Business / Economics

The Evolution of Macroeconomic Theory and Policy

AUTHOR: / Kamran Dadkhah, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
ISBN-13: / 978-3-540-77007-7
PAGES/ILLUS: / approx. 320 p., Hardcover
PRICE: / approx. $89.95
AVAILABLE (US): / May 2009
The Great Depression of the 1930s gave birth to a branch of economics that in 1933 Ragnar Frisch christened macroeconomics. Over the decades that followed up to the present, the interactions of economic events, economic policy, and macroeconomic theory have created a fascinating story integral to the life and politics ofnational economies aroundthe world. This book recounts that story. It brings together three strands of activities and trends: the economic events of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries that defined the economic problems facing the nation, policymakers, and economists; the responses of economists who brought the accumulated knowledge of the profession to bear on these problems; and the successes and failures of these policies as they reshaped the economic landscape and defined new sets of problems to be analyzed by macroeconomic theory.
SELLING POINTS:
  • This highly readable book presents an unconventional perspective on macroeconomics
  • Explores the interplay of theory and policy in a historical context

MARKET: / Economists and everyone interested in economics
SUBJECTS: / Macroeconomics; Methodology and the History of Economic Thought
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: / Business / Economics
RELATED TITLES:
Kamps, The Dynamic Macroeconomic Effects of Public Capital (978-3-540-23897-3, 2005, $110)
Alkan, Current Trends in Economics (978-3-540-65383-7, 1999, $199)
Falkinger, A Theory of Employment in Firms (978-3-7908-1520-7, 2002, $79.95)
COMPETITION:
Sargent, Dynamic Macroeconomic Theory (Harvard Univ Press, 0674218779, 1987, $76.50)
Roth, The Evolution of Management Theory: Past, Present, Future (CRC, 0963568019, 1994, $29.95)
Barron & Ewing, Understanding Macroeconomic Theory (Routledge, 0415701961, 2006, $56.95)

Chemistry, Food Science

Prebiotics and Probiotics Science and Technology

EDITORS: / Dimitris Charalampopoulos, University of Reading, UK and Robert A. Rastall, University of Reading, UK
ISBN-13: / 978-0-387-79057-2
PAGES/ILLUS: / approx. 1000 p., Hardcover
PRICE: / approx. $499.00
AVAILABLE (US): / May 2009
Prebiotic and Probiotic Science and Technology provides a comprehensive overview on the advances in the field of prebiotics and probiotics. This volume presents the science underpinning the probiotic and prebiotic effects, the latest in vivo studies, the technological issues in the development and manufacture of these types of products, and the regulatory issues involved.Itis structured so that it covers all aspects of the topics in a logical manner, avoiding replication.
SELLING POINTS:
  • The first comprehensive reference of its kind
  • Useful reference for both scientists and technologists working in academic and governmental institutes, and in the industry

MARKET: / Scientists and technologists working in academic and governmental institutes, food scientists and researchers, nutritionists, microbiologists, health professionals
SUBJECTS: / Food Science; Chemistry/Food Science, general; Nutrition
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: / Chemistry, Food Science
RELATED TITLES:
Gibson, Colonic Microbiota, Nutrition and Health (978-0-412-79880-1, 1999, $239)
Querol, Yeasts in Food and Beverages (978-3-540-28388-1, 2006, $369)
COMPETITION:
Gordon, Dietary Fiber, Prebiotics, Probiotics and their Role in Intestinal Health (CRC Press, 978-0824709747, 2007, $179.95)
Tannock, Probiotics and Prebiotics: Scientific Aspects (Caister Academic Press, 978-1904455011, 2005, $199.00)
Tannock, Probiotics and Prebiotics: Where Are We Going? (Caister Academic Press, 978-0954246419, 2002, $180.00)
Tannock, Probiotics: A Critical Review (Horizon Scientific Press, 978-1898486152, 1999, $144.00)

Computer Science

Handbook of Multimedia for Digital Entertainment

EDITOR: / Borko Furht, FloridaAtlanticUniversity, Boca Raton, FL, USA
ISBN-13: / 978-0-387-89023-4
PAGES/ILLUS: / approx. 600 p., Hardcover
PRICE: / approx. $199.00
AVAILABLE (US): / May 2009
The Handbook of Multimedia for Digital Entertainment is an edited volume contributed by worldwide experts in the field of the new digital and interactive media, and their applications in entertainment and arts. This handbook will cover leading edge media technologies, and the latest research applied to digital entertainment and arts. The main focus of The Handbook of Multimedia for Digital Entertainment will target interactive and online games, edutainment, e-performance, personal broadcasting, innovative technologies for digital arts, digital visual and auditory media, augmented reality, moving media, and other advanced topics. The final chapters of this book will present future trends and developments within this explosive field. The Handbook of Multimedia for Digital Entertainment will serve as a primary reference for advanced-level students, researchers and professors studying computer science and electrical engineering. With the dramatic growth of interactive digital entertainment and art applications, this handbook is also suitable as a reference for practitioners, programmers, and engineers working in this field.
SELLING POINTS:
  • The first comprehensive handbook that covers recent research and technical trends in the field of digital entertainment and art
  • Includes an outline for future research directions within this explosive field

MARKET: / Researchers and practitioners in the field of digital entertainment
SUBJECTS: / Multimedia Information Systems; Computer Imaging, Graphics and Computer Vision; Database Management
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: / Computer Science
RELATED TITLES:
Furht, Encyclopedia of Multimedia (978-0-387-74724-8, 2009, $449)
Maimon, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Handbook (978-0-387-24435-8, 2005, $269)
COMPETITION:
Bovik, Handbook of Image and Video Processing for Multimedia (Academic Press, 0121197921, 2005, $142)
Chapman, Digital Multimedia (Wiley, 0470858907, 2004, $60)

Computer Science

Encyclopedia of Biometrics

EDITORS: / Stan Z. Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
ISBN-13: / 978-0-387-73002-8
PAGES/ILLUS: / approx. 1000 p., 200 illus., Hardcover
PRICE: / $449.00
AVAILABLE (US): / May 2009
Biometrics refers to automated methods of recognizing a person based on physiological or behavioral characteristics. The Encyclopedia of Biometrics provides a comprehensive reference to topics in Biometrics, including concepts, modalities, algorithms, devices, systems, security, performance testing, applications and standardization.
With an A–Z format, the Encyclopedia of Biometrics provides easy access to relevant information on all aspects of biometrics for those seeking entry into this broad field. The Encyclopedia is composed of approximately 250 overview entries, and 800 definitional entries.
Each entry includes a definition, key words, list of synonyms, list of related entries, illustration(s), applications, and a bibliography. Most entries include useful literature references providing the reader with a portal to more detailed information. The style of the entries is expository and tutorial, making the encyclopedia a practical resource for experts in the field and professionals in other fields.
SELLING POINTS:
  • Editor-in-Chief Stan Z. Li is an expert in face recognition, biometrics and intelligent video surveillance - Editorial advisor Anil K. Jain is a world renowned leader and author of several books in this field
  • First comprehensive reference work on biometrics

MARKET: / Research scientists and industry practitioners in a wide variety of fields for a broad array of applications; computer scientists and academics in other areas such as engineering, math, statistics, political science, management science, psychology, biomedicine; advanced-level students interested in entering the field of biometrics or working in related areas
SUBJECTS: / Computer Imaging, Graphics and Computer Vision
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: / Computer Science
RELATED TITLES:
Furht, Encyclopedia of Multimedia (978-0-387-24395-5, 2005, $499)
van Tilborg, Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security (978-0-387-23473-1, 2005, $349)
COMPETITION:
Jahne, Practical Handbook on Image Processing (CRC, 0849319005, 2004, $149.95)
Chen, Handbook of Pattern Recognition (World Scientific, 9812561056, 2005, $195.00)

Computer Science

Touch of Class

Learning to Program Well with Objects and Contracts

AUTHOR: / Bertrand Meyer, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
ISBN-13: / 978-3-540-92144-8
PAGES/ILLUS: / approx. 700 p., Hardcover
PRICE: / $79.95
AVAILABLE (US): / March 2009
From object technology pioneer and ETH Zurich professor Bertrand Meyer, winner of the Jolt award and the ACM Software System Award, a revolutionary textbook that makes learning programming fun and rewarding. Meyer builds his presentation on a rich object-oriented software system supporting graphics and multimedia, which students can use to produce impressive applications from day one, and then understand inside out as they learn new programming techniques.
Unique to Touch of Class is a combination of a practical, hands-on approach to programming with the introduction of sound theoretical support focused on helping students learn the construction of high quality software. The use of full color brings exciting programming concepts to life.
Among the useful features of the book is the use of Design by Contract, critical to software quality and providing a gentle introduction to formal methods.
Will give students a major advantage by teaching professional-level techniques in a literate, relaxed and humorous way.
SELLING POINTS:
  • Revolutionary introduction to programming
  • First introductory programming book to use concepts of Design by Contract for software safety and reliability
  • Examples and exercises allow all students to build graphical and multimedia applications right from the start

MARKET: / Students, programmers, software engineers.
SUBJECTS: / Programming Techniques; Software Engineering
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: / Computer Science
RELATED TITLES:
Olsson, The JR Programming Language (978-1-4020-8085-2, 2004, $139)
Palmer, Essential Java 3D Fast (978-1-85233-394-2, 2001, $44.95)
COMPETITION:
Horstmann, Big Java (Wiley, 0470105542, 2007, $107.61)
van Dam, Object-Oriented Programming in Java (Addison Wesley, 0321245741, 2005, $103)

Electrical Engineering

Mobile Broadband

Including WiMAX and LTE

AUTHOR: / Mustafa Ergen, Wichorus, Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
ISBN-13: / 978-0-387-68189-4
PAGES/ILLUS: / approx. 665 p., 311 illus., Hardcover
PRICE: / $139.00
AVAILABLE (US): / February 2009
This book addresses the emerging technology for OFDMA. It covers OFDMA physical layer as well as network technology. This book also includes information on IEEE 802.16e and WiMAX networks as well as comparision with the other OFDMA technologies.
OFDMA is the fastest growing area in the wireless marketplace. OFDMA is the backbone of systems used in WiMAX. WiMAX is the technology that enables users to communicate at any time from any location without having to find a WiFi hotspot. The author is very active in this area, he is a developer, and works with one of the leading Silicon Valley companies that has developed technology in this area. This plus the author's role as one of the principal contributors to the book, Multi-Carrier Digital Communications: Theory and Applications of OFDM, makes him an ideal person to write such a book.
SELLING POINTS:
  • Offers thorough information on OFDMA and its present technology in 4G
  • Helps industry to understand the OFDMA and IEEE 802.16e
  • Assists developers and designers of OFDMA based networking systems

MARKET: / Graduate students and professionals in the OFDMA and IP communication field
SUBJECTS: / Communications Engineering, Networks; Circuits and Systems; Signal Processing
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: / Electrical Engineering
RELATED TITLES:
Bahai, Multi-Carrier Digital Communications (978-0-387-22575-3, 2004, $125)
Tsang, Broadband Communications (978-0-7923-8677-3, 2000, $285)
Cooper, Frontiers of Broadband, Electronic and Mobile Commerce (978-3-7908-0087-6, 2004, $99.95)
COMPETITION:
Correia, Mobile Broadband Multimedia Networks (Academic Press, 0123694221, 2006, $97.95)
Zhang, Mobile WiMAX (Auerbach Publications, 0849326249, 2007, $99.95)
Dahlman, 3G Evolution, Second Edition: HSPA and LTE for Mobile Broadband (Academic Press, 0123745381, 2008, $119.95)

Management / Business for Professionals

Design for Six Sigma + LeanToolset

Implementing Innovations Successfully

AUTHORS: / Christian Staudter, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main; Jens-Peter Mollenhauer, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main; Renata Meran, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main; Olin Roenpage, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main; Clemens von Hugo, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main and Alexis Hamalides, UMS Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt/Main
ISBN-13: / 978-3-540-89513-8
PAGES/ILLUS: / XII, 363 p., Hardcover
PRICE: / $79.95
AVAILABLE (US): / January 2009
Six Sigma is a business management strategy, originally developed by Motorola, which today enjoys widespread application in many sectors of industry.
The Toolset is a comprehensive collection of the relevant Design for Six Sigma+Lean tools, which are necessary for successfully implementing innovations.
The chronology of the listed tools corresponds to the procedure in a Design for Six Sigma+Lean development project with the stages Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, and Verify. Due to this unique structure by which tools can be found and applied quickly we created a book that facilitates project work in practical use enormously.
SELLING POINTS:
  • All tools are presented in a clear structure, providing a good overview of the methodology
  • Written by experts in the field

MARKET: / Practioners
SUBJECTS: / Media Management; Technology Management
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: / Management / Business for Professionals
RELATED TITLES:
John, Six Sigma+Lean Toolset (978-3-540-32349-5, 2008, $74.95)
Kumar, Reliability and Six Sigma (978-0-387-30255-3,2006, $109)
COMPETITION:
Pyzdek, The Six Sigma Handbook (McGraw-Hill, 0071410155, 2003, $89.95)
George, Lean Six Sigma for Service (McGraw-Hill, 0071418210, 2003, $34.95)

Mathematics

Fourier–Mukai and Nahm Transforms in Geometry and Mathematical Physics

AUTHORS: / Claudio Bartocci, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy; Ugo Bruzzo, SISSA, Trieste, Italy and Daniel Hernandez Ruiperez, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
ISBN-13: / 978-0-8176-3246-5
PAGES/ILLUS: / approx. 300 p., Hardcover
PRICE: / approx. $74.95
AVAILABLE (US): / May 2009
Integral transforms, such as the Laplace and Fourier transforms, have been major tools in mathematical physics for at least two centuries. In the last 25 years, the development of gauge theory has been closely related to new generalizations of integral transforms of a more geometric character. Fourier–Mukai and NahmTransforms in Geometry and Mathematical Physics examines the differential-geometric constructions (Nahm) as well as the algebro-geometric approach (Fourier–Mukai functors). Also included is a considerable amount of material scattered in the literature and not systematically organized in any existing textbook or monograph.
SELLING POINTS:
  • Basic constructions and definitions are presented in preliminary background chapters so that the work is self-contained
  • Applications and open questions for graduate students and researchers are presented
  • Provides an introduction to current research in mathematical physics and is particularly useful to graduate students or researchers just entering this field

MARKET: / graduate students researchersn/a
SUBJECTS: / Algebraic Geometry; Partial Differential Equations; Differential Geometry
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: / Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Manin, Gauge Field Theory and Complex Geometry (978-3-540-61378-7, 1997, $179)
Bouwknegt, Geometric Analysis and Applications to Quantum Field Theory (978-0-8176-4287-7, 2002, $74.95)
Cnops, An Introduction to Dirac Operators on Manifolds (978-0-8176-4298-3, 2002, $84.95)
Williams, Topics in Quantum Mechanics (978-0-8176-4311-9, 2003, $84.95)
COMPETITION:
Donaldson, Geometry of Four-Manifolds (Oxford University, 0198502699,1997, $155.00)
Ward, Twistor Geometry and Field Theory (Cambridge Univ Press, 052142268X,1991, $70.00)

Mathematics

Post Quantum Cryptography

EDITORS: / Daniel J. Bernstein, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA; Johannes Buchmann, Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany and Erik Dahmen, Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany
ISBN-13: / 978-3-540-88701-0
PAGES/ILLUS: / IX, 245 p. 25 illus., Hardcover
PRICE: / $89.95
AVAILABLE (US): / December 2008
Quantum computers will break today's most popular public-key cryptographic systems, including RSA, DSA, and ECDSA. This book introduces the reader to the next generation of cryptographic algorithms, the systems that resist quantum-computer attacks: in particular, post-quantum public-key encryption systems and post-quantum public-key signature systems.
Leading experts have joined forces for the first time to explain the state of the art in quantum computing, hash-based cryptography, code-based cryptography, lattice-based cryptography, and multivariate cryptography. Mathematical foundations and implementation issues are included.
SELLING POINTS:
  • An essential resource for students and researchers who want to contribute to the field of post-quantum cryptography
  • The contributors to the book take on the big challenge in cryptography, namely: what to do when someone will break the crypto-systems of today

MARKET: / Cryptologists in mathematics, computer science, engineering, and industry
SUBJECTS: / Number Theory; Data Encryption; Mathematics of Computing
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: / Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Buchmann, Post-Quantum Cryptography (978-3-540-88402-6, 2008, $64.95)
Bouwmeester, The Physics of Quantum Information (978-3-540-66778-0, 2000, $115)
COMPETITION:
Van Assche, Quantum Cryptography and Secret-Key Distillation (CambridgeUniversity Press, 0521864852, 2006, $89.00)
Sergienko, Quantum Communications and Cryptography (CRC, 0849336848, 2005, $119.95)

Mathematics

Optimal Quadratic Programming Algorithms

With Applications to Variational Inequalities

AUTHOR: / Zdenek Dostál, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
ISBN-13: / 978-0-387-84805-1
PAGES/ILLUS: / approx. 300 p., 55 illus., Hardcover
PRICE: / $89.95
AVAILABLE (US): / January 2009
Solving optimization problems in complex systems often requires the implementation of advanced mathematical techniques. Quadratic programming (QP) is one technique that allows forthe optimization of a quadratic function in several variables in the presence of linear constraints. QP problems arise in fields as diverse as electrical engineering, agricultural planning, and optics. Given its broad applicability, a comprehensive understanding of quadratic programming is a valuable resource in nearly every scientific field.
Optimal Quadratic Programming Algorithms presents recently developed algorithms for solving large QP problems. The presentation focuses on algorithms which are, in a sense optimal, i.e., they can solve important classes of problems ata cost proportional to the number of unknowns. For each algorithm presented, the book details its classical predecessor, describes its drawbacks, introduces modifications that improve its performance, and demonstrates these improvements through numerical experiments.
This self-contained monograph can serve as an introductory text on quadratic programming for graduate students and researchers. Additionally, since the solution of many nonlinear problems can be reduced to the solution of a sequence of QP problems, it can also be used as a convenient introduction to nonlinear programming. The reader is required to have a basic knowledge of calculus in several variables and linear algebra.
SELLING POINTS:
  • Thefirst monograph to present the solutionto quadratic programming problems, a topic usuallyaddressed only in journal publications
  • Offers theoretical and practical results in the field of bound-constrained and equality-constrained optimization
  • Provides algorithms with the rate of convergence independent of constraints
  • Develops theoretically supported scalable algorithms for variational inequalities
  • Comprehensive presentation of working set methods and inexact augmented Lagrangians

MARKET: / Mathematicians and engineers interested in solving very large quadratic programming problems.
SUBJECTS: / Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization; Operations Research, Mathematical Programming; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering
LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: / Mathematics
RELATED TITLES:
Vanderbei, Linear Programming (978-0-387-74387-5, 2007, $99)
Carl, Nonsmooth Variational Problems and their Inequalities (978-0-387-30653-7, 2006, $89.95)
Antoniou, Practical Optimization (978-0-387-71106-5, 2007, $99)
Lee, Quadratic Programming and Affine Variational Inequalities (978-0-387-24277-4, 2005, $149)
COMPETITION:
Aronson, Operations Research: Methods, Models, And Applications (IAP, 978-159-311-266-0, 2008, $45.99)
Pistikopoulos, Multi-Parametric Programming: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications (Wiley, 978-352-731-691-5, 2007, $200)
Robinett, Applied Dynamic Programming for Optimization of Dynamical Systems" (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematic, 978-089-871-586-6, 2005, $70.00)

Mathematics