Физика
Различные книги в жанре Физика
Planning and Executing Credible Experiments
Covers experiment planning, execution, analysis, and reporting This single-source resource guides readers in planning and conducting credible experiments for engineering, science, industrial processes, agriculture, and business. The text takes experimenters all the way through conducting a high-impact experiment, from initial conception, through execution of the experiment, to a defensible final report. It prepares the reader to anticipate the choices faced during each stage. Filled with real-world examples from engineering science and industry, Planning and Executing Credible Experiments: A Guidebook for Engineering, Science, Industrial Processes, Agriculture, and Business offers chapters that challenge experimenters at each stage of planning and execution and emphasizes uncertainty analysis as a design tool in addition to its role for reporting results. Tested over decades at Stanford University and internationally, the text employs two powerful, free, open-source software tools: GOSSET to optimize experiment design, and R for statistical computing and graphics. A website accompanies the text, providing additional resources and software downloads. A comprehensive guide to experiment planning, execution, and analysis Leads from initial conception, through the experiment’s launch, to final report Prepares the reader to anticipate the choices faced throughout an experiment Hones the motivating question Employs principles and techniques from Design of Experiments (DoE) Selects experiment designs to obtain the most information from fewer experimental runs Offers chapters that propose questions that an experimenter will need to ask and answer during each stage of planning and execution Demonstrates how uncertainty analysis guides and strengthens each stage Includes examples from real-life industrial experiments Accompanied by a website hosting open-source software Planning and Executing Credible Experiments is an excellent resource for graduates and senior undergraduates—as well as professionals—across a wide variety of engineering disciplines.
Origin and Evolution of the Universe
The book provides a broad overview of what we currently know about the Origin and Evolution of the Universe. The goal is to be scientifically comprehensive but concise. We trace the origins from the Big Bang and cosmic expansion, to the formation of galaxies, heavy elements, stars and planets as abodes for life. This field has made stunning progress since the first edition of this book. At that time, there were no known planets outside of our own Solar System (compared with the many thousands currently being studied). The origin of massive black holes was pure speculation (compared with the very recent detection of the first gravitational waves from space, produced by the cataclysmic merger of two surprisingly large black holes). And the most important energy in the Universe, now known as the Dark Energy which is accelerating the expansion, had not been discovered. We aim to bring lay readers with an interest in science 'up to speed' on all of these key discoveries that are part of the panorama of cosmic evolution, which has ultimately lead to our existence on Earth.<b>Contents:</b> <ul><li>The Origin of the Universe <i>(Edward L Wright)</i></li><li>The Origin and Evolution of Galaxies <i>(Alan Dressler)</i></li><li>The Origin and Evolution of the Chemical Elements <i>(Virginia Trimble)</i></li><li>Stellar Explosions, Netutron Stars, and Black Holes <i>(Alexei V Filippenko)</i></li><li>The Origin of Stars and Planets <i>(Fred C Adams)</i></li><li>The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Universe <i>(Christopher P McKay)</i></li></ul><br><b>Readership:</b> Science students, professionals and general public interested in astronomy.Astronomy;Big Bang;Cosmology;Galaxies;Stars;Supernovae;Planets;Extraterrestrial Life0<b>Key Features:</b><ul><li>Up-to-date coverage of many crucial scientific advances in the last few years</li><li>Written by leading researchers who have contributed in their specialties to our understanding of cosmic evolution</li><li>Compact treatments of key concepts of cosmic origins and evolution, accessible to a wide range of interested readers who do not necessarily hold college degrees in physical sciences</li></ul>
