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Time Management for Dummies, Second Edition 13 reviews Jeffrey J. Mayer
For Dummies, 1999
Good
As one reviewer put it, "word on time-management tools as well as valuable tips on organizing your life at home and improving your ability to communicate effectively."
Ask my wife if I need to be more organized. The answer is YES. The ideas in this book will help me at work and at ...
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Men of Mathematics (Touchstone Book) 26 reviews E.T. Bell
Touchstone, 1986
Men of Mathematics
+ Cornerstone Reading for Math-Magicians Among Us+ + A fascinating book about mathematicians + Great book on review of mathematics + No Harm No Foul
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) 234 reviews Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton
W. W. Norton & Company, 1997
Breezy and informative read for any scientist!
+ Feynman never got out of his box, because he never had one! + gift for someone else
The reviews here claim that Feynman was an egotist and it stained the reading of this book. However, I disagree completely. Feynman never claims to be self-deprecating or modest. In fact, I appreciate his candidness!
I was afraid to read this book because it was recommended to me by a Physics ...
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid 244 reviews Douglas R. Hofstadter
Basic Books, 1999
Computer Science
+ An Incredible Intellectual Romp + Literate, Facinating, Readable + My favourite book - ever!
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C Programming Language (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Software) 257 reviews Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
Prentice Hall PTR, 1988
The Must-have
+ A book to keep .. + C Programming Book + Magic book + Great Book
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Molecular Biology of the Gene, Fifth Edition 6 reviews James D. Watson, Tania A. Baker, ...
Benjamin Cummings, 2003
Am Studying for the Biochemistry GRE - This book is golden
+ "A Scientific Explanation of What Life Is" + Great Book + Good book
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics including Feynman's Tips on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition 40 reviews Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, ...
Addison Wesley, 2005
The Greatest Physics Tutorial Ever Written
+ A lucid, refreshing read + This set is awesome! + STOOD THE TEST OF TIME
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PSSC Physics Sixth Edition 1986
D. C. Heath, 1986
PSSC Physics copyright 1986 student textbook. Subject matter covers 27 chapters of study. Also has an Appendix at the end of the book with: History and Acknowledgements,
A Table of Trigonometric Functions,
Physical Constants and Conversion Factors, and Answers to Selected Questions.
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Thomas' Calculus, 11th Edition (Thomas Series) 27 reviews George B. Thomas, Maurice D. Weir, ...
Addison Wesley, 2004
Visualize
+ Good, but could be better + One of the better ones.
I liked how this book gave many detailed graphs to help explain the concepts. My only complaint so far is how it vaguely explained to apply the Divergence theorem and then gave a pretty ambiguous picture that was pretty worthless to understanding what exactly it applied to.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1075 reviews Jared M. Diamond
W. W. Norton & Company, 1999
A profound and lasting classic
+ History; It's What's for Dinner + Fascinating! + Great subject and treatment - shakey science
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Art of Computer Programming, The, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set (2nd Edition) (The Art of Computer Programming Series) 50 reviews Donald E. Knuth
Addison-Wesley Professional, 1998
Great boxed set
+ Computer Science + Bhagawath Gita,Bible,Kuran and Art Of Programming. + Somewhat disappointed by sloppy folding + A fundamental book for the randomness.
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Linear System Theory: The State Space Approach (McGraw Hill Series in System Science, Linear System Theory, ...
McGraw Hill, 1963
11 Chapters, 4 Appendices. Beautiful treatement of Linear Systems with numerous engineering examples. The authors were Electrical Engineering Faculty at UC Berkeley
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Java(TM) Programming Language, The (4th Edition) (Java Series) 69 reviews Ken Arnold, James Gosling, ...
Prentice Hall PTR, 2005
What a book!
+ I am very satisfied with this book + If you're comfortable with programming .. + The reference book of the Java programming language (up to J2SE 5.0)
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Linear System Theory: The State Space Approach (McGraw Hill Series in System Science, Linear System Theory, ...
McGraw Hill, 1963
11 Chapters, 4 Appendices. Beautiful treatement of Linear Systems with numerous engineering examples. The authors were Electrical Engineering Faculty at UC Berkeley
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1075 reviews Jared M. Diamond
W. W. Norton & Company, 1999
A profound and lasting classic
+ History; It's What's for Dinner + Fascinating! + Great subject and treatment - shakey science
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Art of Computer Programming, The, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set (2nd Edition) (The Art of Computer Programming Series) 50 reviews Donald E. Knuth
Addison-Wesley Professional, 1998
Great boxed set
+ Computer Science + Bhagawath Gita,Bible,Kuran and Art Of Programming. + Somewhat disappointed by sloppy folding + A fundamental book for the randomness.
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid 244 reviews Douglas R. Hofstadter
Basic Books, 1999
Computer Science
+ An Incredible Intellectual Romp + Literate, Facinating, Readable + My favourite book - ever!
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Time Management for Dummies, Second Edition 13 reviews Jeffrey J. Mayer
For Dummies, 1999
Good
As one reviewer put it, "word on time-management tools as well as valuable tips on organizing your life at home and improving your ability to communicate effectively."
Ask my wife if I need to be more organized. The answer is YES. The ideas in this book will help me at work and at ...
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Java(TM) Programming Language, The (4th Edition) (Java Series) 69 reviews Ken Arnold, James Gosling, ...
Prentice Hall PTR, 2005
What a book!
+ I am very satisfied with this book + If you're comfortable with programming .. + The reference book of the Java programming language (up to J2SE 5.0)
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C Programming Language (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Software) 257 reviews Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
Prentice Hall PTR, 1988
The Must-have
+ A book to keep .. + C Programming Book + Magic book + Great Book
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