Elements of Wavelets for Engineers and Scientists

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Summary: As good as it gets
Review: This is an excellent short introductory book for anyone who wants to understand and use wavelets via the filtering route. The presentation is entirely self-contained, and includes completely worked out wavelet examples and answers to all exercises. The authors develop wavelets as multirate quadrature mirror filters (explained within the text). Sample matlab source code is provided. Like Mix's text on Random Signal Processing, this one shines as being practical, easy-to-understand, filled with examples and prepares the reader for more advanced work.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: Wavelets is a mathematically intensive subject. As such many books on the subject present the topic as an endless list of equations with very little insight.

This book on the other hand presents the material in a fashion that is digestable to the average engineer. This is a credit to their writting and teaching skill. They write as if their first goal is to let you understand (teach) not simply write.

I would say that the first books to read on this subject would be this one and the book by Walker. These books are sufficient to get a good understanding of Wavelets and to be able to use them. They also pave the way for more advanced books on the subject if desired.