Induction

Author : John D. Norton
Publisher : Bsps Open
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1773852752

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Material Theory of Induction by John D. Norton Pdf

The fundamental burden of a theory of inductive inference is to determine which are the good inductive inferences or relations of inductive support and why it is that they are so. The traditional approach is modeled on that taken in accounts of deductive inference. It seeks universally applicable schemas or rules or a single formal device, such as the probability calculus. After millennia of halting efforts, none of these approaches has been unequivocally successful and debates between approaches persist. The Material Theory of Induction identifies the source of these enduring problems in the assumption taken at the outset: that inductive inference can be accommodated by a single formal account with universal applicability. Instead, it argues that that there is no single, universally applicable formal account. Rather, each domain has an inductive logic native to it.The content of that logic and where it can be applied are determined by the facts prevailing in that domain. Paying close attention to how inductive inference is conducted in science and copiously illustrated with real-world examples, The Material Theory of Induction will initiate a new tradition in the analysis of inductive inference.

Author : Sara Wickham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1999806433

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Inducing Labour by Sara Wickham Pdf

When is it better to induce labour than to let a woman's body or baby decide the best time for birth? What are the pros and cons of waiting and of being induced? What about after the due date? When the baby is thought to be bigger than average? When the woman is older? If she had IVF? Or when her waters have broken earlier than usual? Induction of labour is an increasingly common recommendation and more and more women find themselves having to decide whether to let their body and baby go into labour spontaneously or agree to medical intervention. This book explains the process of induction of labour and shares information from research studies, debates and women's, midwives' and doctors' experiences to help women and families become more informed and make the decision that is right for them.

Author : Richard E. Haimbaugh
Publisher : ASM International
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Induction hardening
ISBN : 9781627080903

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Practical Induction Heat Treating, Second Edition by Richard E. Haimbaugh Pdf

Practical Induction Heat Treating, Second Edition is a quick reference source for induction heaters. This book ties-in the metallurgy, theory, and practice of induction heat treating from a hands-on explanation of what floor people need to know. This book includes practical tables and process analysis of induction heating.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Xspurts.com
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Labour Induction by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ion Boldea
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000056730

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Induction Machines Handbook by Ion Boldea Pdf

Induction Machines Handbook: Steady State Modeling and Performance offers a thorough treatment of steady-state induction machines (IM), the most used electric motor (generator) in rather constant or variable speed drives, forever lower energy consumption and higher productivity in basically all industries, from home appliances, through robotics to e-transport and wind energy conversion. Chapter 1 offers a detailed introduction from fundamental principles to topological classifications and most important applications and power ranges from tens of W to tens of MW. Then individual Chapters 2 and 4 deal in detail with specific issues, such as Magnetic, electric, and insulation materials Electric windings and their mmf Magnetization curve and inductance Leakage inductances and resistances Steady-state equivalent circuit and performance Starting and speed control methods Skin and on-load saturation effects Field harmonics, parasitic torques, radial forces, noise Losses Thermal modeling Single-phase induction machine basics Single-phase induction motors: steady-state modeling and performance Fully revised and updated to reflect the last decade’s progress in the field, this third edition adds new sections, such as Multiphase and multilayer tooth-wound coil windings The brushless doubly fed induction machine (BDFIM) Equivalent circuits for BDFIM Control principles for doubly fed IM Magnetic saturation effects on current and torque versus slip curves Rotor leakage reactance saturation Closed-slot IM saturation The origin of electromagnetic vibration by practical experience PM-assisted split-phase cage-rotor IM’s steady state The promise of renewable (hydro and wind) energy via cage-rotor and doubly fed variable speed generators e-transport propulsion and i-home appliances makes this third edition a state-of-the-art tool, conceived with numerous case studies and timely for both academia and industry.

Author : M. Godoy Simões,Felix A. Farret
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781482244670

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Modeling and Analysis with Induction Generators, Third Edition by M. Godoy Simões,Felix A. Farret Pdf

Now in its Third Edition, Alternative Energy Systems: Design and Analysis with Induction Generators has been renamed Modeling and Analysis with Induction Generators to convey the book’s primary objective—to present the fundamentals of and latest advances in the modeling and analysis of induction generators. New to the Third Edition Revised equations and mathematical modeling Addition of solved problems as well as suggested problems at the end of each chapter New modeling and simulation cases Mathematical modeling of the Magnus turbine to be used with induction generators Detailed comparison between the induction generators and their competitors Modeling and Analysis with Induction Generators, Third Edition aids in understanding the process of self-excitation, numerical analysis of stand-alone and multiple induction generators, requirements for optimized laboratory experimentation, application of modern vector control, optimization of power transference, use of doubly fed induction generators, computer-based simulations, and social and economic impacts.

Author : J. A. Ewing
Publisher : Watchmaker Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 1929148119

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Magnetic Induction in Iron and Other Metals - Physics and Electronics by J. A. Ewing Pdf

Author : Steven H. Weintraub
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486821238

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The Induction Book by Steven H. Weintraub Pdf

Mathematical induction — along with its equivalents, complete induction and well-ordering, and its immediate consequence, the pigeonhole principle — constitute essential proof techniques. Every mathematician is familiar with mathematical induction, and every student of mathematics requires a grasp of its concepts. This volume provides an introduction and a thorough exposure to these proof techniques. Geared toward students of mathematics at all levels, the text is particularly suitable for courses in mathematical induction, theorem-proving, and problem-solving. The treatment begins with both intuitive and formal explanations of mathematical induction and its equivalents. The next chapter presents many problems consisting of results to be proved by induction, with solutions omitted to enable instructors to assign them to students. Problems vary in difficulty; the majority of them require little background, and the most advanced involve calculus or linear algebra. The final chapter features proofs too complicated for students to find on their own, some of which are famous theorems by well-known mathematicians. For these beautiful and important theorems, the author provides expositions and proofs. The text concludes with a helpful Appendix providing the logical equivalence of the various forms of induction.

Author : Elijah Millgram
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674695976

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Practical Induction by Elijah Millgram Pdf

Practical reasoning is not just a matter of determining how to get what you want, but of working out what to want in the first place. In Practical Induction Elijah Millgram argues that experience plays a central role in this process of deciding what is or is not important or worth pursuing. He takes aim at instrumentalism, a view predominant among philosophers today, which holds that the goals of practical reasoning are basic in the sense that they are given by desires that are not themselves the product of practical reasoning. The view Millgram defends is "practical induction," a method of reasoning from experience similar to theoretical induction. What are the practical observations that teach us what to want? Millgram suggests they are pleasant and unpleasant experiences on the basis of which we form practical judgments about particular cases. By generalizing from these judgments--that is, by practical induction--we rationally arrive at our views about what matters. Learning new priorities from experience is necessary if we are to function in a world of ever-changing circumstances. And we need to be able to learn both from our own and from others' experience. It is this, Millgram contends, that explains the cognitive importance of both our capacity for pain and pleasure and our capacity for love. Pleasure's role in cognition is not that of a goal but that of a guide. Love's role in cognition derives from its relation to our trusting the testimony of others about what does and does not matter and about what merits our desire. Itself a pleasure to read, this book is full of inventive arguments and conveys Millgram's bold thesis with elegance and force. It will alter the direction of current debates on practical reasoning.

Author : S. L. Semiatin
Publisher : ASM International
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781615031986

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Elements of Induction Heating by S. L. Semiatin Pdf

This book provides an overview of the range of applications of induction heating with methods by which conventional as well as special heating jobs can be designed around the capabilities of the process.

Author : Louis Groarke
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780773535954

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An Aristotelian Account of Induction by Louis Groarke Pdf

Through a study of argument, science, art, and human intelligence, Louis Groarke explores and builds on a line of Aristotelian thought that traces the origins of logic and knowledge to a mental creativity that is able to leap to insightful and truthful conclusions on the basis of restricted evidence. In an Aristotelian Account of Induction Groarke discusses the intellectual process through which we access the "first principles" of human thought - the most basic concepts, The laws of logic, The universal claims of science and metaphysics, And The deepest moral truths. Following Aristotle and others, Groarke situates the first stirrings of human understanding in a creative capacity for discernment that precedes knowledge, even logic. Relying on a new historical study of philosophical theories of inductive reasoning from Aristotle To The twenty-first century, Groarke explains how Aristotle offers a viable solution To The so-called problem of induction, while offering new contributions to contemporary accounts of reasoning and argument and challenging the conventional wisdom about induction. In recovering and developing philosophical ideas that have been largely overlooked or misrepresented by more recent sources, An Aristotelian Account of Induction makes a major contribution To The historical study of philosophy and to critical debate.

Author : Makoto Sei Watanabe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3764366419

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Induction Design by Makoto Sei Watanabe Pdf

City planning is a concept which usually covers the wide range of events, processes and developments taking place in our cities, but individual plans and designs cannot do justice to the complex realities of the city. In "Induction Cities" the author aims to take the reader beyond our traditional understanding of city design to redefine our perception of design in this context. With the assistance of computers, a dynamic mechanism will be created which generates a result corresponding to the specific conditions and requirements stipulated. By this form of "meta-design" a greater degree of freedom is obtained than the conventional design methods provide. In this publication, this new theory and process is analysed, looking at the first computer-generated architecture in the world, the underground station "Iidabashi"in Tokyo. Makoto Sei Watanabe studied architecture and worked in the office of Arata Isozaki in Tokyo. In 1984 he founded his own architectural office which has realised numerous projects.

Author : G. W. Richter,Kim Solez
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781483282305

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Cytokine-Induced Pathology by G. W. Richter,Kim Solez Pdf

International Review of Experimental Pathology, Volume 34: Cytokine-Induced Pathology Part B: Inflammatory Cytokines, Receptors, and Disease presents experimental findings obtained from the most recently studied cytokines and growth factors. The book is organized into three sections. Section I contains studies on pathology induced by inflammatory cytokines. Topics covered include the biological effects of interferon-?, tumor necrosis factor- a (TNF), interleukin-8, transforming growth factor-ß, and leukemia inhibitory factor on experimental animals; TNF-induced pathophysiologic alterations; and the biological activity of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). The papers in Section II examine cytokine receptors, including their structure and signal transduction; interferon-? (IFN-?) activity; and immunoregulatory role of TNF-a. Section III is devoted to cytokine receptors, including studies on TNF properties relevant to tissue injury and its role in T cell-mediated immunopathological reactions in vivo; the role of cytokines in experimental pulmonary fibrosis induced in mice; and the role of cytokines in bacterial meningitis.

Author : Annette L. Breaux,Harry K. Wong
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Education
ISBN : 0962936049

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New Teacher Induction by Annette L. Breaux,Harry K. Wong Pdf

Discusses the importance of training, supporting, and retaining new teachers, presents a step-by-step process for structuring an induction program, and features a list of replicable induction programs.

Author : Tuzun Sadik,Bent Elizabeth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387232669

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Multigenic and Induced Systemic Resistance in Plants by Tuzun Sadik,Bent Elizabeth Pdf

Plants have developed very sophisticated mechanisms to combat pathogens and pestsusingtheleastamountofreservedorgeneratedenergypossible. Theydothis by activating major defense mechanisms after recognition of the organisms that are considered to be detrimental to their survival; therefore they have been able to exist on Earth longer than any other higher organisms. It has been known for the past century that plants carry genetic information for inherited resistance against many pathogenic organisms including fungi, bacteria, and viruses, and that the relationship between pathogenic organisms and hosts plants are rather complex and in some cases time dependent. This genetic information has been the basis for breeding for resistance that has been employed by plant breeders to develop better-yielding disease resistant varieties, some of which are still being cultivated. Single gene resistance is one type of resistance which has been extensively studied by many research groups all around the world using biotechnological methodologies that have been the subject of many books and journal articles; therefore, it is beyond the scope of this book. This type of resistance is very effective, although it can be overcome by the pressure of pathogenic organisms since it depends on interaction of a single elicitor molecule from the pathogen with a single receptor site in the host.