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Introduction to Shape Optimization Shape Sensitivity Analysis


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English | PDF | 254 Pages | ISBN : 3540541772 | 17.4 MB
This book is motivated largely by a desire to solve shape optimization prob lems that arise in applications, particularly in structural mechanics and in the optimal control of distributed parameter systems. Many such problems can be formulated as the minimization of functionals defined over a class of admissible domains. Shape optimization is quite indispensable in the design and construction of industrial structures. For example, aircraft and spacecraft have to satisfy, at the same time, very strict criteria on mechanical performance while weighing as little as possible. The shape optimization problem for such a structure consists in finding a geometry of the structure which minimizes a given functional (e. g. such as the weight of the structure) and yet simultaneously satisfies specific constraints (like thickness, strain energy, or displacement bounds). The geometry of the structure can be considered as a given domain in the three-dimensional Euclidean space. The domain is an open, bounded set whose topology is given, e. g. it may be simply or doubly connected. The boundary is smooth or piecewise smooth, so boundary value problems that are defined in the domain and associated with the classical partial differential equations of mathematical physics are well posed. In general the cost functional takes the form of an integral over the domain or its boundary where the integrand depends smoothly on the solution of a boundary value problem.

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The Old Testament A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook]


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English | June 08, 2021 | ASIN: B095J6G2LK | M4B@128 kbps | 4 hours | 218 MB
Author: Michael Coogan | Narrator: Tom Parks
Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text.
Coogan explains the differences between the Bible of Jewish tradition (the "Hebrew Bible") and the Old Testament of Christianity, and also examines the different contents of the Bibles used by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, and Protestants. Coogan explores the use of invented dialogue and historical fiction in the Old Testament, the presence of mythic elements in apparently historical accounts, and the relationship of ancient Israelite myths to those of their neighbors. The book considers the Old Testament’s idea of divine justice, especially in Ecclesiastes and Job, and looks at notions of the afterlife in the ancient Near East and in ancient Israel. Coogan highlights the significance of the history and literature of the Old Testament and describes how non-biblical evidence, such as archaeological data and texts, has placed the Old Testament in a larger and more illuminating context.

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Korea A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook]


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English | April 14, 2020 | ASIN: B086MFPBNG | M4B@128 kbps | 4h 30m | 248 MB
Author: Michael J. Seth | Narrator: Paul Heitsch
Having spent centuries in the shadows of its neighbors China and Japan, Korea is now the object of considerable interest for radically different reasons – the South as an economic success story and for its vibrant popular culture; the North as the home to one of the world’s most repressive regimes, at once both bizarre and menacing.
Korea: A Very Short Introduction explores the history, culture, and society of a deeply divided region. Michael Seth considers what it means to be Korean and analyzes how the various peoples of the Korean peninsula became one of the world’s most homogeneous nations, before exploring how this nation evolved, in a single lifetime, into today’s sharply contrasting societies. He also discusses how Korea fits into the larger narrative of both East Asian and world history, economically, politically, and socially.

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Concise Systematic Theology An Introduction to Christian Belief [Audiobook]


Free Download John M. Frame, Mike Lenz (Narrator), "Concise Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief"
English | ASIN: B0CQKGZTZG | 2023 | MP3@64 kbps | ~16:12:00 | 442 MB
This concise, practical and devotional introduction to Reformed systematics now features study questions, memory verses, and additional resources to help readers develop a thoroughly biblical framework for understanding and applying Christian doctrine.
Revised and enhanced edition of John Frame’s Salvation Belongs to the Lord.

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A People’s Guide to Capitalism An Introduction to Marxist Economics


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English | 2022 | ISBN: B09WGMHPWC | 10 hours and 18 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 282 Mb
A lively, accessible, and timely guide to Marxist economics for those who want to understand and dismantle the world of the 1%.
Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the "experts."
Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to convince us otherwise, many of us have begun to question why this system has produced such vast inequality and wanton disregard for its own environmental destruction. This book offers answers to exactly these questions on their own terms: in the form of a radical economic theory.

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A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis [Audiobook]


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English | June 02, 2016 | ASIN: B01GGQ9W2I | M4B@32 kbps | 17h 31m | 254 MB
Author: Sigmund Freud | Narrator: Nigel Carrington | Translator: G. Stanley Hall
This series of 28 lectures was given by Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psychoanalysis, during the First World War and first published in English in 1920.
The purpose of this general introduction was to present his work and ideas – as they had matured at that point – to a general public; and even though there was to be considerable development and change over the ensuing years, these talks still offer a valuable and remarkably approachable entry point to his revolutionary concepts.

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Domestika – Introduction to Photographic Lighting with Hand Flash


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Home Page :https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/319-introduction-to-photographic-lighting-with-hand-flash
Genre / Category:Photography
File Size :1 GB
Publisher:domestika ⭐Updated and Published:January 01, 2024
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Lighting is the most powerful creative ally that a photographer has at hand. Photographer Antonio Garci demonstrated this in his first course,https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/319-introduction-to-photographic-lighting-with-hand-flash. Now, he is back to introduce you to the strobist technique with handheld flashes.

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Domestika – Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro


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Home Page :https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/537-introduction-to-adobe-premiere-pro
Genre / Category:Film & Media
File Size :1.4 GB
Publisher:domestika ⭐Updated and Published:December 31, 2023
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Learn to edit your audiovisual projects with Adobe Premiere Pro and get an efficient workflow designed for professional results.

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Theories of International Political Economy An Introduction


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English | April 1st, 2016 | ISBN: 0199018960 | 242 pages | True PDF | 3.47 MB
Theories of International Political Economy introduces students to the theories that make up the core, semi-periphery, and periphery of the discipline of IPE as it is studied today. Aiming to expose and clarify the differences between the orthodox and the heterodox schools of IPE, esteemed IPE scholar Stephane Paquin expertly guides students through the fundamental principles at the heart of realist, liberal, domestic politics, Marxist, neo-Gramscian, British school, green, and feminist approaches.

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The Work-Family Interface An Introduction (Contemporary Family Perspectives


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English | ISBN: 1452268789 | 2013 | 176 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This brief and accessible title integrates contemporary scholarly research with compelling vignettes to make it appealing to both instructors and undergraduate audiences. While focused on the United States in respect to its target audience and emphasis, it contains considerable international data that compares and contrasts social policies adopted in Europe and elsewhere. In so doing, it shows both the strengths and the limitations of the approaches used in the U.S. This title is the only single source that summarizes the origins of work-family concerns, the diversities of needs and experiences, the impact of tensions on the family front, the consequences of tensions for employers, and different types of policies that can make meaningful differences not only in the lives of employees, but also potentially in job quality and national productivity.

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