books by MIT Press     books:       Grooks14 reviews Piet Hein The MIT Press, 1966 This series deserves to be read! I read (and owned) this whole series when they first came out, and got in the habit of buying extra copies to give deserving friends. Unfortunately I only still have the first three, due to the trials of moving :-( It boggles my mind that they are no longer in print, as the wit and wisdom contained in these slender volumes belies the brevity of their format. I heard a rumor that they are going ...             A Guide to Econometrics35 reviews Peter Kennedy MIT Press, 1992 best together with Greene's <> This is a great book. But buy it for the right reason. All by itself, not as useful as a lot of the reviews suggests. This has to be used together with Greene's < >. It suppliment a lot of the formulae with ideas and reasons. But it is light on formula by itself, and you can not use it as a reference. This is a explain book, tells you why we should do it this way, what to caution/watch for, ...             The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education - 2nd Edition15 reviews W. Edwards Deming The MIT Press, 2000 IME 415 the new economics review Dr. Demming introduced in this book a new style of management which he basically covered in his simple 14 points of management using the idea of profound knowledge. It was very interesting the way he approached different scenarios with multiple examples that he encountered first hand through his time in industry, stressing the fact that ranking within a system is completely wrong and should be ...             Disclosing New Worlds: Entrepreneurship, Democratic Action, and the Cultivation of Solidarity11 reviews Charles Spinosa, Fernando Flores, ... The MIT Press, 1999 Philosophical Exploration of the Fundamental Principles Disclosing New Worlds is a philosophical exploration of the fundamental principles that underlie entrepreneurial activity, democratic action and the cultivation of solidarity. Through a number of real-life examples, it shows how excellence in these three domains of social activity is brought about-not with a detached, rational deliberative stance, but with intense involvement in the practices of ...             Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women12 reviews Virginia Valian The MIT Press, 1999 Finally, some data If you're interested in the empirical findings which back-up many often dismissed feminist claims that women have a raw deal...then read this book. Easy to read with some engrossing anecdotes (included only to illustrate, not prove, her points as pointed out by Valian herself), this book is a convincing tour guide of women's achievement in male-dominated professions. My advisor in graduate ...             Ordinary Differential Equations11 reviews H. Gask The MIT Press, 1967 wow! differential equations made appealing I had always hated d.e.'s until this book made me see the geometry. And I have only read a few pages. I never realized before that the existence and uniqueness theorem defines an equivalence relation on the compact manifold, where two points are equivalent iff they lie on the same flow curve. This instantly renders a d.e. visible, and not just some ugly formulas. He also made me ...             Advice for a Young Investigator17 reviews The MIT Press, 2004 a classic a wonderfully written, sharp, succinct account of how and why we should do research. for anyone embarking on long term work in the natural or social sciences this book provides invaluable advice. if only everyone worked this way!             Circuit Design with VHDL25 reviews Volnei A. Pedroni The MIT Press, 2004 A jewel for the VHDL beginners Author communicates his thoughts in very precise and concise language (I found only one minor typo). This book focuses on writing synthesizable code; that fact alone makes it a very practical reference for any engineer working with CPLD or FPGA. If one supplements this book with VHDL reference and Xilinx Web edition of ISE, it is possible to get started quickly; at least I did. Thanks Volnei.             Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics: Second Edition. FOUR VOLUMES10 reviews The MIT Press, 1987 Indispensable. How did I ever get on without it? If my house were on fire and I had only sufficient time to rescue four books, I would likely grab my four-volume Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics, Second Edition (EDM2). Truly, this is one of the most useful books I own. As testimony to this fact one need only observe that there are more bookmarks protruding from my copy of EDM2 than there are pages (well, almost). If you are a ...             Engineering and the Mind's Eye10 reviews Eugene S. Ferguson The MIT Press, 1992 Thought Provoking A short, nicely written book. A must read for those with an interest in history of technology, engineering or education. Time well spent for almost any intellegent reader. A lot of "bang for your buck" with this one!             Aleksandrov: Mathematics Cont Method 38 reviews AkademiIa Nauk Sssr. Matematicheskii Institut. MIT Press, 1964 Great book for math fans I whole-heartedly agree with the other positive reviews offered here. There are only a few things I would like to add: (1) Popular math and science has become quite popular lately. I'm sure that there are many pop-math/pop-sci readers who would like a more 'meatier' treatment of math that still has an accessible style. If you're in that group, then this book is for you. It basically requires ...             Applied Optimal Estimation9 reviews MIT Press, 1974 great reference and guide to Kalman Filtering I worked in the aerospace industry from 1980-1991. During my years at the Aerospace Corporation I got this book as a reference to the application of Kalman filtering to orbit determination and estimation problems. So my experience and appreciation for this book is very similar to my colleagues working nearby me at TRW or Hughes Aircraft and cosequently I am in strong agreement with some of the ...             Mathematical Analysis - Vol 1: Elementary Real And Complex Analysis8 reviews Georgi E. Shilov The MIT Press, 1973 Getting started in math analysis This book by Shilov covers the fundamentals in beginning analysis(both real and complex). It has in common with Walter Rudin's book (entitled 'Real and Complex Analysis') that it covers both real functions (integration theory and more), as well as Cauchy's theorems for analytic functions. Shilov's book is at an undergraduate level, and it can easily be used for self-study. The Dover edition is ...             American Ground Zero: The Secret Nuclear War8 reviews Carole Gallagher The MIT Press, 1993 Compassionately denying one's ability to hide truth. I have had this book for two years. Reading it completely 9 times and countless partial times. Gallagher in her effort "to become a blank slate upon which the stories could be written" has embodied the voice of a people not just a position of personal opinion. Hearing that voice cause's the reader to open there eye's to the stark reality of what "we the people" have allowed to happen. ...             Neuropeptides: Regulators of Physiological Processes (Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience)8 reviews Fleur L. Strand The MIT Press, 1999 Neuropeptides: Reviewed by Abba Kastin The Book "Neuropeptides: Regulators of Physiological Processes" is terrific. Not only does it provide the most comprehensive review of the field available anywhere , but it does so in an elegant style that remains amazingly easy to read. Moreover, the material is put together in such a way as to provide sophisticated new insights into the field.             How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing10 reviews Matthias Felleisen, Robert Bruce Findler, ... The MIT Press, 2001 Everyone should learn to design programs As a programming do-it-yourselfer I've had many conflicting responses to this text -- it's didactic style, its attention to detail, its sometimes patronizing tone, its rigor and broad scope and at the same time its immersion in minutia and quiddities I have never encountered in 'computer books' I had ever perused. Perhaps it's my liberal arts background, or love 'em/hate 'em sensitivity to all ...             On the Track of Unknown Animals9 reviews Bernard Heuvelmans The MIT Press, 1972 Five Stars isn't Enough, this is a TEN ! For those of you who do not know Mr. Brenard Heuvelmans (1916-2001) was one of the true pioneers in Cryptozoology (study of hidden animals) "On the Track of Unknown Animals" is certainly a must for those who find this topic interesting. In 2003 Jerry D. Coleman released his book continuing on the work of Heuvelmans in "Strange Highways", also found here at Amazon.com. It was "Strange Highways" ...             Genetic Programming: On the Programming of Computers by Means of Natural Selection (Complex Adaptive Systems)9 reviews John R. Koza The MIT Press, 1992 The essential reference for GP Yeah, its a big book...weighs a ton. However, only the first few chapters are concerned with the basic mechanisms of GP (should be familiar to anyone with a background in genetic algorithms or evolutionary computation). The rest of the book is chock full of examples on how to apply GP. These examples are essential and very welcome. I've found that I can usually find a solved problem in Koza ...             The Economics of Microfinance9 reviews Beatriz Armendáriz, Jonathan Morduch The MIT Press, 2005 Great book for self-teaching After reading "Banker to the Poor," I was interested in getting a bit more of an unbiased view of the subject of microfinance. The authors' views are clear and concise about each topic, plus they offer lots of other sources for the information. While it is obviously intended as s textbook, this book is a great way to teach yourself about the theory and empirical studies about microfinance. I ...             Experiencing Architecture9 reviews Steen Rasmussen MIT Press understanding=experiencing this is a classic book on how to deal with architecture. it is not a graphic game, instead architecture is an experience. to understand it means experiencing it with our senses. thats i have learned from this book.              search for books advancement, aleksandrov, architecture, computers, cultivation, democratic, dictionary, differential, disclosing, econometrics, elementary, encyclopedic, engineering, entrepreneurship, estimation, experiencing, government, introduction, investigator, mathematical, mathematics, microfinance, molecular, neuropeptides, neuroscience, physiological, programming, regulators, selection, solidarity books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen kitchen: JW Pet Company Activitoy Traffic Light Bird Toy for Keets and Tiels ... home  impressum - about us