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Solid class-in-a-book to help you pass your Technician's exam
This book is organized as a welcome to amateur radio, followed by chapters with course sections. At the end of each section certain exam questions are listed. You can then flip to the 392 question Element 2 exam at the end and test your knowledge. The book is good for teens through adults and is written in straightforward language with most essentials concisely introduced and explained.
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Subjects:  1. Radio    2. Reference    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Technology    5. Technology & Industrial Arts   

Subjects:  1. Electric cables    2. Electric lines    3. Electricity    4. Handbooks & Manuals    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Reference    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Telecommunications    12. Electrical engineering    13. Science / Electricity   

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An Excellent Choice
I am a Vocational Professor at Amarillo College in the Computer Assisted Design department.I have used different editions of this text for years to teach the MicroStation courses in our department.He covers basics thoroughly and provides excellent exercises using practical working drawings.My advanced course includes customization and 3D topics, all of which are included in this text.I recommend it highly.

Harnessing MicroStation/J(tm)
Harnessing MicroStation/J is an adequate learning tool for beginners, but suffers from a lack of advanced topics.Several high level features are not even mentioned, ie. b-spline curves and surfaces and plot tables.Theindex is very weak.The few entries that are there, use obscure programnames for features, instead of common subject names.Read more

Subjects:  1. CAD-CAM - General    2. Cad/Cam    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Computer programs    5. Computer-aided design    6. Computers - Desktop Publishing    7. Drafting & Mechanical Drawing    8. MicroStation    9. Technology    10. Computer aided design (CAD)    11. Computer aided manufacture (CAM)    12. Engineering graphics & technical drawing    13. Technology / Engineering / General   

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A Vital Resource with all the Information on the Field of Electronic Engineering
This edition of the "Standard Handbook of Electronic Engineering" is the most comprehensive, authoritative reference you will find in the shelves.
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Subjects:  1. Electronics    2. Electronics - General    3. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Reference    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Electronics engineering    10. Technology / Engineering / Electrical   

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A Good Help
The typing program includes simple but progressive lessons that can be accomplished at your own pace giving you freedom to try and try again.It was easy to load to our computer and find our way around the program.The games included were a nice break from the plain lessons but kids used to video games might be disappointed with the graphics.The music included with the practice lessons is relaxing and not monotonous.My husband uses it and my teenager both hoping toincrease their speed and accuracy (and for a little down time in front of the computer screen).Overall a helpful product.

This book fetches results
My typing speed and accuracy have improved tremendously since I've read this book. On 3 minutes passage typing, my accuaracy jumped from 88% to 100% and my speed perked up from 20WPM to 360WPM.

By far the easiest typing course
I'm not usually one to write reviews, but I'm so impressed with this course I think it's a shame no-one has reviewed it yet. In fact, we've hardly used the book as the CD ROM does it all for you.
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German through and through
Craftsmanship is to the Germans what style is to the French, tradition is to the British, or independence is to the Americans, and it shows in these books: the drawings, coated paper, printing, and so on are all head and shoulders above the competition.The basic format for all the books is the same--history, followed by science and engineering, followed by examples. In this book, the technical section emphasizes structural matters, with a large chapter on precast construction. There's nothing on reinforcement requirements because they're covered in building codes. Shell structures are discussed, and another chapter covers surface finishes.The translation to English is OK but lacks the nuances that make for pleasant reading.Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Construction - General    3. General    4. Reference    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Architectural structure & design    7. Architecture / General    8. Building Material    9. Building construction & materials    10. Concrete    11. Non-Classifiable    12. Theory of architecture   

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Book review...a lesson in futility
The author of this book apparantly does not know the value of proof reading. So many mistakes and items that either are misdirected, or do not exist in the text altogether. Never a more frustrating experience than reading and trying to decipher this poorly written book.

Errors and incomplete examples, expect some frustration
I received this book on Friday and have spent some time with it over the weekend. In that short time I've found errors in formulas and examples that fell short. For example, there was a section that talked about how voltage drop is affected by the length of a conductor and even gave a formula to calculate it, but in the example following the definition, it used another formula that didn't factor in conductor length, without explaining why the length-dependent formula was not used. Another example: A calculation question on one of the review questions had an answer that didn't match the formula used to obtain it. After hunting around, I found the correct formula, which did result in the answer listed. Ultimately, I think this book will prove useful, but I would say to anyone considering using this book that they shouldn't be surprised if they find calculations that don't make sense and wind up consulting other books to make sure they completely understand how things are calculated.

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Subjects:  1. Construction - Electrical    2. Electric engineering    3. Electrical Engineering (General)    4. Electricians    5. Electricity    6. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    7. Examinations, questions, etc    8. Licenses    9. Professional - General    10. Reference    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Study Guides    13. Technology    14. United States    15. Automotive technology    16. Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades   

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Are You Serious About Learning Interpreting Engineering Drawing?
This is an in depth tutorial and reference book, masterfully written and made accessible for whoever is looking for the serious knowledge, the part dealing with geometric tolerances is particularly impressive, the author did his best to nail down this elusive and often skipped subject. I am recommending this book to my students ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Drafting & Mechanical Drawing    2. Drafting Technology    3. Engineering - General    4. Engineering drawings    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Engineering graphics & technical drawing    9. Technical design    10. Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades   

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Construction Estimating 2e
The product was delivered on time and I was happy with the service. Keep up the good work. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Building    2. Construction - Estimating    3. Construction - General    4. Estimates    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Building construction & materials    10. Engineering skills & trades    11. Mathematics and Science    12. Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades   

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Practical
Working your way through the more theoretical books on explosives by, say, Cooper or Zukas and Walters, is fine, but you will be left wanting for a simple, practical guy's knowledge of explosives technolgoy.Cooper's Intro book is the book for you.You might even want to start with this book before going off to the more advanced books.If the math is lacking, the essence of the theory is fairly well captured by Cooper's exposition, and there are plenty of photographs, figures and tables to help you get the ideas.
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Subjects:  1. Chemistry - Industrial & Technical    2. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    3. Explosives    4. Military Science    5. Reference    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Science / Chemistry / Technical & Industrial    10. Thermochemistry & chemical thermodynamics   

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Its okay, but wouldn't have bought it if I didn't need it.
The book was required for a Junior level course I'm taking at alocal college and that is why I bought it.My personal opinion is that there were too many writers on this book.It is poorly organization and broke some of the basic rules in writing a reference book, such as referencing various studies without actually providing the citation for the study.
Reporting Technical Information
It would be more helpful to have the authors added more figures which arefor illustrating the lessons and for examples. Thanks

Student Reviews Textbook
I used this book for my technical writing class.I found the readings straightforward.Sometimes, the actual chapters were too common sense.This book really shines in its use of examples.There are examples of eachtype of document.The handbook in the back is also a handy reference. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Composition & Creative Writing - Nonfiction    2. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    3. Literary Criticism    4. Reference    5. Technical Writing    6. Language for technical & scientific purposes    7. Literary Criticism & Collections / Reference    8. Literature/English | Writing | Business, Legal, & Technical Writing   

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If There Is One Book You'll Ever Need, This Is It!
I own several environmental engineer textbooks, many of which focuses on either environmental planning, engineering systems, case histories & legislations, water treatment, energy, or current trends. Few books like this 1400+ page monster of a handbook focuses on all aspects of this important field. In its preface it explains why having all aspects in one bounded body is vital to the engineer student; simply the field of environemental engineering utilizes knowledge and information from other-scientific, legal, and social-science fields to solve many problems that are encountered daily whiles working to create better systems, laws and solutions. This book has everything that you will need to know to work in the field. It promotes tried and true theories used by scientists before as well as sets up the beginner students with the challenges of creating new theories and working ideas to solve current and projected problems that face us today.
waste water treatment
includes comprehensive introduction of wastewater treatment technology. seems wonderful! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    2. Engineering - Civil    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Environmental Engineering (General)    5. Environmental engineering    6. Reference    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Conservation of the environment    11. Environmental science    12. Reference works    13. Science / Environmental Science   

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A must for anyone who needs to understand textile basics
The Fabric Reference, along with the Fabric Glossary provides the best comprehensive reference of basic textiles that you can obtain anywhere in today's market. To make it a perfect reference set, you can purchase the Fabric Glossary Swatch Set directly from Ms. Humphries, which provides fabric samples to be taped into the Fabric Glossary while giving the history, manufacturing (weave, knit, lace, etc.) description and fabric content for each swatch allowing for a realistic study of fabrics. This Fabric Glossary can be continually added to as you find new fibers and fabrics - keeping an updated reference at your finger tips. Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Decorating - General    3. Design - General    4. Reference    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Textile Fabric (Applied Arts)    7. Textile fabrics    8. Textiles & Polymers    9. Art / Design / General    10. Handicrafts    11. Home furnishing & decoration    12. Textile arts   

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Excelente learning tool for Petroleum Production Systems
It is an excellent book to understand in detail the petroleum production systems for a person who has some background in the area. It is also helpful as a reference book.

Waste of money
The book is unpractical for the working engineer and the mathematics is simplified calculus which is not understandable to the average practicing engineer, but seems to be in favor of academic types. This is not a book for someone who wants to learn why production equipment works. The chapter on multiphase flow is its only saving grace, but any cheap paper on the subject will say as much. I would recomened the OGCI books on Production Technology. Way cheaper...way better...

Usefull Reference Book for Petroleum Engineers
This is a comprehensive and relatively advanced book in petroleum production engineering. It helps to understand important parameters that control the performance of the production system. This book explainscomplex concepts of engineering very easy. Last, it has been written byexperienced professionals world wide well recognized in the oil industry. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - General    2. Mining    3. Oil fields    4. Petroleum    5. Petroleum Engineering (General)    6. Production methods    7. Reference    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Mining technology & engineering    12. Petroleum technology    13. Production engineering    14. Technology / Petroleum   

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Tolerancing for Dummies
A very well writen book I had no problem understanding the text and the examples given for creating objects was very simple I picked up on creating tolerancs very easy I would recemond this book to anyone starting out doing tolerancing

Understand Geometric Tolerancing
Was reading the new rev. of the ARINC 600 Spec. Used a co-workers copy ofof Geo-Metrics III to figure out a tolerance note I wasn't sure of. Thisbook has the clearest descriptions of Geometric tolerancing with detailshowing how to read and apply notes I have ever seen. I immediately copiedthe title pape so I could get my own copy. By the way, I am anelectro-mechanical engineer.

Probably the best available
Foster presents essentially all of the basics required for understanding GD&T.I've taken associated training courses using Geo-Metrics II and III and found the books to be excellent reference materials.However, I found the text to be rather convoluted and boring.Coupled with the excellent graphics representations, one will come to an understanding of the principles. ... Read more

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very happy
Informative.Quick easy read.Helpful for a novice, yet will be even more useful as you advance.Two other welding books I read quoted a lot from author.Clear illustrations.

Welder's Hdbk Hp1264
Book is great. Got me back on track. Good illustrations, great info.
Great Introductory Book on Welding
I found this to be the best introductory book on welding that I have seen.Quite of few books give you spotty pieces of information and tell you to "go do it."Others are pricy text books designed for a full school course on welding.This is a straight comprehensive introduction to welding.It starts you off with safety, materials needed to start work and the advantages and disadvantages of each major type of welding.Richard Finch has a smooth writing style and includes good suggestions and advice, including common amature mistakes to avoid.I would have given it 5 stars, but it was last revised in 1997 and some information about equipment is getting dated. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Handbooks, manuals, etc    2. Metallurgy    3. Reference    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Welding    9. Welding Technology    10. Transportation / General   

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Very good book.
I like this book a lot.Good information.One sentence annoys me though.On page 7 the author states, "Pure oxygen is flammable."This is a false statement.It made me wonder if he ever used an oxyacetylene outfit when I first read it.Who hasn't accidentally tried to light the oxygen first instead of the acetylene and found that nothing happens?Higher concentrations of oxygen increase the rate of oxidation/combustion but oxygen isn't a fuel, i.e., it isn't flammable.But pure oxygen makes things that are flammable more dangerous.
Super!Carry it in your toolbox for Oxy Welding
If you can afford only one book on Oxy Welding get this one, no make that two so you can have one in you toolbox and one to replace it when the one in your toolbox "grows legs" and walks off.This is "thee" book for the practical weldor and fits nicely into your toolbox.Read it, use it, take it with you where ever you go to work. The author is writing to you as your coworker not as an instructor or engineer though he is still showing you how to do it correctly and SAFELY.

Excellent starter book for oxyacetylene!
There are so many books on welding that it is hard to figure out which one will be best for you, especially if you are a beginner. Read more

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Metallurgy    4. Oxyacetylene welding and cutti    5. Oxyacetylene welding and cutting    6. Reference    7. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Welding Technology    11. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical    12. Welding   

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Excellent book for college drafting course.
This is an excellent college level text.I particularly like the detailed "real world" drafting problems for the students. Also it has a very good apppendix. It is comprehensive enough that we use it in threedifferent courses here at Vincennes University.

EXTREMELY HELPFUL
I have had this book in my drafting library for some time now.I am always using it and recommending it.The book is laid out so that you can go from beginning drafting up through advanced.It not only says what thestandards are, but walks you through drafting technology so that youunderstand why they are like they are.I believe that anyone that is goingto be doing drafting should have this in their library. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computer Graphics - General    3. Computers    4. Drafting & Mechanical Drawing    5. Engineering graphics    6. Interactive & Multimedia    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Computer aided design (CAD)    9. Computers / Computer Graphics / General    10. Engineering graphics & technical drawing   

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Marketing Advice Sucks...Not Complete Enough!
I'm not sure about all of the reviews but I didn't get that much from this book.
Construction kevlar
I have been a builder for over thirty years. During that time we learned how to master the quality aspects, scheduling, accounting, different volume levels and all the other things that can be thrown at a home builder. I have been able to provide a decent living for myself and a number of employees, however if I had known what I learned from this book and his newsletters I would be retired in Tahiti by now. Learning how to build is the easy part, learning how to make money is the hard part.
Markup & Profit: A Contractor's Guide
Excellent information on mark-up & profit! Not your average "how to" book. It will generate many different approaches that can be adapted to all types of contractors.
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Subjects:  1. Building    2. Business/Economics    3. Construction - General    4. Construction contracts    5. Contractors' operations    6. Costs    7. Estimates    8. Reference    9. Technology & Industrial Arts