Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 8/E Stephen P Robbins

ISBN-10: 0131445715 
ISBN-13: 9780131445710

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 330 pp
Published: 06/15/2004
 
For one-semester, undergraduate and graduate level courses in Organizational Behavior.This text provides balanced coverage of key topics in Organizational Behavior including traditional as well as cutting-edge issues. At 300 pages, it's a viable alternative to the traditional 600-700 page core text. The absence of end-of-chapter pedagogy makes it flexible enough to combine with outside cases, readings, and experiential materials.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

I. PROLOGUE. 
1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior.


II. THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE ORGANIZATION.
 2. Foundations of Individual Behavior. 
 3. Personality and Emotions. 
 4. Basic Motivation Concepts. 
 5. Motivation: From Concepts to Applications. 
 6. Individual Decision Making.


III. GROUPS IN THE ORGANIZATION. 
7. Foundations of Group Behavior.  
8. Understanding Work Teams. 
 9. Communication.
10. Leadership and Creating Trust. 
11. Power and Politics. 
12. Conflict and Negotiation.


IV. THE ORGANIZATION SYSTEM.
13. Foundations of Organization Structure. 
14. Human Resource Policies and Practices. 
15. Organizational Culture. 
16. Organizational Change and Development.
Epilogue. 
Endnotes. 
Index/Glossary.
 
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Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals

Autor: M. Morris Mano
Editorial: Pearson Education
Edition: 3rd 
Pages: 125
Format: PDF
Size: 43 MB




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Reflecting the current industry trend of doing designs using hardware description languages (HDL) instead of logic diagrams, this straightforward guide presents the fundamentals of hardware design and the latest techniques and technologies in a smooth, easy-to-understand style with an abundant use of examples to build understanding and problem-solving skills.

Presents a gradual development of logic, design, digital systems and computer architecture concepts, and more real-world examples and problems than any other book of its kind. Covers digital circuit delay early on to prepare readers for forthcoming study on pipelining, and weaves an on-going example of a simple computer system throughout to illustrate the principle impact of each topic in digital systems design. Discusses both VHDL and Verilog languages usage in combinational design sequential circuits, registers, datapaths, and multipliers, and dedicates 125 pages on an accompanying website that includes all source files for VHDL and Verilog examples. Includes new material on inertial delay, dynamic RAMs, jump and branch instructions, and Universal Serial Bus.

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Advanced Engineering Mathematics Dennis G Zill - Ebook

Advanced engineering mathematics
By Dennis G. Zill, Michael R. Cullen
Edition: 3, illustrated
Published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2006
ISBN 076374591X, 9780763745912
929 pages
Thoroughly updated, Zill's Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Third Editionnbsp;is a compendium of many mathematical topics for students planning a career in engineering or the sciences.nbsp; A key strength of this text is Zill's emphasis on differential equations as mathematical models, discussing the constructs and pitfalls of each.nbsp; The Third Edition is comprehensive, yet flexible, to meet the unique needs of various course offerings ranging from ordinary differential equations to vector calculus.nbsp; Numerous new projects contributed by esteemed mathematicians have been added.nbsp; Visit the link below to gain access to a sample project! nbsp; Click here to view one of the new Sample Projects in AEM, Third Edition! NEW!nbsp; All labeled figures within the text are now available in PowerPoint form for easy classroom presentation and discussion!nbsp;nbsp; Click here to view a sample chapter of these useful PowerPoint Lecture Slides! nbsp; Third Edition Errata

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Barriers Of Communication

Generally there are two types of barrier in communication;

1) Physical Barriers
2) Psychological Barriers

Psychological barrier is further divided in following forms:
1) Semantic
2) Cultural
3) Limited experience
4) Rumor
5) Blind imitation

These types are defined as;

PHYSICAL BARRIERS:
        It is a type of barrier in which the message doesn’t reach the destination. These barriers are literacy for printed material of messages, absence of electricity, Non-Availability of television or radio. Sometimes there’s a channel noise interfering with the fidelity of the physical transmission of an intended message.

PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS:
         It is the type of the barrier in which the message does reach the destination but its meaning is misunderstood or misinterpreted. In one of these cases there are some psychological barriers between source and destination.

Further types are defined as;

Semantic:
         By semantic we mean the historical and psychological study and classification of changes in the significance of words or forms viewed as factors in linguistic development.

Cultural:
          The culture barrier plays a very vital role in marring the process of communication. In case a message, attitude or behavior is encoded in a peculiar medium of is highly possible to be misunderstood when decoded after it reach the destination, which doesn’t share the same medium of culture.

Limited Experience:
        Limited experience on the part of the source or the receiver results in the absences of providing desired effects and effective communication. This phenomenon is visible and is observed in the cultural gap between rural and urban people.

Rumor:
          Literally rumor means talk or opinion widely disseminated with no source or statement. Rumor has been described as a powerful barrier in a prospective process of communication.

Blind Imitation:
           Human beings are psychologically conditions by certain habits, prejudices and stereo type thinking which hinders the way of thinking. 
 

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Communication & its Process

Communication:
    “Communication is the process in which the message moves from source to the destination”

Process of Communication:
 Process of communication consists of following factors;
1) Source
2) Encoding
3) Message 
4) Channel
        Channel has further following types;
         1) Time consuming (Radio)
         2) Space covering (Printed martial)
         3) Combination of time consuming
              and space covering (TV & Internet)
5) Receiver
6) Decoding
7) Feedback

All these factors are defined as below;
Source:
 A person who speaks or writes is called source. It may be individual or group of people.

Encoding:
 The sender giving physical form to one’s idea is known as encoding.

Message:
 The encoded idea of the sender is called message. It transmits from source to destination.

Channel:
 It’s a medium which carries the message from the source to the receiver. There are three types of channels
                      Time consuming = Radio
                      Space covering = Printed Material
                      Both = TV & Internet

Receiver:
 The recipient of the message is called receiver.

Decoding:
 Decoding is the process of understanding the meaning of the message.

Feedback:
 The response of the receiver is called feedback. It completes the process of communication.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals 6e - James Stewart - Ebook Download

Author:       James Stewart 

ISBN-10:     049501169X 
ISBN-13:     978-0495011699 
Format:       E-Book PDF Format 
Publisher:    Thomson Learning 
Pub. Date:   2007 
Pages:          763

Discription:

The art of teaching, Mark Van Doren said, is the art of assisting discovery. I have tried to write a book that assists students in discovering calculus—both for its practical power and its surprising beauty. In this edition, as in the first five editions, I aim to convey to the student a sense of the utility of calculus and develop technical competence, but I also strive to give some appreciation for the intrinsic beauty of the subject. Newton undoubtedly experienced a sense of triumph when he made his great discoveries. I want students to share some of that excitement.
The emphasis is on understanding concepts. I think that nearly everybody agrees that this should be the primary goal of calculus instruction. In fact, the impetus for the current calculus reform movement came from the Tulane Conference in 1986, which formulated as their first recommendation:
                    Focus on conceptual understanding.

I have tried to implement this goal through the Rule of Three: “Topics should be presented geometrically, numerically, and algebraically.” Visualization, numerical and graphical experimentation, and other approaches have changed how we teach conceptual reasoning in fundamental ways. More recently, the Rule of Three has been expanded to become the Rule of Four by emphasizing the verbal, or descriptive, point of view as well. In writing the sixth edition my premise has been that it is possible to achieve conceptual understanding and still retain the best traditions of traditional calculus. The book contains elements of reform, but within the context of a traditional curriculum.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1:   FUNCTIONS AND MODELS
Chapter 2:   LIMITS AND DERIVATIVES
Chapter 3:   DIFFERENTIATION RULES
Chapter 4:   APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION
Chapter 5:   INTEGRALS
Chapter 6:   INTEGRALS
Chapter 7:   TECHNIQUES OF INTEGRATION
Chapter 8:   FURTHER APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION
Chapter 9:   DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Chapter 10: PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS AND POLAR COORDINATES
Chapter 11: INFINITE SEQUENCES AND SERIES
Chapter 12: VECTORS AND THE GEOMETRY OF SPACE
Chapter 13: VECTOR FUNCTIONS
Chapter 14: PARTIAL DERIVATIVES
Chapter 15: MULTIPLE INTEGRALS
Chapter 16: VECTOR CALCULUS

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Useful Calculus Formulas!!!

For more complex functions using the definition of the derivative Integration would be an almost impossible  task. Luckily for us we won’t have to use the definition terribly often. We will have to use it on occasion, however we have a large collection of formulas and properties that we can use to simplify our life considerably and will allow us to avoid using the definition whenever possible. We will introduce most of these formulas over the course of the next several sections. We will start in this section with some of the basic properties and formulas. We will give the properties and formulas in this section in both “prime” notation and “fraction” notation.

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Calclus With Analytical Geometry - S.M Yousaf - Ebook

Calclus With Analytical Geometry

Author: S.M Yosaf ,Muhammad Amin

Edition : Seventh

Published By: Ilmi Kitab Khana

Composed By: Khurshid Composing

Format: PDF File Format

Description:

In the present edition a few topics has been incorporated. Some material has been rearranged. Motional changes have aslo been made. The book is being presented in a nre format for which the publishers deserve our deep gratitude and appreciation.

Table Of Contents:

1)  Real Numbers, Limits And Continuity

2) The Derivative

3) General Theorems, Indeterminate Forms

4) Techniques of Integration

5) The Definite Integral

6) Plane Curves 1

7) Plane Curves 2

8) Analytic Geometry Of Three Dimensions

9) Functions Of Several Variables

10) Mutiple Integrals

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Schaum's Outline of Vector Analysis - Ebook Download

Author:            Spiegel; Murray Spiegel
Publisher:        MCGRAW-HILL
ISBN:               9780070602281
Publish date:  June 1968
Format:            PDF
Size:                 15 MB

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Introducing to students the vector analysis, this title presents different kinds of equations and natural aid for forming internal pictures of physical and geometrical thoughts. It is good for students of the physical sciences and of physics, mechanics, electromagnetic theory, aerodynamics, and many other fields.

This book introduces students to vector analysis, a concise way of presenting certain kinds of equations and a natural aid for forming mental pictures of physical and geometrical ideas. Students of the physical sciences and of physics, mechanics, electromagnetic theory, aerodynamics and a number of other fields will find this a rewarding and practical treatment of vector analysis. Key points are made memorable with the hundreds of problems with step-by-step solutions, and many review questions with answers.

Table of contents:

Vectors 
Scalars 
Vector algebra 
Laws of vector algebra 
Unit vectors 
Rectangular unit vectors 
Components of a vector 
Scalar fields 
Vector fields 
The Dot and Cross Product 16 (19) 
Dot or scalar products 
Cross or vector products 
Triple products Reciprocal sets of vectors 
Vector Differentiation 35 (22) 
Ordinary derivatives of vectors 
Space curves 
Continuity and differentiability 
Differentiation formulas 
Partial derivatives of vectors 
Differentials of vectors 
Differential geometry 
Mechanics 
Gradient, Divergence and Curl 57 (25) 
The Vector differential operator del 
Gradient 
Divergence 
Curl 
Formulas involving del 
Invariance 
Vector Integration 82 (24) 
Ordinary integrals of vectors 
Line integrals 
Surface integrals 
Volume integrals 
The Divergence Theorem, Stokes' Theorem, and 106(29) 
Related Integral Theorems 
The divergence theorem of Gauss 
Stokes' theorem 
Green's theorem in the plane 
Related integral theorems 
Integral operator form for del 
Curvilinear Coordinates 135(31) 
Transformation of coordinates 
Orthogonal curvilinear coordinates 
Unit vectors in curvilinear systems 
Arc length and volume elements 
Gradient, divergence and curl 
Special orthogonal coordinate systems 
Cylindrical coordinates 
Spherical coordinates 
Parabolic cylindrical coordinates 
Paraboloidal coordinates 
Elliptic cylindrical coordinates 
Prolate spheroidal coordinates 
Oblate spheroidal coordinates 
Ellipsoidal coordinates 
Bipolar coordinates 
Tensor Analysis 166(52) 
Physical laws, Spaces of N dimensions 
Coordinate transformations 
The summation convention 
Contravariant and covariant vectors 
Contravariant, Covariant and mixed tensors 
The Kronecker delta 
Tensors of rank greater than two 
Scalars or invariants 
Tensor fields 
Symmetric and skew-symmetric tensors 
Fundamental operations with tensors 
Matrices 
Matrix algebra 
The line element and metric tensor 
Conjugate or reciprocal tensors 
Associated tensors 
Length of a vector 
Angle between vectors 
Physical components 
Christoffel's symbols 
Transformation laws of Christoffel's symbols 
Geodesics 
Covariant derivatives 
Permutation symbols and tensors 
Tensor form of gradient, divergence and curl 
The intrinsic or absolute derivative 
Relative and absolute tensors 
Index 218

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Distinction Between Beliefs Attitudes And Values?

Beliefs are the assumptions we make about ourselves, about others in the world and about how we expect things to be. Beliefs are about how we think things really are. Beliefs tend to be deep set and our values stem from our beliefs

Values are about how we have learnt to think things ought to be or people ought to behave, especially in terms of qualities such as honesty, integrity and openness which when people are asked what are their values tend to be the main values.

Attitudes are the established ways of responding to people and situations that we have learned, based on the beliefs, values and assumptions we hold. How we respond to situation and our behaviour can reflect our attitude. However we can control our behaviour in away that does not reflect our beliefs and values. Which in order to embrace a diverse culture and behaviours as a successful manager we have to adapt out behaviour in a positive manner. 

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude"
                                                                                                             Thomas Jefferson

There is a difference between beliefs values and attitude however they are all linked. Our beliefs and values can have an impact on our attitude and behaviour. However we can use emotional intelligence to have a positive attitude and adjust our behaviour in situations.

For instance in my innovation report about the flu vaccination I am personally not convinced that the vaccination works which forms the basis of my beliefs and values. However in the work situation as I am responsible for the success of the programme I have positive attitude towards the vaccination programme to a point that I have the vaccination myself. I do not have a choice in being the lead for the vaccination programme which in a sense goes against Kotters 2nd step. However due to my positive attitude and me wanting the programme to be a success. Then whatever may happens, it would be a succuss. Thats how your positive atitude and positive thinking works and changes your life in every aspect.

Anthony-Robbins - Awaken The Giant Within

Awaken the Giant Within

Written by Anthony Robbins 
Publisher - Free Press

First published in 1992

ISBN - 0671791540

"Awaken the Giant Within" - How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! was written by Anthony Robbins back in 1992. It is 544 pages of the man's motivational techniques and self help tips. Awaken the Giant Within covers a wide range of topics, from goal setting, to Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), personal finance, and relationships. 

The book comes across as fast paced and entertaining, just like he is on his many infomercials. It covers a lot of material, with much of it requiring you to make positive changes and work on yourself. So it is probably best skimmed, before going back to chapters that relate most to your life.

Robbins uses a lot of techniques that are either influenced by or are taken from the pseudoscientific principles of Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). But Awaken the Giant Within is more than a book derived from NLP, it is a manual for life. If one technique or chapter does not work for you, there are plenty more in the book that can. 

Anthony Robbins has copped plenty of criticisms for his infomercials, his personal life, and his high priced seminars, but Awaken the Giant Within is a self help classic. 

Awaken the Giant Within Book Quotes
"After making a true decision, even a tough one, most of us feel a tremendous amount of relief. We've finally gotten off the fence! And we all know how great it feels to have a clear, unquestionable objective." Tony Robbins

"The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we instantly change our behaviors." Tony Robbins

"The past doesn't equal the future. All great leaders, all people who have achieved in any area of life, know the power of continuously pursuing their vision, even if all the details of how to achieve it aren't yet available." Tony Robbins 

Awaken the Giant Within Book Contents

Foreword
Part One - Unleash Your Power
Part Two - Taking Control, The Master System
Part Three - The Seven Days to Shape Your Life
Part Four - A Lesson in Destiny

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Fundamentals of Physics 7th Edition(Solution) Halliday Resnick Walker

Fundamentals of Physics by Resnick,Halliday and Walker(7th edition) is a physics book of international repute.It has,for a long time, been a central reference point for setting various textbooks of high school level.According to me,the primary reason for this is the extreme simplicity with which the most difficult topics are explained.As a 12th grade student(India),I can vouch for the fact that in the last two years of high school,this is the best book you can get for physics.Extremely student friendly,the great thing about the book is that you need no pre-requisite knowledge of physics.In fact,you needn’t even like the subject.Fundamentals of Physics will do everything-get you interested,teach you the topic and then even check whether you’ve understood it.All this may sound too fantastic,but go through this book once and you’ll see what I mean.Wonderful parallels between the subject matter and real life phenomena make you see the beauty of physics.Likewise,the illustations serve the dual purpose of adding clarity to the explanation and sustaining the readers’ interest.The language used is perfect-reaching out to students well;at the same time not compromising on the precise concept.

The mathematical aspects of physics are dealt with in a very comprehensive way.Application of integration,for instance, is a stumbling block for most students in school,including me.I was awed by the difference this book made to my own understanding. Topics such as optics and rotational dynamics are beautifully presented and leave no scope for any doubts or misunderstanding.
The exercises after the chapters vary in their quality,but the binding factor is that they check your comprehension. Being able to do around 80% of these problems is proof that you’ve understood concepts well.In some lessons,the math-based questions are very tricky and elusive.However,these are only a few. The problems in most of the mechanics chapters too,have mostly conceptual questions,but few calculus-based questions. This is the only drawback of the book.Otherwise,this is the best starting material,not just for students,but for anyone intersted in physics.

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Digital And Logic Design 2nd Edition Download

Digital design
By M. Morris Mano
Contributor M. Morris Mano
Edition: 2
Published by Prentice-Hall, 1991
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Dec 18, 2007
ISBN 013212937X, 9780132129374
516 pages

This book has been on the market for many years (which in itself seems like a good sign), and when it comes to learning the fundamentals of digital design, it is hard to find a better reference. The books strong points include a number of good examples in each chapter, and plenty of problems that seem quite reasonable for a beginning student to solve. My only criticism may be the absence of a chapter on VHDL, which would probably have more use than some of the other topics (such as the various types of logic families) discussed towards the end of the book

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Flow Of Communication!

There are three basic Internal communication flows within a development programme:

1) Downward

2) Upward 

3) Horizontal

Many administrators limit their communicating to the downward flow, which is probably the least important in the planning and implementation of a development programme.

Katz and Kahn (1966, Chapter 9) do a thorough analysis of communication flows in an organizational system. They describe downward communication as going along the authority pattern of hierarchical positions; horizontal communications as being among peers at the same organizational level; and upward communication ascending the hierarchical ladder.

Berelson and Steiner (1964, Chapter 9) made the following generalizations: communication down the organizational hierarchy is likely to be critical and to consist of authoritarian instructions; communication up the organizational hierarchy is often inaccurate; horizontal communication tends to be the most accurate, but is often restricted by the organizational structure.

Downward

Most organizational researchers have found that downward communication flows are more frequent than upward flows. Administrators originate a considerable amount of communication that they assume will " trickle down " through the system and eventually cause the intended beneficiaries of the development programme to change their current practices. But too often, certain basic questions are ignored: (a) is the message that is being communicated relevant; (b) is it being understood and acted upon by subordinates within the system; and (c), does it reach the intended beneficiaries ?

Peter Drucker (1966, Chapter 7) suggests that the biggest problem for administrators in making effective decisions is that they too often are talking when they should be listening-one of the major reasons why many development programmes fail.

Upward

During the planning of a development programme and the later monitoring of its progress the upward communication flow is vital. However, as Sagasti (1975, p. 13) points out:

"The single greatest problem in rural development has been the lack of active participation of the local people. In communications terms this means an overemphasis on transmission of information by project managers and staff to the rural people, rather than transmission of information from the rural people to each other and to project staff and development decision-makers."

Most researchers agree that the upward flow of communication in an organization is usually distorted. The nature of the hierarchical structure and. the related reward, system discourages subordinates from passing bad news to their bosses (Wilensky, 1967, p. 42). A superior receives reports that tell him primarily what his subordinates want him to hear (Downs, 1967, p. 118) and almost always contain positive information. Most management information systems are designed to control subordinates rather than to encourage relevant upward communication. What an administrator needs most is the accurate description of problems in programme implementation. Field workers have the information, but are afraid to communicate it to the administrators who desperately need it. A major overhaul in current administrative practices will be required before the upward communication flow can become a valid element in development programme implementation.

Horizontal

At the operational level of implementing a development programme, horizontal communication becomes extremely important, but faces many barriers because of the bureaucratic structure and rules and regulations in most government organizations. It is difficult to establish effective communication linkages between departments and even more so between ministries; between government departments and the private sector or non-governmental organizations it can become almost impossible.

The " gate-keeper" effect of the organizational structure causes massive problems for most administrators who are implementing development programmes. It results in delays of recruiting personnel, of budget approvals, of information on new technology from researchers. In a study of the organizations involved in helping rubber small-holders in south Thailand, James French (1977) commented that administrative obstacles frequently prevented coordination and cooperation between planners and field personnel, even though the need for a single administrative body which would examine and be responsible for all aspects of rubber development had repeatedly been pointed out.

Much of the horizontal communication that does go on at the operational level is informal in nature and bypasses the formal organizational system. But in using informal channels there are definite restrictions on achieving official action. Much more thought is required for facilitating " official" horizontal communication at all levels of the hierarchy in order to improve the implementation of development programmes.

While the identification of these three types of communication flows appears to be fairly elementary, not enough thought is given to properly using them by most administrators of development programmes.

More attention must be focused on improving the upward and horizontal communication flows. The use of the downward communication flow should be evaluated and where possible reduced. The downward communication flow should be closely linked and coordinated with the upward and horizontal communication flows.

References

KATZ, DANIEL & KAHN, ROBERT L. 1966 The social psychology of organizations. New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey

Our character is a collection of our habits, and habits have a powerful role in our lives. Habits consist of knowledge, skill, and desire. Knowledge allows us to know what to do, skill gives us the ability to know how to do it, and desire is the motivation to do it.

The Seven Habits move us through the following stages:
Dependence: the paradigm under which we are born, relying upon others to take care of us. 

Independence: the paradigm under which we can make our own decisions and take care of ourselves. 

Interdependence: the paradigm under which we cooperate to achieve something that cannot be achieved independently. 

Much of the success literature today tends to value independence, encouraging people to become liberated and do their own thing. The reality is that we are interdependent, and the independent model is not optimal for use in an interdependent environment that requires leaders and team players.

To make the choice to become interdependent, one first must be independent, since dependent people have not yet developed the character for interdependence. Therefore, the first three habits focus on self-mastery, that is, achieving the private victories required to move from dependence to independence

SUMMARY OF THE SEVEN HABITS

Habit 1: Be Proactive

Change starts from within, and highly effective people make the decision to improve their lives through the things that they can influence rather than by simply reacting to external forces.


Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

Develop a principle-centered personal mission statement. Extend the mission statement into long-term goals based on personal principles.


Habit 3: Put First Things First

Spend time doing what fits into your personal mission, observing the proper balance between production and building production capacity. Identify the key roles that you take on in life, and make time for each of them.


Habit 4: Think Win/Win

Seek agreements and relationships that are mutually beneficial. In cases where a "win/win" deal cannot be achieved, accept the fact that agreeing to make "no deal" may be the best alternative. In developing an organizational culture, be sure to reward win/win behavior among employees and avoid inadvertantly rewarding win/lose behavior.


Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

First seek to understand the other person, and only then try to be understood. Stephen Covey presents this habit as the most important principle of interpersonal relations. Effective listening is not simply echoing what the other person has said through the lens of one's own experience. Rather, it is putting oneself in the perspective of the other person, listening empathically for both feeling and meaning.


Habit 6: Synergize

Through trustful communication, find ways to leverage individual differences to create a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. Through mutual trust and understanding, one often can solve conflicts and find a better solution than would have been obtained through either person's own solution.


Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

Take time out from production to build production capacity through personal renewal of the physical, mental, social/emotional, and spiritual dimensions. Maintain a balance among these dimensions.

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DIGITAL & Logic DESIGN 4e - Solution Mannual Download

Digital Design, 4/E  
M. Morris Mano
Michael D. Ciletti

ISBN-10: 0131989243
ISBN-13: 9780131989245

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2007
Format: Cloth Bound with Disk; 624 pp
Published: 12/15/2006

Digital Design, fourth edition is a modern update of the classic authoritative text on digital design. This book teaches the basic concepts of digital design in a clear, accessible manner. The book presents the basic tools for the design of digital circuits and provides procedures suitable for a variety of digital applications.

This book gives a good coverage of digital design. It includes:

The basics (binary, octal and hexadecimal numbers, two's complement); boolean algebra and its relationship to logic gates; symplification of Boolean functions and NAND/NOR implementation; adders (half, full, carry lookahead, parity generation) and encoders/decoders; PLD's; synchronous design: state machines, counters, shift registers; asynchronous design (race conditions, hazards), characteristics of digital integrated circuits (TTL, ECL, CMOS) and a bunch of proposed lab experiments.

The book has plenty of information relative to its size. The issues are presented clearly, and I didn't find any bugs in the book. Some of the data presented (like asynchronous design) are difficult to find in other reference books.

The book doesn't cover today's hot issues like low voltage families (3.3V and below), and it also does not have any reference to HDL (Verilog, VHDL). The presented PLD's and logic families are today almost obsolete.But all in all, it is an excelente reference on digital design.

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