Mathematical Methods for Oceanographers: An Introduction - Rilegato

Laws, Edward A.

 
9780471162216: Mathematical Methods for Oceanographers: An Introduction
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ISBN 10: 0471162213 ISBN 13: 9780471162216
Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1997

Sinossi

Dieses Buch erleichtert dem biologisch, chemisch oder geologisch interessierten Ozeanographen den Zugang zu den mathematischen Techniken, die er für seine tägliche Arbeit benötigt. Von den Grundlagen ausgehend, werden Methoden der Datenauswertung behandelt - lineare Regression, Korrelationsmethoden, Varianzanalyse, nichtlineare Techniken, numerische Integrationsverfahren und vieles andere mehr.

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Informazioni sull?autore

EDWARD LAWS is Professor of Oceanography and Assistant Vice President for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He holds a PhD from Harvard University in chemical physics and is the author of Aquatic Pollution, Second Edition, also published by Wiley. In 1994 he was the William McCurdy Fellow at the Duke University Marine Laboratory, and it was during that time that he wrote most of this book.

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Oceanography calls for a wide variety of mathematical and statistical techniques, and this accessible treatment provides the basics every oceanographer needs to know, including

  • Practical ways to deal with chemical, geological, and biological oceanographic data
  • Instructions on detecting the existence of patterns in what appears to be noise
  • Numerous examples from the field that highlight the application of the methods presented
Written by an oceanographer and based on his successful course at the University of Hawaii, the volume is well suited to a two-semester course at the graduate level. The book reviews the necessary calculus, clarifies statistical concepts, and includes end-of-chapter problems that illustrate and expand the various topics. Tips on using MATLAB® software in matrix operations complement chapters that deal with the formulation of relationships in terms of matrices. The main body of the text covers the actual methods of dealing with data?including least squares and linear regression, correlation functions and analysis of variance, means and error bounds, nonlinear techniques and weighted least squares, numerical integration, and other modeling techniques. Unlike most introductory texts, Mathematical Methods for Oceanographers discusses regression methods in great detail, and includes an analysis of why certain methods produce unbiased parameter estimates. Finally, the chapter on time series analysis covers an area of particular interest to physical oceanographers. The numerous problems and solutions included in the book enable readers to check their understanding of concepts and techniques as well as their ability to apply what they have learned. A must-read for students of oceanography, this text/reference is also useful for professionals in the field, as well as for fisheries scientists, biologists, and those in the environmental sciences.

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Editore
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Data di pubblicazione
1997
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0471162213
ISBN 13 
9780471162216
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
343
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