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Culture and Language Academy of Success Inglewood, CA

That's it. It's the best book for learning modeling in a practical fashion. The learning from this book is practical and you'll learn to build practical and useful models.

This is an excellent book if you want to go deep understanding the true meaning of basic math programs.

If there is anything that I would hold against my favorite Operations Research books - it would be the lack of emphasis on model and structure. Williams' book fills in that gap and is an essential companion to every Math Prog book. It is not a cookbook where one can look up a particular problem and the possible ways to model it. Instead, it takes a systematic and very sensible approach to modeling.
The three chapters on Integer Programming Models are amazingly easy to understand and were a real help during a graduate course in the subject. The huge number of practical examples in Parts 2, 3 and 4 of the book is the real value of the book. I would be hard-pressed for space to describe the range of problems that are modeled in Part 2... Part 3 covers a good deal of discussion on these formulations and Part 4 follows it up with solutions. Though solutions are not discussed in detail, they are a great help for someone who has worked hard through the problems and needs a verification of the solutions.
Another useful section in the book is a chapter on the interpretation of Linear Programming solutions. For a person without a Math Prog background (say, a manager), this kind of material is very useful. In fact, it once served as a good refresher for me in a hurry... and an excellent one at that.
The only sore point is a very limited discussion on nonlinear models.

This is one of the only books I have ever encountered that focuses on the practical aspects of model formulation. This is a frequently overlooked aspect of optimization, but models that are well formulated will often result in superior performance. It is particularly strong in the formulation of mixed-integer problems, with a variety of tips for linearizing variable products and for incorporation of logical constructs. It also shows how to model SOS1 and SOS2 variable types. One other area that I found to be particularly useful was a section covering convexity analysis. This was the only book that I've read that did a good job of explaining the concepts and ramifications of problem convexity. Finally, the examples in the book cover a wide range of practical problems. Most are fairly simple, but do a good job of illustrating important techniques.

I highly recommend this book for linear and mixed-integer modelers. However, if you don't use these types of solvers in your work, the book is less likely to be valuable.

Some books are good for mathematicians, some books are good for managers. This book is different. Williams did a good job to combine both mathematic and application perfective in a single book. Even you have only high school background, this book is readable. For senior researchers or grad students or strong math background person, this book is still enjoyable to recall your fundamental of math modeling. The references are not quite updated, however. Also, this book should added some current optimization tools. Even though the title is model building, not solving, it won't be harmful to have the metaheuristics (only introduction) or KKT.

I picked this book up a few years ago to model some dynamic systems. I liked the book so much; I bought a copy for my team of Mechanical Engineers. This book really breaks down lumped parameter modeling and provides a great refresher to solutions to linear differential equations (both exact and numerical solutions).

In addition to traditional computer numerical algorithms, Mr. Lewis provides examples of doing finite difference modeling using spreadsheets: Very useful! I have used spreadsheet modeling to simulate electrical, fluid, thermal and dc servo systems. I highly recommend this book to anyone who needs to get started on dynamic system modeling.

The book teaches the process to get from "I have a nebulous idea," to turn into "I have a set of steps to build my idea."
Buy it. Read it. Practice it.

Mr Lewis makes understanding modelling easy. Explains with amazing clarity similarity between seemingly different fields of engineering. Though you may have encountered all the material before his method of presenting gives you a better understanding of the subject.

The simplicity, the clarity and the deep understanding of the subject are the main description for this book. Thank you Mr. Lewis for this great book and I hope you write more books in applied engineering.

Given that I designed an undergraduate course about engineering modelling for the students in a program on Engineering Systems and Informatics, I looked around and around for a book that spoke about the subject from a general point of view, and not from the particular of any of the specialities.

I have found that Jack Lewis's book is exactly what I was looking for. It is written in a plain language; mathematics are accessible for first semester engineering undergraduate students; it is complete; and it is up to date in this age of informatics. For this reason I have adopted it as the text book for the course that I offer.

What Lewis has done is to approach the engineering modelling problem from a systemic point of view.

I'm studying moving up from low powered rockets into mid to high powered kits. This book has many tips and instructions that every rocketeer should know before jumping into building bigger kits with bigger motors.

This is a great book for those seeking Level 1 through 3 certification. While the hobby has new products and approaches every day, this is a great reference for those seriously looking into high power rocketry. This book and its successor editions may become as essential a reference to the high power rocketeer as the NAR Handbook is to the beginning rocketeer.

This is a GREAT reference for people wishing to learn more about high power rocketry. It really suffers only in comparison to its replacement.

When I encountered this title, I encountered MODERN HIGH POWER ROCKETRY 2 at the same time. I thought number two was a continuation of number one. Instead, it is a replacement for it.

Both books are superb but the replacement is so much better. This one explains the processes for building rockets, reloadable engines, recovery systems and the procedures for getting certified with one of the two big national organizations. Volume 2 covers that and more.

This is still a great book. It is just obsolete because its replacement is better.

Modern High-Power Rocketry has been most helpful to me since I am new to the hobby of high power rocketry. It answered many many questions and provided helpful tips and other relevant information that has made my first high power rocket project a success.

Photographs are great and like they say each is "worth a thousand words." Text is well written and easily understood even by a novice.

I highly recommend this book for the high power rocketeer.

Even though technology is advancing beyond this book, this is still a GREAT reference for those seriously looking into high power rocketry. Great information, I recommend this book highly.

I thought that this book was written very well. I was impressed with the clear and concise way in which each feature was discussed as well as pictured. I consider this book a must for working with the extended version of Photoshop CS3. I am excited to see what the author does next!

I love how easy to read this book is. It makes learning to use the different aspects of this program more user friendly. I have been using Photoshop for several years but never would have attempted to use CS3s video and 3D features without this book.
I also love how the author used the files that are included with CS3 extended so that I could practice on my own without having to find other sources.

Thank you for writing in the way I can understand. The illustrations were so helpful when working on simular topics. It's nice to have a book that does'nt intimidate you when using it. I cant wait to see what you write next. I would love to have a simple version of Photoshop to keep with me at all times. (like a mini Bible).

The author uses a personal writing style that makes the book much more engaging than your average computer manual. Step-by-step instructions start with basics--This book didn't intimidate me! Enough info on advanced functions to satisfy anyone. Color examples and sample screens help a lot.

I found that this book explains effectively the use of Photoshop in CS3.
The illustrations were well done and varied according to the topic being explained.

Dora Maar was according to most observers the woman in Picasso's life , closest to being at his own level of artistic perception and understanding. As this volume makes clear she was an outstanding photographer . The story of her relationship with Picasso, the part she played as inspiration and model for his work, her special role in regard to Guernica, her being the weeping woman of the famous painting, his abandoning her when he sensed ( or so he claimed) her impending madness, her passionate clinging to his memory, her breakdown, her turning to a reclusive life and one of deep religious devotion- are all presented in this excellent and clearly written volume.
There are also representations of much of her work, and of Picasso's in which she is subject.
Maar was clearly a considerable personality and artist in her own right, and not simply the inspiration for another.

Of some of Dora's photographs, and self portraits are a must have for any Dora fan. It shows her in her later years, it shows her paintings, it goes into detail about her love affair with Picasso as well. This is easily my favorite Dora book.

This is a wonderful book, full of beautiful b/w images of dora, her photography/art and Picasso's work of her and more! It is really worth getting for your book collection, especially at this price, and it gives you an insight to Dora's life, I think she is fascinating woman living in a time when most photographer's were men. She is truely a pioneer and deserves more credit than being known as Picasso's muse. Very inspiring book.

Picasso's Weeping Woman: The Life and Art of Dora Maar

I am grateful for this book. It is insightful but not definitive. It is not an in depth biography of Dora Maar. A better perception of the psyche of Dora Maar is contained in James Lord's personal memoir "Picasso and Dora". And a better understanding of the cruelty of Picasso is presented in Arianna S. Huffington's "Picasso: Creator and Destroyer". Both I think are necessary to truly appreciate this book as I do.

Since Dora Maar's death in 1997, little has yet been published of her work. She is primarily known as one of the mistresses of Picasso but there was a world of complexity to this woman. She was deeply involved with the surrealists before she ever met Picasso. She knew them all, Breton, Tanguy, Man Ray, Hugnet, Crevel. She was a noted photographer, an exhibited painter, a poet and Picasso's muse and inspiration for seven stormy years culminating in a breakdown that left her a changed woman, a recluse and a religious devotee.

Mary Ann Caws book presents a dazzling panorama of works by both Dora Maar and Picasso including some wonderful comparative paintings of both artists. Dora Maar assisted and photographically chronicled Picasso as he created his masterpiece Guernica. That chronicle is beautifully presented in Caws book.

This book is an easy read with gorgeous reproductions of photographs, painting, sculpture, and poetry throughout not only from Dora Maar but also from Paul Eluard, André du Bouchet and others. It is a great visual companion piece to books on Picasso's works, photography and surrealism. It will occupy that regrettably tiny portion of my bookshelf devoted to Dora Maar. Thank you Mary Ann Caws for this delightful book

I would recommend this book to everybody. I am so delighted I purchased this book. It includes everything you need to know about Dora - her personal life before, during and after Picasso. I have always been interested in Picasso and by studying his life, I noticed all the fascinating women in his life. In my opinion, Dora was the one who made a big difference and who had a huge influence on him. Although it was Francoise Gilot, another woman in Picasso's life who gave him two children. Dora's own career and life as an artist (photographer, model, painter) is described in this book from the time she moved to Paris and tried to establish herself as a photographer.

You will not only find Picasso's portraits and drawings of Dora but Dora's own work (a lot of black & white photos taken by her that remind me of Man Ray's work). She truly was a talented artist. This is not often mentioned. Most of the people saw her mainly as Picasso's model and Muse. Dora was a very complex person full of emotions. She could be very dramatic in the way she looked and dressed. This all is revealed in this book. As I said, it has it all: Dora as a private person (Theodora M.) and Dora as an artist, the famous and remarkable Dora Maar. Trust me, with this book, you will get all the information you need. I consider this book a piece of art.

This book is very readable. The author correctly claims that this book has been designed following questions from his various students in understanding such regression models. There is clarity in each and every argument used together with alternative ways of interpretation and testing. Great book.

This book is especially useful to start understanding topics like ordered probit, multinomial logit, negative binomial regression and zero-inflated count models. Although it starts with a chapter on the linear regression model, it should not be mistaken for an introductory text. I would certainly advise readers with limited background in regression models to start with other books, like the one of Wooldridge (Introductory Econometrics). The quality of this book must be that I've yet to see a book that explains these topics more intuitively. That is not to say it is easy or without mathematics, it's not. It just looks like the mathematics is only used for better comprehension, not to give you the full proof. Furthermore, while reading it you get the feeling that the author understands what you, as a researcher, are interested in. This allows him to focus on the topics of interest, like model selection and testing and interpretation of output. So although this is not a cookbook, it may well be the closest thing to it, especially in combination with his new book on applying these models in Stata. It is a pity that the author stops short of non-parametric models (next edition?).

If you have to do statistical analysis where your dependent variable is a count, a dichotomy, categorical, or ordinal, and if you are not a grad student in a statistics department, this is a book for you. Long clearly illustrates the need for the different models, covers the essentials of each, and provides further references. Obviously, no book on such a range of topics could be complete - there are entire long books written on each of the chapters in this one. But this is a good place to start, and it is nice to have it all 'tied together' - this makes it easier to see the relationships among the models.

This book is especially useful to start understanding topics like ordered probit, multinomial logit, negative binomial regression and zero-inflated count models. Although it starts with a chapter on the linear regression model, it should not be mistaken for an introductory text. I would certainly advise readers with limited background in regression models to start with other books, like the one of Wooldridge (Introductory Econometrics). The quality of this book must be that I've yet to see a book that explains these topics more intuitively. That is not to say it is easy or without mathematics, it's not. It just looks like the mathematics is only used for better comprehension, not to give you the full proof. Furthermore, while reading it you get the feeling that the author understands what you, as a researcher, are interested in. This allows him to focus on the topics of interest, like model selection and testing and interpretation of output. So although this is not a cookbook, it may well be the closest thing to it, especially in combination with his new book on applying these models in Stata (only available at Stata). It is a pity that the author stops short of non-parametric models (next edition?).

Since I do statistical modeling in industry, I was looking for a good book on Logistic regression that would give me a deep understanding of the subject; one that also had wide coverage (Poison regression, Tobit models, ..etc.). I decided on J. Scott Long's book, after considering Applied Logistic Regression by Hosmer and Lemeshow, and Limited Dependent and Qualitative Variables in Econometrics by Maddala. I must say I am very pleased with my choice. The topics are very clear, and the math is used as an aid to understanding, and you don't get bogged down in the math. It is a pleasure to read the book.

This RMS Titanic Book,(RMS Titanic -A Model Makers' Manual)is, without a doubt, one of the best pieces of detailed information I have ever read regarding a Ship Model. I am going to build what I hope will be the most accurate ship model I have ever produced, using the information in the publication

This great informative book will allow me to do just that. I heartily recommend it to all ship Modelers everywhere who might wish to reproduce the RMS Titanic as a model.

My Wife, who is the account holder, purchased the book for me.

Signed, John F. Green, Marine Model Artist

I am speechless of this book and I have seen some pictures that I have never thought that I would even dream of seeing of the Titanic or the Olympic. Good book and I am glad to have it.

Having watched via the internet this model come together over the past couple of years, I often thought how great it would be to have a literary offering detailing a step by step illustrated procedure on how to build the definitive Titanic model. Over the years, there have been offerings to help the modeler build a comprehensive rendering of Titanic, from this writer included. Peter goes above and beyond and delivers in a way like nothing put out there before. The plans and photos will help the more visually-oriented person, while the text-packed pages will greatly benefit the model-maker who works better with worded descriptions.

The curious and the die-hard rivet counter, I believe, will find this book a valued addition to their collection.

I purchased this book after searching and searching the internet for a detailed model guide for building my own. The book is based on the building of most complete and acturate Titanic model built todate. The book breaks the model down to perfect detail. Even though the one that I am building is quite a bit smaller. The color photos are great, wish there was more. Each chapter takes you up one desk at a time, leaving no detail or explanation left out. He even includes little known history of the ship. If you are building, getting ready to build, or just want to learn, in detail more about the famous Titanic. Then check this book out well worth it.

Like many ship modelers, I have always had a fascination with the three Olympic class liners, and particularly that most famous of the three, the Titanic. Of course, many are drawn to her story and tragically short life, but I have always been fascinated by her appearance - in my estimation, she was one of the most beautiful ocean liners ever built.

Over the years, I have made a couple of attempts at capturing her in miniature, but was not satisfied the results. One core problem has been the lack of reference material. The discovery of the ship and the subsequent James Cameron film has sparked massive amounts of interest in her, and a result has been the publication of many books, plans and websites on all things Titanic. The amount of research that has been done in the last decade has finally allowed highly accurate models of this ship to be built. This book documents a very impressive feat of the model shipwrights craft, a 1/48 scale Titanic that is some 18 feet in length.

Starting with a brief summary of the prototypes story, and quickly progressing into research and building, Peter Davies-Garner has written a no nonsense documentation of the model. The author touches on every area of the build, but some more thoroughly than others - a necessary compromise to control the size no doubt, but I was left wanting more. The many photographs are really the core of the book, and the model is covered thoroughly in black and white with a central color section. If you see a high resolution scan of the cover, this is a classic case of not judging the book by it's cover - for some reason, it is a poorly reproduced digital image, whereas the photographs in the body are higher quality.

This is an important work to scholars of the Titanic. What I particularly appreciated was the author's clear differentiation of which areas are factual and which are educated conjectures. As he states, there will never be a totally accurate model of the ship built, but his must surely be the closest to that goal yet made. I highly recommend the book, and, if you are visiting Orlando, seeing the model in person.

This book is a feast to the eyes of those of us who love and collect these colorful pails and sand toys from by-gone days. As a collector myself, I found the history to be comprehensive and informative, learning things about the very pails I had in my collection I had not known before. The photography is outstanding and the pails displayed represent the best of many wonderful collections. It is a must-have reference book for anyone collecting or interested in old tin beach toys, and a much needed price guide with regard to their value.

Great pictures are the first thing you notice about this book. Terrific graphics and a sense of style. There are some wonderful examples of pails that I have seen and some that I never seen before. A neat gift for any collector.

EXCELLENT help to me since I knew nothing about Sand Pails and I have been able to identify some at shows and buy a few at great prices. All this from reading this fabulous book. I hope there will be more by these authors.

Great book with so many wonderful photos and great information!
Nice presentation and great use of color. Truly enjoyable!

What a wonderful book. It tells all about the history of sand pails and who manufactured them. BUT the very best part is the pictures. There are over 300 wonderful colored pictures of sand pails organized by themes and years manufactured. Each picture has a wonderful description of the pail....it's size, year made and value. There are also pictures and information on watering cans, sand sifters and various other sand toys we have all seen or played with at one time.

This is one of those books that brings back wonderful memories of ones childhood. You can just picture the sand castles, shells and water lapping at your feet. Who would have ever thought those inexpensive little beach toys would end up being such pricey collectibles?! A book full of information and pictures that can make you feel like a kid again.

I took adaptive signal processing at Georgia Tech with Dr. Hayers. This book was used as reference for the class. I really enjoyed reading it. It is concise, to the point, with lots of example and matlab source code which acctually worked. I had learned a lot. More importantly I was able to put into practise during my 9 years industry experience after graduation. Good reference book, I recommend to everyone who is serious about this topic.

This book has great material on least squares filtering and spectral estimation techniques. And with Hayes providing the Matlab code to implement the formulas, it is a great help to the student in being able to run the code and see what the outputs should look like. The book reads well and is very easy to use. But it is not a substitute for an intro DSP book like Oppenheim/Schafer or Proakis.

Update - I have changed my score from 4 to 5. The longer I have been working to more I find I use this book and the examples in it to do things. I think this is a really useful book for a practicing engineer.

This book very clearly explains advanced topics in DSP. The notation is consistent and very clean, as well as the book layout and the writing. The examples are useful and the review section is very helpful. This is how a technical book should be written.

Clear examples, clean derivations, and easy to understand style has Monson Hayes' his signature written all over it. I have his schaum's outline on DSP, and its just as good. I haven't finish perusing this book; i am currently on signal modeling (ch.3, i think) where pade, shank and other methods are derived, and i've already found plenty of application to work on.

homework problems include both mathematical and computer (matlab) exercises that help cement understanding the material at the end of each chapter.

applicable, yet theoretically appealing, this book is best for those who has had an introductory DSP course, although it is very much self-contained - the author starts with a comprehensive review of linear algebra and random processes - it will serve the serious student with an interest on statistical description of signals and system very well.

The book is beautiful, really neat. It contains all the essential topics that you will expect in a Spectral Analysis book. I stumbled across it in library and was impressed with the treatment that the author gave this subject. I now have a copy of my own. The topics range from basic to advanced including a few topics on adaptive filter theory.

Each treatment is almost immediately followed by an example, simple but powerful way to introduce you to this topic. I found this one feauture made the topics covered really enjoyable. Linear algebra review captures the essence of the style of this book. It is a welcome addition to this area in DSP. The one by Stocia is too mathematical to be called an introductory book. This one is way much above Stocia's mathematical nightmare.