This monograph presents a unified mathematical framework for a wide range of problems in estimation control. The authors discuss the two most commonly used methodologies: the stochastic "H2" approach and the deterministic (worst-case) "H*" approach. Despite the fundamental differences in the philosophies of these two approaches, the authors have ......
This monograph offers a systematic quantitative approach to the analysis, evaluation and design of electoral systems. Today, electoral reform is of concern to newborn democracies as well as many old ones. The authors use mathematical models and automatic procedures, when possible, to solve some of the problems that arise in the comparison of ......
This updated version of "Solving Linear Systems on Vector and Shared Memory Computers" (SIAM, 1990) discusses major elements of the new advanced-architecture computers and recent developments in the solution of systems of linear equations and eigenvalue algorithms for dense and sparse matrices that are designed to exploit these elements. It ......
This second edition provides much-needed updates to the original volume. Like the first edition, it emphasizes the ideas behind the algorithms as well as their theoretical foundations and properties, rather than focusing strictly on computational details; at the same time, this new version is now largely self-contained and includes essential ......
Interest in the temporal fluctuations of biological populations can be traced to the dawn of civilization. How can mathematics be used to gain an understanding of population dynamics? This monograph introduces the theory of structured population dynamics and its applications, focusing on the asymptotic dynamics of deterministic models. This theory ......
This text teaches control system design using H-infinity techniques that are simple and compatible with classical control, yet powerful enough to allow the solution of physically meaningful problems. The authors begin by teaching how to formulate control system design problems as mathematical optimization problems and then discuss the theory and ......
Readers should find this book a valuable reference on the design of experiments. It contains hard-to-find information on topics such as change-over designs with residual effects and early treatment of analysis of covariance. Other topics include linear models and quadratic forms, experiments with one or more factors, Latin square designs, and ......
Designed for those people who want to gain a practical knowledge of modern techniques, this book contains the material necessary to teach a first course on the numerical solution of differential equations. It provides a unified presentation of initial-value and boundary-value problems in ODEs as well as differential-algebraic equations. The ......
A Collaboration Between Academe and Industry, Teacher Edition
Statisticians know that the clean data sets that appear in textbook problems have little to do with real-life industry data. To better prepare their students for all types of statistical careers, academic statisticians now strive to use data sets from real-life statistical problems. This book contains 20 case studies that use actual data sets that ......
