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A First Course in Linear Algebra by Kuttler, Ken

Table of Contents: “…1 Systems of Equations -- 1.1 Systems of Equations, Geometry -- 1.2 Systems Of Equations, Algebraic Procedures -- 2 Matrices -- 2.1 Matrix Arithmetic -- 2.2 LU Factorization -- 3 Determinants -- 3.1 Basic Techniques and Properties -- 3.2 Applications of the Determinant -- 4 R^n -- 4.1 Vectors in R^n -- 4.2 Algebra in R^n -- 4.3 Geometric Meaning of Vector Addition -- 4.4 Length of a Vector -- 4.5 Geometric Meaning of Scalar Multiplication -- 4.6 Parametric Lines -- 4.7 The Dot Product -- 4.8 Planes in R^n -- 4.9 The Cross Product -- 4.10 Spanning, Linear Independence and Basis in R^n -- 4.11 Orthogonality and the Gram Schmidt Process -- 4.12 Applications -- 5 Linear Transformations -- 5.1 Linear Transformations -- 5.2 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation I -- 5.3 Properties of Linear Transformations -- 5.4 Special Linear Transformations in R^2 -- 5.5 One to One and Onto Transformations -- 5.6 Isomorphisms -- 5.7 The Kernel And Image Of A Linear Map -- 5.8 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation II -- 5.9 The General Solution of a Linear System -- 6 Complex Numbers -- 6.1 Complex Numbers -- 6.2 Polar Form -- 6.3 Roots of Complex Numbers -- 6.4 The Quadratic Formula -- 7 Spectral Theory -- 7.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of a Matrix -- 7.2 Diagonalization -- 7.3 Applications of Spectral Theory -- 7.4 Orthogonality -- 8 Some Curvilinear Coordinate Systems -- 8.1 Polar Coordinates and Polar Graphs -- 8.2 Spherical and Cylindrical Coordinates -- 9 Vector Spaces -- 9.1 Algebraic Considerations -- 9.2 Spanning Sets -- 9.3 Linear Independence -- 9.4 Subspaces and Basis -- 9.5 Sums and Intersections -- 9.6 Linear Transformations -- 9.7 Isomorphisms -- 9.8 The Kernel And Image Of A Linear Map -- 9.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation -- A Some Prerequisite Topics -- A.1 Sets and Set Notation -- A.2 Well Ordering and Induction -- B Selected Exercise Answers…”
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Data Privacy and Trust in Cloud Computing Building trust in the cloud through assurance and accountability /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Understanding Trust and Cloud Computing: An Integrated Framework for Assurance and Accountability in the Cloud -- Chapter 2: Dear Cloud, I think we have trust issues: Cloud Computing Contracts and Trust -- Chapter 3: Competing Jurisdictions - Data Privacy Across the Border -- Chapter 4: Understanding and Enhancing Consumer Privacy Perceptions in the Cloud -- Chapter 5: Justice vs Control in Cloud Computing: A Conceptual Framework for Positioning a Cloud Service Provider's Privacy Orientation -- Chapter 6: Ethics and Cloud Computing -- Chapter 7: Trustworthy Cloud Computing.…”
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Safe Performance in a World of Global Networks Case Studies, Collaborative Practices and Governance Principles /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Safety and Subcontracting -- Chapter 2: Work, organisational fragmentation and safety -- Chapter 3: Subcontracting, repeat latent-failures and workplace disasters -- Chapter 4: Organizational lucidity and the impact of subcontracting -- Chapter 5: How to break the silence of subcontractors -- Chapter 6: Subcontracting safety (cases) -- Chapter 7: Complementarity: Ensuring that contracts are compatible with collaborative relationships -- Chapter 8: Boundaries: their influence on managing safety in outsourcing -- Chapter 9: Sfumato as a metaphor for creating a common understanding in complex projects -- Chapter 10: The unsung virtues of ambiguity in subcontracted work.…”
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Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- General reflections -- The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing: sustainability 'after the crisis' -- Impacts of global trade flows -- Stocks and flows in the performance economy -- The Embeddedness of carbon in UK Lifestyles -- Ethics of Industrial Ecology -- Complexity and prediction -- Urban metabolism -- Industrial Symbiosis -- Industrial Ecology and the Solidarity Economy -- Industrial Ecology in Developing Countries -- Material Flow Analysis and Waste Management -- Social sciences in Industrial Ecology -- Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment -- Prospective Models of Society's Future Metabolism -- Planetary boundaries and sustainable business -- Working with policymakers -- Portugal's national waste plan -- The Industrial Ecology of the automobile.…”
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Eating, Drinking: Surviving The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Understanding the Complexities of Eating, Drinking, and Surviving -- Globalization and Malnutrition: Geographical Perspectives on Its Paradoxes -- Drinking Water -- The Politics and Consequences of Virtual Water Export -- Integrated Water Resources Management as a New Approach to Water Security -- Surviving as an Unequal Community: WASH for Those on the Margins -- Challenges to Food Security in a Changing World -- Moral Economies of Food in the Socialist/Post-socialist World -- The Nutrition Transition in Developing Asia: Dietary Change, Drivers and Health Impacts. …”
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The Entrepreneurial Society A Reform Strategy for Italy, Germany and the UK /

Table of Contents: “…Seven Steps Towards Inclusive, Innovative and Sustainable Growth -- Historical Roots, Ecosystem Assessment, Firm Formation Processes and Legal Competences: A Historical Perspective on the Evolution of Finance, Knowledge and Labor Market Institutions in Europe -- Economic Impact Assessment of Entrepreneurship Policies with the GMR-Europe Model -- On the Institutional Foundations on the Varieties of Entrepreneurship in Europe -- Towards an Entrepreneurial Society: What Can the European Union Contribute? …”
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Chinese Rhetoric and Writing An Introduction for Language Teachers by Kirkpatrick, Andy, Xu, Zhichang

Table of Contents: “…Front Matter -- Introduction -- 1 Rhetoric in Ancient China -- 2 The Literary Background And Rhetorical Styles -- 3 The Rules of Writing in Medieval China and Europe -- 4 The Ba Gu Wen -- 5 Shuyuan and Chinese Writing Training and Practice -- 6 Principles of Sequencing and Rhetorical Organisation: Words, Sentences and Complex Clauses -- 7 Principles of Sequencing and Rhetorical Organisation: Discourse and Text -- 8 The End of Empire and External Influences -- 9 Party Politics, the Cultural Revolution and Charter 08 -- 10 A Review of Contemporary Chinese University Writing (Course) Books -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Notes…”
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Integrated and Open Interpreter Education by Maroney, Elisa, Smith, Amanda, Hewlett, Sarah

Table of Contents: “…Section 2 -- Linguistic & Cultural Aspects of Interpreting -- Orientation to the Interpreted Interaction -- Interpreting English Grammar Classes: Theories, Tips, & Tools -- Developing Confident and Competent DeafBlind Interpreters -- III. Section 3 -- Reflective Practice: Interpreter Mindset, Pre-Interpreting, Technical Skills, Adaptive Skills, and Supervision -- IV. …”
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The Essence of Mathematics Through Elementary Problems by Borovik, Alexandre, Gardiner, Tony

Table of Contents: “…Algebra -- 4.1 Simultaneous linear equations and symmetry -- 4.2 Inequalities and modulus -- 4.3 Factors, roots, polynomials and surds -- 4.4 Complex numbers -- 4.5 Cubic equations -- 4.6 An extra -- 4.7 Chapter 4: Comments and solutions -- V. …”
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Traditions in German-Speaking Mathematics Education Research

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Chapter 1 - Educational Research on Mathematics - a Short Survey of its Development in German Speaking Countries -- Chapter 2 - Subject-matter Didactics -- Chapter 3 - Design Science and Design Research: the Significance of a Subject-specific Research Approach -- Chapter 4 - Mathematical Modelling -- Chapter 5 - Mathematics and Bildung 1810 to 1850 -- Chapter 6 - Allgemeinbildung, Mathematical Literacy, and Competence Orientation -- Chapter 7 - Theories of and in mathematics education -- Chapter 8 - Classroom Studies - Sociological Perspectives -- Chapter 9 - Educational Research on Learning and Teaching Mathematics -- Chapter 10 - Large-Scale Studies in Mathematics Education Research.…”
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Digital Transformation of Learning Organizations

Table of Contents: “…Giacumo -- Conceptual change in the face of digitalization; Michael Goller -- Complex change in learning organizations; Eugene Kowch.…”
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Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution Peace-making in Colombia, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Syria /

Table of Contents: “…Adaptive Mediation in Colombia: Toward Institutional Capacity Building Amidst Complexity and Uncertainty -- 4. Peacemaking from Within: Adaptive Mediation of Direct Dialogue in Mozambique's New Peace Process (2013-2019) -- 5. …”
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The Socially Responsible Organization Lessons from COVID / by Mitroff, Ian I.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: The Assault on Reason - The Major Arguments in Defense of not Getting Vaccinated for Covid 19 -- Chapter 2: The Assault on Reason, Part Two - A Deeper Analysis -- Chapter 3: Infrastructure Wars - The Politicization of Everything -- Chapter 4: Regulating Tech Is Only Half the Job -- Chapter 5: The Socially Responsible Organization -- Chapter 6: Dis Versus Mis-Information - Unexpected Insights from Covid19 -- Chapter 7: Compromise Is Key to Our Learning to Live Together - The Resolution of Issues Is Not Possible Without It -- Chapter 8: Coping with a Complex Messy World - Education for the 21st Century and Beyond.…”
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Genome Editing in Neurosciences

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- In vitro modeling of complex neurological diseases -- Aquatic model organisms in neurosciences : the genome editing revolution -- Genome-wide genetic screening in the mammalian CNS -- CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Knockin and Knockout in Zebrafish -- Dissecting the role of synaptic proteins with CRISPR -- Recurrently Breaking Genes in Neural Progenitors: Potential Roles of DNA Breaks in Neuronal Function, Degeneration and Cancer -- Neuroscience research using non-human primate models and genome editing -- Multiscale genome engineering: Genome-wide screens and targeted approaches -- Using Genome Engineering to Understand Huntington's Disease -- Therapeutic gene editing in muscles and muscle stem cells.…”
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Calculus by Strang, Gilbert

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Chapter 0: Highlights of Calculus -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Calculus -- Chapter 2: Derivatives -- Chapter 3: Applications of the Derivative -- Chapter 4: Derivatives by the Chain Rule -- Chapter 5: Integrals -- Chapter 6: Exponentials and Logarithms -- Chapter 7: Techniques of Integration -- Chapter 8: Applications of the Integral -- Chapter 9: Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers -- Chapter 10: Infinite Series -- Chapter 11: Vectors and Matrices -- Chapter 12: Motion along a Curve -- Chapter 13: Partial Derivatives -- Chapter 14: Multiple Integrals -- Chapter 15: Vector Calculus -- Chapter 16: Mathematics after Calculus…”
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Euclidean plane and its relatives by Petrunin, Anton

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- 1 Preliminaries -- Euclidean geometry -- 2 The Axioms -- 3 Half-planes -- 4 Congruent triangles -- 5 Perpendicular lines -- 6 Similar triangles -- 7 Parallel lines -- 8 Triangle geometry -- Inversive geometry -- 9 Inscribed angles -- 10 Inversion -- Non-Euclidean geometry -- 11 Neutral Geometry -- 12 Hyperbolic plane -- 13 Geometry of h-plane -- Additional topics -- 14 Affine geometry -- 15 Projective geometry -- 16 Spherical geometry -- 17 Projective model -- 18 Complex coordinates -- 19 Geometric constructions -- 20 Area -- References -- Hints -- Index -- Used resources…”
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Dissecting Discrimination Identifying Its Various Faces and Their Sources / by Villiger, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Defining Different Forms of Discrimination -- Where Does Taste-Based Discrimination Come From? -- How Do We Get Our Beliefs for Statistical Discrimination? …”
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Measuring Gender Equality A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Some EU Countries /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Part I Gender studies and indicators for measuring gender equality -- Gender equality, equity and equal opportunities: the object of measurement -- Complexity of social phenomena and the construction of indicators -- The main indicators of gender inequality -- Part II Regional analysis of gender disparities in some European Countries -- The need for sub-national level analysis to measure gender inequality: opportunities and limitations -- Sociological analysis of Regional Gender Disparities in the study regions -- Data driven policy making: indicators and benchmarking -- Gender responsive regional fiscal policies: a European perspective -- Regional Analysis of Gender Equality for policymaking in the EU and the European Actions of Cohesion Policy -- Conclusions.…”
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Quest for Good Money Past, Present and Future / by Kitamura, Yukinobu

Table of Contents: “…Understanding the Design of Bitcoin and Its Potential to Compete with Central Bank Money -- Chapter 7 A Cashless Society: Facts and Issues -- Chapter 8 The Future of Money or Quest for Good Money .…”
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Strategic Management by Reed, Kennedy B.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 8: Selecting Corporate-Level Strategies -- IX. Chapter 9: Competing in International Markets -- X. Chapter 10: Executing Strategy through Organizational Design -- XI. …”
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