Consider a Cylindrical Cow by John Harte

Consider a Cylindrical Cow by John Harte

This book uses real problems in environmental sciencerather than relying on the more traditional Pquot;cookbookPquot; problems foundin textbooks.Plt;brPgt;Following in the tradition of Consider a Spherical Cow, the Cylindrical Cow will help students achieve a whole new level of environmental modeling and problem solving. Featuring a new core set of 25 fully worked-out problems, this book uses real problems in environmental science rather than relying on the more traditional P#8220;cookbookP#8221; problems found in textbooks. It is organized according to five thematic sections on probability, optimization, scaling, differential equations, and stability Pamp; feedback. Each section begins with a general treatment of the relevant mathematical concepts, and concludes with a range of homework exercises to help students sharpen their modeling skills. Like its predecessor, this book will empower students with the mathematical skills needed to cut through the complexity of real-world problems.

Harte, John: - John Harte wrote four previously published books. His account of the Second World War was published in New York in 2017 with the title of How Churchill Saved Civilization. His description of the First World War was published in 2018 as Churchill the Young Warrior. In Dancing with Death he describes the not-so-well-known situation of a century of world crises from 1896 to the collapse of Soviet Russia in 1991.

The author's postwar experience included undercover work as an investigative journalist on political extremism. In 1948 he uncovered a Fascist plot to take over Great Britain, and spent a year investigating different splinter groups in major cities in the British Isles. He compiled a dossier on their activities which he managed to have presented in the House of Commons by a Member of Parliament--simultaneously providing a scoop for The Sunday Pictorial and Picture Post. His public exposure of Sir Oswald Mosley's postwar British Union of Fascists resulted in the end of Mosley's political career.

He also observed the political situation in Tito's Communist Yugoslavia, and in South Africa during apartheid where he spent ten years working in his main capacity as a top business executive, while continuing his freelance career as a journalist. As a result of his close contacts with the shadowy world of espionage, he became increasingly familiar with the personal characteristics and special skills required by successful spies like the hero of Dancing With Death.

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ISBN 13	9781891389177
ISBN 10	1891389173
Title	Consider a Cylindrical Cow
Author	John Harte
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University Science Books,U.S.
Year published	2001-02-01
Number of pages	211
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