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Wilkerson, Ralph
University of Missouri-Rolla
Rolla, Missouri
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  Introduction to combinatorial designs (2nd ed.) (Discrete Mathematics and Applications)
Wallis W., Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2007. 328 pp.  Type: Book (9781584888383)

This is the second edition of the author’s 1988 textbook [1], which has now been enhanced by new material that reflects the current state of research in this area. This book is directed toward advanced undergraduates, graduat...

Mar 6 2008  
  Direct methods for sparse linear systems (Fundamentals of Algorithms 2)
Davis T., Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA, 2006. 217 pp.  Type: Book (9780898716139), Reviews: (1 of 2)

This monograph presents basic theory, algorithms, and data structures for sparse matrix computations. The book begins with the fundamentals, and builds on the C programming language in order to construct a downloadable software library...

Nov 6 2007  
  The mathematics of infinity: a guide to great ideas (Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts)
Faticoni T., Wiley-Interscience, 2006. 304 pp.  Type: Book (9780471794325)

This is an enchanting book for those people in computer science or mathematics who are fascinated by the concept of infinity. Written in an informative and expository fashion, this book explores the topic of infinity from a number of d...

May 25 2007  
  A course in mathematical biology: quantitative modeling with mathematical and computational methods (Monographs on Mathematical Modeling and Computation)
Vries G., Hillen T., Lewis M., Schõnfisch B., SIAM, 2006. 309 pp.  Type: Book (9780898716122)

This monograph effectively introduces the student or practitioner of mathematical biology to the basic mathematical modeling methods used in this field. Such topics as discrete time models, ordinary differential equations, partial diff...

Apr 11 2007  
  Tantrix: a minute to learn, 100 (genetic algorithm) generations to master
Downing K. Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines 6(4): 381-406, 2005.  Type: Article

The Tantrix board game involves positioning tiles containing lines of different colors, subject to certain game rules. There are different puzzles based on the same basic tile forms. This paper discusses an evolutionary approach to sol...

Sep 7 2006  
  Constraint-based combinators for local search
Hentenryck P., Michel L., Liu L. Constraints 10(4): 363-384, 2005.  Type: Article

COMET, a constraint-based object-oriented programming language, makes use of combinators to implement local search algorithms. In particular, these constraint combinators--logical and cardinality operators, reification, and fi...

Jul 14 2006  
  Causality: models, reasoning, and inference
Pearl J., Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2000. 384 pp.  Type: Book (9780521773621), Reviews: (2 of 2)

Pearl lays the mathematical foundations for an empirical investigation into causation. This book follows in the footsteps of others written by this author [1,2] that continue to expand our knowledge in trying to understand the reasoni...

Dec 12 2002  
  Foundations of genetic programming
Langdon W., Poli R., Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., New York, NY, 2002. 260 pp.  Type: Book (9783540424512)

Genetic programming is a generalization of the methodologies of genetic algorithms that have been used for years to solve difficult search problems. This book takes that approach, bringing together in one source the theoretical result...

Nov 20 2002  
  Correctness of dataflow and systolic algorithms using algebras of streams
Meinke K., Steggles L. Acta Informatica 38(1): 45-88, 2001.  Type: Article

The authors use second-order equational (Horn) logic methods to verify various hardware algorithms; specifically, systolic algorithms and dataflow architectures. This is accomplished via two case studies....

Oct 16 2002  
  Soft computing for control of non-linear dynamical systems
Castillo O., Melin P., Kacprzyk J. (ed), Physica-Verlag GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany, 2001. 221 pp.  Type: Book (9783790813494)

This is a comprehensive introduction to the soft methods that can be applied to problems that arise in nonlinear dynamical control. The material is organized in a way that makes the book useful to practitioners in the areas of soft com...

May 30 2002  
 
 
 
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