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Now in a Sixth Edition, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics maintains its engaging, readable style while presenting a broader range of applications that motivate student understanding of core thermodynamics concepts. This leading text uses many relevant engineering-based situations to help students model and solve problems. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (19)

Required book at college
Took thermodynamics as a gen-ed and this was a required book. The principals and exercises help you gain understanding of real world problems but the exercises are quite basic and cannot be applied to solve real world problems.

It's a Text Book
According to my professor this is one of the better text book on subject of Thermodynamics, better yet are the previous editions, the earlier the better.
For those who read critically, think critically, and do the exercises at the end of each chapter, they will get a good grasp on the subject.
This subject is not something you can read about and expect to understand it. One need to read it, do the exercises, and reread it again.
On these ground, this is a great text to study thermodynamics with.

Great Condition
Great Condition. No markings. Good as new. Book itself sucks, good luck with the class.

excellent introduction on thermodynamics
Thermodynamics concerns mainly two parts, in my opinion.The first part concerns with exchange of heat and work, and the second part concerns with equilibrium including both phase equilibrium and reaction equilibrium.The introuction level book focuses on the first part with a brief introduction to the second part.This is what this book does.And it does it well.If you grow out of it and would like to see more, you can then get the one by Sandler, which focuses on the second part.The second part turns out to be a lot more difficult and interesting.

Thermo, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics are closely related subjects.To study only one of the three will inevatabily encounter difficulty.I would recommend the books by Incropera and McDonalds for heat transfer and fluid mechanics repectively for undergraduate level.

Good text for thermo
Very helpful examples and practice problems.No answers in back-> not helpful!!Still, good explanations and derivations of useful equations in thermo.I definitely recommend this to people looking for a thermo text. ... Read more

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THE classic text on reliability engineering and management has now been fully revised and updated.

Practical Reliability Engineering provides a comprehensive, up-to-date description of all the important methods for the design, development, manufacture and maintenance of reliable engineering products and systems. Students, engineers and managers alike will find this a valuable reference source.

With emphasis firmly placed on the practical aspects of reliability engineering, the fourth edition provides extended coverage of mechanical, electronic and software failure mechanisms, design and testing. New sections include Petri nets for system reliability modelling, accelerated test and the M(t) data analysis method. Recent developments in international standardisation are discussed and guidance is provided on essential management issues. The inclusion of a draft Project Reliability Plan enhances the value to those involved in systems engineering and project management.

Practical Reliability Engineering fulfils the requirements of the qualifying examination in reliability engineering of the American Society for Quality (USA). The updated end of chapter questions make this a key text for students undertaking courses in quality assurance or reliability. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (12)

confusing
Was difficult to digest or enjoy, too much redundancy and talk, excercises do not have answers and really did not make me absorb the subject.

Easy to understand a difficult subjet
It is a well organized book, with all the topics full covered in a easy way to understand. Depite it is a subjets sometimes a little bored, I find this book very interesting to read.

Buen libro
Lo que he podido leer deja ver que es un libro muy interesante que maneja los temas de una manera muy cercana a la realidad

Only an average Reliability Text.
Heavy Electrical / Electronic focus.I only bought it because it was the required text for a Graduate Course, but hardly used it as I have other Reliability Engeineering texts (Modarres) which cover much of the same material in far more detail and with more clairity.I would only buy it if studying a course which closesly follows this text, otherwise, I would keep looking.

An excellent overview of reliability science and engineering
This book contains an excellent treatment of the mathematics for reliability analysis and prediction.It also has numerous, excellent examples that are particularly relevant to the Electronics Industry.I strongly would recommend this book to anyone involved in the instruction of Design for Six Sigma. ... Read more

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The updated, cornerstone engineering resource of solar energy theory and applications. Solar technologies already provide energy for heat, light, hot water, electricity, and cooling for homes, businesses, and industry. Because solar energy only accounts for one-tenth of a percent of primary energy demand, relatively small increases in market penetration can lead to very rapid growth rates in the industry???which is exactly what has been projected for coming years as the world moves away from carbon-based energy production. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, Third Edition provides the latest thinking and practices for engineering solar technologies and using them in various markets.

This Third Edition of the acknowledged leading book on solar engineering features:

• Complete coverage of basic theory, systems design, and applications
• Updated material on such cutting-edge topics as photovoltaics and wind power systems
• New homework problems and exercises

Customer Reviews (7)

A MUST HAVE
Sure, its technical.But anyone with a college level understanding of physics and science should be fine. Thanks to this book, I was able to deal with the engineers that 'energized' my barns. Maybe bit pricey, but this was an excellent investment for me and turned out to be a useful resource for the contractor I hired. Wiley books are rarely inexpensive, but always top value. I just bought some of their stock - which is one way to take some of the sting out of the price.

Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes
This is written for engineers to develop skills and application of solar thermal processes.It also addresses photovoltaic design and wind energy systems.This is quite technical and not suited for someone with a casual interest wishing to enter into the green area.

Great part of you library...
This book should be part of your library. It is more technical then someone would expect but it is a great reference book and study material. Worth money.

A must for the Solar Thermal Engineer
This book is a must for the Solar Thermal Engineer. It is very comprehensive and covers a very wide range of topics. Excellent work by Duffie and Beckman.

The Bible of Solar energy.
This is the best book to have an initial view about solar energy and its aplicattion. ... Read more

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Traffic Engineering, 4e, is ideal for a one/two-semester undergraduate survey, and/or for graduate courses on Traffic Engineering, Highway Capacity Analysis, and Traffic Control and Operations.

This unique text focuses on the key engineering skills required to practice traffic engineering in a modern setting. It includes material on the latest standards and criteria of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2003 Edition and forthcoming 2010 Edition), the Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (2004 Edition), the Highway Capacity Manual (2000 Edition and forthcoming 2010 Edition), and other critical references.It also presents both fundamental theory and a broad range of applications to modern problems.

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Very Practical
This book presents things in a practical manner.The examples in the book are incredible and can very easily be related to real life applications.

Probably the best traffic engineering textbook out there
From sight distance to freeway flow characteristics to signal coordination for arterials, this is the most comprehensive textbook I've seen on traffic engineering.The topics follow a very logical progression and many examples are given throughout.This book could serve as an excellent textbook for an undergraduate or first-year graduate traffic engineering class in addition to being a must have for practitioners.One way the book could be improved is by including a more thorough presentation of loop detectors, control cabinets, and how actuated signal timing plans actually play out from cycle to cycle, specifically with regards to actuated coordinated signals along arterials.Nonetheless, I still give the book a 5.

Great book that covers almost everything
It is a great book, the only drawback is the following: it NOT written in Metric units (a.k.a. International System). I hope that the next edition use metric units.

Practical and Direct
This book goes thru a variety of traffic engineering problems, assesing solutions and explaining in an simple way many concepts and technics used in the HCM (1994/97 updates).

Very good for begginers..... ... Read more

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Now you can discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions about engineering for yourself with this fun-filled resource. Janice VanCleave's Engineering for Every Kid presents entertaining, challenging experiments and activities to help you understand the different types of engineering there are—including structural, solar, electrical, and chemical—and how each is applied to real world everyday situations.

Each of the activities is broken down into its purpose, a list of easy-to-find materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and a simple scientific explanation. Plus, the book’s 25 projects can easily be used in the classroom, as the basis of a science fair project, or at home just for fun! ... Read more

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Middle Schoolers Learning Engineering
This is a great book if you're looking for simple and quick labs to support engineering concepts related to structure, acoustics, stress, hydraulics, earthquakes, meteorolgy and more.Each section comes with a "What You Need to Know" that is very helpful for teacher background knowledge and vocabulary, and has been written in a very kid-friendly and teacher-friendly manner.

Kitchen science!
This teaches basic concepts by means of demonstration with household items, so you don't have to go buy a science kit to teach or learn science! This is not for standalone curriculuum, since it doesn't give enough info to the non-science person to thoroughly teach the concepts, but it's great as supplemental to a text. Mechanical engineering science is also great for teaching logic. ... Read more

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Appropriate for undergraduate engineering and science courses in Environmental Engineering. Balanced coverage of all the major categories of environmental pollution, with coverage of current topics such as climate change and ozone depletion, risk assessment, indoor air quality, source-reduction and recycling, and groundwater contamination. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Effective
This book is easy to get through and explains the equations that you need well. I'm using it for a class right now, but it is a great intro book for environmental engineering.

Good
The book was very good, looked like new, even though it said there were marks, there seemed like there wasn't any.It came at a reasonably good time.

Just as promised, thanks
the book arrived when and how they said it would in the condition they promised. Thanks!

Great for those who don't focus on environment, but need to learn about it
Generic and simple. I took a required class in basic environmental engineering and was pretty happy with this book. It's simple to use and does not assume and prior knowledge of environmental engineering besides common sense. Everything is explained well and without indulging into the never ending and unnecessary details as a lot of text books do. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the author wasn't trying to push an agenda (something I thought came standard with any book dealing with the environment). All of the information was objective and discussed from a neutral "know what it is, and what it does, and why" perspective. The chapter about global warming actually almost seemed to downplay the artificial and hyped up urgency and extent of the issue by focusing on only on the numbers and nothing else. Not math intensive at all except maybe a few rates of growth/decay. Solid intro course book. However if you're not interested in the subject to begin with, this book won't change that.

helpful for class
Very useful book.My teacher used it a lot and the examples are really helpful. ... Read more

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In his classic book, J. G. Landels describes the technological advances of the Greeks and Romans with erudition and enthusiasm. He provides an important introduction to engineering, writing about power and energy sources, water engineering, cranes, and transportation devises. From aqueducts to catapults, he attempts to envision machines as they may have worked in the ancient world. He then traces the path of knowledge taken by early thinkers-including Plato, Pliny, and Archimedes-in developing early theories of engineering and physics. ... Read more

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Interesting with just enough technical info
This book brings to light the knowledge ancient engineers possessed.This book does get a bit technical, however I believe most people should be able to follow the basic mechanics discussed at least well enough to get the gist of the discussion.I think this is a great book to review engineering mechanics for those trained under a more modern school.

To provide some perspective I am a Civil Engineer, and I had to think back to my basic classes to completely comprehend some of the sections of this book.However not quite understanding most of those sections is not going prevent you from following the basic concept of this book.

Thought provoking
I'm delighted that Amazon lets us read freely the very first paragraph of the book, which sets a sobering context for all that follows.The gist of it should be memorized by everyone who gets a high school diploma:The energy in just one gallon of gasoline (which we take for granted and think little of burning) is equivalent to the hard labor of ninety men for an hour.

Only in the past century or two has anyone other than a ruler, high-ranking military officer, or unusually successful businessman enjoyed such power at his beck and call. Our sources for it are all too finite and will not last forever, as we are only beginning to realize.A reader who keeps this in mind will be amazed at what the ancients were able to achieve with the limited energy resources at their disposal: manual labor, beasts of burden, wind, and water-- as the author goes on to describe.By and large they were, after all, just as intelligent as we are.They knew a few tricks that we would do well not to forget.Before long the human race may need them again.

Engineering in the ancient world: spectacular book
This is a very amazing which treats a rare subject. There is a lot of books about ancient times, but very few about the science put into practise in the times. This book brings very sophisticated look into the problems and successes of ancient engineers. Their solutions are somewhat ingenious, but there are also problems which could not be solved without the necessary equipment. J.G.Landers has done a great job looking into all that scarce sources related to engineering in the ancient times.
Dont hesitate and buy this book.
Michal Ruzek, Czech Republic

Ancient History and Engineering Come Together
Mr. Landels brings together two of the world's oldest academic endeavors, history and engineering. This is short volume is a quick read yet serves as a valuable reference tool. Landels provides a wonderful historic backgroundfor each piece of technology discussed in the book. The breadth of actualtechnolgy is not as great as one would want (unfortunately limited toships, lifting devises, some seige engines and water procurementmachines... yet to the author's credit the actual knowledge on complextechnology of the ancient world is limited) but the technology that iscovered is both well explained with many diagrams and placed into ahistoric perspective. To this reader, the last chapter serves as aninvaluable reference for the simple fact the author provides shortbiographies of four ancient writers; Hero, Pliny the Elder, Frontinus andVirtuvius which leaves one starving for more knowlegde of aforementionedsubjects. If you have any interest in the classics, history of the ancientworld or the development of technology,.... please add this to yourlibrary.

A fantastic effort
A very enlightening volume, although it occasionally left me behind and parts will have to be reread when I have looked up some mechanical engineering concepts- but this did not happen often enough to interrupt myenjoyment. A particularly fascinating section briefly discusses why theGreeks didn't quite get to concept of a the steam engine.

Veryworthwhile and, sadly, all too brief. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (28)

Passed my PE, used this book
The questions in this guide are not like what you will see on the exam....this book is much more challenging.I think their goal was to cause you to be overprepared....which is hard for the PE.I strongly recommend this guide, do the practice problems, all of them.ALL OF THEM!!If you know this material, you'll make it through the breadth section of the exam just fine.The NCEES practice problems are good, do them as well, but you'll find that the NCEES questions are much easier.

It's decent, but there's better options
The practice problems coordinate with the Lindeburg reference manual.So there is a lot of stuff in this book that is not tested material on the PE Exam.I also found that the construction area was severly lacking in content.Be careful when using this reference as some of the approaches to answering questions(specifically scheduling and geotech/earthwork) are excessively long and roundabout or just outright wrong.The suggested solutions are not always the quickest way to answer a problem leaving a lot of room for error.Just compare this to the NCEES (they write the PE exams after all) practice exam as well as the Peurifoy, Oberlender, and Hinze text books, and you will find that the Lindeberg contrasts to what is taught in these (which is what you should follow as they are referenced in the practice exam).

If you are contemplating using this book as your main study guide, don't.If you are using this to supplement the NCEES practice exam and the Six Minute Solutions workbooks, you will also find this lacking.Bottom line, this is an okay reference, but should not be on your list of essentials for studying for the exam.

PE Review Material
One of the best reference materials for the Civil PE Exam.It is recommended by the test givers.

Very good!
I used this to study for the April 2009 PE exam, and passed the first time!It covers so many subjects, many of them much more than you'll need for the exam.All the same, this is the best study guide / problems for the PE exam!

Everyone needs one to take the PE I guess
It's a great bookof knowledge.However, I have the 7th edition as well and the only thing different is that there are no practice problems in the 11th edition at the end of the chapters.Maybe 2 or 3 sections have been added.There is one big Construction section added, but you could prolly get that info from a construction engineering manual.So - in closing you need a Lindeburg text.I'm not sure it has to be 11th edition. ... Read more

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A groundbreaking and comprehensive reference with over 500,000 copies sold since it first debuted in 1970, the new sixth edition of Engineering Mathematics has been thoroughly revised and expanded. An interactive Personal Tutor CD-ROM is included with every book. Providing a broad mathematical survey, this innovative volume covers a full range of topics from the very basic to the advanced. Whether you're an engineer looking for a useful on-the-job reference or want to improve your mathematical skills, or you are a student who needs an in-depth self-study guide, Engineering Mathematics is sure to come in handy time and time again. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (16)

Great for the mathematically challenged
I'm now studying electronics engineering in my 60's.I did not take engineering as an undergraduate, for I did not feel I had a sufficient math background in high school.I wound up with a degree in Psychology and Theatre, went to medical school, and now I'm an inventor and need electronics engineering.I don't remember most math.A friend is a college professor of math.He previewed this book for about an hour and said it did not miss anything.He could not find a single important point left out.This first book goes from basic math through basic differential equations in about 1200 pages.Quite a feat!More advanced math is in the second volume.I then bought the book and find it readable and understandable.The concepts are concentrated in order to cover so much material in so few of pages.A great review for those who know math and need to fill "holes."For students like me, it does not miss anything.But that makes it concentrated, taking time to digest.But I have not had college math in over 40 years, yet I can understand it's concepts.Highly recomended.

Well you do want to become an Engineer don't you?
You really can't go wrong with this book. If you want to become a B.Eng or BSc Hons graduate anytime soon, this is the book to get you on the road to success!

I bought an early version of this in the 80's when it was out of print. I had to travel to Oxford on the coach from the North of England just to get the only copy they had in the store (no mail order service). I was the only student in the year to have a copy! I was kind though and loaned it at no charge to my best mates.

Oh Mr Stroud ... we will forever be in your debt!

What you waiting for? Buy it now! ...

P.S.
25 years later I bought the new version for my daughter for her GCSE's. She went from average to super top group in 1 term!

Nice Deal
Nice deal. The description for the book matches what was delivered. Awesome. Keep up the good work.

Thanks.

good
I loved the fact that it came on time and was in a good condition

remarkable work
I have studied numerous mathematics texts, and I can say with absolute certainty that this is the finest mathematics text I have ever found.Unlike virtually every other technical math book out there(calculus, differential equations, integral equations, statistics etc)this book provides more than the dreary, boring, purely analytic approach (algebra,limits etc) that tends to practically wipe out true understanding. In my calculus class I hear questions whose answers are extremely masked by the highly esoteric mathematical bull@#$@, but which present themselves so easily with a simple picture.This book provides those pictures, but more remarkably it is written in such a way that people want to work through it (compared to those other books).In addition, this book has been shown (via experimentation) to significantly increase test scores (compared to standard lecture approach). ... Read more

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* A complete, stand-alone text for this core aerospace engineering subject
* NEW: updated throughout, with new coverage of perturbations, Lambert's problem, attitude dynamics, and techniques for numerically integrating orbits
* NEW: more examples and homework problems, more Matlab algorithms
* NEW: improved support material, including instructor solutions manual and lecture PowerPoint slides.

* NEW: Reorganized and improved discusions of coordinate systems, new discussion on perturbations and quarternions
* NEW: Increased coverage of attitude dynamics, including new Matlab algorithms and examples in chapter 10
* New examples and homework problems
* Highly illustrated and fully supported with downloadable MATLAB algorithms for project and practical work; fully worked examples throughout; extensive homework exercises; Instructor's Manual and lecture slides.

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Customer Reviews (8)

Good quality book
The book came in quality condition and was exactly as described. Overall, this Orbital Mechanics Book is good for the course I was in.

OK general text... get the second edition
Bought this book right before the second edition came out.Some of my classmates bought the second edition, so the class has a mixture of the two books.The professor is constantly pointing out errors and typos in this edition.There is supposedly an errata available, I have not yet found it.Aside from the practice problem and equation numbering, (and correcting the errors) the two editions are essentially the same.

As a text, the explanations of phenomena and derivations of equations are well laid out and can be followed without too much difficulty if you have a good grounding in vector algebra.An understanding of calculus and ordinary differential equations also aids understanding.The MATLAB code found in the appendices is good and can be used as-is or as a starting point for writing your own.If you can get a .pdf of that appendix, though, it makes cut-and-paste-and-run a whole lot easier.

My only other quibble is that the tables with planetary constants (mass, radius, orbit, mu, etc.) are split into two tables and are buried in an appendix, rather than in one table inside the cover.I've tabbed that page, but it would make more sense to make those much-referenced figures more accessible.

Affordable & Decent Quality
I also had Aircraft Structural Analysis textbook written by the same author, which was never updated, unreadable & full of errors. I'd say that Mr. Curtis should stay away from Structure because this textbook is a totally different reading experience compared to the previous book I mentioned before.

First, it is affordable, it only costs me $45 (I bought mine from third party vendor listed on Amazon Marketplace); second, it is readable & actually has examples that the readers could understand. The only thing that annoyed me a bit is the fact that the a lot of the important formulas are not organized or boxed, so readers have to do it manually with pencil. A few chapters, especially chapter 10 needs to contain more example or expanded further in order to enlighten the audience about the material. Going to lecture might improve the readers' overall experience, so don't use the book as self study because the vast amount of mathematical derivations could be discouraging.

Good
Took a little longer than I liked to get here (about 6 days) but still well within their delivery estimation

Book is in great condition.Seemed like new to me.

Excellent Content! Really well laid out.
I have dealt with quite a lot of textbooks over the years here at college and as a senior I feel that this text, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, is an excellent, well developed textbook. The explanations are very thorough and the examples are numerous enough so that any student can grasp/master the content. I definitely recommend this for any engineering student (especially Aerospace Engineering). ... Read more

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Sound System Engineering Third Edition is a complete revision and expansion of the former work.
Written by two leading authorities in the field of audio engineering, this highly respected guide covers the fundamentals necessary for the understanding of today's systems as well as for those systems yet to come.

The space formerly occupied by outdated photographs of manufacturers' product and of older system installations has now been filled with new measurements and discussions of the measurement process.
The "Mathematics for Audio" chapter has been expanded to include the mathematics of phasors. The "Interfacing Electrical and Acoustic Systems" chapter has a completely new section covering the analysis of alternating current circuits. Additionally, system gain structure is now treated by both the available input power method and the voltage only method, complete with illustrations of each. All chapters dealing with loudspeaker directivity and coverage, the acoustic environment, room acoustics, speech intelligibility, and acoustic gain appear in up to date versions. In addition there is new material on signal delay and synchronization and equalization. There are completely new chapters on microphones, loudspeakers and loudspeaker arrays including line arrays with steering and beam-width control, and signal processing, both analog and digital.
The book runs the gamut of sound system design from the simplest all-analog paging system to the largest multipurpose digital systems.

In writing this third edition, the authors kept in mind the needs of sound system installers, sound system service technicians, and sound system designers. All three groups will find the material to be useful for everyday work as well as beneficial in the furtherance of their overall audio education.

* A highly regarded reference, bringing you all the current technology and practice
* Details mathematics for audio systems and describes audio and acoustic instrumentation
* Provides you with an overall coverage of how the system works as a whole ... Read more

Customer Reviews (13)

Quite alot of depth
It's quite advanced and if you can understand the math and topics presented, you likely didnt need this book in the first place.

There is alot to like here
I have collected and used books on sound system engineering for many years and this book has quickly become my favorite.Mine has been borrowed by other engineers so often that I have purchased a second copy.Don and Gene are among the most experienced in the field.They have also both tried to share thier knowledge with others throughout thier careers.This combination of knowledge and desire to share it has produced a book that explains complex ideas in a way that leaves the reader with few questions.It is clear and concise, and is supported by a great number of charts and diagrams.I can't imagine a better way to capture thier knowledge and share it with others.A great number of professionals are going to benefit from this book, and I expect it will be the industry standard for many years to come.

What you need to know and then some.
One of the better books in my collection, and I have many on acoustics and audio from the highly technical to hands-on.

A must acoustic engineering handbook
I owned 1st version before and the 3rd revision is a more complete version and gives more information on digital processing aspect.

A Must for the Serious Audio Practicioner
Sound System Engineering, 3rd Edition contains a wealth of information on the design, implementation and testing of sound reinforcement systems.Don Davis' section on audio and acoustic measurements is a must read for anyone serious about performing such tasks.The concepts he discusses about signal delay/synchronization and room acoustics will help the reader to understand what is at the very basis of these topics.

Similarly, Eugene Patronis' section on loudspeakers and arrays is not to be missed.It will have you going back again and again to find that piece of information you need about horns, direct radiators, crossovers and arrays.His presentation of signal processing starts with basic sampling and progresses through system theory and digital audio.

Two of the latter chapters on equalization and "putting it all together" are true gems.They yield practical information that you'll be using the next time you're faced with the issues covered.

Sound System Engineering, 3rd Edition takes all of the knowledge contained in the 2nd edition and augments it with up-to-date interface methods and advances in the field of audio and acoustics since its last publication.This text is equally suited for both the novice and the veteran audio practitioner.It is written in such a manner that each time you read a portion of it, something new will come to light.


Charlie Hughes
President
Excelsior Audio Design & Services
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Software engineering leads to better software products. This book teaches readers how to develop games according to a design and follow a standardized approach to game development. It provides a multitude of exercises that show just how software engineering practices can improve your game. All the basic categories of software engineering are covered. Programmers, designers, architects, generalists, software engineers, and game developers seeking knowledge about standard frameworks for games and their relative merits will find this text more than satisfying. Three frameworks (function, object-oriented, and patterned) are presented, contrasted, and fully described through design documents. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Good deal
I am totally happy with this text. Other students in the course purchased it through the school bookstore and they are missing an entire chapter. Arrived in good condition. Took a little longer than I had hoped, but given that everything including CD and all chapters were present... =)

Excellent, Professional, Formal Engineering Approach to Games!
The author takes all of the traditional software engineering principles and practises and provides logical, practical examples of their application within the domain of commercial game development.Not an easy task but one at which the Author excels.

Academia or anyone involved in games and/or software engineering should have this book as a reference text.

Excellent work.

Exactly what I expected
I got exactly what I expected, the book was new and showed up within the expected time frame.

Nice book for beginners
I like the fact that the author got out of his way to actually create a game to illustrate the software engineering methodology. Also, all the code and documents of the game are on the CD.

The only CON I would give to this book is that it keeps referring to things that have not been explained. So, if you are on Ch. 1 you have to quickly go and read a section on Ch. 3 to understand what the author is saying on Ch. 1 (Obviously Ch. 1 is an introduction to the whole book and it is supposed to talk about everything. This is just an example)

I would seriously recommend anyone interested in game developing and software engineering to get this book. Unlike other books in the Xtreme game developing series. Most of them are misleading.

The professional approach
This book takes a very interesting (and possibly unique) approach to game developing. It's a detailed discussion on the development of a real game (30,000 lines of code) by a small team of game developers.

The book starts with the development of a set of requirements for the game. What's the game all about, what tools are going to be used, what is the scope of the project? Indeed, what makes a good set of requirements in the first place. From there it goes to modelling the game using UML. This step helps to visualize the system that constitutes the game. Why model, how to model? From here the next step is the basic software design. What's the structure of the program going to be? Why? ?What are alternatives? Then on to the next step and the next.

This is not a description of how the play the game, this is an introductory to intermediate (maybe even advanced) book on Software Engineering. It is oriented to gaming, but it covers the basic rules of any major software project. The approach that it uses leads you through the process one step at a time, it gives you the way professional developers approach the business. ... Read more

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Known for its accuracy, clarity, and applications, Meriam & Kraige's Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics has provided a solid foundation of mechanics principles for more than 50 years. Now in its new Sixth Edition, the text continues to help students develop their problem-solving skills with an extensive variety of highly interesting problems related to engineering design. In the new edition, more than 40% of the homework problems are new. There are also new sample problem and more photographs that link theory to application. To help students build necessary visualization and problem-solving skills, the text strongly emphasizes drawing free-body diagrams--the most important skill needed to solve mechanics problems. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Good
Good condition except for a dent in the front cover. Got it before expected date.

Engineering Mechanics Dynamics
Good Great Excellent
Didn't expect hard cover (not disappointed)
Didn't expect occasional imperial units (slightly impressed)
Has so far been an invaluable resource for my Mechanical Engineering Degree

Terrible Explanation, Good Problems
This book is terrible at teaching. Each section provides the concept for the following questions, but does not explain things in detail. You won't be able to learn dynamics with this book alone. You will need the solutions manual.

Should come with Kraige
I have used this book and the accompanying statics book all within the last year. The author is my Dynamics professor.These books are not as thick as other Statics/Dynamics books I have seen, and the reason is that they are more problem-set oriented than lecture. You really need a good teacher to help you understand the problems and material.This is where having the author as the teacher helps. The instructional sections of the book are minimal, and I have found the problem sets better for the learning process.

If I were to change this book I would add numerical solutions to every problem, not just the odd ones. And for whatever reason, the publishing oversight is uber critical of posting solutions anywhere other than the classroom, and this can be a nuisance sometime.

Fun fact...a self-proclaimed car guy, Kraige loves problems with cars in them, so there are quite a few of those in there.

OK book
This book explains the concepts very carefully. However, it jumps topic to topic without a smooth trancision. Examples are very elementary, but the problems at the end of each chapter gets tedious quickly. Prefer if the hard problems are approached with more examples. Biggest down fall I see is that there are no answers at the back for any problems. ... Read more

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No book on software project management has been so influential and so timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. Now 20 years after the publication of his book, Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. (best known as the "father of the IBM System 360") revisits his original ideas and develops new thoughts and advice both for readers familiar with his work and for readers discovering it for the first time.Amazon.com Review
The classic book on the human elements of softwareengineering. Software tools and development environments may havechanged in the 21 years since the first edition of this book, but thepeculiarly nonlinear economies of scale in collaborative work and thenature of individuals and groups has not changed an epsilon.If youwrite code or depend upon those who do, get this book as soon aspossible -- from Amazon.com Books, your library, or anyone else. You(and/or your colleagues) will be forever grateful. Very HighestRecommendation. ... Read more

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A must read for anyone working on a software development project.
This is a classic collection of essays by Frederick Brooks based mostly on the IBM OS/360 project back in 1975.
The interesting and surprising fact is that although the technology has improved tremendously for the last two decades, most elements & challenges we face in Software development projects today are nothing different to what it was 20yrs before. Example: throwing more people to a late/troubled project making it delay further. This is the core concept he highlights throughout the book; men and months are not interchangeable.

Certain chapters are somewhat outdated especially in the scenarios where he talkes about software development in '70s with low level programming languages, assemblers, punch cards etc. However, the views, the concepts and the lessons are still valid for today's projects. The extra burden on reading definitely offset the value you get and the lessons learn after reading this book. Thus makes it a good investment

A good, undying, informative, inspiring and enjoyable read!
I learned by my own mistakes the meaning of the expression, "You can pay me now or pay me later." There are few or sometimes no short-cuts in software or hardware development or engineering, or electronics in general. Fred Brooks, best known as the "father of the IBM System 360," and after 30 years still holds the title of the most influential book on software project management, likened it to pregnancy. He said you can add all the women you want "to the project" and still, it will take nine months! That's why, in managing software development projects, I learned to spend ample time with the software developers beforehand. Otherwise, I would inevitably spend the time with them afterwards. I was the one knowing the design. I had the "big picture" that needed to be communicated to them.

In his book, Brooks described the foibles of the early design teams and programming at IBM. From his own mistakes, he came up with snappy principles like "If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when will you find time to do it over?" He also coined what became known as the "Second-System Approach," which basically said "by the time you finish developing a system, you know what you should have done"--therefore, throw it away and start from scratch again. He identified the corruptible optimism of good intentions that truly but erroneously believed, for most of the project, that the work was 90% done or that debugging was 99% done most of the time. He insisted, "Ask whenever there's a doubt. NEVER assume anything."

This book is filled with timeless development advice by a master from a previous age. The advice, however, is as valuable now as it was then.

A good, undying, informative, inspiring and enjoyable read!

While I may take heat for this but...
I have to admit, I did feel as I was reading that the text was a bit outdated and while I agree to many of the topics in the book there were also a lot of times I found myself thinking about some of the problems he had presented in the book as not being as applicable anymore.Perhaps its the semi-dated stories, the book (or at the least the second edition I had read) is already 15 years old.While I do feel I got some good information out of it, it would not be in the "if I you only could read one programming book this year" conversation.

Not that useful - pretty out-dated
This book is supposed to be a classic about software project management, maybe because it was the first to actually cover the topic and offer advice and solutions back in the 70s. Even though most principles still apply, the arguments have aged rather badly and do not translate very well in nowadays environment. I have the feeling I haven't learnt anything that I didn't already know, which is somehow frustrating.

Mythical Man-Month - a period piece
Fred Brooks discusses his experiences as a project leader in the 1960s.In the process he promulgates many lessons which he has learned.Some of these are merely opinions, but others are world-class propositions which IT professionals should pay attention to. ... Read more

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Control Systems Engineering, now in its Fifth Edition, takes a practical approach to control systems engineering. Presenting clear and complete explanations, the text shows you how to analyze and design feedback control systems that support today's modern technology.

By working with the same physical system in each chapter, the book's progressive case studies give you a realistic view of each stage of the control design process while a combination of qualitative and quantitative explanations provide insight into the design of parameters and system configurations. Best of all, you'll get extensive practice in using MATLAB, Simulink, and the SISO Design Tool--industry standards that you will use in your future career.

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Excellent work
The book is extremely clear, lucid explanations and the mathematical treatments are very intuive and doesn't escape
steps, this is a wonderful book to treasure for good.
George Ellis's book, "control system design" is another flower in the garden.

International Paperback
This book was sent on time, and was new.The book was the international paperback version through.The numbers for the homework is different.

One of the Best Textbooks I've Ever Had
This is a very well-written textbook for introducing a student to control systems engineering. Explanations are thorough, yet concise and easy to understand. There are lots of examples, self-assessment problems, and end of chapter problems. Major points are highlighted and summary sections are very useful, which makes this book very useful for future reference. Both frequency domain and state-space methods are covered, although I never learned the state-space parts.

The text also has lots of excellent information and examples for MATLAB. Most examples mention how to use MATLAB to solve the example, and all the code used to solve the examples is included in one of the appendices (as well on the companion website, which makes it much easier to copy and paste into MATLAB).

One other great aspect of the book is its appendices. There are 12 of them, and they cover a wide variety of subjects, such as a tutorial on MATLAB and Simulink, a refresher on linear algebra, and derivations of some subjects covered in the book. Most of the appendices are only on the companion website, which also includes lots of other good resources.

This is an excellent textbook for many types of engineering: electrical, mechanical, systems, and probably others. If your course uses it then you're in luck.

International Edition
Although the picture for this book appears to be the normal US edition I received the international edition that has different numbered problems which has been a problem.I wish I would have at least known that I was receiving a different book so I could have made a decision as to whether or not it was worth it.

Good to work with although the book had a lot of writing in it.
The book deals extensively in transfer functions and block diagrams.

Ch 1.Introduction
Ch 2.Modeling in the Frequency Domain
Ch 3.Modeling in the Time Domain
Ch 4.Time Response
Ch 5.Reduction of Multiple Subsystems
Ch 6.Stability
Ch 7.Steady-State Errors
Ch 8.Root Locus Techniques
Ch 9.Design Via Root Locus
Ch 10.Frequency Response Techniques
Ch 11.Design Via Frequency Response
Ch 12.Design Via State Space
Ch 13.Digital Control Systems ... Read more

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Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline.All include:

* Pronunciation guide for every term
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Not for Civil Engineering.
This book is terrible for civil engineering terms.I, too, bought this book to use on the PE exam and couldn't find a single term I needed in it.And over the past 5 years it has been on my shelf as reference guide, I still have yet to find a term defined in it for civil engineering.Really disappointing since I have some great textbooks published by McGraw-Hill on Water Resources and Environmental Engineering.

Not a Good Civil Engineering Dictionary
I purchased this dictionary to take the PE Civil Test. It is the worst reference I have ever purchased. None of the terms I was looking for were in it. It may be good for other diciplines, but do not buy it for the Civil part of the Professional Engineer test!

Not for Civil Engineering!!!
The dictionary appears good enough for others, but not for Civil Engineers.The first four things I looked up weren't even listed ("plug flow," "wastewater," "footer," and "load bearing wall").The definition for "effluent" is pretty poor as far as I'm concerned.

This will go up on the shelf, but I'll be surprised if gets used much.Glad it was less than $15!

For Civil Engineers it is 0 stars.I gave it 2 stars because other engineering fields may still find it useful.

I gave my christmas present to myself!
Got my PE. PE PSI. Pounds per square inch that is! EZ Pass got an 81. U...

Not for use on the PE exam
I purchased this book so I could use it on the Professional Engineering exam. This book did not provide the relevant definitions I was hoping it would have. I would reccomend looking for a different book. ... Read more

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This best-selling book provides a sound understanding of the principles, basic concepts, and methodology of engineering economy.This user-friendly book is extensively revised and updated to reflect current trends and issues, with an emphasis on the economics of engineering design throughout. A useful reference for engineers interested in reviewing the basic principles of engineering economy.

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Engr Econ
This book was new and it arrived in a timely manner.

Would buy again from seller.

Horrible
I was very disappointed with this purchase and would suggest not to purchase from this company. The book that I thought I was purchasing,the book that was listed and cover shown, was not the book I received. They sent me the international edition that is not the same. The homework problems are different. Will never buy from this place again!!

eng. economy review
I got an excellent service. The book was sent within time and it was in perfect condition.

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the book came in excellent packing and well before time. with regards to the book i think it is really awesome. the stuff is very well explained and supported with good examples

Good buy for my money
I am a college student and for some reason, all colleges and schools seem to think that we love to take out loans and just pay them money for tution or books, but this was a really good alternative than my college bookstore. I got a brand new book for the price of a used book which is awesome. I highly recommmend it! ... Read more

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"Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, 4/e" is a thorough update of McGraw-Hill's authoritative book on wastewater treatment. No environmental engineering professional or civil or and environmental engineering major should be without a copy of this book. It describes the technological and regulatory changes that have occurred over the last ten years in this discipline, including: improved techniques for the characterization of wastewaters; improved fundamental understanding of many of the existing unit operations and processes used for wastewater treatment, especially those processes used for the biological removal of nutrients; greater implementation of several newer treatment technologies (e.g., UV disinfection, membrane filtration, and heat drying); greater concern for the long term health and environmental impacts of wastewater constituents; greater emphasis on advanced wastewater treatment and risk assessment for water reuse applications; changes in regulations and the development of new technologies for wastewater disinfection; and new regulations governing the treatment, reuse, and disposal of sludge (biosolids).Greater concern for infrastructure renewal including upgrading the design and performance of wastewater treatment plants. This revision contains a strong focus on advanced wastewater treatment technologies and stresses the reuse aspects of wastewater and biosolids. ... Read more

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Good product, long shipping time
The product came in great condition, just as described. It came on the latest possible day within the range of dates it might have been delivered, taking 2 weeks to reach me, but it did come and it was in very satisfactory condition.

Great Reference
This is the International version.It is great and has both SI and English units.I have not compared it to the hard cover, but this one is great - well worth the money (and savings).

Standard Engineering Reference for Wastewater Engineering
My need was to get up to speed rapidly on ultra violet disinfection.While I was waiting for the book to arrive, I spent several hours on the internet.When the book came in, it tied together all the "bits" I picked up thru my search and provided more detail on some of the critical aspects.
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fourth edition overdue!
there is a bit of truth in all the above reviews. It has not entirely been my bible, but more a Readers Digest version; if I need a quick answer, it is the first book I grab. Yes there are a lot of mathematical mistakes ormisprints in it,and that includes a good number of the worked examples,which rather defeats the purpose. Yes it is very American orientated, butit also has tables and footnotes throughout, giving useful or immediateconversions to other systems, well, metric that is, not imperial. There area lot nicer processes about, some definitely European. But that misses thepoint a bit: the most fundamental problem is that the book is nearly tenyears old. Therefore it is not surprising that newer processes are missing.I am desperately looking forward to a fourth edition, and I'll be the firstto buy it! In the meantime I'll keep using the third. But what happened tothe (Indian) paperback version, which was a lot better priced for a book ofthis age? Still, there is no substitute!

Review from a process engineer
The book gives the modern process engineer enough background to engineer complete waste water treatment plants. Specially the biological part is very good. Only at the physical chemical part, the information is based oninstallations produced in the US. The European (nicer) designes anddevelopments are not described in the book. ... Read more

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Engineering Drawing and Design, combines engineering graphics and drafting in one accessible product. Technical drafting, like all technical areas, is constantly changing; the computer has revolutionized the way in which drawings and parts are made. This 4-color text covers the most current technical information available, including graphic communication, CAD, functional drafting, material positioning, numerical control, electronic drafting, and metrication, in a manner useful to both the instructor and student.The authors synthesize, simplify, and convert complex drafting standards and procedures into understandable instructional units. ... Read more

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BETTER THAN EXPECTED!
I decided to order this item, since I work in the Engineering
field, as a reference guide.The text book was in excellent
condition and has already paid dividends in making my job a
little easier and helping me be more knowledgeable with some
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Great!
This was absolutely great! I received the book quickly and the condition it was in was fine.Thank you for an amazing experience!

What engineering is really all about
This book is what engineering is really all about- actually designing machinery and mechanical components to fill a need. I know that is why I got into the game several decades ago. Yet with all the management, scheduling, quoting, and clerical chores that are piled on engineers and engineering departments these days, it is easy to lose sight of why you chose this career in the first place. In fact, that's the only thanks you ever get in a largely thankless profession- the joy of occationally getting to design something that works.

This book is a rarity, it works as both an introductory text, as a design text, and as a life long reference book. I've taken mine along on many an assignment long after I had discarded lesser texts and references to save weight.

You get the fundamentals of how to produce a useful, working, engineering drawing that the shop can actually use to produce a part (you would be amazed at how many CAD "experts" cannot do this.) Then you get detailed information on industrial processes and materials (casting, forging, cold heading, powder metallurgy, extruding, roll forming, electroforming, welding, plastic injection, etc.) Plus you get a good intro to standard design components like all types of fasteners, bearing, seals, couplings, clutches, speed reducers, etc.) Then, you also get excellent basics in speciality areas like sheet metal development, piping, jig and fixture design, fluid power, and structural drafting. The sections on beam equations, trusses, and strength of materials are quite clearly written and requires only a working knowlege of trig. You top it off with an appendix that covers everything from conversions and fastener specs to fit types and geometric tolerancing.

Whenever I get disgusted and start to question why I am still doing this after so many others have gotten out, I pick up this text and flip through it. It reminds me that America used to be known as the land of engineers- real engineers.

This Should Be the First Book in Your Engineering Library
Having started in engineering as a draftsman more than 40 years ago, Ihave seen them all ... and in my humble opinion this is the best book ofits kind ever written.The authors, Jensen and Helsel, have bypassed mostof the fluff, like how to sharpen your pencil, and go directly to the heartof the matter.They have packed more pertinent, practical how-toinformation and technical reference data in this book than you will find inany other five books of its size.The book is easy to read, and to findspecifically what you need.Proper and in-depth coverage is given to thevery latest in drafting standards in both metric and inch systems;including limits and fits, geometric tolerancing, shop practices, and alsostandard parts.

I started using this first edition of this book more than20 years ago, and have found no other to compare with it, or any of thesucceeding editions.If I had only one book to take with me to the job, itwould be this one. ... Read more

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Monte Carlo simulation has become an essential tool in the pricing of derivative securities and in risk management. These applications have, in turn, stimulated research into new Monte Carlo methods and renewed interest in some older techniques.

This book develops the use of Monte Carlo methods in finance and it also uses simulation as a vehicle for presenting models and ideas from financial engineering.It divides roughly into three parts. The first part develops the fundamentals of Monte Carlo methods, the foundations of derivatives pricing, and the implementation of several of the most important models used in financial engineering.The next part describes techniques for improving simulation accuracy and efficiency.The final third of the book addresses special topics: estimating price sensitivities, valuing American options, and measuring market risk and credit risk in financial portfolios.

The most important prerequisite is familiarity with the mathematical tools used to specify and analyze continuous-time models in finance, in particular the key ideas of stochastic calculus. Prior exposure to the basic principles of option pricing is useful but not essential.

The book is aimed at graduate students in financial engineering, researchers in Monte Carlo simulation, and practitioners implementing models in industry. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (21)

His real audience is the Columbia tenure committee
First of all, as a matter of full disclosure, I'm considering writing a book to compete with this one.That said, here's why I would do so:Monte Carlo methods are ubiquitous on Wall Street, and, on the whole, they are implemented badly.In fact, a major impetus to the sub-prime mortgage debacle was, arguably, the flawed Monte Carlo calculation underlying Moody's ratings of bonds secured by mortgage products ("collateralized debt obligations").The model sampled the wrong distribution using the wrong methodology, thus enabling the wrong conclusions to be drawn.

A minimum standard for a book on Monte Carlo should therefore be an echo of the Hippocratic injunction to physicians,"First do no harm...".Unfortunately, the book under review disappoints in this regard because it gives the false impression that Monte Carlo methods afford a precision that just isn't there.Writing about random number generation, the author states on pg. 43 that "the field is sufficiently well developed that for most applications one can comfortably use one of the many generators in the literature that have survived rigorous tests and the test of time."Nevertheless, NUMERICAL RECIPES, 3rd Ed. states that "if all scientific papers whose results are in doubt because of [faulty random number generation] were to disappear from library shelves, the gap would be about as big as your fist".It is difficult to believe that financial calculations, often done in extreme haste, are not also subject to this caveat.

To be fair, the book has good coverage of some of the standard Monte Carlo topics, often augmented with results that seem to be original.Nevertheless, the overly formal and abstract style of this book, so typical of books on advanced mathematics, reads as though its primary goal is to impress a tenure committee, rather than to impart information

Very well written
I must admit it is magnificently written book. Not just the main thematical issues but also appendix, where, compared to other similar publications, Girsanov theorem is thoroughly explained. All in all it's
a very useful book for everyone who has some basic information about stochastic processes and wants to learn something more about it or deepen their's knowledges. Well done.

Advanced analysis
Let me start by saying that I'm not a "quant." I am interested in the calculations that quants do, and in Monte Carlo techniques in general. As a result, I'm reviewing only about half of this book, the half on generally applicable Monte Carlo techniques, and skipping the finance-specific material that it alternates with.

As something of a novice to advanced Monte Carlo techniques, I find this book immensely useful. The chapter on "Generating Random Numbers" helps, even if the description of the basic uniform generators could be stronger. Given the uniform generator, its descriptions of generators for non-uniform distributions work well for me. The "Sample Path" material is where I came into this book, really, looking for more insight into generation Brownian bridges. The math certainly is not for the notation-shy, but suffices for the dedicated practitioner. The next few chapters on variance reduction, quasi-MC, discretization, and sensitivity analysis are all widely applicable - I don't have immediate use for the material, but now I know where to look when the need arises. The remaining two chapters cover specific financial applications, and I leave comment on them to other readers.

This book gave me what I wanted, and lots more besides. Much of what it offers really isn't for me, though - the financial instruments being analyzed border on abstract art. I also felt a little pain at having no background in stochastic calculus, but some determination and a willingness to skip over fine points got me through well enough. The successful reader has a working knowledge of basic calculus, linear algebra, and probability. That reader must have a real interest in MC techniques, and should care about the financial decision-making to which Glasserman applies those techniques - but, as I prove, even that isn't necessary for getting a lot of value from this text.

-- wiredweird

Review for Monte Carlo Methods... by P. Glasserman
The book is just right for a reader who is looking for state-of-the-art techniques in Monte-Carlo methods in general. The fact that the book is specific to financial systems does not limit the usability of the book in the manner it is written. There are a lots of useful references one can get out of this book.
The book is for advanced readers in the sense that it requires rigorous mathematical ability to understand all the concepts. It is by no means for a novice reader and requires background in computational mathematics.

Best financial engineering book on MC
This is like the bible of Monte Carlo methods in financing. Both a good read and a good reference book. Must have! for any quant on wall street. ... Read more