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Grooks 14 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 ...
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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 ...
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Disclosing New Worlds: Entrepreneurship, Democratic Action, and the Cultivation of Solidarity10 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 ...
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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 ...
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Circuit Design with VHDL23 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.
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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 ...
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Advice for a Young Investigator15 reviews
The MIT Press, 2004
Critically valuable for those overlooked by peer review
Modern scientific publishers unduly constrain modern observers. Much like the growing gulf between rich and poor, the gulf between the peer reviewed and the independent investigator is widening. Peers can usually accept incremental improvements on what is already accepted, and their role is to maintain those views. However, their own reputations may be at stake if a true paradigm shift is ...
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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, ...
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101 Things I Learned in Architecture School11 reviews
Matthew Frederick
The MIT Press, 2007
Good guide to Architecture Students
The book contains 101 ideas and concepts that are explained through text on one page and a simple -pen and ink- sketch on the opposite page. The concepts discussed vary widely from simple drawing techniques to positions of architectural theory through enlightened ideas of form and space composition. The book is a good use for students specially in 1st and 2nd years. And could work as a good ...
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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!
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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 ...
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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" ...
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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 ...
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Ordinary Differential Equations10 reviews
V. I. Arnold
The MIT Press, 1978
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 ...
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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 ...
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The Economics of Microfinance8 reviews
Beatriz Armendáriz, Jonathan Morduch
The MIT Press, 2005
Microfinance at its finest
Microfinance is one of the newest strategies for development and Princeton economist Morduch takes a look at how it impacts societies. While he only looks briefly at the social issues he makes several compelling economic arguments for why we should consider microfinance as a viable option. The book is very well written although I think it does leave out some of the long term structural and ...
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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.
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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