1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990009345320403321

Autore

Tao, Terence

Titolo

An epsilon of room, I: Real analysis : pages from year three of a mathematical blog / Terence Tao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Providence : American Mathematical Society, 2010

ISBN

978-0-8218-5278-1

Descrizione fisica

XI, 349 p. ; 26 cm

Collana

Graduate studies in mathematics ; 117

Disciplina

512.2433

Locazione

MA1

Collocazione

C-68-(117

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782584503321

Autore

Pathak Pathik

Titolo

The future of multicultural Britain : confronting the progressive dilemma / / Pathik Pathak [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2008

ISBN

0-7486-5287-6

1-281-94764-4

9786611947644

0-7486-3546-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 209 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

305.800941

Soggetti

Multiculturalism - Great Britain

Great Britain Ethnic relations

Great Britain Ethnic relations Case studies

India Ethnic relations

India Ethnic relations Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. trouble with David Goodhart's Britain : liberalism's slide towards majoritarianism -- 2. Saffron semantics : the struggle to define Hindu nationalism -- 3. Spilling the clear red water : how we got from New times to new liberalism -- 4. blame game : recriminations from the Indian left -- 5. Making a case for multiculture : from the 'politics of piety' to the politics of the secular?

Sommario/riassunto

This book identifies two key themes: (i) that contemporary global politics has rendered many of the worlds democracies susceptible to the rhetoric and policy of majoritarianism; and (ii) that majoritarianism plays on popular anxieties that invariably gravitate towards cultural identity and multiculturalism.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910822961703321

Autore

Clerc Maurice

Titolo

Guided randomness in optimization / / Maurice Clerc

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE : , : Wiley, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-13645-8

1-84821-805-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Computer Engineering Series. Metaheuristics Set ; ; Volume 1

Disciplina

519.3

Soggetti

Mathematical optimization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About this book""; ""Organization of the book""; ""Tools""; ""Key points""; ""Contact the author""; ""Introduction""; ""PART 1: Randomness in Optimization""; ""1: Necessary Risk""; ""1.1. No better than random search""; ""1.1.1. Uniform random search""; ""1.1.2. Sequential search""; ""1.1.3. Partial gradient""; ""1.2. Better or worse than random search""; ""1.2.1. Positive correlation problems""; ""1.2.2. Negative correlation problems""; ""2: Random Number Generators (RNGs)""; ""2.1. Generator types""

""3.3. Distribution of the Next Possible Positions (DNPP)""""3.4. Confinement, constraints and repairs""; ""3.4.1. Strict confinement""; ""3.4.2. Random confinement""; ""3.4.3. Moderate confinement""; ""3.4.4. Reverse""; ""3.4.5. Reflection-diffusion""; ""3.5. Strategy selection""; ""PART 2: Optimizer Comparison""; ""Introduction to Part 2""; ""4: Algorithms and Optimizers""; ""4.1. The Minimaliste algorithm""; ""4.1.1. General description""; ""4.1.2. Minimaliste in practice""; ""4.1.3. Use of randomness""; ""4.2. PSO""; ""4.2.1. Description""; ""4.2.2. Use of randomness""; ""4.3. APS""

""4.3.1. Description""""4.3.2. Uses of randomness""; ""4.4. Applications of randomness""; ""5: Performance Criteria""; ""5.1. Eff-Res: construction and properties""; ""5.1.1. Simple example using random search""; ""5.2. Criteria and measurements""; ""5.2.1. Objective criteria""; ""5.2.1.1. Result probabilities""; ""5.2.1.2. Effort



probabilities""; ""5.2.1.3. Mean result of an effort""; ""5.2.1.4. Median result of an effort""; ""5.2.1.5. Normalized efficiency""; ""5.2.1.6. Mean and median cost""; ""5.2.2. Semi-subjective criteria""; ""5.2.2.1. Fragmentation of effort""

""5.2.2.2. Result quality and success rate""""5.2.2.3. Global quality""; ""5.3. Practical construction of an Eff-Res""; ""5.3.1. Detailed example: (Minimaliste, Alpine 2D)""; ""5.3.2. Qualitative interpretations""; ""5.4. Conclusion""; ""6: Comparing Optimizers""; ""6.1. Data collection and preprocessing""; ""6.2. Critical analysis of comparisons""; ""6.2.1. Influence of criteria and the number of attempts""; ""6.2.2. Influence of effort levels""; ""6.2.3. Global comparison""; ""6.2.4. Influence of the RNG""; ""6.3. Uncertainty in statistical analysis""; ""6.3.1. Independence of tests""

""6.3.2. Confidence threshold""