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Broadcasting, Cable, the Internet & Beyond
This book has been used broadly in American Universities from the first Edition. This book provides a lot of infomarion about history, procedure, and broadcating technology itself in the United States. Currently, the areaof broadcasting has been broaden into Internet. Web-casting is one of newtypes of broadcasting internationally. This 4th edition includes this newshapes of broadcasting on the Web. I hope this edition gives more insightsof American broadcasting systems. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Broadcasting    2. Cable television    3. Internet    4. Mass Media - General    5. Media Studies    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Telecommunications    9. United States    10. Communication studies    11. Performing Arts / Mass Media   

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Not A Must Own, But A Good Book
Today, product performance requirements and environmental concerns force designers and productassemblers to become more aware and involved in electronic packaging and interconnect decisions than ever before. Product performance requirements spiral from the effects of increasing operatingspeed, decreasing package size, lowering cost, and reducing time to market.These spiraling requirements decrease the emphasis on traditional componentpackaging, raise new component packaging and handling issues, and placemore responsibility for packaging on the assembler, all the whileincreasing component and product complexity. Environmental concerns drivenew requirements for cleaning, interconnection, and reclaiming andconserving resources; and political responses to issues, previously beyondthe scope of influence on engineers and scientists. A Professional writes a professional book
I know Mr. Harper is well-known in electronic packaging field. His presentations have been read and studied in China. I think this book must be a best-seller in electronic packaging world. I wish I could buy one ifit is possible in China. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Electronic packaging    2. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Industrial Design - Packaging    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Electronics & Communications Engineering    9. Technology / Electronics / Semiconductors   

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Wasn't the book described
The description given about the book did not correspond with the book I received. The book I received was not a hardcover nor was it the 550 pages as described. It was the paperback version that contained 384 pages. However, regardless of being paperback rather than hardcover, it was still the same book I needed. I ordered it on thursday, and received it on monday. The shipping was extremely fast and I'm very happy about it, because I needed this book ASAP to do my studies. And the price of the book couldn't be beat, I practically saved 60 bucks for a new book.

not for beginners
I had to buy this book for my class. This book doesn't instruct how to input equations. Not enough example answer codes for each problem. Less visual and tedious to follow all words.

Great Book
This is a well-written book that provides a nice, concise introduction to numerical methods. As with other books by this author, it is very student friendly and should be particularly useful for people, like myself, who use it for self-study. I was not familiar with MATLAB prior to using the book. This book made it relatively easy for me to pick up the fundamentals and then implement numerical solutions. As a computer scientist, I also liked the emphasis placed on the development of M-files. My only criticism is that I wish the book covered more material. I hope that the author expands it in future editions.
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Subjects:  1. Computer Bks - General Information    2. Computer Books: General    3. Computer Science    4. Computers    5. Computers - General Information    6. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    7. Programming - General    8. Computers / Computer Science    9. Electronics & Communications Engineering   

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Ever hear of 'last name' reference books?
Ever hear of 'last name' reference books?Read more

Subjects:  1. Algorithms    2. Radar    3. Radar Technology    4. Radio    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Signal Processing (Communication Engineering)    7. Signal processing    8. Synthetic aperture radar    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Image processing    11. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    12. Microwave technology    13. Remote sensing   

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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   

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Great PR Piece
This is a great PR book. It has all of the essentials for PR writing along with general PR information. I would highly recommend it if you want an in-depth study of the field, or just brush up on genereal info.

good book
As a Public Relations student, I found this book to be extremely helpful.It demonstrates the proper way to write so that you can lear effective style and techinque.I have found that this book, along with Guerilla PR Wired by Michael Levine, create the foundation for my studies. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Authorship    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Writing    4. Communication    5. Industries - Media & Communications Industries    6. Language    7. Language Arts & Disciplines    8. Media Studies    9. Public Relations    10. Business & Economics / Industries / Media & Communications Industries   

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Needs an update... but still a must for every RFID professional
Book provides a solid foundation for RFID physics and the fundamental concepts. It gets really boring at times because of its staright forward approach and technical jargon. There is no other book in the market that capture RFID in such a depth; however the book is requires a immediate update to incorporate EPCglobal standards and other recent developments in the RFID industry.

RFID(RF Coupling in the Near field)
RFID is a well written book. It covers hardware, regulations,
Good collection of concepts
This book has a very good collection of most of the concepts related to RFID and is very useful especially for beginners in RFID. I gave only 4 stars as I was dissappointed not to see any examples for any or almost all the concepts explained. For what it costs, I think it makes sense to add some examples liked to some important concepts. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied Electromagnetics    2. Automation    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    5. Inventory Control    6. Management - General    7. Radio    8. Radio Engineering    9. Radio frequency identification    10. Radio frequency identification systems    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Smart cards    13. Technology    14. Telecommunications    15. Radio technology    16. Technology / Telecommunications   

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An inside view of TCP/IP and sorrounding service protocols
A source book for developers, and everyone interested in study the IP protocol and sorrounding protocols: a Packet Switching deliveryservice.
Part 2 is excellent
Want to really understand TCP/IP, this is the best text. Hands down.
Classic work - but in series need of updates as time goes on
I cannot fathom a guess as to how many times the books in this series have saved my in project work over the years.The only drawback with this series is that some publisher should endeavor to keep them up to date.Serious Unix system programmers must have copies of the complete series. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computers - Communications / Networking    3. Data Transmission Standards And Protocols    4. Networking - Network Protocols    5. Operating Systems - UNIX    6. TCP/IP (Computer network proto    7. TCP/IP (Computer network protocol)    8. Telecommunications    9. Computers / Networking / Network Protocols    10. Networking standards & protocols   

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A book which is better than many overview papers
I like the book on overview of H.264 (because it is no worse than most of overview papers, even those in IEEE by H.264 chairs).

One Chapter on H.264 Only - Don't Bother
I got this book since it is the only book on H.264 I know of.
First on the subject, rough around the edges
This is the first text book published on H.264.It has a nice overview of digital video compression techniques followed by chapters focusing on the specifics of each of the MPEG-4 and H.264 standards.Buying this book relays much of the same information but is more cost effective than buying each of the papers and articles on the subject from IEEE and others.Read more

Subjects:  1. Computers - Languages / Programming    2. Programming - Software Development    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Technology    5. Television & Video    6. Waves & Wave Mechanics    7. Image processing: video    8. Science / Waves & Wave Mechanics    9. Television technology   

Editorial Review

Introducing concepts in the analysis and design of analog and digital communication systems, this text is intended primarily for use in a senior or first-year graduate introductory course in communications. It assumes a strong background in signals and linear systems theory and elementary probability. The text provides a detailed coverage of communication systems topics, including source coding, channel coding, baseband and carrier modulation, channel distortion and equalization, synchronization, and spread-spectrum techniques. Because of the increasing prevalence of digital communication technologies, it gives significant emphasis to digital communication concepts and techniques. Although the text is more theoretical than applications-oriented, it contains over 180 worked-out examples and over 480 problems (many with answers) to aid the reader in applying the theory to real-world situations. The authors give extra attention to the more challenging concepts, making this an ideal text for those new to the subject. ... Read more

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Good coverage BUT, downside is 1. lack of examples, 2. Too many typos!
Good:
Great material
Covers the material very well.Easy to understand and read.Only downfall is the lack of more worked examples and explanations on the steps taken to complete the example.

Misleading "STOP" Make sure and read the fine print.
Make sure and take the time to read the fine print.This is not a hardcover book.This is a series of solutions taken from a solutions manual and emailed chapter by chapter.Taking advantage of those like me that have always had good experiences with Amazon up until this point.I will pay a lot more attention to detail when shopping at Amazon from sellers of used material. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Communication Engineering    2. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Technology    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Telecommunication    7. Telecommunications    8. Communications engineering / telecommunications    9. Technology / Telecommunications   

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the best network flow book for computer scientists
I've been using this book as the primary text for my class in
Good Introductory Book
This is a good introductory book. I particularly liked the applications of the problems, introduced in the book. The main negative point that I could mention is, the redundant explanations and discussions you might see in different chapters. I would say the volume of the book could have been reduced by some 15%-20%, if the authors had chosen to be more concise.
Great book for Network Theory and Application
This book contains a lot of great algorithms for network flow theory and it also contains many of the great applications, which are very useful in practice. This book is very completed. Personally, I learn a lot of new things about Multi commodity Flow, which are the use of Lagrangian Relaxation, Column generation, Resource allocation techniques for solving multi commodity flow. There are also the good chapters in Convex cost flow and Generalized Flow and good appendix in complexity. Beside this book is very easy to read and understand. It is a great idea to have if you are in OR or IE major. :) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Bks - General Information    2. Computers - General Information    3. Decision Making & Problem Solving    4. General    5. Mathematical analysis    6. Mathematical optimization    7. Network analysis (Planning)    8. Operations Research (Engineering)    9. Optimization (Mathematical Theory)    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technology    12. Telecommunications    13. Computer Communications & Networking    14. Technology / Telecommunications   

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GreatBook As Far As It Goes
I have used this to get a good background in the topics covered, especially inference theory, and in general I found it to be great book which fills a market gap.The only sins I see are sins of omission.I personally would have enjoyed seeing a more task driven organization.I seem to need these methods periodically but I never seem to need the same method twice.Also, many of the techniques are heavily iterative, i.e., monte carlo, neural networks, etc.This is fine but much of what I do is in the context of simulations where 100,000 step iterative methods don't work so well because of resource constraints.Historically, that has been the problem with many of these methods.They are useful for relatively small domains but don't necessarily work that well for "real" problems. That is probably why more task oriented books are not available.Of course the author is following the outline of the current research into the subject manner which in turn is largely determined by "interesting" and "doable" problems.The real progess in this field will come when the problems are formulated more by what is needed in the nontraditional domains of application. A good example of a useful compression (and identification in some cases) technique that is not covered is Principal Component Analysis.Technically, it is in none of the technique domains covered in this book, but it would have been nice to see some of the methods in the book compared with PCA.The author does make the statement at one point that image recognition is an interesting problem for which the method being discussed at the time is used.Nevertheless, this is a great overview of the subject manner and is very entertaining.That in the long run probably explains the problem: it is a textbook.

A must have...
Uniting information theory and inference in an interactive and entertaining way, this book has been a constant source ofinspiration, intuition and insight for me. It is packed full of stuff - its contents appear to grow the more I look - but the layering of the material means the abundance of topics does not confuse.
Good value text on a spread of interesting and useful topics
I am a PhD student in computer science. Over the last year and a half this book has been invaluable (and parts of it a fun diversion).
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Subjects:  1. Algorithms (Computer Programming)    2. Computer Books: General    3. Computers    4. Computers - General Information    5. Data Modeling & Design    6. Information Theory    7. Neural Networks    8. Programming - General    9. Applications of Computing    10. Computer Programming    11. Computers / Application Software / General    12. Electronics & Communications Engineering    13. Theoretical methods   

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A very elementary attempt at Video lighting
I don't usually criticize a book too badly, but this one just isn't cutting it (or the light for that matter)...it's so basic that if you have any knowledge of basic photographic lighting, don't even bother with this one because it's all repetition.I wanted to learn about lighting for subject movement and most of this is people sitting on their duffs (which is about 20% of the time)..you can tell the author photographs mostly sitting subjects - he may as well be a still photographer!And when he talks about onset and offset lighting, he says arrange it until it looks good - nothing is said about broad or short lighting and how it can flatter a thin or round face....He forgot about the most important thing - the subject.I teach a photographic lighting class, and this would not even be close to the book I would recommend.If you really want to learn about lighting, buy the book called: Set Lighting Technician's Handbook for film lighting equipment, Practice and electrical distribution by Harry C. Box.(this is really his name)....Anyhow, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my expensive copy of Lighting for Video - I may use it for my next subject to sit on to raise their elevation for a photo - that's about all it is good for. Sorry, but horrible attempt at giving good examples of real life lighting situations - MOVEMENT !!

Excellent detail for the beginner
Lighting for video (or film) is really an artform in itself.Using different combinations of light sources can make your shot look fantastic.............but you really need to know what you're doing.This book teaches you that.It goes into great detail about electricity and how easy it is to overload a circuit and damage equipment, or worse yet, start a fire.Extremely important information to know.I've seen too many people who just plug lights in willy-nilly and when the inevitable disaster strikes just throw the breaker switch and 'give it another go'.This is essential reading for anyone wanting to use lighting for their productions.

The Best I've Seen
This book is very detailed but lays things out in a way that
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Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computer Graphics - General    3. Computers    4. Computers - Other Applications    5. Digital video    6. General    7. Lighting    8. Television    9. Television - General    10. Television Engineering    11. Video recording    12. Computers / Computer Graphics / General    13. Sound, lighting, scenery   

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Unbalanced
The book claims to present a system's view on wireless communications. In distortion of history, the book champions IS-95, which - while having excellent radio modems - did not really succeed as a system. The bias toward products of some companies jeopardizes the scientific banlance of the book.
Should Life Give Tse Lemons, Tse Just Makes Lemonaid
Engineering is neither a technical process nor an artistic one.It is a very special kind of philosophical activity whereby one willingly places his or her mind and imagination inside a psychological straight jacket.Davide Tse and his partner really get this.Even though their source material comes from those who utterly do not, these guys do a remarkable resurrection job.

Good starting point to learn MIMO
When I asked my lab person who has been researching MIMO to recommand some books about MIMO, He suggested this book for me to get global view of MIMO. While the title of this book doesn't show well about MIMO, This book is definitely good starting point to accustomed to MIMO technology. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    2. Science/Mathematics    3. Technology    4. Technology & Industrial Arts    5. Telecommunications    6. Communications engineering / telecommunications    7. Technology / Telecommunications   

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The best book (as others reviewed) on UMTS RN planning.
This is the best book on UMTS radio network planning. In fact it is a masterpiece. Well detailed contents, good diagrams and easy to understand plain English. Covers some theory on air interface techniques as well. Warmly recommended especially for RN planning tool designers.

This is the Best book for 3G(UMTS) radio network interface
I've read more than 5 books about UMTS air-interface. However,most of books concern only about the physical structure. They didn't tell you WHY the structure is made for. In this book, the explanation is clear and the summary table is really useful. Most of all,it tell you WHY they are made for. Only you know the SPIRIT of physical structure,you will realize the BEAUTY of 3G. I recommand this book for someone with beginning knowledge about UMTS.

Very informative , Well-presented but ....
This is one of the best books I've seen and read on 3G matters. Not recommended for those people who are not technical enough (or who hates) to go into the details of mathematical formulas. This book starts with presenting the architecture of UMTS networks and goes on to describe each of the components of a UMTS network (from user equipment up to the core network). Written by people who actually work with Nokia (one of the companies in the world who are at the forefront of UMTS development).Read more

Subjects:  1. Code division multiple access    2. Global system for mobile communications    3. Radio    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Technology    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. Telecommunications    8. Transmitters and transmission    9. Radio technology    10. Technology / Telecommunications   

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How to get the most out of CallManager
Want to kn ow how to get the most out of CallManager???
A great book for experienced IP Telephony engineers .
Cisco CallManager Best Practices is a very well written book with plenty of useful information.However, please note, this is not an introductory book for Cisco IP Telephony.As its name implies, this book provides "best practices" for installing, running and optimizing an IP Telephony network.Thus, this book should be used by experienced IP Telephony engineers in order to plan new deployment or optimize existing IP Telephony networks.
How to get the most out of CallManager
Telephones used to be so simple. You called Ma Bell, explained a few things like number of individual telephones, you waited a while, then the equipment showed up and you started writing a check each month. Data transmission was at best a secondary requirement (maybe not even that high). Not so anymore.
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Great book
Never before has such a large array of methods and algorithmsfor blind source UsefulBook
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Subjects:  1. Adaptive Control    2. Adaptive signal processing    3. Algorithms    4. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    5. Engineering - Mechanical    6. Machine learning    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Signal Processing (Communication Engineering)    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Telecommunications    12. Waves & Wave Mechanics    13. Communications engineering / telecommunications    14. Science / Waves & Wave Mechanics    15. Signal processing   

Subjects:  1. Communication Engineering    2. Electronics - General    3. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Technology    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. Telecommunication    8. Telecommunication (Engineering)    9. Telecommunications    10. Electrical engineering    11. Electronics & Communications Engineering    12. Technology / Electronics / General   

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The book cost to much
The book cost to much but you got to have it

Not a training manual
In all states that I have held an electrician's license (20 years), it was mandatory to pass an electrical exam based on the current NEC.This is an invaluable resource and a must have if you are an electrician.But it isnot a training manual.Homeowners and do-it-yourselfers are best servedpicking up a how to electrical book based on the current NationalElectrical Code.There are several here at Amazon.

New code book not ready for prime time
Here's a book that begs the question, "What were these guys thinking?" At NFPA, it seems the voltage is on but nobody's home. The new large format doesn't make the book any easier to interpret orinformation easier to find, perpetually sore subjects among users of pastcode books. The text might be larger, which is fine for us aging boomerswith reading deficiencies, but that's not a good enough reason to radicallyalter a long-established format. Further, it seems NFPA intended thisedition for office use, not field use. Those of us who carry the books inour trucks have ready-made spots for the old 5x7.5 editions. This big bookis klutzy and subject to vastly more damage in everyday use.Read more

Subjects:  1. Construction - Electrical    2. Electronics - General    3. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    4. Reference    5. Technology    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. Electronics & Communications Engineering    8. Occupational / industrial health & safety    9. Reference works    10. c 1990 to c 2000   

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It's mostly a reference manual
For me personaly it's too complicated.
Great Book
All my CDMA Engineers really like this book

This is a very good and serious book.
I don't agree with the previous reviewer. It is a serious book with wealth of information and it is not a marketing info book. It covers GSM basics, detailed GPRS and EDGE information and an intro on 3G technologies. GPRS and EDGE chapters particularly good and contain a lot of simulation results also. Warmly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Data Transmission Standards And Protocols    2. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    3. Global system for mobile commu    4. Global system for mobile communications    5. Radio    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Telecommunications    10. Electronics & Communications Engineering    11. Technology / Telecommunications