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'Modern society is shaped in ways that were scarcely thought of a
few years ago - and debates on regulation and governance have much
work to do if they are to come to grips with new modes and sources
of influence such as the new media and transnational engagements.
This book makes an incisive contribution to the re-configuring of
those debates and will appeal to all who look for an invigorated
understanding of regulation, governance and social change.' -
Robert Baldwin, London School of Economics and Political Science,
UK Society, Regulation and Governance critically appraises the
issue of intentional social change through the lens of regulation
and governance studies. A twofold understanding of regulation and
governance underpins the conceptual and empirical engagement
throughout the book. On the one hand, regulation and governance are
understood to be innovatively minded. On the other hand the book
argues that, at their respective cores, regulation and governance
are continuously concerned with how intentional social change can
be fostered and what results can be yielded in terms of shaping
society. This book brings together sociologists, political
scientists, legal scholars and historians to produce an
interdisciplinary critical evaluation of alleged 'new modes' of
social change, specifically: risk, publics and participation. It
makes three key contributions by: offering a consolidation and
re-appraisal of a debate that has become increasingly vague with
its academic and political proliferation identifying a uniting
conceptual-analytical core between regulation and governance which
explains the adaptability and innovation-mindedness of processes of
'shaping society' re-focusing on the 'essence' of regulation and
governance approaches - intentional modes of social change.
Society, Regulation and Governance will give significant insight
into the potential and limits of new methods of social change,
suiting a wide range of social science and legal academics due to
its collaborative nature. Contributors include: A.-L. Beaussier, A.
Bora, E. Carmel, M. Huber, D. Kuchenbuch, M. Moelders, P. Munte, R.
Paul, H. Rothstein, J.-F. Schrape, L. Viellechner
Marine Biology covers the basics of marine biology with a global
approach, using examples from numerous regions and ecosystems
worldwide. This introductory, one-semester text is designed for
non-majors. Authors Castro and Huber have made a special effort to
include solid basic science content needed in a general education
course, including the fundamental principles of biology, the
physical sciences, and the scientific method. This science coverage
is integrated with a stimulating, up-to-date overview of marine
biology.
The characterization of combinatorial or geometric structures in
terms of their groups of automorphisms has attracted considerable
interest in the last decades and is now commonly viewed as a
natural generalization of Felix Klein's Erlangen
program(1872).Inaddition,especiallyfor?nitestructures,importantapplications
to practical topics such as design theory, coding theory and
cryptography have made the ?eld even more attractive. The subject
matter of this research monograph is the study and class- cation of
?ag-transitive Steiner designs, that is, combinatorial t-(v,k,1)
designs which admit a group of automorphisms acting transitively on
incident point-block pairs. As a consequence of the classi?cation
of the ?nite simple groups, it has been possible in recent years to
characterize Steiner t-designs, mainly for t=2,adm- ting groups of
automorphisms with su?ciently strong symmetry properties. For
Steiner 2-designs, arguably the most general results have been the
classi?cation of all point 2-transitive Steiner 2-designs in 1985
by W. M. Kantor, and the almost complete determination of all
?ag-transitive Steiner 2-designs announced in 1990
byF.Buekenhout,A.Delandtsheer,J.Doyen,P.B.Kleidman,M.W.Liebeck, and
J. Saxl. However, despite the classi?cation of the ?nite simple
groups, for Steiner t-designs witht> 2 most of the
characterizations of these types have remained long-standing
challenging problems. Speci?cally, the determination of all ?-
transitive Steiner t-designs with 3? t? 6 has been of particular
interest and object of research for more than 40 years.
How might Hercules, the most famous of the Greek heroes, have
used mathematics to complete his astonishing Twelve Labors? From
conquering the Nemean Lion and cleaning out the Augean Stables, to
capturing the Erymanthean Boar and entering the Underworld to
defeat the three-headed dog Cerberus, Hercules and his legend are
the inspiration for this book of fun and original math puzzles.
While Hercules relied on superhuman strength to accomplish the
Twelve Labors, "Mythematics" shows how math could have helped
during his quest. How does Hercules defeat the Lernean Hydra and
stop its heads from multiplying? Can Hercules clean the Augean
Stables in a day? What is the probability that the Cretan Bull will
attack the citizens of Marathon? How does Hercules deal with the
terrifying Kraken? Michael Huber's inventive math problems are
accompanied by short descriptions of the Twelve Labors, taken from
the writings of Apollodorus, who chronicled the life of Hercules
two thousand years ago. Tasks are approached from a mathematical
modeling viewpoint, requiring varying levels of knowledge, from
basic logic and geometry to differential and integral calculus.
"Mythematics" provides helpful hints and complete solutions, and
the appendixes include a brief history of the Hercules tale, a
review of mathematics and equations, and a guide to the various
disciplines of math used throughout the book.
An engaging combination of ancient mythology and modern
mathematics, "Mythematics" will enlighten and delight mathematics
and classics enthusiasts alike.
How might Hercules, the most famous of the Greek heroes, have used
mathematics to complete his astonishing Twelve Labors? From
conquering the Nemean Lion and cleaning out the Augean Stables, to
capturing the Erymanthean Boar and entering the Underworld to
defeat the three-headed dog Cerberus, Hercules and his legend are
the inspiration for this book of fun and original math puzzles.
While Hercules relied on superhuman strength to accomplish the
Twelve Labors, Mythematics shows how math could have helped during
his quest. How does Hercules defeat the Lernean Hydra and stop its
heads from multiplying? Can Hercules clean the Augean Stables in a
day? What is the probability that the Cretan Bull will attack the
citizens of Marathon? How does Hercules deal with the terrifying
Kraken? Michael Huber's inventive math problems are accompanied by
short descriptions of the Twelve Labors, taken from the writings of
Apollodorus, who chronicled the life of Hercules two thousand years
ago. Tasks are approached from a mathematical modeling viewpoint,
requiring varying levels of knowledge, from basic logic and
geometry to differential and integral calculus. Mythematics
provides helpful hints and complete solutions, and the appendixes
include a brief history of the Hercules tale, a review of
mathematics and equations, and a guide to the various disciplines
of math used throughout the book. An engaging combination of
ancient mythology and modern mathematics, Mythematics will
enlighten and delight mathematics and classics enthusiasts alike.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Histoire De L'art De L'antiquit�, Volume 3; Histoire De L'art
De L'antiquit�; Johann Joachim Winckelmann Johann Joachim
Winckelmann, Michel Huber Chez l'auteur, 1781 Art; History; Ancient
& Classical; Art / History / Ancient & Classical
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
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++++ Choix De Po�sies Allemandes; Choix De Po�sies Allemandes;
Michael Huber Michael Huber Humblot, 1766 Poetry; Continental
European; Poetry / Continental European
Combinatorial Designs for Authentication and Secrecy Codes is a
succinct in-depth review and tutorial of a subject that promises to
lead to major advances in computer and communication security. This
monograph provides a tutorial on combinatorial designs, which gives
an overview of the theory. Furthermore, the application of
combinatorial designs to authentication and secrecy codes is
described in depth. This close relationship of designs with
cryptography and information security was first revealed in
Shannon's seminal paper on secrecy systems. The authors bring
together in one source foundational and current contributions
concerning design-theoretic constructions and characterizations of
authentication and secrecy codes.
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