Reviews for FEM and Micromechatronics with ATILA Software

The average rating for FEM and Micromechatronics with ATILA Software based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-06-17 00:00:00 Morgan McAdams I liked this a lot, back in 2004. I have no idea how it has aged. A quote from Rawlins, from my 2004 writeup: "The answer to "Could computers think? is that it doesn't matter...What matters is whether we * think* they think." His discussion of AI is succinct and illuminating: "A future of smart machines is strange indeed... it may be much harder to kill yourself by turning on a gas oven or running a car in a locked garage - both your oven and your car may figure out what you're trying to do and prevent you... Possessions might get more dangerous, too... Are we ready for a world of feral cars?" "As Thoreau said long ago, we've become the tools of our tools... One day, something vast and cool and strange may read these very words -- and chuckle with amusement. Welcome to tomorrow."

Review # 2 was written on 2013-08-18 00:00:00 Paula Goldberg Gregory Rawlins is a computer scientist and writer who does not talk down to his audience. This is a succinct and well written book about a technology that has changed the almost every aspect of society. If you have someone who "still-does-not-get-it", or has been living under a rock, this is the book for them.