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Imagine yourself that you can solve a non-linear algebric and differential equation easily. No more fear from programing, no more worry. Solution almost available. It combines both friendly interface, easy learning and using. With E-Z solver you can save both time and effort. You can touch the effect in changing one parameter on other variables. Also, you can see the effect when you change two parameters instead of one.

It is very good for normal application, But not complicated (do not expect yourself you will be able to solve partial differential equation).

Each chapter talks about a different subject in a clear, logical manner. I had this book for a class on History of American Technology, among others, and it trully was a favorite, one that I'll keep for my own personal use in the classroom.

I am a psychologist who specializes in early childhood. There are very few resources for early childhood educators that provide practical and research-based guidance about how to support children's social-emotional skills and reduce challenging behavior, especially aggression. I highly recommend this book to early childhood educators and to parents.

I teach a basic internet class twice a week at our local library (volunteer) and although the Dummies books have good content I have found that most of my students respond to "picture books" far better. Also the "Why should I do this" seems to anticipate a dirth of questions and answers them before they are asked. I pass the book around in the class and just about everyone copies down the title and other pertenent information. Thanks for making my teaching easier and my students better computer and internet users

Too often management writers ride the waves of fashion. Not so with John Adair. John Adair is an unsung Guru of Leadership and communication in organizations. This book on effective communication avoids buzz words and fads. It concentrates on simply getting the message across. I sure you have all experienced recieving a memo that had more words than a dictionary. Or a report that had been obviously written with the intention of impressing the reader with the writers intelligence rather than to pass on information. This book covers all aspects of communicating in the work place from verbal communication, public speaking and meetings. Recommended highly.

It is refreshing to see that there exists a book on the market which examines the physical remains of Ancient Egyptian tools and not just the by-products of manufacture. Voice is given to the ancient smiths by letting the Ancient Egyptian depictions of their metal-workings speak for themselves, in private tombs stretching from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom, as well as the informative accompanying hieroglyphic inscriptions. Every kind of manufacture is considered in this well documented book. A must for all interested laypeople and scholars.

This is a classic manual of practical mechanical engineering originally published in 1867 by Virtue Brothers and Company of London, England. If you've ever worked in old fashion manufacturing then you'll identify with this book. It comes from a time when men with mechanical aptitude could do anything from scratch with a minimum of outside help. Everything in this little book is written with an eye towards specific applications in industry- this isn't empty theory. Indeed, this one book covers just about every practical mechanism needed to run just about any Victorian manufactory.

The first part of the book covers the fundamentals of mechanical design and kinematics. This is done with only simple shop mathematics. Basic definitions and formulas are given. The elements of levers and linkages are covered. Gears and gear trains are covered next. Pulleys and belts are the next subject. This is followed by the windlass and capstan. Variable motion using unusual wheel and gear shapes, sliding linkages, Roemer's wheels, eccentric escapements, etc. is next. Intermittent and reciprocating motion by wheels, geneva mechanisms, mangle wheels and racks, crown wheels, etc. follows. Sliding motion via inclined plane, screw, wedge, and cam is the next area covered (with special emphasis upon the screw press.) Escapements and pendulums of the type used in clockwork mechanisms are next. The following section covers flywheels, centripetal governors, and safety valves. Part One finishes up with mechanisms for modifying or translating motion such as sun and planet wheels, levers of Lagarouse, spiral cams, swash plates, and both Watt's and White's parallel motions.

The second part of this book covers a multitude of machines used in manufacturing, construction, and domestic purposes. First come winches and cranes. Next follows pile engines, hand jacks, the patent excavator (steam shovel), railway uncoupling, and dredging machines. Then a section of machine tools are covered (drilling machines, foot-lathes, punching machines, shears, and sawmills. Next is the smoke jack (a type of hot-air engine.) The common clock is then treated. The following section deals with hydraulic machines from suction pumps to presses. There is a good coverage next of water wheels and waterpower. Screw propellers for ships are then covered, as well as the water turbine. Motion of water in pipes and channels is next. The following section is a detailed examination of machine tools (engine lathes, planers, shapers, slotting machines, and shearing machines.) Textile machines for carding and spinning follow. Riveting machines for boilers and other large vessels are covered. Next we have extensive coverage of steam engines (including slide-valves, boilers, boiler feeders, and pressure gauges.) Then there is an entire chapter on the process and machinery of sugar refining. A full chapter on calculation of work and its hindrance by friction follows. Then comes a full chapter on pottery manufacture. Finally there is a concluding chapter on the theory and practice of metal cutting machinery (mostly lathes, shapers, and gear cutters- the horizontal universal milling machine does not seem to be covered or anticipated.)

All of these topics are illustrated with a multitude of crisp, sharp line drawings. You are not provided with specific dimensions since these are concept drawings- you where expected to be able to think for yourself when it came to implementation. I am convinced that an intelligent practical engineer could reconstruct the entire Industrial Age from this single, comprehensive little manual.

The book comes in two volumes and consists essentially of solicited articles on various topics central to or important in institutional and evolutionary economics. The books therefore have entries on topics such as lock-in effects, Thorstein Veblen, old and new institutional economics, etc generally written by people who are active in research in that area.

The book is terrific for orienting oneself in these growth areas of economic research, and would be an important reference for university libraries. At the price, it would be prohibitive for most students but would be useful for academics specializing or developing an interest in this area.

The entries are followed by a bibliography to assist you in chasing up further levels of detail as required after reading an entry of interest.

Some entries (Eg Macroeconomics) have several entries from several authors, and it is quite interesting to see the different points of views taken.

This dictionary is an invaluable source of information for the translator of technical terms. It as also a must for any manufacturers library to ensure that requests for information, quotations and technical descriptions from all customers can be understood and actioned immediately. The dictionary is very simple to use and cross reference system is an excellent idea. I would receommend this reference manual without reservation.

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