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This text provides students with a solid understanding of the relationship between the structure, processing, and properties of materials. Authors Donald Askeland and Pradeep Fulay teach the fundamental concepts of atomic structure and materials behaviors and clearly link them to the "materials" issues that students will have to deal with when they enter the industry or graduate school (e.g. design of structures, selection of materials, or materials failures). While presenting fundamental concepts and linking them to practical applications, the authors emphasize the necessary basics without overwhelming the students with too much of the underlying chemistry or physics. The book covers fundamentals in an integrated approach that emphasizes applications of new technologies that engineered materials enable. New and interdisciplinary developments in materials field such as nanomaterials, smart materials, micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) systems, and biomaterials are also discussed. ... Read more

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This revolutionary book studies the development of the visualization skills necessaryto effectively use solid modeling software and helps readers to understand engineering drawings.Moving from the basics, such as starting and exiting the software, topic coverage goes on to include such advanced techniques as general sweeps and blends.Appropriate for readers interested in Engineering Drawing, Engineering Graphics, and Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD). ... Read more

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Profit-Building Secrets for Consulting Engineers. No matter what field of engineering you work in, this career-building guide will give you the business savvy to start and operate your own money-making consulting practice--or greatly improve the efficiency and profitability of the one you already have. The Second Edition of Standard Handbook of Consulting Engineering Practice, by Tyler G. Hicks and Jerome F. Mueller, gives you real-life advice on every aspect of running a successful practice--from starting up your own business and hiring a competent staff to managing an engineering office, winning clients and generating maximum profits! ... Read more

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Needs more practicalfinanical information
This is an good guide for engineers who have never worked as a consultant. It covers many technical, professional and operational issues. However, it needs practical information on buiness issues like financial and accountingfor both "lone guns" with just one person vs two or morepeople.

Questions like "Do I need to have a registered companyname?" "If it is just me do I need to set up a bankaccount/accounting system or just have the client make out the checks to me?". "What do I need to do if I set up for Individual vs aCoorporation or Partnership" "Do I need to set up a payrollsystem which takes out taxes and worker comp, or do I just deposit thechecks in my personal account and handle taxes at end of the year?"

Discussions of moonlighting vs full time and Indiviual vs Groupsand practical step by step items in setting up finacial and accountingissues would be helpful. ... Read more

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Chip designers, managers, programmers, investors: READ THIS
Chris Rowen, CEO of Tensilica, has an exceptionally broad history of successful experience in VLSI chip design, verification, software, systems design, multiprocessor applications, and EDA tools.This book draws on the integration of those experiences to build an exciting new approach to designing high-performance, low-cost, low-power chips and concurrently, well-tuned software.

Investors and managers should read Chapters 1,2,3 which analyze the trends and issues in System-on-Chip design, and motivate the use of a new approach that combines extensible processors with powerful software to create software and hardware in parallel, faster, and with less engineering effort. They should also read Chapter 8, which makes insightful prognostications about a future in which many chips will have hundreds of CPUs, or more.

If those Chapters describe What's Happening, and Why We Must Change, Chapters 4-7 explore How to Do It, and should be read by both hardware and software engineers who build embedded systems.The real-world examples (from Tensilica) and advice offer strong support that this approach actually works.

Although it certainly promotes the Tensilica viewpoint, it is well-motivated, well-referenced to the last 20 years of computing research, and has good comparisons with other approaches, i.e., it is not just a commerical sales-pitch.The book is clearly written (modulo a few typos), and can be used by readers of varying depth of experience and knowledge.

Computers have improved drastically in the last two decades, but we humans have not improved in speed or memory, and we are limited in the number of things we can really grasp at once.Real computing breakthroughs happen when people invent cost-effective ways to raise the level of abstraction, so that our brains can ignore low-level details and focus on larger issues.

Increasing CPU performance enabled people to shift some work from assembly code, to higher-level languages like FORTRAN or C, to early scripting languages [like UNIX's shell and awk], and then to even higher-level languages like TCL, Perl, PHP, Python, etc.These have enabled large numbers of people to build their own Web-based applications. It is simply unimaginable that we'd have all those applications if people had nothing but assembler and C.

I think this book describes a similar kind of breakthrough, which drastically raises the level of abstraction in concurrent hardware/software design, to take advantage of the huge nubmers of transistors now available at low cost.This doesn't mean that other design approaches will disappear (just as C hasn't gone away), but I do believe the approach described here will find increasingly wide usage, and it will certainly change the landscape.Chris is an old colleage from MIPS and SGI, and I always appreciated his insights, and this book integrates them into a very useful whole. ... Read more

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“This book’s broad overview can help an organization choose a set of processes, policies, and techniques that are appropriate for its security maturity, risk tolerance, and development style. This book will help you understand how to incorporate practical security techniques into all phases of the development lifecycle.”

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A disjointed rehash of earlier material
The Addison-Wesley Software Security Series is generally a great collection, with titles like Software Security: Building Security In (my rating: 5 stars), Rootkits: Subverting the Windows Kernel (my rating: 4 stars), and Exploiting Software: How to Break Code (my rating: 4 stars).I particularly liked the first of those three (SS:BSI), which I reviewed last year.I felt Gary McGraw wrote "a powerful book with deep truths for secure development."Software Security Engineering (SSE), by a collection of authors, pales in comparison to SS:BSI.You can skip SSE and stick with SS:BSI.

I started reading SSE very closely, underlining key concepts and looking for important ideas.About halfway through the book I realized it was mainly a collection of ideas from other sources.Very rarely do I read books that successfully present a dozen approaches to the same problem.What usually happens (as is the case with SSE) is the reader is left reading overlapping material and fragmented points of view.Frequently I found myself wondering "so what am I supposed to do with this?Where do I start?What approach matters?"

It is especially problematic when a book contains articles essentially republished from magazines.Each article author needs to frame the problem to make sense for the short period during which he has the attention of the reader.That works for a stand-alone article, but it doesn't work when all of these previously stand-alone articles are collected in one book.I can accept a book published as a series of independent works, with an editor overseeing the affair.I can't accept a book published as a single work, with magazine articles inserted at various intervals.It's incoherent and confusing.

Still, I found a few ideas interesting.Page 79 (a reprint of a 2004 IEEE article) says "Security is an emergent property of a system, not a feature. This is similar to how 'being dry' is an emergent property of being inside a tent in the rain. The tent keeps people dry only if the poles are stabilized, vertical, able to support the weight of wet fabric, and so on. Likewise, the tent must have waterproof fabric that has no holes and is large enough to protect all the people who want to stay dry. Lastly, all the people who want to be dry must remain under the tent the entire time it is raining. Whereas it is important to have poles and fabric, it is not enough to say, 'The tent has poles and fabric, thus it keeps you dry!'"

Page 73 (a reprint of a 2006 Build Security In article) says "When security requirements are considered at all during the system life cycle, they tend to be general lists of security features such as password protection, firewalls, virus detection tools, and the like. These are, in fact, not security requirements at all but rather implementation mechanisms that are intended to satisfy unstated requirements, such as authenticated access."

Page 59 (another reprint of a 2006 BSI article) says "Software can be designed and developed to be extremely secure, but if it is deployed and operated in an insecure fashion many vulnerabilities can be introduced. For example, a piece of software could provide strong encryption and proper authentication before allowing access to encrypted data, but if an attacker can obtain valid authentication credentials he/she can subvert the software's security. Nothing is 100 percent secure, and the environment must be secured and monitored to thwart attacks."

Pages 39-40 say "In software systems that include acquired or reused (commercial, government off-the-shelf, open-source, shareware, freeware, or legacy) binary components, application defense techniques and tools may be the only cost-effective countermeasures to mitigate vulnerabilities in those components."

Page 35 says "Maliciousness... makes the requirements of software security somewhat different from the requirements of safety and reliability.Failures in a reliability or safety context are expected to be random and unpredictable.Failures in a security context, by contrast, result from human effort (direct, or through malicious code)."

If you want to read a good overall book on software security, read McGraw's SS:BSI. ... Read more

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Solid requirements engineering has become increasingly essential to improved on-time and on-budget delivery of software and systems projects. As more engineering programs make it a mandatory part of their curricula, students and working engineers require significant training to master the field, especially the complicated emerging ancillary software tools vital to the requirements engineering process.

Apply Learning to Better Understand Applications

With an intentional focus on software-intensive systems, Requirements Engineering for Software and Systems provides a probing and comprehensive review of the state of technology and developments in intelligent systems, soft computing techniques, and their diverse applications in manufacturing.

Topics covered can be applied to the requirements engineering practices for—

• Advanced production machines and systems
• Collaborative and responsive manufacturing systems
• Digital manufacturing
• E-manufacturing
• E-business and virtual enterprises
• Fit manufacturing
• Human machine interfaces
• Innovative design technologies
• Intelligent and competitive manufacturing
• Intelligent planning and scheduling systems
• Mechatronics and MEMS
• Micro and nano manufacturing
• Production automation and control
• Reconfigurable manufacturing systems
• Robotics
• Sustainable manufacturing systems

Real-World Examples Inform and Clarify Theory
To illustrate key ideas associated with requirements engineering, the text presents three common example systems: an airline baggage handling system, a point-of-sale system for one location of a large pet store chain, and a system for a "smart home" in which one or more PCs control various aspects of the home’s functions. The selected systems encompass a wide range of applications—from embedded to organic, for both industrial and consumer uses.

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An essential reference for any software engineer
Anyone can write software, but it takes an engineer to make it robust and well designed... this book teaches just that!

It starts off with a thorough introduction to Requirements Engineering. It walks you through the process of communicating with the customer, eliciting, analyzing, validating, modeling, and managing requirements. There is even an entire chapter on writing the requirements documents. The appendix includes a sample requirements specification.

If you are serious about learning this, like I was, I would definitely recommend this book. ... Read more

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Very helpful for PE Preparation
This book of problems is meant to accompany the "Chemical Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam, 6th ed." by the same author.The nice thing about this product is that it is reasonably well supported by the website [...], which publishes errata for any mistakes that may have crept in.

Now I will caution you - this book serves the purpose of reaquainting you with concepts that you may have forgotten, but does not fully get you ready for the questions posed on a PE exam.Approximately one month before you take the PE exam, be sure to look at the NCEES sample test, available from the NCEES website.The NCEES publication gives you a better feel for what you will be up against.That said, this book was still extremely helpful in many of the key topics and has, for the most part, well-explained solutions.

Recommended Book
Good 'catch all' book.An exhastive coverage of all aspects of ChE.The problems are very selective and challenging.They are a little cumbersome to work thru, but well worth it;The problems seem designed to help w/ applying ChE principles versus simple 'plug-in-the-number' problem solving.It has helped me with understanding when and how to make realistic assumptions, making a long problem much shorter.The problems also seem to be more challenging then the actual sample exams.It makes taking the sample PE exams a breeze.

Highly recommended also is the Lindeburg, ChE reference manual for PE exam.

A must have
This book does what it needs to do.I worked all of the problems in this book as my way of studing for the PE.I then did the pratice exam problems.Between both of these I was able to pass the first time.Do not get this book with out the referance manual.I do not believe that I could of passed without the referance manual. ... Read more

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Dieter's Engineering Design 4/e represents a major update of this classic textbook for senior design courses. As in previous editions, Engineering Design provides a broader overview of topics than most design texts and contains much more prescriptive guidance on how to carry out design. Dieter focuses on material selection as well as how to implement the design process.

Engineering Design provides the senior mechanical engineering students with a realistic understanding of the design process. It is written from the viewpoint that design is the central activity of the engineering profession, and it is more concerned with developing attitudes and approaches than in presenting design techniques and tools.

Engineering Design provides a realistic understanding of the engineering design process.The book presents in detail (Chapters 1 through 9) an eight-step process that gives prescriptive guidance to the student from problem definition through detail design.Chapters 10 through 16 present more specific treatment of speciality topics (design for X).The text is intended to be used in either a junior or senior engineering course with an integrated hands-on design project. ... Read more

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Product Development textbook
I appreciate that it is a text that covers the design process for product design and development. Wish it covered a little more in depth in some areas but it is overall pretty good. ... Read more

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The ideal introduction to the engineering design of systems—now in a new edition

The Engineering Design of Systems, Second Edition compiles a wealth of information from diverse sources to provide a unique, one-stop reference to current methods for systems engineering. It takes a model-based approach to key systems engineering design activities and introduces methods and models used in the real world. Features new to this edition include:

• The addition of Systems Modeling Language (SysML) to several of the chapters, as well as the introduction of new terminology

• Additional material on partitioning functions and components

• More descriptive material on usage scenarios based on literature from use case development

• Updated homework assignments

• The software product CORE (from Vitech Corporation) is used to generate the traditional SE figures and the software product MagicDraw UML with SysML plugins (from No Magic, Inc.) is used for the SysML figures

This book is designed to be an introductory reference and textbook for professionals and students in systems engineering. It is also useful in related courses in engineering programs that emphasize design methods and models. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

It is good for your SE soul
Dont expect it to read like a novel ....will require many readings and thinking before the light bulb goes off ... but beware.. a lot of the concepts cannot be easily applied in an organization that is not open to structured thinking that takes time and effort..

Provides a good basis for reviewing design methods
This text provides an excellent reference text in the hands of a seasoned systems engineer. The generation of system functional flow diagrams and cost performance trade analysis is covered in detail. However, I found no correlation with set theory in chapter 4 with systems engineering design process. In my review of the text, I have found most components of the engineering process identified and covered in various amounts of detail. This text does not stand on it's own with respect to covering all aspects of the engineering design process. But then, neither do other texts I have reviewed.

Valuable systems engineering text
This book addresses systems engineering tools and methods needed for building complex systems.Our systems have gotten much more complex, more inter-coupled than they were decades ago --think of the recent (Summer '03) East Coast power failure. Systems Engineering tools, techniques, and education must progress to address the new complexity. This is why Buede's book is invaluable.He has digested much of the current state of thinking regarding systems engineering practices and concepts, and made them available.

This book reflects where systems engineering is going. It is written for practicing systems engineers who deal with complex systems, and for students who have someone leading them through the subject.Persons who engineer complex systems will find this book valuable.

Best book on the subject
The subject of system engineering has many facets and paths to reach an implemented 'system'.This book covers the subject thoroughly and is supplemented with student problems.This book will give anyone a firm grounding in the formal approaches to the subject and a basis for moving into system engineering practice.Highly recommended.

Stay away from this so called book
The worst text book for system engineering you could ever buy.
Concepts are vague, the text could have been much simpler, and the concept much clearer.I bet that you can read the book many times over and still not know the basics of system engineering.
The only good chapters of this book are chapters 4, 5. You know why? Because they have nothing to do with systems engineering. ... Read more

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Take Advantage of the Latest Calculation Methods for Solving Problems in Every Major Area of Environmental Engineering

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Handy & Concise Reference loaded with tons of practical examples
This book attempts to cover a lot of ground in one not-too-huge volume. The Authors seem to base a lot of examples based on their experiences at organizations including the EPA.

It is tough to find another comparable reference book that covers so many topics with examples in a single volume. This book may also be useful to multi-disciplanary non-environmental engineers.

Recommended!

Terrible Publisher Don't Buy
I bought this book to take to the Civil Engineering PE Exam. I flipped to the index to find that the topic to solve one of the wastewater problems was in there, so I quickly went to find the page it was on. Well I couldn't find it and after minutes of wasted time, I finally figured it out.....the book was missing over 50 pages of information. The pages went from 665 to 720 in an instant. Nothing was wrong with the binding; the book was just missing pages. Don't buy this book for the PE. It has examples of problems that are more complex than the exam and it might be missing pages.

Fantastic Book for Every Environmental Engineer
This book is fantastic.As an engineer who has been away from academia for 10 years, this book gives me an opportunity to revise key engineering principles and calculations and prepares me for my Masters program.In addition, it will be useful all through my professional life.

This book is great and worth its prize.I would recommend it to every environmental professional. ... Read more

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This book deals with properties, applications and analysis of important materials of construction/civil engineering. It offers full coverage of how materials are made or obtained, their physical properties, their mechanical properties, how they are used in construction, how they are tested in the lab, and their strength characteristics--information that is essential for material selection and elementary design. Contains illustrative examples and tables and figures from professional organizations.Considers all common materials of civil engineering/construction--and looks at each in depth: e.g., physical properties, mechanical properties, code provisions, methods of testing, quality control, construction procedures, and material selection. Discusses laboratory testing procedures for selected tests--provides step-by-step descriptions of laboratory test procedures to determine properties of materials. All test procedures are based on relevant ASTM specification.For Civil Engineers, Construction Engineers, Architects, and Agricultural Engineers. ... Read more

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great service
Shipping was fast and prompt. The price was great. My textbook arrived in perfect condition. Overall, a fantastic purchase and experience! I would definitely buy from this business again!

Perfect
This book was brand new!!! It was perfect for the class I needed it for and I saved a lot of money by shopping through Amazon.Shipped pretty fast.

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The book was in good condition and it proved to be a valid transaction.I would recommend the seller.

A good book with practical explanations
This is a good book that provides a simple reference for civil engineering students. You probably need to have some previous knowledge in deformable mechanics to have a comprehensive understanding of the material.This would not be a problem except that many schools (mine in particular) require a CE materials course before taking junior level deformable bodies.Students should not be deterred by this and will have no problem understanding the bulk of the material, as long as the professors using this text are aware of this.

Student Review
Civil Engineering Materials,by Shan Somayaji, is an excellent tool for learning the fundamentals of materials used for civil engineering.The book consists of Theoretical material with examples and graphs thatreinforce the concepts covered.The key equations are set in bold, similarto other engineering text books.Unlike other engineering texts, this bookdoes not confuse the reader.This is acomplished by providing only thematerial relevent to the current section.The material included consistsof materials from aggregates to concrete to lumber and its grading.I usedthis book to help me complete a intoductory to engineering materialscourse.I would reccomend this book to people who have completed astrength of materials course and are interested in gaining knowledge of themost common materials used in the civil engineering profession. ... Read more

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Phase I in the Engineer of 2020 project, Visions of Engineering in the New Century, described a set of attributes that are expected to be necessary for engineers that will perform well in a world that is driven by rapid technological advancement, national security needs, aging infrastructure in developed countries, environmental challenges brought about by population growth and diminishing resources, and the creation of new disciplines that exist at the interfaces between engineering and science. These attributes call for us to educate technically proficient engineers who are broadly educated, see themselves as global citizens, can be leaders in business and public service, and who are ethically grounded. "Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century", this Phase II report, provides a suite of recommendations that can guide engineering educators, employers of engineers, professional societies, and government agencies in their efforts. ... Read more

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PPI Books - Engineering Unit Conversions
I have the hard cover. Great help for all sorts of conversions. But I also have hp 50g Graphing Calculator, which also has a unit converter. PPI Makes good books.

Excellent conversion book
I needed a conversion book for the PE exam.This was very helpful and easy to use.

Very Useful
Very helpful book and extremely easy to use.If the author ever expands the scope of this book to include conversions of less well used units, he will have an immediate buyer!

I do not recommend this book
This book is not suffecient to depend on....most of the conversions you need is not directly there.

Thanks you

Industrial Revolution. Simply Changed Mankind.
But the problem with capitalism, is that in the case of AT & T, the government, forgot a basic rule laisez-faire, and did not allow monopoly to move into globalization and therefore in the future capitalism may face a altered future. My suggestion! as we all know information has a price! ... Read more

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Contemporary Engineering Economics, 5/e, is intended for undergraduate engineering students taking introductory engineering economics while appealing to the full range of engineering disciplines for which this course is often required: industrial, civil, mechanical, electrical, computer, aerospace, chemical, and manufacturing engineering, as well as engineering technology.

This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated while continuing to adopt a contemporary approach to the subject, and teaching, of engineering economics. This text aims not only to build a sound and comprehensive coverage of engineering economics, but also to address key educational challenges, such as student difficulty in developing the analytical skills required to make informed financial decisions.

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Required Textbook
This is a required textbook for a class I am taking.Most of the examples are helpful.A few could use a little more detail.Being a required book, I assume most folks would be buying this for the same reason, required, not an optional purchase.That makes it hard for me to recommend, (or not.)Not bad for the type of book it is.

Excellent book
Used the book on Engineering Economy and Advanced Engineering Economy courses.This book is a keeper.Excellent information that will be useful well into one's career.Good examples, well-structured.Highly recommended.

Strongly Recommended
This book provides a solid foundation for the practicing engineer involved with the econmic evaluation of engineering projects, an area which determines for the greater part, whether projects should be progressed or aborted. The principles are well defined and the examples are easy to follow, rightfully stimulating thinking and not substituting for it, since as we are well aware, engineering projects may vary in size, scope and complexity. I would recommend this book to any engineering student or practicing engineer. Consulting the work of other authors (eg Sullivan) would supplement understanding and appreciation of the subject matter. I gave the book a 4 star rating because of the errors within the examples provided. The principles however, are conveyed so effectively in the text that identification of these errors become easy.

Contemporary Engineering Economics
Not the best textbook I have read.Examples in the text not as clear as I would want it them to be in illustrating concepts.Examples could include more steps that are sometimes left out.

Good information, but full of errors.
The topic(s) of this book are highly valuable, but the book itself is full of math errors.Be sure to check the website for revision information.It would be much more useful if the sample problems would have an answer key. ... Read more

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Students can not make an educated decision about what career to pursue without adequate information. This Comprehensive Version from our EYF Series provides a broad introduction to the study and practice of engineering. In addition to presenting vital information, we have made it interesting and easy to read. ... Read more

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Pleasant surprise
I needed this book for my college intro to engineering class. With the prevalence of the internet today, I thought a book like this would be obsolete. How wrong I was. This edition was published in 2004, so some of the information is dated. But a wide range of information is at your fingertips; from engineering history, detailed descriptions of various disciplines, and interviews with engineers of all levels. This book is good not only for an engineer; it even has instruction on how to succeed in school and in the job world beyond. Instead of selling at the end of the quarter, I'll be keeping this one on my shelf.

Wow, this was quite a rave, but I assure you I'm not getting paid by the publisher :) It's just a great book ... Read more

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Based on Excel 2007, Engineering with Excel, 3e  takes a comprehensive look at using Excel in engineering.  This book focuses on applications and is intended to serve as both a textbook and a reference for students. ... Read more

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Used only for matlab experience not used with excel
In our class we used it only for Matlab, I am not using any part of the Excel so I can not comment about that, but if you are wanting to learn Matlab quickly, and bluntly about how to program using matrix plots then I would recommend this book. It only goes into image processing at the end but it also has loops (if, while, and for). The homework at the end is pretty straight forward for each chapter making you think a little but nothing like Electromagnetics.

Average textbook
I used this for a beginning mechanical engineering class. It is written by a professor at my school. The book was adequate, although my school had the brilliance to upgrade all the computers to Excel 2007 and not get a different book. It is not very useful with 2007, but was fine with Open Office Calc for everything but curve fits and was great with Excel 2000-2003. It's generally a pretty good way to learn how to use excel better if you're familiar with the basics. (Although it leaves out a few things-it never covers 3-D plots, which Excel is capable of) ... Read more

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Software practitioners are rapidly discovering the immense value of Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) in solving problems within clearly definable problem domains. Developers are applying DSLs to improve productivity and quality in a wide range of areas, such as finance, combat simulation, macro scripting, image generation, and more. But until now, there have been few practical resources that explain how DSLs work and how to construct them for optimal use.

Software Language Engineering fills that need. Written by expert DSL consultant Anneke Kleppe, this is the first comprehensive guide to successful DSL design. Kleppe systematically introduces and explains every ingredient of an effective

language specification, including its description of concepts, how those concepts are denoted, and what those concepts mean in relation to the problem domain. Kleppe carefully illuminates good design strategy, showing how to maximize the flexibility of the languages you create. She also demonstrates powerful techniques for creating new DSLs that cooperate well with general-purpose languages and leverage their power.

Completely tool-independent, this book can serve as the primary resource for readers using Microsoft DSL tools, the Eclipse Modeling Framework, openArchitectureWare, or any other DSL toolset. It contains multiple examples, an illustrative running case study, and insights and background information drawn from Kleppe’s leading-edge work as a DSL researcher.

Specific topics covered include

• Discovering the types of problems that DSLs can solve, and when to use them
• Comparing DSLs with general-purpose languages, frameworks, APIs, and other approaches
• Understanding the roles and tools available to language users and engineers
• Creating each component of a DSL specification
• Modeling both concrete and abstract syntax
• Understanding and describing language semantics
• Defining textual and visual languages based on object-oriented metamodeling and graph transformations
• Using metamodels and associated tools to generate grammars
• Integrating object-oriented modeling with graph theory
• Building code generators for new languages
• Supporting multilanguage models and programs

This book provides software engineers with all the guidance they need to create DSLs that solve real problems more rapidly, and with higher-quality code.

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Disappointing
The title and description promised much, and my shelf of often-used computing books is dominated by Addison-Wesley, so I gave this a shot. Unfortunately, the book seems to be devoid of any real substance. I approached this book as a practitioner trying to build a DSL for production use, and wasn't able to find much beyond a regurgitation of one can get from the blogosphere. If this is your very first foray into DSLs it might be useful, otherwise you'll find Terrence Parr's "Language Implementation Patterns" to be a substantive and rewarding read, unlike this book. Also, Fowler's been threatening to publish his DSL book any day now.

Reinventing the wheel. As a square.
The author's reinvent terms that are already known for decades in computer science. Instead of building on top of existing knowledge she tries to create her own concepts but fails. If you are looking for information on Domain-Specific Languages or in programming languages in general stay away from this book.

The first in-depth guide to DSL design, covering language specification, concepts, DSL components and modeling, and much more
SOFTWARE LANGUAGE ENGINEERING: CREATING DOMAIN-SPECIFIC LANGUAGES USING METAMODELS is written by a DSL consultant and is the first in-depth guide to DSL design, covering language specification, concepts, DSL components and modeling, and much more. A fine survey of DSL frameworks, APIs, and different approaches, this will reach any college-level, advanced library catering to IT programmers.
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The second edition of Holtzapple and Reece’s popular text, Concepts in Engineering, introduces fundamental engineering concepts to freshman engineering students. Its central focus is to positively motivate students for the rest of their engineering education, as well as their future engineering. Due to the book’s concise, yet comprehensive coverage, it can be used in a wide variety of introductory courses. ... Read more

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Absolutely worthless to an average human being.
This book is absolutely worthless. I can't believe my university suckered me into buying this crap.
Chapter 1 is all about "living on your own."
They cover things like: doing your own laundry, eating healthy, getting enough sleep, and practicing good study habits.
Chapter 2 is all about "What is an Engineer?"
The "problems" at the end of chapter 2 that your instructor may or may not have you complete include meaningless tasks like writing three separate one-page reports and an engineer's experiences in college or writing a biography of a famous engineer. Hell, question 2.13 says "Write a one-page report describing the Einstein/Szilard refrigerator and how it was created."
WHY????
I HAVE ACTUAL WORK TO DO.
I DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE WRITING BS ABOUT "BRAIN FOODS" I CAN EAT TO IMPROVE MY ALREADY ADEQUATE STUDY HABITS.
FOOLS.
FOOLS.
FOOLS.

Save your money, drop the class you're buying this for and don't buy this stupid, stupid book.

Chapter 6is all about English crap we learned in 5th grade.
I kid you not.
What's funny is that they even do it wrong. ... Read more

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A new book for a new generation of engineering professionals, Visualization, Modeling, and Graphics for Engineering, Introduction was written from the ground up to take a brand-new approach to graphic communication within the context of engineering design and creativity.With a blend of modern and traditional topics, this text recognizes how computer modeling techniques have changed the engineering design process.From this new perspective, the text is able to focus on the evolved design process, including the critical phases of creative thinking, product ideation, and advanced analysis techniques.Focusing on design and design communication rather than drafting techniques and standards, it goes beyond the "what" to explain the "why" of engineering graphics. ... Read more

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Presents a comprehensive approach to improving the quality and effectiveness of the software development process. Author identifies scores of culture builders and culture killers. DLC: Software engineering. ... Read more

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More a catalog of ideas than a how to guide
This is a good book for software leaders who need ideas on how to improve the engineering culture in their organization.I thought the Culture Builders and Killers in each chapter were particularly useful.

A needed dose of software development sanity.
This is a great overview of all the elements of a successful software project - from project planning to system design on up to testing and project postmortem. Many of the topics are covered too lightly to allow apractitioner to use all of Wieger's advice right out of the gate. Butthat's fine - the book is meant to be a handbook of great ideas from whichpractitioners should choose, study and implement. Pay particular attentionto the discussion on determing project drivers and constraints during theproject planning phase - an area usually breezed over, with devastatingconsequences.

A must read for everyone in the software industry!
A practical guideline for building strong and successful software development methodologies.

Essential especially for small IS shops
Wiegers' experience in a relatively small group at Kodak and his practical approach embodied in this book provide sound and strong encouragement for anybody to improve their software processes. There may be no silver bullet, but this book comes awfully close.

A common-sense approach to software process improvement.
The book contains a common-sense approach to software process improvement strategies for most organizations to follow.Wiegers takes the mystique out of the Software Engineering Institute's CMM and offers the CMM as one way of many to accomplish process improvement.He balances technology and process-focus against real-world people issues.Must reading for anyone involved in a Software Engineering Process Group or for senior managers trying to figure out what all this stuff is about.Text is well illustrated by case studies and examples from the author's experience at Kodak ... Read more