1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458130703321

Titolo

Perspectives on adaptation in natural and artificial systems [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Lashon Booker ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-756211-6

1-280-70433-0

0-19-803686-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity

Altri autori (Persone)

BookerLashon

Disciplina

629.8/36

Soggetti

Adaptive control systems - Mathematical models

Artificial intelligence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: Adaptation, Evolution, and Intelligence; PART 1: GENETIC ALGORITHMS AND BEYOND; Chapter 1: Genetic Algorithms: A 30-Year Perspective; Chapter 2: Human-Competitive Machine Intelligence by Means of Genetic Algorithms; Chapter 3: John H. Holland, Facetwise Models, and Economy of Thought; PART 2: COMPUTATION, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND BEYOND; Chapter 4: An Early Graduate Program in Computers and Communications; Chapter 5: Had We But World Enough and Time...; Chapter 6: Discrete Event Abstraction: An Emerging Paradigm for Modeling Complex Adaptive Systems

Chapter 7: Good Old-Fashioned AI and Genetic Algorithms: An Exercise in Translation ScholarshipChapter 8: Moore's Law, Artificial Evolution, and the Fate of Humanity; PART 3: THE NATURAL WORLD AND BEYOND; Chapter 9: Evolution of Complexity in Microbial Populations; Chapter 10: Favored Places in the Selfish Herd: Trading Off Food and Security; Chapter 11: Tags, Interaction Patterns, and the Evolution of Cooperation; Chapter 12: The Impact of Environmental Dynamics on Cultural Emergence; Chapter 13: John Holland and the Evolution of Economics; Chapter 14: Cognition: The Black Box of Economics



IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

John Holland is known as 'the father of genetic algorithms', a pioneer exploring 'emergence' & a leading figure in the sciences of complexity. This volume offers 17 scholarly papers that set out to evaluate Holland's work, drawing from a variety of disciplines, ranging from economics to cognitive science.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910481338603321

Autore

Anon

Titolo

Fortunii Liceti Genuensis in Bononiensi archigymnasio philosophi eminentis, De lucidis in sublimi ingenuarum exercitationum liber. In quo disseritur de radiis solis directis ... de duplici galaxia, ... de cometis in caelo, ... de cometarum eclipsi; de cauda ... & de nubium triplici differentia specifica, denfiorumque leuitate summa cum puritate coniuncta [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Padua, : [s.n.], 1641

Descrizione fisica

Online resource ([8], 120 p., 4º)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019825603321

Titolo

Equity valuation : models from leading investment banks / / edited by Jan Viebig, Thorsten Poddig and Armin Varmaz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

9786612349638

9781119208754

1119208750

9781282349636

1282349635

9780470758809

0470758805

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (439 p.)

Collana

Wiley finance series

Altri autori (Persone)

ViebigJan <1969->

VarmazArmin

PoddigThorsten

Disciplina

332.63221

Soggetti

Stocks - Mathematical models

Portfolio management - Mathematical models

Valuation - Mathematical models

Investment analysis - Mathematical models

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

Equity Valuation; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part I Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Models; Part II Monte Carlo Free Cash Flow to the Firm (MC-FCFF) Models (Deutsche Bank/DWS); Part III Beyond Earnings: A User's Guide to Excess Return Models and the HOLT CFROI® Framework; Part IV Morgan Stanley ModelWare's Approach to Intrinsic Value: Focusing on Risk-Reward Trade-offs; Part V UBS VCAM and EGQ Regression-based Valuation; Part VI Leverage Buyout (LBO) Models; Part VII Valuation 101: Approaches and Alternatives; Part VIII Final Thoughts on Valuation; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Equity Valuation: Models from the Leading Investment Banks is a clear



and reader-friendly guide to how today's leading investment banks analyze firms.  Editors Jan Viebig and Thorsten Poddig bring together expertise from UBS, Morgan Stanley, DWS Investment GmbH and Credit Suisse, providing a unique analysis of leading equity valuation models, from the very individuals who use them.  Filled with real world insights, practical examples and theoretical approaches, the book will examine the strengths and weaknesses of some of the leading valuation approaches, helping readers understand how analyst