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Author:   Alan Washburn ,  Moshe Kress
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2009 ed.
Volume:   134
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.290kg
ISBN:  

9781441907899

ISBN 10:   1441907890
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   26 August 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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From the reviews: This is a handy guide ! about the various ways in which mathematics can be applied in war. The authors are clearly well qualified in the field and write clearly and authoritatively. ! The book is very well written ! . outstanding and is a rich source of examples that will be of great use for students and teachers of the subject whether or not their interests are military. (I. Graham, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 61 (10), 2010)

From the reviews: This is a handy guide ... about the various ways in which mathematics can be applied in war. The authors are clearly well qualified in the field and write clearly and authoritatively. ... The book is very well written ... . outstanding and is a rich source of examples that will be of great use for students and teachers of the subject whether or not their interests are military. (I. Graham, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 61 (10), 2010) This book is devoted to the analysis of multifarious combat models, which are classified into nine groups. Each chapter corresponds to one such class. The authors start with a description of commonly used assumptions, which considerably simplify examination. ... requires a basic knowledge of calculus, ordinary differential equations, probability theory, stochastic processes and optimization. Each chapter ends with a number of exercises. It is nicely written and can be a valuable ... reference for those who are interested in combat models. (Anna Jaskiewicz, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1184, 2010)

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