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Record Nr.

UNINA9911107327803321

Autore

Cunningham Douglas W (Douglas William)

Titolo

Experimental design : from user studies to psychophysics / / Douglas W. Cunningham, Christian Wallraven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

9786613908896

9780429104954

0429104952

9781283596442

128359644X

9781439865514

1439865515

9781040060223

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 pages)

Collana

An A K Peters book Experimental design

Disciplina

519.5/7

Soggetti

Computer science - Experiments

Human-computer interaction - Experiments

Experimental design

Psychophysics

Informàtica - Experiments

Psicofísica

Disseny d'experiments

Interacció persona-ordinador - Experiments

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; I. Introduction; 1. What Is an Experiment?; 2. Designing an Experiment; II. Response Measures; 3. The Task; 4. Free Description; 5. Rating Scales; 6. Forced-Choice; 7. Specialized Multiple Choice; 8. Real-World Tasks; 9. Physiology; III. Stimuli; 10. Choosing Stimuli; 11. Presenting Stimuli: The Psychtoolbox; IV. Data Analysis; 12. Statistical Issues; 13. Free Description, Questionnaires, and Rating Scales; 14. Forced and Multiple Choice; Bibliography



Sommario/riassunto

This book explains the basic terminology used to discuss experiments and takes a brief look at the more than 150 year history has in psychology. It covers how to generalize from a few people to the whole population. The largest part of the book is dedicated to the most flexible, and arguably the most central, aspect of an experiment: What do the participants do? Each chapter follows the same structure and includes two examples, one from traditional psychophysics and on using computer animated facial expressions as stimuli.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911131340803321

Autore

Schloesser Pauline E

Titolo

The Fair sex : white women and racial patriarchy in the early American Republic / / Pauline Schloesser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2002

ISBN

0-8147-3997-0

1-4294-1500-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Disciplina

305.42/0973/09033

Soggetti

Sex role - Political aspects - United States - History - 18th century

Women - Political activity - United States - History - 18th century

Political culture - United States - History - 18th century

Patriarchy - United States - History - 18th century

United States Politics and government 1775-1783

United States Politics and government 1783-1809

United States Race relations Political aspects History 18th century

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 (p. 225-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Race, gender, and woman citizenship in the American founding -- Toward a theory of racial patriarchy -- The ideology of the "fair sex" -- The philosopher queen and the U.S. constitution: Mercy Otis Warren as a reluctant signatory -- From revolution to racial patriarchy: the political pragmatism of Abigail Adams -- Gleaning a self between the lines: Judith Sargent Murray.



Sommario/riassunto

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2002. Once the egalitarian passions of the American Revolution had dimmed, the new nation settled into a conservative period that saw the legal and social subordination of women and non-white men. Among the Founders who brought the fledgling government into being were those who sought to establish order through the reconstruction of racial and gender hierarchies. In this effort they enlisted "the fair sex,"&#-white women. Politicians, ministers, writers, husbands, fathers and brothers entreated Anglo-American women to assume responsibility for the nation's vir

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911138547403321

Autore

Rees David W. A. <1947->

Titolo

Basic engineering plasticity : an introduction with engineering and manufacturing applications / / D. W. A. Rees

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, MA, : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006

ISBN

9786610964468

9781280964466

1280964464

9780080470900

0080470904

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (526 p.)

Disciplina

620.11233

Soggetti

Deformations (Mechanics)

Plastic analysis (Engineering)

Plasticity

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

Front Cover; Basic Engineering Plasticity: An Introduction with Engineering and Manufacturing Applications; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Symbols; CHAPTER 1. STRESS ANALYSIS; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Cauchy Definition of Stress; 1.3 Three Dimensional Stress Analysis; 1.4 Principal Stresses and Invariants; 1.5 Principal Stresses as Co-ordinates; 1.6 Alternative Stress



Definitions; Bibliography; Exercises; CHAPTER 2. STRAIN ANALYSIS; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Infinitesimal Strain Tensor; 2.3 Large Strain Definitions; 2.4 Finite Strain Tensors

2.5 Polar Decomposition2.6 Strain Definitions; References; Exercises; CHAPTER 3. YIELD CRITERIA; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Yielding of Ductile Isotropic Materials; 3.3 Experimental Verification; 3.4 Anisotropic Yielding in Polycrystals; 3.5 Choice of Yield Function; References; Exercises; CHAPTER 4. NON-HARDENING PLASTICITY; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Classical Theories of Plasticity; 4.3 Application of Classical Theory to Uniform Stress States; 4.4 Application of Classical Theory to Non-Uniform Stress States; 4.5 Hencky versus Prandtl-Reuss; References; Exercises

CHAPTER 5. ELASTIC-PERFECT PLASTICITY5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Elastic-Plastic Bending of Beams; 5.3 Elastic-Plastic Torsion; 5.4 Thick-Walled, Pressurised Cylinder with Closed-Ends; 5.5 Open-Ended Cylinder and Thin Disc Under Pressure; 5.6 Rotating Disc; References; Exercises; CHAPTER 6. SLIP LINE FIELDS; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Slip Line Field Theory; 6.3 Frictionless Extrusion Through Parallel Dies; 6.4 Frictionless Extrusion Through Inclined Dies; 6.5 Extrusion With Friction Through Parallel Dies; 6.6 Notched Bar in Tension; 6.7 Die Indentation; 6.8 Rough Die Indentation

6.9 Lubricated Die IndentationReferences; Exercises; CHAPTER 7. LIMIT ANALYSIS; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Collapse of Beams; 7.3 Collapse of Structures; 7.4 Die Indentation; 7.5 Extrusion; 7.6 Strip Rolling; 7.7 Transverse Loading of Circular Plates; 7.8 Concluding Remarks; References; Exercises; CHAPTER 8. CRYSTAL PLASTICITY; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Resolved Shear Stress and Strain; 8.3 Lattice Slip Systems; 8.4 Hardening; 8.5 Yield Surface; 8.6 Flow Rule; 8.7 Micro- to Macro-Plasticity; 8.8 Subsequent Yield Surface; 8.9 Summary; References; Exercises; CHAPTER 9. THE FLOW CURVE; 9.1 Introduction

9.2 Equivalence in Plasticity9.3 Uniaxial Tests; 9.4 Torsion Tests; 9.5 Uniaxial and Torsional Equivalence; 9.6 Modified Compression Tests; 9.7 Bulge Test; 9.8 Equations to the Flow Curve; 9.9 Strain and Work Hardening Hypotheses; 9.10 Concluding Remarks; References; Exercises; CHAPTER 10. PLASTICITY WITH HARDENING; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Conditions Associated with the Yield Surface; 10.3 Isotropic Hardening; 10.4 Validation of Levy Mises and Drucker Flow Rules; 10.5 Non-Associated Flow Rules; 10.6 Prandtl-Reuss Flow Theory; 10.7 Kinematic Hardening; 10.8 Concluding Remarks; References

Exercises

Sommario/riassunto

Plasticity is concerned with understanding the behavior of metals and alloys when loaded beyond the elastic limit, whether as a result of being shaped or as they are employed for load bearing structures.  Basic Engineering Plasticity delivers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the theories of plasticity. It draws upon numerical techniques and theoretical developments to support detailed examples of the application of plasticity theory. This blend of topics and supporting textbook features ensure that this introduction to the science of plasticity will be valuable for a wide