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This book is a great collaboration. Hedayat is a statistician who has been a major developer of orthogonal arrays for statistical experimental designs, Stufken was a student of Hedayat who has worked with him on this research. Sloane comes from the mathematics of codign theory where he has developed orthogonal arrays to produce error correcting codes.
Orthogonal arrays were introduced by C. R. Rao in the 1940s. He developed them for applications to experiments. He also produced the seminal work and some important inequalities constraints for such arrays. Rao provides a great endorsement for this book in the forward he writes.

Many statistical texts on experimental designs include orthogonal arrays. Some books on coding theory include them also. However this is the first book entirely dedicated to orhtogonal arrays and their properties. Thus are married the major and diverse areas of applications. Orthogonal arrays are also of interest to mathematicians who work in abstract algebra because of the connection between the orthogonal arrays and Galois fields.

The authors provide an historical account of the field, the many applications including the revival in the 1980s through the robust designs of Taguchi whose fractional factorial experiments were all orthogonal designs.

The authors presentation is clear. They provide a clear definition of orthogonal arrays and give a thorough and up-to-date account of the literature. The text contains over 650 references. This is a must have book for anyone specializing in coding theory or the construction of efficient statistical designs.

This book is a great collaboration. Hedayat is a statistician who has been a major developer of orthogonal arrays for statistical experimental designs, Stufken was a student of Hedayat who has worked with him on this research. Sloane comes from the mathematics of codign theory where he has developed orthogonal arrays to produce error correcting codes.

Orthogonal arrays were introduced by C. R. Rao in the 1940s. He developed them for applications to experiments. He also produced the seminal work and some important inequalities constraints for such arrays. Rao provides a great endorsement for this book in the forward he writes.

Many statistical texts on experimental designs include orthogonal arrays. Some books on coding theory include them also. However this is the first book entirely dedicated to orhtogonal arrays and their properties. Thus are married the major and diverse areas of applications. Orthogonal arrays are also of interest to mathematicians who work in abstract algebra because of the connection between the orthogonal arrays and Galois fields.

The authors provide an historical account of the field, the many applications including the revival in the 1980s through the robust designs of Taguchi whose fractional factorial experiments were all orthogonal designs.

The authors presentation is clear. They provide a clear definition of orthogonal arrays and give a thorough and up-to-date account of the literature. The text contains over 650 references. This is a must have book for anyone specializing in coding theory or the construction of efficient statistical designs.

The three authors have done a superb job of conveying their message. However, I feel that the book is a little over-drawn and long. It is still an excellent example of the supreme books that Springer releases. Congratulations to this BRILLIANT trio!

Stufken and Hedayat have put together a book that is beyond words. It is one of the few textbooks dealing with Orthogonal Arrays that I've been able to fully understand. Congratulations Stufken and Hedayat

I was put in charge of figuring out Business Contact Manager in our office. I got this book after many fruitless attempts at the HELP tab. The first thing I tried to find out was target marketing out of Business Contact Manager and there it was, in this book. It has made the transition from ACT way easier for us.

I needed a book that would transition me from not using Business Contact Manager at all to using it in my every day routine. This book worked. The information was appropriate and presented in a logical fashion. The book was short enough that I could read it cover to cover. A good pick.

This is a very good resource to have on hand for anyone new to Outlook's Business Contact Manager. The layout is clear, important concepts are covered and there are a fair amount of screen shots. It is easy to jump to what you need. However, for something intended for "dummies," or those of us brand new to the program, they do not spend enough time on just getting started. For example, at the beginning they tell you how to create a database (yup, I need to know that). Then they jump right into importing to it from Excel or other sources (bam! huh?). After I created my database I couldn't tell if it was there since my view in Outlook didn't change! More step by step screen shots at this point were needed. Now, how about a simple example of how to manually enter a new contact? I have a pile of business cards on my desk to input (in addition to a bunch more in Excel). A few lines on how to get one contact into my new database so I could see what's happening would have been very helpful. Start simple, right? They forgot to do so.

However, the program is quite extensive and a book simply can't give someone the knowledge a class could. The book was well worth the money as a reference tool, but I'm still looking for a class because nothing beats hands on learning.

Lon Ornstein might have co-authored a Dummies' book, but he's no dummy. His company is a well-known third-party developer of CRM enhancments - first with the ACT! product line and now Outlook 2007/BCM. Like all Dummies' books, this one is easy to read and understand, and gets right to the "meat" of using BCM. Highly recommended if you're trying to make the switch from ACT!, or if you need to extend the capabilities of Outlook 2007 for a small-midsize business.

This is THE Book to have if you intend to do any type of network programming on the palm. The time you'll save in the first hour will pay for the book.

Not only is it very well written it includes many great examples, covering the simple to the complex. Even if I'm only doing something relatively simple I've found it's always worth it to see how the author's handled the situation in his examples. There's also a lot of information here that's only briefly touched on in the Palm OS Reference or not covered at all.

I'm very careful about purchasing books, usually relying on reference manuals and online docs when I can. However, this is one that I have absolutely no regrets about adding to my library.

Kevin

I found this book to be exactly what I was in search of - something to clearly explain how to use NetLib along with well documented examples! Greg Winton does an excellent job of taking the reader through the development of an FTP application (explaining NetLib and sockets along the way) - each chapter builds on the previous and introduces new concepts in comprehensible portions.

I admit, like most engineers, that I jumped ahead to the end to see the "whole enchilada", but then went back and reread the earlier chapters. This was still a good approach for absorbing all that is presented in this book.

I highly recommend this book to anyone venturing into networking their Palm. It is well written, concise, and contains insights from someone who is clearly experienced in networking.

An excellent, well-written book with great examples that should work for both beginners and advanced users. No other book on Palm OS development [I think I own just about all of them] overlaps in any serious way with the topics treated so thoroughly in this book.

The chapters on non-blocking sockets are an absolute must-read for anybody who wants to develop robust, responsive, real-world applications for the Palm OS.

Two nit-picky items: 1) the book is somewhat more verbose than it needs to be because of irrelevancies about "the Zen of this..." and the "Tao of that...". If you ignore these altogether too-cute sidebars, you'll have a generally more productive and pleasant read. 2) there are some occasional stylistic problems with the C-code. Not errors, but things like assignments to local variables that would never be referenced that show up. The code is also somewhat more pedestrian than that employed by most working C or C++ coders. For the large audience, this might be a plus. I think the style makes it more accessible to VB and NS-Basic types. But it will be a little off-putting to the hard-core.

Palm OS Network Programming is the first book for which I have written a review. I cannot think of a finer book to start my editorial review career. Greg Winton's organization, clarity, and writing style, transforms a potentially dry topic into a work of art that is truly a joy to read.

I am currently 3/4 of the way through the book and I'm torn between plowing through it (as I usually do) and reading as slowly as I can...not wanting to reach the finish line.

Greg Winton does an outstanding job of describing the principles behind Palm OS networking, and explaining network application development in crystal clear detail. The order in which the material is presented and the explanations that accompany the API descriptions and sample code, confess that this was not a book that was rushed to market, but was instead thoroughly researched and revised to perfection.

I truly believe that Palm OS Network Programming raises the bar for future programming books, and deserves an easily accessible spot in every Palm OS developer's library.

I have spent the last six months of my life learning as much as I can about parsing. I own half a shelf of compiler books, and I have flipped through the pages of half a shelf more.

No other book approaches the clarity and comprehensiveness of this book.

When you try to read most literature about parsing, authors tend to throw around a lot of terms without explaining them. What exactly is a "deterministic" parser, a "canonical" parser, a "directional" parser? Grune and Jacobs explain every one of these distinctions lucidly, and put all known algorithms in context of how they compare to the rest of the field. How do the algorithms compare in what languages they can parse, how fast they are, and how much of the work can be done ahead of time? The book addresses all of these trade-offs, but doesn't stop at asymptotic complexity: in chapter 17 (the comparative survey), they note that general parsers may be a factor of ten or so slower than deterministic methods, even though both are linear. This high-level overview and comparative survey are something I was desperately seeking, and I've found nothing comparable to them anywhere.

There is also a lot of important background information that other authors tend to assume you know: for example, did you know that when authors say "LL" they almost always mean "strong LL" unless they specifically say "full LL?" Are you totally clear on the difference between strong LL, simple LL, and full LL? If you're not sure, Grune and Jacobs will give you all the explanation you need to fully understand.

This book strikes a perfect balance between breadth and depth. All significant algorithms are covered, most with enough detail to fully understand and implement them, but Grune and Jacobs punt on less practical material like proofs or rigorous formal descriptions. That information is never more than a citation away though, thanks to the 417-entry annotated bibliography, which gives you not only references to source material but a paragraph or two describing their key results.

I couldn't be happier about adding this book to my bookshelf of compiler books -- it quickly became the book I refer to most often, and I thank Grune and Jacobs for this superb guide to this vast and diverse field of computer science.

After searching all over for a way to understand the translation field and looking the dragon book and all, this is a great find. I am a practicing software engineer with training in electronics (good old forgotten days) and did not like math classes. This book is a great way to make this topic approachable for a practicing industry developer. Admittedly is a difficult read but if you want to understand something it needs the effort. If you cannot read the # * + etc in the other compiler books this books makes it comprehendible.

The first edition is available at Grune's web site but this very much expanded second edition is not.

just google the first author. he has the pdf version online.

This book is the foundation for Positive Peer Culture; a very powerful treatment approach that mobilizes the natural and dynamic potential of adolescent peer groups. Working with delinquent and emotially disturbed youth in residential treatment for over 25 years I have found this to be an outstanding process for staff and youth alike and have utilzed it as our primary treatment approach at the Connecticut Junior Republic.

Positive Peer Culture is an indispensable asset to all those committed to helping young people reach their full potential as individuals and members of their communities. Vorranth's and Brendtro's writing is the result of a fruitful dialectic of theory and praxis; Positive Peer Culture is a model for youth treatment and empowerment grounded in effective practice. I know of no other approach that so effectively challenges young people to assume the task of caring, helping, changing, and living responsibly (and I've experiences several approaches).

The authors include the vital information necessary for both youth workers and adolescents to effectively implement Positive Peer Culture in residential and school-based programs. This volume also contains insights gained from the practice of Positive Peer Culture not available in the first edition, including discussion of common mistakes staff make during the implementation process and a chapter on evaluating programs based on PPC.

I have seen PPC empower many young people to live responsible and meaningful lives-young people who where labeled hopeless and unreachable. I first read the volume, "Positive Peer Culture," at age thirteen while attending a PPC based residential treatment program. At age twenty-three, I find the authors' concepts and methods as inspiring and compelling as when I first discovered them; they are set forth in simple and straightforward terms easily understood by professionals, laymen and youth alike.

Although PPC has been used primarily to empower adolescent offenders, the ideas in this book, if applied, are helpful for working with young people from a variety of backgrounds in a variety of settings-from community based programs, to public schools, to juvenile detention facalities. In addition to professional youth workers, teachers, ministers, parents, and youth themselves can benefit greatly from reading "Positive Peer Culture."

People who believed in empowering young people asked me to read this book and practice the principles it sets forth so that I might understand the power of caring. If you care about kids, I hope you will buy and read this book so that you may be better equipped to empower them to become the great men and women they have the potential to be.

Positive Peer Culture is an excellent resource for youth workers working with young offenders in a residential custody setting. Ten years of using the principals, which are so clearly explained in the manual, to create a climate of caring and trust with young offenders, has convinced me that Brendtro and Vorrath have got it right. There is no better system of behaviour management and cognitive restucturing in existence that I know of!

I have a teen age grandson who was getting into drugs and dropping out of junior high school but otherwise very bright and into music, piano and guitar, and lots of curosities about social problems and medical problems, a voracious reader. He is now in an alternative school and the methods used are those described in this book, and after six months is appearing to be straightened out and may be able to rejoin the "normal" outside world

This is a very expensive book, although well worth it. It goes
into factors determining tube lifespan, management of filament
voltages applied to thoriated-tungsten tubes,etc. A wide variety
of tubes ranging from triods to tetrodes and pentodes were
discussed. Magnetrons and travelling-wave tubes were also discussed.

Anyone attempting to build a high-power RF amplifier MUST BUY THIS BOOK.

In spite of various nonsense spouted by semiconductor manufacturers and semi-competent engineers, vacuum tubes still are extremely valuable in all high-power RF applications.

Tubes tend to be LESS EXPENSIVE than transistors, more reliable than transistors, and easier to use than transistors--especially at frequencies above 500 MHz and/or power levels above 10 kW.

This book is the best ever written about power tubes and their use. Even if you are interested in audio tubes, there is much to learn from this book.

--Eric Barbour, Svetlana Electron Devices, and editor, VACUUM TUBE VALLEY magazine.

Vacuum tubes technology, a must for electronics technicians and engineers only 30 years ago, has limited its action to a few applications. One of them, and for artistical reasons, is audio amplifiers. But the main application nowadays, is RF high power amplifiers. Radio and TV transmitters, for example. One single tube is able to handle the whole power driven by the final stage of the transmitter. That is sometimes an adventage for engineers. But anyway, there still are thousands of transmitters in the world that are using high power tubes. I work on one of them, and this book is the ONLY ONE, and I mean this, that has allowed me to know the deepest secrets of this technology that, of course, was never taught to me this deep in college. By the way, the historical background the author gives us is very amusing. Read the book and you will know why.

Anyone attempting to build a high-power RF amplifier MUST BUY THIS BOOK. (Yes, I mean the new second edition.)

In spite of various nonsense spouted by semiconductor manufacturers and semi-competent engineers, vacuum tubes still are extremely valuable in all high-power RF applications.

Tubes tend to be LESS EXPENSIVE than transistors, more reliable than transistors, and easier to use than transistors--especially at frequencies above 500 MHz and/or power levels above 10 kW.

This book is the best ever written about power tubes and their use. Even if you are interested in audio tubes, there is much to learn from this book. --Eric Barbour, Svetlana Electron Devices, and editor, VACUUM TUBE VALLEY magazine

This is an excellent book on powerbuilder programming targeted mainly at intermediate and advanced level programmers and provides step by step code not found in other powerbuilder books. This book does not waste too much of time on theories ,but wherever possible provides useful hints.Till date, there is no powerbuilder book in the market that provides plenty of code,and this book does fill that void.Only minus point is lack of PFC coverage.I really wonder why waite group is yet to release their next version(ie PB 6 how to) and I am eagerly awaiting its release.

This is a fantastic book which Provides a lot of code not found in other PB books that too in an excellent step by step HOW TO format.It mainly targets the intermediate to the advanced level Programmer although beginners can also benefit from it and advance quickly.Lack of PFC coverage is the only minus aspect about this book.It wastes very little time on theories as is the case with most other PB books.Topics covered include OLE, API calls etc. I am eagerly waiting for their next release.(ie PB6 how to)

This is a book which provides a lot of code in an excellent HOW TO format.It does not waste much time on theories as is the case with most other Powerbuilder books.Instead it teaches through practical examples and Provides step by step code. from beginner to advanced level.Lack of PFC coverage is the only minus aspect.I am eagerly waiting for their next release.(ie PB6.0 how to)

This is one Powerbuilder booK Which Teaches you how to write code from beginner to advanced level in an Excellent step by step HOW TO format.It does'nt waste time on theories as is the case with most PB books.The only Minus point about this book is that it doesn't cover PFC.I am eagerly waiting for PB 6 HOW TO to be released. I hope PFC 6.0 would be covered in that Edition. I hope the authors take notice of this.I strongly recommend this book For people who are not too comfortable with coding in Power builder but yet familiar with the concepts.

This is an excellent book that leads you through switched-mode power supply design in plain English with a practical and straight-forward approach. Highlights for me include the conversation on trade-offs for topologies, the end-to-end design examples, and the detailed treatment of magnetics design and implementation. I have many power supply books (including a very good one by Ralph Tartar), but this is my favorite. To put it simply, if you have any responsibility for designing or understanding power supplies, you need a copy of this book on your bookshelf.

Fairly clear, a little generic but useful to grasp the basic concepts. A good first step towards the design of Power supplies.

Best book about practical design of electronics (power supplies).
There is no "PHD BSing", all formulas are simple and easy to use.
Many, many advices and shortcuts.
If you are EE (and you know what a resistor looks like), but never designed power supplies - you can start your first design after reading this book.
So, spend $70 and buy this book. If you have no money (or you rather buy beer than book), ask your boss to buy it (book) for you...

This is far and away the most practical, comprehensive and useful reference on power supplies I have ever read. It covers it all from component level through EMI control in a very straight forward manner. EXCELLENT!

This book gives a little too much information. Most Professors will require PreCalculus ESSENTIALS. So unless this one is required, get the condensed version of it.

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After going back into this book more and more I can only revise my opinion upward. Sullivan covers almost every topic before calculus and does it in a very straightforward manner. The text has rigor proving many important statements but this is never used in sacrifice of understanding. The student solution manual is also great and highly recomended. A great text and reference book.

I teach high school math and reviewed many textbooks before I chose this title. The examples are diverse and the problem sets complete. Students will appreciate the excellent review at the end of each chapter. Completing this book will leave one in good stead to take calculus and linear algebra.

Prentice Hall MOUS Test Preparation Guide for Access 2000 and CD Package is a great book and a study guide. Despite a few flaws, I will still give it two thumbs up.

I spend alot of time sifting through preparation materials, and purchased this one based on the two other reviews. The preparation guide is extremely well written with tons of illustrations and the PinPoint software is fantastic. This was the only guide I used to prepare for the exam. How'd I do? Perfect 1000.

With NO prior Access experience, I completed the 26 questions on the MOUS test in about 30 minutes (out of the 45 minutes allowed).

You will pass the certification test easily after completing all of the material in this book and on the CD.

The material is well focused on just that information needed to answer the MOUS test questions correctly.

The only complaint I have is that the software on the CD would "flag" questions for review that were marked correct on the Test Report and it would not flag some questions for review that were marked as incorrect on the Test Report.

Note: I spent about 120 hours going through all the material twice (and experimenting with Access 2000 a little) before taking the test.

If your are pursuing the MOUS certification for Microsoft Access 2000, then this book is your best friend. The text is thorough and easy to follow. It concentrates on the test, so you won't be confused by peripheral discussions. But the real gem is the PinPoint CD that accompanies the book. The Access tasks are presented in the same manner as the test, with excellent walk-throughs for any tasks which you might find difficult. When you miss a task, the software keeps track so you can easily try it again. Using Susan L. Wise's MOUS Test Preparation Guide as my primary study tool, I pulled a perfect 100% on the Microsoft Access 2000 exam!