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In 1957 Stephen Smale startled the mathematical world byshowing that, in a theoretical sense, it is possible to turn a sphereinside out. A few years later, from the beaches of Rio, he introducedthe horseshoe map, demonstrating that simple functions could havechaotic dynamics. His next stunning mathematical accomplishment was tosolve the higher-dimensional Poincaré conjecture, thus demonstratingthat higher dimensions are simpler than the more familiar three. In1966 in Moscow, he was awarded the Fields Medal, the most prestigiousprize in mathematics.

Smale's vision and influence extended beyond mathematics into two vastly different realms. In 1965 in Berkeley, he initiated a program with Jerry Rubin of civil disobedience directed at ending the Vietnam War. And as a mineral collector, he accumulated a museum-quality collection that ranks among the finest in the world. Despite these diverse accomplishments, Smale's name is virtually unknown outside mathematics and mineral collecting. One of the objectives of this book is to bring his life and work to the attention of a larger community.

There are few good biographies of mathematicians. This makes sense when considering that to place their lives in perspective requires some appreciation of their theorems. Biographical writers are not usually trained in mathematics, and mathematicians do not usually write biographies. Though the author, Steve Batterson, is primarily a mathematician, he has long been intrigued by the notion of working on a biography of Smale. In this book, Batterson records and makes known the life and accomplishments of this great mathematician and significant figure in intellectual history. ... Read more

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Biography of an Unusual Mathematician
Batterson's book is the only book length biography of Stephen Smale, a Field medalist (1966), who made major contributions to topology and dynamical systems. In the first half of the book, Smale is depicted as a brilliant mathematician who had a relatively humble beginning and was a relatively late bloomer as well.Atheme that runs through the book and one that predominates the middle part of the book is Smale's social activism. The last one-third of the book deals with a variety of topics - Smale interests in minerals and photography, his adventures trips (e.g. climbing mountains, sailing) and "other people" (family members, students and his involvement in a gender discrimination lawsuit filed a by a junior colleague). The book ends with a chapter with anassessment of Smale contributions and stature as a mathematician as well as his departure to take up an appointment in Hong Kong. Personally, I found the book to be fairly uneven - I particularly enjoyed reading the early chapters on Smale's coming of age as a creative mathematician.The middle part dealing his social activism was for me less enjoyable - partly due the extensive effort made to explain the socio-political events in the 1960s. These narratives distract the readers away from Smale mathematical work during this period but are essential as they provide the social-political environment within which Smale's activism was prominent. The last few chapters seemed to be a few chapters thrown together to cover topics that were left out earlier.The fact that I had such a mixed view of the book is probably not due to the author's writing ability but more to Smale's unusual character - very few mathematicians are known for their brilliance as well as for their active commitment to social issues.

A marvelous book
This book not only provides a useful description of some of the theory at a level technical enough to be satisfying, but also gives a fascinating view into the life and thinking of a Field's Medal winner (1966).Who would have guessed that the future Field's Medal Winner received a C in Calculus II and Physics and that he had a B- average Jr. year at the University of Michigan?And perhaps particularly heartening to those who have been through the graduate school experience, that he was less favored than Munkries and received an ultimatum from the chairman to improve (and that in graduate school, according to Raul Bott, Smale sat in the back and it wasn't clear he was always paying attention). But, of course, Smale more than redeems himself resulting in a storied career and a reputation that surpasses the boundaries of his specialties.This is a marvelous book. ... Read more

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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again!Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Out ... Read more

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Strategies for studying gene regulation mechanisms have changed dramatically over the past several years in light of the emergence of complete genome sequences for many organisms as well as the development of or improvements to technologies such as chromatin immunoprecipitation, RNA interference, microarrays, and proteomics. The first edition of the highly successful Transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes, written by Michael Carey and Stephen Smale at UCLA, provided a comprehensive source of strategic, conceptual, and technical information for investigating the complexities of gene regulation at the level of transcription. With the ever-increasing importance of genome data and the appearance of new and better techniques, the second edition of this book has added a third author, Craig Peterson at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In addition to a new chapter on the in vitro analysis of chromatin templates for DNA-binding studies and transcription, this second edition has been extensively rewritten and updated to discuss new advances in the field and their impact on gene regulation mechanisms. The second edition retains the approach of the first in covering both the conceptual and practical aspects of how to study the regulation of a newly isolated gene and the biochemistry of a new transcription factor. Transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes serves as both a powerful textbook and manual for advanced instruction in molecular biology which supplements clearly written text with extensive illustrations puts methods in the context of underlying theory gives expert recommendations on experimental strategies encourages creativity in investigative design explains protocols for essential techniques step by step, with extensive advice on troubleshooting provides the latest methods in use in the field. This important and unique book is essential reading for anyone pursuing the analysis of gene expression in model systems or disease states, providing underlying theory and perspective to the newcomer and the latest techniques to the expert. Related Titles from the Publisher Epigenetics Gene Transfer: Delivery and Expression of DNA and RNA, A Laboratory Manual Live Cell Imaging: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd ed. Single-Molecule Techniques: A Laboratory Manual ... Read more

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A three-volume set that includes papers of Stephen Smale.Contents of the volumes include topology, economics, calculus of variations, dynamics, mechanics, biology, electric circuits, mathematical programming, theory of computation, and more. DLC: Mathematics. ... Read more

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This book is about dynamical aspects of ordinary differential equations and the relations between dynamical systems and certain fields outside pure mathematics. A prominent role is played by the structure theory of linear operators on finite-dimensional vector spaces; the authors have included a self-contained treatment of that subject. ... Read more

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A valuable source
This book (the original version) has all the basics to introduce the future differential equations/dynamical systems researchers into the field. Written by authorities in the field (Hirsch and Smale,) this text offers a wide variety of topics, including linear systems, local and global stability theory for non-linear systems, and applications to physics and biology. As an added treat, the inclusion of basic linear algebra and operator theory makes this a rather self-contained work. The dedicated reader will not be disappointed - the material is well organised with sufficient level of detail, illustration, and exercises.

This is not a recipe book
I can see that this is not the book for you if you want to solve a particular differential equation.But in terms of understanding the field of dynamical systems, there is no rival.This book is a pleasure to read, for the first time I understood the importance and beauty of linear algebra.Academic Press says that this is their most successful mathematics text, and it is not hard to see why.I wish more texts were as clearly written and as beautiful to read.

A complete waste
This is not a book, it's a piece of trash!!! This so called book is a meaningless mess which wasn't even understandable for the person who had a PhD in math and was teaching our class. Do NOT bother with this nonsense. if you want to learn something just read Ordinary Differential Equations by V. I. Arnold.I would have given no star if I could!!!Just go with Arnold's and I'll be WAY better off.

Not for the average undergrad!
As a senior undergrad majoring in math and economics, this book is everything but an easy read. To all fellow undergrads who are not math superheroes (that should about 75% of us), if you happen to come across this book in an upcoming course description, it may be a good idea to look for alternative. Currently, I'm looking for another book that I may be able to use as a supplement to get me through this course with a passing grade. Up to this point in my math career, I have never come across a text as ungraspable as this one; this is unfortunate since it appears that there is a lot of knowledge and content on the pages.

Thorough and solid introduction
This is the book from which I was introduced to dynamical systems some twenty-odd years ago. It's a thorough introduction that presumes a basic knowledge of multivariate differential calculus but is pretty well self-contained as far as linear algebra is concerned. Rigorous but readable, it provides a foundational understanding of n-dimensional linear dynamical systems and their basic exponential solution.

But my opinions won't be as helpful to the Amazon math shopper as a simple listing of what's in the book. So here's the table of contents.

Chapter 1: First Examples

Chapter 2: Newton's Equation and Kepler's Law

Chapter 3: Linear Systems with Constant Coefficiants and Real Eigenvalues

Chapter 4: Linear Systems with Constant Coefficients and Complex Eigenvalues

Chapter 5: Linear Systems and Exponentials of Operators

Chapter 6: Linear Systems and Canonical Forms of Operators

Chapter 7: Contractions and Generic Properties of Operators

Chapter 8: Fundamental Theory

Chapter 9: Stability of Equilibria

Chapter 10: Differential Equations for Electric Circuits

Chapter 11: The Poincare-Bendixson Theorem

Chapter 12: Ecology

Chapter 13: Periodic Attractors

Chapter 14: Classical Mechanics

Chapter 15: Nonautonomous Equations and Differentiability of Flows

Chapter 16: Perturbation Theory and Structural Stability

Afterword

Appendix I: Elementary Facts

Appendix II: Polynomials

Appendix III: On Canonical Forms

Appendix IV: The Inverse Function Theorem

References

Answers to Selected Problems ... Read more

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In the genome era, the analysis of gene expression has become a critical requirement in many laboratories. But there has been no comprehensive source of strategic, conceptual, and technical information to guide this often complex task. "Transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes" aims to answer that need. Written by two experienced investigators, Michael Carey and Stephen Smale at the UCLA School of Medicine, and based in part on the Gene Expression course taught at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, this book directly addresses all the concerns of a laboratory studying the regulation of a newly isolated gene and the biochemistry of a new transcription factor. Chapter 1 reviews the state-of-the-art in the RNA polymerase II transcription field; while chapters 2 to 10 are a systematic guide to the investigation of regulatory mechanisms for newly identified genes. Chapters 11 to 15 discuss approaches for synthesizing recombinant transcription factors, analyzing their binding, and deciphering their mode of action. This text reveals not only what to do but why, and how to plan properly for success.This approach should be useful for graduate students, physician-scientists, postdocs, and others entering the field, but is also valuable for established investigators undertaking in-depth studies in specific systems. Supplementing clearly written text with extensive illustrations, this text puts methods in the context of underlying theory and offers expert recommendations on experimental strategies, and encourages creativity in investigative design. Protocols for essential techniques are presented in a step by step format, together with extensive advice on troubleshooting. ... Read more

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a great reference for transcription lab work!
I purchased this book for my lab and I cannot praise it highly enough.The only problem is that grad students and postdocs keep stealing it from my office and I'm always having to go out and hunt it down on someone's bench!When introducing a new technique to your lab, it is a good idea to read the chapater on that technique before you pick up your pipet.The descriptions of methodology and the degree of detail are first rate. I hope that Carey and Smale bring out a new edition soon that covers the new innovations in the transcription field from the five years since their current edition was published.

Lori Bernstein
Assistant Professor
Texas A & M University

Good Book for the beginner and expert....
There are so many method for experiment regarding transcriptional regulations. In this book, you may find brief purpose, background knowledge and technical guide for the allmost experiment about transcriptionalregulations. ... Read more

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The lectures in this volume are the proceedings from the 1995 AMS-SIAM Summer Seminar in Applied Mathematics held in Park City, UT. The mathematical theory of real number algorithms was the subject of the conference, with emphasis on geometrical, algebraic, analytic, and foundational perspectives. Investigations on efficiency played a special role.

The goal of the conference was to give the topic of numerical analysis greater coherence by focusing on the mathematical side. Particular attention was aimed at strengthening the unity of mathematics and numerical analysis and narrowing the gap between pure and applied mathematics. The conference was international in character, with strong representation from the most mathematically developed parts of numerical analysis. Seminars in the following areas were held: linear algebra, nonlinear systems-path following, differential equations, linear programming, interval arithmetic, algebraic questions, foundations, information based complexity, lower bounds, and approximation theory. ... Read more

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"This is the International Edition. The content is in English, same as US version but different cover. Please DO NOT buy if you can not accept this difference.Ship from Shanghai China, please allow about 3 weeks on the way to US or Europe.Message me if you have any questions." ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Stephen Smale, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1188 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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This digital document is an article from Science and Its Times, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 571 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The histories of science, technology, and mathematics merge with the study of humanities and social science in this interdisciplinary reference work. Essays on people, theories, discoveries, and concepts are combined with overviews, bibliographies of primary documents, and chronological elements to offer students a fascinating way to understand the impact of science on the course of human history and how science affects everyday life. Entries represent people and developments throughout the world, from about 2000 B.C. through the end of the twentieth century. ... Read more

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Chapters: Stephen Smale, Norman Borlaug, Carl Djerassi, Carlos Chagas Filho, Eduardo Krieger, Emilie Snethlage, Warwick Estevam Kerr, Crodowaldo Pavan, José Leite Lopes, Henry Taube, Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão, Jens Martin Knudsen, Marco Antonio Zago, Sérgio Henrique Ferreira, Maurício Rocha E Silva, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Marcelo Damy, Aristides Leão, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Oswaldo Frota-Pessoa, Mayana Zatz, Marcos Moshinsky, Richard Keynes, Oscar Sala, Constantino Tsallis, Floris Takens, Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, José Moura Gonçalves, Amir Caldeira, Sérgio Mascarenhas de Oliveira, José Goldemberg, Jayme Tiomno, John Campbell Brown, Ernst W. Hamburger, Ricardo Renzo Brentani, Renato Migliorini. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 152. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Norman Ernest Borlaug (March 25, 1914 September 12, 2009) was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution". Borlaug was one of only six people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. He was also a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour. Borlaug received his Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. He took up an agricultural research position in Mexico, where he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties. During the mid-20th century, Borlaug led the introduction of these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India. As a result, Mexico became a net exporter of wheat by 1963. Between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields nearly doubled in Pakistan and India, greatly improving the food security in those nations. These collective increase...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=275564 ... Read more

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The acclaimed photography of Jeff Scovil (70 plates)and Steve Smale (30 plates) capture the presence of masterpieces from one of the world's finest private collections--that of celebrated mathematician Steve Smale and his wife Clara.Captions and commentary by Smale himself provide context for these important pieces and insight into the mineral specimen trade. ... Read more