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Summary: Need a well organized step by step tutorial Motorola 68HC12
Review: Dear Professor Lipovski: It is very important that this book contains more detailed easy readable HC12 hardware based (both assembly lauguage and C/C++ ) programming with comparation of their code. Interfacing and real time programming should also be introduced in a step by step fashion. At least each odd or even mumbered homework problem should be given detailed answers in the appendix of this textbook. It goes with saying that Professor G. Jack Lipovski of U. Texas Austin is a top notch professional scientist and a prestigious fellew of IEEE. However this book still needs to be improved. Since this is a introductory level textbook, Professor Lipoviski may not assume any background of students. Both assembly language and C/C++ programming should be well organized in a step by step tutorial manner. At Purdue University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, EE362 uses Motorola 68HC12. It would be nice to see a newly improved 2nd edition of this textbook so that students' learning motivation in Motorola 68HC12 could be greatly activated. Thanks must be given to Professor G. Jack Lipovski for his effort in producing this nice textbook. I would like to rate this book 4 stars. Jack Yang Ph.D. Student of Purdue University
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Summary: SHOULD be improved
Review: i was actually very happy when i saw this introductory level book for a the motorola 6812. after reading through the book, i find that it badly needs improvment. although the book is packed with really good stuff, the contents need to be made more clear and easily understandable. since you have writen this book targeting even the "non-programming engineers", i think you should have built-up the assembly programming slowly.one important point i noted: your book follows a slightly different terminology compared with the Motorola manual. (there's nothing called so, recall cycle in the manual; and you don't explain it well enough in your book) students who refer to both of these are sure to get confused. I am completely amazed by the variety of the problems. as you say, some of them are really brain teasers. but you have a weird way of formulating your questions. many of them are not specific. how can you expect beginners to write programs with vague drections? please improve them in your next edition. as a conclusion, i would say that this book would have been THE best if it were presented more clearly. Hoping that you'll bring out a better new edition...
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Summary: review of the book
Review: This book is extremely difficult to understand. One of the main reasons is that there are thousands of errors throughout the book. The problems in the book are too vague and nonpractical. When you are tasked with writing a computer program, you must be told specifically what you want. The only positive thing about the book is the creativity of the problems. All said, I pray there are better books available, or another edition is released.
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