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This book presents an overview of archiving strategies developed
over the last years by the authors that deal with suitable
approximations of the sets of optimal and nearly optimal solutions
of multi-objective optimization problems by means of stochastic
search algorithms. All presented archivers are analyzed with
respect to the approximation qualities of the limit archives that
they generate and the upper bounds of the archive sizes. The
convergence analysis will be done using a very broad framework that
involves all existing stochastic search algorithms and that will
only use minimal assumptions on the process to generate new
candidate solutions. All of the presented archivers can
effortlessly be coupled with any set-based multi-objective search
algorithm such as multi-objective evolutionary algorithms, and the
resulting hybrid method takes over the convergence properties of
the chosen archiver. This book hence targets at all algorithm
designers and practitioners in the field of multi-objective
optimization.
This book presents the latest algorithmic developments in the
cell-mapping method for the global analysis of nonlinear dynamic
systems, global solutions for multi-objective optimization
problems, and global solutions for zeros of complex algebraic
equations. It also discusses related engineering and scientific
applications, including the nonlinear design of structures for
better vibration resistance and reliability; multi-objective,
structural-acoustic design for sound abatement; optimal
multi-objective design of airfoils for better lift; and optimal
multi-objective design of linear and nonlinear controls with or
without time delay. The first book on the subject to include
extensive Matlab and C++ codes, it presents various implementation
algorithms of the cell-mapping method, enabling readers to
understand how the method works and its programming aspects. A link
to the codes on the Springer website will be provided to the
readers.
Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems - BICS 2010 aims to bring
together leading scientists and engineers who use analytic and
synthetic methods both to understand the astonishing processing
properties of biological systems and specifically of the brain, and
to exploit such knowledge to advance engineering methods to build
artificial systems with higher levels of cognitive competence.
BICS is a meeting point of brain scientists and cognitive
systems engineers where cross-domain ideas are fostered in the hope
of getting emerging insights on the nature, operation and
extractable capabilities of brains. This multiple approach is
necessary because the progressively more accurate data about the
brain is producing a growing need of a quantitative understanding
and an associated capacity to manipulate this data and translate it
into engineering applications rooted in sound theories.
BICS 2010 is intended for both researchers that aim to build
brain inspired systems with higher cognitive competences, and for
life scientists who use and develop mathematical and engineering
approaches for a better understanding of complex biological systems
like the brain.
Four major interlaced focal symposia are planned for this
conference and these are organized into patterns that encourage
cross-fertilization across the symposia topics. This emphasizes the
role of BICS as a major meeting point for researchers and
practitioners in the areas of biological and artificial cognitive
systems. Debates across disciplines will enrich researchers with
complementary perspectives from diverse scientific fields.
BICS 2010 will take place July 14-16, 2010, in Madrid,
Spain.
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The Mythic Dream (Paperback)
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An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring
an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed
writers. Madeleine L'Engle once said, "When we lose our myths we
lose our place in the universe." The Mythic Dream gathers together
eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective
past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades
and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology
explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations.
Featuring award-winning and critically acclaimed writers such as
Seanan McGuire, Naomi Novik, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Alyssa
Wong, Indrapramit Das, Carlos Hernandez, Sarah Gailey, Ann Leckie,
John Chu, Urusla Vernon, Carmen Maria Machado, Stephen Graham
Jones, Arkady Martine, Amal El-Mohtar, Jeffrey Ford, and more, The
Mythic Dream is sure to become a new classic.
This book presents an overview of archiving strategies developed
over the last years by the authors that deal with suitable
approximations of the sets of optimal and nearly optimal solutions
of multi-objective optimization problems by means of stochastic
search algorithms. All presented archivers are analyzed with
respect to the approximation qualities of the limit archives that
they generate and the upper bounds of the archive sizes. The
convergence analysis will be done using a very broad framework that
involves all existing stochastic search algorithms and that will
only use minimal assumptions on the process to generate new
candidate solutions. All of the presented archivers can
effortlessly be coupled with any set-based multi-objective search
algorithm such as multi-objective evolutionary algorithms, and the
resulting hybrid method takes over the convergence properties of
the chosen archiver. This book hence targets at all algorithm
designers and practitioners in the field of multi-objective
optimization.
Organized topically to realistically present the three overarching
perspectives that guide today's researchers and practitioners of
developmental psychology, David Bjorklund and Carlos Hern ndez
Blasi's CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT: AN IINTEGRATED APPROACH
shows how the major perspectives on human development must be
integrated--rather than presented as contrasting and sometimes
contradictory ways of looking at development--in order to
meaningfully understand infants, children, and adolescents as well
as how they develop.
Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems - BICS 2010 aims to bring together
leading scientists and engineers who use analytic and synthetic
methods both to understand the astonishing processing properties of
biological systems and specifically of the brain, and to exploit
such knowledge to advance engineering methods to build artificial
systems with higher levels of cognitive competence. BICS is a
meeting point of brain scientists and cognitive systems engineers
where cross-domain ideas are fostered in the hope of getting
emerging insights on the nature, operation and extractable
capabilities of brains. This multiple approach is necessary because
the progressively more accurate data about the brain is producing a
growing need of a quantitative understanding and an associated
capacity to manipulate this data and translate it into engineering
applications rooted in sound theories. BICS 2010 is intended for
both researchers that aim to build brain inspired systems with
higher cognitive competences, and for life scientists who use and
develop mathematical and engineering approaches for a better
understanding of complex biological systems like the brain. Four
major interlaced focal symposia are planned for this conference and
these are organized into patterns that encourage
cross-fertilization across the symposia topics. This emphasizes the
role of BICS as a major meeting point for researchers and
practitioners in the areas of biological and artificial cognitive
systems. Debates across disciplines will enrich researchers with
complementary perspectives from diverse scientific fields. BICS
2010 will take place July 14-16, 2010, in Madrid, Spain.
School is back in session!
Strange Academy is taking a field trip to New York City to throw down against Brooklyn Visions Academy in the Multiversal Math Bowl! But when a mysterious new villain crashes the mathletics, the sorcerous students team up with Miles Morales to put a stop to his plots – and the dangerous consequences bring them all into the orbit of Moon Knight!
Is the Equation more than even Moon Knight and his Midnight Mission can handle? Maybe the Amazing Spider-Man can help even the odds!
Plus: In the wake of the death of Doctor Strange, the kids are sent back to their parents – which, for Iric and Alvi, means family time with the Enchantress!
This book presents the latest algorithmic developments in the
cell-mapping method for the global analysis of nonlinear dynamic
systems, global solutions for multi-objective optimization
problems, and global solutions for zeros of complex algebraic
equations. It also discusses related engineering and scientific
applications, including the nonlinear design of structures for
better vibration resistance and reliability; multi-objective,
structural-acoustic design for sound abatement; optimal
multi-objective design of airfoils for better lift; and optimal
multi-objective design of linear and nonlinear controls with or
without time delay. The first book on the subject to include
extensive Matlab and C++ codes, it presents various implementation
algorithms of the cell-mapping method, enabling readers to
understand how the method works and its programming aspects. A link
to the codes on the Springer website will be provided to the
readers.
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