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From the president of Wesleyan University, an illuminating history
of the student, spanning from antiquity to Zoom  In this
sweeping book, Michael S. Roth narrates a vivid and dynamic history
of students, exploring some of the principal models for learning
that have developed in very different contexts, from the sixth
century BCE to the present. Â Beginning with the followers of
Confucius, Socrates, and Jesus and moving to medieval apprentices,
students at Enlightenment centers of learning, and learners
enrolled in twenty-first-century universities, he explores how
students have been followers, interlocutors, disciples, rebels, and
children becoming adults. There are many ways to be a student, Roth
argues, but at their core is developing the capacity to think for
oneself by learning from others, and thereby finding freedom.
 In an age of machine learning, this book celebrates the
student who develops more than mastery, cultivating curiosity,
judgment, creativity, and an ability to keep learning beyond formal
schooling. Roth shows how the student throughout history has been
someone who interacts dynamically with the world, absorbing its
lessons and creatively responding to them.
Robot calibration is the process of enhancing the accuracy of a
robot by modifying its control software. This book provides a
comprehensive treatment of the theory and implementation of robot
calibration using computer vision technology. It is the only book
to cover the entire process of vision-based robot calibration,
including kinematic modeling, camera calibration, pose measurement,
error parameter identification, and compensation. The book starts
with an overview of available techniques for robot calibration,
with an emphasis on vision-based techniques. It then describes
various robot-camera systems. Since cameras are used as major
measuring devices, camera calibration techniques are reviewed.
Camera-Aided Robot Calibration studies the properties of kinematic
modeling techniques that are suitable for robot calibration. It
summarizes the well-known Denavit-Hartenberg (D-H) modeling
convention and indicates the drawbacks of the D-H model for robot
calibration. The book develops the Complete and Parametrically
Continuous (CPC) model and the modified CPC model, that overcome
the D-H model singularities. The error models based on these robot
kinematic modeling conventions are presented. No other book
available addresses the important, practical issue of hand/eye
calibration. This book summarizes current research developments and
demonstrates the pros and cons of various approaches in this area.
The book discusses in detail the final stage of robot calibration -
accuracy compensation - using the identified kinematic error
parameters. It offers accuracy compensation algorithms, including
the intuitive task-point redefinition and inverse-Jacobian
algorithms and more advanced algorithms based on optimal control
theory, which are particularly attractive for highly redundant
manipulators. Camera-Aided Robot Calibration defines performance
indices that are designed for off-line, optimal selection of
measurement configurations. It then describes three approaches:
closed-form, gradient-based, and statistical optimization. The
included case study presents experimental results that were
obtained by calibrating common industrial robots. Different stages
of operation are detailed, illustrating the applicability of the
suggested techniques for robot calibration. Appendices provide
readers with preliminary materials for easier comprehension of the
subject matter. Camera-Aided Robot Calibration is a must-have
reference for researchers and practicing engineers-the only one
with all the information!
Redesigning liberal education requires both pragmatic approaches to
discover what works and radical visions of what is possible. The
future of liberal education in the United States, in its current
form, is fraught but full of possibility. Today's institutions are
struggling to maintain viability, sustain revenue, and assert value
in the face of rising costs. But we should not abandon the model of
pragmatic liberal learning that has made America's colleges and
universities the envy of the world. Instead, Redesigning Liberal
Education argues, we owe it to students to reform liberal education
in ways that put broad and measurable student learning as the
highest priority. Written by experts in higher education, the book
is organized into two sections. The first section focuses on
innovations at 13 institutions: Brown University, College of the
Holy Cross, Connecticut College, Elon University, Florida
International University, George Mason University, Georgetown
University, Lasell College, Northeastern University, Rollins
College, Smith College, Susquehanna University, and the University
of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Chapters about these institutions consider
the vast spectrum of opportunities and challenges currently faced
by students, faculty, staff, and administrators, while also
offering "radical visions" of the future of liberal education in
the United States. Accompanying vision chapters written by some of
the foremost leaders in higher education touch on a wide array of
subjects and themes, from artificial intelligence and machines to
the role that human dispositions, mindsets, resilience, and time
play in how we guide students to ideas for bringing playful
concepts of creativity and openness into our work. Ultimately,
Redesigning Liberal Education reveals how humanizing forces,
including critical thinking, collaboration, cross-cultural
competencies, resilience, and empathy, can help drive our world.
This uplifting collection is a celebration of the innovative work
being done to achieve the promise of a valuable, engaging, and
practical undergraduate liberal education. Isis Artze-Vega, Denise
S. Bartell, Randy Bass, John Bodinger de Uriarte, Laurie Ann
Britt-Smith, Jacquelyn Dively Brown, Phillip M. Carter, Nancy L.
Chick, Michael J. Daley, Maggie Debelius, Janelle Papay Decato,
Peter Felten, Ashley Finley, Dennis A. Frey Jr., Chris W.
Gallagher, Evan A. Gatti, Lisa Gring-Pemble, Kristina Moss Gudrun
Gunnarsdottir, Anthony Hatcher, Toni Strollo Holbrook, Derek
Lackaff, Leo Lambert, Kristin Lange, Sherry Lee Linkon, Anne M.
Magro, Maud S. Mandel, Jessica Metzler, Borjana Mikic, William
Moner, Phillip Motley, Matthew Pavesich, Uta G. Poiger, Rebecca
Pope-Ruark, Michael Reder, Michael S. Roth, Emily Russell, Heather
Russell, Ann Schenk, Michael Shanks, Susan Rundell Singer, Andrea
A. Sinn, Christina Smith, Allison K. Staudinger, William M.
Sullivan, Connie Svabo, Meredith Twombly, Betsy Verhoeven, David J.
Voelker, Scott Windham, Mary C. Wright, Catherine Zeek
Robot calibration is the process of enhancing the accuracy of a
robot by modifying its control software. This book provides a
comprehensive treatment of the theory and implementation of robot
calibration using computer vision technology. It is the only book
to cover the entire process of vision-based robot calibration,
including kinematic modeling, camera calibration, pose measurement,
error parameter identification, and compensation. The book starts
with an overview of available techniques for robot calibration,
with an emphasis on vision-based techniques. It then describes
various robot-camera systems. Since cameras are used as major
measuring devices, camera calibration techniques are reviewed.
Camera-Aided Robot Calibration studies the properties of kinematic
modeling techniques that are suitable for robot calibration. It
summarizes the well-known Denavit-Hartenberg (D-H) modeling
convention and indicates the drawbacks of the D-H model for robot
calibration. The book develops the Complete and Parametrically
Continuous (CPC) model and the modified CPC model, that overcome
the D-H model singularities. The error models based on these robot
kinematic modeling conventions are presented. No other book
available addresses the important, practical issue of hand/eye
calibration. This book summarizes current research developments and
demonstrates the pros and cons of various approaches in this area.
The book discusses in detail the final stage of robot calibration -
accuracy compensation - using the identified kinematic error
parameters. It offers accuracy compensation algorithms, including
the intuitive task-point redefinition and inverse-Jacobian
algorithms and more advanced algorithms based on optimal control
theory, which are particularly attractive for highly redundant
manipulators. Camera-Aided Robot Calibration defines performance
indices that are designed for off-line, optimal selection of
measurement configurations. It then describes three approaches:
closed-form, gradient-based, and statistical optimization. The
included case study presents experimental results that were
obtained by calibrating common industrial robots. Different stages
of operation are detailed, illustrating the applicability of the
suggested techniques for robot calibration. Appendices provide
readers with preliminary materials for easier comprehension of the
subject matter. Camera-Aided Robot Calibration is a must-have
reference for researchers and practicing engineers-the only one
with all the information!
From the president of Wesleyan University, a compassionate and
provocative manifesto on the crises confronting higher education In
this bracing book, Michael S. Roth stakes out a pragmatist path
through the thicket of issues facing colleges today to carry out
the mission of higher education. With great empathy, candor,
subtlety, and insight, Roth offers a sane approach to the noisy
debates surrounding affirmative action, political correctness, and
free speech, urging us to envision college as a space in which
students are empowered to engage with criticism and with a variety
of ideas. Countering the increasing cynical dismissal-from both
liberals and conservatives-of the traditional core values of higher
education, this book champions the merits of different diversities,
including intellectual diversity, with a timely call for
universities to embrace boldness, rigor, and practical idealism.
An essential guide to solid state physics through the lens of
dimensionality and symmetry Foundations of Solid State Physics
introduces the essential topics of solid state physics as taught
globally with a focus on understanding the properties of solids
from the viewpoint of dimensionality and symmetry. Written in a
conversational manner and designed to be accessible, the book
contains a minimal amount of mathematics. The authors?noted experts
on the topic?offer an insightful review of the basic topics, such
as the static and dynamic lattice in real space, the reciprocal
lattice, electrons in solids, and transport in materials and
devices. The book also includes more advanced topics: the
quasi-particle concept (phonons, solitons, polarons, excitons),
strong electron-electron correlation, light-matter interactions,
and spin systems. The authors' approach makes it possible to gain a
clear understanding of conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes,
nanowires, two-dimensional chalcogenides, perovskites and organic
crystals in terms of their expressed dimension, topological
connectedness, and quantum confinement. This important guide:
-Offers an understanding of a variety of technology-relevant
solid-state materials in terms of their dimension, topology and
quantum confinement -Contains end-of-chapter problems with
different degrees of difficulty to enhance understanding -Treats
all classical topics of solid state physics courses - plus the
physics of low-dimensional systems Written for students in physics,
material sciences, and chemistry, lecturers, and other academics,
Foundations of Solid State Physics explores the basic and advanced
topics of solid state physics with a unique focus on dimensionality
and symmetry.
Straightforward strategies from a successful young investor
In "How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street, " you'll follow the
story of Kevin Roth, an eight-year-old who was schooled in simple
approaches to sound investing by his father, seasoned financial
planner Allan Roth, and discover exactly how simple it can be to
become a successful investor. Page by page, you'll learn how to
create a portfolio with the widest diversification and lowest
costs; one that can move up your financial freedom by a decade and
dramatically increase your spending rate during retirement. And all
this can be accomplished by using some common sense techniques.
Along the way, Kevin and his dad discuss fresh, new approaches
to investing, and detail some tried-and-true, but lesser known
approaches. They also take the time to debunk the financial myths
and legends that many of us accept as true, and show you what it
really takes to build long-term wealth with less risk.Discusses how
to design a portfolio composed of a few basic building blocks that
can be "tweaked" to fit your personal needsAddresses how you can
reengineer your portfolio in order to stop needlessly paying
taxesReveals how you can increase returns, regardless of which
direction the market goes, by picking the "low-hanging fruit" we
all have in our portfolios
With just a little time and a little work, you can become a
better investor. With this book as your guide, you'll discover how
a simpler approach to today's markets can put you on the path to
financial independence.
Intellectual historian Michael S. Roth has spent more than two
decades exploring the way we make meaning out of the past. This
collection features his most influential essays, in which he uses
psychoanalysis to build a richer understanding of history, and then
takes a more expansive conception of history to decode the cultural
construction of memory.
His collection consists of five sections. The first examines the
development in nineteenth-century France of professional criteria
for diagnosing memory disorders--criteria that signal fundamental
changes in the understanding of present and past. The second
section explores links between historical consciousness and issues
relating to the psyche, including trauma and repression and
hypnosis and therapy. Roth next examines the work of postmodern
theorists in light of the philosophy of history. Then he considers
photography and its capturing of traces of the past, which propose
connection while acknowledging otherness. Roth focuses on piety and
how it turns us to the past, or how we strive to be faithful to the
past without necessarily getting it right or using it well. Roth
concludes with essays on the promises and risks of liberal
education, calling for a pragmatic and reflexive approach to
thinking and learning. Drawing on his vast experiences as a teacher
and academic leader, Roth speaks of living with the past without
being dominated by it and of remaining open to the possibility of
sharing our lives with others.
"On Tyranny" is Leo Strauss' classic reading of Xenophon's dialogue
Hiero, or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet
Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising
tyranny. Included are a translation of the dialogue from its
original Greek, a critique of Strauss' commentary by the French
philosopher Alexandre Kojeve, and the complete correspondence
between the two. This corrected and expanded edition introduces
important revisions throughout and expands Strauss' restatement of
his position in light of Kojeve's commentary to bring it into
conformity with the text as it was originally published in France.
This book focuses on the design, implementation and applications of
embedded systems and advanced industrial controls with
microcontrollers. It combines classical and modern control theories
as well as practical control programming codes to help readers
learn control techniques easily and effectively. The book covers
both linear and nonlinear control techniques to help readers
understand modern control strategies. The author provides a
detailed description of the practical considerations and
applications in linear and nonlinear control systems. They
concentrate on the ARM (R) Cortex (R)-M4 MCU system built by Texas
Instruments (TM) called TM4C123GXL, in which two ARM (R) Cortex
(R)-M4 MCUs, TM4C123GH6PM, are utilized. In order to help the
reader develop and build application control software for a
specified microcontroller unit. Readers can quickly develop and
build their applications by using sample project codes provided in
the book to access specified peripherals. The book enables readers
to transfer from one interfacing protocol to another, even if they
only have basic and fundamental understanding and basic knowledge
of one interfacing function. Classical and Modern Controls with
Microcontrollers is a powerful source of information for control
and systems engineers looking to expand their programming knowledge
of C, and of applications of embedded systems with
microcontrollers. The book is a textbook for college students
majored in CE, EE and ISE to learn and study classical and modern
control technologies. The book can also be adopted as a reference
book for professional programmers working in modern control fields
or related to intelligent controls and embedded computing and
applications. Advances in Industrial Control reports and encourages
the transfer of technology in control engineering. The rapid
development of control technology has an impact on all areas of the
control discipline. The series offers an opportunity for
researchers to present an extended exposition of new work in all
aspects of industrial control.
Around the turn of the century, Dr. Roth designed a web page and
invited readers to ask questions. Over the next several years
hundreds of email letters arrived. She gave advice and information
to people who did not know where to turn for the resources to solve
their problems. Much of that advice and information could be
helpful to others, so Dr. Roth compiled the letters and her
responses into this book. The letters are unchanged except to
clarify their message and safeguard confidentiality. Names,
geographic locations, and other details that might identify the
writer have been changed. Although many of the letters may seem
incredible to the reading public, Dr. Roth believes she has
eliminated any frankly bogus letters. Truthfulness has a certain
"ring" to it, which is missing from letters written in jest. Every
entry is from a legitimate email message that she received. Dr.
Roth hopes her readers find some value in it.
Bird Silence Book Description: The poems in Matthew Roth's Bird
Silence crackle with formal and imaginative energy. Roth explores
topics as various as the death of a flock of Bohemian Waxwings, the
etymology of the word "hearse," and the inner life of a mortician's
instruments. In poems that marry the strange and the beautiful,
Roth explores our desire for connection and consolation.
Intellectual historian Michael S. Roth has spent more than two
decades exploring the way we make meaning out of the past. This
collection features his most influential essays, in which he uses
psychoanalysis to build a richer understanding of history, and then
takes a more expansive conception of history to decode the cultural
construction of memory.
His collection consists of five sections. The first examines the
development in nineteenth-century France of professional criteria
for diagnosing memory disorders--criteria that signal fundamental
changes in the understanding of present and past. The second
section explores links between historical consciousness and issues
relating to the psyche, including trauma and repression and
hypnosis and therapy. Roth next examines the work of postmodern
theorists in light of the philosophy of history. Then he considers
photography and its capturing of traces of the past, which propose
connection while acknowledging otherness. Roth focuses on piety and
how it turns us to the past, or how we strive to be faithful to the
past without necessarily getting it right or using it well. Roth
concludes with essays on the promises and risks of liberal
education, calling for a pragmatic and reflexive approach to
thinking and learning. Drawing on his vast experiences as a teacher
and academic leader, Roth speaks of living with the past without
being dominated by it and of remaining open to the possibility of
sharing our lives with others.
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