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5 comments about Geo-Metrics III: The Application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Techniques (Using the Customary Inch Systems).

1. Foster presents essentially all of the basics required for understanding GD&T. I've taken associated training courses using Geo-Metrics II and III and found the books to be excellent reference materials. However, I found the text to be rather convoluted and boring. Coupled with the excellent graphics representations, one will come to an understanding of the principles.



2. Was reading the new rev. of the ARINC 600 Spec. Used a co-workers copy of of Geo-Metrics III to figure out a tolerance note I wasn't sure of. This book has the clearest descriptions of Geometric tolerancing with detail showing how to read and apply notes I have ever seen. I immediately copied the title pape so I could get my own copy. By the way, I am an electro-mechanical engineer.



3. A very well writen book I had no problem understanding the text and the examples given for creating objects was very simple I picked up on creating tolerancs very easy I would recemond this book to anyone starting out doing tolerancing



4. The product came to me quickly and in good shape. It's a very good source of information on GD&T.



5. "Geo-Metrics III
   The Application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Techniques
   (Using the Customary Inch System)
   A Based Upon Harmonization of National and International Standards Practices,
   349 page with index,
   Paperback,
   By Lowell W. Foster,
   Copyright 1994 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
   First Printing, October 1993
   ISBN 0 201 63342 6."
   
   ".....The author's experience and insight, evident throughout the book, WILL LEAD YOU TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING of the rationale behind the standards, enabling you to apply them more effectively in your work.
   The principles in Geo-Metrics III, combining the latest standards and techniques of modernized engineering product specification, facilitate clear communication through the process of design, manufacturing, assembly, and verification while promoting reduced costs and higher quality....."
   [from the book and back cover]

5 comments about Illustrated Guide to the NEC: Based on the 2005 National Electrical Code.

1. They need to find an editor that has a eye for details. I found numerous mistakes, and references to sections of the code book that the code book editors changed. The book will help you learn the NEC code, but just reading the code book will do the same. The text book won't help too much on the state exam since you can't bring it in. The calculations sections relies heavily on a work sheet that you cannot bring into the test site. Its nice to have, but no use with the exam. The diagrams and illustrations have letter marking that have corresponding informational paragraphs, but i found them to be list in a convenient circular pattern instead of listed in an easy to follow line-of-thinking method. You have to have it for your class, so just pay them the money and work some overtime to pay for it. It is my opinion that it is overpriced.



2. My review is from a handyman perspective, rather than an electrician's.
   
   The 442 page Illustrated Guide to the National Electrical Code® is organized into 5 sections: fundamental provisions, single-family homes and townhouses, multi-family dwellings, commercial buildings, and special occupancies, areas, and equipment (health care facilities, elevators, churches, etc.) Homeowner's can stop on page 188, the end of the single-family dwelling section.
   
   The primary feature of this Guide is the picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words approach. See Customer Photos for an actual example from the book. The book describes each NEC "rule" in English, and further explains it through a captioned drawing. This writing style makes it easier to understand the material.
   
   Here are the types of questions answered by this book:
   
   1. How close to an outlet box does the first cable staple (or equivalent) have to be?
   2. How tightly can you bend 12/2 NM cable around corners?
   3. Is it OK to use 20-amp rated receptacles on 15-amp circuits, and vice-versa?
   4. Attaching a ground wire to a steel box, and what kind of screws cannot be used.
   5. How are you supposed to staple cables to studs when the cables were fished through a finished wall to a new outlet box?
   6. What amp circuit must be used for bathroom receptacles, and what else can be on that circuit?
   7. Does a laundry area require a dedicated circuit of a specific amperage?
   
   The Guide answers these and hundreds of other questions. If you plan on getting an electrical permit, this book will help you pass inspection.
   
   Even without an inspection, it would be comforting to know that tried-and-true installation techniques were used in the house we're remodeling. If you are planning on any but the simplest of wiring jobs, this Guide would be a good start.



3. I found the book a good reference for electrical wiring and NEC 2005.
   Basically the book is targeted to electricians and installers. I failed to find any information on calculations of available short-circuit current (ASC) for service equipment. Industrial installations versus the code was not well addressed in book. In doing calculations of commercial and dwelling units one deals a lot with NEC Table 220.55 and the associated FNPs (foot notes). These FNPS are horrible cumbersome to explain the solution when dealing with multiple Ranges with different values of range's KWs. The author did vey litle in explaining and expanding this area of the code.
   Joseph



4. This book is a great companion to the NEC 2005 codebook. It's a HUGE help.



5. Miller's book starts where the revised edition of Rex Cauldwell's excellent Wiring a House (For Pros by Pros) ends. Unless you are an electrician or similarly experienced, you might want to start with Cauldwell's book.
   
   Upside: Illustrated 2005 NEC is readable. I started at the beginning and progressed through the book, reading and studying illustrations in detail where needed, just scanning material I knew well. To me, this is important: Miller gave an example and an illustration immediately after every topic I found difficult to understand from a first reading. He didn't miss one. Lots of painless learning in a small amount of time. Virtually every topic is cross-referenced to the 2005 NEC. References are set off at the end of paragraphs so they don't interfere with the flow of descriptions. Color (two shades of blue) is effectively used. For example, each statement in a descriptive series is lettered with a blue bullet and there are corresponding blue bullet letters with blue lines pointing to the relevant part of an accompanying illustration or illustrations (it's more effective than my description of it).
   
   In addition to being readable, Illustrated 2005 NEC can, with some effort, be used for reference. I wish it had a better index, but a few tries and some scanning took me to an answer for many of my queries. I found several (illustrated) answers I have been seeking: Do two one-pole circuit breakers in a single breaker position have to have a handle tie to count as one hand operation against the not-more-than-six-hand-operations disconnect rule? Can you feed the busses of a subpanel through a two-pole circuit breaker (back-fed device) rather than the lugs if you don't have a master breaker? Answers to all my questions were cross-referenced to the correct NEC article, table, or subtopic.
   
   Downside: I was disappointed when I first thumbed Illustrated 2005 NEC. I did not expect "Illustrated" to mean so many clothes closets complete with hangers, cute cabinets, room dividers, sinks, stoves, toasters, and so on. They illustrate the book but they do not illustrate the NEC. I was surprised at the number of pages devoted to calculations worksheets; that probably isn't a downside to professional electricians. Topics I had expected were missing or skimpy (viz., I wanted a much better treatment of subpanels). Finally, there is the cost, over $50 when I bought it in mid-2007.
   
   I bought Miller's book with my very first copy of the NEC. For all my whining, I am glad I spent the money. I would have given Illustrated 2005 NEC four-&-one-half stars if I could have.

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4 comments about Petroleum Production Systems (Prentice Hall Petroleum Engineering Series).

1. This is a comprehensive and relatively advanced book in petroleum production engineering. It helps to understand important parameters that control the performance of the production system. This book explains complex concepts of engineering very easy. Last, it has been written by experienced professionals world wide well recognized in the oil industry.



2. The book is unpractical for the working engineer and the mathematics is simplified calculus which is not understandable to the average practicing engineer, but seems to be in favor of academic types. This is not a book for someone who wants to learn why production equipment works. The chapter on multiphase flow is its only saving grace, but any cheap paper on the subject will say as much. I would recomened the OGCI books on Production Technology. Way cheaper...way better...



3. It is an excellent book to understand in detail the petroleum production systems for a person who has some background in the area. It is also helpful as a reference book.



4. I find that the book of Petroleum Production System by Michael Economides is very straight forward and easy to understand. It can be a reference book of petroleum/production engineering for practical engineers and petroleum engineering students.
   
   Henricus Herwin - Sr Reservoir Engineer, TOTAL

1 comments about DEWALT Spanish/English Construction Dictionary: Illustrated Edition (Dewalt Trade Reference Series).

1. I bought this for my last job Austin Habitat for Humanity(TX)because of bilingual issues when helping volunteers or translating text,and both families and co-workers said that it was great when communicating with non-english speakers in the construction industry,it made speaking spanish easier and more effective.

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1 comments about Applied Codeology: Underrstanding The 2005 National Electric Code.

1. I'm a Journeyman Electrician and I have always found the NEC difficult to manuver through, because it covers so much and the language sometimes can be a bit hard to decipher. This book cuts through all that. This book is better than the NEC Handbook because it taught me why the code is written the way it is, the steps the code panel takes and the "style manual" they use to carefully select just the right words to make the Code as Clear as possible. If I were to give an Electrician a Code Book, I would also give "Applied Codeology" with it.

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5 comments about Essential Equations for the FE Exam Using the Hp 33s.

1. This book was a tremendous help. I bought it only a week-and-a-half before my FE Exam, and it helped wonders. I even passed the FE on my first try! I am definitely recommending this book. It is a huge time-saver. If you can have all the equations ready to go in your calc, then all you have to do is plug in the variable's values, and it's a lot quicker than writing all of that down to solve it! LOVE THIS BOOK! Excellent buy!



2. The book was not entirely clear and a few of the essential equations that are looked at in the review are not included in the step by step storage. The step by step instructions are great and are given with great detail. However the list of equations that the book could have included additionally is far larger than those indicated in the book. The actual worked exam problems could have gone into further detail. If you are completely unfamiliar with this calculator, this book is ideal.



3. Read it in a day passed the exam, but I don't think it helped not one bit I returned it. Still waiting for my refund!



4. This book is great, there are plenty of equations for you to use in the test, great book... It takes some time to programm all the equations in the calculator, but if you calculate how much time you are saving in the long run you should be fine... 100% recomended...



5. The HP 33 is not a user friendly calculator (neither is the owners manual) but this book definetly helps you understand it's programability well it spoon feeds exactly what & how to enter the calulations. It helps more with the a.m. general session since you encounter more straitforward "plug and chug" problems, but still helpful in the p.m. Time is the shortest commodity in a test, so give yourself a little edge and run through the equations faster with your calculator preprogrammed. Very handy for equations where you have to solve for y in a y^n form, let the calculator do the iterations and algebra in a second, instead of spending precious time working it out by hand. But program early and work problems with your calculator so you can help determine if the answers coming out are reasonable "garbage in -> garbage out"