As the field of difference equations expands, the discovery of general new methods of study & analysis can aid considerably in the evolution of the subject. This book presents a new systematic approach to reduction of order by changing variables. The author builds a step-by-step framework by defining the context for a formalization based on semiconjugacy & then presenting results for large classes of difference equations to which the new methods apply. The text shows that the characteristic polynomial & both the complimentary & particular solutions can be calculated directly from additively separable form ...

Guides the fashion designer through the design process, from conceiving a garment to marketing it. Linking six central phases in the cycle of fashion
- research, editing, design, construction, connection, & evolution, this book helps designers to develop effective strategies for building a cohesive collection & communicating their vision.
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Constitutes the refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Formal Aspects in Security & Trust, FAST 2008, held under the auspices of IFIP WG 1.7 in Malaga, Spain, in October 2008 as a satellite event of 13th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security. ...

Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Formal Concept Analysis, ICFCA 2009, held in Darmstadt, Germany, in May 2009. This book

Includes:: the papers that present results in Formal Concept Analysis & related fields.

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This comprehensive book covers the fundamental concepts of formal languages & compilation. It presents the subject in a minimalist way, using illustrated examples throughout & providing pedagogical tools, such as slides for lecturers via website. ...

Offers a text employing the tree method, a formal system of first-order logic. This book allows students to take control of the nuts & bolts of formal logic, & to move on to complex & abstract problems. The tree method is elaborated in steps over five chapters. ...

Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2008, held in Kitakyushu-City, Japan, October 2008. This book addresses various issues in formal methods & their applications in software engineering. It features sections on

Specification & verification, testing, & verification.

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