From the reviews‎:‎ ‎"‎This book is a very well‎-written introduction to discrete wavelet transforms‎,‎ very convenient for students in electrical engineering‎,‎ computer science‎,‎ and applied mathematics‎.‎ It is based on the lifting approach to discrete wavelet transforms ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ ‎.‎ MATLAB is used as the computational environment for examples and implementations of discrete wavelet transforms‎.‎‎"‎ ‎(‎Manfred Tasche‎,‎ Zentralblatt MATH‎,‎ Vol‎.‎ 989 ‎(‎14‎)‎‎,‎ 2002‎)‎ ‎"‎This is an algorithm based‎,‎ completely elementary introduction to the discrete wavelet transform ‎(‎DWT‎)‎ and wavelet packet transform‎,‎ easy to read and easy to understand‎,‎ well suited for an introductory course on wavelets for undergraduate students of applied sciences or mathematics‎.‎ ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ Implementations and examples using basic Matlab ‎(‎TM‎)‎ as well as the public domain ubi‎-wave wavelet toolbox help to further a deeper understanding of the algorithms‎.‎‎"‎ ‎(‎C‎.‎ Cenker‎,‎ Internationale Mathematische Nachrichten‎,‎ Vol‎.‎ 56 ‎(‎189‎)‎‎,‎ 2002‎)‎ ‎"‎This book gives an introduction to the discrete wavelet transform and some of its applications‎.‎ It is based on a novel approach to discrete wavelets called lifting‎.‎ ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ MATLAB is used as the computational environment for examples and implementation of transforms‎.‎ The book is well suited for undergraduate mathematics and electrical engineering students and engineers in industry‎.‎‎"‎ ‎(‎ETDE Energy Database‎,‎ December‎,‎ 2001‎)‎