Orienteering Problems: Models and Algorithms for Vehicle Routing Problems with Profits (Vansteenwegen Pieter)(Pevná vazba)

Orienteering Problems: Models and Algorithms for Vehicle Routing Problems with Profits (Vansteenwegen Pieter)(Pevná vazba)

Introduction.- Definitions and Mathematical Models of Single Vehicle Routing.- Definitions and Mathematical Models of OP Variants.- State-of-the-Art Solution Techniques for PTP and PCTSP.- State-of-the-Art Solution Techniques for OP and TOP.- State-of-the-Art Solution Techniques for OPTW and

Complex Scheduling (Brucker Peter)(Paperback)

This book presents models and algorithms for complex scheduling problems. Besides resource-constrained project scheduling problems with applications also job-shop problems with flexible machines, transportation or limited buffers are discussed. Discrete optimization methods like linear and integer

Beyond the Worst-Case Analysis of Algorithms (Roughgarden Tim)(Pevná vazba)

Understanding when and why algorithms work is a fundamental challenge. For problems ranging from clustering to linear programming to neural networks there are significant gaps between empirical performance and prediction based on traditional worst-case analysis. The book introduces exciting new

Optimization Algorithms on Matrix Manifolds (Absil P. -A)(Pevná vazba)

Many problems in the sciences and engineering can be rephrased as optimization problems on matrix search spaces endowed with a so-called manifold structure. This book shows how to exploit the special structure of such problems to develop efficient numerical algorithms. It places careful emphasis on

Image Texture Analysis: Foundations, Models and Algorithms (Hung Chih-Cheng)(Pevná vazba)

Part I: Existing Models and Algorithms for Image Texture Image Texture, Texture Features, and Image Texture Classification and Segmentation Texture Features and Image Texture Models Algorithms for Image Texture Classification Dimensionality Reduction and Sparse Representation Part II: The K-Views

125 Problems in Text Algorithms: With Solutions (Crochemore Maxime)(Paperback)

This collection of puzzles and exercises with solutions in key areas of string algorithms and combinatorics on words offers graduate students and researchers a pleasant and direct way to learn and practice with advanced concepts. Copious figures illuminate classic and new problems to tease out

Problems from the Book (Andreescu Titu)(Pevná vazba)

Presents beautiful results, intriguing problems, and ingenious solutions. The problems range from elementary gems to deep truths. A truly delightful and highly instructive book, this will prepare the engaged reader not only for any mathematics competition they may enter but also for a lifetime of

Algorithms Illuminated (Part 4): Algorithms for NP-Hard Problems (Roughgarden Tim)(Paperback)

Fourth book in a series that provides an accessible, no-nonsense, and programming language-agnostic introduction to algorithms. Includes hints of solutions to all quizzes and problems, and a series of YouTube videos by the author accompanies the book. Part 4 covers algorithmic tools for tackling

Sustainable and Democratic Education: Opening Spaces for Complexity, Subjectivity and the Future (Chave Sarah)(Pevná vazba)

In a world struggling with environmental and social problems resistant to current solutions, education needs to explore ways to 'enlarge the space of the possible' rather than only 'replicate the existing possible'. To respond to this challenge, this book troubles dominant Western philosophical

Integer Programming (Wolsey Laurence A.)(Pevná vazba)

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS WITH DISCRETE OR INTEGER VARIABLES, REVISED AND UPDATED The revised second edition of Integer Programming explains in clear and simple terms how to construct custom-made algorithms or use existing commercial software to obtain optimal or near-optimal

Timeless Techniques for Better Oil Paintings (Browning Tom)(Pevná vazba)

If you've ever struggled with identifying the problems in your oil paintings--and how to fix them--then this book is for you. Not only will you learn to solve those pesky painting problems, you'll learn how to avoid them in the first place.Here you'll get to know the right way to put a painting

Factorization of Boundary Value Problems Using the Invariant Embedding Method (Henry Jacques)(Pevná vazba)

Factorization Method for Boundary Value Problems by Invariant Embedding presents a new theory for linear elliptic boundary value problems. The authors provide a transformation of the problem in two initial value problems that are uncoupled, enabling you to solve these successively. This method

Reality and Education: A New Direction for Educational Policy (Wentland Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

A poorly designed system produces poor results. Problems with the public education system are reported every day in periodicals and books. Improving student achievement is too important a societal issue to continue stumbling along the same unending path of let's try this educational fad and then

Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems (Hamaguchi Patricia McAleer)(Paperback)

The essential, up-to-date guide for helping children with language and listening problems Does your child have trouble getting the right words out, following directions, or being understood? In this revised new edition of Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems, speech-language

Pseudocompact Topological Spaces: A Survey of Classic and New Results with Open Problems (Hrusk Michael)(Pevná vazba)

This book, intended for postgraduate students and researchers, presents many results of historical importance on pseudocompact

Algorithms for Optimization (Kochenderfer Mykel J.)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive introduction to optimization with a focus on practical algorithms for the design of engineering systems.This book offers a comprehensive introduction to optimization with a focus on practical algorithms. The book approaches optimization from an engineering perspective, where the

Skepticism - Historical and Contemporary Inquiries(Pevná vazba)

Skepticism is one of the most enduring and profound of philosophical problems. With its roots in Plato and the Sceptics to Descartes, Hume, Kant and Wittgenstein, skepticism presents a challenge that every philosopher must reckon with. In this outstanding collection philosophers engage with

Information-Driven Planning and Control (Ferrari Silvia)(Pevná vazba)

A unified framework for developing planning and control algorithms for active sensing, with examples of applications for specific sensor technologies. Active sensor systems, increasingly deployed in such applications as unmanned vehicles, mobile robots, and environmental monitoring, are

Fundamentals of Pediatric Orthopedics (Staheli Lynn T.)(Pevná vazba)

Ideal for anyone involved in the care of children with musculoskeletal problems, this best-selling resource has been completely updated to be even more relevant to your everyday practice. Comprehensive and user-friendly, it covers the diagnosis and management of pediatric orthopedic issues with an

Machiavelli's Platonic Problems: Neoplatonism, Eros, Mythmaking, and Philosophy in Machiavellian Thought (Bogiaris Guillaume)(Pevná vazba)

Economic Forecasting (Elliott Graham)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive and integrated approach to economic forecasting problems Economic forecasting involves choosing simple yet robust models to best approximate highly complex and evolving data-generating processes. This poses unique challenges for researchers in a host of practical forecasting

Midlife: A Philosophical Guide (Setiya Kieran)(Pevná vazba)

Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle age How can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past, the sense of futility in the tasks

Public Economics: The Macroeconomic Perspective (Heer Burkhard)(Pevná vazba)

​Analyses contemporary public policy problems in the key workhorse models of macroeconomic theoryProvides quantitative public policy implications Offers self-contained material for courses Includes programs and data for all simulations and computations, downloadable as supplementary material

Inverse Problems in Ordinary Differential Equations and Applications (Llibre Jaume)(Pevná vazba)

Preface.- 1.Differential Equations with Given Partial and First Integrals.- 2.Polynomial Vector Fields with Given Partial and First Integrals.- 3.16th Hilbert Problem for Algebraic Limit Cycles.- 4.Inverse Problem for Constrained Lagrangian Systems.- 5.Inverse Problem for Constrained Hamiltonian