History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Elements of the Theory of Computation (2nd Edition)

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No Ackermann function
Needlessly cryptic; too clever for its own good
Great math, bad writing.
Content left as an exercise
A good textbook

Elements of the Theory of Computation (2nd Edition)
Harry R. Lewis , and Christos H. Papadimitriou
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Lewis and Papadimitriou present this long awaited Second Edition of their best-selling theory of computation. The authors are well-known for their clear presentation that makes the material accessible to a a broad audience and requires no special previous mathematical experience. In this new edition, the authors incorporate a somewhat more informal, friendly writing style to present both classical and contemporary theories of computation. Algorithms, complexity analysis, and algorithmic ideas are introduced informally in Chapter 1, and are pursued throughout the book. Each section is followed by problems.

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No Ackermann function.......2007-10-01

Computability: An Introduction to Recursive Function Theory I have a better book that gives a better introduction to this field. I have read several books (older and newer) along these lines.
While this book gives a bad introduction to the tiling problem,
it ignores what is pretty much a "standard" problem in
modern texts : the Ackermann recursion. The text takes the Mathematical high road and leaves most of the human race out in the cold by lack of good illustrations and explanations.
If I were teaching the course in computation , I might tell students to look this book up in the library, but never make them
spend this much for a text that will fail all but the top 5 % of students.

Needlessly cryptic; too clever for its own good.......2007-06-30

This book claims to "make the essentials of the subject accessible to a broad undergraduate audience in a way that is mathematically sound but presupposes no special mathematical experience." On this count, the book fails miserably. The book starts easily enough with an introduction to sets and languages, but by the time Chapter 3 rolls around, the writing degenerates into the hectoring style of Russell and Whitehead... pages and pages of non-intuitive academic proofs, and making simple concepts needlessly complex in the name of Formality. The concepts the authors are presenting are fascinating, but in order to get to them you have to spend way too much time shuffling symbols. By the time we've made it to Chapters 6 and 7 (the good ones) we've lost most of the students in the muddy bootcamp of Chapters 3 and 4.

Don't buy this book, and don't use it to teach; the Sipser book is the way to go.

Great math, bad writing........2007-06-10

I read this book while taking a bachelor level course in computer science. I am not many many years beyond that degree and thought it would be nice to reflect on it as a working professional.

I now understand the math much better, and I can now somewhat read through this book... However, when I recall my days as a student, this book simply did not serve well as a text book (nor does it serve as recreational reading).

The author obviously knows his set theory and discrete mathematics... The writing is just so poor and hard to read that it makes the book relatively worthless.

Good books take a (potentially) complicated subject and make it easy to understand. The subject may look complicated, but it really isn't that hard to grasp once you develop a general understanding of it. If it isn't explained well, then the subject matter seems to be written in a different language. That is what happens with this book.

Explanations are often given a line or two before the author continues to build upon the material. Similarly to a calculus course, the information you just learned will be used in a more advanced manner, increasing in complexity as you move forward. That is what happens here. The problem is that the few sentences aren't always enough to "get" or understand the material. If you don't quite grasp what is happening, then you immeidately become lost as the author moves on.

The examples aren't always that helpful, and the information is just presented in a non reader-friendly fashion that it is exceptionally easy to get lost and lose your way...

The book has the potential to be very good... but it would probably take 600 pages of writing instead of 300. If the author spent more time "hammering" in the facts of the topic, it would be way more effective as a learning tool..

Content left as an exercise.......2005-06-08

I had the "pleasure" of being exposed to this nightmare of a book in a bachelor level course. I am told that it is normal to use this book on masters-degree level, so maybe it's because I wasn't "prepared" enough for this book that my take on it is so negative. The book does have it's moments, where things are understandable, but thats mainly if the stuff is easy. There is a lack of explenations throughout the entire book. It seems the author(s) view of "explenation" is the words "it is easy to see..." or "left as an exercise"....The proof of my feelings toward this book, can be seen on the teeth-marks that decorate the books cover. Im not writing this, because I need to vent steam...I passed the course on the first try, and it is now behind me, but I advice anyone faced with this book, to seek alternatives..this book is not a teaching book, it is a telling book.

The best way to describe the book, is if you imagine a book, that on page 2 reads "content left as an exercise"...and then its blank for the rest.

A good textbook.......2005-04-25

I taught a couple of classes from the first edition of this textbook, and my students did fairly well. On the whole, they were able to understand the material and solve the homework problems. I certainly wouldn't mind teaching a class on this subject from the second edition as well, which I feel is a mild improvement over the first one.

The chapter on finite automata is excellent. And the material on context-free languages is thorough and well written. So is the introduction to Turing machines.

Of course, the book then spends a fair amount of time on recursive function theory. That is exactly what I want it to do. And I think the chapter on unsolvability, starting with the Halting Problem, is excellent.

The style, especially of the first edition, is a little formal. But this is serious mathematical material, and I think it is not asking too much to require students to handle this subject in such a manner.

Elements of Finite Model Theory (Texts in Theoretical Computer Science. An EATCS Series)

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Elements of Finite Model Theory (Texts in Theoretical Computer Science. An EATCS Series)
Leonid Libkin
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ASIN: 3540212027

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This book is an introduction to finite model theory which stresses the computer science origins of the area. In addition to presenting the main techniques for analyzing logics over finite models, the book deals extensively with applications in databases, complexity theory, and formal languages, as well as other branches of computer science. It covers Ehrenfeucht-Fraïssé games, locality-based techniques, complexity analysis of logics, including the basics of descriptive complexity, second-order logic and its fragments, connections with finite automata, fixed point logics, finite variable logics, zero-one laws, and embedded finite models, and gives a brief tour of recently discovered applications of finite model theory.

This book can be used both as an introduction to the subject, suitable for a one- or two-semester graduate course, or as reference for researchers who apply techniques from logic in computer science.

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Technical review of this book.......2004-09-21

Model theory is the study of the logical properties of mathematical structures. Finite model theory arises when we focus our attention on finite structures, such as finite graphs (graphs with a finite number of nodes). This book presents the most important results of finite model theory in an extremely readable, yet careful and precise manner. Libkin himself is a master of the art, and this shows in his beautiful presentation of the material.
--Ronald Fagin Manager, Foundations of Computer Science, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA

Finite Elements for Analysis and Design: Computational Mathematics and Applications Series (Computational Mathematics and Applications)

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finite element analysis

Finite Elements for Analysis and Design: Computational Mathematics and Applications Series (Computational Mathematics and Applications)
J. E. Akin
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The finite element method (FEM) is an analysis tool for problem-solving used throughout applied mathematics, engineering, and scientific computing. Finite Elements for Analysis and Design provides a thoroughlyrevised and up-to-date account of this important tool and its numerous applications, with added emphasis on basic theory. Numerous worked examples are included to illustrate the material.

Key Features
* Akin clearly explains the FEM, a numerical analysis tool for problem-solving throughout applied mathematics, engineering and scientific computing
* Basic theory has been added in the book, including worked examples to enable students to understand the concepts
* Contains coverage of computational topics, including worked examples to enable students to understand concepts
* Improved coverage of sensitivity analysis and computational fluid dynamics
* Uses example applications to increase students' understanding
* Includes a disk with the FORTRAN source for the programs cided in the text

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finite element analysis.......2000-05-24

finite element analysis (FAE) is the process of breaking up a domain into finite element and solving the discretised domain. division of the domain is accomplished by overlaying a suitable imaginary mesh. finite element domains may consist of physical objects such as a mechanical part. with FE analysisit is possible to predict, with a certain degree of accuracy,obtained from FEA is used in carrying out economical design of mechanical parts, terrestrial and aerospace structures and electrical component.

Finite Element Solution of Boundary Value Problems: Theory and Computation (Classics in Applied Mathematics)

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Finite Element Solution of Boundary Value Problems: Theory and Computation (Classics in Applied Mathematics)
O. Axelsson , and V. A. Barker
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Finite Element Solution of Boundary Value Problems: Theory and Computation provides a thorough, balanced introduction to both the theoretical and the computational aspects of the finite element method for solving boundary value problems for partial differential equations. Although significant advances have been made in the finite element method since this book first appeared in 1984, the basics have remained the same, and this classic, well-written text explains these basics and prepares the reader for more advanced study. Useful as both a reference and a textbook, complete with examples and exercises, it remains as relevant today as it was when originally published.

Elements of Distributed Algorithms: Modeling and Analysis with Petri Nets

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Elements of Distributed Algorithms: Modeling and Analysis with Petri Nets
Wolfgang Reisig
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Distributed Computing is rapidly becoming the principal computing paradigm in diverse areas of computing, communication, and control. Processor clusters, local and wide area networks, and the information highway evolved a new kind of problems which can be solved with distributed algorithms.In this textbook a variety of distributed algorithms are presented independently of particular programming languages or hardware, using the graphically suggestive technique of Petri nets which is both easy to comprehend intuitively and formally rigorous. By means of temporal logic the author provides surprisingly simple yet powerful correctness proofs for the algorithms.The scope of the book ranges from distributed control and synchronization of two sites up to algorithms on any kind of networks. Numerous examples show that description and analysis of distributed algorithms in this framework are intuitive and technically transparent.

Spectral/hp Element Methods for CFD (Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation)

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Spectral/hp Element Methods for CFD
Excellent presentation of the spectral element method

Spectral/hp Element Methods for CFD (Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation)
George Em Karniadakis , and Spencer J. Sherwin
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Traditionally spectral methods in fluid dynamics were used in direct and large eddy simulations of turbulent flow in simply connected computational domains. The methods are now being applied to more complex geometries, and the spectral/hp element method, which incorporates both multi-domain spectral methods and high-order finite element methods, has been particularly successful. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to these methods. Written by leaders in the field, the book begins with a full explanation of fundamental concepts and implementation issues. It then illustrates how these methods can be applied to advection-diffusion and to incompressible and compressible Navier-Stokes equations. Drawing on both published and unpublished material, the book is an important resource for experienced researchers and for those new to the field.

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Spectral/hp Element Methods for CFD.......2000-02-23

This book gives a mathematically rigorous and self-contained presentation of the hp method for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The presentation begins with an introduction of the fundamental concepts related to both h and p methods using simple one-dimensional model PDEs and continues with the more complex PDEs governig multidimensional incompressible and compressible flows of practical interest. In addition to the clear and complete presentation of the mathematical theory, sufficient guidelines and implementation details are given throughout the presentation of the material. This book is very helpful to both newcomers in the field of CFD as well as experienced practitioners who wish to apply hp refinement methods in CFD.

Excellent presentation of the spectral element method.......1999-09-23

This book is thorough and self contained. It can serve as a very good text for someone who just begun to learn about the method. It can also serve as an excellent reference for someone who is already experienced in the method of spectral elements. It explains very clearly both the mathematical theory as well as the implementation details.

Numerical Modelling and Design of Electrical Machines and Devices (Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, V. 1)

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Numerical Modelling and Design of Electrical Machines and Devices (Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, V. 1)
Kay Hameyer , and Ronnie Belmanns
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Designed for undergraduates, graduates and practicing engineers, this text provides an up-to-date overview of numerical field computational methods and, in particular, of the finite element method (FEM) in magnetics. Particular attention is paid to the practical use of the FEM in designing electromagnetic devices such as motors, transformers and actuators.

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Computationally intensive methods have become widely used both for statistical inference and for exploratory analyses of data. The methods of computational statistics involve resampling, partitioning, and multiple transformations of a dataset. They may also make use of randomly generated artificial data. Implementation of these methods often requires advanced techniques in numerical analysis, so there is a close connection between computational statistics and statistical computing. This book describes techniques used in computational statistics, and addresses some areas of application of computationally intensive methods, such as density estimation, identification of structure in data, and model building. Although methods of statistical computing are not emphasized in this book, numerical techniques for transformations, for function approximation, and for optimization are explained in the context of the statistical methods. The book includes exercises, some with solutions. The book can be used as a text or supplementary text for various courses in modern statistics at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level, and it can also be used as a reference for statisticians who use computationally-intensive methods of analysis. Although some familiarity with probability and statistics is assumed, the book reviews basic methods of inference, and so is largely self-contained. James Gentle is University Professor of Computational Statistics at George Mason University. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and a member of the International Statistical Institute. He has held several national offices in the American Statistical Association and has served as associate editor for journals of the ASA as well as for other journals in statistics and computing. He is the author of Random Number Generation and Monte Carlo Methods and Numerical Linear Algebra for Statistical Applications.

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Major errors in book.......2005-04-11

Wait for the 2nd edition before you buy this book, as the 1st (current) edition contains major typographical errors (I hope they're only typos!). See Gentle's LONG errata sheet on his website.

I'm taking an advanced statistical computing course, and sorting out the typos with some of the equations has wasted a significant amount of class and study time. Unforgiveable!

This book never should have made it out of production. I expect the 2nd edition could be worthwhile, the current edition definately is not.

not just statistical computing.......2002-11-15

At first I thought this was a revision of his excellent book with Kennedy on statistical computing. But after browsing it I discovered it was a book on a subject that is near and dear to my "computationally intensive statistical methods". I then discovered a whole chapter on bootstrap methods, a topic of have studied, taught and written about!

I concur with the editorial reviewer on the content of the book. So I will not go into a detailed description that would just be repetitious.

The distinction that Gentle chooses to make between statistical computing and computational statistics is interesting. He sees statistical computing as methods of calculation. So statistical computing encompasses numerical analysis methods, Monte Carlo integration etc. On the other hand computational statistics involves computer-intensive methods like bootstrap, jackknife, cross-validation, permutation or randomization tests, projection pursuit, function estimation, data mining, clustering and kernel methods. But Gentle includes some other tools that are not necessarily intensive such as transformations, parametric estimation and some graphical methods.

Where would you put the EM algorithm and Markov Chain Monte Carlo? These are computational algorithms and hence I think belong under statistical computing, but they also can be computationally intensive methods especially MCMC. What does Gentle say. Well Chapter 1 is on preliminaries and he includes a section on the role of optimization in statistical inference. Here the EM algorithm is well placed as well as many other computing techniques like iteratively reweighted least squares, Lagrange multipliers and quasi-Newton methods.

The bootstrap chapter provides a self-contained introduction to the topic supported by a good choice of references. Variance estimation and the various types of bootstrap confidence intervals for parameters are discussed. Independent samples are the main topic though section 4.4 briefly describes dependency cases such as in regression analysis and time series.

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Based on the Second Edition (copyright 1992) of Daryl Logan's best-selling book, AA First Course in the Finite Element Method, this new book replaces the Second Edition's generic computer-based examples and problems with new ones based on the use of Algor, a popular FEM software package used by professionals and site-licensed by many leading engineering schools. Logan gears his text to undergraduate-level students who will use FEM and Algor to study practical physical problems of structural stress analysis and heat transfer.

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Nothing Great about it.......2000-07-21

I have used this book as Beginner of FEA and didn't find it interesting. It deals with more theoretical aspects of FEA. It does really deal with using FEA on a regular basis. May be it's the person who taught the class made me disinterested in the book... others might find it interesting. I believe that the Theory behind FEA is important before even you start working on the software, but this is not the book I would recommend to read before you start.

The best introductory book written in finite element method.......1997-10-07

The chapters are very well organized. The material is very easy to understand. There are several fully worked out problems in each chapter that gives a solid foundation of the theory discussed in that chapter. Variational methods and Galerkin formulations are very well explained in a manner that is very easy to understand. Although most of the concentration is on solid mechanics and heat transfer, there is a brief introduction to cfd. Overall, this book is a must, if you are planning to continue you studies in applied mechanics or related fields. I sincerely hope that the author Daryl.L. Logan has plans to write a similar book in Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis.

Logic, language and notations have made all the difference........1997-07-06

Topics builds up in a logical order. The language used through out is stimulating and easy to understand. Mathematical notations are straight forward. This book is a must have for both begginners and the seasoned professionals who do Finite Element Analyis.

Anthony A. R. Lukindo

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