Customer Reviews (3)

I hate this book.
This is the worst textbook I have ever bought for any class!It is a huge waste of money and super frustrating to read.This book is horribly written.The explanations are boring, drawn out, and unclear.The early chapters draaaag on forever.The later chapters get a little better, but they state a lot of obvious or useless information.I have spent hours and weeks studying from this text and learned very little.

Quite possibly, the driest text book ever written.
Used for my Measurement & Evaluation class for my MSEd. program, I've already convinced the professor to find a new book for his next group of students.The book has inadequate explanations - all too open ended for my taste, dry writing, and hard to decipher language.It says so much, while saying nothing at all!As if the field of assessment and testing wasn't dry enough, along comes Linn, ready to make it even worse.There has got to be a better book!Needless to say, I relied on the i-net for supplementary information to our class lectures.I did not crack this book once beyond the intro chapter!

I never want to see this book again!
This book was used for an assessment class I took at TN Techological University. I'm sure the authors did not mean to, but the book is very dry and hard to read at times. However it gets easier the farther along you get. The sections with sample test questions were useful. Everyone in my class complained about this book. Our instructor used notes and powerpoints from other texts to supplement. I definately do not recommend this title. ... Read more

Book Description
Using a jargon-free, reader-friendly conversational style and flexible format, the new edition continues to equip teachers-in-training with practical assessment strategies for today's challenges in measuring student progress. This revision includes practical, balanced, and integrated coverage of the many implications of the important and controversial No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. It thoughtfully applies traditional and innovative (e.g., performance and portfolio) assessment practices to help teachers prepare themselves and their students for optimal performance on high-stakes (and high-pressure!) tests. The text also helps teachers contribute to valid, day-day assessment of student progress and develop valid alternative assessments and accommodations appropriate for special education students now included in regular classrooms. Also includes PRAXIS test preparation scenarios and questions that address the use of objective and essay test items to measure higher-order thinking, and the creative and motivational use of performance and portfolio assessments. Text website offers streaming video of the Joint Committee of Testing Practices’ The ABCs of School Testing. ... Read more

Book Description
This classic manual teaches students to properly perform goniometry as aclinical skill, and contains numerous exercises that reinforce goodtechnique. Every procedure is on an open, two-page spread for ease of use. WHAT'S NEW Muscle length tests in the joint chapters include excessivelength and screening for hypermobility All chapters with muscle lengthtests include accompanying photographs of the tests, plus illustrationsshowing the anatomy involved, including proximal and distal muscleattachments Functional activities and functional tests are accompanied byphotographs and describe the ROM required for each activity, giving thestudent an idea of the amount of motion needed for a person to accomplishtasks of daily living Current information on prices and features ofgoniometers and inclinometers, including addresses and phone numbers ofthe distributors Discussion of relationship between ROM and disability and disablement Review of factors affecting ROM, such as body mass index,occupation, geographical area, ethnicity, sports, disease, and injuryNormative ROM tables updated based on age and gender Each joint chapterincludes illustrations showing joint anatomy and all goniometric landmarks that need to be palpated KEY FEATURES The chapter on Validity andReliability includes a review of literature and exercises that teach thestudent how to calculate inter- and intratester reliability Tablessummarize the effects of age, sex, and diagnosis on ROM for each jointmeasured Vital information on end-feel, arthrokinematics, osteokinematics, and capsular patterns for all joints ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Invaluable
I got an earlier edition of this book in Physical Therapy school and it was invaluable in teaching the finer points of goniometry.I constantly used it as a source of information, until I became comfortable with measuring joint range of motion. Since I am now working in the inpatient arena, I mostly repeatedly measure knees, but refer back to it when I need to brush up on another joint.It has clear pictures and overall is a great reference book for anyone who has to evaluate joint ranges of motion. ... Read more

Book Description
A Classic Text on Radiation Detection and Measurement Now Updated and Expanded Building on the proven success of this widely-used text, the Third Edition will provide you with a clear understanding of the methods and instrumentation used in the detection and measurement of ionizing radiation. It provides in-depth coverage of the basic principles of radiation detection as well as illustrating their application in a full set of modern instruments. In addition to a complete description of well-established detection and spectroscopic methods, many recently developed approaches are also explored. These include extensive new discussions of semiconductor detectors with unique properties, recently developed scintillation materials and photomultiplier tubes, and several gas-filled detectors of new design. Many other updates and additions have been made throughout the text and two appendices have been added. Over 100 new figures and tables have been included. Key Features of the Third Edition
* Every chapter has been updated with extensive addition of new references to relevant articles in the scientific literature.
* A number of new detection techniques have been added, strengthening the status of the text as the most comprehensive coverage of the topic to be found in any single book.
* The writing style has maintained the readability that has attracted favorable response from readers and reviewers of the earlier editions.
* The author uses his extensive research experience in radiation measurements, nuclear instrumentation, and radiation imaging to provide you with an invaluable resource. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

wonderful refence
It's a wonderful reference for a practiing medical/healt physicist.It's concise but deep in terms of cotent.

Good overview of the field.
This book is a must for anyone working in the field of
radiation detection, and contains a clear, readable description
of the working principles of quite a lot of detector types.
The weaker point is the description of the associated front
end (analogue) electronics that goes with those detectors: it
is a bit concise.

A good point for starting and for continuing
I have used this book for my studies and for working, and it's reallybeautiful: it starts with basic principles and after few pages you are deepinside the detector, and you start feeling it. The next step is to take anarticle of Nucl. Instr. Methods and read it.

Question - solutions manual?
I believe that there is an accompanying solutions manual for those individuals who will be self-studying.Nothing shows up on the search.How do I obtain the solutions manual?

Excellent book, detailed on the subject matter and readable
This is an excellent text and considered the prime source for an detailed overview of it's field. ... Read more

Book Description
In order to establish and then maintain a successful presence on the Web, designing a creative site is only half the battle. What good is an intricate Web infrastructure if you're unable to measure its effectiveness? That's why every business is desperate for feedback on their site's visitors: Who are they? Why do they visit? What information or service is most valuable to them?

Unfortunately, most common Web analytics software applications are long on functionality and short on documentation. Without clear guidance on how these applications should be integrated into the greater Web strategy, these often expensive investments go underused and underappreciated.

Enter "Web Site Measurement Hacks," a guidebook that helps you understand your Web site visitors and how they contribute to your business's success. It helps organizations and individual operators alike make the most of their Web investment by providing tools, techniques, and strategies for measuring--and then improving--their site's usability, performance, and design. Among the many topics covered, you'll learn:

definitions of commonly used terms, such as "key performance indicators" (KPIs)

how to drive potential customers to action

how to gather crucial marketing and customer data

which features are useful and which are superfluous

advanced techniques that senior Web site analysts use on a daily basis

By examining how real-world companies use analytics to their success, "Web Site Measurement Hacks" demonstrates how you, too, can accurately measure your Web site's overall effectiveness. Just as importantly, it bridges the gulf between the technical teams charged with maintaining your Web'sinfrastructure and the business teams charged with making management decisions.

It's the technology companion that every site administrator needs. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (17)

One of the three first books you should buy about web analytics
It has been a couple of years since I read this book, but I'm sure most of it is still relevant. It's definitely one of the first books you should get if you're interested in web analytics. It's one of those books you can go back to and use as a reference when you need valuable input.

Standard desk copy for web analysts
I bought this copy and Web Analytics Demystified.This book repeats a lot of information in "demystified" plus it gives you coding tools to build your own metrics. More bang for the buck here.

Extremely useful
Companies are looking for more and more business intelligence from their Web sites, both to improve their marketing efforts and determine ROI. This is a good thing. This is an exemplary "how-to" guide for Web Analytics. Extremely useful.

A rare one-size-fits-all book!
Web Site Measurement Hacks is the best book in the Web Analytics field. The book explains introductory topics as well as the most advanced ones in a chronological natural way. Subjects like what is web analytics, how to choose a vendor, how the technology works, and how to implement a web analytics program in your company are covered extensively.

Besides being well written and almost encompassing, it presents also the point of view of several of the Web Analytics' experts and vendors. Many of the Hacks are co-authored by big names, such as:

* Bob Page (Yahoo!)
* Bryan Eisenberg (Future Now)
* Jim Sterne (Target Marketing!)
* Jim Novo (Drilling Down Project)
* Jim MacIntyre (Visual Sciences)
* Jason Burby (ZAAZ)
* Brett Hurt (Coremetrics)
* Xavier Casanova (Fireclick)
* Jeff Seacrist (WebTrends)
* Akin Arikan (Sane Solutions)
* Jay McCarthy (WebSideStory)
* John Marshall (Clicktracks)
* ... and many more!

The index is very helpful and you find subjects very easily. The book is well organized and I refer back to it every time I have doubts. It works for me as a Web Analytics' Encyclopedia.

easy to read
I think that the book is for differente people: programmers and marketers. But I found it quite interesting althought you have to select what hacks are appropriate for your job. ... Read more

Book Description
The new measure of excellence


Now revised to reflect the latest standards and advances, Figliola and Beasley's Fourth Edition provides a timely and in-depth reference to the theory of engineering measurements, measurement system performance, and instrumentation. The authors show you how to develop, operate, and analyze measurement systems and report results. The text covers uncertainty analysis and mechanical measurements in one unified presentation, introducing you to the most powerful experimental tools available.

Features of the Fourth Edition:
* Updated to reflect the newest ASME/ASNI Test Uncertainty nomenclature and ISO vocabulary.
* Expanded treatment of mechatronics concepts (Chapter 12, Appendix C).
* More practical use of operational amplifiers in discussion of signal conditioning circuits.
* Labview files for self-tutorials on critical concepts and Matlab files for system analyses are available for download on the text's website. www.wiley.com/college/figliola
* Updated and revised problem sets, with an emphasis on design considerations.

About the Authors


Richard Figliola, Ph.D. is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering at Clemson University, where he was awarded the Murray Stokely Excellence in Teaching Award. He is a member of the ASME PTC 19.1 Executive Committee on Test Uncertainty and a founding member of the ASME K-21 Education Committee. Dr. Figliola holds 5 patents for products in medical blood flow, materials processing, and electronic cooling.


Donald Beasley, Ph.D. is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. He has received numerous teaching awards over the years, including the Murray Stokely Excellence in Teaching Award at Clemson. Dr. Beasley is a consultant to the golf equipment industry, serving on the product editorial board of Golf Digest. His research areas include heat transfer, thermal engineering, and measurement methods. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

A must have for anyone starting out as an experimentalist
I would recommend this book to every beginning engineer and experimentalist.The book is full of examples, derivations, and lots of questions.It does require that you actually read it to get anything out of it, but the best feature is the online material, with MATLAB programs, videos, and additional material.I have found this book is very enjoyable to teach out of, and given future opportunities I will use it much more.

useful engineering text
This book is well written but it does require that you pay attention and think. I found this book to be very useful to understand engineering measurements. After three engineering coop internships, I enjoyed some rationale for methods I learned in practice. Lots of examples. Some of the Labview programs were helpful. One of the more useful texts.

mistakes
By the middle of the second chapter I realised that a monkey proofread this book. I couldnt believe there were as many stupid mistakes as there actually were.
Buy it only if you're not actually going to read it.

Test engineers need this one
I used the 2nd edition of this book while in engineering labs at Clemson and now use the 2nd and now 3rd edition in my test engineering work. I find myself being able to go into it and pulling out enough information to get me going on a new test design project. The stuff on uncertainty cannot be found elsewhere and useful. One of the better real-world texts.

This book is not good!
Don't invest your money. The content of this book is very intermittent. ... Read more

Book Description
The first fully illustrated guide to the human passion for measurement:of our experiences, our surroundings, and the universe.

This lively survey covers an astonishing array of subjects, from the earliest currency to the birth of the meter, from the force of hurricanes to body mass index, from air pressure, earthquakes, and pollen counts to happiness, blood types, and intelligence. Each measuring method is put into its proper historical context and explained in detail.

The book follows the same format as Andrew Robinson's popular The Story of Writing. It is organized into three broad sections—The Meaning of Measurement, Measuring Nature, and Measuring Man—which are then broken down into chapters. Each chapter features a series of self-contained spreads that deal with a specific topic. The wide range of illustrations spans the history of the world and its diverse cultures. 250 illustrations, 120 in color. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Disappointing.
I ordered this book as I very much liked the book "The story of writing" of the same author which is an excellent book with rather detailed information and interesting photos.
Contrary to that book, this one seems to be a rather arbitrary collection of all sorts of tidbits loosely related to measurement including the system of biological species, tsunamis and morse code. All topics are explained on one or two pages, which does not leave a lot of room for any deeper information.
One star above minimum I give, as the book is beatifully made with lots of nice photographs. ... Read more

Book Description
It's no secret that you can't improve your organization'sperformance without measuring it. In fact, every function, unit, process,and the organization as a whole, is built and run according to theparameters and expectations of its measurement system.

So you'd better make sure you're doing it right. All too often, performancemeasurement creates dysfunction, whether among individuals, teams, oracross entire divisions and companies. Most traditional measurement systemsactually encourage unhealthy competition for personal gain, creatinginternal conflict and breeding distrust of performance measurement.

Transforming Performance Measurement presents a breakthrough approach thatwill not only significantly reduce those dysfunctions, but also promotealignment with business strategy, maximize cross-enterprise integration,and help everyone to work collaboratively to drive value throughout yourorganization.

Performance improvement thought leader Dean Spitzer explains whyperformance measurement should be less about calculations and analysis andmore about the crucial social factors that determine how well themeasurements get used. His "socialization of measurement" process focuseson learning and improvement from measurement, and on the importance ofasking such questions as: How well do our measures reflect our businessmodel? How successfully are they driving our strategy? What should we bemeasuring and not measuring? Are the right people having the rightmeasurement discussions?

Performance measurement is a dynamic process that calls for an awareness ofthe balance necessary between seemingly disparate ideas: the technical andthe social aspects of performance measurement. For example, you needtechnology to manage the flood of data, but you must make sure that itsupports the people who will be making decisions and taking action crucialto your organization's success. This book shows you how to design thattechnical-social balance into your measurement system.

While it is urgent to start taking action now, transforming yourorganization's performance measurement system will take time. TransformingPerformance Measurement gives you assessment tools to gauge where you arenow and a roadmap for moving, with little or no disruption, to a more"transformational" and mature measurement system.

The book also provides 34 TMAPs, Transformational Measurement Action Plans,which suggest both well-accepted and "emergent" measures (in areas such as marketing, human resources, customer service, knowledge management,productivity, information technology, research and development, costing,and more) that you can use right away.

In the end, you get what you measure. If you measure the wrong things, youwill take your company farther and farther away from its mission andstrategic goals. Transforming Performance Measurement tells you not onlywhat to measure, but how to do it--and in what context--to make a trulytransformational difference in your enterprise. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (21)

Thought Leadership
This book is an excellent example of thought leadership.The concepts presented on performance measurement places a whole new lens on the subject.I congratulate Dr. Spitzer on an excellent piece of work.

A Positive Performance Paradigm
Arguing persuasively that measurement as a positive accountability tool can transform an organization and its competitive performance level; consultant Spitzer presents the how-to's for socializing performance measurement into the fabric of an organization in a positive way. Showing how performance measurement can be used to direct behavior, focus attention, clarify expectations, enable accountability, increase alignment, motivate, etc. by utilization of four keys - Context, Focus, Integration, and Interactivity, the author makes a valid case for balance between the technical elements and the social aspects of performance measurement, be it reported by scorecard, dashboard or traffic signal.

Identifying `Context' as the most important of these four keys, Spitzer demonstrates how the purpose for which measurement is being used - to provide real understanding, helpful feedback, and to foster learning and improvement; or for justification, reporting, judgment, control, and reward - sets this `Context' and determines the employee reaction to and transformational benefits of any system, no matter its level of technical sophistication. The theme of this book speaks volumes about the importance of replacing fear with a supporting environment if you want to get transformational benefits from a performance measurement system. And, it is easy to agree with the author when he says, "When performance measurement is done the way advocated in this book, the organization itself and the people within it will be impacted positively." If your performance management system is using measurement primarily as a reward and punishment tool, this book will be a valuable read.

I very much liked what Spitzer had to say in this book; unfortunately I did not very much like reading it. Distracting from the impact of such a powerful theme is the redundancy contained within the chapters and the extent to which the author bolsters his argument with quotes and references from others - the book contains more than 250 notes (more than one quote per page on average) and shows a bibliography of 220 books or articles. Written as a 100 page how-to manual on the development and management of a performance measurement system this should be a best seller.

Dennis DeWilde
The Performance Connection

Add my voice to the choir
I just wanted to add my congradulations to Dean Spitzer for writing the best book I've read on performance measurement. Every page is filled with insight that will help you help your organization overcome fear and transform how people think about and use measurement.

The most crucial internal issue every business is facing today
After 10 years of development in operations finance and organization design, I am in a position to say unequivocally that Dean Spitzer has articulated my experience and conclusions on every page of his master work. Anyone who aspires to be an effective leader in today's market environment had better begin deepening their capacity to drive this kind of change, and Dean has offered a powerful set of insights, tools and guidelines that I intend to begin using immediately to support and augment my own toolkit. Bravo! Can't wait to see what he comes up with next.

Chief Measurement Officer
I confess bias on this subject, as I head up a software company laboring in process intelligence ... So as someone keenly interested in how measurement is used in the enterprise, I find Dr. Spitzer's book to be essentially the bible on the subject. It is extremely balanced, thoughtful, and in my opinion, prescriptively correct. Hopefully, in the near future, prompted by this book, there will be more than just a few, "Chief Measurement Officers." And each one of them will be indebted to Dr. Spitzer's pioneering. But, the future on measurement is by no means certain. Yet the future of data has never been more exciting. The "data web" is just around the corner, and soon we will be accessing data with the ease that we access documents today. Right now it seems that gaiting factor to exploiting the "data web" is our social organization around measurement. Let's hope Dr. Spitzer's advice is followed. ... Read more

Book Description
In the world of product design, thousands of small bits of must-know information are scattered across a wide array of places. This book collects all the crucial information designers need to know on a daily basis and organizes it in one neat essential handbook.

For designers to be able to make designs that work and endure and to ensure they are legal, they need to know-or be able to find-an endless number of details. Whether it's what kind of glue needs to be used on a certain surface, metric equivalents, thread sizes, or how to apply for a patent, these details are essential and must be readily available so designers can create successful products efficiently. This book provides designers with a comprehensive handbook they can turn to over and over again.

The author includes information that is essential to successful product design, including measurement conversions, information on trademark and copyright standards as well as patents and product-related intellectual property rights/standards, setting up files for prototyping and production runs, and manufacturing and packaging options to optimize the design. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

not so comprehensive book with details industrial designers need to know and could find
the handbook just gave out general information and details. These are mostly details industrial designers need to know and COULD FIND. I was hoping for something similar to graphic standards books and material/load requirements manuals used by architects. Maybe the book is too compact to hold too many areas of industrial design.

a brief idea on "Process, Materials, and Measurements"
this book is a neat handbook as it claims to be, however as a b.s. in industrial product design, i'm not satisfied with the information it holds.
- it claims to have "All the Details Industrial Designers Need to Know But Can Never Find" but i found out that the book contains a general look in everyarea of industrial design, instead of giving some key details and unknown information to the "industrial designers".

it is fine for students and people who want to have some idea about industrial design. ... Read more

Book Description
Many investment books include a chapter or two on investment performance measurement or focus on a single aspect, but only one book addresses the breadth of the field. Investment Performance Measurement is a comprehensive guide that covers the subjects of performance and risk calculation, attribution, presentation, and interpretation. This information-packed book covers a wide range of related topics, including calculation of the returns earned by portfolios; measurement of the risks taken to earn these returns; measurement of the risk and return efficiency of the portfolio and other indicators of manager skill; and much more. By reviewing both the concepts of performance measurement and examples of how they are used, readers will gain the insight necessary to understand and evaluate the management of investment funds. Investment Performance Measurement makes extensive use of fully worked examples that supplement formulas and is a perfect companion to professional courses and seminars for analysts.

Bruce J. Feibel, CFA, is Product Manager at Eagle Investment Systems, an investment management software provider located in Newton, Massachusetts. He is responsible for overseeing the development of Eagle's investment performance measurement, attribution, and AIMR/GIPS compliance software. Prior to joining Eagle, Mr. Feibel was a principal at State Street Global Advisors. He earned his BS in accounting from the University of Florida. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (9)

Excellent Book as Read or Reference
This book is an excellent review of performance measurement.It covers all of the areas and hits each with logical progression.Somewhat suprisingly, it holds up well as a straight through read as well as a reference.

Though I gave it five stars, I would have liked to see more on GIPS presentations.It does offer two chapters on the subject, but there is more that could have been included.That said, it is a great overview on GIPS in general.

A primary reference
This is one of the few books I have ever read twice.One reason is that, as a financial decision evaluation modeling consultant, I have found Investment Performance Measurement to be one of the few books on the topic repeatedly mentioned at financial firms, software providers and performance conferences.It is definitely a great foundation upon which to build an understanding of the field and I appreciated a number of its insights. I was also very impressed by the rarity of critical errors regarding the introduction it provides to technical matters.

Great reference book
I'm taking the Investments course within the Certified Financial Planner program. This book really helped clarify many of the terms and formulas we had to learn. The Mayo text covers the material, but from a more academic slant. I just wish I had bought the Feibel book well before the class started. It may not be technical enough for graduate students in Finance or people who normally read scholarly papers on investment theory. But for everyone else, like individual investors or people going back to school learning investing fundmentals, it's a great reference.

Shelf worthy but not authoritative
This book provides the novice a moderate reference to world of investment performance reporting, ala performance reporting 101.

As an IT management consult I can comfortably say there is no one authoritative reference on anything. That said, this text while historically and technically accurate does not represent nor provide meaningful examples of contemporary best practices.

Also, absent from the text are key discussions I would have benefited: the opportunities availed to a modern organization for large-scale automated computations - rather than all manual processes; linkages to the consumers of the performance information in various communities from client wealth tiers, brokerage operations, and financial advisers, analysts and money managers; and best practices for some of the new product and security types more prevalent in the 2006 era.

Basic to Advanced
This book is very well thought out and takes it step by step from basic to advanced.

The really good thing about it is that it shows you how it looks in Excel which means it helps with how it would be entered into a computer. ... Read more

Book Description
This is the new edition of the highly successful practical guide for clinicians developing tools to measure subjective states, attitudes or non-tangible outcomes in their patients. It is widely used by people from many disciplines, who have only a limited knowledge of statistics.This thoroughly updated edition of Health Measurement Scales, Third Edition gives more details on cognitive requirements in answering questions, and how this influences scale development.There is now an expanded discussion of generalizability theory, a completely revised chapter on Item Response Theory and many revisions are included, based on the latest research findings.These features combine to provide the most up-to-date guide to measuring scale development available. It synthesizes the theory of scale construction with practical advice, culled from the literature and the authors' experience, about how to develop and validate measurement scales to be used in the health sciences. The theory goes into issues of reliability, generalizability theory, validity, the measurement of change, the cognitive requirements of answering questions, and item response theory. Practical issues cover devising the items, biases that may affect the responses, pre-testing and weeding out poorly performing items, combining items into scales, setting cut points, and the practical issues of using scales in various ways, such as face-to-face interviews; mailed or telephone-administered surveys; and over the internet. One chapter also discusses some of the ethical issues that scale developers and users should be aware of. Appendices lead the reader to other readings; sources of already developed scales and items; and a very brief introduction to exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

very nice book, excellent practical advice
I really like this book and wish that I'd found out about it before my psychometrics class in the spring started, because I would have assigned it in a heartbeat. It's got a lot of the kind of practical advice that anyone thinking of creating a scale REALLY needs to hear first, including the #1 bit of advice: Should you make one yourself? For instance, excellent summaries of the work on scale usage biases by Jon Krosnick, Norbert Schwartz, etc., give useful cautionary information for scale constructors. I have a few disagreements---some of the advice about procedures such as some of the scaling methods they mention is out of date, for instance---but this is the sort of thing an expert in the field might disagree with. It certainly doesn't detract from the value of the book overall and I've learned a bunch I didn't know reading it. It'll be on the syllabus next time!

Best option
This book is definally the best one in the field, it is clear and provides all information about psychometry.

Simple .......but yet comprehensive
This is undoubtedly, one of the best books I have read in this area.The authors follow an appropriate sequence in terms of addressing scale development, testing and analyses issues. The best thing about the book is that it is really easy to comprehend and covers all the important areas. I feel it is a "must buy" for professionals in the area of health-related quality of life and outcomes research. ... Read more

Book Description
INTRODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS provides comprehensive and accessible coverage of the evolving field of mechatronics for mechanical, electrical and aerospace engineering majors. The authors present a concise review of electrical circuits, solid-state devices, digital circuits, and motors- all of which are fundamental to understanding mechatronic systems. This second edition features new coverage of microcontroller architecture, programming and interfacing. Mechatronics design considerations are presented throughout the text, and in "Design Example" features. The text's numerous illustrations, examples, class discussion items, and chapter questions & exercises provide an opportunity to understand and apply mechatronics concepts to actual problems encountered in engineering practice. This text has been tested over several years to ensure accuracy. A new Book Website includes problem solutions for instructors, MathCAD files for book examples, Class Discussion Item follow-up, and extensive supplementary resources on mechatronics and microcontrollers. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

introduction to mechatronics
This book is exactly as the title describes and introduction to mechatronics. The content is not detailed enough even for a undergraduate engineer. It,s a book fun to have with the real stuff. Nothing as modelling ans simpification technieuqs is given. The emphesis is to much on theory and not practical designing. To much digital processing.

Great Introductory Book
This book is perfect for a mechanical engineer with very little background or experience with electronics.

The chapter on microcontroller programming and interfacing is also a good introduction, and it presents all of the important aspects of this important area.

I don't recommend the book for electrical engineers or others with lots of electronics and microcontroller experience.

Too General
For a seasoned mechanical engineer, this book is next to useless.
Most of the book consists of explaining fundamental concepts that should have already been acquired in mechanics and electrical circuits classes (or books).

Although the sections covering the fundamentals such as circuit components, signal processing, etc. are well written, very little attempt is made at "tying it all together". The "real world" case studies lack any detail or insight that help in actually getting the job done. I want to know how I can make *this* bag of circuit components control *that* gear motor according to *this* equation,etc.

Final Points:
1) Useful only as a survey of the field.
2) Makes a good coffee table book.
3) Too expensive (like most engineeer textbooks).

Ok book for beginners
This is an Ok book for mechanical engineers interested in learning the basics of mechatronics.The book provides a very basic introduction of electronic devices and gives the reader a flavor of the field of mechatronics.However, if you are a seasoned engineer with a basic understanding of electrical engineering, you will need something else.

In my opinion, this book has been written at a level that is appropriate for junior engineering students and it is not suitable for a practicing engineer with some real-world experience. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Twelve Snails to One Lizard
This is a delightful book about the problems a beaver has measuring a log to repair the dam on his pond. His friend, Bubba Bullfrog, offers him many non-standard measurements that would be appropriate to use.All prove tobe a pain for Milo, in more ways than one!Bubba realizes he has a yardstickat home to prove he's correct. What a great way to help children learnabout equivalent measure! I recommend it highly. ... Read more

Book Description
A new edition of the authoritative, single-source handbook to the selection, design, specification, and installation of flowmeters measuring liquid, gas, and steam flows. Miller (president, RW Miller Consulting) supplies the key information on seven-place equation constants and simplifying equations and includes many examples, graphs, and tables to help improve performance, and save time and expense. The revised edition features the latest ISO, ASME, and ANSI-related standards, meter influence quantities for flowmeters, and proposed orifice and nozzle equations. The nine appendices present discussions and proofs, and the generalized properties of liquids and gas. Provides definitive information on selecting, sizing, and performing pipe-flow-rate calculations, using the latest ISO and ANSI standards in both SI and US equivalents. Also presents physical property data, support material for important fluid properties, accuracy estimation and installation requirements for all commonly used flowmeters, guides to meter selection and accuracy, and coverage of linear/differential producers. Includes tabular and graphical representations of equations and extensive cross-referenced appendices. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Flow handbook was exactly what I needed and it came quick.
I needed this book and I needed it in a hurry.It shipped within 24 hours and I received it in less than 24 hours after it shipped.

excelente
Todo instrumentista o ingeniero de proceso debe tener este libro. Siendo el flujo, una de las variables más comunes y más dificiles de controlar, debido a las distintas características que puede presentar, encontrarantodo lo necesario en estas páginas, desde lo elemental y facil de entenderhasta el desarrollo matemático de las formulas.

The Only You Will Ever Need on Flow Meters
Highly detailed in every way. Complete equations suitable for computer programming. In fact, Rosemount and other companies refer to this handbook exclusively. The index is the best way to use this book. As handbooks go, it is easy to use and an excellent compilation of vendor information as well as original R&D information. There are a few quarks in the equations for integral orifices, but the actual errors are negligable. I got improved equations from Rosemount. The only reason why I did not give 5 stars is that it takes some time to dig information from the handbook. It's all there, but, it takes time to digest it. You must have this book if you encounter instruments, particularly, flow metes, during your work. You must have this book! ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (11)

Excellent overview of bank risk management
I really can't say enough about this book.From the perspective of a banker who wants to understand the fundamentals it is comprehensive, well organized and presented in a style that makes understanding the materials easy (or as easy as can be expected given the topic).

I recently took a copy to an Fx class I presented to the central bank staff in Azerbaijan.They liked the book so much that I was forced (not literally - maybe 'encouraged' would be a better word) to leave my copy behind.I promptly ordered another on my return.

While there are certainly more advanced texts on this same topic, I have yet to see one that does a better job of communicating the core concepts.

Great job!

Nice Overview
It was a nice overview of some existing models but it lacked the drill down needed for the next step.I did not find that it allowed you to handle actual data.

Fantastic book
Moving from academia to the real world is made much smoother with this great text by Dr. Marrison.This book integrates interest rate, liquidity and credit risk with bank management perfectly.Anyone interested in gaining a strong economic background with a quantitative degree like myself will find this book extremely useful.

One of the Best Books for Risk Management
Marrison has written an outstanding book on risk management. What is attractive about the treatment is the fact that it covers all aspects of risk management for financial institutions. Lots of books focus only on "new" techniques (VaR, portfolio credit risk models) or only on "traditional" techniques (credit analysis, ALM). Marrison treats them all, and uses capital allocation as a unifying theme.

Two previous reviews that suggest Marrison is too basic or merely repeats other authors are, in my humble opinion, dishonest. Marrison is a sophisticated book for sophisticated readers who are new to risk management. This includes MBA students taking courses on the capital markets or risk management. It also includes professionals working in their first risk management position. Marrison did not invent VaR or ALM, but authors of other books did not invent these concepts either. An author's task is to describe established concepts in a manner that is accessible to and useful for his audience. In this respect, Marrison's book is a dramatic step forward. His choice of topics, organization and writing are superb.

One of those previous reviews recommended that you read books by certain other authors instead of Marrison. Of those books, the only one that Marrison competes with is Jorion's Value-at-Risk. Marrison is an order of magnitude better than that book. The other books cover unrelated topics or are more advanced treatises on specific topics. You might graduate to such books from Marrison, but they are not alternatives to Marrison.

Finally, you can't beat the price on this book. Marrison simultaneously offers a bargain AND one of the best books available on risk management.

A great primer
Chris Marrison's book is something I have been seeking for a very long time. It is well organized and easy to read. I have spent several years in strategic financial services consulting, wherein a strong foundation in risk measurement concepts and tools is essential for consultants across experience levels. Though having studied undergraduate finance and statistics, I ended up developing my rudimentary (and incomplete) knowledge of risk measurement in a very ad-hoc, context-specific and inefficent fashion. Now an MBA student at Harvard, I come across peers also seeking to understand the business, technical and practical aspects of risk measurement, as conceptually, 'risk management' is a common idea but an abstract practice for many professionals. There is no other textbook I've come across that addresses the essentials of risk measurement in as tangible a manner. I will not hesitate to recommend this book as a great primer to fellow students. The only caveat I offer is that this book is for those truly interested in jumping into the practical applications of risk measurement - for more of an overview of risk management theory, or esoterica for that matter, you're better off looking elsewhere. ... Read more

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The book will teach readers the basics of performing the tests and measurements used in radio-frequency systems installation, proof of performance, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Practical Radio Frequency Test and Measurement teaches readers the basics of performing the tests and measurements used in radio-frequency systems installation, proof of performance, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Anyone interested in gaining more practical proficiency with RF, whether engineer, technician, amateur radio buff, or hobbyist, needs a copy of this book. Joseph J. Carr, himself an accomplished practitioner in this field, examines the instruments used in the various types of measurement before moving on to specific measurement methods.

Carr includes information on basic theories of RF measurement, as well as test equipment, test set-ups, test and measurement procedures, and interpretation of results.

Provides immediate applications for anyone who works in or is interested in RF technology
Suitable for beginners, intermediate-level users, and advanced users
Written by a prolific expert in the RF field ... Read more

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Good Handbook, Light Design Info,, solid reference material
Good GENERAL test guidance throughout, with handy formula to tie you back into the theory of what is actually happening. Although there are some of Joe Carr's books I don't like, this is one I definately do and highly recommend for anyone involved in the testing of RF devices, especially those which have to test and work with a diverse product set.

For more in depth circuit analysis, see Chris Bowicks "RF Circuit Design" or for more basic info, check out Jon Hagen's "RF Electronics". If you need PCB guidance, head over to Tim Williams "The Circuit Designers Companion" and if you need more magnetic or HAM type info definately get Jerry Sevicks "Transmission Line Transformers".

Best companion in a work bench as refence
Provide you the basic measurement technique. Topics are discussed clearly and followed by block diagrams for easy understanding

Not quite what I was looking for, but still good
This book is not exactly what I was looking for.I finished school a few months ago and needed a book as a quick reference to use various measuring equipment that I am not familiar with for my new job.However, it IS a good book with a lot of useful information in it.If you are in school or need to use formulas frequently, this book would be great for you!!

Covers the basics of setup
Handy guide for thinking though testing procedures for RF devices.Gives an analytical walthough of a device.Covers a lot of the scenarios that often come up when checking out a device.Would have liked a few more details, but this book serves its purpose as a practical guide.

Okay for the first draft!
I think it has the makings of a good handbook.However, I think the author should have had it reviewed by his RF colleagues.Being no RF expert, I was able to pick out several obvious mistakes.A few gems:Pg. 64, "Velocity factor (v) of 0.80, which means that the wave propagates along the line at 8 - 10 the speed of light". Pg 284, Hot S22 Methods, Lists all the S parameter formulas but leaves out S22.

Several times in the book, Joseph Carr tries to point out the significance of the Third-order intercept point with variations of the same graph along with variations of the same description.I would rather have settled for one in depth explanation.By the way Joseph, just how do you come up with the straight-line equation for the 3rd Order Response?

There were some good examples on plots using the Smith Charts.However, the graphs were barely legible. ... Read more

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In this text, author Neil J. Salkind guides readers through the fundamentals of tests and measurement, using the conversational writing style and straightforward presentation techniques that has made his book Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics a bestseller. Tests & Measurements For People Who (Think They) Hate Tests And Measurements provides an overview of the many different facets of testing including the design of tests, the use of tests, and some of the basic social, political, and legal issues that the process of testing involves. This engaging text introduces students to advanced issues and explains why those topics are important.

Key Features:  

• Utilizes a student-centered approach, without sacrificing quality of information or pedagogical effectiveness
• Includes an opening for each chapter which states the objectives of that section
• Gives readers a basic history of testing, as well as an overview of the major topics we need to understand to best negotiate our way through the maze of assessment that is a personal and professional part of our lives
• Provides icons throughout the text to help users identify sections that review and reinforce previous lessons, breakdown a particular procedure, and discuss complex issues that are not usually addressed in introductory courses

Tests & Measurements for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurements is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in the social and behavioral sciences and education who are taking introductory testing and measurement courses. It is also an excellent supplement to general methods or statistics courses where testing and measurement are key topics, especially in Education, Sociology, Social Welfare, Counseling, Psychology, and Human Ecology.

The Instructors Resource CD (9781412916059), available to qualified adopters of the text, contains chapter overviews, PowerPoint slides, lecture and discussion questions, class activities, test questions and answers, and additional resources.

Praise for Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement:

What is amazing about this text is how it takes some very difficult material (particularly around reliability and validity, z-scores, etc.) and makes it easily understandable by an undergraduate student. Just as in his statistics book, Salkind has a genius for conveying difficult material in everyday language that engages the reader. This is the perfect text for any research methods instructor who has struggled with making testing and measurement concepts both understandable and FUN."
- John Q. Hodges, University of Missouri, Columbia

The distinguishing factor with this book is the illustrative material. The Tech Talk boxes are helpful for students to quickly get the grasp of a concept and find it to review later. The new vocabulary in tests and measurements is often an obstacle, and these boxes help tremendously. If there is a tests and measurements book that can enlighten and entertain, this book is the one."
- Joseph Matthews, Brigham Young University
 
The author does a wonderful job conveying concepts clearly and with panache. Undergraduate audiences will be able to follow but not be bored. The book has a strong, consistent voice and I really enjoyed this and felt well cared for as a reader. The discussion on reliability and validity, for example, is better integrated and therefore more useful than any methods text I have read. Its true. I hate tests but I liked this book."
- Christopher P. Bettinger, San Francisco State University

Salkinds book may not make test-taking painless, but it certainly makes learning about tests and measurements less painful. The book is a simple, informative, and easy-to-read introduction to all the basics of what seemed previously to be a difficult subject."
- Denise von Herrmann, The University of Southern Mississippi

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A Comprehensive Guide to Physical Layer Test and Measurement of Digital Communication Links

Today's new data communication and computer interconnection systems run at unprecedented speeds, presenting new challenges not only in the design, but also in troubleshooting, test, and measurement. This book assembles contributions from practitioners at top test and measurement companies, component manufacturers,and universities. It brings together information that has never been broadly accessible before—information that was previously buried in application notes, seminar and conference presentations, short courses, and unpublished works.

Readers will gain a thorough understanding of the inner workings of digital high-speed systems, and learn how the different aspects of such systems can be tested. The editors and contributors cover key areas in test and measurement of transmitters (digital waveform and jitter analysis and bit error ratio), receivers (sensitivity, jitter tolerance, and PLL/CDR characterization), and high-speed channel characterization (in time and frequency domain). Extensive illustrations are provided throughout.

Coverage includes

• Signal integrity from a measurement point of view

• Digital waveform analysis using high bandwidth real-time and sampling (equivalent time) oscilloscopes

• Bit error ratio measurements for both electrical and optical links

• Extensive coverage on the topic of jitter in high-speed networks

• State-of-the-art optical sampling techniques for analysis of 100 Gbit/s + signals

• Receiver characterization: clock recovery, phase locked loops, jitter tolerance and transfer functions, sensitivity testing, and stressed-waveform receiver testing

• Channel and system characterization: TDR/T and frequency domain-based alternatives

• Testing and measuring PC architecture communication links: PCIexpress, SATA, and FB DIMM

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The Basics of Performance Measurement provides brief examples of a wide range of performance measures, explaining what each one means and how it is best used. The book then explains how to create effective specialized performance measures. To assure an effective process, it provides readers with a five-step method for developing a performance measurement system. It shows how to design performance measurement families and how to build hierarchies tailored to different levels within an organization. The book also discusses collection