Reviews for Probabilistic and Randomized Methods for Design under Uncertainty

The average rating for Probabilistic and Randomized Methods for Design under Uncertainty based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-10-16 00:00:00 Paul Hoeft Not my favorite Petroski book and definitely not the first one of his on failure that I'd recommend. It's not a terrible book but it is rather dry and more technical than the other books with an emphasis on classical and early industrial case histories. Read separately, I expect the reader would not be inundated with Petroski's overall argument that studying engineering history, especially that of failures, is relevant to current practice but read sequentially his argument becomes repetitive.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-08-20 00:00:00 Benedict Santos Henry Petroski is a prolific and talented writer, who turns case studies into gripping page turners. I find myself interested in several books lately, and each happens (upon inspection) to have been written by Petroski. This coincidence was spurred when I found Design Paradigms outside an office, and took it home with me. This book must not be passed up by anybody with an interest in design, and is a great starting place for people who want an introduction to a multitude of relatable and informative engineering concepts. I adore this book!