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Discusses the vital aspects of how to make a proper and permanent record of research work. Goes beyond the mechanical of simply filling in the notebook pages with details on the skills needed to create proper records of research, observations, and results. Helps to increase awareness of what is being done in the lab and to develop a flexible style of notekeeping that will serve a variety of research environments.
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Thorough Guide to Keeping an Industrial Laboratory Notebook.......2006-05-31
As a technical rewriter for an international patent office in Tokyo, Japan, I came across this book sitting on my desk. It provides a thorough guide to keeping an industrial laboratory notebook. Topics discussed included the following:
* types of suitable acid-free ink and paper for laboratory notebooks
* suitable methods for storage of laboratory notebooks
* differences between academic notekeeping and industrial notekeeping
* the importance of teaching notekeeping skills, starting with the sophomore year in college
* the importance of witnesses and clearly dated and qualified notebook entries in the patent industry
* good layout of the laboratory notebook, together with examples of the same
* electronic counterparts to the laboratory notebook
The writing was clear and easy to read and follow, and included numerous examples and photographs.
Of particular note were the descriptions and examples of the critical importance of witnesses in laboratory notekeeping for patents. The author gave an example of how the testimony of a witness for a Dr. Kassel on May 6, 1938, was found to be "even stronger proof of conception than the inventor's own ... records" (p. 108).
On a related note, the author discussed the importance of continuity (diligence) in securing patents by explaining that even if it could be shown in court that one inventor had initially conceived of an idea before another, the initial inventor could still lose the patent to the later inventor if the latter showed much greater diligence in pursuing the invention.
This title shed much new light on aspects of industrial notekeeping. The only reason that I did not give this review five stars was that the chapter on the electronic notebook was outdated; it did not take into account the World Wide Web. This is understandable, considering that the title was published in 1985; nevertheless, there should be an updated edition, which does not seem to exist. However, the rest of the chapter, and the rest of the book, was sufficiently general in scope to continue to be of great use, even now. I would actually have given this book 4.5 stars if possible.
Overall, the title proved useful and easy to read, and I finished reading the entire work in just a few days. Highly recommended.
Benjamin L. Russell
Good summary of standard industrial practice.......1999-09-02
If you need to keep a lab notebook for your work you'll probably end up getting instructions like these. I picked up my copy used; I believe that the American Chemical Society has published a revised edition.
I write a notebook for personal reasons, so some of the detail about getting pages notarized and witnessed seem a bit of overkill.
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Amazing Planet Earth: The Story of Our World and the Forces that Shaped it with Over 1000 Stunning Natural History Images (Illustrated Science Encyclopedia)
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Powerful photography, specially commissioned artworks, and informative text work together to tell the amazing story of life on earth.
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The Land of Storybooks, Beauty and the Beast, George Washington, Angus and the Ducks, Five Favorite Fables, Raggedy Andy Meets Raggedy Ann, City Boy Country Boy, Keeping Our Wildlife Safe, Be A Magician, This Amazing Planet Earth, Let's Go to Israel (Best in Children's Books)
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This is a collection of the world's best children's literature, old and new. It is packed with full-length books, poetry, historical adventures, games, fairy tales, nature, science and geography. This book offers a wide variety of wholesome reading for children.
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Our Amazing Planet (Nature Company Discoveries Library)
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This book offers a new approach to introductory scientific computing. It aims to make students comfortable using computers to do science, to provide them with the computational tools and knowledge they need throughout their college careers and into their professional careers, and to show how all the pieces can work together. Rubin Landau introduces the requisite mathematics and computer science in the course of realistic problems, from energy use to the building of skyscrapers to projectile motion with drag. He is attentive to how each discipline uses its own language to describe the same concepts and how computations are concrete instances of the abstract.
Landau covers the basics of computation, numerical analysis, and programming from a computational science perspective. The first part of the printed book uses the problem-solving environment Maple as its context, with the same material covered on the accompanying CD as both Maple and Mathematica programs; the second part uses the compiled language Java, with equivalent materials in Fortran90 on the CD; and the final part presents an introduction to LaTeX replete with sample files.
Providing the essentials of computing, with practical examples, A First Course in Scientific Computing adheres to the principle that science and engineering students learn computation best while sitting in front of a computer, book in hand, in trial-and-error mode. Not only is it an invaluable learning text and an essential reference for students of mathematics, engineering, physics, and other sciences, but it is also a consummate model for future textbooks in computational science and engineering courses.
- A broad spectrum of computing tools and examples that can be used throughout an academic career
- Practical computing aimed at solving realistic problems
- Both symbolic and numerical computations
- A multidisciplinary approach: science + math + computer science
- Maple and Java in the book itself; Mathematica, Fortran90, Maple and Java on the accompanying CD in an interactive workbook format
Professors: A supplementary Solutions Manual is available for this book. It is restricted to teachers using the text in courses. For information on how to obtain a copy, refer to: http://pup.princeton.edu/solutions.html
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unusual teaching of numerical analysis and symbolic algebra.......2005-08-06
Landau takes a refreshingly different approach to teaching students scientific computation. The field can be considered as two parts. One, the older and more heavily used, is about the "traditional" numerical analysis. You crunch numbers, and you get numbers out. The other approach is symbolic algebra.
Usually a text only deals with one type. Here, he teaches both. Plus, for each type, he offers the choice of two languages. For the numerical analysis, there is Fortran, version 90, and Java. While the symbolic algebra is performed using Mathematica or Maple. Ecumenical indeed!
These are excellent choices of languages. Fortran still dominates legacy numerical analysis, with massive libraries of subroutines that one has to work with or maintain. While Java lets the student learn good object oriented practices.
And Mathematica and Maple are perhaps the most common symbolic packages available.
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Integrating computers into mathematical statistics courses allows students to simulate experiments and visualize their results, handle larger data sets, analyze data more quickly, and compare the results of classical methods of data analysis with those using alternative techniques. This text presents a concise introduction to the concepts of probability theory and mathematical statistics. The accompanying in-class and take-home computer laboratory activities reinforce the techniques introduced in the text and are accessible to students with little or no experience with Mathematica. These laboratory materials present applications in a variety of real-world settings, with data from epidemiology, environmental sciences, medicine, social sciences, physical sciences, manufacturing, engineering, marketing, and sports. Included in the book are parametric, nonparametric, permutation, bootstrap and diagnostic methods. Permutation and bootstrap methods are discussed side by side with classical methods in the later chapters. Includes a CD-ROM with 238 laboratory problems written as Mathematica notebooks.
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Animating Calculus: Mathematica Notebooks for the Laboratory (TELOS - the Electronic Library of Science)
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Calculus Labs for Mathematica
ASIN: 0387947485 |
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Animating Calculus is the result of an inspired collaboration between Ed Packel, who is experienced in the integration of computers and mathematics in the classroom, and Stan Wagon, well-known mathematical expositor and author of the acclaimed Mathematica in Action (1991, WH Freeman). It contains 22 laboratory notebooks that use Mathematica. With its superior animations and graphics, and coverage ranging from standard topics to new and unusual extensions and applications, Animating Calculus is a remarkable tool for experiencing and learning about calculus on the computer. Animating Calculus includes: Demonstrating and interactive exercises emphasizing mainstream calculus but including ancillary topics and applications. Focus on important, fundamental ideas and applications rather than the everyday mechanics of a computer algebra system. Sophisticated computer animations that clarify geometric concepts in calculus. Discussions of numerical and graphical pitfalls that stress the importance of verifying results.
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A Calculus Student's Recollections.......1998-10-09
My teacher for Calculus II happened to be Stan Wagon (one of the contributors), so perhaps I am a bit biased- but, I thought that this book was an excellent introduction to both Mathematica and the foundations of advanced calculus; however, it is definitely not for everybody (advanced students would be teribly bored- this is my reason for not giving it the full five stars). "Animating Calculus" is defintely a worthy investment for beginning/intermediate calculus students who work with Mathematica as their CAS system.
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Preparing for Calculus Using Mathematica: A Laboratory Approach
Barry Cherkas
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This textbook is a combined textbook/laboratory manual/introduction to Mathematica that is suitable as a supplement for enriching a standard precalculus course. It presumes access to the computer algebra system Mathematica.
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Calculus Laboratories With Mathematica
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This calculus supplement explores the basic concepts and techniques of second-semester calculus through the computer algebra system (CAS) Mathematica. This collection of computer-based laboratories emphasizes a level of experimentation, visualization, and computation that cannot be duplicated in a traditional classroom setting. The laboratories are written for use with Mathematica version 2.0 running a Notebook front end. Each lab is designed to be completed in approximately two hours. These books present a series of laboratories based on topics from single-variable and multi-variable calculus. The laboratories make use of Mathematica notebooks written by the authors to take advantage of the graphing and symbolic computational features of that computer algebra system. In each laboratory, students explore basic concepts and technique of calculus that roughly parallel the development of topics in a standard calculus course.
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Laboratories for Calculus One Using Mathematica
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Mathematica in the Laboratory is a hands-on guide that demonstrates how to acquire and analyze experimental data with Mathematica. It explains how Mathematica can be used to visualize and analyze newly-taken or historical data, compare theory with experiment, and control data acquisition equipment. It provides practical examples that can be taken directly or adapted to suit a particular application. The book lucidly explains how Mathematica can provide a truly unified data-handling environment and will be of value to anyone who collects and analyzes experimental data, including astronomers, biologists, chemists, mathematicians, geologists, physicists, and engineers.
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Calculus Laboratories with Mathematica, Volume 1
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For some mysterious reason, the IPL Corporation is planning to bankrupt a recently acquired subsidiary, Rostor. All of Rostor's 256 original employees have a million dollars worth of stock they can't sell for three more years, and if IPL has its way, Rostor's stock will be wallpaper. Nancy Joseph has raised Rostor from birth, and she feels like IPL is murdering her baby. Thanks to Valium, she hasn't gone postal, but it is a thought. Then, inspired by one woman's subterfuge, Nancy organizes six women into a guerrilla band.
The Bimbo Sluts from Hell use deception, blackmail, rumor, rattlesnakes, rats, and an incontinent seagull to frustrate IPL's plans. With unintentional help from a lap dancer, a psychic, a homicidal anorexic, and a greedy evangelist, the insurrection gains momentum. Then IPL retaliates, and The Bimbo Sluts From Hell are stopped. All the employees look to Nancy to save their dreams. She has worked miracles before, can she do it again?
“Mr. Murphy has a wicked and irreverent sense of humor.”
“Anyone who has worked for a large corporation will love this book.”
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For some mysterious reason, the IPL Corporation is planning to bankrupt a recently acquired subsidiary, Rostor. All of Rostor's 256 original employees have a million dollars worth of stock they can't sell for three more years, and if IPL has its way, Rostor's stock will be wallpaper. Nancy Joseph has raised Rostor from birth, and she feels like IPL is murdering her baby. Thanks to Valium, she hasn't gone postal, but it is a thought. Then, inspired by one woman's subterfuge, Nancy organizes six women into a guerrilla band.
The Bimbo Sluts from Hell use deception, blackmail, rumor, rattlesnakes, rats, and an incontinent seagull to frustrate IPL's plans. With unintentional help from a lap dancer, a psychic, a homicidal anorexic, and a greedy evangelist, the insurrection gains momentum. Then IPL retaliates, and The Bimbo Sluts From Hell are stopped. All the employees look to Nancy to save their dreams. She has worked miracles before, can she do it again?
'Mr. Murphy has a wicked and irreverent sense of humor."
'Anyone who has worked for a large corporation will love this book."
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Delightful read.......2007-05-20
James M. Murphy is one of my favorite writers. Bimbos is a new twist from his other books, but it's probably my favorite so far. It's a funny, delightful story. Anyone who has ever worked for a beauracratic organization will identify with the characters in this well written story. Other good books by Mr. Murphy are The Frame, Framed (both based on his P.I. character, Gary Charboneau) and a recently released book Zero Connection that I really enjoyed. All of these are great reads.
Has Carl Hiaasen moved to California?.......2007-04-13
This book is a kick! I purchased it to read on a trip and when the flight landed went directly to my hotel to finish it. It's roll-in-the-aisle funny, well plotted, and the characters are well developed and wacko. The story runs from high-tech manufacturing to bird droppings and will keep you reading on, if just to find out if W. Bob really does talk to Jesus. A GREAT READ!
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