Friday, 8 February 2013

Introduction to Physical Metallurgy - Sydney H. Avner

Introduction to Physical Metallurgy - Sydney H. Avner


Your passion for metallurgy might dissolve with this.

Cons:
  • Graphs are small in size.
  • Real life pictures: unclear.
  • Too many references! Who reads them after all.
  • Less number of exercise questions.
     
Pros:

  • Font size: good
  • Clear diagrams, yet small in size.
  • Ample number of tables.
  • Simple and lucid language used.
  • Topics covered aptly.
  • Proper indexing.

An introduction to analog and digital communication - Simon Haykin, Michael Moher

An introduction to analog and digital communication - Simon Haykin and Michael Moher


You need a good learning experience? This is the text in communication.

Cool for:
  • Perfect font style and size.
  • Great spacing for formulas.
  • Good number of schematics drawn.
  • Enough number of tables for you to grasp the topic.

 But:

  • Sentences are extremely long!!
  • In-between problems too simple to solve.

A pioneer in communication. Buy without hesitation. :)