John Edwards

There must be hired guns in the review., May 12, 2012

I bought the book based on the glorious reviews for this book. What a disappointment! The book is nothing more than a collection of theorems/facts about math very few examples inbetween. Compared to other math competition books, this book is a MUST NOT HAVE. If Amazon has free return shipping, I would have returned it. This book might be worth $1, definitely not more than $10. Anyone who wants to buy the book should take a serious look at the preview pages. I suspect the glorious reviews were written by hired guns. Amazon should really clean up the reviews!

For those who are actually looking for decent math competition books at this level, I highly recommend "Competition Math for… Read more

Inaacurate color., December 15, 2011

I did not buy them from Amazon. I bought a set of photo studio stuff (including light stands, light sockets, umbrellas, light bulbs, background support, and backdrop) from CowboyStudio directly. But the light bulbs are identical judging from the photos and the descriptions. So I wish to share my experience with others. The light bulbs are the only weakness in the set.

Pro:
Cheap (it is almost impossible to find good photo studio without spending thousands of dollars instead of a couple of hundreds).
Con:
Light is weak and inaccurate.

I use two 105 Watt, 5000 K Fluorescent light bulbs (this item) plus a 45W one, the photos are still relatively dark, not… Read more

Highly recommend it., October 17, 2011

Summary

Pros:
* Very sturdy and well built;
* Many different exercises;
* The adjustable bench is useful for sit-ups and dumbbells. It is also helpful for my kids to access the pull-up bar.

Cons:
* The push-up handles really should be on the vertical knee raise side so that we do not have to move the bench every time when we want to do push-ups.
* The assembly process was made unnecessarily tedious by putting all the bolts/nuts in one big plastic bag - it would be much easier if the manufacturer separates the five different bolts/nuts into labeled plastic bags, a common practice most manufacturers do. Of course this is only a one time problem… Read more