... Optical Networks, Second Edition: Architectures, Design, and ControlThomas E. Stern, Georgios Ellinas and Krishna BalaFrontmatterMore informationxxxii Preface to the Second Edition multipoint networks ... Optical Networks, Second Edition: Architectures, Design, and ControlThomas E. Stern, Georgios Ellinas and Krishna BalaFrontmatterMore informationMultiwavelength Optical Networks, Second Edition Updated ... Optical Networks, Second Edition: Architectures, Design, and ControlThomas E. Stern, Georgios Ellinas and Krishna BalaFrontmatterMore informationPreface to the SecondEdition xxxiii networks. ...
... FDDI topology, as well, except that an FDDI station will have a second set of transmit-and-receiveports for the second ring. On the second ring, the Rx port of a station connects to the Tx port ... is measured in cycles per second, or hertz (Hz). If Figure 1.1 were measured over a period of one second, itwould be identified as a frequency of three cycles per second or 3Hz.The problem ... of 10 megabits per second (Mbps). This means that 10Mb Ethernet is capableof transferring 10,000,000 bits (or 1,250,000 bytes) from one network station to another in a one -second period of time.This...
... air-traffic control system you may start out with a high concept focused on the system that you’re building: “The tower program keeps track of the aircraft.” But consider what happens when you shrink ... build a type hierarchy that expresses the problem you’re trying to solve in terms of its types. A second example is the classic shape problem, perhaps used in a computer-aided design system or ... inheritance may appear right away, or later in the design process. 2. Object assembly. As you’re building an object you’ll discover the need for new members that didn’t appear during discovery....
... This edition now deals with the range of differentdoctorates on offer and integrates moreexamples of thesis writing. Building on thesuccess of the evidence-based approach usedin the first edition, ... will appear more than once in your timetable:TIMETABLE FOR WRITING 29How to Writea Thesis SECOND EDITION Rowena MurrayOpen University Pressof academic writing. You may need to study this ... represents a distinct discourse community. It could be argued that each thesis is potentially situated in the same way:the thesis sits not just within the distinct discourse community of the discip-line...
... the U.S. roadway system is one of thelargest mechanical systems we will build for quite a while. Buildings and ships are probably the largestself-contained mechanical systems we will construct ... process at Cronos, which depositsa first layer of polysilicon that is 2.0 µm thick and then a second layer that is 1.5µm thick. The interfacebetween these two layers is visible in the photograph. ... Pyramid of Khufu was originally147 m high when completed around 2600 B.C., while the Empire State Building constructed in 1931 ispresently — after the addition of atelevision antenna mast in 1950...
... assertedDatabase right Oxford University Press (maker)First edition published 1998Reprinted 1999 (with corrections), 2000 (twice) Second edition published 2002All rights reserved. No part of this ... any carcinogens. Fermentation of resistant starch and non-starchEssentials of Human Nutrition Second Edition INTRODUCTION5controls continue to follow their usual diet. Disease (and death) outcomes ... NUTRITIONfoods can we obtain each of them? Many of the answers to these questions have beenestablished. Second, can we delay or even prevent the chronic degenerative diseases by modifyingwhat we usually...
... photocopying, recording, or oth-erwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.The first edition of this book was published in 2001 under the title Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis.Library ... into three main sections. The first section pro-vides a general introduction to MS and CAM. The second section, which isthe main portion of the book, presents detailed information on a largenumber ... have relapsing-remitting disease may subsequently develop progressive symptoms. This isknown as secondary-progressive MS. People who have exclusively progres-sive symptoms from the onset of the...
... succeed.www.it-ebooks.infoptg7913098ContentsPreface to the SecondEdition xxiiiAcknowledgments for the SecondEdition xxivPreface to the First Edition xxvAcknowledgments for the First Edition xxvi1 About This Book 11.1 ... characters.www.it-ebooks.infoptg7913098Preface to the Second Edition I never thought that the first edition of this book would sell so long. But now, after twelve years, it’stime for a new edition that covers C++11, the ... of the standard library took up about 50% of the first standard, and that increasedto 65% in the second standard. (With C++11, the number of pages covering the library rose fromabout 350 to about...
... Contents Preface to the SecondEdition xvii Prerace to the First Edition xix Suggestions or Topics for Instructors xxiii List or ... 467 Design Matrix and Yield Data for Second- Order Design 469 Design Matrix, Ranitidine Screening Experiment 473 Design Matrix and Response Data, Final Second- Order Ranitidine Experiment 479 ... models and Bayesian methods. Preface to the First Edition '" (Note that the chapter numbering used below refers to first edition chapters.) Statistical experimental design...
... PhysicsNumerical simulation is now an integrated part of science and technology. Nowin its second edition, this comprehensive textbook provides an introduction tothe basic methods of computational ... modern science indistant places that I have never even heard of. The main drive for having a second edition of the book is to provide a new generation of science and engineeringstudents with ... computational physics.For this new edition, I have revised each chapter in the book thoroughly, incor-porating many suggestions made by the readers of the first edition. There are moreexamples...
... For example, a dataset, using 3 blocks, may take 15 seconds. The same data set using 12 blocks will thentake 60 seconds. The difference of 45 seconds may not sound like much until youmultiply ... condition that these transients may cause.The second problem is time. Each block of data, depending on the speed of themachine, requires between 5 and 60 seconds of acquisition time. As a result, ... Predictive MaintenanceFigure 1–1 Typical bathtub curve.AN INTRODUCTIONTO PREDICTIVEMAINTENANCE Second Edition R. Keith MobleyAmsterdam London New York Oxford Paris TokyoBoston San Diego San Francisco...
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... last. Community values do alter(Passmore, 1974) and moral values may tend to converge, thereby reducingEconomics and the living environment 11Economics ofEnvironmentalConservation, Second Edition Clement ... efficient approach to publishing my work and making it widelyavailable.Typing required for the secondedition has been done by Sue Hickey andI am grateful for her help as well as the support by ... problem when she reallywants to chat.Clement A. Tisdell,Brisbane, AustraliaPreface to the secondedition xviiOn the basis of a wide range of ethics or goals, it seems that ‘Panglossian’views...
... Teach YourselfC++ in 21 Days, Second Edition DedicationThis book is dedicated to the living memory of David Levine. AcknowledgmentsA secondedition is a second chance to acknowledge and ... manual for the values that your variable types can hold. Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, Second Edition IntroductionWeek 1 at a Glance:Day 1 Getting StartedDay 2 The Parts of a C++ Program ... Length;}Clearly, the second program is easier to understand, and the inconvenience of having to type the longer variable names is more than made up for by how much easier it is to maintain the second program....