Customer Reviews (2)

Advanced users only
The title of the book may be misleading.
Attention, this book is for advanced readers in Condensed matter physics. Actually, the book is mostly consisted of some good papers selected by by Anderson. A beginner can read this after he get to know the "basic notions" from basic books.

A very useful Guide to Condense Matter
In fact, although it was been published almost twenty years ago, But most ideas in it were veryclassical and very sightful to Condense Matter So you caould see that many papers in the publication in fact cites this book . It's a very guide to the matter world ! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (19)

Too Much Guesswork?
I used this book in as a simulation in my Business Strategy class at HLG.I think that the simulation was basically useless because there was entirely too much guesswork involved.There is no mention of what type ofproduct is being manufactured, only that is made out of plastic.Whenmaking decisions such as how much to invest in product quality it wouldhave helped quite a bit to know the specific type of product beingproduced.For example, quality is for more important when producing laptopcomputer cases than when producing toy army men.I think that the lack ofspecific information concerning the product and the market are the downfallof this book.The simulation would have been far more enjoyable andbeneficial if informed decisions could be made.

Threshold Competitor
I thought that this textbook satisfied our needs of what our tasks were for the course.At first the book was somewhat difficult to understand, but after reading through various parts several times, I began to get afeel of what was to be expected to compete with the other companies.

Nice try.
I thought that this simulation was a good shot at getting as close to the real world without going out into it.I think that there were parts that could have been perfected but over all it was a good simulation and I wouldrecomend it to other buisness majors.I enjoyed the competiton that itcreated and it was fun getting the results back to see who was on top eachtime.

We learned together as a team.
The handbook was helpful and easy to understand.The software was somewhat hard to understand.It would have been helpful to know what the rating system was before we started.Also more information on how to forecast sales might be helpful.I learned from the experience how to worktogether to accomplish a task.I would recommond this book to anyone inbusiness.

What About This?
I was given the assignment of working through and operating a business in the Threshold world. When I got into it I realized that many things were not accounted for in this world. The simulation starts you off in an industry that no one has been in yet. This is very unrealistic in today'sworld. The simulation also does not give you any information on what theeconomy is doing or what your competitor, if any, are doing. In the realworld you would be able to tell a little bit about what other are doing butnot in the Threshold world. The last thing that I did not like is thatthere is no customer loyalty or repeat buyers. Every quarter you have tofind new customers and the old customers never come back. My understandingof a simulation is a make believe world that is very close to the realworld. If this is true then Threshold is the worst simulation I have everyworked with. ... Read more

Book Description
It is increasingly clear that good quantitative work in the environmental sciences must be genuinely interdisciplinary. This volume, the proceedings of the first combined TIES/SPRUCE conference held at the University of Sheffield in September 2000, well demonstrates the truth of this assertion, highlighting the successful use of both statistics and mathematics in important practical problems.
It brings together distinguished scientists and engineers to present the most up-to-date and practical methods for quantitative measurement and prediction and is organised around four themes:
- spatial and temporal models and methods;
- environmental sampling and standards;
- atmosphere and ocean;
- risk and uncertainty.
Quantitative Methods for Current Environmental Issues is an invaluable resource for statisticians, applied mathematicians and researchers working on environmental problems, and for those in government agencies and research institutes involved in the analysis of environmental issues. ... Read more