Electrical Exam Prep

Rating:
Summary: Lack of answers a big problem
Review: I bought this to study for the California license exam which is currently based on the 1999 Code. This book is based on the 2002 Code but the Code doesn't change that much. The big problem is that the answer key is not included. Evidently, if you buy directly from Mike Holt.com the key is included. I don't know why. But the 1999 prep guide, available from Amazon, does include the answers in the back.
In the introduction, on page ix, it says that the answers are available at his web site. This is not so. I do not know why the answer pamphlet is not included. Amazon and Mike will have to battle this one out.
Now the diagrams are in color but the pages are smaller. I would advise getting the 1999 edition.
~Peter

Rating:
Summary: Not for the lone student
Review: There are no answers to any of the questions at the end of the chapters. And there are a lot of questions. For the student studying alone, there is no sense of reasurance or encouragement. No way to continually measure your progress.
The book has all the makings of a solid piece of work. The author's teaching style, the graphics and illustrations are all great, but if you don't have any way of checking yourself it can be frustrating. If there are answers in the book, I couldn't find them.