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by DK Publishing
Product Group: Book
Publisher: DK ADULT (2001-04-01)
ISBN: 0789474980
EAN: 9780789474988
Dewy Decimal #: 508.8
Hardcover: 216 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 081908004
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: exlibrary copy in good condition with the usual markings and stickers
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South America contains a greater variety of wildlife and more spectacular landscapes than almost anywhere else on Earth. The continent encompasses the world's longest mountain chain, mightiest river system, and driest desert, yet it is arguably the least known and least explored of the world's land mass. Until recently, a trip to South America was considered only by the wealthy or by the intrepid traveler. But now that film-makers, photographers, and writers share their discoveries on film and in print, more and more people are inspired to see the continent for themselves. South America's potential for ecotourism is gradually being realized, and South America is one of the fastest growing destinations for travelers. Wild South America offers the ecotraveler and the armchair traveler alike an invaluable overview of the whole continent and a practical guide to the best wildlife sites.
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by William T. Stearn
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Prentice Hall (1990-09)
ISBN: 013321902X
EAN: 9780133219029
Dewy Decimal #: 582.00222
Hardcover: 160 pages
Edition: 1st Prentice Hall ed
SKU: 052508040
Condition: Used: Acceptable
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...heavy shelf wear on dustjacket with edge tears
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by (Editor: Editors of ESRI Press)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Esri Press (2004-09-28)
ISBN: 158948102X
EAN: 9781589481022
Dewy Decimal #: 006.6
Paperback: 384 pages
Edition: Book and Access
SKU: 103008071
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: some highlighting...edge wear on cover
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Building a Geodatabase introduces you to geodatabase concepts and shows how to use the ESRI® ® ArcGIS&tm; Desktop products-- ArcInfo&tm;, ArcEditor&tm;, and ArcView® to implement geographic database designs. Whether you are importing existing data or building a new geodatabase from scratch, this book makes it easy to find a task and work through the steps to get it done.
You will learn how to:
Migrate existing geographic data into a geodatabase.
Create new feature classes, feature data sets, and tables.
Add behavior to your features by creating subtypes and validation rules.
Create relationships between objects in your geodatabase by creating relationship classes and geometric networks.
Design your geodatabase using Unified Modeling Language, and create your geodatabase schema using Computer-Aided Software Engineering tools.
Create new features and edit existing features with behaviors.
Create and edit dimension features to annotate your maps and drawings.
Work with a versioned geodatabase.
Begin by following the quick-start tutorial to get an overview of how to create and edit a geodatabase, and then actually create your first geodatabase. If you prefer, jump right in and experiment on your own. When you have questions, you will find concise, step-by-step answers inside, fully illustrated, to help you complete a task.
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Very useful
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-10-25
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
A very useful how-to book when working on geodatabases. It is something I keep in my library and refer to when I forget a specific procedure or when problem solving versioning, spatial extents, or other items. Handy for both personal and sde. Should be a part of all ESRI users libraries.
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by (Editor: Editors of ESRI Press)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Esri Press (2004-09-28)
ISBN: 158948102X
EAN: 9781589481022
Dewy Decimal #: 006.6
Paperback: 384 pages
Edition: Book and Access
SKU: 103008071
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: some highlighting...edge wear on cover
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Building a Geodatabase introduces you to geodatabase concepts and shows how to use the ESRI® ® ArcGIS&tm; Desktop products-- ArcInfo&tm;, ArcEditor&tm;, and ArcView® to implement geographic database designs. Whether you are importing existing data or building a new geodatabase from scratch, this book makes it easy to find a task and work through the steps to get it done.
You will learn how to:
Migrate existing geographic data into a geodatabase.
Create new feature classes, feature data sets, and tables.
Add behavior to your features by creating subtypes and validation rules.
Create relationships between objects in your geodatabase by creating relationship classes and geometric networks.
Design your geodatabase using Unified Modeling Language, and create your geodatabase schema using Computer-Aided Software Engineering tools.
Create new features and edit existing features with behaviors.
Create and edit dimension features to annotate your maps and drawings.
Work with a versioned geodatabase.
Begin by following the quick-start tutorial to get an overview of how to create and edit a geodatabase, and then actually create your first geodatabase. If you prefer, jump right in and experiment on your own. When you have questions, you will find concise, step-by-step answers inside, fully illustrated, to help you complete a task.
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Very useful
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-10-25
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
A very useful how-to book when working on geodatabases. It is something I keep in my library and refer to when I forget a specific procedure or when problem solving versioning, spatial extents, or other items. Handy for both personal and sde. Should be a part of all ESRI users libraries.
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by (Editor: Editors of ESRI Press)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Esri Press (2004-09-28)
ISBN: 158948102X
EAN: 9781589481022
Dewy Decimal #: 006.6
Paperback: 384 pages
Edition: Book and Access
SKU: 103008071
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: some highlighting...edge wear on cover
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Building a Geodatabase introduces you to geodatabase concepts and shows how to use the ESRI® ® ArcGIS&tm; Desktop products-- ArcInfo&tm;, ArcEditor&tm;, and ArcView® to implement geographic database designs. Whether you are importing existing data or building a new geodatabase from scratch, this book makes it easy to find a task and work through the steps to get it done.
You will learn how to:
Migrate existing geographic data into a geodatabase.
Create new feature classes, feature data sets, and tables.
Add behavior to your features by creating subtypes and validation rules.
Create relationships between objects in your geodatabase by creating relationship classes and geometric networks.
Design your geodatabase using Unified Modeling Language, and create your geodatabase schema using Computer-Aided Software Engineering tools.
Create new features and edit existing features with behaviors.
Create and edit dimension features to annotate your maps and drawings.
Work with a versioned geodatabase.
Begin by following the quick-start tutorial to get an overview of how to create and edit a geodatabase, and then actually create your first geodatabase. If you prefer, jump right in and experiment on your own. When you have questions, you will find concise, step-by-step answers inside, fully illustrated, to help you complete a task.
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Very useful
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-10-25
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
A very useful how-to book when working on geodatabases. It is something I keep in my library and refer to when I forget a specific procedure or when problem solving versioning, spatial extents, or other items. Handy for both personal and sde. Should be a part of all ESRI users libraries.
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by Ron Larson, Robert P. Hostetler, Bruce H. Edwards, David E. Heyd
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company (2001-07-11)
ISBN: 0618141804
EAN: 9780618141807
Dewy Decimal #: 515
Hardcover: 1091 pages
Edition: 7
SKU: 111008003
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: LMC has cd...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting.....moderate cover wear..
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Designed for the three-semester course for math and science majors, the Larson/Hostetler/Edwards series continues its tradition of success by being the first to offer both an Early Transcendental version as well as a new Calculus with Precalculus text. This was also the first calculus text to use computer-generated graphics (Third Edition), to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators (Fourth Edition), to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format (Fifth Edition), and to be offered as a complete, online calculus course (Sixth Edition). Every edition of the book has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. The Seventh Edition also expands its support package with an all-new set of text-specific videos. - P.S. Problem-Solving Sections, an additional set of thought-provoking exercises added to the end of each chapter, require students to use a variety of problem-solving skills and provide a challenging arena for students to work with calculus concepts.
- Getting at the Concept Exercises added to each section exercise set check students' understanding of the basic concepts. Located midway through the exercise set, they are both boxed and titled for easy reference.
- Review Exercises at the end of each chapter have been reorganized to provide students with a more effective study tool. The exercises are now grouped and correlated by text section, enabling students to target concepts requiring review.
- The icon "IC" in the text identifies examples that appear in the Interactive Calculus 3.0 CD-ROM and Internet Calculus 2.0 web site with enhanced opportunities for exploration and visualization using the program itself and/or a Computer Algebra System.
- Think About It conceptual exercises require students to use their critical-thinking skills and help them develop an intuitive understanding of the underlying theory of the calculus.
- Modeling Data multi-part questions ask students to find and interpret mathematical models to fit real-life data, often through the use of a graphing utility.
- Section Projects, extended applications that appear at the end of selected exercise sets. may be used for individual, collaborative, or peer-assisted assignments.
- True or False? Exercises, included toward the end of many exercises sets, help students understand the logical structure of calculus and highlight concepts, common errors, and the correct statements of definitions and theorems.
- Motivating the Chapter sections opening each chapter present data-driven applications that explore the concepts to be covered in the context of a real-world setting.
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Excellent Calculus Book for First Time Learners and Self Learners
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-04
I believe this book is excellent compared to James Stewart's Calculus. Using this book was helpful in high school, but was even more helpful in college. As I didn't take a rigorous calculus course in high school, when I got to college and was using the Stewart book I found it to be quite confusing. Following the advice of a friend, I decided to purchase this book because of its clarity in explaining the concepts of calculus. Another plus of this book is that it has material for Calc I, II, and III. As I have decided to learn more advanced mathematics this will aid me in accomplishing my goal by being able to learn the Calculus sequence.
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top notch and all inclusive book
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-01-12
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
practically free too
I am using this to study for the GRE and GMAT to prepare for grad school math
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Decent text but by no means excellent.
Rating  (3)
Date: 2005-09-13
6 out of 14 customers found this reveiw helpful
This was the book I used in high school, and while it was certainly decent, it would not have been very useful without the aid of my excellent calculus teacher.
I have many of the same criticisms of this book as I do of the Stewart, although I do think this book does a slightly better job in the very beginning, for example, when introducing the limit, and also in that it leaves out some of the extraneous and confusing attempts at applications in the first chapter. I still think the book contains too many confusing applications from the second chapter onward. I do think the book would be improved by having a completely separate section covering the definition of the limit, however.
I like the prose in the examples. I like the presentation of some of the material from multivariable calculus. But again, this book is like a typical intro calc book--it's not rigorous enough, has too much brute force, too many applications, not enough mathematics, not enough creativity. This book doesn't cultivate the awe and wonder that should be present when a student learns calculus.
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The best book of it's kind.
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-10-05
18 out of 18 customers found this reveiw helpful
Every concept and example is explained with just the right amount of words and visual aids. The author has talent. The talent is his ability to pass the relevant information straight to the center of your brain, and the ability to bind the whole subject together.
In comparison, Stewart's Calculus book is just a compilation of information. With each new edition, Stewart adds more footnotes and side notes. The footnotes and side notes really only serve as a bandage to prevent the information of his book from falling apart.
While Larson is presenting us with a complete and beautiful product, Stewart is scrambling to keep his product at par.
Larson's book is the best all purpose high school and undergraduate book of it's kind. The website of the book is great and holds interesting additional information.
Some cons. The book is big heavy and expensive. Some key precalculus reviews are missing in the main book, however, they are available on the book's website.
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The Best Calculus Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-09-06
12 out of 12 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is the best Calculus book, or for that matter, one of the best text books I have ever studied. I transfered colleges and have had the opportunity to see other Calc books. This book (with the solution manual) explains the problems thoroghly and each problem section starts with the very easy, and the gradually moves into the challenging. It also works in real world applications to make your study of the subject much more interesting. I give the book an A+.
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by Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones
Product Group: Book
Publisher: W. H. Freeman (2004-03-19)
ISBN: 071675701X
EAN: 9780716757016
Dewy Decimal #: 540
Hardcover: 738 pages
Edition: 3rd
SKU: 092808031
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...edge wear on cover
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Written for calculus based general chemistry courses, particularly honours level or accelerated courses, Chemical Principles helps students develop chemical insight by showing the connections between fundamental chemical ideas and their applications. Unlike other texts, it begins with a detailed picture of the atom then builds toward chemistry's frontier, continually demonstrating how to solve problems, think about nature and matter, and visualize chemical concepts in the same ways as working chemists. The new edition incorporates features that extend the book's emphasis on modern techniques and applications while strengthening its problem solving approach. Atkins/Jones is the only book for this course featuring integrated book specific media that provides students with effective study help via a variety of electronic tools. The website at http://www.whfreeman.com/chemicalprinciples3e has been developed simultaneously with the text and offers a range of tools for problem solving and chemical exploration.
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more in depth chemistry text book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-08-06
I bought this book for my son because his college used it as Freshman chemistry text book. We already have two text books. On is General Chemistry by James Brady. It is a very nice book. We bought it in the library used book sell. It is clear and simple. It is enough for high school chemistry class and AP chemistry test. I looked at the problem sets in the MIT chemistry class. I know it is more difficult than my son's high school chemistry class especially in atomic structure. So I brought the book for him to take a look. I read the book and saw that the book is much more comprehensive. But the explaination is clear and a lot of insight. This is a wonderful college book for people who has good background in high school chemistry and want to persuade a career in Science and engineering in college. But is not a good choice for high school students or the first chemistry book.
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fantastic.
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-05-17
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Admittedly an intro book, but it still does a nearly consistent job of proving the things it says. That said, if you just want to say get a 5 on AP Chem, this book will be frustratingly thorough and in depth. I loved it. Clear and detailed, highly recommend.
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Mediocre, at best
Rating  (2)
Date: 2006-02-26
9 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
So what if UCLA uses this as their primary freshman text? UCSD (where I go), MIT, and other schools use it too, and every student I've met agrees that this book is sub-par. It isn't as clear as it can be, is bereft of example problems that apply to the homework, has at least a few mistakes per chapter in the solutions manual, spends way too much time deriving some (useless) things more applicable to physical chemisty, etc.
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Great!
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-10-06
0 out of 36 customers found this reveiw helpful
I got the order sooner than i expected and it was in exactly the condition they said it was in. I am very pleased with my order.
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Confusion
Rating (3)
Date: 2004-12-20
9 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
Book layout is overly confusing. Text is sometimes not as clear as can be and needs more practice examples (most apparent in sections like isomers and titrations). Yes like one person said before, UCLA does use this text to teach Life science majors, but there are better choices. There are numerous mistakes in the solution guides still, and Zumdahl's "Chemical Principles" is a much better read in my opinion. I actually used it to clear up points this text was muddy on. Your mileage may vary.
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by John Krenos, Joseph Potenza, Lynn Koplitz, Thomas Spence, Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones
Product Group: Book
Publisher: W. H. Freeman (2004-03-19)
ISBN: 0716707403
EAN: 9780716707400
Dewy Decimal #: 540
Paperback: 750 pages
Edition: 3rd
SKU: 092808032
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...edge wear on cover
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it's also a study guide
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-09-14
The reviewer is right, but the book does come with a study guide for the entire book, not just the solutions.
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Suggestion
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-04-15
14 out of 14 customers found this reveiw helpful
This solutions manual is my bestest friend! Don't know what I'll do without it. Anyways, to the meat of it all, the solutions manual is actually on the website the book has (pdf format), so you don't really have to buy it, but if you really want a hardcopy then go ahead. I'd rather save $40 bucks. Hope this saves you guys some $$ (=
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by Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones
Product Group: Book
Publisher: W. H. Freeman (2004-03-19)
ISBN: 071675701X
EAN: 9780716757016
Dewy Decimal #: 540
Hardcover: 738 pages
Edition: 3rd
SKU: 092808031
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...edge wear on cover
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Written for calculus based general chemistry courses, particularly honours level or accelerated courses, Chemical Principles helps students develop chemical insight by showing the connections between fundamental chemical ideas and their applications. Unlike other texts, it begins with a detailed picture of the atom then builds toward chemistry's frontier, continually demonstrating how to solve problems, think about nature and matter, and visualize chemical concepts in the same ways as working chemists. The new edition incorporates features that extend the book's emphasis on modern techniques and applications while strengthening its problem solving approach. Atkins/Jones is the only book for this course featuring integrated book specific media that provides students with effective study help via a variety of electronic tools. The website at http://www.whfreeman.com/chemicalprinciples3e has been developed simultaneously with the text and offers a range of tools for problem solving and chemical exploration.
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more in depth chemistry text book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-08-06
I bought this book for my son because his college used it as Freshman chemistry text book. We already have two text books. On is General Chemistry by James Brady. It is a very nice book. We bought it in the library used book sell. It is clear and simple. It is enough for high school chemistry class and AP chemistry test. I looked at the problem sets in the MIT chemistry class. I know it is more difficult than my son's high school chemistry class especially in atomic structure. So I brought the book for him to take a look. I read the book and saw that the book is much more comprehensive. But the explaination is clear and a lot of insight. This is a wonderful college book for people who has good background in high school chemistry and want to persuade a career in Science and engineering in college. But is not a good choice for high school students or the first chemistry book.
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fantastic.
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-05-17
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Admittedly an intro book, but it still does a nearly consistent job of proving the things it says. That said, if you just want to say get a 5 on AP Chem, this book will be frustratingly thorough and in depth. I loved it. Clear and detailed, highly recommend.
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Mediocre, at best
Rating (2)
Date: 2006-02-26
9 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
So what if UCLA uses this as their primary freshman text? UCSD (where I go), MIT, and other schools use it too, and every student I've met agrees that this book is sub-par. It isn't as clear as it can be, is bereft of example problems that apply to the homework, has at least a few mistakes per chapter in the solutions manual, spends way too much time deriving some (useless) things more applicable to physical chemisty, etc.
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Great!
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-10-06
0 out of 36 customers found this reveiw helpful
I got the order sooner than i expected and it was in exactly the condition they said it was in. I am very pleased with my order.
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Confusion
Rating (3)
Date: 2004-12-20
9 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
Book layout is overly confusing. Text is sometimes not as clear as can be and needs more practice examples (most apparent in sections like isomers and titrations). Yes like one person said before, UCLA does use this text to teach Life science majors, but there are better choices. There are numerous mistakes in the solution guides still, and Zumdahl's "Chemical Principles" is a much better read in my opinion. I actually used it to clear up points this text was muddy on. Your mileage may vary.
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