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As Jane Alison writes in the introduction to her insightful and appealing book about the craft of writing: "For centuries there's been one path through fiction we're most likely to travel -- one we're actually told to follow -- and that's the dramatic arc: a situation arises, grows tense, reaches a peak, subsides . . . But something that swells and tautens until climax, then collapses? Bit masculosexual, no? So many other patterns run through nature,...
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For anyone who has been intimidated, overwhelmed, or just plain confused by what they think opera is, WHO'S AFRAID OF OPERA? offers a lively, readable guide to what author Michael Walsh describes as "the greatest art form yet invented by humankind." From opera's origins in Renaissance Italy to The Who's rock odyssey "Tommy" and Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods," Walsh explores what opera is and what it's not, what makes a great singer, and why it...
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Investors are in a jam. A troubled global economy, unpredictable markets, and a bewildering number of investment choices create a dangerous landscape for individual and institutional investors alike. To meet this challenge, most of us rely on a portfolio of fund managers to take the risk on our behalves. Here, investment expert Brian Portnoy delivers a powerful framework for choosing the right ones and avoiding the losers.
Leveraging the fresh insights...
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The Genetic Strand is the story of a writer's investigation, using DNA science, into the tale of his family's origins. National Book Award winner Edward Ball has turned his probing gaze on the microcosm of the human genome, and not just any human genome -- that of his slave-holding ancestors. What is the legacy of such a family history, and can DNA say something about it?
In 2000, after a decade in New York City, Ball bought a house in Charleston,...
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"Americans love musicals. Americans invented musicals. Americans perfected musicals. But what, exactly, is a musical? In [this book], Jack Viertel takes them apart, puts them back together, sings their praises, marvels at their unflagging inventiveness, and occasionally despairs over their more embarrassing shortcomings. In the process, he invites us to fall in love all over again by showing us how musicals happen, what makes them work, how they captivate...
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The Schwarz lemma is among the simplest results in complex analysis that capture the rigidity of holomorphic functions. This self-contained volume provides a thorough overview of the subject; it assumes no knowledge of intrinsic metrics and aims for the main results, introducing notation, secondary concepts, and techniques as necessary. Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of mathematics, the two-part treatment covers basic theory...
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This well-known book provides a clear and concise review of general function theory via complex variables. Suitable for undergraduate math majors, the treatment explores only those topics that are simplest but are also most important for the development of the theory. Prerequisites include a knowledge of the foundations of real analysis and of the elements of analytic geometry. The text begins with an introduction to the system of complex numbers...
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El propósito de este texto es mostrar cómo algunos conceptos matemáticos, como fracción, porcentaje, medias aritméticas y variación porcentual, se aplican en situaciones de la vida cotidiana. La mayoría de ellos se aborda con más de un sistema de representación y, en lo posible, algunos problemas implican la reversibilidad de las operaciones.
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In this book, exercises are carried out regarding the following mathematical topics:
numerical calculation of the roots of a polynomial
numerical solving of matrices, linear and nonlinear systems
numerical computation of the integral and derivatives
finite difference method and numerical solving of ordinary differential equations
finite element method and weak formulation of partial differential equations
Initial theoretical hints are also presented...
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La modélisation par équations structurelles s'impose de plus en plus en sciences humaines, que ce soit en psychologie, en sociologie ou en sexologie. L'objectif du présent ouvrage est d'offrir aux chercheurs et aux étudiants une introduction à la syntaxe Mplus sous forme d'un guide pratique leur permettant de réaliser des analyses de base. Le logiciel Mplus se démarque par la diversité des analyses qu'il offre, sa polyvalence quant à la gestion...
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This graduate-level textbook and monograph defines the functions of a real variable through consistent use of the Daniell scheme, offering a rare and useful alternative to customary approaches. The treatment can be understood by any reader with a solid background in advanced calculus, and it features many problems with hints and answers. "The exposition is fresh and sophisticated," declared Sci-Tech Book News, "and will engage the interest of accomplished...
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Concise and user-friendly, this college-level text assumes only a knowledge of basic calculus in its elementary and gradual development of tensor theory. The introductory approach bridges the gap between mere manipulation and a genuine understanding of an important aspect of both pure and applied mathematics. Beginning with a consideration of coordinate transformations and mappings, the treatment examines loci in three-space, transformation of coordinates...
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En este libro se presentan los supuestos teóricos de los siguientes temas matemáticos:
números complejos
representación en el plano de Gauss
resolución de ecuaciones algebraicas de tercer grado
Cada tema se trata haciendo hincapié en las aplicaciones prácticas y resolviendo algunos ejercicios significativos.
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En este libro se realizan ejercicios sobre los siguientes temas matemáticos:derivadas y calculo diferencialaplicaciones geométricas y físicas de las derivadasteoremas notables de cálculo diferencialTambién se presentan indicaciones teóricas iniciales para que se entienda la realización de los ejercicios.
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This concise introduction to the methods and techniques of vector analysis is suitable for college undergraduates in mathematics as well as students of physics and engineering. Rich in exercises and examples, the straightforward presentation focuses on physical ideas rather than mathematical rigor. The treatment begins with a chapter on vectors and vector addition, followed by a chapter on products of vector. Two succeeding chapters on vector calculus...
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Dans ce livre, les hypothèses théoriques des sujets mathématiques suivants sont présentées :
nombres complexes
représentation dans le plan de Gauss
résolution d'équations algébriques du troisième degré
Chaque sujet est traité en mettant l'accent sur les applications pratiques et en résolvant quelques exercices significatifs.
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Noted mathematician offers basic treatment of theory of analytic functions of a complex variable, touching on analytic functions of several real or complex variables as well as the existence theorem for solutions of differential systems where data is analytic. Also included is a systematic, though elementary, exposition of theory of abstract complex manifolds of one complex dimension. Topics include power series in one variable, holomorphic functions,...
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In this book exercises are carried out regarding the following mathematical topics:2x2 and 3x3 linear differential systemsCauchy problems related to linear systems with constant coefficientssearch for and determination of eigenvalues related to linear systemsInitial theoretical hints concerning matrix theory are also presented to make the performance of the exercises understandable.
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