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On the Buses: The Filming Locations is the most comprehensive guide
to filming locations used in the classic British sitcom and its
spin-off films ever compiled. Over 200 filming locations with now
and then photographs depicting the changes over the years and full
travel directions if you wish to visit the locations. Read the book
and learn about the locations used, but when you have finished, the
book still serves a purpose as a guide. A section cataloguing the
unknown locations mean you too can turn into a locations detective.
Also make use of the travel trips and suggestions in the book and
plan your days out visiting these locations. All in all, this is a
book with plenty of uses either as a travel companion, a guide or a
book to read and learn about where so many of the funniest scenes
in On the Buses were filmed. Hop aboard and learn so much more
about one of Britain's best-loved sitcoms.
On the Buses: The Filming Locations is the most comprehensive guide
to filming locations used in the classic British sitcom and its
spin-off films ever compiled. Over 200 filming locations with now
and then photographs depicting the changes over the years and full
travel directions if you wish to visit the locations. Read the book
and learn about the locations used, but when you have finished, the
book still serves a purpose as a guide. A section cataloguing the
unknown locations mean you too can turn into a locations detective.
Also make use of the travel trips and suggestions in the book and
plan your days out visiting these locations. All in all, this is a
book with plenty of uses either as a travel companion, a guide or a
book to read and learn about where so many of the funniest scenes
in On the Buses were filmed. Hop aboard and learn so much more
about one of Britain's best-loved .
This is an applications-oriented text that describes the basics of
EM fields and gives solutions to crosstalk problems using relevant
formulas, experiments and analysis.
Shortlisted for the 2011 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings
Studies
Tolkien's unparalleled popularity has been largely attributed to
his gifts as a storyteller and his thematic currency. But "The Lord
of the Rings" may have become a modern classic for a deeper reason
than we've noticed: Tolkien is a first-rate stylist. "The Power of
Tolkien's Prose "illuminates the multifaceted appeal of Tolkien's
prose style in dimensions ranging from his fantastic realism to his
revitalizing imagery to his dynamic narrative to his expansive
characterization to his engaging language. Viewed through the lens
of Steve Walker's stylistic appreciation, Tolkien's fiction emerges
as a new dimension of perception.
This book examines how beliefs shape leaders' perceptions of
reality and lead to cognitive and motivated biases that distort,
block, and recast incoming information from the environment. Using
content analysis and formal modeling methods associated with
quantitative operational code analysis, contributors analyze how
beliefs affect policies related to international security and
international political economy.
This volume fills the gap in books dedicated to the ideas of
ground-breaking theorist Juliet Mitchell. Essays from
internationally renowned scholars address themes that cross-cut her
oeuvre: equality, violence, collective movements, subjectivity,
sexuality and power. Mitchell herself contributes a chapter and an
afterward.
This new edition of an indispensable text provides a clear
treatment of Fourier Series, Fourier Transforms, and FFTs. The
unique software, included with the book and newly updated for this
edition, allows the reader to generate, firsthand, images of all
aspects of Fourier analysis described in the text. Topics covered
include applications to vibrating strings, heat conduction, removal
of noise and frequency detection, filtering of Fourier Series and
improvement of convergence, and much more.
Quantum physics has turned our commonsense notion of reality on its
head. This accessible book describes in layperson's terms the
strange phenomena that exist at the quantum level--a world of tiny
dimensions where nothing is absolutely predictable, where we
rethink causality, and information seemingly travels faster than
light. The author, a veteran physicist, uses illuminating analogies
and jargon-free language to illustrate the basic principles of the
subatomic world and show how they explain everything from the
chemistry around us to the formation of galaxies. He also explains
how scientists and engineers interact with this nebulous reality
and, despite its mysteries, achieve results of great precision.Up
front is a brief history of the early 20th-century "quantum
revolution," focusing on some of the brilliant individuals whose
contributions changed our view of the world--Albert Einstein, Niels
Bohr, Paul Dirac, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schroedinger, and
others. The work concludes with a discussion of the many amazing
inventions that have resulted from quantum theory, including
lasers, semiconductors, and the myriad of electronic devices that
use them.Lucidly written, this book conveys the excitement of
discovery while expanding the reader's appreciation for a science
that explores the basis of everything we know.
Mathematics and Music: Composition, Perception, and Performance,
Second Edition includes many new sections and more consistent
expectations of a student's experience. The new edition of this
popular text is more accessible for students with limited musical
backgrounds and only high school mathematics is required. The new
edition includes more illustrations than the previous one and the
added sections deal with the XronoMorph rhythm generator, musical
composition, and analyzing personal performance. The text teaches
the basics of reading music, explaining how various patterns in
music can be described with mathematics, providing mathematical
explanations for musical scales, harmony, and rhythm. The book
gives students a deeper appreciation showing how music is informed
by both its mathematical and aesthetic structures. Highlights of
the Second Edition: Now updated for more consistent expectations of
students' backgrounds More accessible for students with limited
musical backgrounds Full-color presentation Includes more thorough
coverage of spectrograms for analyzing recorded music Provides a
basic introduction to reading music Features new coverage of
building and evaluating rhythms
Organizational cognition concerns the processes which provide
agents and organizations with the ability to learn, make decisions,
and solve problems. ""Organizational and Technological Implications
of Cognitive Machines: Designing Future Information Management
Systems"" presents new challenges and perspectives to the
understanding of the participation of cognitive machines in
organizations. Containing extensive research by an international
collaboration of experts, this book addresses the possible
implications of cognitive machines for current and future
organizations.
The Ising model provides a detailed mathematical description of
ferromagnetism and is widely used in statistical physics and
condensed matter physics. In this Student's Guide, the author
demystifies the mathematical framework of the Ising model and
provides students with a clear understanding of both its physical
significance, and how to apply it successfully in their
calculations. Key topics related to the Ising model are covered,
including exact solutions of both finite and infinite systems,
series expansions about high and low temperatures, mean-field
approximation methods, and renormalization-group calculations. The
book also incorporates plots, figures, and tables to highlight the
significance of the results. Designed as a supplementary resource
for undergraduate and graduate students, each chapter includes a
selection of exercises intended to reinforce and extend important
concepts, and solutions are also available for all exercises.
First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Africans and their descendants constituted the majority of the
population of the Americas for most of the first three hundred
years. Yet their fundamental roles in the creation and definition
of the new societies of the Onew world, O and their significance in
the development of the Atlantic world, have not been acknowledged.
This multidisciplinary volume highlights the African presence
throughout the Americas, and African and African Diasporan
contributions to the material and cultural life of all of the
Americas, and of all Americans. It includes articles from leading
scholars, and from cultural leaders from both well-known and
little-known African Diasporan communities. Privileging African
Diasporan voices, it offers new perspectives, data, and
interpretations that challenge prevailing understandings of the
Americas. Its fundamental premise is that the story of the Americas
can only be accurately told by including the story of the
foundational roles played by Africans and their descendants in the
Americas
First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
In the first edition of his seminal introduction to wavelets, James
S. Walker informed us that the potential applications for wavelets
were virtually unlimited. Since that time thousands of published
papers have proven him true, while also necessitating the creation
of a new edition of his bestselling primer. Updated and fully
revised to include the latest developments, this second edition of
A Primer on Wavelets and Their Scientific Applications guides
readers through the main ideas of wavelet analysis in order to
develop a thorough appreciation of wavelet applications.
Ingeniously relying on elementary algebra and just a smidgen of
calculus, Professor Walker demonstrates how the underlying ideas
behind wavelet analysis can be applied to solve significant
problems in audio and image processing, as well in biology and
medicine. Nearly twice as long as the original, this new edition
provides 104 worked examples and 222 exercises, constituting a
veritable book of review material Two sections on biorthogonal
wavelets A mini-course on image compression, including a tutorial
on arithmetic compression Extensive material on image denoising,
featuring a rarely covered technique for removing isolated,
randomly positioned clutter Concise yet complete coverage of the
fundamentals of time-frequency analysis, showcasing its application
to audio denoising, and musical theory and synthesis An
introduction to the multiresolution principle, a new mathematical
concept in musical theory Expanded suggestions for research
projects An enhanced list of references
An original and valuable intervention in the fast-growing field of
feminist and new art histories, Nancy Spero, Encounters offers a
sophisticated interpretation of the work of a highly original and
under-represented woman artist. The study proposes a new model of
comparatism within the field of visual studies, mirroring and
complementing Spero's dialogic manner of working. Basing her
analyses on extensive research and multiple face-to-face interviews
with the artist, Joanna Walker examines how a selection of the
artists and art forms Spero cited offer significant points of
comparison with her work. Walker presents Spero's encounters with
the art of Ana Mendieta; with the poetry of the American poet H.D.;
with the dance of Isadora Duncan; and, turning the lens back on
Spero as subject, with the portraits of the artist by Abe
Frajndlich. Also included are transcripts of Walker's interviews
with the artist, and a listing of the books contained in Spero's
personal library which informed her practice. Not only does this
book cast well-deserved light on an artist who spent most of her
career on the margins of the mainstream - it reverses genealogies
and revises the traditional remit of the art historical monograph
through both its structure and content.
The Ising model provides a detailed mathematical description of
ferromagnetism and is widely used in statistical physics and
condensed matter physics. In this Student's Guide, the author
demystifies the mathematical framework of the Ising model and
provides students with a clear understanding of both its physical
significance, and how to apply it successfully in their
calculations. Key topics related to the Ising model are covered,
including exact solutions of both finite and infinite systems,
series expansions about high and low temperatures, mean-field
approximation methods, and renormalization-group calculations. The
book also incorporates plots, figures, and tables to highlight the
significance of the results. Designed as a supplementary resource
for undergraduate and graduate students, each chapter includes a
selection of exercises intended to reinforce and extend important
concepts, and solutions are also available for all exercises.
One of the oldest surviving pieces of Turkish literature, The Book
of Dede Korkut can be traced to tenth-century origins. Now
considered the national epic of Turkey, it is the heritage of the
ancient Oghuz Turks and was composed as they migrated westward from
their homeland in Central Asia to the Middle East, eventually to
settle in Anatolia. Who its primary creator was no one knows, the
titular bard, Dede Korkut, being more a symbol of Turkish
minstrelsy than a verifiable author. The songs and tales of
countless minstrels lay behind The Book of Dede Korkut, and in its
oral form the epic was undoubtedly subject to frequent
improvisation by individual performers. Partly in prose, partly in
verse, these legends were sung or chanted in the courts and camps
of political and military leaders. Even after they had been
recorded in written form, they remained part of an oral tradition.
The present edition is the first complete text in English. The
translators provide an excellent introduction to the language and
background of the legends as well as a history of Dede Korkut
scholarship. These outstanding tales will be of interest to all
students of world mythology and folklore.
This volume fills the gap in books dedicated to the ideas of
ground-breaking theorist Juliet Mitchell. Essays from
internationally renowned scholars address themes that cross-cut her
oeuvre: equality, violence, collective movements, subjectivity,
sexuality and power. Mitchell herself contributes a chapter and an
afterward.
Shortlisted for the 2011 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award
forInklingsStudies Tolkien's unparalleled popularity has been
largely attributed to his gifts as a storyteller and his thematic
currency. But The Lord of the Rings may have become a modern
classic for a deeper reason than we've noticed: Tolkien is a
first-rate stylist. The Power of Tolkien's Prose illuminates the
multifaceted appeal of Tolkien's prose style in dimensions ranging
from his fantastic realism to his revitalizing imagery to his
dynamic narrative to his expansive characterization to his engaging
language. Viewed through the lens of Steve Walker's stylistic
appreciation, Tolkien's fiction emerges as a new dimension of
perception.
The ancient Maya invested prodigious amounts of labor in the
construction of road systems for communication and trade, yet
recent discoveries surrounding Chetumal Bay reveal an alternative
and extensive network of riverine and maritime waterways. Focusing
on sites ringing the bay such as Cerro Maya, Oxtankah, and Santa
Rita Corozal, the contributors to this volume explore how the bay
and its feeder rivers affected all aspects of Maya culture from
settlement, food production, and the production and use of special
goods to political relationships and social organization. Besides
being a nexus for long distance exchange in valuable materials such
as jade and obsidian, the region was recognized for its high
quality agricultural produce, including chocolate, achiote,
vanilla, local fruits, honey, and salt, and for its rich marine
environment. The Maya living on the fringes of the bay perceived
the entire region as a single resource procurement zone. Waterborne
trade brought the world to them, providing a wider horizon than
would have been available to inland cities dependent only on Maya
roads for news of the world.
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