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Monte-Carlo techniques have increasingly become a key method used
in quantitative research. This book introduces engineers and
scientists to the basics of using the Monte-Carlo simulation method
which is used in Operations Research and other fields to understand
the impact of risk and uncertainty in prediction and forecasting
models. Monte-Carlo Simulation: An Introduction for Engineers and
Scientists explores several specific applications in addition to
illustrating the principles behind the methods. The question of
accuracy and efficiency with using the method is addressed
thoroughly within each chapter and all program listings are
included in the discussion of each application to facilitate
further research for the reader using Python programming language.
Beginning engineers and scientists either already in or about to go
into industry or commercial and government scientific laboratories
will find this book essential. It could also be of interest to
undergraduates in engineering science and mathematics, as well as
instructors and lecturers who have no prior knowledge of
Monte-Carlo simulations.
Clearly structured and illustrated with tables, charts and figures
to help educators rapidly come to terms with exactly what they need
to do when planning a new course (or giving a current course a well
needed overhaul), this book is packed with tips to make course
planning easy.
Acceptance of new technology and systems by drivers is an important
area of concern to governments, automotive manufacturers and
equipment suppliers, especially technology that has significant
potential to enhance safety. To be acceptable, new technology must
be useful and satisfying to use. If not, drivers will not want to
have it, in which case it will never achieve the intended safety
benefit. Even if they have the technology, drivers may not use it
if it is deemed unacceptable, or may not use it in the manner
intended by the designer. At worst, they may seek to disable it.
This book brings into a single edited volume the accumulating body
of thinking and research on driver and operator acceptance of new
technology. Bringing together contributions from international
experts from around the world, the editors have shaped a book that
covers the theory behind acceptance, how it can be measured and how
it can be improved. Case studies are presented that provide data on
driver acceptance of a wide range of new and emerging vehicle
technology. Although driver acceptance is the central focus of this
book, acceptance of new technology by operators in other domains,
and across cultures, is also investigated. Similarly, perspectives
are derived from domains such as human computer interaction, where
user acceptance has long been regarded as a key driver of product
success. This book comes at a critical time in the history of the
modern motor vehicle, as the number of new technologies entering
the modern vehicle cockpit rapidly escalates. The goal of this book
is to inspire further research and development of new vehicle
technology to optimise user acceptance of it; and, in doing so, to
maximise its potential to be useful, satisfying to use and able to
save human life.
Acceptance of new technology and systems by drivers is an important
area of concern to governments, automotive manufacturers and
equipment suppliers, especially technology that has significant
potential to enhance safety. To be acceptable, new technology must
be useful and satisfying to use. If not, drivers will not want to
have it, in which case it will never achieve the intended safety
benefit. Even if they have the technology, drivers may not use it
if it is deemed unacceptable, or may not use it in the manner
intended by the designer. At worst, they may seek to disable it.
This book brings into a single edited volume the accumulating body
of thinking and research on driver and operator acceptance of new
technology. Bringing together contributions from international
experts from around the world, the editors have shaped a book that
covers the theory behind acceptance, how it can be measured and how
it can be improved. Case studies are presented that provide data on
driver acceptance of a wide range of new and emerging vehicle
technology. Although driver acceptance is the central focus of this
book, acceptance of new technology by operators in other domains,
and across cultures, is also investigated. Similarly, perspectives
are derived from domains such as human computer interaction, where
user acceptance has long been regarded as a key driver of product
success. This book comes at a critical time in the history of the
modern motor vehicle, as the number of new technologies entering
the modern vehicle cockpit rapidly escalates. The goal of this book
is to inspire further research and development of new vehicle
technology to optimise user acceptance of it; and, in doing so, to
maximise its potential to be useful, satisfying to use and able to
save human life.
This practical guide demonstrates how to plan a new course or
overhaul a current one. There are practical tips to help make
planning easier. This edition includes information on using the
Internet as part of a course.
Features Suitable for undergraduates and early postgraduates who
need simple and accessible guidance for solving practical
interdisciplinary technical problems Can be used as an additional
textbook in a variety of topics, including Calculus, Linear
Algebra, Analytical Geometry, Discrete Mathematics, Computer
Science, Computational Mathematics, Scientific Visualization,
Computer Graphics Gives computer users access to an exciting new
hobby - solving complex problems described in fiction.
Driver information and assistance systems have emerged as an
integral part of modern road vehicles in order to support the
driver while driving. They make use of the newest information
technologies in order to enhance driver awareness, safety and
comfort, and thereby avoiding driver errors and accidents. Driver
Adaptation to Information and Assistance Systems brings together
recent work by the Marie-Curie Initial Training Network ADAPTATION.
The project has studied drivers' behavioural adaptation to these
new technologies from an integrative perspective working under a
joint conceptual theoretical framework of behavioural adaptation
that can be used to generate research hypotheses about how drivers
will adapt to information and assistance systems and to derive
guidelines for the design and deployment of such systems. The book
aims to provide the reader with a better understanding of drivers'
adaptation processes over time in response to information and
assistance system use at different levels (energetic, cognitive and
motivational levels); an appreciation of the impact of
specificities of drivers population on technology use and skill
acquisition; insights on the effects of system functionality,
design and reliability as important system characteristics
influencing drivers' adaptation; and recommendations on research
methods and appropriate tools to investigate adaptation processes.
Sometimes monsters, the human kind, masquerade as parents.
Shadowlands is about the dark side of resiliency. Genre:
speculative fiction; psychological horror Length: 90,795 words This
is a coming-of-age story about a young boy who endures abuse by
creating a world of shadows where he can escape beatings and the
dead. His journey is across a unique internal landscape where there
is no borderland between sanity and madness, only a compelling,
sometimes horrific blending of the two into a power strong enough
to summon love and extract revenge. The novel is psychological
horror. In the story the protagonist, Steve Goldblatt, asks that
before judging evil we first live with those who made it and taste,
as he did, what they put into their witches' brew. Haunted, Mr.
Goldblatt brings the reader face to face with demons--external ones
and those living deep within our soul.
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Very much ahead of its time, 'The Prisoner' had an explosive
impact, transforming art, storytelling and popular culture in the
late 1960s. In this title Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore take on the
task of debriefing the programme and attempting to make some sense
of the many interpretations and readings which have been placed on
it.
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