Reference Books

Young people are vital to maintaining vibrant, rural areas. We need them for their ideas, their energy, and their ability to see things differently. We need them to steward our land and our history. We need them to grow food, harvest energy, and manage our forests. We need them to help create a...

“The Survival of Civilization is regarded by a growing movement worldwide as a blueprint for the survival of the Earth, restoring ecological balance and, perhaps, even recreating Eden.

This zine does not even try to be a comprehensive guide to radiation. There are some good references cited along the way for further reading.

A US Army manual on power transformer maintenance and acceptance testing

A study to optimize and document the design of learning processes (or more generally social processes) of individuals and groups from gaming.

A brief overview on the methods for measuring/calculating positions and poses using vision and 2D images.

A study to determine the least cost solution to an optimization problem via the process of stigmergy based on an analogical link with nature, ant colony optimization (ACO).

A unique approach to model and solve complex optimization problems by employing natural metaphors (an artificial bee colony).

This study provides insight on the impact of dimensional and geometric tolerancing on the cost and quality of a product.

An overview in product variety design methodologies through the computational design optimization methods, and developing product architecture under the support of information technologies. It aims at providing product designers a rational and systematic methodology in dealing with product...