Kennet

Physics

4 stars (Thoughts from both sides...) - Because this book is paperback, and only the first half of the entire book it is awesome. As far as the information goes inside, it is helpful. The only thing that bothers me about this book is that some of the problems at the end of the chapters make NO sense what so ever, and there is no help in sight of figuring out HOW to do the ridiculous problem they present. I have heard, though, that this is true of any physics book and that you can still make a good grade without ever getting the book's answer for homework problems. Another unfortunate thing is that unless you are a professor you really have no say in whether you get this book or not. =) 2 stars (Newton betrayed) - At a first glance I was attracted by this book and reccommendd it to the library. But later I realized tha the too many figures are close to be junk stuff...but later on I discovered a very band thing: Calculus is completely absent, i.e., the powerful instrument devised by Netwon and Leibniz is completely avoided and I think deliberately. A book for ignorants of mathematics and a betrayal of Newton and Leibniz, that what it is. In my country it would not even be adopted for High Schools. 4 stars (solid textbook) - this comment only refers to volume one of the text, as i bought the two separately and just finished physics I. i hated physics in high school and almost failed it too. i got an A this time around, by studying the book. my professor in college wasnt of much help, so the class had to learn from the text. for the most part, the concepts are very well explained, with sample problems throughout the text. there is also a very helpful website which has concept understanding questions, chapter tests and interactive solutions. there are more than enough review questions at the end of the chapter, with answers to odd problems at the back of the book. the book is especially good for explaining kinematics in 1 and 2D, if that's a problem for ...
Wiley :: Science & Physics :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Physics (General) :: Physics :: Kenneth W Johnson :: John D Cutnell :: :: Physics

The Secret- What Great Leaders Know--And Do

5 stars (Secret Revealed) - This book is a very easy and enjoyable read. It delivers everything promised including the SECRET. I would recomend it whether you own or manage a business or just belong to a local civic organization. 4 stars (Enjoyable Story Filled With Solid Leadership Lessons) - In "The Secret" Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller provide readers with a simplistic and enjoyable story that explains valuable lessons in leadership. This is not a gripping novel nor is it an in-depth explanation of leadership theory and practices. It is a palatable, memorable, and practical explanation of a serving model of leadership. SERVE is an acronym for Seeing the future, Engaging and developing others, Reinventing continuously, Valuing results and relationships, and Embodying the values. Through the life of the books characters you'll see these principles lived out. Blanchard's found an ingenious formula for sharing keys to effective leadership, management and life. It is a great method of getting the non-technical person to read a business book. "The Secret" is another quality offering by Ken Blanchard. 4 stars (Some powerful leadership wisdom in a small package) - "The Secret" is a message about leadership woven into a story of a leader struggling with her team's performance. When she applies for the Company mentor program, she is paired with the Company President, who imparts some simple, but powerful wisdom about what great leaders do. There are hundreds of good books on leadership, but some of the best are those which take advantage of application opportunity and relay the concepts within a storyline that demonstrates how they are applied. This book does a credible job of that, although the story is at times a bit contrived. The essential message is the SERVE model of leadership. The model is simple, yet effective. Buy the book and find out what the "secret" of great leadership is. I recommend this book for anyone who leads people or coaches those who...
Berrett-Koehler Publishers :: Management - General :: Management :: Leadership In Business :: Leadership :: Business&Economics :: Business & Economics & Finance :: Business & Economics :: Kennet :: The Secret- What Great Leaders Know--And Do

Culture Clash

2 stars ("Positive Training" = A Negative Learning Experience?) - I admire Jean Donaldson and her ideas. And what a pleasure it was to read something by a trainer who has a "so what?" attitude toward the "rules" about showing your dog you're alpha. She really sticks it to trainers whose techniques rely too much on the old alpha myth* (which accounts for the two stars, above). But what Donaldson fails to realize is that operant conditioning is almost as big a myth as the alpha theory (which accounts for there only being two stars). One of her main points is that "traditional" training (meaning dominance) creates negative side-effects, which is the main reason I gave up using those techniques years ago (in 1992) and turned to operant conditioning as a possible alternative. What I found, though, is that not all behavior can be learned (or unlearned) through conditioning. I also found that instinctive behaviors tend to override conditioned ones, and that a training system based primarily on food rewards (and by extension, clickers, since their effectiveness is dependant on the association made between the click and being given a food treat) can also create a negative learning experience for a dog. The truth is, food makes for a great inducement for most behaviors, but it's a rather shaky reinforcement. Someone reading this might say: Wait, go back a second. Did you just say that food rewards create a negative learning experience? That's impossible to believe. I mean, after all, it's called positive reinforcement, right? Yes, but "operant conditioning" works best when you use INTRINSIC REINFORCERS, meaning they're directly related to the behavior being learned. And food is not directly related to any obedience behavior other than sitting on command, or to a lesser degree to coming when called. On the other hand, EXTRINSIC REINFORCERS, which is what food usually is, don't work as well. Not only that but, according to the behavioral textbooks, extrinsic reinf...
James - Kenneth Publishers :: Sociology :: Dogs - Training :: Animals & Pets :: Jean Donaldson :: :: Culture Clash

Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

2 stars (Just plain confusing...) - This book is pretty useless when it comes to explaining concepts that it attempts to teach. It skips steps and fails to explain how to solve a lot of problems. I usually have to have a math tutor, or the teacher explain the lessons to me, because the 15-page sections in the book seem to get me nowhere. I wouldn't have a problem with discrete math if we had a different textbook. 2 stars (Reasonably good text, very poor student/instructor guides.) - The text itself is brief, but still a good overview of discrete mathematics. The main problem is the student and instructor guides. The answers frequently have errors and problems are not reiterated in the text, so a student or a grader has to flip back and forth between at least two books to make sense of the solutions. Even more frustrating for students is the fact that some problems do not have good answers: the author admits that he cannot solve the problem and refers to answers from other problems instead. This is simply not fair to students who may be struggling with the material. As a teaching assistant, it is not up to me to select the text books. If it were, I would look for a replacement. 1 stars (Horrid, Painful, and Savage) - This is perhaps the worst book possible for a math class as difficult as this one. The examples assume you know a lot about Discrete Math so the author leaves out required information that you have to deduce. It should be titled "Discrete Math II: Buy The Book, Give Me Your Money, Foreward My Career." He has made mathematics painfully difficult. The solutions manual increases what the textbook has in the answer section by about 5%. All in all, it leaves you with more questions and more confusion. And then this jerk hits you with a ridiculously high price tag. This guy is a criminal, his bowls should be cut out and burned and then fed to him. ...
McGraw-Hill Science-Engineering-Math :: Mathematics & Discrete Mathematics :: Science&Mathematics :: Mathematics :: Discrete Mathematics :: Kenneth H Rosen :: :: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

The Mental Edge

4 stars ( The Mental Edge ) - The book is technical and practical without being overly academic. It has an easy reading style with numerous practical examples. 4 stars (Easy to understand) - Steps easy to use and understand. After reading you will feel why you have failed yourself and how to make a change but you must put an effort into it or nothing will change unless you do something. small book and easy to bring around which was what i was looking for, reading in the car while waiting for somebody doing their errants. but i have not compared it with other books yet as i am still reading other books of the same type. So i should change this review after i read other books to let readers know which book have better advice. enjoy. 5 stars (Are you kidding me?!?!?!?!) - I wonder if the people who downgraded the book are even athletes! One says it's the best written of it's kind and still downgrades it...the other makes remarks that are so far off base it's funny! Granted, not everyone likes everything, yet there is a Top 10 reviewer and a bunch of professional and amateur athletes that have posted very favorable ratings. This causes me to wonder if those others might be from authors of competing books! This book is GREAT! I'm playing better Tennis and Golf than ever before! Thank you Kenneth. ...
Perigee Trade :: Sports & Recreation & General :: Visualization :: Sports Psychology :: Sports & Recreation :: Sports :: Psychological aspects :: Imagery (Psychology) :: Kenneth Ba :: The Mental Edge