Guide to LaTeX (4th Edition) (Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting)

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Poor introduction and a so-so reference.......2007-06-27

As many reviewers have noted, this book is a poor chose for those seeking an introduction to LaTeX. However, I find that I rarely use it as a reference either; it often takes me much longer to find information in this book than on the internet. The index is horribly designed, using the same index for concepts and commands. Finding something in this book feels like finding something in code.

The best guide for everyday use.......2007-02-21

For anyone coming to LaTeX from a background in mathematics many sources of help are available, but it is more difficult for someone coming to it from a feeling of dissatisfaction with the results obtainable with typical WYSIWYG word processors. When you are surrounded by people who think that Word is wonderful and that its equation editor can handle any equations you need, getting to the point with LaTeX where you can use it to advantage may seem more trouble than it is worth. You will probably start with Leslie Lamport's "LaTeX: a document preparation system", but although that is a good and authoritative start it is not really enough, as there is a great deal more to know than can be found in a short book, and in particular you need to know about all that is now available in the form of packages.

Fortunately there are some excellent sources of more detailed information, and two of these stand out: Kopka and Daly's "Guide to LaTeX" and Mittelbach and Goossens's "LaTeX Companion". I acquired both of these about six months ago, but decided to defer posting reviews until I had discovered by experience which of them I actually used more, and the winner is clearly Kopka and Daly, mainly because it is much the easier to find one's way around. It is quite adequate as a complete guide to LaTeX (i.e. you don't really need to start with Lamport, though it's probably a good idea if you do), as the opening chapter on "basics" really is about basics, and the book progresses from there in a reasonably gentle way..

A very very useful book.......2005-06-23

I have been using this book a lot, in the recent months, and I am finding it very useful. I am not *at all* an expert latex user, but I do have decent programming skills, and I usually use a computer for hours every day, so my IT skills are decent, overall. For writing technical documents I have been using for years a fairly dated version of ScientificWorkplace, but I am now slowly switching to do more and more in latex, which gives me greater flexibility. What I usually do now is writing my documents in ScientificWorkplace, and then taking care of formatting and other unusual features editing the documents in Latex, through a program called WinEdt. In almost all cases, when I am in trouble with some commands or options, I find a clear solution in this book. For this reason, if your profile sounds a bit like mine, I would highly recommend this book. The new (fourth) edition also includes extensive references to the "hyperref" package, which is very very useful to create great pdf output that includes links to footnotes/sections/equations etc., bookmarks, and active buttons.

Not the best for absolute beginners, but great reference.......2005-02-07

For starting out in Latex, I recommend one of the many free online tutorials, such as the "not-so-short introduction to Latex". That will get you more than started. This book is a great add-on reference to that, and the level is just right: not too wordy, but easy to follow. It has much deeper coverage of how to do graphics and drawings, how to create a bibliography, how to create postscript and pdf files, etc, in addition to the basics, of course.

Brief, effective introduction to Latex.......2005-01-10

This is an ideal introduction to the TeX line of text formatting tools. It starts with a high level overview of the toolset. Then dives into document construction, then into tables, lists, mathematical formatting, and into user constructions and extensions for bibliographies, as well as other topics. PDF and Postscript formatting is covered. As well as AMS-TeX which is more extensions or mathematical formatting.

On the downside the substance of the text is only two-thirds of the book. Appendices make up the rest. Which necessarily means that the coverage is a little more terse than you would expect for a book this size.

That being said, this is still an excellent introduction to the TeX set of tools for anyone who is just starting out.

Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Techniques in Drying Technology

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Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Techniques in Drying Technology

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ASIN: 082479818X

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Offers information necessary for the development of mathematical models and numerical techniques to solve specific drying problems. The book addresses difficult issues involved with the drying equations of numerical analysis, including mesh generation, discretinization strategies, the nonlinear equation set and the linearized algebraic system, convergance criteria, time step control, experimental validation, optimum methods of visualization results, and more.

Mathematical Techniques in Multisensor Data Fusion (Artech House Information Warfare Library)

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This is the most complete data fusion reference available.

Mathematical Techniques in Multisensor Data Fusion (Artech House Information Warfare Library)
David L. Hall , and Sonya A. H. McMullen
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ASIN: 1580533353

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Since the publication of the first edition of this groundbreaking book, advances in algorithms, logic, and software tools have transformed the field of data fusion. The latest edition covers these areas as well as smart agents, human computer interaction, cognitive aides to analysis, and data system fusion control.

Besides aiding you in selecting the appropriate algorithm for implementing a data fusion system, this book guides you through the process of determining the trade-offs among competing data fusion algorithms, selecting commercial off the shelf (COTS) tools, and understanding when data fusion improves systems processing. Completely new chapters in this second edition explain data fusion system control, DARPA's recently developed TRIP model, and the latest applications of data fusion in data warehousing and medical equipment, as well as defense systems.

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This is the most complete data fusion reference available........1999-03-20

This is a well written reference book that clearly describes the mathematical aspects of multisensor data fusion. It can be used effectively by experts and those who are just beginning to explore this technology. The book includes clear figures, tables, and equations and features an exhaustive list of references for further study. I highly recommend this book as a first step to understanding this technology and its impacts.

Stochastic Population Dynamics in Ecology and Conservation (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)

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Stochastic Population Dynamics in Ecology and Conservation (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)
Russell Lande , Steinar Engen , and Bernt-Erik Saether
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All populations fluctuate stochastically, creating a risk of extinction that does not exist in deterministic models, with fundamental consequences for both pure and applied ecology. This book provides the most comprehensive introduction to stochastic population dynamics, combining classical background material with a variety of modern approaches, including new and previously unpublished results by the authors, illustrated with examples from bird and mammal populations, and insect communities.

Mathematical Techniques for Biology and Medicine

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Its more or less fine mathimatics book for BME students

Mathematical Techniques for Biology and Medicine
William Simon
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Introduction to Mathematical Biology
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ASIN: 0486652475

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Useful at both the graduate and undergraduate level, this volume recalls basic concepts of calculus and shows how physiological problems can be formulated in terms of differential equations. Techniques for solving differential equations are applied to often-encountered problems. 74 line illustrations. Prefaces. Bibliography.

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Its more or less fine mathimatics book for BME students.......2000-05-29

Its book is interested me as a BME teacher; I found its useful but some time very easy and containing some very DUMMY things such as quadratic equation solution; its best for the firest year BME students with medical background;

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one of the best around
Great coverage, good examples, a bible !
Good text reference
Very sloppy textbook
Remarkably Clear And Comprehensive Mathematics Primer

Mathematical Techniques
Dominic Jordan , and Peter Smith
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ASIN: 0199249725

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Many students beginning their engineering, science and mathematics courses need a book on mathematical methods. This textbook offers an accessible and comprehensive grounding in many of the mathematical techniques required in the early stages of an engineering or science degree, and also for the routine methods needed by first and second year mathematics students. Mathematical Techniques starts by revising work from pre-university level before developing the more advanced material which students will encounter during their undergraduate studies. The contents of the book has been fully revised for this, the third edition. The first chapter on standard techniques, has been rewritten and expanded to serve the increasingly diverse needs of students. The Fourier transform now has its own chapter; a simplified approach is adopted, and diffraction theory, together with supporting material on wave motion, is included. Many changes enhancing clarity have been made in other chapters. The chapter on projects using Mathematica has been extended to cover these changes: the associated programs are freely available on Keele University, Mathematics Department web site: www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ma/ . Chapters and sections are designed to be largely self-contained, allowing students ot concentrate on the specific methods they need to master and use. The book contains nearly 500 worked examples, more than 2000 problems (with selected answers), and over 120 computing projects. The text is accessible, widely illustrated, and stands as an ideal introduction on mathematical methods at university level.

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one of the best around.......2006-08-15

Good comprehensive coverage of most things you'll need in 1st and 2nd year sci/tech courses in top end Uni's. However it lacks the rigorous formality of the more hardcore texts for Math degrees but will serve you well for engineering and physics related stuff (like it says on the cover).

It's useful to note that this book won't guide you through the concepts and problems in an 'idiot's guide' step-by-step fashion. It's written under the assumption that you've done some higher+ maths for a while and have had some experiencing in muddling through things on your own. Moreover, much of the format is laid out in a summary type fashion with breif intros and a few examples culminating in a lucid statement of concepts. This approach is usefull especially after you've waded through heavy class notes and are gagging for something concise that puts the stuff in a nutshell....much needed clarity, like finally seeing through the smoke.

The exercise problems are tough, ball breakingly hard in fact! Often leaping beyond the seemingly easy illustrations of the examples. You'll need help from other resources to get through them. Maybe this is deliberate as it get's you desperately banging your head against the wall and /if when you finally get the method right - you won't make the same mistake again.

keep this book after you're done, it'll serve as a good reference thing as well.

Great coverage, good examples, a bible ! .......2006-04-28

First, if you haven't noticed yet, this is NOT an advanced math book. Don't expect detailed demonstrations or complexe problems to solve. It is a global reference for engineers or anyone dealing with intermediate maths. If you want to explore the subjects covered in this book with deep details, you should buy a book per chapter.

The content is well divided in numerous chapters, each covering a specific field like geometry, linear and vector algebra, calculus, Laplace and Fourier transforms and series, statistics (less useful, a complete reference is better). The book starts with a good introduction recalling important concepts required to understand the following chapters (partial fractions expansion, functions, complex numbers, matrix, algebra, etc.) Once you master these, you can move throughout the chapters and master or revise the math techniques with the great examples (well explained, they generally cover most of the possible cases).

A complete set of problems with answers is available at the end of each chapter. The book is well illustrated, but a few graphs could have been more clear.

A great reference book for any math user. Complete, it is an extended summary of a dozen of other "specific subject" books.

Good text reference.......2003-05-03

If you need as few texts as possible that cover all the maths you need for engineering purposes, this book is a must buy. Adding Kreyzig's Advanced Engineering Mathematics and maybe a Statistics text to it and you should have no problems with 99% of the maths for the rest of your life (unless you want to do substantial computer program design, in which a discrete maths text may help).

A few problems though: a proper treatment on sequences and series is absent, l'Hopital's rule is not discussed either (both presumably because they are too pure maths for engineering, but some advanced engineering maths courses do use them), and there are some topics (like Simpson's rule) that are only discussed in problems sections but not in the main text.

Very sloppy textbook.......2001-06-27

One big disappointment about the book is that, not only are few solutions to problems provided, there are a relatively large number of errors in the solutions which are presented. This is very frustrating to students trying to learn this material. Given that the text is in its second edition, this is really not understandable.

The book is surprisingly inexpensive, however. Perhaps it cost less to publish since proofreaders were not utilized.

Remarkably Clear And Comprehensive Mathematics Primer.......2000-05-17

Whether your personal focus is upon mathematics, engineering, physics, or even computer science or the arts, this work provides a superb instructional foundation for applied mathematics.

Beginning with differentiation and integration, the text continues on its mathematical journey, taking the reader through complex numbers, linear algebra, differential equations, even LaPlace transforms and Fourier series. It then ends with overview chapters on such varied topics as graph theory, set theory, boolean algebra, probability and statistics. In addition there is a section devoted to using symbolic computing with applications such as Mathematica, which are essential to anyone interested in learning or using mathematics today.

The overall look of the book is exquisite. The typefaces, equations and graphs are a pleasure to the eye (even as they grow substantially in complexity). The prose discusses the subject matter with rigor, yet is easy to read and guides gradually and carefully.

Anyone wishing to review the fundamentals of mathematics or to further the education started through school will find this book to be a joy to go through. Solutions to many exercises are provided in an appendix.

The softcover edition is highly durable. Upon completion of every chapter the reader will have substantial expertise in or exposure to major branches and topics of mathematics. For this wealth of information to have so low a cost is remarkable.

Highest possible recommendation, with superlative marks in virtually all categories of review.

** UPDATE FOR THIRD EDITION :

The formatting of the book has been changed subtly but noticeably, maintaining the original elegance. Content has been changed and restructured minimally.

Perhaps the most significant change, is that every one of the hundreds of exercises in the 41 chapters of this book has now been solved, and is available at the publisher's website in Acrobat (.PDF) format. The link is provided in the book itself.

Additionally, there are far more Mathematica projects than earlier editions, several per each chapter in fact, and again, programmatic-solutions for all of these are provided at another site, its link also in the book. These are in .NB (Mathematica NoteBook) format, and can be read by any text-editor including Notepad. They can also be viewed and tested using Mathematica Reader, a free program distributed by Mathematica's author, available for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.

These significant updates fully address what was arguably the only previous weakness in this fine work.

Operator Techniques in Atomic Spectroscopy

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Operator Techniques in Atomic Spectroscopy
Brian R. Judd
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In the 1920s, when quantum mechanics was in its infancy, chemists and solid state physicists had little choice but to manipulate unwieldy equations to determine the properties of even the simplest molecules. When mathematicians turned their attention to the equations of quantum mechanics, they discovered that these could be expressed in terms of group theory, and from group theory it was a short step to operator methods.

This important development lay largely dormant until this book was originally published in 1963. In this pathbreaking publication, Brian Judd made the operator techniques of mathematicians comprehensible to physicists and chemists. He extended the existing methods so that they could handle heavier, more complex molecules and calculate their energy levels, and from there, it was another short step to the mathematical analysis of spectra. This book provides a first-class introduction to continuous groups for physicists and chemists. Although first written from the perspective of atomic spectroscopy, its major topics and methods will appeal to anyone who has an interest in understanding particle theories of nuclear physics.

Mathematical Techniques for Engineers and Scientists (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM118)
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Dr. Andrews explains things clearly

Mathematical Techniques for Engineers and Scientists (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM118)
Larry C. Andrews , and Ronald L. Phillips
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As technology continues to move ahead, modern engineers and scientists are frequently faced with difficult mathematical problems that require an ever greater understanding of advanced concepts. Designed as a self-study text for practicing engineers and scientists, as well as a useful reference, the book takes the reader from ordinary differential equations to more sophisticated mathematics--Fourier analysis, vector and tensor analysis, complex variables, partial differential equations, and random processes. The emphasis is on the use of mathematical tools and techniques. The general exposition and choice of topics appeals to a wide audience of applied practitioners.

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Dr. Andrews explains things clearly.......2003-10-10

Disclaimer: I have not seen the finished book. However I have sat through some his classes where his lectures were taken straight from this work in progress. I also took another class that used a text he had written. I kept the notes and the book because they are clear, concise, filled with useful examples, and made Partial Differential Equations and Vector/Tensor Analysis understandable. This text is for application, and not filled with proofs. Therefore the problems and examples are applied to Physics and Engineering with only brief proofs. This book is on my wish list and is highly recommended for Engineers, Physicists, and Applied Mathematicians/ Teachers or anyone else that needs higher math to solve a problem and not prove something.

Computational Methods in Physics, Chemistry and Biology: An Introduction

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Computational Methods in Physics, Chemistry and Biology: An Introduction
Paul Harrison
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Providing an accessible introduction to a range of modern computational techniques, this book is perfect for anyone with only a limited knowledge of physics. It leads readers through a series of examples, problems, and practical-based tasks covering the basics to more complex ideas and techniques. The focus is placed on the dynamic area
of modern physics, helping readers understand the power and uses of computational physics.

Leads the reader from a basic introduction to more sophisticated techniques
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Experiments with Mixtures: Designs, Models, and the Analysis of Mixture Data (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

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Experiments with Mixtures: Designs, Models, and the Analysis of Mixture Data (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)
John Cornell
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The most comprehensive, single-volume guide to conducting experiments with mixtures

"If one is involved, or heavily interested, in experiments on mixtures of ingredients, one must obtain this book. It is, as was the first edition, the definitive work."
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"The text contains many examples with worked solutions and with its extensive coverage of the subject matter will prove invaluable to those in the industrial and educational sectors whose work involves the design and analysis of mixture experiments."
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"The author has done a great job in presenting the vital information on experiments with mixtures in a lucid and readable style. . . . A very informative, interesting, and useful book on an important statistical topic."
-Zentralblatt fur Mathematik und Ihre Grenzgebiete

Experiments with Mixtures shows researchers and students how to design and set up mixture experiments, then analyze the data and draw inferences from the results. Virtually every technique that has appeared in the literature of mixtures can be found here, and computing formulas for each method are provided with completely worked examples. Almost all of the numerical examples are taken from real experiments. Coverage begins with Scheffe lattice designs, introducing the use of independent variables, and ends with the most current methods. New material includes:

Multiple response cases
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