Evaluating Derivatives: Principles and Techniques of Algorithmic Differentiation Andreas Griewank, Andrea Walther Current price: $109.24 Publication Date: November 6th, 2008 Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematic ISBN: 9780898716597 Pages: 460 You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Quantity Ask a Bookseller Add to wishlist You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Available Formats Paperback (11/6/2008)Digital - Audio (Libro.FM)
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson Current price: $32.00 The bestselling co-author of Why Nations Fail and the bestselling co-author of 13 Bankers deliver a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will fundamentally change how you see the world ...
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