Just another classroom "textbook"!
590789
Unfortunately, I listened to the reviews on this book, and purchased it in the hopes that this was not another "dry and compacted" classroom-type, made-for-geeks-only textbook, and guess what...it is~!

DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK, if you want basic electricity theories explained in layman's language (i.e; "easy-to-understand")---the information is crammed into 1 page, just like a book brought in a College bookstore!!

You have been warned....
4502994
Not what I was hoping for...a lot of narrative about the same idea.  I was hoping for more relevant ideas to use in the classroom. There were some ideas, but a lot of the book was redundant and repetitive.
2224101
Description says: "Acclaimed for its depth and breadth of coverage as well as for the authors' clear and often humorous writing style"

Seriously??? Talk about a "marketing job"!

This book is required by my research methods class and it is BY FAR the worst textbook I've ever used. The authors often resort to pages and pages or examples instead of simply defining the concept; other research books and websites define concepts in 3-5 sentences, not 3-5 pages of examples which never get to the point!

If these authors covered the natural sciences, they would need 10 pages to describe what the sun is: it's like a basket ball (round), it like fire (hot), it's like a light bulb (bright), its like a knife sticking you in the eye (will cause you to go blind), etc. Ever think of just defining what the sun is?! It doesn't take 10 pages: The sun is a sphere of gas which uses nuclear fusion to create heat and light.  This nonsense happens over and over and over. It's almost like the authors don't understand the concepts and need to resort to using examples; they consistently present simple concepts in an over complex manner.

I've had to resort to using Google to get an actual clear definition of what these authors are trying to explain.  And the exams based on this textbook? Forget it! At least 1/2 my class cohorts are complaining about the exams. Like the book, the questions are ambiguous, and often have several valid answers.

Stay away at all costs if you can!
467630
After going through 2 semesters of pre-calculus w/ an excellent textbook (Sullivan), this one was a HUGE let down.

The author designed the textbook with the assumption that your professor will be doing the majority of the explanations (in fact, he even admits this). While this may make sense, it isn't the way to write a textbook.

For instance, when he does his examples in the sections, the author doesn't seem to connect the dots or explain why. He also skips about 95% of the algebra in his explanations. This often leaves the reader saying "wait, how did he get that?!" I can't remember how many times my professor literally had a page or more worth of work on an example that the author skipped in his solution.

My next complaint- In-chapter exercises. My main complaint is the ambush-approach the author uses. He ambushes you with problems right away that you couldn't possibly derive from the examples or explanations, even if you work conceptually through the problem. These problems should be left in the review or toward the end of the exercises, after the student has gotten a firm grasp on the material.

I think that the author has a hard time relating to undergraduate students. In fact, this textbook seems as if he is explaining things to another professor. He should be writing this book to teach undergraduates.
1651811
These textbooks are required by my school for a class.... AND THEY ARE AWFUL. In the lab manual, there is no clear distinction between where a lab begins and where it ends. There are also numerous typos. The price is outrageous as well.
2507577
This book has a seemingly random structure. For example, arrays are taught before basic control structures.
It constantly gives a simple explanation(meaning not adequate), then gives you a complex, non real world example by way of practice.
This is our textbook for a vb class. Yet  most of the students have spent more money to get themselves another  understandable textbook appropriate for beginners.
Teachers - Save your  students the agony of sifting through this book!
3944608
This book has 582 pages, with a whopping 168 (29%) dealing with AE 4.  Compared with other outstanding Coriolis "In Depth" books, this is a real loser.  It's clear why the publisher was able to beat Adobe's  Classroom in a Book to market.  It doesn't really say anything about AE 4.
On the bright side, however, if you're looking for a single source of  3rd party plug in descriptions, this is the book for you!  But I'm waiting  for my order for Adobe's "Classroom in a Book.
1365327
I wanted to give this book a fair review; so I made the decision to read six chapters before writing this. The textbook is filled with redundant definitions to key terms, complicated diagrams/graphs that do not make sense, and typographical errors(spelling mistakes) EVERYWHERE. I've found at least 12 typos so far, and I'm on page 191. It seems like the authors were trying to save some money on editing...

For the new price of $175, and the used price of roughly $100, the book is a disgrace. With the amount of typos, confusing diagrams, and redundant definitions- this book is worth no more than 30 bucks. The simple fact that MIS professors(such as my own) are making their students use this textbook really speaks volumes about the incompetency of some of todays teachers.

An example of one of the definitions: "Data cleansing, consists of detecting and correcting data in a database that are incorrect..."

Correcting incorrect information, about data in a database? Could these definitions be ANY MORE redundant?

An example of one of the *common typos: "For example, if a guest asks a bell captain a question, the bell caption can access the information..."

Please...
3450447
I bought this book for a classroom management course I am taking while I finish my teaching practicum.  THIS BOOK IS SO OUT OF DATE.  Everything in the book is so simplified and doesn't give full attention to how complicated and intertwined life can be, especially for teachers, students and families.  The second chapter suggests that there are only three things that make an effective teacher:  positive expectations, good classroom management, and mastery of lesson design. Really?  That's all there is to it?  There's a whole chapter devoted to appropriate clothing choices for the teacher.  There are so many more important things to talk about (if you don't know how to dress by the time you make it to Ed. school...you probably aren't going to make it at all).  Save your money.
1947152
This book is very expensive, plain and simple. Unfortunately, if you are here, looking at this textbook, it is likely the textbook for your class... Yes, it is absolutely required. You'll be reading from it and making references to it regularly. It is an expensive investment in getting a grade above an F in the class.
The text itself: mostly useless. Better textbooks out there that give the same info in a more tasteful and useful manner.
2019024
Buy it if you need it for a class. Otherwise, avoid it -- notwithstanding the comprehensive aggregation of court cases, it's written at a high-school level.
3446142
I actually was forced to use this book for a course and shelled out hard earned cash for it!  Turns out, the teacher never even used it, and instead taught from other, more professional sources.  Not until I made the mistake of highlighting the first few chapters, and falling asleep in the library on campus.  I was able to return it to the bookstore and get some money back, but the book isn't being used next semseter anyway.  Rarely, ok, NEVER, have I posted a note about a textbook, but this one was not helpful, and cost me too much! A word of warning for fellow students...avoid this book!
4424760
Textbook, good for a textbook I suppose. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4298477
Not that it matters, because if you're reading this you most likely are a student who has been forced to purchase this horrible excuse for a text.  This book is the antithesis of a learning aid, in fact it is an obstacle to learning.  The problems presented as examples in the chapters are overly simplified and have absolutely no relation to the exercises, which are far more complex and never explained adequately.  Often problems are presented without having been covered at all in the lessons, which, as a result leave you banging your head against a wall for no reason, until the work is covered in subsequent chapters.  I rented this book but I wish I had purchased it, if only for the joy of watching it burn to cinders after I finish my course.  You may also note that most of the positive reviews on this site are actually reviews about the Amazon experience ("fast delivery," "correct item," etc... and have nothing to do with the quality of the product.
3343961
This was assigned for my undergraduate course.  Many classmates recommended that I read a different textbook (Mary L. Boas, Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences) and after purchasing both I can share that recommendation with you.

The textbook is pretty bad, but it has its merits.  Because so little detail is included, you often find yourself wondering how to walk between the steps included, which does increase your total understanding of the topic.  All-in-all, the textbook I am keeping in my personal library is not this one, nor would I recommend it to anyone.  But given that it at least does its job in the barest sense of the term, I cannot bring myself to give it one star, as much as I never want to see it again.

That'll do, pig.
2982593
Save the cash for a tutor or blackboard.  This book offers nothing more than the textbook itself.  The solutions are the same, exact, identical answers from the textbook -odd numbers only.  It was a waste.
301447
Wanted this as a teacher; but book is compilation of deary writing, dull facts, etc... for kids?? Not in my science book, thank goodness !