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Andrew Glassner's Notebook by Andrew Glassner Recommended

ISBN: 1 55860 598 3       Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann       Pages: 304pp       Price: £28-95

Categories:   graphics     reference

Reviewed by Francis Glassborow in C Vu 12-1 (Jan 2000)

Though he does not say so, I am sure that Glassner has been strongly influenced by Martin Gardner's approach. This book is a collection of essays that were originally published in IEEE Computing Graphics & Applications. Many of the items were originally split between two columns and were even then slimmed down to meet the space constraints of that periodical. This certainly means that the book form has considerable added value.

The items are fun to read and certainly provide a wealth of potential for programming problems. That was the author's intention and he has succeeded. However I should warn you that this is not a book for those who like instant gratification, nor for those that are short of leisure time.

There is no source code with the book nor is there much on the author's web site. This means that to gain very much from the book you must be able to develop programs from the material presented.