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Sarah Jenkins was an historical woman who became Lead Eldress in the Ministry at Pleasant Hill Shaker Village. Born into a South Carolina presbyterian family, she and her family moved to the frontier of Indiana when she was a young woman. In 1808 Shaker missionaries visited that area and convinced her and others in the Jenkins and Gill families to join that religious movement. Sarah's story is told through her inner world and the exterior Shaker establishment taking place around her as she moved from West Union in Indiana, to Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. Within the book's 428 pages, Shaker...

Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimization covers the fundamentals of closely related topics: linear systems (linear equations and least-squares) and linear programming (optimizing a linear function subject to linear constraints). For each problem class, stable and efficient numerical algorithms intended for a finite-precision environment are derived and analyzed. In 1991, when the book first appeared, these topics were rarely taught with a unified perspective, and, somewhat surprisingly, this remains true almost 30 years later. As a result, some of the material in this book can be...

In the intervening years since this book was published in 1981, the field of optimization has been exceptionally lively. This fertility has involved not only progress in theory, but also faster numerical algorithms and extensions into unexpected or previously unknown areas such as semidefinite programming. Despite these changes, many of the important principles and much of the intuition can be found in this Classics version of Practical Optimization. This book provides model algorithms and pseudocode, useful tools for users who prefer to write their own code as well as for those who want...

Based on interviews with eighteen prominent scientists and public policymakers from around the globe, A Parliament of Science provides a rich overview of the challenges, promises, and perils of science and technology in the twenty-first century. What can we hope for? What must we fear? How can scientists, civil society, and politicians work together to harness science and technology into a power for the good of all humanity?

Those interviewed speak candidly of their passions, hopes, and concerns as they explore the scientific and policy implications of the major issues of our time,...