5 comments about Audio Post Production for Television and Film, Third Edition: An introduction to technology and techniques.

1. A modern, up to date and informative guide to audio post production techniques used in todays complex industry.
   
   Hilary describes each step of the audio post production process, from a locked picture edit, through to final mixing and deliverables.
   
   Chapters on editing give the reader a unique insight into how a sountrack is created and prepared for the mix, using techniques that Hilary has acquired from working on many feature films and television programmes.
   
   A must have book for anyone wanting to gain knowledge and understand sound in the modern film and television industry.



2. This is the book I wanted to write! There are many books out there around this subject, but this text is comprhensive AND comprehensible! It covers every area of the post production process ( and a good deal of giudance for the recording of production sound too) in exactly the amount of detail that is needed, with each technical topic supported by useful and informative technique and advice.
   The chapters on editing sound give many valuable pointers that will help anyone who is learniung this craft to develop a strong skills base, with really useful practical tips. There is no important technical information missing; all the standards and formats are addressed and explained in easy to read language, so that you're not left with an incomplete picture, and it's up to date with contemporary systems such as Windows XP and Mac OSX, hard disk recording and digital TV, DVD, diffusion systems for broadcast (surround) and more.
   So to sum up, this is a really good read, and worth having as a reference book for anyone studying or working in this field who wants to get a a good understanding of the entire process of audio post, and I would also recommend it to film makers as well, as it is a good read and will inform and enlighten.
   I have included it my essential reading list for students on our film and sound design courses.



3. I've been mixing and Recording music for 15 years and have done a number of major motion pictures now, but always felt slightly in the dark regarding some of the technical jargon and workflow for Film and TV post production. This book is clear, to the point, easy to read, and a constant source of reference for me as more and more work i do is for Film and TV. As someone who has had a lot of experience in audio, I really appreciate that the delivery of detail is not dummied down, but that it's nor over explained either. This is a great launchpad for people needing to grasp a fundamental overview of the whole process. It should be required reading for anyone who considers themselves a TV or Film or Commecial producer.



4. The data found inside this book is absolutely useful, many questions found answer inside, la diseccion del time code por ejemplo esta hecha de una manera clara y me ha permitido emplearme de manera mas eficaz en mi trabajo, ademas me ha permitido contrastar en varias oportunidades opniones que tengo sobre temas tecnicos y ver que piesan personas que se dedican a lo mismo que yo en otras partes del mundo, esta muy bien escrito y es facil de leer, incluso se puede decir que es un libro ameno para ser un libro de contenidos tecnicos una A+.



5. It is a VERY dry read, so don't plan on getting it and trying to read it all asap. It just seems as if the book is one big encyclopedia. There are a lot of facts, but none thoroughly explained so that you get the full grasp. I would not recommend this for a beginner because the authors assume that you know most of the basics. Every time I read something that I didn't know I wanted it to be explained more in depth.

5 comments about Schaum's Outline of Numerical Analysis.

1. Scheid gives us a broad range of methods in numerical analysis. The 846 problems can certainly keep you busy. Plus, the book is also useful as a concise summary of the most common and useful methods in the field. Students of maths, physical sciences and engineering should already be familiar with several of the methods. Like performing numerical integration or differentiation, because these mathematical steps are the fundamental calculus operations, and those fields all use these. So too is finding roots of equations, and for this, there is a chapter on Newton's method. Which tends to assume that you have an analytic form for the function and for its derivative, where you want the roots of the function.
   
   The book also supports statistics. Unsurprisingly, since statistics is inherently about numerical evaluations. So we have least squares methods of curve fitting, and Monte Carlo methods, where the latter can also be used for numerical integration.
   
   Ironically, while the Monte Carlo is described, the book is somewhat weak on methods for generating random numbers. And how to measure the "randomness" of such algorithms. For this, I suggest you turn to "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald Knuth. He has an excellent length discussion on the subject.
   
   Curve fitting is also discussed in a chapter on splines. You may already be acquainted with these, in the context of graphics packages which can fit B splines to data points.



2. I've had this outline for years. My only complaint about Schaum's is that sometimes their answers are not in enough detail and their indexes are skimpy. Outlines live and die based on their detailed solutions to solved problems and their index. This particular outline is excellent. All the basic numerical methods are presented with the standard format: theory, solved problems, problems with answers. What could be added, either here, or in future text (separate) would be an optimization methods section: differential search, Hooke & Jeeves min./max. search and the Golden Mean search. The later, especially, is easy to program into Excel so it would useful to show the pitfalls in these methods. All in all, this is a text you want in your engineering collection for those problems that require detailed analysis.
   
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3. Looking for a supplementary text for my Numerical Analysis course, I had my students pick up this text- I have found that other Outlines give a lot of excellent worked examples and provide good summaries- Not this text. If you are a beginning student, go get yourself a real text (I would highly recommend Burden and Faires, or the new text by Tim Sauer). This text offers little to no insight into the algorithms or the analysis, and spends way too much space on one dimensional interpolation problems. If you're simply looking for summaries of algorithms and practical advice on implementation, a much better text is the "Numerical Recipes" books. In summary, I'm not sure who the audience is for this book- There are many, much better, options out there.



4. With no previous background in numerical analysis, I bought this book on the recommendation of my boss who loved the first edition.
   I had also ordered a whole lot of other books (many from Dover editions). It turns out this is the one I love to pick up from time to time so as to learn a new idea.
   It goes straight to the point and gives your mind something to munch on.
   I suppose that with time I'll be completing with some of my other books, to look for the rigorous proofs and so on, but for the time being this book is preparing me.



5. I've self-studied about 30 of the Schaum's Outlines in mathematics and physics and of them all I found the solutions provided by Scheid in this Outline to be one of the most innnaccessible of all. Most of the other Outlines were stimulating because enough steps were included in the solutions to lead me to an understanding and confidence in my progress. With Scheid's effort I experienced repeated frustration, so much so that I finally gave up in disgust around one-third of the way through. I feel that this book may be worthwhile for study by someone already possessing some knowledge of numerical analysis, but as an introduction to the subject, I feel it is far too advanced.

5 comments about Calculus With Analytic Geometry, Alternate.

1. This is no doubt the best textbook I have ever owned in any subject. I've never been able to actually read through a math text untill this book came along. The analytic graphs are colorful (and the 3-D generated ones are simply astounding) which is totally different from the dull, dreary, and nightmarish math texts from my past. This math book is unlike any other I have seen before -- in a class of its own. There are plenty of examples, charts, and many many exercises(some especially challenging). I went through Calculus I and have taught myself Calc II within a matter of weeks. Highly recommended.



2. The best book about Calculus I ever seen. Read it and you will know all about you need to love mathematics.



3. First things first: If there was a ten star rating it would apply
   to this book. Secondly, I found these authors through another of
   their books, "Precalculus With Limits - A Graphing Approach". That book was just as well written. Truth be told, I would buy any of their books, sight unseen. They are a students
   teacher and a teachers teacher. They don't sacrifice rigor, nor do they forget the mathematical maturity of their student audience. Using their books alone, and self-study (no classes,
   tutors, or the intellectual diet pill category of "Calculus Made
   Simple" or "Calculus The Easy Way" silver bullets I filled a forty year gap in math studies in 1-1/2 years to the point of
   acing the AP Calculus and AP Physics Exams. Knowing calculus prior to beginning physics with calculus is an absolute necessity. I am no genuis. I do not have exceptional ability. I simply had the advantage of two textbooks written by teachers who
   really care and take a mentoring approach to writing. All of this
   has really been a long-winded way of saying that with this book
   and a healthy dose of strong motivation and perserverance you will succeed in your calculus courses.



4. My son is currently at Harvard where he is taking Calculus II. He called home, requesting we forward his Larson textbook that he used for AP Calc in high school. It helped him tremendously with concepts he just wasn't getting at one of the top schools in the nation--and he has shared this textbook with his professor at Harvard!
   
   Kudos to the author of this wonderfully written book.



5. Exactly as I said in the title. We completed Calculus 1, 2 and 3 on this. Great for beginners.

5 comments about Schaum's Outline of Graph Theory: Including Hundreds of Solved Problems.

1. In this book one can find a practical survey of both principles and practice of graph theory, with great coverage of the subject. The outhor provides a lots of solved problems, with losts of theory proofs and all with great clarity and common reasoning. The outhor gets you enter the subject step by step from the easy problems to the hardest with great skill. Also the algorithms on graphs presented in this book, and in general the algorithmic approach of this book are presented most clearly. You wouldn't leave this book until you'l finish read it and understand graph theory. Finally you would fill that at least on one branch of mathematics you are well sitted.



2. In general, the book not requires study in advance, but it is better for reference. I'm a software engineer and the book's treatment of "Shortest Path" and "Connectivity" problems is very usefull. Good for fast remember of the subject.



3. This book was an absolute hell to contend with. I've taken two courses in Graph Theory, using Robin J. Wilson's Introduction to Graph Theory and this cheap broadsheet, respectively. Wilson's book is the one to use! It's extremely well-written, even fun to read--the reviews on Amazon will bear that out.

   In the second graph theory course that I took (to refresh and refine my understanding), the professor chose the Schaum text solely for its low cost--he thought he was doing the students a service. Hardly.

   No thought whatsoever has been put into the readability of this book. The tiny dark-grey font on light-grey paper is a simple enough design flub that makes reading past even two or three pages at a time almost unbearable. Defining terms is seen as a chore to be compacted--a single page at the beginning of each chapter might try to define 10-15 terms, just to get them out of the way. It becomes a mess of bold print that the reader is forced to continually return to because the definitions come with no context nor examples by which to remember them. In the end, the reader realizes that 2/3 of the book is just list after list of badly-worded questions following under-scripted lessons.

   Look, it's not even worth writing any more about, the text frustrates me so much. There's only two other reviews on this page, and I'd place money on them being written by the author himself. Save yourself the $$$ and the hassle, and just go buy Wilson's book. Trust me.




4. I have bought and used many Schaum's outlines on various subjects in math and science, and I would say that this outline on graph theory is one of the worst. Most Schaum's outlines give you the theory in small doses, with plenty of diagrams to explain the concepts. This outline reads more like one of the textbooks on the subject, however. Theorems and their illustrations are poorly presented, and the author could not have made the subject matter drier and more unappealing if he had tried. You might be able to get something out of it if you are a student of pure mathematics, but you will definitely be disappointed in this book if you are a computer science student. If you are already using a bad textbook for a class in graph theory, this book will only add to your collection of bad unreadable texts on the subject. For computer science students, I suggest that you check out the chapters on graph algorithms in Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen et al. That book has pseudocode, explanations, and diagrams to help you work out implementations of various graphing algorithms.



5. This book is wonderful in my eyes. However, I do not recommend most Schaum's Outlines as textbooks, but as supplements to texts. They just contain too much. This book is good reference to have if you're doing a course in graph theory or if your work involves graph theory. I highly recommend it for reference use.

3 comments about Putnam and Beyond.

1. Another panorama of amazing math problems written by two famous math problemists: Titu Andreescu and Razvan Gelca
   Many many congratulations to them for this invaluable treasure of math problems.
   I am not absolutely able to describe this excellent book; the best way is purchasing this book. I highly recommend it to all math lovers; in particular to whom are preparing themselves to mathemaical competitions of all kinds.
   In fact I do warmly recommand all of the books by Titu Andreescu and his colleagues without exception!!!



2. The book's usefulness depends highly on the level of the reader. It is true that the book provides a succinct overview of each topic covered but the problem is that if you are not already familiar with that topic you will not be able to understand it only with the information provided.



3. This book consists of a very useful collection of Putnam-like math problems. Putnam and Beyond is organized for self-study by undergraduate and graduate students who wish to try a lot of competitive math problems.It is also useful for teachers who are preparing their bright students for IMO type (or higher) math competitions. However the book assumes a level of mathematical maturity and prior mathematical knowledge that not many college students possess. Another very useful book for math competitions is The IMO Compendium.

5 comments about Vector Calculus.

1. If there is one thing I adore about Springer books is that they are cheap, to the point, and very accessible. This book is no exception. I used this book for self study after I took a Calculus III course. My understanding of the concepts I learned in class improved two-fold. There is really nothing negative I can say about this book. It is probably the best buy I've ever made yet. I wish all college texts were like this.



2. This book is quite easy to read, and it gives a good intuitive picture of the subject. Mathematicly it is not of so much value. I think its very good for someone who wants to study electromagnetic fields, or some other fields in physics and want to be able to calculate different integrals (perhaps there are more applications than physics).
   
   Physicists often do non-rigorous arguments, and it is very possible to do so and still be certain what you are doing makes sence. Rigor can take up too much of your time :)
   
   But if you want to go deep into physics I would recommend spending your money on some deeper and more rigourous text, it will be useful in the long run.
   
   There are some incorrect proofs, that I believe are absolute nonsense, but as i said, this book is only good for your feeling of vector calculus and ability to calculate integrals.
   
   I would give the book a 4/5 but you simply cant learn calculation without many problems of varying difficulty. If this is your only book, it is absolutely essential that you get some kind of collection of exercises too. There are only 9 exercises on the chapter on curvilinear coordinates (cylindrical, spherical, etc.)
   
   I think you can get a better book for the money, but its not too bad.



3. I am using this book to review vector calculus and have found that this text gives much insight into the physical nature of vectors. As a practicing engineer, I like that it omits lengthy proofs and gets to the point quickly. My understanding of the subject has increased and been reinforced since first taking the vector calculus course in college. The conceptual framework behind div, grad, curl and associated theorems is well explained. I like the association between vectors and matrices to facilitate computations. Use this text for an applications-oriented book on the subject. If you are interested in more mathematical proof then this would not be the book. The author has answers to all problems making this a great self-study text in a minimum of time. After going through this book, the language of theoretical aerodynamics is much more understandable and has given me much insight into the subject.



4. Very good introduction to Vector Calculus.Perfect appropriated for home study when you have a relative good knowledge of basic Calculus.
   Theorems and formulas are physicaly supported in there explanation.Some proofs in the chapter of Tensors are less rigor to make them understandable.
   Also contains some beautiful examples and exercises (could be more) of Mathematical Physics.Good balanced structure of the subject matter who brings you to the equation of Navier-Stokes and more in the last short chapter of applications.
   Very readable book that I could understand entirly without help,even after leaving school with a limited mathematical education 25 years ago.



5. its selection of problems and its focus on vector calculus are both quite good. Perhaps both are excellent, but my current experience and intuition in this subject area prevent me from being more certain.
   
   Either way, a much more physically intuitive approach with more problem-solution examples and less geometrical rigor is possible, that much is certain.
   
   Most importantly, in-text solutions are provided. There is no problem with merely an answer, all have something more. There are way fewer problems as compared to a schaum's outline (on the order of 30 times fewer). Though it also costs two or three times more than a Schaum's, it's certainly much more physically intuitive than the Schaum's on vector/tensor analysis by Murray R. Spiegel.
   
   I think this book would make its publisher and author a lot more money (by selling a hell of a lot more of them) if it were reduced in price. It would be a win-win for everybody who, I'm pretty certain, matters here.

2 comments about Functional Analysis.

1. This book is a bargain ... in these days of $100 paperbacks ! The foreign authors, who 1st published this in the early 50s, write in a very readable way as opposed to most US profs. The book starts with an example of a continuous function which is not differentiable and then proves Lebesgue's theorem which tells you when a function does have a derivative. The 2nd part of the book is about Integral equations which again starts with some examples of problems the early 19th century mathematicians solved. Particularly interesting to me was Fredholm's method which was to replace the integral with a series. The book covers all the topics you would expect in a very readable form.



2. This is the "standard" book on the subject. It is referenced everywhere. It has a lot in it. I have not read it cover to cover, just used it for reference, but if you are new to the subject I think Kolmogorov and Fomin looks beeter, and Shilov's books look better too.

5 comments about Elementary Classical Analysis.

1. Unfortunately this book is used at many good schools, but it should not be! Given that there are many excellent texts it is hard to understand why this book is chosen so often. The author is very brief with his proofs as though the reader is reviewing the material and not learning it for the first time. On the other hand, he explains some simple topics excessively when it's not at all necessary. I think the reason for the style of this book is that Marsden is really an applied mathematican. I would not use this book for self-study, unless I had to. There are also many errors in the book. It is possible to make use of the book by supplementing it with other books (almost any book on analysis would do!). In short, Marsden does a beautiful job of turning analysis into an ugly subject! Be warned!!



2. Many other reviewers have panned this book. The overall sentiment seems to be that the book is too difficult to follow. Perhaps for them. And, granted, perhaps this is so for many readers. But some students, who are probably majoring in maths or physics and who might be amongst the top in their classes, are likely to appreciate the book.
   
   It is a rigorous explanation of classical analysis. Frankly, for someone who will not major in maths, you are unlikely to need this level of rigour in your understanding and usage of the maths. Even theoretical physicists. But you can regard it as a good part of your maths education. If you have learnt introductory calculus at the level of Apostol or Spivak's books, then that level of rigour is continued here.
   
   The proofs can be quite difficult to follow. It is for good reason that Marsden segregates these into the ends of the chapters. The fact that these proofs are difficult is perhaps misread by some reviewers as a flaw in Marsden's writing. Wrong. Some proofs are inherently difficult, and need a detailed and careful presentation. The Heine-Borel Theorem, for example.
   
   Which is why I find puzzling claims by some reviewers of many errors in the text. Are they referring to simple typos? Or errors in the logic? If the latter, maybe they should cite specific cases. I went through an earlier edition, as a student, and studied carefully most of the proofs. Beyond some typos, I never found any logic errors.



3. I am using this book to teach myself analysis. Because my mathematical background is limited, I cannot assess what the book is missing, or whether alternative methods of presentation would be more insightful. But in terms of clarity and comprehensibility, the book does very well. The authors write very carefully and are not cryptic; the proofs and examples are well-presented, and I rarely feel lost. The book is rigorous but not, let's say, snobbish. I am learning a lot from it.



4. This was my favorite book as an undergraduate student and I've taught from it as a professor. It is an excellent geometric approach to analysis. It can even help students who have difficulty with epsilon delta proofs understand the geometric intuition behind them. The construction of the real line at the beginning is daunting for students who aren't clear about set theory and sequences already but a few supplementary materials can help the students out there (see my webpage notes on real analysis for example). The proofs are hidden which makes it a challenge for students to try prove everything themsleves before peeking at them, but they are available. Just remember to tell your students where they are!
   
   As a student I loved the book because it allowed me to learn everything on the metric space level while allowing students who prefer to stay in Euclidean space to do that. Now I am a metric geometer.



5. Most people taking a course like this use Rudin and this is a reasonable supplement but there is a good bit of errata that should be downloaded from the author's site. Pugh's "Real Mathematical Analysis" is an alternative.

5 comments about Advanced Calculus Problem Solver (REA) (Problem Solvers).

1. This book is great help for the university student. I have two books the problem solver REA and I sure that the exercises in this book will my salvation for Calculus I and I recommend shipp this book



2. All math students get stuck on a problem, while that maybe irritating enough, looking for the answer in this book doesn't make your situation any better. So if you're anyway like me, you don't want to spend 1 hour racking your brain on one math problem when you have billions of other things to do and another millenium looking for a problem that remotely resembles yours in this waste of paper. I'm not trying to be discouraging to anyone looking for help, but I suggest that you just continue your search. I bought this book and I am now sending it back. So be your own judge. If you don't believe me, then my second suggestion would be to find the book in a book store and check it out yourself before buying it. Just being honest.



3. If you are taking a course covering the theory of Advanced Calculus or perhaps in introductory Real Analysis, this book is a great buy. There is alot of material covered, but make sure that you compare the syllabus of your couse and the contents of this book before buying. This book contains fully (and I mean fully) worked out solutions to very difficult problems that you may encounter in such courses. My only complaint is that there should have been included more of the proof-type questions for infinte suequences and series. However, if you taking merely an introductory calculus course, you would be better off buying REA's "Calulus Problem Solver", which is another great book.



4. This book contains a wealth of useful information. My only complaint is that REA hasn't re-set the book in a decent type face. Instead, they continue to publish these books that look like they were typeset on a manual typewriter. Very hard on the eyes...



5. The book was received in good condition and on time. Very satisfied with the service.

5 comments about Real Mathematical Analysis.

1. Every once in a while, a mathematics book comes along that gets it right. While most math departments are filled with irrelevant, arcane texts; every once in a while a text will appear that is genuinely fun to read. Casella/Berger's fantastic statistics text is one of these; Pugh's Analysis is another one.
   
   I cannot overstate how much I enjoyed this book - no matter what book your math department is using for undergraduate analysis, I would recommend picking this one up and reading it on your own.



2. This is a very difficult book for an undergraduate analysis class. Some people may enjoy the informal presentation but I find it annoying and unhelpful. I recommend Rudin. It is much more rigorous and has a logical organization, whereas Pugh wanders around in every chapter.



3. The style is friendly and fun, and the presentation is really intuitive! My personal favorite!



4. I wish that I had discovered Pugh in my first semester of undergraduate analysis. The assigned text was Rudin and it was a great choice. The exposition there is excellent. The exercises are incredibly well done. Pugh covers just about the same material as Rudin, and in the same rigor, but is more likely to give you paragraphs before and after important theorems/definitions that help to clarify things. I must admit I am not too familiar with the first half of Pugh's text as I didn't discover it until I was well in chapter 10 of Rudin ~~ chapter 5 of Pugh. But, if the first chapters are as good as the fourth and fifth, you can get just as much from Pugh as from Rudin, if not more.
   
   Sometimes, you get a picture (this would have been really helpful back when I was learning what an open cover was). Other times, Pugh actually gives a better presentation. For instance, when discussion the rank theorem, Rudin's statement of it is hard to follow. The proof is about as difficult. Pugh, however, introduces C' equivalence and then gives an alternate statement of the theorem which is much more intuitive. AND some pictures after the proof. Some think having pictures in analysis books is bad--Pugh gives evidence otherwise.
   
   It is difficult to say which text has better exercises as I have not attempted them all. But Pugh definitely has more of them. I think the best thing for any undergraduate to do is to just own both books. Rudin is the standard for a good reason. Pugh's or someone else's exposition may become the standard in the future, but Rudin will always be an excellent reference. Doing Rudin's exercises will help prepare you for your qualifying exams if you ever take them. Pugh has some UC Berkeley good prelim exam questions in his book which prepare you for future math endeavors as well. So I say just buy both. But if you can only buy one.... probably get Pugh because he's cheaper. Or you can get International Edition Rudin for cheaper still.



5. I actually understand what my calculus book was trying to say now -- thanks Charles!