01532nam a2200289 i 4500991002519269707536040419s2003 enk b 001 0 eng d1860943551b12934665-39ule_instDip.to Matematicaeng516.3621AMS 58A05LC QA614.3.B37Barden, Dennis486793An introduction to differential manifolds /Dennis Barden & Charles ThomasLondon :Imperial College Press,c2003xi, 218 p. ;24 cmIncludes bibliographical references and indexCh. 1.Differential manifolds and differentiable maps ;Ch. 2. The derivatives of differentiable maps ;Ch. 3.Fibre bundles ;Ch. 4.Differential forms and integration ;Ch. 5.Theexterior derivative ;Ch. 6.De Rham cohomology ;Ch. 7.Degrees, indices and related topics ;Ch. 8.Lie groups ;Ch. 9. Arapid course in differential analysis: prerequisites for a course on differential manifolds ;Solutions to the exercises ;Guide to the literature ;Literature referencesDifferentiable manifoldsThomas, Charles Benedict.b1293466521-09-0619-04-04991002519269707536LE013 58A BAR11 (2003)12013000145600le013pE29.81-l- 01010.i1352407011-05-04Introduction to differential manifolds281987UNISALENTOle01319-04-04ma -engenk3102844nam 22004813u 450 99658205540331620230607211701.00-8147-3890-70-8147-7173-410.18574/nyu/9780814771730(CKB)3790000000016333(EBL)2081601(OCoLC)913695084(MiAaPQ)EBC2081601(Au-PeEL)EBL2081601(DE-B1597)547901(DE-B1597)9780814771730(EXLCZ)99379000000001633320151005d2002|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBombs, Bugs, Drugs, and Thugs[electronic resource] Intelligence and America's Quest for SecurityNYU Press20021 online resource (298 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-4253-X ""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""A New Preface by the Author""; ""Preface""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: An Intelligence Agenda for a New World""; ""1. A Planet Bristling with Bombs and Missiles""; ""2. Stocks and (James) Bonds: Spies in the Global Marketplace""; ""3. The Greening of Intelligence""; ""4. Spies versus Germs: A Worldwide Resurgence of Bugs""; ""Part II: Strategic Intelligence: Fissures in the First Line of Defense""; ""5. The DCI and the Eight-Hundred-Pound Gorilla""""6. Spending for Spies""""7. Sharing the Intelligence Burden""; ""Part III: Smart Intelligence�and Accountable""; ""8. More Intelligent Intelligence""; ""9. Balancing Liberty and Security""; ""Appendix: America�s Intelligence Leadership, 1941�2000""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" Recent years have seen numerous books about the looming threat posed to Western society by biological and chemical terrorism, by narcoterrorists, and by the unpredictable leaders of rogue nations. Some of these works have been alarmist. Some have been sensible and measured. But none has been by Loch Johnson. Johnson, author of the acclaimed Secret Agencies and ""an experienced overseer of intelligence"" (Foreign Affairs), here examines the present state and future challenges of American strategic intelligence. Written in his trademark style--dubbed ""highly readable"" by Publishers Weekly--United StatesUnited States.327.1273Johnson Loch K475891AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK996582055403316Bombs, Bugs, Drugs, and Thugs4128202UNISA