This new edition has benefited from review by a number of people, who gave generously of their time and expertise.The following people reviewed all or a large part of the manuscript: Xin Liu- (UC, …
Many people helped us during the course of the fifth edition. We would especially like to thank Emmanuel Agu (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Yoris Au (University of Texas at Antonio), Nikhil Bha…
Much of the work reported here was made possible by grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA), the Air Force (specifically, the offices of the A…
This book is dedicated to our wives: Jennifer, Judy, and Sue;and to our children: Tony, Andrew, Katherine, Annie, Alexis,James, Heather, Pamela, Oliver, Nick, Ben, and Katie.
"It is a great pleasure to acknowledge the assistance and contributions of many indi- viduals to this effort. First, we would like to thank our editor, Matt Goldstein, for his guidance, encoura…
This book is the result of the efforts of many individuals. By convention, authors receive explicit credit, and get to have their names printed on the book cover. But creating this book would not h…