This book covers all the proposed fuel cell systems including PEMFC, SOFC, PAFC, MCFC, regenerative fuel cells, direct alcohol fuel cells, and small fuel cells to replace batteries.

In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the understanding of problems of learning and generalization. In this context, intelligence basically means the ability to perform well on new data after learning a model on the basis of given data. Such problems arise in many different areas and are becoming increasingly important and crucial towards many applications such as in bioinformatics, multimedia, computer vision and signal processing, internet search and information retrieval, datamining and textmining, finance, fraud detection, measurement systems, process control and several others. Currently, the development of new technologies enables to generate massive amounts of data containing a wealth of information that remains to become explored. Often the dimensionality of the input spaces in these novel applications is huge. This can be seen in the analysis of micro-array data, for example, where expression levels of thousands of genes need to be analyzed given only a limited number of experiments. Without performing dimensionality reduction, the classical statistical paradigms show fundamental shortcomings at this point. Facing these new challenges, there is a need for new mathematical foundations and models in a way that the data can become processed in a reliable way. The subjects in this publication are very interdisciplinary and relate to problems studied in neural networks, machine learning, mathematics and statistics.

Unique new approaches for making chemistry accessible to diverse students

Students' interest and achievement in academics improve dramatically when they make connections between what they are learning and the potential uses of that knowledge i n the workplace and/or in the world at large. "Making Chemistry Relevant" presents a unique collection of strategies that have been used successfully in chemistry classrooms to create a learner-sensitive environment that enhances academic achievement and social competence of students.

Rejecting rote memorization, the book proposes a cognitive constructivist philosophy that casts the teacher as a facilitator helping students to construct solutions to problems. Written by chemistry professors and research groups from a wide variety of colleges and universities, the book offers a number of creative ways to make chemistry relevant to the student, including:

Teaching science in the context of major life issues and STEM professions

Relating chemistry to current events such as global warming, pollution, and terrorism

Integrating science research into the undergraduate laboratory curriculum

Enriching the learning experience for students with a variety of learning styles as well as accommodating the visually challenged students

Using media, hypermedia, games, and puzzles in the teaching of chemistry

Both novice and experienced faculty alike will find valuable ideas ready to be applied and adapted to enhance the learning experience of "all" their students.