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1 Title : A First Course in Quality Engineering:
Integrating Statistical and Management Methods of
Quality, 2nd
Authors : Krishnamoorthi, K. S.
Completely revised and updated, A First Course in Quality Engineering:
Integrating Statistical and Management Methods of Quality, Second Edition
contains virtually all the information an engineer needs to function as a quality
engineer. The authors not only break things down very simply but also give a
full understanding of why each topic covered is essential to learning proper
quality management. They present the information in a manner that builds a
strong foundation in quality management without overwhelming readers.
See what’s new in the new edition:
 Reflects changes in the latest revision of the ISO 9000 Standards and
the Baldrige Award criteria
 Includes new mini-projects and examples throughout
 Incorporates Lean methods for reducing cycle time, increasing
throughput, and reducing waste
 Contains increased coverage of strategic planning
Year : 2012
Call No. : TS156.8 K92 2012
2 Title : Zariski Geometries: Geometry from the
Logician's Point of View
Author : Boris Zilber
"This book presents methods and results from the theory of Zariski structures
and discusses their applications in geometry as well as various other
mathematical fields. Its logical approach helps us understand why algebraic
geometry is so fundamental throughout mathematics and why the extension to
noncommutative geometry, which has been forced by recent developments in

2. quantum physics, is both natural and necessary. Beginning with a crash course
in model theory, this book will suit not only model theorists but also readers
with a more classical geometric background
Year : 2010
Call No. : QA573 Z69 2010
3 Title : Real and Complex Singularities
Editors: M. Manoel, M.C. Romero Fuster, C.T.C Wall.
"The biennial meetings at Säao Carlos have helped create a worldwide
community of experts and young researchers working on singularity theory,
with a special focus on applications to a wide variety of topics in both pure
and applied mathematics. The tenth meeting, celebrating the 60th birthdays of
Terence Gaffney and Maria Aparecida Soares Ruas, was a special occasion
attracting the best known names in the area. This volume contains
contributions by the attendees, including three articles written or co-authored
by Gaffney himself, and survey articles on the existence of Milnor fibrations,
global classifications and graphs, pairs of foliations on surfaces, and Gaffney's
work on equisingularity"
Year : 2010
Call No. : QA614.58 I61 2010
4 Title : Probability, geometry, and integrable systems :
for henry McKean's seventy-fifth birthday
Editor : Mark Pinsky, Björn Birnir.
The three main themes of this book, probability theory, differential geometry,
and the theory of integrable systems, reflect the broad range of mathematical
interests of Henry McKean, to whom it is dedicated. Written by experts in
probability, geometry, integrable systems, turbulence, and percolation, the
seventeen papers included here demonstrate a wide variety of techniques that
have been developed to solve various mathematical problems in these areas.
The topics are often combined in an unusual and interesting fashion to give
solutions outside of the standard methods. The papers contain some exciting
results and offer a guide to the contemporary literature on these subjects
Year : 2010
Call No. QA273 P962 2010

3. 5 Title : Probability on Graphs: Random
Processes on Graphs and Lattices
Authors: Geoffrey Grimmett.
This introduction to some of the principal models in the theory of
disordered systems leads the reader through the basics, to the very
edge of contemporary research, with the minimum of technical fuss.
Topics covered include random walk, percolation, self-avoiding
walk, interacting particle systems, uniform spanning tree, random
graphs, as well as the Ising, Potts, and random-cluster models for
ferromagnetism, and the Lorentz model for motion in a random
medium. Schramm-Löwner evolutions (SLE) arise in various
contexts. The choice of topics is strongly motivated by modern
applications and focuses on areas that merit further research. Special
features include a simple account of Smirnov's proof of Cardy's
formula for critical percolation, and a fairly full account of the theory
of influence and sharp-thresholds. Accessible to a wide audience of
mathematicians and physicists, this book can be used as a graduate
course text. Each chapter ends with a range of exercises.
Year : 2010
Call No. : QA166 G864 2010
6 Title : Global methods for combinatorial isoperimetric
problems
Author: Harper, Lawrence H.
Certain constrained combinatorial optimization problems have a natural
analogue in the continuous setting of the classical isoperimetric problem. The
study of so called combinatorial isoperimetric problems exploits similarities
between these two, seemingly disparate, settings. This 2004 text focuses on
global methods. This means that morphisms, typically arising from symmetry
or direct product decomposition, are employed to transform new problems
into more restricted and easily solvable settings whilst preserving essential
structure. This book is based on Professor Harper's many years' experience in
teaching this subject and is ideal for graduate students entering the field. The
author has increased the utility of the text for teaching by including worked
examples, exercises and material about applications to computer science.
Applied systematically, the global point of view can lead to surprising insights
and results, and established researchers will find this to be a valuable
reference work on an innovative method for problem solving.
Year : 2010
Call No. : QA402.5 H293 2010

4. 7 Title : Number Theory in the Spirit of Liouville
Authors: Kenneth S. Williams
Joseph Liouville is recognised as one of the great mathematicians of the
nineteenth century, and one of his greatest achievements was the introduction
of a powerful new method into elementary number theory. This book provides
a gentle introduction to this method, explaining it in a clear and
straightforward manner. The many applications provided include applications
to sums of squares, sums of triangular numbers, recurrence relations for
divisor functions, convolution sums involving the divisor functions, and many
others. All of the topics discussed have a rich history dating back to Euler,
Jacobi, Dirichlet, Ramanujan and others, and they continue to be the subject of
current mathematical research. Williams places the results in their historical
and contemporary contexts, making the connection between Liouville's ideas
and modern theory. This is the only book in English entirely devoted to the
subject and is thus an extremely valuable resource for both students and
researchers alike.
Year : 2011
Call No. : QA241 W724
8 Title : Derivation and integration
Author: Washek F. Pfeffer
This 2001 book is devoted to an invariant multidimensional process of recovering a
function from its derivative. It considers additive functions defined on the family of all
bounded BV sets that are continuous with respect to a suitable topology. A typical
example is the flux of a continuous vector field. A very general Gauss-Green theorem
follows from the sufficient conditions for the derivability of the flux. Since the setting is
invariant with respect to local lipeomorphisms, a standard argument extends the Gauss-
Green theorem to the Stokes theorem on Lipschitz manifolds. In addition, the author
proves the Stokes theorem for a class of top-dimensional normal currents - a first step
towards solving a difficult open problem of derivation and integration in middle
dimensions. The book contains complete and detailed proofs and will provide valuable
information to research mathematicians and advanced graduate students interested in
geometric integration and related areas.
Year : 2001
Call No. : QA312 P524

5. 9 Title : Non-Hermitian quantum mechanics
Authors: Nimrod Moiseyev.
Non-Hermitian quantum mechanics (NHQM) is an important alternative to the
standard (Hermitian) formalism of quantum mechanics, enabling the solution
of otherwise difficult problems. The first book to present this theory, it is
useful to advanced graduate students and researchers in physics, chemistry
and engineering. NHQM provides powerful numerical and analytical tools for
the study of resonance phenomena - perhaps one of the most striking events in
nature. It is especially useful for problems whose solutions cause extreme
difficulties within the structure of a conventional Hermitian framework.
NHQM has applications in a variety of fields, including optics, where the
refractive index is complex; quantum field theory, where the parity-time (PT)
symmetry properties of the Hamiltonian are investigated; and atomic and
molecular physics and electrical engineering, where complex potentials are
introduced to simplify numerical calculations.
Year : 2011
Call No. : QC174.17 .M35 M714
10 Title : Multiphysics modeling using COMSOL : a first
principles approach
Author: Roger W. Pryor.
Multiphysics Modeling Using COMSOL rapidly introduces the senior level
undergraduate, graduate or professional scientist or engineer to the art and
science of computerized modeling for physical systems and devices. It offers a
step-by-step modeling methodology through examples that are linked to the
Fundamental Laws of Physics through a First Principles Analysis approach.
The text explores a breadth of multiphysics models in coordinate systems that
range from 1D to 3D and introduces the readers to the numerical analysis
modeling techniques employed in the COMSOL® Multiphysics® software.
After readers have built and run the examples, they will have a much firmer
understanding of the concepts, skills, and benefits acquired from the use of
computerized modeling techniques to solve their current technological
problems and to explore new areas of application for their particular
technological areas of interest.
Year : 2011

6. Call No. : QC52 P973
11 Title : Quantum computation and quantum
information
Authors: Michael A. Nielsen & Isaac L. Chuang
This text is the first comprehensive introduction to the main ideas and
techniques of the field of quantum computation and quantum information.
Michael Nielsen and Isaac Chuang ask the question: what are the ultimate
physical limits to computation and communication? They describe in detail
such remarkable effects as fast quantum algorithms, quantum teleportation,
quantum cryptography and quantum error-correction. A wealth of
accompanying figures and exercises illustrate and develop the material in
more depth. The authors describe what a quantum computer is, how it can be
used to solve problems faster than familiar 'classical' computers, and the real-
world implementation of quantum computers. The book concludes with an in-
depth treatment of quantum information, explaining how quantum states can
be used to perform remarkable feats of communication, together with a
discussion of how it is possible to protect quantum states against the effects of
noise.
Year : 2010
Call No. : QA76.889 N669
12 Title : Gasoline, diesel, and ethanol biofuels from
grasses and plants
Authors: Ram B. Gupta, Ayhan Demirbas.
The world is currently faced with two significant problems: fossil fuel
depletion and environmental degradation, which are continuously being
exacerbated due to increasing global energy consumption. As a substitute for
petroleum, renewable fuels have been receiving increasing attention due a
variety of environmental, economic, and societal benefits. The first-generation
biofuels - ethanol from sugar or corn and biodiesel from vegetable oils - are
already on the market. The goal of this book is to introduce readers to second-
generation biofuels obtained from non-food biomass, such as forest residue,
agricultural residue, switch grass, corn stover, waste wood, municipal solid
wastes, and so on. Various technologies are discussed, including cellulosic
ethanol, biomass gasification, synthesis of diesel and gasoline, bio-crude by

7. hydrothermal liquefaction, bio-oil by fast pyrolysis, and the upgradation of
biofuel. This book strives to serve as a comprehensive document presenting
various technological pathways and environmental and economic issues
related to biofuels.
Year : 2010
Call No. : TP248.27.P55 G977
13 Title : Irrigation management : principles and practices
Author: Burton, Martin
In many countries irrigated agriculture consumes a large proportion of the
available water resources, often over 70% of the total. There is considerable
pressure to release water for other uses, and as a sector irrigated agriculture
will have to increase its efficiency and productivity of water use. Drawing on
the author's 30 years of experience in some 28 countries, this book offers
knowledge for the management of irrigation and drainage systems, including
traditional technical areas of systems operation and maintenance, and
expanding managerial, institutional and organizational aspects. Chapters
provide guidelines to improve management, operation and maintenance
processes, which move management thinking out of traditional public-sector
mindsets to a more customer-focussed, performance-oriented service delivery.
As a practical guide to improve efficiency and productivity in irrigated
agriculture, this book will be essential reading for irrigation managers and
technicians as well as students and policymakers in water management,
agriculture and sustainable development.
Year : 2010
Call No. : TC812 B974
14 Title : The Handbook of Biomass Combustion and Co-
firing
Editors: Jaap Koppejan, Sjaak van Loo
This unique handbook presents both the theory and application of biomass
combustion and co-firing, from basic principles to industrial combustion and
environmental impact, in a clear and comprehensive manner. It offers a solid
grounding on biomass combustion, and advice on improving combustion
systems. Written by leading international academics and industrial experts,

8. and prepared under the auspices of the IEA Bioenergy Implementing
Agreement, the handbook is an essential resource for anyone interested in
biomass combustion and co-firing technologies varying from domestic
woodstoves to utility-scale power generation. The book covers subjects
including biomass fuel pre-treatment and logistics, modelling the combustion
process and ash-related issues, as well as featuring an overview of the current
R&D needs regarding biomass combustion.
Year : 2010
Call No. : TP339 H236
15 Title : Design and control of concrete mixtures : the
guide to applications, methods, and materials
Author: Steven H. Kosmatka and Michelle L. Wilson
This reference on concrete technology covers the fundamentals of freshly
mixed and hardened concrete. This edition discusses sustainability; durability;
materials for making concrete, such as portland cements, supplementary
cementing materials, aggregates, water, admixtures, fibers, and reinforcement;
procedures for mix proportioning, batching, mixing, transporting, handling,
placing, consolidating, finishing, and curing concrete; precautions necessary
during hot- and cold-weather concreting; causes and methods of controlling
volume changes; commonly used control tests for quality concrete; special
types of concrete, such as high-performance, lightweight, heavyweight, no-
slump, roller-compacted, shotcrete, mass concrete, and many more.
Year : 2011
Call No. : TA440 K86 2011
16 Title : Design of modern steel railway bridges
Author: John F Unsworth
Examines the methods for analysis and design of modern steel railway
bridges. This title details the history of steel railway bridges in the
development of transportation systems, discusses modern materials, and
presents a treatment of railway bridge loads and moving load analysis
Year : 2010
Call No. : TG445 U59

9. 17 Title : A first course in statistics for signal analysis
Author: Wojbor A. Woyczyński.
Developed by the author over the course of many years of classroom use, A
First Course in Statistics for Signal Analysis, Second Edition may be used by
junior/senior undergraduates or graduate students in electrical, systems,
computer, and biomedical engineering, as well as the physical sciences. The
work is also an excellent resource of educational and training material for
scientists and engineers working in research laboratories.
Year : 2011
Call No. : TK5102.9 W938 2011
18 Title : The arithmetic of elliptic curves
Author: Silverman, Joseph H.
The theory of elliptic curves is distinguished by its long history and by the
diversity of the methods that have been used in its study. This book treats the
arithmetic theory of elliptic curves in its modern formulation, through the use
of basic algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry. The book begins
with a brief discussion of the necessary algebro-geometric results, and
proceeds with an exposition of the geometry of elliptic curves, the formal
group of an elliptic curve, and elliptic curves over finite fields, the complex
numbers, local fields, and global fields. Included are proofs of the Mordell–
Weil theorem giving finite generation of the group of rational points and
Siegel's theorem on finiteness of integral points.
Year : 2009 2nd
Call No. : QA567 S587 2009
19 Title : Bridge and highway structure rehabilitation and
repair
Author: Mohiuddin A. Khan.
An authoritative guide to the rehabilitation and repair of existing bridges in an
efficient and cost-effective mannerStructural and highway engineers can turn
toBridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repairfor up-to-date
guidance on the latest design techniques, repair methods, specialized software,
materials, and maintenance procedures for bridges and highways. This timely
engineering tool simplifies and clarifies all existing code, presenting a wealth
of concise explanations, solved examples for day-to-day design issues, and in-
depth case studies of practical problems.Focusing on both traditional and non-
traditional design problems, this sure-fire guide equips you with new

10. analytical and design techniques, such as the application of Load and
Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). The book includes the most recent
AASHTO design codes for bridges and highways... offers updated design
criteria for dealing with earthquake vulnerability and bridge foundation scour
from floods...and covers modern materials technology, including new types of
concrete, steel, and other construction and repair materials.|||This eBook is
sold by Sony Electronics Inc.
Year : 2010
Call No. : TG315 K45b 2010
20 Title : The future of energy use
Author: Phil O'Keefe, Geoff O'Brien, and Nicola Pearsall.
Following the success of its predecessor, this second edition of The Future of
Energy Use provides essential analysis of the use of different forms of energy
and their environmental and social impacts. It examines conventional, nuclear
and renewable sources and technologies, using relevant case studies and
providing a vital link between technology and related policy issues. The new
edition has been comprehensively developed and updated, including new text,
diagrams and tables, with entire new sections that reflect the significant
changes that have occurred since the first edition. New material includes: a
stronger focus on climate change policy and energy security; a discussion of
the long run marginal costs of oil; coverage of the biofuels debate in both the
developed and developing worlds; an outline of developments in the built
environment (including transport issues); and the relationship between
behaviour and energy use. It reviews policy shifts with relation to energy
efficiency, carbon capture and storage, combined heat and power, and
combined cycle gas turbines. There is new coverage of nuclear waste, storage
and proliferation, and new material on microgeneration and biofuels, as well
as essential new information on carbon markets and the hydrogen economy.
The result is a unique introduction and guide to all the vital issues within
energy for students, academics and professionals new to the field.
Year : 2010
Call No. : TJ163.2 H645 2010