An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

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A complete introduction to partial differential equations, this textbook provides a rigorous yet accessible guide to students in mathematics, physics and engineering. The presentation is lively and up to date, paying particular emphasis to developing an appreciation of underlying mathematical theory. Beginning with basic definitions, properties and derivations of some basic equations of mathematical physics from basic principles, the book studies first order equations, classification of second order equations, and the one-dimensional wave equation. Two chapters are devoted to the separation of variables, whilst others concentrate on a wide range of topics including elliptic theory, Green's functions, variational and numerical methods. A rich collection of worked examples and exercises accompany the text, along with a large number of illustrations and graphs to provide insight into the numerical examples. Solutions to selected exercises are included for students whilst extended solution sets are available to lecturers from solutions@cambridge.org.

An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations Review

This book was the primary textbook for my first year graduate PDE's class (I am an Applied Math student). The supplementary textbook was the one written by Strauss, which is the traditional undergraduate leveled text. My background is in Physics so I have seen PDE's before, just not in any detail as this.

As a textbook, I liked it. It was easy to read through and the hints in the back of the book were helpful when I was having a tough time solving the problems (some of which are quite difficult, others less so). I can say that I learned enough PDE's to be able to solve them properly if I were to see a PDE lying around in a, say, physics book! You will learn solving techniques reading through this book.

This text, unfortunately, is far from thorough, as the other reviewer has pointed out. This is an Applied Math textbook, NOT a Pure Math textbook! I had Evans' book with me the whole time and they were worlds apart! I tried to go through Evans' book along-side after reviewing a subject (like The Method of Characteristics) from P&R and it was a challenge. You won't become an expert in PDE theory using this book. It is most certainly an introduction. You don't see one bit of Sobolev spaces in the entire text; the treatment of shocks and conservation laws are left to a minimum, you don't even see a statement about the Reimann Problem (which comes up in research today)! Yes, there are many application but one thing I find tragic (coming from physics) is that the *interpretation* is kept to a minimum as well! Many "applied" mathematicians feel free to do this, I find, and it irks me to no end. The chapters on Separation of Variables and Sturm-Liouville theory is not complete either - this is to be expected since the topic can span multiple books by themselves. They do a good job of *introducing* you to the material, however.

I found myself always looking up other texts for another point of view and, perhaps, an interpretation or a better understanding of some results. For Separation of Variable and a view of Sturm-Liouville problems from a different angle, I whole-heartedly recommend taking a look at Churchill and Brown's "Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems" and "Fourier Analysis" by Korner. I find the treatment of Characteristcs to be done better and more intuitively by Zauderer. Uniqueness proofs are a strength of P&R and the only other book I found to be as easy to read regarding them is the one by Strauss.

All in all, this is a good book, don't get me wrong, it's just that you won't become an expert in the field. If you want a working knowledge of PDE's, I would recommend this book, Erich Zauderer's book, and Churchill and Brown's (excellent) book on Fourier Series; all of them to be read together.

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Introduction to Qur'anic Script

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'Masterly work ... Leads the reader patiently but directly not merely into Qur'anic writing but into the heart of that Holy Book itself ... By the time we have followed Dr Ahmad to the end of this splendid work we have learned something new and indeed something uplifting about one of the world's great books.' Prof. F. E. Peters, New York University.

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This book teaches the beginner exactly how to write all forms of each letter, carefully explaining the contexts in which the various forms occur. While the main discussion centers on standard naskh style, a wide variety of other script styles are also illustrated. The sometimes complicated rules are explained clearly. Copious examples from the Qur'an are correctly transcribed to show the pronunciation, and a certain amount of grammar is also included. Primarily intended for teaching a person to read the Qur'an, but also useful for a student of modern Arabic who would like clear guidance read and write the letters of the alphabet. Much better graphic quality (i.e. easier to read the letters and accents or diacritics) than in many introductory books on Arabic. Includes appendix on the Persian and Urdu variants of the script.

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Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues

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How much water does the world need to support growing human populations? What factors influence water quality, droughts, floods, and waterborne diseases? What are the potential effects of climate change on the world's water resources? These questions and more are discussed in this thorough introduction to the complex world of water resources. The strength of the book is its coverage of the fundamentals of the science of water, aquatic ecology, geomorphology and hydrology, supplemented by internet resources and examples from water resource issues in the news to engage the student. The book begins with a short history of human use and influence on water, followed by chapters on the geomorphology, hydrology, chemistry, and biology of lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Major disease issues, worldwide water quality and quantity problems, and potential solutions are addressed. Water laws, water allocation, and the conflicts involved are discussed using US and international examples. Students in departments of environmental studies, life science, Earth science, and engineering will benefit from this broad survey of these crucial issues.

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Best book on water resources I have found!(so far) This books writing is clear understandable and informative so if information on water is of interest to you just get this book its a great place to start.

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Invention of the Modern Cookbook

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Every kitchen has at least one well-worn cookbook, but just how did they come to be? Invention of the Modern Cookbook is the first study to examine that question, discussing the roots of these collections in 17th-century England and illuminating the cookbook's role as it has evolved over time.

Readers will discover that cookbooks were the product of careful invention by highly skilled chefs and profit-minded publishers who designed them for maximum audience appeal, responding to a changing readership and cultural conditions and utilizing innovative marketing and promotion techniques still practiced today. They will see how cookbooks helped women adjust to the changes of the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution by educating them on a range of subjects from etiquette to dealing with household servants. And they will learn how the books themselves became "modern," taking on the characteristics we now take for granted.

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Cookbooks are a universally popular and every month sees dozens and dozens new cookbook titles being published every month. Indeed, the Midwest Book Review features a regular monthly review column called "The Cookbook Shelf" in order to accommodate them. But cookbooks, celebrity chefs, and the culinary arguments over them and contests for acceptance between them is no new phenomena but goes back into early decades of the18th century. A superbly organized and painstakingly researched 300-page compendium, "Invention Of The Modern Cookbook" by food historian Sandra Sherman begins with an informed introduction, then moves on to the issue of culinary authority and the rise of celebrity chefs, examples of early cookbook texts, and the role marketing strategies played with respect to cookbook publishing. Of special note is the chapter devoted to niche and specialty cookbooks. Enhanced with the inclusion of an extensive bibliography and a comprehensive index, Sandra Sherman's "Invention Of The Modern Cookbook" is especially appropriate for academic library reference shelves and would prove to be a welcome and popular addition to community library collections for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in cookbooks and cookbook history.

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Investment Management (Frontiers in Finance Series)

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Fully updated to cover changing investment techniques and markets

Completely revised and updated, this new edition provides a solid introduction to investment techniques and up-to-date financial theory and has been expanded to include discussions of derivatives, bonds and fixed interest, equity investment, as well as private client accounts. Investment Management provides a thorough grounding in current investment techniques in a form uniquely suited to the perspective of the fund manager and analyst. Readers will find enlightening and practical coverage of such topics as behavioral finance, assessing investment systems, creative accounting and bankruptcy, neglected and new stocks, arbitrage pricing theory, forecasting the economy, business cycle, valuation, emerging markets, and passive investment management.

Stephen Lofthouse's career spanned both the academic and commercial investment worlds. He is a former Director of James Capel stockbrokers, now part of HSBC group, and Executive Chairman of James Capel FundManagers Ltd and James Capel Unit Trust Management Ltd.

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There are lot of book for beginners and lot of academical studies book. This book is excellent representation of academical and empirical data for knowledgeable investor.

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The IRA 1968-2000 (Political Violence)

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Based on thousands of interviews over 35 years with the leaders and members of the Republican movement and the IRA itself, as well as the Irish, British and Americans involved in the Troubles, the focus of this study is on the workings of an organization involved in armed struggle.

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.................................... J. Bowyer Bell's latest effort on the issue of Northern Irish politics is a very welcome attempt to write a book about the IRA which might become a milestone in the analysis of political violence, in Ireland as well as elsewhere. Bowyer Bell's work is extremely well documented and has the features of real political sciences, in that he uses a series of events (30 years of Troubles!) as a starting point to reach more general conclusions. This is obviously possible thanks to his 35 years long attention to Irish politics and, most important, to his personal contacts with major and minor participants to those events. But he also tries to detach his analysis from the contingent, the current, the short-term, in order to provide the reader with keys to understand the Republican movement in Northern Ireland. The author succeeds where many others failed, keeping historical and political analysis apart from personal opinions and moral judgements, which is the hardest task when approaching the emotion-packed issue of Irish nationalism and "terrorism". His use of comparative analysis is also of great importance, stressing the general trends of political violence around the world, along with the peculiar features of the Irish case. All considered, Bowyer Bell's conclusions might be debatable (and thus they are scientific, according to Karl Popper!) but he often hits the mark. And always gives the reader food for thought!

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