Hi Guys, Because Tim Wescott posted a message regarding a new book to which he contributed, I feel emboldened to mention that there's a new DSP book that I and my co-author Lee Fugal just finished last month. Our new book is titled: "The Essential Guide to Digital Signal Processing" published by Prentice Hall. Prentice Hall has a series of books that describe technical subjects (e.g., Semiconductors, RF and Wireless, etc.) to non-engineers. Our book attempts to explain the fundamentals of DSP to non-engineers. (Of course, to explain what is this mysterious thing called a "digital signal" our book begins by describing what is an analog signal.) Some people believe it's not possible to explain signal processing to non-engineers. I've attempted to prove them wrong. Was I successful? Who knows. Here's a brief description of our new book: http://www.newtechreview.com/newtechreview/bloginfo.asp?ID=3867 [-Rick-]
Another new signal processing book
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Reply by ●August 5, 20142014-08-05
On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:07:06 -0700, Rick Lyons wrote:> Hi Guys, > Because Tim Wescott posted a message regarding a > new book to which he contributed, I feel emboldened to mention that > there's a new DSP book that I and my co-author Lee Fugal just finished > last month. > Our new book is titled: "The Essential Guide to Digital Signal > Processing" published by Prentice Hall. > > Prentice Hall has a series of books that describe technical subjects > (e.g., Semiconductors, RF and Wireless, etc.) to non-engineers. Our > book attempts to explain the fundamentals of DSP to non-engineers. (Of > course, to explain what is this mysterious thing called a "digital > signal" our book begins by describing what is an analog signal.) > > Some people believe it's not possible to explain signal processing to > non-engineers. I've attempted to prove them wrong. Was I successful? > Who knows. > > Here's a brief description of our new book: > http://www.newtechreview.com/newtechreview/bloginfo.asp?ID=3867I think that occasional on-topic new book announcements (or company founding announcements) count as "news", particularly if there's heavy involvement from a regular. Otherwise, I wouldn't put my own announcements out! -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com
Reply by ●August 5, 20142014-08-05
Le 05/08/2014 21:07, Rick Lyons a �crit :> > Hi Guys, > Because Tim Wescott posted a message regarding a > new book to which he contributed, I feel emboldened to > mention that there's a new DSP book that I and my > co-author Lee Fugal just finished last month. > Our new book is titled: "The Essential Guide to Digital > Signal Processing" published by Prentice Hall. > > Prentice Hall has a series of books that describe technical > subjects (e.g., Semiconductors, RF and Wireless, etc.) to > non-engineers. Our book attempts to explain the fundamentals > of DSP to non-engineers. (Of course, to explain what is > this mysterious thing called a "digital signal" our book > begins by describing what is an analog signal.) > > Some people believe it's not possible to explain signal > processing to non-engineers. I've attempted to prove them > wrong. Was I successful? Who knows. > > Here's a brief description of our new book: > http://www.newtechreview.com/newtechreview/bloginfo.asp?ID=3867 > > [-Rick-] >I am an engineer but not a DSP engineer, sort of embedded engineer... I have bought the book however since it looks interesting, I am interested in wavelets (no idea what that is) and medical applications, ECG, etc... I am not completely ignorant in DSP, I know the basis but I couldn't develop anything yet and I lack the experience.
Reply by ●August 5, 20142014-08-05
On Tuesday, August 5, 2014 3:07:06 PM UTC-4, Rick Lyons wrote:> Hi Guys, > > Because Tim Wescott posted a message regarding a > > new book to which he contributed, I feel emboldened to > > mention that there's a new DSP book that I and my > > co-author Lee Fugal just finished last month. > > Our new book is titled: "The Essential Guide to Digital > > Signal Processing" published by Prentice Hall. > > > > Prentice Hall has a series of books that describe technical > > subjects (e.g., Semiconductors, RF and Wireless, etc.) to > > non-engineers. Our book attempts to explain the fundamentals > > of DSP to non-engineers. (Of course, to explain what is > > this mysterious thing called a "digital signal" our book > > begins by describing what is an analog signal.) > > > > Some people believe it's not possible to explain signal > > processing to non-engineers. I've attempted to prove them > > wrong. Was I successful? Who knows. > > > > Here's a brief description of our new book: > > http://www.newtechreview.com/newtechreview/bloginfo.asp?ID=3867 > > > > [-Rick-]Oh Rick! Non-technical managers knowing anything about DSP will only lead to unrealistic requirements and schedules, and their feeling that if they can understand it, it should pay less. PLEASE reconsider. Dirk
Reply by ●August 5, 20142014-08-05
On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:46:52 -0500, Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.really> wrote:>On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:07:06 -0700, Rick Lyons wrote: > >> Hi Guys, >> Because Tim Wescott posted a message regarding a >> new book to which he contributed, I feel emboldened to mention that >> there's a new DSP book that I and my co-author Lee Fugal just finished >> last month. >> Our new book is titled: "The Essential Guide to Digital Signal >> Processing" published by Prentice Hall. >> >> Prentice Hall has a series of books that describe technical subjects >> (e.g., Semiconductors, RF and Wireless, etc.) to non-engineers. Our >> book attempts to explain the fundamentals of DSP to non-engineers. (Of >> course, to explain what is this mysterious thing called a "digital >> signal" our book begins by describing what is an analog signal.) >> >> Some people believe it's not possible to explain signal processing to >> non-engineers. I've attempted to prove them wrong. Was I successful? >> Who knows. >> >> Here's a brief description of our new book: >> http://www.newtechreview.com/newtechreview/bloginfo.asp?ID=3867 > >I think that occasional on-topic new book announcements (or company >founding announcements) count as "news", particularly if there's heavy >involvement from a regular. > >Otherwise, I wouldn't put my own announcements out!Hi Tim, I could not agree more. Here's hopin' the book edited by Kim Fowler is a big hit! (I see that Fowler has several books listed on Amazon.) [-Rick-]
Reply by ●August 5, 20142014-08-05
On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 22:48:46 +0200, Lanarcam <lanarcam1@yahoo.fr> wrote:>Le 05/08/2014 21:07, Rick Lyons a �crit : >> >> Hi Guys, >> Because Tim Wescott posted a message regarding a >> new book to which he contributed, I feel emboldened to >> mention that there's a new DSP book that I and my >> co-author Lee Fugal just finished last month. >> Our new book is titled: "The Essential Guide to Digital >> Signal Processing" published by Prentice Hall. >> >> Prentice Hall has a series of books that describe technical >> subjects (e.g., Semiconductors, RF and Wireless, etc.) to >> non-engineers. Our book attempts to explain the fundamentals >> of DSP to non-engineers. (Of course, to explain what is >> this mysterious thing called a "digital signal" our book >> begins by describing what is an analog signal.) >> >> Some people believe it's not possible to explain signal >> processing to non-engineers. I've attempted to prove them >> wrong. Was I successful? Who knows. >> >> Here's a brief description of our new book: >> http://www.newtechreview.com/newtechreview/bloginfo.asp?ID=3867 >> >> [-Rick-] >> >I am an engineer but not a DSP engineer, sort of embedded >engineer... I have bought the book however since it looks >interesting, I am interested in wavelets (no idea what that >is) and medical applications, ECG, etc... > >I am not completely ignorant in DSP, I know the basis but >I couldn't develop anything yet and I lack the experience.Hi Lanarcam, The wavelets chapter is the chapter written by my co-author. He'll be tickled when I tell him you bought the book with a special interest in wavelets. (BTW, he wrote a complete book on wavelets.) Lanarcam, our "Essential Guide to DSP" book is very "basic" in its approach and content. It contains none of the mathematics necessary to implement DSP. However, if reading that book piques your interest in DSP, then we here can provide you with guidance on what to do next to learn more details about DSP. Let us know, OK? Regards, [-Rick-]
Reply by ●August 5, 20142014-08-05
On Tue, 5 Aug 2014 15:34:29 -0700 (PDT), bellda2005@gmail.com wrote: [Snipped by Lyons]> >Oh Rick! > >Non-technical managers knowing anything about DSP will only lead to unrealistic requirements and schedules, and their feeling that if they can understand it, it should pay less. > >PLEASE reconsider. > >DirkHi Dirk, Ha ha. Good point. I hadn't thought of that. [-Rick-]
Reply by ●August 5, 20142014-08-05
On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:34:29 -0700, bellda2005 wrote:> On Tuesday, August 5, 2014 3:07:06 PM UTC-4, Rick Lyons wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> >> Because Tim Wescott posted a message regarding a >> >> new book to which he contributed, I feel emboldened to >> >> mention that there's a new DSP book that I and my >> >> co-author Lee Fugal just finished last month. >> >> Our new book is titled: "The Essential Guide to Digital >> >> Signal Processing" published by Prentice Hall. >> >> >> >> Prentice Hall has a series of books that describe technical >> >> subjects (e.g., Semiconductors, RF and Wireless, etc.) to >> >> non-engineers. Our book attempts to explain the fundamentals >> >> of DSP to non-engineers. (Of course, to explain what is >> >> this mysterious thing called a "digital signal" our book >> >> begins by describing what is an analog signal.) >> >> >> >> Some people believe it's not possible to explain signal >> >> processing to non-engineers. I've attempted to prove them >> >> wrong. Was I successful? Who knows. >> >> >> >> Here's a brief description of our new book: >> >> http://www.newtechreview.com/newtechreview/bloginfo.asp?ID=3867 >> >> >> >> [-Rick-] > > Oh Rick! > > Non-technical managers knowing anything about DSP will only lead to > unrealistic requirements and schedules, and their feeling that if they > can understand it, it should pay less. > > PLEASE reconsider. > > DirkI dunno -- a small but significant proportion of my business is people who've read my book on 'puterized control, realize that they now know more but still not enough, and call me to see if I'm available. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com
Reply by ●August 5, 20142014-08-05
Hey Tim, I took a look at the Amazon page for Kim Fowler's "Electronic Instrument Design: Architecting for the Life Cycle" book. It looks like an interesting book. Not interesting enough to spend $145, but interesting nonetheless. Then I read that book's single Customer Review. Tim, I'm willing to bet a six-pack of Pilsner Urquell that the single Customer Review is fraudulent. That is, I believe the review was posted by someone who is somehow connected with the publication of that book. The review is beautifully well-written, too beautiful. What reader would write that the book contains, "...the wisdom of an accomplished and richly experienced lab technician"? Engineers don't write like that, but marketing people do. Yep, I think I'm making a safe bet. I was badly burned once by believing the Amazon reviews of a signal processing book. So now I read those reviews *VERY* carefully! [-Rick-]
Reply by ●August 5, 20142014-08-05
Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_bogus_ieee.org> wrote: (snip)> Some people believe it's not possible to explain signal > processing to non-engineers. I've attempted to prove them > wrong. Was I successful? Who knows.Hmm. I remember when CDs first came out, and digital was supposed to be the greatest thing. Everyone wanted DDD, and this replaced the supposed great digital mastered LPs. And not too much later, the people who hate the digital sound, and want everything analog, especially if it has vacuum tubes in it. But most don't know even the first thing about sampling and digital audio, and yet make claims as to how good or bad it is.> Here's a brief description of our new book: > http://www.newtechreview.com/newtechreview/bloginfo.asp?ID=3867-- glen
