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Author : Vincent P. Luchsinger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (761 download)
Download or read book The Systems Approach written by Vincent P. Luchsinger and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Vincent P. Luchsinger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The Systems Approach, a Primer written by Vincent P. Luchsinger and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raphael J. Becvar
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538185687
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Systems Theory and Family Therapy written by Raphael J. Becvar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-10-02 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise, readable introduction to systems theory (and especially second-order cybernetics) with practical applications to family therapy. Systems Theory and Family Therapy: A Primer, Fourth Edition, provides a thorough yet concise explication of systems theory (cybernetics), which is the primary paradigm for the practice of systemic individual, marital, and family therapy. This book provides an overview of the essential concepts of a systems theoretical perspective using families and family therapy in context as examples and illustrations of their application in professional practice. Readers are invited to see themselves as parts of the systems with which they are working, consistent with a second-order cybernetics perspective. This book concludes with more than one hundred examples of how the meta-perspective of systems theory can be used in work with families.
Author : Donella Meadows
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603581480
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Thinking in Systems written by Donella Meadows and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic book on systems thinking—with more than half a million copies sold worldwide! "This is a fabulous book... This book opened my mind and reshaped the way I think about investing."—Forbes "Thinking in Systems is required reading for anyone hoping to run a successful company, community, or country. Learning how to think in systems is now part of change-agent literacy. And this is the best book of its kind."—Hunter Lovins In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth—the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet—Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others, because even seemingly minor details have enormous power to undermine the best efforts of too-narrow thinking. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking, the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable, to stay humble, and to stay a learner. In a world growing ever more complicated, crowded, and interdependent, Thinking in Systems helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness, the first step toward finding proactive and effective solutions.
Author : John E. Gibson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119179572
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)
Download or read book How to Do Systems Analysis written by John E. Gibson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the foundational systemic thinking needed to conceive systems that address complex socio-technical problems This book emphasizes the underlying systems analysis components and associated thought processes. The authors describe an approach that is appropriate for complex systems in diverse disciplines complemented by a case-based pedagogy for teaching systems analysis that includes numerous cases that can be used to teach both the art and methods of systems analysis. Covers the six major phases of systems analysis, as well as goal development, the index of performance, evaluating candidate solutions, managing systems teams, project management, and more Presents the core concepts of a general systems analysis methodology Introduces, motivates, and illustrates the case pedagogy as a means of teaching and practicing systems analysis concepts Provides numerous cases that challenge readers to practice systems thinking and the systems methodology How to Do Systems Analysis: Primer and Casebook is a reference for professionals in all fields that need systems analysis, such as telecommunications, transportation, business consulting, financial services, and healthcare. This book also serves as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in systems analysis courses in business schools, engineering schools, policy programs, and any course that promotes systems thinking.
Author : Panos J. Antsaklis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0817646612
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (176 download)
Download or read book A Linear Systems Primer written by Panos J. Antsaklis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-03 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a streamlined presentation of the authors’ successful work Linear Systems, this textbook provides an introduction to systems theory with an emphasis on control. Initial chapters present necessary mathematical background material for a fundamental understanding of the dynamical behavior of systems. Each chapter includes helpful chapter descriptions and guidelines for the reader, as well as summaries, notes, references, and exercises at the end. The emphasis throughout is on time-invariant systems, both continuous- and discrete-time.
Author : Kathleen E. Allen
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1683508505
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (835 download)
Download or read book Leading from the Roots written by Kathleen E. Allen and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can we design organizations in a way that creates a space where employees, the organization, and the larger community all thrive? And if so, where can we go for inspiration to help us achieve this goal? In a time of volatile and complex uncertainty, it is time to learn the lessons that nature has compiled from 3.8 billion years of research and development. Nature is an interdependent, dynamic and living system – just like today’s organizations and communities. Kathleen Allen uses nature as a model, mentor, and muse to rethink how leadership is practiced today. Leading from the Roots takes nature as a source of inspiration to help organizations see a new way of leading and designing workplace structure, applying the generous framework found in mature ecologies to human organizations. Kathleen Allen helps shift assumptions, practices, structures, and processes of organizations to become more resilient and nourishing for all, and, along the way, design the way out of workplace dysfunction and drama. “Leading from the Roots provides a powerful new way of thinking about organizations as living systems and delivers practical leadership frameworks for individuals to learn how to unleash the energy and create innovative, effective teams. -Anne Boneparte, CEO Appthority This book is a must read for organizational leaders who are not only committed to their mission, but equally to creating a workplace that attracts and retains the brightest and the best professionals fully enabled to meet that mission. -Caryl Stern, President & CEO UNICEF USA
Author : Panos J. Antsaklis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780817644345
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Linear Systems written by Panos J. Antsaklis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-10-27 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There are three words that characterize this work: thoroughness, completeness and clarity. The authors are congratulated for taking the time to write an excellent linear systems textbook! ...The authors have used their mastery of the subject to produce a textbook that very effectively presents the theory of linear systems as it has evolved over the last thirty years. The result is a comprehensive, complete and clear exposition that serves as an excellent foundation for more advanced topics in system theory and control." —IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control "In assessing the present book as a potential textbook for our first graduate linear systems course, I find...[that] Antsaklis and Michel have contributed an expertly written and high quality textbook to the field and are to be congratulated.... Because of its mathematical sophistication and completeness the present book is highly recommended for use, both as a textbook as well as a reference." —Automatica Linear systems theory plays a broad and fundamental role in electrical, mechanical, chemical and aerospace engineering, communications, and signal processing. A thorough introduction to systems theory with emphasis on control is presented in this self-contained textbook. The book examines the fundamental properties that govern the behavior of systems by developing their mathematical descriptions. Linear time-invariant, time-varying, continuous-time, and discrete-time systems are covered. Rigorous development of classic and contemporary topics in linear systems, as well as extensive coverage of stability and polynomial matrix/fractional representation, provide the necessary foundation for further study of systems and control. Linear Systems is written as a textbook for a challenging one-semester graduate course; a solutions manual is available to instructors upon adoption of the text. The book’s flexible coverage and self-contained presentation also make it an excellent reference guide or self-study manual. ******* For a treatment of linear systems that focuses primarily on the time-invariant case using streamlined presentation of the material with less formal and more intuitive proofs, see the authors’ companion book entitled A Linear Systems Primer.
Author : Doris Lloyd Grosh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Primer of Reliability Theory written by Doris Lloyd Grosh and published by . This book was released on 1989-03-09 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first course in reliability theory. Introduces all the fundamentals and includes derivations. Covers life testing, nonseries-parallel systems, choice of model (for plotting positions), and incorporates the use of electronic spreadsheets.
Author : Christopher Hallinan
Publisher : Pearson Education
ISBN 13 : 0137061102
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Embedded Linux Primer written by Christopher Hallinan and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-to-the-Minute, Complete Guidance for Developing Embedded Solutions with Linux Linux has emerged as today’s #1 operating system for embedded products. Christopher Hallinan’s Embedded Linux Primer has proven itself as the definitive real-world guide to building efficient, high-value, embedded systems with Linux. Now, Hallinan has thoroughly updated this highly praised book for the newest Linux kernels, capabilities, tools, and hardware support, including advanced multicore processors. Drawing on more than a decade of embedded Linux experience, Hallinan helps you rapidly climb the learning curve, whether you’re moving from legacy environments or you’re new to embedded programming. Hallinan addresses today’s most important development challenges and demonstrates how to solve the problems you’re most likely to encounter. You’ll learn how to build a modern, efficient embedded Linux development environment, and then utilize it as productively as possible. Hallinan offers up-to-date guidance on everything from kernel configuration and initialization to bootloaders, device drivers to file systems, and BusyBox utilities to real-time configuration and system analysis. This edition adds entirely new chapters on UDEV, USB, and open source build systems. Tour the typical embedded system and development environment and understand its concepts and components. Understand the Linux kernel and userspace initialization processes. Preview bootloaders, with specific emphasis on U-Boot. Configure the Memory Technology Devices (MTD) subsystem to interface with flash (and other) memory devices. Make the most of BusyBox and latest open source development tools. Learn from expanded and updated coverage of kernel debugging. Build and analyze real-time systems with Linux. Learn to configure device files and driver loading with UDEV. Walk through detailed coverage of the USB subsystem. Introduces the latest open source embedded Linux build systems. Reference appendices include U-Boot and BusyBox commands.
Author : David Long
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105588106
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (55 download)
Download or read book A Primer for Model-Based Systems Engineering written by David Long and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This primer addresses the basic concepts of model-based systems engineering. It covers the Model, Language, Behavior, Process, Architecture, and Verification and Validation. It is a call to consider the foundational principles behind those concepts. It is not designed to present novel insights into MBSE so much as to provide a guided tour of the touchstones of systems design. It is a guide to the new MBSE acolyte and a reminder to the experienced practitioner. It is our hope that you find this primer valuable. We welcome your comments and suggestions about improving it. Much of what we have learned about how it should be organized and presented has come from thoughtful contributions from the readers of the 1st edition.
Author : Kevin B. Smith
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429973985
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book The Public Policy Theory Primer written by Kevin B. Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public policy is a broad and interdisciplinary area of study and research in the field tends to reflect this. Yet for those teaching and studying public policy, the disjointed nature of the field can be confusing and cumbersome. This text provides a consistent and coherent framework for uniting the field of public policy. Authors Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. Larimer offer an organized and comprehensive overview of the core questions and concepts, major theoretical frameworks, primary methodological approaches, and key controversies and debates in each subfield of policy studies from the policy process and policy analysis to program evaluation and policy implementation. The third edition has been updated throughout to include the latest scholarship and approaches in the field, including new and expanded coverage of behavioral economics, the narrative policy framework, Fourth Generation implementation studies, the policy regime approach, field experiments, and the debate of program versus policy implementation studies. Now with an appendix of sample comprehensive exam questions, The Public Policy Theory Primer remains an indispensable text for the systematic study of public policy.
Author : Mike Mesterton-Gibbons
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 0821847724
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (218 download)
Download or read book A Primer on the Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control Theory written by Mike Mesterton-Gibbons and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The calculus of variations is used to find functions that optimize quantities expressed in terms of integrals. Optimal control theory seeks to find functions that minimize cost integrals for systems described by differential equations. This book is an introduction to both the classical theory of the calculus of variations and the more modern developments of optimal control theory from the perspective of an applied mathematician. It focuses on understanding concepts and how to apply them. The range of potential applications is broad: the calculus of variations and optimal control theory have been widely used in numerous ways in biology, criminology, economics, engineering, finance, management science, and physics. Applications described in this book include cancer chemotherapy, navigational control, and renewable resource harvesting. The prerequisites for the book are modest: the standard calculus sequence, a first course on ordinary differential equations, and some facility with the use of mathematical software. It is suitable for an undergraduate or beginning graduate course, or for self study. It provides excellent preparation for more advanced books and courses on the calculus of variations and optimal control theory.
Author : David E. Simon
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780201615692
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (156 download)
Download or read book An Embedded Software Primer written by David E. Simon and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 1999 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon introduces the broad range of applications for embedded software and then reviews each major issue facing developers, offering practical solutions, techniques, and good habits that apply no matter which processor, real-time operating systems, methodology, or application is used.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309184967
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To battle the obesity epidemic in America, health care professionals and policymakers need relevant, useful data on the effectiveness of obesity prevention policies and programs. Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention identifies a new approach to decision making and research on obesity prevention to use a systems perspective to gain a broader understanding of the context of obesity and the many factors that influence it.
Author : Jurgen M. Honig
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128048360
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)
Download or read book A Primer to the Theory of Critical Phenomena written by Jurgen M. Honig and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Primer to the Theory of Critical Phenomena provides scientists in academia and industry, as well as graduate students in physics, chemistry, and geochemistry with the scientific fundamentals of critical phenomena and phase transitions. The book helps readers broaden their understanding of a field that has developed tremendously over the last forty years. The book also makes a great resource for graduate level instructors at universities. Provides a thorough and accessible treatment of the fundamentals of critical phenomena Offers an in-depth exposition on renormalization and field theory techniques Includes experimental observations of critical effects Includes live examples illustrating the applications of the theoretical material
Author : Mats-Olov Olsson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1402023707
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Systems Approaches and Their Application written by Mats-Olov Olsson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the application of systems thinking across a broad field of cases representing research, teaching, decision support and construction. All cases are presented by experts who have actually been involved in the activities they describe. The broad selection of cases captures the great variation of systems thinking, and how it is integrated into models and theories and solid knowledge pertaining to different substantive areas.
