David MacKay Bücher
David MacKay war Professor an der Fakultät für Physik der Universität Cambridge. Er studierte Naturwissenschaften in Cambridge und erwarb anschließend seinen Doktortitel in Computation and Neural Systems am California Institute of Technology. Er kehrte als Royal Society Research Fellow am Darwin College nach Cambridge zurück. Er war international bekannt für seine Forschung in den Bereichen maschinelles Lernen, Informationstheorie und Kommunikationssysteme, einschließlich der Erfindung von Dasher, einer Softwareschnittstelle, die eine effiziente Kommunikation in jeder Sprache mit jedem Muskel ermöglicht. Er unterrichtet seit 1995 Physik in Cambridge. Seit 2005 widmete er einen Großteil seiner Zeit der öffentlichen Lehre über Energie. Er war Mitglied des Global Agenda Council on Climate Change des Weltwirtschaftsforums.
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air
- 384 Seiten
- 14 Lesestunden
Addressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale—for Europe, the United States, and the world. In case study format, this informative reference answers questions surrounding nuclear energy, the potential of sustainable fossil fuels, and the possibilities of sharing renewable power with foreign countries. While underlining the difficulty of minimizing consumption, the tone remains positive as it debunks misinformation and clearly explains the calculations of expenditure per person to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large.
Schaum's Outline of Tensor Calculus
- 224 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you