Libraries Polly Perryman III-4 Converting Spreadsheets to Tiered Enterprise Applications Dan Fobes III-5 Management Skills Needed in a Packaged Software Environment Janet Butler III-6 Web-Based Customer Self Service: Justifying and Planning Applications John Care III-7 Software Metrics: Quantifying and Analyzing Software for Total Quality Management Bijoy Bordoloi and Joe Luchetski Section III Checklist Section IV Programming Techniques IV-1 Performance of Object-Oriented Programs: C++ Paul J. Jalics and Ben A. Blake IV-2 Java and C++: Similarities, Differences, and Performance Adam Fadlalla, Paul J. Jalics, and Victor Matos IV-3 Web and Java Risk Issues Louise Soe and Frederick Gallegos IV-4 Java's Role in Distributed Computing J.P. Morgenthal IV-5 Component Architectures with JavaBeans Doug Nickerson IV-6 Programming Components: COM and CORBA T.M. Rajkumar and David K. Holthaus IV-7 Automatically Migrating COBOL Indexed Files: A Case Study Andrew J. Swadener and Lee Janke IV-8 Building Database-Enabled Web Applications with IDC Ido Gileadi IV-9 Creating Effective Batch SQL Jobs Len Dvorkin IV-10 Improving Performance in New Programming Environments: Java Paul J. Jalics and Donald Golden Section IV Checklist Section V Database Functionality and Design V-1 Knowledge Discovery, Data Mining, and Database Management Patricia L. Carbone V-2 Critical Factors in Developing a Data Warehouse Duane E. Sharp V-3 Web-Enabled Data Warehousing Nathan J. Muller V-4 Software Architectures for Distributed DBMSs in a Client/Server Environment James A. Larson and Carol L. Larson V-5 Component Design for Relational Databases Ashvin Iyengar Section V Checklist Section VI Operating Platforms VI-1 Evaluating Object Middleware: DCOM and CORBA T.M. Rajkumar and Richard J. Lewis, Jr. VI-2 Transitioning to Windows NT Nathan J. Muller VI-3 Windows NT Architecture Gilbert Held VI-4 NetWare/IP James E. Gaskin VI-5 Software Configuration Management in a Client/Server Environment: A Case Study John McMullen Section VI Checklist Section VII Networking and Connectivity VII-1 The Mainframe as Enterprise Server Brian Jeffrey VII-2 Developing a Trusted Infrastructure for Electronic Commerce Services David Litwack VII-3 Integrating Electronic Messaging Systems and Infrastructures Dale Cohen VII-4 Understanding Public Key Cryptology Gilbert Held Section VII Checklist Section VIII Testing Software Applications VIII-1 Reinventing Testing in the Age of Convergence
AUERBACH - CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCIS & FRANHISBN: 0849398223   PGS: 808List: 199.95     YOUR PRICE: 189.95
Systems Engineering GuidebookA Process for Developing Systems and Products
Martin; James N.1996
Introduction Intended Users of this Book Definition of Systems Engineering SE and Concurrent Engineering SE Process Benefits Applications of the SE Process Key Elements of Systems Engineering Key Issues of Systems Engineering SE Process Tailoring Key Questions of Systems Engineering The Ideal Systems Engineer Systems Concepts Systems Terminology System Hierarchy Product Development Various Uses for the Building Block Structure The Nature of Requirements Process Concepts Relationship Between Process and Tools The PMTE Paradigm PMTE Element Definitions Distinction Between Process and Methods Systems Engineering Development Environment (SEDE) Mapping PMTE Relationships Roles of Technology and People Implications for Management Systems Engineering Process Overview SE Process Roles Systems Engineering Process Systems Engineering Process Elements Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) Systems Engineering Master Schedule (SEMS) and Systems Engineering Detailed Schedule (SEDS) Other Aspects of Systems Engineering Systems Engineering Process Details Process Tailoring Graphical Notation Process Inputs and Outputs Activity Inputs and Outputs Systems Engineering Management Subprocess SE Planning Activity SE Control and Integration Activity Requirements and Architecture Definition Subprocess Requirements Analysis Activity Functional Analysis/Allocation Activity Synthesis Activity System Analysis and Optimization Activity Requirements and Architecture Documentation Activity System Integration and Verification (SI&V) Subprocess SI&V Planning Activity SI&V Development Activity SI&V Execution Activity Process Tailoring Tailoring Considerations General Guidance In-Depth Considerations SEMP Tailoring Specialty Engineering and Functional Discipline Tasks Tailoring Documentation Systems Engineering Process Support Training Tools Metrics Case Studies and Examples International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Programmatic Application System Architecture Project Organization Cross-Project Issues Time Dependencies Glossary Acronyms Bibliography Appendix A: Definition of Systems Engineering Appendix B: The Multi-Disciplinary Team Concept Appendix C: DOD Acquisition Life Cycle Appendix D: SE Process Champion's Role Appendix E: Systems Engineering Life Cycle Models Appendix F: Technical Reviews and Audits Appendix G: In-Process Quality Inspections (IPQI) Index
CRC - TAYLOR & FRANCISHISBN: 0849378370   PGS: 304List: 146.95     YOUR PRICE: 139.60
SYSTEMS, EXPERTS, AND COMPUTERS: Systems Approach in Management and Engineering, World War II and After
Hughes, Agatha & Hughes, Thomas2000
Contents: Automation's Finest Hour - Radar & System Integration in World War II; Adoption of Operations Research in the United States During World War II; From Concurrency to Phased Planning - Episode in the History of Systems Management; System Reshapes the Corporation - Joint Ventures in the Bay Area Rapid Transit System, 1962-1972; Planning a Technological Nation - Systems Thinking & the Politics of National Identity in Postwar France; Worm in the Bud? Computers, Systems, & the Safety-Case Problem; Engineers or Managers? Systems Analysis of Electronic Data Processing in the Federal Bureaucracy; World in a Machine - Origins & Impacts of Early Computerized Global Systems Mode;s Medium is the Message, or How Context Matters - RAND Corporation Builds an Economics of Innovation, 1946-1962; Out of the Blue Yonder - Transfer of Systems Thinking From the Pentagon to the Great Society, 1961-1965; Limits of Technology Transfer - Civil Systems TRW, 1965-1975; From Operations Research to Futures Studies - Establishment, Diffusion, & Transformation of the Systems Approach in Sweden, 1945-1980; International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, the TAP Project, & the RAINS Model; RAND, IIASA, & the Conduct of Systems Analysis; How a Genetic Code Became an Information System.
MITHISBN: 0262082853   PGS: 513List: 50.00     YOUR PRICE: 50.00
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