While the existing literature on offshore structures touch on model testing, a comprehensive text discussing the design, construction, instrumentation, testing and analysis of the physical model is lacking. This book fills that vacuum and provides, through its survey of the theoretical and practical aspects of physical modeling, an in-depth coverage of the technology of model testing. Its usefulness runs through the entire field of engineering, reaching far beyond its focus on offshore construction; and its breadth of scope should appeal not only to engineers and naval architects but to scientists interested in structural or hydraulic testing as well.

Molecular Modeling is a powerful tool of computational chemistry and is widely used in many research areas, such as drug design or biotechnology. This volume publishes, in printed form, all articles on the subject published by the "Journal of Molecular Modeling" online in the Internet during 1996 . The printed version guarantees easy access to all articles without connecting to Internet; the accompanying CD delivers all articles including the multimedia applications and supplementary material not available online.

Molecular Modeling is a powerful tool of computational chemistry and is widely used in many research areas, such as drug design or biotechnology. This volume publishes, in printed form, all articles on the subject published by the "Journal of Molecular Modeling" online in the Internet during 1997. The printed version guarantees easy access to all articles without connecting to Internet; the accompanying CD delivers all articles including the multimedia applications and supplementary material not available online.

This book, written in two volumes, is an introductory manual for Magma, a programming language designed for the investigation of algebraic, geometric and combinatorial structures, or "magmas." It presumes no knowledge of computer programming, and its examples are chosen to illustrate language and algorithmic features as simply as possible. Magma is a sophisticated tool for experimentation, education, and computer-aided proof, useful for both students and professional mathematicians. Volume I explains the language and user environment in detail, whereas Volume II deals with the major algebraic, geometrical and combinatorial structures implemented in the system.

Presenting a method for the analysis of ecological ecosystems using numerical models, this text describes the development of these models by means of relational diagrams and rate equations. The calculation of the dynamic behaviour of the models is studied through small computer programs. The approach is illustrated by treating examples ranging from simple exponential growth to the development of an insect population and transport phenomena in soils. About 100 worked examples clarify the theoretical concepts presented and give the book a tutorial nature. The examples often illustrate the process, from defining the problem to the development of a computer program. Examples include models about yeasts, prey-predator interactions, pollutant and organic matter dynamics and heat flow in soil. A simulation language is used to develop the programs, so that the need to learn technical programming details is minimized and attention can be focused on the ecological problem. Use of this language is described in the text. The book concludes with the presentation of a simulation environment in FORTRAN, assuring a high model portability. Those interested in applying systems analysis and simulation in the study of ecological processes, like biologists, agriculturalists and soil scientists, should find this book a valuable introduction. After studying the book, readers should be able to develop their own models and to critically follow the literature on more complex ecosystem models.

The purpose of the UML Dictionary is to address the need for an authoritative illustrated dictionary about UML, the standard visual modeling language for specifying, constructing, visualizing, and documenting the artifacts of a software-intensive system. The book specifies a modeling language that incorporates the object-oriented community's consensus on core modeling concepts. The book, which contains a CD with the book's contents in searchable PDF format, is an authoritative, standard illustrated dictionary with liberal cross-referencing per the material on a related website. The site contains 800 distinct terms, and the dictionary contains additional diagrams and resources. The dictionary is suitable for a broad audience and anyone interested in the UML, its terms, and the notation associated with the terms. Although there are no prerequisites for reading the material, knowledge of basic object-oriented concepts would be beneficial.

Discover the excitement and action of computer programming immediately with this dynamic addition to any computer programming course - ALICE 3 IN ACTION: COMPUTING THROUGH ANIMATION, 2E. This brief six-chapter supplementary book uses Alice -- a popular 3D virtual reality computer programming system that reduces programming syntax and eliminates many of the common barriers to programming success. Alice and ALICE 3 IN ACTION: COMPUTING THROUGH ANIMATION, 2E make programming both simple and fun. Even if you are a beginning student with no prior programming experience, you will quickly see the possibilities and fulfilling results of computer programming today.