Book Description
The third edition of this well known text continues to provide a solid foundation in mathematical analysis for undergraduate and first-year graduate students. The text begins with a discussion of the real number system as a complete ordered field. (Dedekind's construction is now treated in an appendix to Chapter I.) The topological background needed for the development of convergence, continuity, differentiation and integration is provided in Chapter 2. There is a new section on the gamma function, and many new and interesting exercises are included.
This text is part of the Walter Rudin Student Series in Advanced Mathematics.
Customer Reviews:
The Pinacle of Introductory Analysis.......2007-03-12
Walter Rudin's book barely needs introduction at this point. It has gained a reputation as the best text anywhere for an introduction to real analysis, and is the gold standard for many first year graduate courses in the subject. Rudin's work is a masterpiece of style and form, and his presentation is second to none. Care has been taken with every proof to make it as elegant as possible. The selection of problems typically ranges from those requiring a few minutes thought, to the fantastically difficult.
Therein does lie one of the two problems with this book, however. Occasionally Rudin relegates an important--and useful--result to the exercises where it could be overlooked by the unwary. There are some sections where more examples aimed at getting a student to practice applying fundamental concepts would be useful, instead of making them bend over backwards to find an answer.
The only other problem, which is often brought up as a criticism of the book, is that Rudin is often perhaps a bit too terse in his exposition between proofs. There isn't always a strong motivation given for a topic, which makes this book a difficult one to learn from without a good instructor.
Overall, it would be hard to do better than the so-called "baby" Rudin book. The price tag is a little steep for something so slender, but the content inside can easily outshine any other 3 similar texts in the area. This is an absolute must own for any aspiring analyst.
Solid and elegant.......2007-01-02
This book is well known for being terse. I will not refute this, but I will say that it is certainly not the tersest math book I have read (that honor might go to Samuel's algebraic number theory text). I am a graduate student in computer science, and I found this book to be enjoyable, well-structured, easy-to-read, and with excellent exercises. I probably would not attempt to use it for independent reading, though. The book develops calculus from the beginning, wasting no time, and giving almost no examples (unless you take the time to work through all the exercises). It is thus important to have a good instructor who can fill in the gaps as you go along.
The price, however, is ridiculous.
Simply the best ... .......2006-06-23
If you didn't use this classic in your first pass at elementary
analysis, you owe it to yourself to find a copy and work
through as many exercises as possible ... especially if you
plan to go further to graduate level work in mathematics.
Other books that are increasingly used for this subject still
leave readers with a 'maturity/sophistication' gap relative to
more advanced texts in real analysis, etc.
A course at MIT based on this text is presented at the link
below, with suggested coverage, exercises, solutions, etc. -
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Analysis 101.......2006-05-13
Principles of Mathematical Analysis by Walter Rudin can rightly be called "the Bible of classical analysis". I have seen it cited in more books than I can count. And after a full year of working through the book in graduate school, I can see why. As many other reviewers here have pointed out, this book requires more than a little of that magical quality called "mathematical maturity". Simply defined, "mathematical maturity" is the ability to read between the lines and fill in the gaps in a given mathematical text.
While Rudin certainly provides an encyclopedic account of basic analysis in metric spaces, he does leave some gaps (many are intentional) in his proofs. So be alert when you read this book, and if anything in his super short, slick proofs is not 100% clear, be prepared to fill in the details yourself. Also, remember that Rudin's way of presenting proofs is not always the most instructive when first learning the material. There is an implicit challenge to the reader to see if he or she can provide a more expository proof. Although I can say that when the classical proof suffices, Rudin usually does not deviate from it.
Some of the highlights/weaknesses of the book are the following:
Chapter 1: The material in this chapter is of course standard. However, Rudin supplements the chapter with an appendix on the construction of the real field from the field of rationals via the notion of Dedekind cuts. After reading many, many analysis books, I can tell you that it is difficult to find an explicit construction of the reals in books on an elementary level. Thus, while certainly not required to appreciate the rest of the text, I do recommend at least a casual perusal of the appendix just to see that "it can be done".
Chapter 2: Rudin may seem to go a little overboard in his presentation on basic topology, but trust me, it will *all* be used later. So do not gloss over anything in this chapter. In particular, note how the notion of compactness is not defined a priori by any metric space ideas. However, in metric spaces, compactness does imply certain useful properties. One that is used again and again is the equivalence of compactness and sequential compactness in metric spaces. Thus, after moving on to Chapter 3 and beyond, I advise you to look back at Chapter 2 often.
Chapter 3: One notable feature is that Rudin does not attempt to discuss limits per se before discussing numerical sequences and series. This may make you a little uncomfortable at first, but it turns out that this approach works best. Again, everything in this chapter is essential to the rest of the book. My only gripe with this chapter is the material on "upper and lower limits", better known as lim sup and lim inf. I feel that he should have expanded the discussion in this section a little more. In particular, his Theorem 3.19 should have had a proof supplied in the text. One of the reasons I feel this way is because the Root and Ratio tests for convergence of infinite series of numbers use lim sup heavily.
Chapter 4: Limits are finally introduced as the reader remembers them from basic calculus. The only difference is that Rudin works with arbitrary metric spaces, which turns out to be very useful later. Take note of Theorem 4.2. Reformulating the existence of a limit of a function in terms of limits of sequences is a handy theoretical tool that makes a lot of proofs (Rudin's included) much easier to understand. That said, there are no real surprises until Theorem 4.8. You can probably omit the subsection "Discontinuities" with no loss. I say this even though some of the theorems in "Monotonic Functions" use that material in their proofs. Theorem 4.30 in particular (monotone functions on open intervals have at most a countable number of discontinuities) has a much better proof than that Rudin provides. So try and look elsewhere for the proofs of those theorems.
Chapter 5: All the derivative proofs are just like you remember from advanced calculus. The only one that merits special attention is L'Hospital's Rule. Work through it very carefully, it is more subtle than it appears.
Chapter 6: The Riemann-Stieltjes integral can be obtained by only slightly more effort, so Rudin wisely decides to base all of his proofs (through Theorem 6.19) on it. Just be aware that some of the material covered, such as the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and integration by parts is only discussed for the original Riemann integral. Theorem 6.25 (based on the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality) acquires a special significance in the following chapters, so memorize it!
Chapter 7: By far, this is the most crucial chapter in the book. This is probably the material that you may have had limited or no exposure to in the past. The famous Weierstrass Approximation Theorem (and its generalization by Marshall Stone) is given here. Read this chapter front to back at least four times. Yes, it is that important. Otherwise, the Fourier Theory presented in Chapter 8 will seem like gibberish.
Chapter 8: Expansion of analytic functions via power series is presented here. A brisk, but complete development of the exponential, sine and cosine functions is also featured here. Problem 6 in the exercises at the end of the chapter is worth special consideration. Work it out after you read about the exponential function. The Fourier material is relatively straightforward, although awkward when divorced from measure theory. As Rudin himself notes, the hypothesis that f be Riemann integrable is often unnecessary, so you may want to peek ahead at Chapter 11 while reading many of the proofs, especially Parseval's Theorem. The material on the gamma function is cute, but not really needed.
Chapter 9: The standard treatment of multivariable functions. Rudin's coverage of linear algebra is succinct. Also, the linear algebra has more important uses than merely providing a pathway to "multivariable calculus". The theory of linear operators sketched in Theorems 9.5 to 9.8 will lead you directly to the more abstract theory of Banach spaces. The Banach spaces take a very central role in advanced analysis as can be seen by reading Royden's "Real Analysis". I also recommend supplementary reading for this chapter. A good book to look at is Charles Pugh's "Real Mathematical Analysis" which has an extensive treatment of multivariable functions. Also, you might skim over George Simmon's "Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis", a great introduction to the abstract theory of operators. This material is only hinted at in Rudin, but comes to its full fruition in Simmons.
Chapter 10: This is Rudin's introduction to differential geometry. I honestly have not given this chapter a thorough reading, but on the surface it looks ok. Most of the deeper theorems from multivariable calculus (excepting the Implicit Function Theorem, discussed in Chapter 9) are treated here, such as the trifecta known as Stoke's, Green's, and the Divergence Theorems, respectively. This chapter is important to anyone going into fields such as partial differential equations.
Chapter 11: This chapter seems to be the one that most people criticize in the book. Rudin gives a perfunctory outline of Lebesgue theory that seems to rob the reader of much needed detail. Indeed, this chapter is a little too lean for my tastes. But in Rudin's defense, he warns the reader at the outset that "proofs are only sketched in some cases, and some of the easier propositions are stated without proof". Hence, I recommend just giving this chapter a light read, then go to another book (such as Royden) for the real proofs. As expected, Rudin discusses some of the seminal results of Lebesgue theory, including, but not limited to: the Monotone Convergence Theorem, the Dominated Convergence Theorem, and the correspondence of the Lebesgue integral with the ordinary Riemann integral (whenever the latter exists). The Riesz-Fischer Theorem from Fourier analysis appears here. Lebesgue's Dominated Convergence Theorem (Theorem 11.32) is worth a careful reading. Afterwards, look at Exercise 12 in Chapter 7 for a simpler version of the DCT using the familiar Riemann integral. The proof is not that difficult.
It goes without saying that the exercises are extremely important and should all be attempted. Unless you are brilliant, odds are that at least a few will elude you. Nonetheless, many important results and counterexamples are listed in the exercises, so you will benefit from working them. Be warned though that Rudin will intermingle easy with very difficult problems.
An obvious problem is the outrageous price. Unfortunately, this book is essential reading, so you'll just have to cough up the dough or look for it cheap elsewhere. It is a good book to learn from and a fantastic reference. I don't know if I would call it the "best analysis book ever". But its current edition was released 30 years ago, so that says something about its popularity.
P.S. Once you've finished Rudin, the book by Pugh referenced above is a good read to "pull it all together". There are some well-thought out problems that will both challenge and inspire you to learn more at the same time.
Highly recommended.
Pretty Good.......2006-05-13
I want to start by listing some of my complaints. First of all, I do not think it is entirely appropriate for a student's first exposure to analysis. The majority of students would be better off taking a an honors calculus or advanced calculus course first, so they can learn how to prove things about the continuity of specific functions or convergence of series before they start proving things and functions and series in general (a look at, say, Bartle's book over summer break would probably work just as well, but my point remains the same). Second of all, the exercises are, for the most part, extremely challenging. While this is not a bad thing by any means, the book would probably benefit by having a few extra, easier problems. Third, it could use some pictures, not that many, but they would certainly help illustrate some of the ideas. Fourth, a few of the proofs are very difficult to understand because they are perhaps too concise (for example, the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality in the first Chapter). Finally, $140 is prohibitively expensive.
That having been said, PMA is considered the classic of its genre, and for good reason. It is extremely well-written, if a bit concise, and forces the reader to do a lot of thinking. While the problems are challenging, they are very non-trivial, and again, force the reader to do a lot of thinking. You may be noticing a theme here. This is an excellent book if the student has enough experience with mathematical thought, however, many others will be lost.
Personally, I prefer Pugh's book, which I think addresses all the shortcomings I listed above, but I certainly see why many would want to stick with the tried-and-true PMA.
Book Description
This is an advanced text for the one- or two-semester course in analysis taught primarily to math, science, computer science, and electrical engineering majors at the junior, senior or graduate level. The basic techniques and theorems of analysis are presented in such a way that the intimate connections between its various branches are strongly emphasized. The traditionally separate subjects of 'real analysis' and 'complex analysis' are thus united in one volume. Some of the basic ideas from functional analysis are also included. This is the only book to take this unique approach. The third edition includes a new chapter on differentiation. Proofs of theorems presented in the book are concise and complete and many challenging exercises appear at the end of each chapter. The book is arranged so that each chapter builds upon the other, giving students a gradual understanding of the subject.
This text is part of the Walter Rudin Student Series in Advanced Mathematics.
Customer Reviews:
I love this book!.......2006-11-08
I love this book, even though I have not absorbed more than a small portion of it yet. I find this to be a much better book than the "baby Rudin", which struck me as dry, overly concise, and without motivation. This book provides ample motivation, and although it proceeds in great generality, proceeds at a reasonable pace.
The best thing about this book, however, is the spirit of it--the integrated approach to analysis that Rudin takes is unique and greatly appreciated--Rudin is, like Lang, a testimony to the fact that the best mathematicians do not draw artificial lines between different areas within mathematics. Rudin presents the material in ways that connect to other areas of mathematics and will help the reader become a better mathematician, even if she never directly uses any of the material contained in this volume.
I would not recommend this book as a first exposure to measure theory or complex analysis--it is advanced and requires a great deal of background to fully understand and appreciate. But I think this is a book that any serious mathematician should add to their collection and eventually work through. People wanting to learn measure theory might look to the book by Inder K. Rana, or to the classic book by Royden. For more elementary treatments of complex analysis I would recommend the classic by Ahlfors, Theodore Gamelin's book, or the book by Greene and Krantz.
My 2 cents.......2006-10-11
There are some excellent reviews here for this outstanding book, so I will try to avoid repetition. In preparation for my qualifying exams in graduate school, two of my colleagues and I did all of the exercises in Rudin (give or take a couple, no more). What I found striking at the time was how Rudin took three subjects -- measure theory, functional analysis, and complex analysis -- and weaved them together seamlessly. It is not that I believed them to be separate subjects, but until then I hadn't realized just how they all fit together. Really, this book is superb.
A word of warning, though. Rudin's prose is concise, and his proofs leave you wondering if you'd ever be able to reproduce them on your own. It is what we in the business are used to call 'elegant'. It pays to work in groups, persevere, and go over everything twice or more. Good luck.
Necessary, Necessary, Necessary.......2006-07-24
While I would not recommend this text to someone wishing to teach herself real and complex analysis, having this book in your personal mathematics library is a must for anyone seeking to further her education in higher mathematics. It's one of the most commonly used undergraduate texts, referred to by some as the "Bible". If you can afford it though, I would recommend that you pick up a copy of Baby Rudin to use as a reference.
The first two chapters in combination with Bartle's text on Lebesgue Integration and Measure makes for a killer introductory course in Measure Theory.
Oh, and if you can solve the problems in Rudin's book, you can do pretty much anything, so it's a major confidence booster!
Real and Complex Analysis (Higher Mathematics Series) .......2006-03-03
The approach in this book is formal, yet not intuitive and neither natural for a beginning graduate student who have yet developed some level of mathematical maturity.
Concise and concrete proofs, chanllenging exercises are given in the text. The book is fruitful in many ways, however you must have considerable mathematical maturity in order to benefit from this text.
It is a pleasure to have this book on my shelf.
A start in math........2004-09-22
I am a fan of Rudin's books. This one "Real and Complex Analysis" has served as a standard textbook in the first graduate course in analysis at lots of universities in the US, and around the world.
The book is divided in the two main parts, real and complex analysis. But in addition, it contains a good amount of functional and harmonic analysis; and a little operator theory.
I loved it when I was a student, and since then I have taught from it many times. It has stood the test of time over almost three decades, and it is still my favorite. I have to admit that it is not the favorite of everyone I know.
What I like is that it is concise, and that the material is systematically built up in a way that is both effective and exciting.
Some of the exercises are notoriously hard, but I think that is good: It simply means that they serve as work-projects when the students use the book. And this approach probably is more pedagogical as well.
After surviving some of the hard exercises in Rudin's Real and Complex, I think we learn things that stay with us for life; you will be "marked for life!"
Review by Palle Jorgensen, September 2004.
Book Description
This classic text is written for graduate courses in functional analysis. This text is used in modern investigations in analysis and applied mathematics. This new edition includes up-to-date presentations of topics as well as more examples and exercises. New topics include Kakutani's fixed point theorem, Lamonosov's invariant subspace theorem, and an ergodic theorem.
This text is part of the Walter Rudin Student Series in Advanced Mathematics.
Customer Reviews:
As a reference, this is nice, but as a book for first-time learners..........2007-08-28
I enjoy perusing Rudin's "Functional Analysis" at this stage in my life. It is fairly nice tome for functional analysis, and its general treatment of topological vector spaces (as opposed to the standard Banach space examples studied in a typical functional analysis class) is now well-received.
However, as a student, I was put off by this book. At times, I found it difficult to tie the theory present to the basic examples which were relevant at the time (such as L^{p} spaces). For a first time learner, I would suggest the book of Kolmogorov and Fomin (which is a Dover book, by the way), and would wait until later for this book.
Outstanding.......2007-05-30
Hardly can I find words to highlight the goodness of this book. As mentioned by other readers ,it provides elegant, direct and powerfool proofs of the three theorems which constitute the cornserstones of functional analysis (Hanh-Banach, Banach-Steinhaus and Open mapping). These theorems are, in addition, studied in their most general context, namely topological vector spaces.
Specially appealing is its treatment of distributions' theory. It is, as far as I know, the only text which start by defining the rigurous topology on the set of test functions and then obtains the convergence and continuity of functionals (distributions) in terms of this topolgy, which is, indeed, the only way to present and gain insight into these concepts and to reach some results such as completness. In doing otherwise one risk definitions can emerge as artificial and rather arbitrary.
It is, without any doubt, a must have book for those with interest in pure mathematics as well as for those who, eventually, realize that the only way to dominate their area is saling through mathematics.
Modern topics in math........2003-04-05
"Modern analysis" used to be a popular name for the subject of this lovely book. It is as important as ever, but perhaps less "modern". The subject of functional analysis, while fundamental and central in the landscape of mathematics, really started with seminal theorems due to Banach, Hilbert, von Neumann, Herglotz, Hausdorff, Friedrichs, Steinhouse,...and many other of, the perhaps less well known, founding fathers, in Central Europe (at the time), in the period between the two World Wars. In the beginning it generated awe in its ability
to provide elegant proofs of classical theorems that otherwise were thought to be both technical and difficult. The beautiful idea that makes it all clear as daylight: Wiener's theorem on absolutely convergent(AC) Fourier series of 1/f if you can divide, and if f has the AC Fourier series, is a case in point. The new subject gained from there because of its many sucess stories,- in proving new theorems, in unifying old ones, in offering a framework for quantum theory, for dynamical systems, and for partial differential equations. And offering a language that facilitated interdisiplinary work in science! The Journal of Functional Analysis, starting in the 1960ties, broadened the subject, reaching almost all branches of science, and finding functional analytic flavor in theories surprisingly far from the original roots of the subject. The topics in Rudin's book are inspired by harmonic analysis. The later part offers one of the most elegant compact treatment of the theory of operators in Hilbert space, I can think of. Its approach to unbounded operators is lovely.
The Bible on Distributions.......1999-06-15
No other book covers the elements of distributions and the fourier transform quite like Rudin's Functional Analysis. This is a must for every budding PDE-er!
Uno de los mejores en Análisis Funcional.......1998-02-05
De los excelentes textos en Análisis Funcional que existen en el mercado, éste es de los mejores. Tiene una excelente presentación de la Teoría de Distribuciones, en los capítulos 6, 7 y 8. La teoría espectral como se trata aca es magnifica. Tambien tiene un desarrollo muy completo sobre espacios vectoriales topológicos. Termina con una reseña bibliográfica muy completa.
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Expanding on ideas proposed by leading thinkers throughout the history of forensic science, Principles and Practice of Criminalistics: The Profession of Forensic Science outlines a logical framework for the examination of physical evidence in a criminalistics laboratory. The book reexamines prevailing criminalistics concepts in light of both technical and intellectual advances and provides a way of conceptualizing physical evidence from its origin through its interpretation. Conceptually, the book explains what forensic scientists do and discusses the philosophical and practical considerations that affect the conduct of their work. To be sure, some of the ideas challenge conventional wisdom on the subject, and as such, are bound to provoke discussion among members of the forensic community. Against this background, Principles and Practice of Criminalistics: The Profession of Forensic Science is a tremendously valuable reference for professionals involved in forensic science and other related fields.
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Significant advances in DNA analysis techniques have surfaced since the 1997 publication of the bestselling An Introduction to Forensic DNA Analysis. DNA typing has become increasingly automated and miniaturized. Also, with the advent of Short Tandem Repeat (STR) technology, even the most minute sample of degraded DNA can yield a profile, providing valuable case information. However, just as the judicial system slowly and reluctantly accepted RFLP and AmpliType® PM+DQA1 typing, it is now scrutinizing the admissibility of STRs. Acknowledging STR typing as the current system of choice, An Introduction to Forensic DNA Analysis, Second Edition translates new and established concepts into plain English so that laypeople can gain insight into how DNA analysis works, from sample collection to interpretation of results. In response to the shift toward more efficient techniques, the authors cover the legal admissibility of STR typing, expand the chapter on DNA databases, and revise the section on automated analysis. They also present key decisions and appellate or supreme court rulings that provide precedent at the state and federal levels. Discussing forensic DNA issues from both a scientific and a legal perspective, the authors of An Introduction to Forensic DNA Analysis, Second Edition present the material in a manner understandable by professionals in the legal system, law enforcement, and forensic science. They cover general principles in a clear fashion and include a glossary of terms and other useful appendices for easy reference.
Customer Reviews:
Good textbook for intro class.......2006-03-11
I suppose the most important question is why are you interested in this book. It would make a good textbook for an intro type class in this area or would be good for someone who doesn't know DNA analysis, but is involved in criminalistics. The level of detail is insufficient for anyone who actually understands the molecular approaches. It spends a fair bit of time talking about cases and HOW this particular approach was once useful. These are interesting little stories, but the book really didn't give me what I wanted. I have a background in molecular genetics and was interested in making a career shift to DNA forensics. There was little of value for me because it never really got to the details. I think it would be good for a class because it provides historical perspective on the now outdated techniques that would be important background for someone who never knew anything about the development of the previous techniques and only learned what is current today, but to someone who has that background...seemed like it just added a new chapter to an otherwise outdated book.
A great intro for the beginner.......2002-06-11
Having left behind my interest in genetics in order to pursue tax accountancy, I've always been fascinated by accounts of DNA typing. This book provides a wonderful introduction that is accessible to even the novice geneticist like myself. Much of the information Rudin and Inman give is quite practical; with some help from a friend who works in a medical lab I was able to set up my own electrophoresis gels and PCR. A word of caution to the amateur, however: make sure you practice before drawing any conclusions from the "evidence." My wife, Amy, wouldn't speak to me for a week after I claimed that a stain on our bed linen did not match my DNA. It turned out that she had spilled some ice cream.
vivid introduction to forensic genotyping techniques.......2001-02-08
Nice figures, photos, schemes, and U.S. tables; lively comparisons show that authors are good teachers. Though technical part of the book outdates fast necessarily (acronym SNP has not been coined in 1996 yet), it is a shame that an interpretation part of the book neglects the current knowledge. Bayes theorem is known since 1763 and, nevertheless, likelihood ratio is not even mentined in the book! Books of Evett and Weir or of Robertson and Vignaux cannot be substituted by this book.
A must-have for any DNA criminalist or criminal lawyer.......2000-07-06
I have a BS in genetics and biochemistry and am looking to enter into a forensics lab. This book is an EXCELLENT resource for an entry-level criminalist, criminal lawyer, or the non-scientist interested in this topic. It was organized from basic genetics to higher-level interpretation issues and included tons of diagrams, pictures, and relevant case studies. This book did an outstanding job explaining complicated and detailed subject matter in an easy to understand and interesting matter.
Attorney's Guide.......2000-02-08
As a practicing lawyer who earns a living in the criminal courts, I found this book an excellent and informative guide to this often problematic area. The authors introduce the subject in a way that is easy for the beginner to comprehend, but at the same time include sufficient detail to answer many of the most pressing problems facing a defence team in court.
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This traditional text is intended for mainstream one- or two-semester differential equations courses taken by undergraduates majoring in engineering, mathematics, and the sciences. Written by two of the world’s leading authorities on differential equations, Simmons/Krantz provides a cogent and accessible introduction to ordinary differential equations written in classical style. Its rich variety of modern applications in engineering, physics, and the applied sciences illuminate the concepts and techniques that students will use through practice to solve real-life problems in their careers.
This text is part of the Walter Rudin Student Series in Advanced Mathematics.
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Student's Solution Manual for Diff. Eqs.: Theory, Technique and Practice.......2007-01-09
The solutions manual is fine, with a clear analysis of the problems discussed in the text. I thought that more problems should have been
looked into, but many math books don't provide solutions to all of the problems they offer. Answers help those trying to fully understand the text material. We shouldn't be working in the dark when we try to solve the problems.
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This menu cookbook from Holly Rudin-Braschi is the first ever written specifically for electric tabletop grills and provides everything the home cook needs to make delicious and healthy meals using their particular type of indoor grill.
Beginning with the basics of all types of tabletop grills on the market and the special techniques used for each one, GRILL POWER goes on to cover a broad range of dishes, from burgers and steaks to seafood and vegetables. Each menu includes grill times for each type of grill, a menu game plan, estimates of total prep and cooking time, informative and entertaining "cook's notes", nutritional breakdown, and more!
Customer Reviews:
Great Book for Grilling.......2007-08-26
This book has a lot of good information on portable grills. It contained a lot of things that I did not know that were extremely helpful. After reading this book, I feel that I can use both my George Foreman portable grills easily. Thanks for writing such an informative grilling book.
Easy To Love.......2006-04-27
I can boil water except I usually burn it, so imagine my joy to find a cook book with so many easy to use and tasty ideas. My favorite cooking item is my George Forman grill and everything I have tried so far comes out great.Her varied uses for chicken are most welcome to those of us on special diets or just trying to cut the fat from our diets. The ingredients are easy to assemble and instructions easy to follow. I also gave a copy of this book to my uncle in Missouri. He is a legendary griller. The back yard is his kingdom. He has enjoyed her book and has gotton some great new ideas from it. Thank you Grill Power for bringing me and my George Forman even closer than before.
1 star because 0 stars was unavailable!.......2006-03-22
Do listen to the sour grapes reviews. This book is for people looking for meals that you cannot pull together without first shopping at multiple locations to purchase the ingredients. I prefer simple recipes with items I can find in my pantry or pick up on my way home from work. Save your $$$!!!!
Excellent Book...Ignore the sour grapes review.......2006-03-04
This book has been fantastic even for an experienced griller. The recipes are excellent and the organization of the book makes it user friendly. I do not find the "fluff" I have found in many pop cook books and absolutely don't know where the sour grapes vindictive reviewer below is coming from.
I have done lots of outdoor and indoor grilling and have used two kinds of indoor grills and found Grillpower very helpful on both types. I commend the author and look forward to other books down the pike. I concur with all the other positive reviewers. Five stars on this one.
Save your money!.......2006-02-28
This book was a huge disappointment, what fluff they filled the pages with. Most of the book is dedicated to reused recipes where she substitutes the grill for what would normally be a frying pan. Eighty percent of the book is recipes and eighty percent of the recipe info is about other things besides the grilling. That means 64 percent of the book is not about grilling!
There is very little useful info for new grill purchasers. This book is a marketing ploy for new grill buyers. There are better cookboooks out there for recipes. With them I will figure out how to substitute the grill for the frying pan, without the author's help. Even her stated qualifications as an author for this book are sad. I went through this book over the first few days I had it. Right now I'm not sure where I left it, and I don't care a bit.
In regards to the high regards; maybe it's their first cookbook?
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Molecular imaging is a rapidly emerging field that translates many concepts developed for molecular biology and cellular imaging to the in vivo imaging of intact organisms. The technique allows the study of molecular biological events in their full context and will therefore become an indispensable tool for biomedical research and drug discovery and development. This volume familiarizes the reader with the concepts of imaging and molecular imaging in particular. Basic principles of imaging technologies, reporter moieties for the various imaging modalities and the design of target reporter constructs are described in the first part. The second part illustrates how these tools can be used to visualize relevant molecular events: the biodistribution of drugs/ligands, the expression of drug targets (receptors, enzymes), and the consequences of the molecular drug-target interactions (pathway activations, system responses). A final chapter deals with visualization of cell migration (cell therapies).
Customer Reviews:
Summarizes the Current State of the Art.......2006-03-11
It seems that with the ability to get any signal at all through a body, the modern day imaging systems can produce an image with useful information. In this book various signal generating systems (I guess you would call them) be it X-Ray tomography, magnetic resonance, and nuclear imaging are discussed.
This is followed with a discussion on the various techniques for reporting the images. Finally the book discusses the uses of these imaging techniques in examining the actions of drugs in living animals. These techniques are non-invasive so that what the drug is doing can be observed in real time. This is extremely important as getting the drug to the proper location in the patient where it can work is of the utmost in importance. Other uses of the technology are likewise discussed such as cell migration.
This book represents a good summary of the state of the art as it exists today and points in some of the directions that research is going in this rapidly emerging field.
Book Description
A companion to John Rudlin's best-selling Commedia dell'Arte: A Handbook for Actors, this book covers both the history and professional practice of commedia dell'arte companies from 1568 to the present day. Indispensable for both the beginner and the professional, it contains historical and contemporary company case histories, details on company organization, and tips on practical stagecraft.
Essential for students and practitioners, this book enables the reader to understand how successful commedia dell'arte companies function, and how we can learn from past and current practice to create a lively and dynamic form of theatre.
Includes tips on:
* writing a scenario
* mask-making
* building a stage
* designing a backdrop
* costume
* music.
Customer Reviews:
Good resource.......2004-05-25
Personally, I found the historical aspect of this book the most appealing. The actual "how to" part of the book could easily be made into a seperate book itself. Great information, and I respect Mr. Rudlin. I've read most everything he's written and have thoroughly enjoyed learned about this wonderful art.
Book Description
Written by one of the leading authors in the field, this text provides a student-friendly approach to graph theory for undergraduates. Much care has been given to present the material at the most effective level for students taking a first course in graph theory. Gary Chartrand and Ping Zhang's lively and engaging style, historical emphasis, unique examples and clearly-written proof techniques make it a sound yet accessible text that stimulates interest in an evolving subject and exploration in its many applications.
This text is part of the Walter Rudin Student Series in Advanced Mathematics.
Customer Reviews:
An excellent text.......2005-05-13
This textbook was such a great complement to the course I took in Graph Theory. Everything is explained beautifully, from simple things such as definitions of elementary terms to subjects more complex such as the coloring theorems of Vizing and Shannon. Proofs accompany nearly all theorems/conjectures in the book, and they are done in a clear and concise manner. What I also found particularly interesting were the various historical pieces that the authors added to the book. They are not only interesting but they serve as a nice break between sections of purely technical content.
This is a great text to have on hand for an introductory course and I highly recommend it for anyone looking for such a text.
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