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C++ Algorithms for Digital Signal Processing (2nd Edition)
This book does not have a CD
Review written by: Hector E. Avram From
The book is good and to the point. Unfortunately, it is sold with
a cd I have never received.
You have to DOWNLOAD the CD-ROM (207 MB)
Review written by: Redmond Geek From
The current edition of this book does NOT contain a physical CD-ROM. Instead, Prentice Hall has a link on their website that allows you to download the CD-ROM contents as a single ZIP file. That's a 207 MB ZIP file, folks. They've made no provisions for partial downloads...
This must be Prentice Hall's idea of a good way to increase the profit margin on their books. Recently, I've run across a couple other titles from PH-PTR where the CD-ROM mentioned in the preface is no longer included. In some cases, they haven't made the contents available on the web -- or even bothered to tell the book's author that they're dropping the media from the package.
Don't buy this book
Review written by: David L. Dight From Sydney, Australia
The title promises a lot. But it doesn't deliver. This book is muddled and confused. It begins with a rather high browed treatment of the maths behind DSP then goes on to attempt to provide examples in C++. The examples are poor and unclear. The supplied code compiles under VC++ but not under any other platform without substantial reworking.
Over 100 pages of this 500 page book are devoted to a general discussion of the C++ language. Why? If I wanted this type of material I would consult my C++ manual. Here are C++ programmers who want to tell us the do's and don't's of the language, that feel the need to test newed pointers for NULL after allocating and before deleting!
As far as the rest of the book is concerned I found the examples and text unclear, pedantic and frankly quite useless. I will keep my copy only because I want to use the theoretical material. But this material was written for maths graduates - pages upon pages of proofs and derivations that provide little insight into the underlying principles and serve nothing. Hold off and buy something more usable.
A Must for your DSP library set.
Review written by: V. F. Golubic From Allen, TX United States
Lots of practical code examples. Practical filtering routines and example code.Includes a general introduction to C /C++ concepts frequently used in DSP algorithm development. A good introduction to image processing is included. The DSP function library and sample code is perhaps the best part of the book.
Puzzling Image Format
Review written by: Terry From Singapore
This book is rather well written. I have read both the C++ and C versions. The contents of both books are more or less the same, just the difference in the C language used. Source Codes provided compiled neatly without and need for modification, which is really cool. However, the image files provided are really puzzling. The book says the images are in a DSP data format. So far I can only get the programs to work on the 2 images (.dat) provided. I tried using other .dat images from the net, and many other formats, including monochromatic raw images, but it wouldn't work. Another reason I only gave 3 stars is because the book doesn't provide any online help or an email of the authors. Personally I feel that this book is more for professionals who is already trained in DSP.