This classic companion to undergraduate practical work in physics describes the purposeful, critical approach that should be made to all physics experiments. It covers the statistical treatment of data and experimental methods, and gives advice on keeping efficient records, calculations, and scientific writing. The new edition features treatment of the c2 distribution, a section on atomic clocks, worked examples based on spreadsheets, and additional exercises. Existing examples and references have been brought up to date. The text is liberally illustrated with examples and exercises, with solutions to the latter. Although intended for undergraduates, Practical Physics will be of interest to researchers, not only in physics, but in other sciences as well.

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of validated numerics, an emerging new field that combines the strengths of scientific computing and pure mathematics. In numerous fields ranging from pharmaceutics and engineering to weather prediction and robotics, fast and precise computations are essential. Based on the theory of set-valued analysis, a new suite of numerical methods is developed, producing efficient and reliable solvers for numerous problems in nonlinear analysis. Validated numerics yields rigorous computations that can find all possible solutions to a problem while taking into account all possible sources of error--fast, and with guaranteed accuracy.

"Validated Numerics" offers a self-contained primer on the subject, guiding readers from the basics to more advanced concepts and techniques. This book is an essential resource for those entering this fast-developing field, and it is also the ideal textbook for graduate students and advanced undergraduates needing an accessible introduction to the subject. "Validated Numerics" features many examples, exercises, and computer labs using MATLAB/C++, as well as detailed appendixes and an extensive bibliography for further reading.Provides a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to validated numerics Requires no advanced mathematics or programming skills Features many examples, exercises, and computer labs Includes code snippets that illustrate implementation Suitable as a textbook for graduate students and advanced undergraduates

This book provides a description of the theoretical basis of the technique, the practical details of the method, and the philosophy behind the technology transfer program that Harris has developed over the past ten years. The book serves as a guide for potential users in developing countries and for scientists who may wish to work abroad. In addition, the low-cost approach outlined in this book can be useful for high school, undergraduate, or continuing education programs.

The first book of its kind on marrow stromal cells, and written by leading experts in the field, this concise handbook aims to provide all that is needed to those new to this relatively young area of research. It provides a historical perspective and a summary of present knowledge of the marrow stromal lineages which are currently best understood. Detailed protocols for the isolation, culture and characterization of marrow stromal cell types from human and other animal species are given. The breadth and depth of the subject matter included makes the book equally suitable for new researchers and the more experienced investigator in this rapidly expanding field, including clinicians and bioscientists.

The Works of Archimedes: Edited in Modern Notation With Introductory Chapters Authored by T.L. Heath Sc.D.

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Everything you need to make the most of spot and screen tests

Spot Test Analysis demonstrates hundreds of valuable applications for the simple spot and screen test. Whether screening for cholesterol in blood, conducting antibody-based field tests for explosives, or even doing preliminary examinations, this laboratory reference book contains the detailed procedural information necessary for conducting rapid, on-the-spot chemical tests.

This new edition is revised and updated to provide the most useful information in the field. Among the important applications featured in this broad, far-reaching book are:

• Spot tests in clinical analysis
• Field and spot tests used in geochemistry and geochemical exploration
• Tests for detection and evaluation of air pollution
• Water quality screening for organic and inorganic materials
• Rapid screen tests of soils and plant tissues
• Screen tests for food adulteration and food composition

Spot Test Analysis, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for professionals in forensics, geochemistry, medicine, and public health.

Quick, inexpensive, and increasingly more sophisticated, the simple spot test has transformed the ways analysts screen for chemicals. In the past few decades, technological advancements have permitted enormous amplification of the resulting signal. This progression, coupled with a trend toward simplification, has enabled professionals in forensics, geochemistry, medicine, and public health to answer analytical questions with minimum cost and time.

Spot Test Analysis, Second Edition is a practical and far-reaching laboratory reference book. In addition to explaining the contemporary uses of spot and screen tests, this text describes the most up-to-date techniques for academic, medical, and commercial applications.

In this new edition, Dr. Ervin Jungreis provides detailed procedural information. While the screen and spot tests discussed here do not attempt to stand in for necessary complex analytical investigations, they do demonstrate that rapid methods are sufficient to register gross deviation from a norm and establish a conclusive negative.

This revised and updated Second Edition is as thorough in its treatment of techniques and applications as its predecessor. It provides many new wet and dry immunoassay procedures, such as tests for cholesterol and HDL, HIV and HSV, drugs, and explosives. Whole sections are devoted to spot testing in geochemistry, detecting toxins in air pollution, testing water for inorganic matter, and analyzing diagnostic test strips for foods, such as diethylene glycol in wine, saxitoxin in shellfish, and antibiotics in milk.

A powerful and relatively new method for extracting detailed crystal structural information from X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data, the Rietveld method attracts a great deal of interest from researchers in physics, chemistry, materials science, and crystallography. Now available in paperback, this book comprises chapters from international researchers on all aspects of this important technique. It will be of great interest to all researchers in the fields, as well as graduate students seeking a solid introduction and comprehensive survey.

Contributors: R. A. Young (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA); H. M. Rietveld (Netherlands Energy Research Foundation); E. Prince (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg); T. M. Sabine (University of Technology, Broadway); R. J. Hill (CSIRO Divisionof Mineral Products, Port Melbourne); J. W. Richardson Jr. (Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne); R. L. Snyder (New York State College of Ceramics, USA); R. Delhez, Th. H. de Keijser, E. J. Mittemeijer, and E. J. Sonneveld (Laboratory of Metallurgy, Delft University of Technology); J. I. Langford (University of Birmingham, UK); D. Louër (Université de Rennes, France); P. Suortti (ESRF, Grenoble, Switzerland); C. Bärlocher (ETH Zentrum, Zürich); W. I. F. David (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK); J. D. Jorgensen (Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne); R. B. von Dreele (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA); F. Izumi (National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials, Tsukuba, Japan); H. Toraya (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Asahigaoka); A. K. Cheetham (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)

This dictionary is the first to provide a comprehensive explanation of the bewildering array of acronyms and technical terms which have crept into the NMR literature in recent years. Aimed at chemists and biochemists who have only an elementary knowledge of NMR, it provides a clear description of the concepts and basic principles involved, including developments in two-dimensional NMR methods in liquids. Mathematical descriptions are used where appropriate, however the level of mathematical competence required is low, and the more complex aspects are fully explained in the text.

Each term is explained in full, extensive cross-references are included, and suggestions for further reading are included. The new and revised paperback edition of this well-received dictionary includes many new, up-to-date entries - for example, on three- and four-dimensional NMR.

Die Proceedings der 35. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft fur Medizinische Dokumentation, Informatik und Statistik geben einen UEberblick uber die derzeit wichtigen Forschungsschwerpunkte der Epidemiologie. Dabei konnten zum ersten Mal auch Beitrage aus der ehemaligen DDR in groesserer Zahl eingebracht werden. Schwerpunkte des Proceedingsbandes bilden die Epidemiologie kardiovaskularer Erkrankungen, die Umweltepidemiologie, die Epidemiologie von Berufskrankheiten und das epidemiologische Monitoring von Krebserkrankungen und Infektionskrankheiten. Die Qualitat verfugbarer Datenquellen wird kritisch diskutiert und die Bedeutung der Epidemiologie fur eine Verbesserung der Gesundheitsberichterstattung in den alten und in den neuen Bundeslandern klargelegt. Daruber hinaus werden methodische Probleme und unterstutzende Techniken der Medizinischen Informatik angesprochen.

Der Proceedingsband enth{lt ausgew{hlte ausgew{hlte refe- rierte Aufs{tze sowohl zu innovativen Entwicklungen in den Disziplinen Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik als auch }ber den Einsatz bekannter, bew{hrter Konzepte aus diesen Fachbereichen in der Medizin. Behandelt werden spezielle Fragestellungen zu den Themen Epidemiologie, methodische Therapieforschung, Nachweis therapeutischer Oquivalenz, Dia- gnostik und Monitoring von Krankheitsprozessen, Modellierung biologischer Mechanismen, biometrische Methoden, medizini- sche Dokumentation, L-sungsans{tze f}r Informationssysteme, spezielle Hard- und Softwarel-sungen, Expertensysteme, Bild- kommunikation und Archivierung, Bilderzeugung, wissensba- sierte Bildinterpretation und 3-d Darstellungsverfahren.

The undergraduate research project is almost universally treated as the culmination of all previous lecture, lab and tutorial work. The project allows for the development of individuality and confers ownership of a challenge possessing an originality that goes far beyond the communal legacy presented by age old lab scenarios. Central to this is the magical transition of the student from a consumer of knowledge to a producer, yet the journey is often both daunting and perplexing when considering where to start and how to reach the destination using the resources provided and in the allotted time. There are numerous books within the social sciences which provide students with guidance on how to conduct a "successful" project but few can be found in relation to the physical sciences. This can be ascribed to the fact that the former has a very similar structure and procedural methodology whereas the latter can possess a near fractal differentiation into a myriad of sub disciplines and specialisms thereby preventing the provision of a single, expansive catchall text. This book adapts some of the components and ethos of the Projects in Controlled Environments (PRinCE2) project management approach to physical science projects. This is the industry and government standard and was introduced to address the common causes of project failure ie. not delivering projects on time, within budget, within scope or to the right quality. It has rapidly emerged as an international standard and most graduates will doubtless encounter it upon moving outside academia and into the wider world. It is a concise, multilevel resource that provides guidance on the core components common to almost every project within the physical, engineering and life sciences (problem assessment and contextualisation, literature review practices, sources and citation, data presentation, reporting styles, data analysis and error etc). It standardises the delivery of the material but, more importantly, links the components together by outlining a coherent procedural road map that can highlight to the student "what to do," "when to do it" and "how to solve it" procedures. The content of the book is presented through case studies so as to enhance the relevance of the processes, presents examples of good practice and, in keeping with the toolbox approach, can be readily adapted and applied by the students. The book is an accessible reference guide for students, written in a light style, suitable for dipping in and out of as required and the "how to/when to/what if" examples are presented in an often humorous light. It includes flow charts to emphasize the project planning, dissertation components etc and charts to highlight presentation of data, analysis, interpretation and error.

Gottingen ist mit den Aufgaben und Zielen der Deutschen Gesellschaft fUr Medizinische Dokumentation, Informatik und Statistik (GMDS) nicht nur durch die yom 3. - 5. Oktober 1977 stattgefundene 22. Jahrestagung verbunden. Schon durch den Mathematiker Felix B ern s t e i n, dem anlaBlich seines 100. Geburtstages eine Diplomarbeit aus dem Mathe- matisch-Statistischen Institut der Universitat Gotting n gewidmet worden ist, wurden bereits vor dem ersten Weltkrieg und in den darauf- folgenden Jahren grundlegende mathematisch-statistische Arbeiten auf dem Gebiet des Versicherungswesens und der Humangenetik durchgefUhrt. Nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg hat H 0 s e man n in Gottingen die Ver- fahren der maschinellen Lochkartendokumentation zur Datensammlung als Grundlage statistischer Verfahren fUr die Universitats-Frauenklinik eingesetzt. Ein Teil seiner Entwicklungen, besonders auf dem Gebiet der Erfassung und Standardisierung der gynakologischen Karzinome werden heute noch verwendet. Ende 1952 und 1954 war Gottingen Tagungsort der Untergruppe Medizin der Deutschen Gesellschaft fUr Dokumentation (DGD) und nach GrUndung des "ArbeitsausschuB Medizin" in der DGD, dem direkten Vorlaufer unserer Gesellschaft, wurde die e r s t e Jahrestagung in Gottingen mit dem Thema: "Lochkarten und Randlochkarten im klinischen Gebrauch" durchgefUhrt.