Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Sharp Electronics EL-W516XBSL Engineering/Scientific Calculator (Office Product)

Sharp Electronics EL-W516XBSL Engineering/Scientific Calculator
Sharp Electronics EL-W516XBSL Engineering/Scientific Calculator (Office Product)
By Sharp

Buy new: $17.99
27 used and new from $16.70
Customer Rating: 4.2

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Customer tags: scientific calculator, calculator, engineering

Review & Description

The EL-W516XBSL scientific calculator by Sharp performs over 535 scientific functions and has seven different modes. It features Write View technology which displays formulas as they are written in textbooks eliminating any confusion on how to enter each formula into the calculator. It has a large 4-line, 12-digit LCD display, ensuring that whole formulas will be visible. The playback feature allows you to make changes to formulas easily without having to start over from the beginning when you've entered a wrong key. It has four programmable function keys that you program for quick and easy access to the functions you use the most. The Sharp EL-W516XBSL has improved calculation speed for smooth operations. The hard cover helps prevent the calculator from dents or scratches. Calculator is solar and battery operated. Read more


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Fountains of Paradise (Mass Market Paperback)

Fountains of Paradise
Fountains of Paradise (Mass Market Paperback)
By Arthur C. Clarke

Review & Description

This Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel is reissued in this trade paperback edition. Vannemar Morgan's dream of linking Earth with the stars requires a 24,000-mile-high space elevator. But first he must solve a million technical, political, and economic problems while allaying the wrath of God. Includes a new introduction by the author. Read more


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Engineering Design Communications: Conveying Design Through Graphics (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Engineering Design Communications: Conveying Design Through Graphics (2nd Edition)
Engineering Design Communications: Conveying Design Through Graphics (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
By Shawna D. Lockhart

Review & Description

Engineering Design Communication: Conveying Design Through Graphics, Second Edition, offers a new approach to the traditional engineering graphics course. This text is designed for students who are learning to use graphics, especially 3D modeling, as a tool for engineering design. The text takes a streamlined approach, emphasizing the how and why of 2D sketching, reading and visualizing objects from 2D views, and creating 3D models that will function as the design database. Case studies and industry examples illustrate ways that these skills support practicing engineers in their work. Students will learn to develop models that capture the design intent for a product or system, update properly when changes are made, and serve the many purposes associated with their role as the design database. Practical tips and step-by-step instruction support the hands-on nature of the course. The text is designed to be used with any modeling package, but it can be bundled with the SolidWorks Student Design Kit (and the authors point out specific SolidWorks tutorials that coordinate well with the chapters).. A reverse engineering project is continued through the text.

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

How to Become Smarter (Kindle Edition)

How to Become Smarter
How to Become Smarter (Kindle Edition)
By Nikolai Shevchuk

Buy new: $0.99
Customer Rating: 3.5

Customer tags: intelligence(6), book - self help - add(6), creativity(5), learning(5), brain(4), diet(4), adhd(3), depression(2), research(2), anxiety(2), engineering(2), happiness(2)

Review & Description

You can download and read this book for free (see the download link in the free sample) and you will have to pay only if you enjoy the book. This text describes techniques for improving mental abilities. Some of the things it can help you to achieve include the following:

  • Depending on circumstances, use different lifestyles that improve one or another mental function.
  • Experience euphoria without drugs and come up with new ideas, when needed.
  • Slow down and prevent yourself from making rash, impulsive decisions, when necessary.
  • Sharpen your wit, become more talkative, and entertain people.
  • When necessary, lower your mood and increase emotional tension, which can help reduce procrastination.
  • Increase your score on intelligence or general aptitude tests.
  • Concentrate on reading and writing for many hours daily.
  • Increase your grade point average if you are a student or improve your job productivity if you are a knowledge worker.
  • Get along with people and live without arguments and conflicts.
     The proposed methods are brief cooling or heating of the body (water therapy) and three different "smart diets," each suitable for a different type of task. The text also describes a "depressant diet," which is not a smart diet but can improve self-control and sleep. The strict diets do not have to be used on a permanent basis and the conventional food pyramid is recommended most of the time. Several useful social skills and studying/writing techniques are also discussed as well as the role of luck in personal achievement.
     Most authors in this field will tell you that you should read more books, solve mental puzzles, buy their nutritional supplements, sleep well, exercise, etc., in order to get smarter. In contrast, this book is proposing moderately cold hydrotherapy and a smart diet (which involves avoiding all dietary supplements). To give another example, most books on anger management say that you should try to change your thinking in order to overcome anger, while this book suggests hot hydrotherapy and the exclusion of certain foods from your diet. The main focus of discussion in this text is on changing the biological workings of the brain, not on pop psychology. Particularly, the book describes various combinations of diets and hydrotherapy that have the following effects: sedative/sleep-promoting, stimulant/wakefulness-promoting, attention-enhancing, antianxiety, antidepressant, mood-stabilizing (mood-lowering), and euphoriant. Additionally, existing scientific evidence of pain-reducing, fever-reducing, anti-fatigue, immunostimulatory, antinausea, antihypertensive, and anti-inflammatory effects of hydrotherapy is also presented. The possible side effects of the diets and hydrotherapy are discussed as well.
     Despite its technical content, the book is written in an accessible language and has an informative summary for each chapter and a list of key points at the end of each section. Most of the claims in the bulleted list above are supported by a theory and the author's personal experience (a healthy subject). About a half of these claims are directly supported by previously published scientific studies, including the claim about intelligence tests. The author's academic transcripts and test scores have been documented and can be verified independently.You can download and read this book for free (see the download link in the free sample) and you will have to pay only if you enjoy the book. This text describes techniques for improving mental abilities. Some of the things it can help you to achieve include the following:
  • Depending on circumstances, use different lifestyles that improve one or another mental function.
  • Experience euphoria without drugs and come up with new ideas, when needed.
  • Slow down and prevent yourself from making rash, impulsive decisions, when necessary.
  • Sharpen your wit, become more talkative, and entertain people.
  • When necessary, lower your mood and increase emotional tension, which can help reduce procrastination.
  • Increase your score on intelligence or general aptitude tests.
  • Concentrate on reading and writing for many hours daily.
  • Increase your grade point average if you are a student or improve your job productivity if you are a knowledge worker.
  • Get along with people and live without arguments and conflicts.
     The proposed methods are brief cooling or heating of the body (water therapy) and three different "smart diets," each suitable for a different type of task. The text also describes a "depressant diet," which is not a smart diet but can improve self-control and sleep. The strict diets do not have to be used on a permanent basis and the conventional food pyramid is recommended most of the time. Several useful social skills and studying/writing techniques are also discussed as well as the role of luck in personal achievement.
     Most authors in this field will tell you that you should read more books, solve mental puzzles, buy their nutritional supplements, sleep well, exercise, etc., in order to get smarter. In contrast, this book is proposing moderately cold hydrotherapy and a smart diet (which involves avoiding all dietary supplements). To give another example, most books on anger management say that you should try to change your thinking in order to overcome anger, while this book suggests hot hydrotherapy and the exclusion of certain foods from your diet. The main focus of discussion in this text is on changing the biological workings of the brain, not on pop psychology. Particularly, the book describes various combinations of diets and hydrotherapy that have the following effects: sedative/sleep-promoting, stimulant/wakefulness-promoting, attention-enhancing, antianxiety, antidepressant, mood-stabilizing (mood-lowering), and euphoriant. Additionally, existing scientific evidence of pain-reducing, fever-reducing, anti-fatigue, immunostimulatory, antinausea, antihypertensive, and anti-inflammatory effects of hydrotherapy is also presented. The possible side effects of the diets and hydrotherapy are discussed as well.
     Despite its technical content, the book is written in an accessible language and has an informative summary for each chapter and a list of key points at the end of each section. Most of the claims in the bulleted list above are supported by a theory and the author's personal experience (a healthy subject). About a half of these claims are directly supported by previously published scientific studies, including the claim about intelligence tests. The author's academic transcripts and test scores have been documented and can be verified independently. Read more


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Friday, October 14, 2011

Schaum's Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables (Paperback)

Schaum's Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables
Schaum's Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables (Paperback)
By Murray R. Spiegel

Review & Description

Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?

Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

This Schaum's Outline gives you

  • Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge
  • Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field
  • In-depth review of practices and applications

Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!

Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved.

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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Berol(R) RapiDesign(R), R-715, Landscape, Scale 1/4 = 1, 8 3/16" x 5", Made in the USA

Berol(R) RapiDesign(R), R-715, Landscape, Scale 1/4 = 1, 8 3/16" x 5", Made in the USA
Berol(R) RapiDesign(R), R-715, Landscape, Scale 1/4 = 1, 8 3/16" x 5", Made in the USA
By RapiDesign

Review & Description

Symbols: Common shapes and enclosures for landscape layouts and scaled drawings. All with allowance for pencil point. Read more


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