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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 39. G. Burbidge, A. Sandage, F. H. Shu, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, Calif., 2001. $75.00 (668 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-0939-1

Binary Stars: Selected Topics on Observations and Physical Processes. F. C. Lázaro, M. J. Arévalo, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 563. Proc. sch., Tenerife, Spain, Sept. 1999. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $82.80 (327 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41256-5

Extreme Stars: At the Edge of Creation. J. B. Kaler. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $34.95 (236 pp.). ISBN 0-521-40262-X

Interplanetary Dust. E. Grün, B. Å. S. Gustafson, S. Dermott, H. Fechtig, eds. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $99.00 (804 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42067-3

Solar Observing Techniques. C. Kitchin. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $44.95 paper (218 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-035-X

The Universe in Gamma Rays. V. Schönfelder, ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $79.95 (407 pp.). ISBN 3-540-67874-3

Atom Optics. P. Meystre. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 33. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $59.95 (311 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95274-8

Electron Beam Ion Sources and Traps and Their Applications. K. Prelec, ed. Circle number 18 on Reader Service Card AIP Conference Proceedings 572. Proc. symp., Upton, N.Y., Nov. 2000. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $140.00 (304 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0011-3

The Hydrogen Atom: Precision Physics of Simple Atomic Systems. S. G. Karshenboim, F. S. Pavone, F. Bassani, M. Inguscio, T. W. Hänsch, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 570. Proc. conf., Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy, May–June 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $84.95 (293 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41935-7, CD-ROM

Proton Radiotherapy Accelerators. W. Wieszczycka, W. H. Scharf. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $32.00 (323 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4528-9

The Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces. Vol. 9: Oxide Surfaces. D. P. Woodruff, ed. Elsevier, New York, 2001. $362.00 (656 pp.). ISBN 0-444-50745-0

Introduction to the Quantum World of Atoms and Molecules. J. P. Dahl. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $51.00 (460 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4565-3

Molecular Machines and Motors. J.-P. Sauvage, ed. Structure and Bonding 99. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $189.00 (302 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41382-0

Polyoxometalate Chemistry: From Topology via Self-Assembly to Applications. M. T. Pope, A. Müller, eds. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $120.00 (427 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-7011-2

Quantum-Mechanical Prediction of Thermochemical Data. J. Cioslowski, ed. Understanding Chemical Reactivity 22. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $90.00 (252 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-7077-5

Solid–Liquid Interface Theory. J. W. Halley, ed. ACS Symposium Series 789. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2001. $110.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 0-8412-3717-4

Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research. P. C. Bhat, M. Kasemann, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 583. Proc. wksp., Batavia, Ill., Oct. 2000. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $170.00 (407 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0023-7

Advances in Computational Verb Systems. T. Yang. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2001. $69.00 (211 pp.). ISBN 1-56072-971-6

Bioinformatics: The Machine Learning Approach. 2nd edition. P. Baldi, S. Brunak. Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2001 [1998]. $49.95 (452 pp.). ISBN 0-262-02506-X

Cellular Image Processing. T. Yang. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2001. $79.00 (281 pp.). ISBN 1-56072-979-1

Lattice Functions and Equations. S. Rudeanu. Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $79.95 paper (435 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-266-2

Machine Learning: ECML 2001. L. De Raedt, P. Flach, eds. Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 2167: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence 2167. Proc. conf., Freiburg, Germany, Sept. 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $91.00 paper (618 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42536-5

Matrix Algorithms. Volume 2: Eigensystems. G. W. Stewart. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2001. $50.00 paper (469 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-503-2

Scalable Quantum Computers: Paving the Way to Realization. S. L. Braunstein, H.-K. Lo, P. Kok, eds. Wiley-VCH, New York, 2001. $125.00 (368 pp.). ISBN 3-527-40321-3

Scientific Computing with Mathematica ^®: Mathematical Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations. A. Marasco, A. Romano. Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2001. $69.95 (270 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4205-6, CD-ROM

Advances in Solid State Physics. Vol. 41. B. Kramer, ed. Proc. mtg., Hamburg, Germany, Mar. 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $169.00 (644 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42000-2

Interacting Electrons in Nanostructures. R. Haug, H. Schoeller, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 579. Proc. wksp., Bad Honnef, Germany, June 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $54.00 (227 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42222-6

Phase Transitions and Self-Organization in Electronic and Molecular Networks. J. C. Phillips, M. F. Thorpe, eds. Fundamental Materials Research. Proc. wksp., Cambridge, England, July 2000. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2001. $150.00 (454 pp.). ISBN 0-306-46568-X

Statistical Mechanics of Solids. L. A. Girifalco. Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials 58. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000. $195.00 (519 pp.). ISBN 0-19-511965-7

Studies of High Temperature Superconductors: Advances in Research and Applications. Vol. 36: The BSCCO System-II. A. Narlikar, ed. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2001. $89.00 (181 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-025-0

Studies of High Temperature Superconductors: Advances in Research and Applications. Vol. 37: Diverse Superconducting Systems and Some Miscellaneous Aspects. A. Narlikar, ed. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2001. $89.00 (248 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-026-9

Superconductor/Semiconductor Junctions. T. Schäpers. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 174. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $79.95 (145 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42220-X

Our Cosmic Habitat. M. Rees. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2001. $22.50 (205 pp.). ISBN 0-691-08926-4

Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures: Fundamentals and Device Applications. K. Barnham, D. Vvedensky, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $59.95 (393 pp.). ISBN 0-521-59103-1

Low Temperature Electronics: Physics, Devices, Circuits, and Applications. E. A. Gutiérrez-D., M. J. Deen, C. Claeys. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2001. $299.00 (964 pp.). ISBN 0-12-310675-3

Noise in Semiconductor Devices: Modeling and Simulation. F. Bonani, G. Ghione. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics 7. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $79.95 (213 pp.). ISBN 3-540-66583-8

Thin Film Magnetoresistive Sensors. S. Tumanski. Series in Sensors. IOP, Philadelphia, 2001. $120.00 (441 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0702-1

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment. Vol. 25. R. H. Socolow, D. Anderson, J. Harte, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, Calif., 2000. $76.00 (857 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-2325-4

Climate Change: Science, Strategies, & Solutions. E. Claussen, V. A. Cochran, D. P. Davis, eds. Brill, Boston, 2001. $110.00, $49.00 paper (399 pp.). ISBN 90-04-12024-6, ISBN 90-04-12276-1 paper

Decommissioning Health Physics: A Handbook for MARSSIM Users. E. W. Abelquist. IOP, Philadelphia, 2001. $65.00 (438 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0761-7

The Lattice Boltzmann Equation for Fluid Dynamics and Beyond. S. Succi. Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2001. $100.00 (288 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850398-9

Navier–Stokes Equations and Turbulence. C. Foias, O. Manley, R. Rosa, R. Temam. Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications 83. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $90.00 (347 pp.). ISBN 0-521-36032-3

Statistical Physics of Fluids: Basic Concepts and Applications. V. I. Kalikmanov. Texts and Monographs in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $54.95 (260 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41747-8

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Vol. 29. R. Jeanloz, A. L. Albee, K. C. Burke, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, Calif., 2001. $75.00 (616 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-2029-8

Crustal Heat Flow: A Guide to Measurement and Modeling. G. R. Beardsmore, J. P. Cull. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $100.00, $37.95 paper (324 pp.). ISBN 0-521-79289-4, ISBN 0-521-79703-9 paper

Wind Stress over the Ocean. I. S. F. Jones, Y. Toba, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $80.00 (307 pp.). ISBN 0-521-66243-5

Adventures in the Atomic Age: From Watts to Washington. G. T. Seaborg. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2001. $25.00 (312 pp.). ISBN 0-374-29991-9

Architectures of Time: Toward a Theory of the Event in Modernist Culture. S. Kwinter. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2001. $29.95 (237 pp.). ISBN 0-262-11260-4

Climbing the Mountain: The Scientific Biography of Julian Schwinger. J. Mehra, K. A. Milton. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2000. $49.95 (677 pp.). ISBN 0-19-850658-9

The Difference Engine: Charles Babbage and the Quest to Build the First Computer. D. Swade. Viking, New York, 2000. $24.95 (342 pp.). ISBN 0-670-91020-1

The Discovery of Dynamics. J. B. Barbour. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2001 [1989, reissued]. $45.00 paper (746 pp.). ISBN 0-19-513202-5

Facing Up: Science and Its Cultural Adversaries. S. Weinberg. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2001. $26.00 (283 pp.). ISBN 0-674-00647-X

The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times. A. Mayor. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2000. $35.00, $17.95 paper (361 pp.). ISBN 0-691-05863-6, ISBN 0-691-08977-9 paper

The Future of the Universe: Chance, Chaos, God? A. Benz. Continuum, New York, 2000. $24.95 (176 pp.). ISBN 0-8264-1220-3

Gödel: A Life of Logic. J. L. Casti, W. DePauli. Perseus, Cambridge, Mass., 2001 [2000, reissued]. $16.50 paper (210 pp.). ISBN 0-7382-0274-6

Histories of the Electron: The Birth of Microphysics. J. Z. Buchwald, A. Warwick, eds. Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science and Technology. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2001. $55.00 (514 pp.). ISBN 0-262-02494-2

Invariances: The Structure of the Objective World. R. Nozick. Belknap Press/Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2001. $35.00 (416 pp.). ISBN 0-674-00631-3

Naturalists and Society: The Culture of Natural History in Britain, 1700–1900. D. E. Allen. Variorum Collected Studies Series CS724. Ashgate, Burlington, Vt., 2001. $105.95 (189 pp.). ISBN 0-86078-863-6

Plasma Physics. H. Chuaqui, M. Favre, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 563. Proc. wksp., La Serena, Chile, Nov. 2000. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $120.00 (309 pp.). ISBN 1-56396-999-8

Reviews of Plasma Physics. Vol. 22. V. D. Shafranov, ed. (translated from Russian by A. I. Yaremchuk and S. V. Bulanov). Kluwer Academic/Consultants Bureau, New York, 2001. $140.00 (335 pp.). ISBN 0-306-11067-9

Color and Light in Nature. 2nd edition. D. K. Lynch, W. Livingston. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001 [1995]. $85.00, $29.95 paper (277 pp.). ISBN 0-521-77284-2, ISBN 0-521-77504-3 paper

The Complete Book of Holograms: How They Work and How to Make Them. J. E. Kasper, S. A. Feller. Dover, Mineola, N.Y., 2001 [1987, reissued]. $10.95 paper (216 pp.). ISBN 0-486-41580-5

Exploring Nature’s Dynamics. E. A. Jackson. Wiley Series in Nonlinear Science. Wiley, New York, 2001. $79.95 (303 pp.). ISBN 0-471-19146-9, Diskette

The Genie in the Bottle: 64 All New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life. J. Schwarcz. Freeman, New York, 2001. $23.95 (311 pp.). ISBN 0-7167-4601-8

Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions about the Real Nature of the Universe. N. F. Comins. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2001. $27.95 (244 pp.). ISBN 0-231-11644-6

The Hole in the Universe: How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything. K. C. Cole. Harcourt, New York, 2001. $24.00 (274 pp.). ISBN 0-15-100398-X

In Code: A Mathematical Journey. S. Flannery with D. Flannery. Workman, New York, 2001. $24.95 (341 pp.). ISBN 0-7611-2384-9

An Intimate Look at the Night Sky. C. Raymo. Walker, New York, 2001. $26.00 (242 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1369-6

Moon Hunters: NASA’s Remarkable Expeditions to the Ends of the Solar System. J. Kluger. Touchstone, New York, 2001 [1999, reissued]. $14.00 paper (314 pp.). ISBN 0-684-86559-9

Our Universe: The Thrill of Extra-galactic Exploration as Told by Leading Experts. S. A. Stern, ed. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $54.95, $19.95 paper (152 pp.). ISBN 0-521-78330-5, ISBN 0-521-78907-9 paper

Polarised Light in Science and Nature. D. Pye. IOP, Philadelphia, 2001. $21.99 paper (124 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0673-4

Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction: Where Real Science Ends and Pseudoscience Begins. C. M. Wynn, A. W. Wiggins. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2001. $18.95 paper (226 pp.). ISBN 0-309-07309-X

Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs: 67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life. J. Schwarcz. Freeman, New York, 2001 [1999, reissued]. $14.95 paper (296 pp.). ISBN 0-7167-4600-X

Sacred Geometry. M. Lundy. Walker, New York, 2001 [1998, reissued]. $10.00 (58 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1382-3

The Secret Life of Dust: From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Big Consequences of Little Things. H. Holmes. Wiley, New York, 2001. $22.95 (240 pp.). ISBN 0-471-37743-0

Sun, Moon, and Earth. R. Heath. Walker, New York, 2001 [1999, reissued]. $10.00 (57 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1381-5

Time Travel in Einstein’s Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel through Time. J. R. Gott III. Houghton Mifflin, New York, 2001. $25.00 (291 pp.). ISBN 0-395-95563-7

Useful Mathematical and Physical Formulae. M. Watkins. Walker, New York, 2001 [2000, reissued]. $10.00 (58 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1380-7

Visions of Spaceflight: Images from the Ordway Collection. F. I. Ordway III. Four Walls Eight Windows, New York, 2001. $50.00 (176 pp.). ISBN 1-56858-181-5

The Wonders of Physics. L. G. Aslamazov, A. A. Varlamov (translated from Russian by A. A. Abrikosov Jr and D. Znamenski). World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $38.00 (233 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4346-4

The Heliosphere Near Solar Minimum: The Ulysses Perspective. A. Balogh, R. G. Marsden, E. J. Smith, eds. Springer–Praxis Books in Astrophysics and Astronomy. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $99.00 (411 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-204-2

Physics of the Solar Corona and Transition Region: Part II. O. Engvold, J. W. Harvey, C. J. Schrijver, N. E. Hurlburt, eds. Proc. wksp., Monterey, Calif., Aug. 1999. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $132.00 (392 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-7043-0

The Statistical Mechanics of Financial Markets. J. Voit. Texts and Monographs in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $44.95 (220 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41409-6

Statistical Physics: An Introductory Course. D. J. Amit, Y. Verbin (translated from Hebrew by R. Tzafriri). World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 1999. $58.00, $34.00 paper (565 pp.). ISBN 981-02-3192-X, ISBN 981-02-3476-7 paper

Analysis for Applied Mathematics. W. Cheney. Graduate Texts in Mathematics 208. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $49.95 (444 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95279-9

Analysis on Fractals. J. Kigami. Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics 143. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $54.95 (226 pp.). ISBN 0-521-79321-1

Basic Operator Theory. I. Gohberg, S. Goldberg. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2001 [1980, reissued]. $79.95 paper (285 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4262-5

Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering. A. Mohammad-Djafari, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 568. Proc. wksp., Gif-sur-Yvette, France, July 2000. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2001. $165.00 (644 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0004-0

Carleman Estimates and Applications to Uniqueness and Control Theory. F. Colombini, C. Zuily, eds. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications 46. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2001. $89.95 (211 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4230-7

Clifford Algebras and Spinors. 2nd edition. P. Lounesto. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series 286. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001 [1999]. $42.95 paper (338 pp.). ISBN 0-521-00551-5

Collected Papers of K.-T. Chen. P. Tondeur, ed. Contemporary Mathematicians. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2001. $189.00 (737 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4005-3

Combinatorial Data Analysis: Optimization by Dynamic Programming. L. Hubert, P. Arabie, J. Meulman. SIAM Monographs on Discrete Mathematics and Applications. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2001. $60.00 (163 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-478-8

Complexity Classifications of Boolean Constraint Satisfaction Problems. N. Creignou, S. Khanna, M. Sudan. SIAM Monographs on Discrete Mathematics and Applications. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2001. $53.00 (106 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-479-6

Differential Equations: Theory and Applications with Maple^®. D. Betounes. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $74.95 (680 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95140-7, CD-ROM

Finite Elements: Theory, Fast Solvers, and Applications in Solid Mechanics. 2nd edition. D. Braess (translated from German by L. L. Schumaker). Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001 [1997]. $34.95 paper (352 pp.). ISBN 0-521-01195-7

Foundations and Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics: In Light of a Critical–Historical Analysis of the Problems and of a Synthesis of the Results. Revised edition. G. Auletta. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001 [2000]. $168.00, $95.00 paper (981 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4039-2, ISBN 981-02-4614-5 paper

Fourier Analysis and Partial Differential Equations. R. J. Iorio Jr, V. de M. Iorio. Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics 70. $69.95 (411 pp.). ISBN 0-521-62116-X

Generalized Functions in Mathematical Physics: Main Ideas and Concepts. A. S. Demidov. Horizons in World Physics 237. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2001. $89.00 (131 pp.). ISBN 1-56072-905-8

Integrable Hierarchies and Modern Physical Theories. H. Aratyn, A. S. Sorin, eds. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 18. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2001. $152.00 (435 pp.). ISBN 0-7923-6962-9

Microcanonical Thermodynamics: Phase Transitions in “Small” Systems. D. H. E. Gross. World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics 66. World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $68.00 (269 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4215-8

Multivariate Approximation and Applications. N. Dyn, D. Leviatan, D. Levin, A. Pinkus, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $69.95 (286 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80023-4

Nonlinear Elasticity: Theory and Applications. Y. B. Fu, R. W. Ogden, eds. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series 283. Proc. wksp., Hong Kong, Apr. 2000. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $49.95 paper (525 pp.). ISBN 0-521-79695-4

On Certain Unitary Representations of an Infinite Group of Transformations. L. Van Hove (translated from French by M. Berg, C. DeWitt-Morette). World Scientific, River Edge, N.J., 2001. $18.00 paper (91 pp.). ISBN 981-02-4643-9

Perspectives on Enclosure Methods. U. Kulisch, R. Lohner, A. Facius, eds. Proc. symp., Karlsruhe, Germany, Sept. 2000. Springer-Verlag/Wien, New York, 2001. $69.95 (345 pp.). ISBN 3-211-83590-3

The Photon. T. Pradhan. Contemporary Fundamental Physics. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2001. $98.00 (131 pp.). ISBN 1-56072-928-7

The Problem of Electron and Super-luminal Signals. V. P. Oleinik. Contemporary Fundamental Physics. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2001. $98.00 (229 pp.). ISBN 1-56072-938-4

Quantum Mechanics: Based on the Principle of Minimum Mean Deviation from Statistical Equilibrium and Independence. S. Guiasu. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2001. $79.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 1-56072-896-5

Quantum Mechanics: Foundations and Applications. 3rd revised edition. A. Bohm. Texts and Monographs in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001 [1993]. $69.95 paper (688 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95330-2

Quantum Phase Transitions. S. Sachdev. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001 [1999, reissued]. $44.95 paper (353 pp.). ISBN 0-521-00454-3

Random Matrix Models and Their Applications. P. Bleher, A. Its, eds. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications 40. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $64.95 (438 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80209-1

Ripples in Mathematics: The Discrete Wavelet Transform. A. Jensen, A. la Cour-Harbo. $39.95 paper (246 pp.). ISBN 3-540-41662-5

Symmetry and Electromagnetic Interaction of Fields with Multi-Spin. S. Kruglov. Contemporary Fundamental Physics. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2001. $89.00 (216 pp.). ISBN 1-56072-880-9

Symmetry in Mechanics: A Gentle, Modern Introduction. S. F. Singer. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2001. $29.95 (193 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4145-9

Systems of Conservation Laws: Two-Dimensional Riemann Problems. Y. Zheng. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications 38. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2001. $69.95 (317 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4080-0

Topics on Riemann Surfaces and Fuchsian Groups. E. Bujalance, A. F. Costa, E. Martínez, eds. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series 287. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $35.95 paper (177 pp.). ISBN 0-521-00350-4

Wavelets: Tools for Science and Technology. 2nd edition. S. Jaffard, Y. Meyer, R. D. Ryan. Proc. lecture, Madrid, Spain, Feb. 1991. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2001 [1993]. $62.00 (256 pp.). ISBN 0-89871-448-6

Computer Algebra Recipes: A Gourmet’s Guide to the Mathematical Models of Science. R. H. Enns, G. C. McGuire. Undergraduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $89.95 (778 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95148-2, CD-ROM

Essentials of Semiconductor Physics. W. T. Wenckebach. Wiley, New York, 1999. $155.00, $44.95 paper (318 pp.). ISBN 0-471-96539-1, ISBN 0-471-96540-5 paper

A Guided Tour of Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences. R. Snieder. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $90.00, $29.95 paper (429 pp.). ISBN 0-521-78241-4, ISBN 0-521-78751-3 paper

The Interdisciplinary Imperative: Interactive Research and Education, Still an Elusive Goal in Academia. R. Roy, ed. Proc. conf., University Park, Pa., Aug.—Sept. 1999. Writers Club Press, New York, 2000. $18.95 paper (259 pp.). ISBN 0-595-01179-9

Introduction to Micrometeorology. 2nd edition. S. P. Arya. International Geophysics Series 79. Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 2001 [1998]. $79.95 (420 pp.). ISBN 0-12-059354-8

An Introduction to Nuclear Physics. 2nd edition. W. N. Cottingham, D. A. Greenwood. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001 [1986]. $90.00, $29.95 paper (271 pp.). ISBN 0-521-65149-2, ISBN 0-521-65733-4 paper

Introduction to Relativity. J. B. Kogut. Complementary Science Series. Harcourt/Academic Press, Burlington, Mass., 2001. $29.95 paper (178 pp.). ISBN 0-12-417561-9

Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications. J. S. Lilley. The Manchester Physics Series. Wiley, New York, 2001. $85.00, $35.00 paper (393 pp.). ISBN 0-471-97935-X, ISBN 0-471-97936-8 paper

Physics in Biology and Medicine. 2nd edition. P. Davidovits. Complementary Science Series. Harcourt/Academic Press, Burlington, Mass., 2001 [1975]. $34.95 paper (303 pp.). ISBN 0-12-204840-7

Physics in Context: An Integrated Approach. Developed by CORD. CCI, Waco, Tex., 2001. $49.95 (525 pp.). ISBN 1-57837-275-5

Understanding the Heavens: Thirty Centuries of Astronomical Ideas from Ancient Thinking to Modern Cosmology.  J.-C. Pecker. $89.95 (597 pp.). ISBN 3-540-63198-4

Skeptical Odysseys: Personal Accounts by the World’s Leading Paranormal Inquirers. P. Kurtz, ed. Prometheus Books, Amherst, N.Y., 2001. $27.00 (430 pp.). ISBN 1-57392-884-4

Skylab: America’s Space Station. D. J. Shayler. Springer–Praxis Series in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Praxis/Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. $45.00 paper (375 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-407-X

Visions of the Future: Physics and Electronics. J. M. T. Thompson, ed. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2001. $24.95 paper (213 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80538-4