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Arctic Aesop's fables : twelve retold tales
\"The animals of Alaska's far north teach life lessons in these retold tales from the classic Aesop's fables, set in the unique landscape of Alaska's wilderness\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Linear actions of \\( Z/p Z/p\\) on \\(S^2n-1 S^2n-1\\)
For an odd prime \\(p\\), we consider free actions of \\(( Z_/p)^2\\) on \\(S^2n-1 S^2n-1\\) given by linear actions of \\(( Z_/p)^2\\) on \\( R^4n\\). Simple examples include a lens space cross a lens space, but \\(k\\)-invariant calculations show that other quotients exist. Using the tools of Postnikov towers and surgery theory, the quotients are classified up to homotopy by the \\(k\\)-invariants and up to homeomorphism by the Pontrjagin classes. We will present these results and demonstrate how to calculate the \\(k\\)-invariants and the Pontrjagin classes from the rotation numbers.
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Linear actions of $\\mathbb {Z}/p\\times \\mathbb {Z}/p$ on $S^{2n-1}\\times S^{2n-1}
For an odd prime $p$, we consider free actions of $(\\mathbb {Z}_{/{p}})^2$ on $S^{2n-1}\\times S^{2n-1}$ given by linear actions of $(\\mathbb {Z}_{/{p}})^2$ on $\\mathbb {R}^{4n}$. Simple examples include a lens space cross a lens space, but $k$-invariant calculations show that other quotients exist. Using the tools of Postnikov towers and surgery theory, the quotients are classified up to homotopy by the $k$-invariants and up to homeomorphism by the Pontrjagin classes. We will present these results and demonstrate how to calculate the $k$-invariants and the Pontrjagin classes from the rotation numbers.
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Firefly. The unification war. Part one
\"Captain Malcolm Reynolds thought he could outrun his past, but when a simple heist goes wrong, he's forced to confront it. With the fabled Traitor of Serenity Valley in his sights, Mal's quest for revenge will put him at odds with his own crew, forcing him to make a choice: fix the past or fight for the future\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Practical statistics for nursing and health care
Nursing is a growing area of higher education, in which an introduction to statistics is an essential component. There is currently a gap in the market for a 'user-friendly' book which is contextulised and targeted for nursing. Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care introduces statistical techniques in such a way that readers will easily grasp the fundamentals to enable them to gain the confidence and understanding to perform their own analysis. It also provides sufficient advice in areas such as clinical trials and epidemiology to enable the reader to critically appraise work published in journals such as the Lancet and British Medical Journal.
* Covers all basic statistical concepts and tests
* Is user-friendly - avoids excessive jargon
* Includes relevant examples for nurses, including case studies and data sets
* Provides information on further reading
* Starts from first principles and progresses step by step
* Includes 'advice on' sections for all of the tests described
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Smooth manifolds with prescribed rational cohomology ring
The Hirzebruch signature formula provides an obstruction to the following realization question: given a rational Poincaré duality algebra A , does there exist a manifold M such that H∗(M;Q)=A ? When A is the truncated polynomial algebra Q[x]/⟨x3⟩ , we prove there exists a realizing closed smooth manifold Mn only if n=8(2a+2b) . We also eliminate any existence between dimension 32 and 128. For n=32 , we show that such a realizing manifold does not admit a Spin structure, and therefore is not 2-connected. In the case that A=Q[x]/⟨xm+1⟩,|x|=8 , we apply the rational surgery realization theorem to conclude that a rational octonionic projective space exists for m odd. Similar technique is applied to study if the Milnor E8 manifold has the rational homotopy type of a smooth manifold. The “Appendix” presents a recursive algorithm for efficiently computing the coefficients of the L -polynomials, which arise in the signature formula.
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Practical statistics for nursing and health care
Nursing is a growing area of higher education, in which anintroduction to statistics is an essential component.There iscurrently a gap in the market for a 'user-friendly' book which iscontextulised and targeted for nursing.
eBook
Linear actions of \\(Z/p/p\\) on \\(S^2n-1 S^2n-1\\)
For an odd prime \\(p\\), we consider free actions of \\((Z/p)^2\\) on \\(S^2n-1 S^2n-1\\) given by linear actions of \\((Z/p)^2\\) on \\(R^4n\\). Simple examples include a lens space cross a lens space, but \\(k\\)-invariant calculations show that other quotients exist. Using the tools of Postnikov towers and surgery theory, the quotients are classified up to homotopy by the \\(k\\)-invariants and up to homeomorphism by the Pontrjagin classes. We will present these results and demonstrate how to calculate the \\(k\\)-invariants and the Pontrjagin classes from the rotation numbers.
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