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Information theory

hardcover. Cybernetics is often thought of as a grim military or industrial science of control. This title follows the history of cybernetics' impact on the world, from contemporary robotics and complexity theory to the Chilean economy under Salvador Allende. Num Pages: 536 pages, 60 halftones, 28 line drawings. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226667898
ISBN
9780226667898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 75.68

Paperback. This study looks at the world of political conflict surrounding the Commonwealth Edison Company's nuclear power plant construction programme in northern Illinois during the 1980s. It examines the theory that planning can best be thought of as a form of persuasive storytelling. Series: New Practices of Inquiry S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 halftones, 15 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; GPF; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226799643
ISBN
9780226799643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.35

Hardcover. Conceptual model building is accepted as a key phase in Soft Systems Methodology. Despite the recognition of the importance of the SSM, students are still experiencing difficulty with the basic process of conceptual model building. This book addresses that issue. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJM; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780471894896
ISBN
9780471894896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.41

Hardback. This book is a history of the future. It shows how our contemporary understanding of the Net is shaped by visions of the future that were put together in the 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; GPF; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326610
ISBN
9780745326610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.84
€ 80.21

Hardback. Series: Idiom: Inventing Writing Theory. Num Pages: 312 pages, 61 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC; GPFC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823272990
ISBN
9780823272990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.47

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271063836
ISBN
9780271063836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.47
€ 56.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: GPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 245 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Diaphanes AG
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037345986
ISBN
9783037345986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.19
€ 50.75

Hardcover. Traces our epochal move from an economy of things and objects to an economy of attention. According to the author, the central commodity in our new age of information is not stuff but style, for style is what competes for our attention amidst the din and deluge of new media. He aims to map the frontier that information technologies have created. Num Pages: 316 pages, 27 halftones, 4 diagrams. BIC Classification: GPF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 181 x 30. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468822
ISBN
9780226468822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.78

Hardback. Series: Systems & Control: Foundations and Applications. Num Pages: 630 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBKQ; PBWR; TJFM; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 246 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2nd ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319179322
ISBN
9783319179322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.13

Hardback. Features coverage of progress in systems science, focusing on the field's structure and its components - including systems terms and concepts, complexity, measurements, and principles. This text offers a framework for understanding the underlying theory of systems science to assist decision makers in resolving real-world problems in their fields. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Edition
2nd ed. 1993
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306442995
ISBN
9780306442995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback. Provides an exposition of the implications and interpretations of the fundamentals of discrete information theory and coding. Focusing on the results of practical applications, this text covers information measures, Shannon's channel capacity/coding theorems, and source and channel coding concepts. Series: Applications of Communications Theory. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306445446
ISBN
9780306445446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.13

Hardback. Provides a unified scientific explanation of various aspects of human creativity. This book describes the psynet model that integrates ideas from computer science, mathematics, neurobiology, philosophy, and cognitive and personality psychology. It shows how common computer science algorithms fit into the mental and creative process. Series: IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306455186
ISBN
9780306455186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.13

hardcover. General systems methodology is a theoretical methodology whose purpose is to realize the ideal model of a systems theory described by von Bertalanffy, Quastler, and Zadeh - that is, to establish a general theory applicable to explain phenomena in various specific systems. This volume is a mathematical approach to general systems theory. Series: IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306459443
ISBN
9780306459443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Hardback. Introduces the mu framework. This book emphasizes its practical usefulness. It presents the classical and advanced mu tools, and applies them to engineering problems, namely a missile, a large rigid or flexible transport aircraft and a flexible telescope mock-up. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TJFM; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306462832
ISBN
9780306462832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Hardback. Presents an overview of systems science for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this edition adds supplemental examples and exercises, and a selection of papers in systems science. Series: IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 740 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2001
Number of pages
740
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306466236
ISBN
9780306466236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 425.36

Hardback. Offers an introduction to the methods of modern control theory and engineering. This book offers a historical overview of automatic control, from ancient Greece to the 1970's, when this discipline matured into a field for electrical, mechanical, aerospace, chemical, and biomedical engineers, as well as mathematicians, and computer scientists. Series: University Series in Mathematics. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TJFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
381
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306467431
ISBN
9780306467431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.13

Hardback. This book provides an up-to-date introduction to information theory. It provides the first comprehensive treatment of the theory of I-Measure, network coding theory, Shannon and non-Shannon type information inequalities, and a relation between entropy and group theory. Series: Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; T. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Edition
1st ed. 2002. Corr. 3rd printing. 2006
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306467912
ISBN
9780306467912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.90

Hardback. Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of the UK Systems Society, held July 7th to 10th, 2002, at York University, UK Editor(s): Ragsdell, Gillian; West, Daune; Wilby, Jennifer. Num Pages: 478 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306472473
ISBN
9780306472473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Hardback. Presents both a comprehensive framework for characterizing various forms of systems problems, and a set of specific methodologies for some key problems. These methodologies are based on a combination of classical and fuzzy set theories, probability and possibility theories, graph and hypergraph theories, and information theory, among others. Series: IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBC; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 713.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2003
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306473579
ISBN
9780306473579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback. Aims to recall to the systems community an important challenge to be dealt with in the immediate future: the study and characterization of general features of what is commonly qualified as 'emergence', chiefly in complex systems such as biological and cognitive ones. Editor(s): Minati, Gianfranco; Pessa, Eliano. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 2230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306473586
ISBN
9780306473586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.71

Paperback. Explores ethical interpretations of biotechnology and examines whether sufficient consensus exists or is emerging to enable this technology to occupy a stable role in the techno-economic, social and cultural order. The contributors address the nature and implications of biotechnologies for nature, life and social organisation. Editor(s): Campling, Jo; O'Mahony, Patrick. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; HPQ; JFFR; JHBA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333665886
ISBN
9780333665886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.46
€ 42.40

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387008578
ISBN
9780387008578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387096094
ISBN
9780387096094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387232645
ISBN
9780387232645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

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