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Snowflake Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach to Implementing Modern Data Pipelines
by Dillon Dayton John EipeExplore Snowflake’s core concepts and unique features that differentiates it from industry competitors, such as, Azure Synapse and Google BigQuery. This book provides recipes for architecting and developing modern data pipelines on the Snowflake data platform by employing progressive techniques, agile practices, and repeatable strategies. You’ll walk through step-by-step instructions on ready-to-use recipes covering a wide range of the latest development topics. Then build scalable development pipelines and solve specific scenarios common to all modern data platforms, such as, data masking, object tagging, data monetization, and security best practices. Throughout the book you’ll work with code samples for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. There’s also a chapter devoted to solving machine learning problems with Snowflake. Authors Dillon Dayton and John Eipe are both Snowflake SnowPro Core certified, specializing in data and digital services, and understand the challenges of finding the right solution to complex problems. The recipes in this book are based on real world use cases and examples designed to help you provide quality, performant, and secured data to solve business initiatives. What You’ll Learn Handle structured and un- structured data in Snowflake. Apply best practices and different options for data transformation. Understand data application development. Implement data sharing, data governance and security. Who This book Is For Data engineers, scientists and analysts moving into Snowflake, looking to build data apps. This book expects basic knowledge in Cloud (AWS or Azure or GCP), SQL and Python
Snowman - Cold = Puddle: Spring Equations
by Laura Purdie SalasPoetry + Math + Science = A new way of looking at springMath meets metaphor in this eye-opening exploration of spring. Each clever equation is a tiny, perfect poem that prompts readers to look at the ordinary and see the miraculous. Can you look at an egg in a nest and see a jewelry box? How are sunlight and heat like an alarm clock? Engaging sidebars reveal the science behind the signs of spring.
SnowPro™ Core Certification Companion: Hands-on Preparation and Practice (Certification Study Companion Series)
by Maja FerleThis study companion helps you prepare for the SnowPro Core Certification exam. The author guides your studies so you will not have to tackle the exam by yourself. To help you track your progress, chapters in this book correspond to the exam domains as described on Snowflake’s website. Upon studying the material in this book, you will have solid knowledge that should give you the best shot possible at taking and passing the exam and earning the certification you deserve. Each chapter provides explanations, instructions, guidance, tips, and other information with the level of detail that you need to prepare for the exam. You will not waste your time with unneeded detail and advanced content which is out of scope of the exam. Focus is kept on reviewing the materials and helping you become familiar with the content of the exam that is recommended by Snowflake.This Book Helps YouReview the domains that Snowflake specifically recommends you study in preparation for Exam COF-C02Identify gaps in your knowledge that you can study and fill in to increase your chances of passing Exam COF-C02Level up your knowledge even if not taking the exam, so you know the same material as someone who has taken the examLearn how to set up a Snowflake account and configure access according to recommended security best practicesBe capable of loading structured and unstructured data into Snowflake as well as unloading data from SnowflakeUnderstand how to apply Snowflake data protection features such as cloning, time travel, and fail safeReview Snowflake’s data sharing capabilities, including data marketplace and data exchangeWho This Book Is ForThose who are planning to take the SnowPro Core Certification COF-C02 exam, and anyone who wishes to gain core expertise in implementing and migrating to the Snowflake Data Cloud
So einfach ist Mathematik – Partielle Differenzialgleichungen für Anwender
by Dirk Langemann Cordula ReischGott sprach: „Es werde Licht, und es ward ...“ steht auf manchem T-Shirt, und unter diesem Zitat findet man mit den Maxwell-Gleichungen dekorative und sehr anspruchsvolle partielle Differentialgleichungen zur Beschreibung elektromagnetischer Phänomene.Dieses Buch erzählt Ihnen, worum es bei der Beschäftigung mit partiellen Differentialgleichungen geht, woher sie kommen, was sie beschreiben, welche großen Fragen mit ihnen verbunden sind und warum diese Fragen so schwierig sind, wie sie sind, ohne sie in aller mathematischen Schwere zu behandeln. Vielmehr vermittelt Ihnen dieses Buch einen anschaulichen Einstieg und einen Überblick, der von der Herleitung der Wärmeleitungsgleichung und einem energetisch bedenklichen Studentenzimmer über die Schwingungsgleichung, den Produktansatz, die Spektralzerlegung bis zu den Grundideen der Finite-Elemente-Methode als dem Standardverfahren zur numerischen Behandlung von partiellen Differentialgleichungen reicht.Sie werden Freude haben, sich mit partiellen Differentialgleichungen zu beschäftigen, mit denen fast alle Vorgänge in der Natur beschrieben werden können, und Sie lüpfen so den Schleier, der über den Mysterien der Wirklichkeit liegt.Anregungen zur Übung und eigenen Beschäftigung sind in den Text eingestreut.
So einfach ist Mathematik - Zwölf Herausforderungen im ersten Semester
by Dirk LangemannSie stehen am Anfang Ihres Studiums oder in den ersten Semestern, und Ihr Studium enthält Mathematik. Kein Grund zur Verzweiflung. Mathematik ist logisch, und Sie denken logisch. Dieses Buch widmet sich zwölf Themen aus der Analysis und der linearen Algebra, veranschaulicht die zentralen Begriffe und entwickelt ausführlich die grundlegenden Gedankengänge.Das Buch ist aus Erfahrungen von Studierenden entstanden. Es bespricht typische Fragen und Schwierigkeiten. Es übersetzt mathematische Beschreibungen in bildliche Vorstellungen, und es erklärt, warum die Definitionen der Begriffe gerade so formuliert sind, wie Sie sie kennenlernen. Jedes der zwölf Kapitel behandelt eine Herausforderung: die Grenzwertdefinition, die komplexen Zahlen, Vektorräume, lineare Abbildungen und Matrizen, die Taylor-Entwicklung und die Stetigkeit von Funktionen. Verbindungen zu alltäglichen Beobachtungen und praktischen Anwendungen werden Ihnen schwierige Begriffe wie den Kern einer Abbildung oder Eigenwerte zugänglich machen.Das Buch erzählt die mathematischen Zusammenhänge in leichtem Ton. Kleinere Aufgaben im Text regen Sie an, eigene Ideen, Skizzen und Ansätze zu entwickeln.Zusätzlich finden Sie in der Springer-Nature-Flashcards-App Fragen und Aufgaben, um Ihr Wissen zu überprüfen, zu festigen und zu verbreitern. Sie werden erleben, wie natürlich auch abstrakt erscheinende mathematische Zusammenhänge sind, und Sie werden zu den Herausforderungen sagen: Ja, so einfach ist Mathematik.
So einfach ist Mathematik - Zwölf Herausforderungen im ersten Semester
by Dirk Langemann Vanessa SommerSie stehen am Anfang Ihres Studiums oder in den ersten Semestern, und Ihr Studium enthält Mathematik. Kein Grund zur Verzweiflung. Mathematik ist logisch, und Sie denken logisch. Dieses Buch widmet sich zwölf Themen aus der Analysis und der linearen Algebra, veranschaulicht die zentralen Begriffe und entwickelt ausführlich die grundlegende Gedankengänge. Das Buch ist aus Erfahrungen von Studierenden entstanden. Es bespricht typische Fragen und Schwierigkeiten. Es übersetzt mathematische Beschreibungen in bildliche Vorstellungen, und es erklärt, warum die Definitionen der Begriffe gerade so formuliert sind, wie Sie sie kennen lernen. Jedes der zwölf Kapitel behandelt eine Herausforderung: die Grenzwertdefinition, die komplexen Zahlen, Vektorräume, lineare Abbildungen und Matrizen, die Taylor-Entwicklung und die Stetigkeit von Funktionen. Verbindungen zu alltäglichen Beobachtungen und praktischen Anwendungen werden Ihnen schwierige Begriffe wie den Kern einer Abbildung oder Eigenwerte zugänglich machen. Das Buch erzählt die mathematischen Zusammenhänge in leichtem Ton. Kleinere Aufgaben regen Sie an, eigene Ideen, Skizzen und Ansätze zu entwickeln. Sie werden erleben, wie natürlich auch abstrakt erscheinende mathematische Zusammenhänge sind, und Sie werden zu den Herausforderungen sagen: Ja, so einfach ist Mathematik.
So, How Big Is Earth?
by Amy TaoBeliefs about the shape of the earth have varied over the millennia, but the Ancient Greeks were able to observe that our planet is round and even Eratosthenes attempted to measure its size. It was not until explorers had fully charted the globe that most people were really able to comprehend its spherical shape.
So Many Bunnies
by Rick WaltonFrom the Publisher: Follow Mother Rabbit through her rambling house and garden as she tucks in a whole alphabet of baby bunnies, from Abel through Zed. This cozy bedtime book has the comforting familiarity of a lullaby combined with the fundamental concepts toddlers adore. From Children's Literature - Mary Quattlebaum: So Many Bunnies does double-duty. It gets kids hip-hopping into Easter as well as into National Poetry Month, celebrated each April. Rick Dalton's ingenious rhyming text weaves alphabet and counting lessons into a sweet tale of Old Mother Rabbit who lived in a shoe. Unlike her human counterpart, Mother Rabbit knows just what to do and where to tuck her twenty-six sleepy darlings, from "1 was named Abel./He slept on the table" to "26 was named Zed./He slept on the shed." Paige Miglio's soft-toned watercolors are a lovely complement to this lullaby.
So viel Mathe muss sein!: Gut vorbereitet in ein WiMINT-Studium
by Klaus Dürrschnabel Rolf Dürr Wolfgang Erben Matthias Gercken Karin Lunde Torsten Schatz Rita Wurth Marc ZimmermannMithilfe dieses Arbeitsbuches können sich Studieninteressierte auf die mathematischen Herausforderungen in einem WiMINT-Studium vorbereiten. Kurze, verständlich formulierte Texte frischen Schulwissen wie logisches Begründen, Bruchrechnen, Differentialrechnung oder lineare Gleichungssysteme wieder auf. Hierbei helfen eine Vielzahl an Beispielen und Aufgaben mit Lösungen sowie Selbsttests am Anfang jedes Kapitels, mögliche Stolperfallen schon frühzeitig zu identifizieren. Thematisch orientiert sich das Arbeitsbuch am sogenannten cosh-Mindestanforderungskatalog, welcher von Lehrenden aus Schule und Hochschule gemeinsam entwickelt wurde. Dieser hält nach übereinstimmender Meinung vieler deutscher Hochschulen, Dachverbände und Hochschullehrenden das für ein WiMINT-Studium notwendige mathematische Vorwissen fest. Neben allgemeinen mathematischen Kompetenzen werden elementare Algebra, Geometrie, Analysis, lineare Algebra und analytische Geometrie sowie Stochastik abgedeckt.
So viel Mathe muss sein!: Gut vorbereitet in ein WiMINT-Studium
by Marc Zimmermann Rita Wurth Karin Lunde Matthias Gercken Wolfgang Erben Rolf Dürr Klaus DürrschnabelMithilfe dieses Arbeitsbuchs wird der Leser auf die mathematischen Herausforderungen in einem WiMINT-Studium vorbereitet. Kurze, verständlich formulierte Texte frischen Schulwissen wie logisches Begründen, Bruchrechnen, Differenzialrechnung oder lineare Gleichungssysteme wieder auf. Hierbei helfen eine Vielzahl an Beispielen und Aufgaben mit Lösungen sowie Selbsttests am Anfang jedes Kapitels, mögliche Stolperfallen schon frühzeitig zu identifizieren. Thematisch orientiert sich das Arbeitsbuch am sogenannten cosh-Mindestanforderungskatalog, welcher von Lehrenden aus Schule und Hochschule gemeinsam entwickelt wurde. Dieser hält nach übereinstimmender Meinung vieler deutscher Hochschulen, Dachverbände und Dozenten das für ein WiMINT-Studium notwendige mathematische Vorwissen fest. Neben allgemeinen mathematischen Kompetenzen werden elementare Algebra, Geometrie, Analysis, lineare Algebra und analytische Geometrie abgedeckt.
So You Think You're a Boston Red Sox Fan?: Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards (So You Think You're a Team Fan)
by Bill NowlinSo You Think You’re a Boston Red Sox Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of Red Sox baseball. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you’ll get details behind each-stories that bring to life players and coaches, games and seasons.This book is divided into multiple parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. Along the way, you’ll learn more about the great Red Sox players and coaches of the past and present, from Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, and Roger Clemens to Pedro Martinez, Jason Varitek, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, and so many more. Some of the many questions that this book answers include:What was the team nickname before it was the Red Sox?Who leads the Red Sox in ejections?Which Red Sox manager, who ran the team for at least 200 games, had the best winning percentage?Who holds the record for most stolen bases in a season?What former Red Sox player later became a candidate for President of the United States under the Rhinoceros Party ticket?This book makes the perfect gift for any fan of the BoSox!
So You Think You're a Chicago Cubs Fan?: Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards (So You Think You're a Team Fan)
by Sam PathySo You Think You’re a Chicago Cubs Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of Cubs baseball. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you’ll get details behind each-stories that bring to life players and coaches, games and seasons.This book is divided into multiple parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. Along the way, you’ll learn more about Wrigley Field and the great Cub players and coaches of the past and present, from Billy Herman to Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Dave Kingman, Andre Dawson, Fergie Jenkins, Ryne Sandberg, Dennis Eckersley, Greg Maddux, Kerry Wood, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Jake Arrieta, and so many more. Some of the many questions that this book answers include: What was the original name of Wrigley Field when it opened in 1914? On what date did the Cubs play their first Wrigley Field night game? Which Cubs stalwart said, "I didn’t practice singing. I didn’t want to get on key?” In 1992, who were the first four players elected by fans into the Cubs Walk of Fame? In what year did the Cubs become the first team to reach .500 ten times through twenty games?This book makes the perfect gift for any fan of the Cubbies!
So You Think You're a Cleveland Indians Fan?: Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards (So You Think You're a Fan?)
by Joseph WanchoSo You Think You're a Cleveland Indians Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of Indians baseball. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, this book will give you the details behind each--stories that bring to life players and managers, games and seasons. This book is divided into multiple parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. Along the way, you'll learn more about the great Indians players and managers of the past and present, from Nap Lajoie to Tris Speaker, Cy Young, Bob Feller, Lou Boudreau, Bob Lemon, Rocky Colavito, Gaylord Perry, Sandy Alomar Jr., Omar Vizquel, Jim Thome, Corey Kluber, and so many more. The many questions that this book answers include: Who was the only Indians player to be named MVP of the All-Star Game? Who is the only pitcher in team history to win at least 30 games in a season? Which Cleveland Indians player led the team in home runs during the 1960s? In 1987, the Indians had two pitchers on their staff who were later enshrined into the Hall of Fame. Who were they? This book makes the perfect gift for any fan of the Tribe!
So You Think You're a Kansas City Royals Fan?: Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards (So You Think You're a Team Fan)
by Curt NelsonSo You Think You’re a Kansas City Royals Fan? will test and expand your knowledge of one of Major League Baseball’s most successful expansion franchises. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you’ll get details behind each-stories that bring to life the history of the Kansas City Royals.This book, part of a new series, is divided into four parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. The first three-inning section contains the most basic questions. Next come the middle innings, then the late innings, and finally the Hall of Fame.Also, you’ll learn more about the great players and names in Royals history both past and present, from George Brett to Eric Hosmer, Amos Otis and Willie Wilson to Lorenzo Cain, Dan Quisenberry, Jeff Montgomery, Frank White, Mike Sweeney, Mike Moustakas, Bret Saberhagen, Paul Splittorff, Dennis Leonard, Whitey Herzog, Dick Howser, Ned Yost, Denny Matthews, Alex Gordon, and so many more-even Bo Jackson, of course. The many questions this book answers include: Who was the first player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with the Royals listed on his plaque? What special first in World Series history was the 2015 match-up between the Mets and Royals? Which two Royals players worked on crews that helped build Royals Stadium? Who was the first hitter to record a multi-home run game for the Royals?This book makes the perfect gift for any fan of the 2015 World Champion Royals!
So You Think You're a New York Mets Fan?: Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards (So You Think You're a Team Fan)
by Brett TopelSo You Think You’re a New York Mets Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of Mets baseball. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, this book will give you the details behind each-stories that bring to life players and coaches, games and seasons.This book is divided into multiple parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. Along the way, you’ll learn more about the great Mets players and managers of the past and present, from Tom Seaver to Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez, Lee Mazzilli, Davey Johnson, Dave Kingman, Gil Hodges, Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack, John Stearns, Darryl Strawberry, Mike Piazza, Edgardo Alfonzo, Matt Harvey, David Wright, and so many more. The many questions that this book answers include: Who was drafted number one overall by the Mets in 1984? Who was on deck when Mookie Wilson hit his famous ground ball to Bill Buckner? There are two men enshrined in Cooperstown wearing Mets caps on their plaques, but there are 12 other Hall of Famers who played for the Mets at one point in their career. Name them. What do the Mets' World Series MVPs from 1969 and 1986 have in common? The two pitchers who were on the mound in 1969 and 1986 when the final out of each World Series was made were actually traded for each other. Name them.This book makes the perfect gift for any fan of the Amazin’s!
So You Think You're a New York Yankees Fan?: Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards
by Howie KarpinSo You Think You’re a New York Yankees Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of Yankee baseball. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you’ll get details behind each—stories that bring to life players and coaches, games and seasons.This book is divided into multiple parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. Along the way, you’ll learn more about the great Yankee players and coaches of the past and present, from Babe Ruth to Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Billy Martin, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Goose Gossage, Ron Guidry, Don Mattingly, Dave Winfield, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Mark Texiera and so many more. Some of the many questions that this book answers include: How many times had the Yankees been to the World Series before acquiring Babe Ruth from the Red Sox? Who was the Yankee outfielder who was nicknamed “Ol’ Reliable”? Who did the Yankees trade to the Cincinnati Reds in November of 1992 to acquire outfielder Paul O’Neill? Which two players have hit walk off, pennant-winning home runs in Yankee history? The longest game in Yankee history lasted how many innings?This book makes the perfect gift for any fan of the Bombers!
So You Think You're a Philadelphia Phillies Fan?: Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards (So You Think You're a Team Fan)
by Scott ButlerSo You Think You’re a Philadelphia Phillies Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of Phillies baseball. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you’ll get details behind each-stories that bring to life players and coaches, games and seasons.This book is divided into multiple parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. Along the way, you’ll learn more about the great Phillies players and coaches of the past and present, from Grover Alexander to Robin Roberts, Richie Ashburn, Jim Bunning, Dick Allen, Steve Carlton, Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose, Garry Maddox, Jamie Moyer, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, and so many more. Some of the many questions that this book answers include: Which former Phil has the highest WAR in team history? Who holds the longest hitting streak (36 games) in team history? Which pitcher holds the records for most complete games and hits allowed? In what year were the team records set for hits, total bases, and runs scored?In what year was the team record set for home runs allowed? Who was the last Phillies pitcher to win the Cy Young Award?This book makes the perfect gift for any fan of the Phils!
Sobolev Inequalities, Heat Kernels under Ricci Flow, and the Poincare Conjecture
by null Qi S. ZhangFocusing on Sobolev inequalities and their applications to analysis on manifolds and Ricci flow, Sobolev Inequalities, Heat Kernels under Ricci Flow, and the Poincare Conjecture introduces the field of analysis on Riemann manifolds and uses the tools of Sobolev imbedding and heat kernel estimates to study Ricci flows, especially with surgeries. The
Sobolev Spaces on Metric Measure Spaces: An Approach Based on Upper Gradients
by Juha Heinonen Pekka Koskela Nageswari Shanmugalingam Jeremy T. TysonAnalysis on metric spaces emerged in the 1990s as an independent research field providing a unified treatment of first-order analysis in diverse and potentially nonsmooth settings. Based on the fundamental concept of upper gradient, the notion of a Sobolev function was formulated in the setting of metric measure spaces supporting a Poincaré inequality. This coherent treatment from first principles is an ideal introduction to the subject for graduate students and a useful reference for experts. It presents the foundations of the theory of such first-order Sobolev spaces, then explores geometric implications of the critical Poincaré inequality, and indicates numerous examples of spaces satisfying this axiom. A distinguishing feature of the book is its focus on vector-valued Sobolev spaces. The final chapters include proofs of several landmark theorems, including Cheeger's stability theorem for Poincaré inequalities under Gromov-Hausdorff convergence, and the Keith-Zhong self-improvement theorem for Poincaré inequalities.
SOC Functions and Their Applications (Springer Optimization and Its Applications #143)
by Jein-Shan ChenThis book covers all of the concepts required to tackle second-order cone programs (SOCPs), in order to provide the reader a complete picture of SOC functions and their applications. SOCPs have attracted considerable attention, due to their wide range of applications in engineering, data science, and finance. To deal with this special group of optimization problems involving second-order cones (SOCs), we most often need to employ the following crucial concepts: (i) spectral decomposition associated with SOCs, (ii) analysis of SOC functions, and (iii) SOC-convexity and -monotonicity. <p><p> Moreover, we can roughly classify the related algorithms into two categories. One category includes traditional algorithms that do not use complementarity functions. Here, SOC-convexity and SOC-monotonicity play a key role. In contrast, complementarity functions are employed for the other category. In this context, complementarity functions are closely related to SOC functions; consequently, the analysis of SOC functions can help with these algorithms.
Soccer Analytics: An Introduction Using R (Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Science Series)
by Clive BeggsSports analytics is on the rise, with top soccer clubs, bookmakers, and broadcasters all employing statisticians and data scientists to gain an edge over their competitors.Many popular books have been written exploring the mathematics of soccer. However, few supply details on how soccer data can be analysed in real-life. The book addresses this issue via a practical route one approach designed to show readers how to successfully tackle a range of soccer related problems using the easy-to-learn computer language R. Through a series of easy-to-follow examples, the book explains how R can be used to: Download and edit soccer data Produce graphics and statistics Predict match outcomes and final league positions Formulate betting strategies Rank teams Construct passing networks Assess match play Soccer Analytics: An Introduction Using R is a comprehensive introduction to soccer analytics aimed at all those interested in analysing soccer data, be they fans, gamblers, coaches, sports scientists, or data scientists and statisticians wishing to pursue a career in professional soccer. It aims to equip the reader with the knowledge and skills required to confidently analyse soccer data using R, all in a few easy lessons.
Social Accounting for Industrial and Transition Economies (Routledge Revivals)
by Solomon CohenThis title was first published in 2002: Showing how the social accounting matrix provides a comprehensive framework for the analysis and tabulation of national statistics and how it can assist in developing economic policy, this work also demonstrates the key aspects of this approach in dealing with a wide range of economic and social issues. The reference, and the accompanying volume, "Social Accounting and Economic Modelling for Developing Countries" should be useful for researchers, instructors, policy makers and scholars.
Social and Economic Networks
by Matthew O. JacksonNetworks of relationships help determine the careers that people choose, the jobs they obtain, the products they buy, and how they vote. The many aspects of our lives that are governed by social networks make it critical to understand how they impact behavior, which network structures are likely to emerge in a society, and why we organize ourselves as we do. In Social and Economic Networks, Matthew Jackson offers a comprehensive introduction to social and economic networks, drawing on the latest findings in economics, sociology, computer science, physics, and mathematics. He provides empirical background on networks and the regularities that they exhibit, and discusses random graph-based models and strategic models of network formation. He helps readers to understand behavior in networked societies, with a detailed analysis of learning and diffusion in networks, decision making by individuals who are influenced by their social neighbors, game theory and markets on networks, and a host of related subjects. Jackson also describes the varied statistical and modeling techniques used to analyze social networks. Each chapter includes exercises to aid students in their analysis of how networks function. This book is an indispensable resource for students and researchers in economics, mathematics, physics, sociology, and business.
Social and Economic Stimulating Development Strategies for China’s Ethnic Minority Areas
by Yanzhong Wang Sai DingThis book gathers the outcomes of various, extensive research efforts on building a moderately prosperous society in minority areas, which would allow China’s poor and poverty-stricken areas to comprehensively join the rest of society. Offering an essential reference guide, the book will help readers understand the process, achievements, problems, and future development with regard to building a moderately prosperous society in the new era.
Social and Political Dimensions of Mathematics Education
by Murad Jurdak Renuka Vithal Elizabeth De Freitas Peter Gates David KolloscheThis book examines the current thinking on five critical social and political areas in mathematics education. It focuses on material conditions in teaching and learning, and details features of social life and their influence on mathematics teaching, learning and achievement. Following an introduction, the first section addresses equitable access and participation in quality mathematics education. It explores this issue in different contexts and from different ideological perspectives. The second section traces the emergence and development of the notion of activism in mathematics education in theory, in the literature, in research and in practice. The third section then moves on to explore current research on the political forces at work in identity, subjectivity and (dis)ability within mathematics education, showing how emphasis on language and discourse provides information for this research, and how new directions are being pursued to address the diverse material conditions that shape learning experiences in mathematics education. Economic factors behind mathematics achievement form the topic of section four, which examines the political dimensions of mathematics education through the influence of national and global economic structures. The final section addresses distribution of power and cultural regimes of truth, based on the premise that although often deemed apolitical, mathematics and mathematics education are highly political institutions in our society. The book concludes with a summary and recommendations for the future.