1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910268630703321

Autore

Patuelli, Antonio

Titolo

Nuova Europa o neonazionalismo / Antonio Patuelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Soveria Mannelli : Rubbettino, 2015

ISBN

978-88-498-4492-4

Descrizione fisica

119 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Problemi aperti ; 201

Disciplina

341.2422

Locazione

FSPBC

Collocazione

COLLEZ. 1858 (201)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464288703321

Autore

Kreiss H (Heinz-Otto)

Titolo

Introduction to numerical methods for time dependent differential equations / / Heinz-Otto Kreiss, Omar Eduardo Ortiz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-83890-4

1-118-83891-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Disciplina

515/.353

Soggetti

Differential equations, Partial - Numerical solutions

Electronic books.

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; Half Title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Ordinary Differential Equations and Their Approximations; Chapter 1: First-Order Scalar Equations; 1.1 Constant coefficient linear equations; 1.2 Variable coefficient linear equations; 1.3 Perturbations and the concept of stability; 1.4 Nonlinear equations: the possibility of blow-up; 1.5 Principle of linearization; Chapter 2: Method of Euler; 2.1 Explicit Euler method; 2.2 Stability of the explicit Euler method; 2.3 Accuracy and truncation error

2.4 Discrete Duhamel's principle and global error2.5 General one-step methods; 2.6 How to test the correctness of a program; 2.7 Extrapolation; Chapter 3: Higher-Order Methods; 3.1 Second-order Taylor method; 3.2 Improved Euler's method; 3.3 Accuracy of the solution computed; 3.4 Runge-Kutta methods; 3.5 Regions of stability; 3.6 Accuracy and truncation error; 3.7 Difference approximations for unstable problems; Chapter 4: Implicit Euler Method; 4.1 Stiff equations; 4.2 Implicit Euler method; 4.3 Simple variable-step-size strategy; Chapter 5: Two-Step and Multistep Methods

5.1 Multistep methods5.2 Leapfrog method; 5.3 Adams methods; 5.4 Stability of multistep methods; Chapter 6: Systems of Differential Equations; Part II: Partial Differential Equations and Their Approximations; Chapter 7: Fourier Series and Interpolation; 7.1 Fourier expansion; 7.2 L2-norm and scalar product; 7.3 Fourier interpolation; Chapter 8: 1-Periodic Solutions of time Dependent Partial Differential Equations with Constant Coefficients; 8.1 Examples of equations with simple wave solutions

8.2 Discussion of well posed problems for time dependent partial differential equations with constant coefficients and with 1-periodic boundary conditionsChapter 9: Approximations of 1-Periodic Solutions of Partial Differential Equations; 9.1 Approximations of space derivatives; 9.2 Differentiation of Periodic Functions; 9.3 Method of lines; 9.4 Time Discretizations and Stability Analysis; Chapter 10: Linear Initial Boundary Value Problems; 10.1 Well-Posed Initial Boundary Value Problems; 10.2 Method of lines; Chapter 11: Nonlinear Problems

11.1 Initial value problems for ordinary differential equations11.2 Existence theorems for nonlinear partial differential equations; 11.3 Nonlinear example: Burgers' equation; Appendix A: Auxiliary Material; A.1 Some useful Taylor series; A.2 "O" notation; A.3 Solution expansion; Appendix B: Solutions to Exercises; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introduces both the fundamentals of time dependent differential equations and their numerical solutions  Introduction to Numerical Methods for Time Dependent Differential Equations delves into the underlying mathematical theory needed to solve time dependent differential equations numerically. Written as a self-contained introduction, the book is divided into two parts to emphasize both ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and partial differential equations (PDEs).  Beginning with ODEs and their approximations, the authors provide a crucial presentation of fundamen



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973327703321

Autore

Forster Michael N

Titolo

Kant and Skepticism / / Michael N. Forster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2010

ISBN

9786613069535

9781283069533

1283069539

9781400824403

1400824400

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Collana

Princeton monographs in philosophy

Disciplina

149/.7309

Soggetti

Skepticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published 2008.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Exposition -- Chapter One. Varieties Of Skepticism -- Chapter Two. "Veil of Perception" Skepticism -- Chapter Three. Skepticism and Metaphysics (A Puzzle) -- Chapter Four. Kant's Pyrrhonian Crisis -- Chapter Five. Humean Skepticism -- Chapter Six. Kant's Reformed Metaphysics -- Chapter Seven. Defenses against Humean Skepticism -- Chapter Eight. Defenses Against Pyrrhonian Skepticism -- II. Critical Assessment -- Chapter Nine. Some Relatively Easy Problems -- Chapter Ten. A Metaphysics of Morals? -- Chapter Eleven. Failures of Self-Reflection -- Chapter Twelve. The Pyrrhonist's Revenge -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book puts forward a much-needed reappraisal of Immanuel Kant's conception of and response to skepticism, as set forth principally in the Critique of Pure Reason. It is widely recognized that Kant's theoretical philosophy aims to answer skepticism and reform metaphysics--Michael Forster makes the controversial argument that those aims are closely linked. He distinguishes among three types of skepticism: "veil of perception" skepticism, which concerns the external world; Humean skepticism, which concerns the existence of a priori concepts and synthetic a priori knowledge; and Pyrrhonian skepticism, which concerns the equal balance of opposing arguments. Forster overturns



conventional views by showing how the first of these types was of little importance for Kant, but how the second and third held very special importance for him, namely because of their bearing on the fate of metaphysics. He argues that Kant undertook his reform of metaphysics primarily in order to render it defensible against these types of skepticism. Finally, in a critical appraisal of Kant's project, Forster argues that, despite its strengths, it ultimately fails, for reasons that carry interesting broader philosophical lessons. These reasons include inadequate self-reflection and an underestimation of the resources of Pyrrhonian skepticism.