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NAUI Master Scuba Diver 2nd edition by John Heine, Jolie Bookspan, Peter Oliver (2004) Paperback
John Heine, Jolie Bookspan, Peter Oliver
290 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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May 28, 2018
I read this book as part of my setwork for my AAUS Scientific Diving course.
Firstly, this is an in-depth review of diving as a whole. If you're looking for a light read this is not it. If, however, you crave more substance, this is a great place to start. I learned so much more about diving physics and diving equipment. In fact, I read it at the same time as I did my TDI Decompression Procedures book, and Advanced Nitrox, and found the subject matter in those 10x easier to grasp. That said, this book goes into a whole lot more depth than most scuba manuals -- obviously a must for scientific divers.
This brings me to my second point, which is the primary reason I've given the book 3 stars and not 4: it is very wordy and a lot of the mathematics/science problems are poorly explained. Furthermore, not enough examples and practice problems are provided. Given that this book is used for a graduate level college course I'd expect a bit more. I have to say it took me a lot longer than was necessary to understand some of the physics, which, my TDI book and instructor made very simple.
Overall, however, I learned a lot. I'd recommend this book to most people with the caveat that it is slow going and unnecessarily wordy. I'd also suggest having a good old physiology/human anatomy book by your side to help you picture more of what is happening in the human body. Pity there weren't better pictures for the initial physiology section.
Firstly, this is an in-depth review of diving as a whole. If you're looking for a light read this is not it. If, however, you crave more substance, this is a great place to start. I learned so much more about diving physics and diving equipment. In fact, I read it at the same time as I did my TDI Decompression Procedures book, and Advanced Nitrox, and found the subject matter in those 10x easier to grasp. That said, this book goes into a whole lot more depth than most scuba manuals -- obviously a must for scientific divers.
This brings me to my second point, which is the primary reason I've given the book 3 stars and not 4: it is very wordy and a lot of the mathematics/science problems are poorly explained. Furthermore, not enough examples and practice problems are provided. Given that this book is used for a graduate level college course I'd expect a bit more. I have to say it took me a lot longer than was necessary to understand some of the physics, which, my TDI book and instructor made very simple.
Overall, however, I learned a lot. I'd recommend this book to most people with the caveat that it is slow going and unnecessarily wordy. I'd also suggest having a good old physiology/human anatomy book by your side to help you picture more of what is happening in the human body. Pity there weren't better pictures for the initial physiology section.
October 26, 2014
Must read for avid diver's
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