Andrew Barron

This Series intended as a survey of research techniques used in modern chemistry, materials science, and nanoscience. The topics are grouped into volumes, not be method per se, but with regard to the type of information that can be obtained. Thus, the Volumes are ordered as follows: 1) Elemental composition; 2) Physical and thermal analysis; 3) Chromatography; 4) Chemical speciation; 5) Molecular and solid state structure; 6) Surface morphology and structure at the nanoscale; 7) Device performance; 8) Applications of analytical methods.

Portland Cement (or simply "cement") is the single most commonly used building material in the world today. Applications relating to the energy services industry are the primary focus of this work. In particular, the book is aimed at providing a primer for engineers in the oil industry. A knowledge of cement chemistry and the setting characteristics as well as strength development and retarder kinetics is of crucial importance to a successful "cement job". This was nowhere more obvious when it was decisions over cement stability that ultimately led to the deadly explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig on 20 April 2010, while drilling at the Macondo Prospect.

The main group elements represent the most prevalent elements in the Earth's crust, as well as most of the key elements of life, and have enormous industrial, economic, and environmental importance. In this regard an understanding of the chemistry of the main group elements is vital for students within science, engineering, and medicine; however, it is hoped that those who make political and economic decisions would make better ones (or at least more responsible ones) if they had a fraction of the knowledge of the world around them.

The goal of this book is to provide the skills for science and engineer-ing to meet the challenges of their future careers, whether they be in academia, industry, or as an entrepreneur. Irrespective of your future career in science and engineering you will be involved in projects and an awareness of the factors that enable a successful project is important for all team members. It should be recog-nized that the topics included in the book are not limited to scientists and engineers, they are useful for people in any careers. This course is not aimed at making you a certified project manager, but to provide the skills that will allow you to be a more effective project team member and also when you are dragged screaming and kicking into the role of accidental project manager.

Developing increasingly computationally-efficient codes for communication and compression has been the major goal of information and coding theory. There have been significant advances towards this goal in the last couple of decades with the emergence of turbo codes, sparse-graph codes, and polar codes. The world has seen faster network speeds and greater storage due to many of these developments. A new class of codes, Sparse Regression Codes (SPARCs), are a promising class of codes for achieving the Shannon limits of a communication channel. This monograph presents a unified and comprehensive overview of sparse regression codes, covering theory, algorithms, and practical implementation aspects. Written by the world’s recognized experts in the field it describes the use of SPARCs for efficient communication over AWGN channels, for lossy compression and multi-terminal communication. Researchers and students in modern communication and network systems will find Sparse Regression Codes an essential resource in understanding these new techniques that will have a significant impact on such systems in the years to come.

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