Mathematical Models for Suspension Bridges

Mathematical Models for Suspension Bridges
Author: Filippo Gazzola
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2015-05-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3319154346

This work provides a detailed and up-to-the-minute survey of the various stability problems that can affect suspension bridges. In order to deduce some experimental data and rules on the behavior of suspension bridges, a number of historical events are first described, in the course of which several questions concerning their stability naturally arise. The book then surveys conventional mathematical models for suspension bridges and suggests new nonlinear alternatives, which can potentially supply answers to some stability questions. New explanations are also provided, based on the nonlinear structural behavior of bridges. All the models and responses presented in the book employ the theory of differential equations and dynamical systems in the broader sense, demonstrating that methods from nonlinear analysis can allow us to determine the thresholds of instability.

Modeling With Mathematics

Modeling With Mathematics
Author: COMAP
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2006-02-28
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780716707806

"Designed for juniors and seniors in high school who have not succeeded using traditional approaches to teaching mathematics, but want to prepare for Algebra II or a College Algebra course" -- Publisher.

Computational Geometry

Computational Geometry
Author: Franco P. Preparata
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461210984

From the reviews: "This book offers a coherent treatment, at the graduate textbook level, of the field that has come to be known in the last decade or so as computational geometry. ... ... The book is well organized and lucidly written; a timely contribution by two founders of the field. It clearly demonstrates that computational geometry in the plane is now a fairly well-understood branch of computer science and mathematics. It also points the way to the solution of the more challenging problems in dimensions higher than two." #Mathematical Reviews#1 "... This remarkable book is a comprehensive and systematic study on research results obtained especially in the last ten years. The very clear presentation concentrates on basic ideas, fundamental combinatorial structures, and crucial algorithmic techniques. The plenty of results is clever organized following these guidelines and within the framework of some detailed case studies. A large number of figures and examples also aid the understanding of the material. Therefore, it can be highly recommended as an early graduate text but it should prove also to be essential to researchers and professionals in applied fields of computer-aided design, computer graphics, and robotics." #Biometrical Journal#2

The Knot Book

The Knot Book
Author: Colin Conrad Adams
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2004
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821836781

Knots are familiar objects. Yet the mathematical theory of knots quickly leads to deep results in topology and geometry. This work offers an introduction to this theory, starting with our understanding of knots. It presents the applications of knot theory to modern chemistry, biology and physics.