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Applied Combinatorics

Science & Math

Roberts, Fred S.

Mathematics

Pearson College Div

This book provides an introduction to measurement theory for non-specialists and puts measurement in the social and behavioural sciences on a firm mathematical foundation. Results are applied to such topics as measurement of utility, psychophysical scaling and decision-making about pollution, energy, transportation and health. The results and questions presented should be of interest to both students and practising mathematicians since the author sets forth an area of mathematics unfamiliar to most mathematicians, but which has many potentially significant applications.

Measurement theory with applications to decisionmaking, utility, and the social sciences (Section, Mathematics and the social sciences)

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Addison-Wesley, Advanced Book Program

Measurement Theory: Volume 7: With Applications to Decisionmaking, Utility, and the Social Sciences (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)

Reference

Cambridge University Press

This book provides an introduction to measurement theory for non-specialists and puts measurement in the social and behavioural sciences on a firm mathematical foundation. Results are applied to such topics as measurement of utility, psychophysical scaling and decision-making about pollution, energy, transportation and health. The results and questions presented should be of interest to both students and practising mathematicians since the author sets forth an area of mathematics unfamiliar to most mathematicians, but which has many potentially significant applications.

Measurement Theory: Volume 7: With Applications to Decisionmaking, Utility, and the Social Sciences (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Series Number 7)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Reliability problems arise with increasing frequency as our systems of telecommunications, information transmission, transportation, and distribution become more and more complex. In December 1989 at DIMACS at Rutgers University, a Workshop on Reliability of Computer and Communication Networks was held to examine the discrete mathematical methods relevant to these problems. There were nearly ninety participants, including theoretical mathematicians, computer scientists, and electrical engineers from academia and industry, as well as network practitioners, engineers, and reliability planners from leading companies involved in the use of computer and communications networks. This volume, published jointly with the Association for Computing Machinery, contains the proceedings from this Workshop. 
The aim of the Workshop was to identify the latest trends and important open problems, as well as to survey potential practical applications. The Workshop explored questions of computation of reliability of existing systems and of creating new designs to insure high reliability, in addition to the closely related notion of survivability. Redundancy, single stage and multistage networks, interconnected networks, and fault tolerance were also covered. The Workshop emphasized practical applications, with many invited speakers from a variety of companies which are dealing with practical network reliability problems. The success of the Workshop in fostering many new interactions among researchers and practitioners is reflected in the proceedings, which provide an exciting look at some of the major advances at the forefront of this important field of research.

Reliability of Computer and Communication Networks: Proceedings of a Dimacs Workshop December 2-4, 1989 (Dimacs Series in Discrete Mathematics and T)

Computers & Technology

American Mathematical Society

DIMACS Workshop on Reliability of Computer and Communication Networks (1989 : Rutgers University)

Hwang, Frank

Monma, Clyde L.

Dimacs (Group)

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Staff

Certification

Amer Mathematical Society

Explores modern topics in graph theory and its applications to problems in transportation, genetics, pollution, perturbed ecosystems, urban services, and social inequalities. The author presents both traditional and relatively atypical graph-theoretical topics to best illustrate applications.

Graph Theory and Its Applications to Problems of Society (CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 29)

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Applied Combinatorics (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications)

Tesman, Barry

CRC-Press

Now with solutions to selected problems, Applied Combinatorics, Second Edition presents the tools of combinatorics from an applied point of view. This bestselling textbook offers numerous references to the literature of combinatorics and its applications that enable readers to delve more deeply into the topics. After introducing fundamental counting rules and the tools of graph theory and relations, the authors focus on three basic problems of combinatorics: counting, existence, and optimization problems. They discuss advanced tools for dealing with the counting problem, including generating functions, recurrences, inclusion/exclusion, and Pólya theory. The text then covers combinatorial design, coding theory, and special problems in graph theory. It also illustrates the basic ideas of combinatorial optimization through a study of graphs and networks.

Networking & Cloud Computing

Chapman and Hall/CRC

The world relies on maritime commerce to move exceptionally large portions of goods, services, and people. Collectively this effort comprises the Maritime Transportation System or MTS. A major component of this daunting multi-faceted enterprise are cyber networks, and the infrastructure they control. From the complex programs managing the loading and unloading of containers to waiting trucks, to the global navigation systems onboard vessels, to the hydraulic valves designed to protect spills into waterways that are located and controlled by cyber systems within chemical, water/wastewater, or petroleum plants, the MTS is becoming increasingly automated. 
 The impact of the cyber element on the international MTS is significant. Yet, with the clear advantages this brings, come vulnerabilities and challenges. Researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to remotely take control of a vessel by spoofing its GPS. The news has reported attacks that shut down a boating oil rig by tilting it. The electronic positioning so ware systems on ships are vulnerable to attacks that could modify files and charts, causing potential for serious damage. The complexity of the problem of making our MTS safe from cyber attack is daunting, and the need for all stakeholders in both government (at all levels) and private industry to be involved in cyber security is more significant than ever as the use of the MTS continues to grow. 
 While there is literature about the maritime transportation system, and about cyber security, to date there is very little literature on this converging area. This pioneering book is beneficial to a variety of audiences, as a text book in courses looking at risk analysis, national security, cyber threats, or maritime policy; as a source of research problems ranging from the technical area to policy; and for practitioners in government and the private sector interested in a clear explanation of the array of cyber risks and potential cyber-defense issues impacting the maritime community. 
 About the Editors: Dr. Joe DiRenzo III is a retired Coast Guard Officer. Dr. Nicole K. Drumhiller is the Program Director of Intelligence Studies at American Military University. Dr. Fred S. Roberts is Director of the Department of Homeland Security University Center of Excellence CCICADA, based at Rutgers University. 
 **Please note, Joseph DiRenzo III is an editor, not an author**

Issues in Maritime Cyber Security

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Westphalia Press

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