Böcker av Tufts University

Provided the first self-contained comprehensive exposition of the theory of dynamical systems as a core mathematical discipline closely intertwined with all main areas of mathematics. The authors introduce and rigorously develop the theory while providing researchers interested in applications with fundamental tools and paradigms.

There have been many attempts to build stable democracies in Latin America, and nearly as many cruel reversals. The reasons are not well understood. Based on original historical documents and contemporary interviews with prominent politicians in democratically stable Costa Rica and in often-violent Nicaragua, this book explores those reasons.

In an era when government seems remote and difficult to approach, participatory democracy may seem a hopelessly romantic notion. Yet nothing is more crucial to the future of American democracy than to develop some way of spurring greater citizen participation.

Provides essential updates on COPD. This title covers such topics as: pathobiological mechanisms; genes and the disease (alpha-l-antitrypsin); the environment, phenotype, and comorbidity; the role and potential of imaging; pulmonary function and its importance; exercise in testing and therapy; and, more.