Download or read book Fitting Form to Function written by Rudolph H. Weingartner and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-16 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutions of higher education are not like corporations: they have multiple goals, not even limited to the central ones of teaching and research, nor are they organized hierarchically. One class of leading inhabitants, faculty members, are a cross between independent contractors and employees; another class, administrators, are a cross between bosses and colleagues. Fitting Form to Function discusses how such institutions are best organized; how decisions are best made at various levels; how administrators and faculty can effectively collaborate in giving shape to a university or college. The book takes up such topics as the office of the president, of the provost, the dean and the chairperson of a department. It considers how committees are formed to function effectively-from a faculty senate to budget and planning committees to those that advise on promotions and others that adjudicate when there are grievances. Fitting Form to Function is written in an informal style. No jargon, no footnotes, but sporting 27 recurring maxims, such as Maxim 1, In academic institutions, the forces of nature are centrifugal; organizational art must be used to create propensities toward coherence; Maxim 17, Boundaries are less likely to create solidarity among those who live within them than they constitute barriers for those residing outside them; and Maxim 23, 'A' people hire (or retain) 'A' people, while 'B' people hire 'C' people.
Download or read book Fitting Form to Function written by Rudolph Herbert Weingartner and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written informally, Fitting Form to Function that the way in which the various departments within colleges and universities are organized has a direct impact on their effectiveness. Factors such as reporting structures, what kinds of committees are formed, and how the administration and faculty collaborate to make decisions all play key roles in how well an institution meets its objectives. Weingartner also includes 27 maxims, such as #17 Boundaries are less likely to create solidarity among those who live within them than they constitute barriers for those residing outside them.
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Download or read book Advanced R written by Hadley Wickham and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Essential Reference for Intermediate and Advanced R Programmers Advanced R presents useful tools and techniques for attacking many types of R programming problems, helping you avoid mistakes and dead ends. With more than ten years of experience programming in R, the author illustrates the elegance, beauty, and flexibility at the heart of R. The book develops the necessary skills to produce quality code that can be used in a variety of circumstances. You will learn: The fundamentals of R, including standard data types and functions Functional programming as a useful framework for solving wide classes of problems The positives and negatives of metaprogramming How to write fast, memory-efficient code This book not only helps current R users become R programmers but also shows existing programmers what’s special about R. Intermediate R programmers can dive deeper into R and learn new strategies for solving diverse problems while programmers from other languages can learn the details of R and understand why R works the way it does.
Download or read book Fitting Splines to a Parametric Function written by Alvin Penner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-23 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Brief investigates the intersections that occur between three different areas of study that normally would not touch each other: ODF, spline theory, and topology. The Least Squares Orthogonal Distance Fitting (ODF) method has become the standard technique used to develop mathematical models of the physical shapes of objects, due to the fact that it produces a fitted result that is invariant with respect to the size and orientation of the object. It is normally used to produce a single optimum fit to a specific object; this work focuses instead on the issue of whether the fit responds continuously as the shape of the object changes. The theory of splines develops user-friendly ways of manipulating six different splines to fit the shape of a simple family of epiTrochoid curves: two types of Bézier curve, two uniform B-splines, and two Beta-splines. This work will focus on issues that arise when mathematically optimizing the fit. There are typically multiple solutions to the ODF method, and the number of solutions can often change as the object changes shape, so two topological questions immediately arise: are there rules that can be applied concerning the relative number of local minima and saddle points, and are there different mechanisms available by which solutions can either merge and disappear, or cross over each other and interchange roles. The author proposes some simple rules which can be used to determine if a given set of solutions is internally consistent in the sense that it has the appropriate number of each type of solution.
Download or read book Process Neural Networks written by Xingui He and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, this book sets forth the concept and model for a process neural network. You’ll discover how a process neural network expands the mapping relationship between the input and output of traditional neural networks and greatly enhances the expression capability of artificial neural networks. Detailed illustrations help you visualize information processing flow and the mapping relationship between inputs and outputs.
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Download or read book The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting written by Beverly Townsend and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible to the Lean novice and shop floor employee, The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting explores line balancing and the pre-assembly of components into a finished product in a just-in-time fashion (JIT Kitting). It explains how to use time studies, develop yamazumi charts, discover and eliminate waste, balance your line, and create new
Download or read book Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design written by Waldemar Karwowski and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-06-22 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day we interact with thousands of consumer products. We not only expect them to perform their functions safely, reliably, and efficiently, but also to do it so seamlessly that we don’t even think about it. However, with the many factors involved in consumer product design, from the application of human factors and ergonomics principles to reducing risks of malfunction and the total life cycle cost, well, the process just seems to get more complex. Edited by well-known and well-respected experts, the two-volumes of Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design simplify this process. The first volume, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design: Methods and Techniques, outlines the how to incorporate Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) principles and knowledge into the design of consumer products in a variety of applications. It discusses the user-centered design process, starting with how mental workload affects every day interactions with consumer products and what lessons may be applied to product design. The book then highlights the ever-increasing role of information technology, including digital imaging, video and other media, and virtual reality applications in consumer product design. It also explores user-centered aspect of consumer product development with discussions of user-centered vs. task-based approach, articulation and assessment of user requirements and needs, interaction with design models, and eco design. With contributions from a team of researchers from 21 countries, the book covers the current state of the art methods and techniques of product ergonomics. It provides an increased knowledge of how to apply the HF/E principles that ultimately leads to better product design.
Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of Cognition and Assessment written by Andre A. Rupp and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This state-of-the-art resource brings together the most innovative scholars and thinkers in the field of testing to capture the changing conceptual, methodological, and applied landscape of cognitively-grounded educational assessments. Offers a methodologically-rigorous review of cognitive and learning sciences models for testing purposes, as well as the latest statistical and technological know-how for designing, scoring, and interpreting results Written by an international team of contributors at the cutting-edge of cognitive psychology and educational measurement under the editorship of a research director at the Educational Testing Service and an esteemed professor of educational psychology at the University of Alberta as well as supported by an expert advisory board Covers conceptual frameworks, modern methodologies, and applied topics, in a style and at a level of technical detail that will appeal to a wide range of readers from both applied and scientific backgrounds Considers emerging topics in cognitively-grounded assessment, including applications of emerging socio-cognitive models, cognitive models for human and automated scoring, and various innovative virtual performance assessments
Download or read book Kindergarten Chats and Other Writings written by Louis H. Sullivan and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This antiquarian book contains a collection of musings, or ''chats'', pertaining to architecture, art, education, and society in general, written by one of America's most original and seminal architects, Louis H. Sullivan. This interesting and thought-provoking treatise will appeal to those with a keen enthusiasm for architecture and its development, and it is a veritable must-read for anyone with an interest in the life and mind of this most prodigious architect. The chapters of this book include: Louis Sullivan, Biographical Note, Bibliography of Writings, A Building With A Tower, Pathology, A Terminal Station, The Garden, An Oasis, The Key, Values, A Roman Temple, A Department Store, Function and Form... and more. This vintage work is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.
Download or read book The Student s Introduction to MATHEMATICA written by Bruce F. Torrence and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-29 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unique feature of this compact student's introduction is that it presents concepts in an order that closely follows a standard mathematics curriculum, rather than structure the book along features of the software. As a result, the book provides a brief introduction to those aspects of the Mathematica software program most useful to students. The second edition of this well loved book is completely rewritten for Mathematica 6 including coverage of the new dynamic interface elements, several hundred exercises and a new chapter on programming. This book can be used in a variety of courses, from precalculus to linear algebra. Used as a supplementary text it will aid in bridging the gap between the mathematics in the course and Mathematica. In addition to its course use, this book will serve as an excellent tutorial for those wishing to learn Mathematica and brush up on their mathematics at the same time.
Download or read book Practical Handbook of Genetic Algorithms written by Lance D. Chambers and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Handbook of Genetic Algorithms, Volume 3: Complex Coding Systems contains computer-code examples for the development of genetic algorithm systems - compiling them from an array of practitioners in the field. Each contribution of this singular resource includes: unique code segments documentation descripti
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