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Valence Bond Methods: Theory and Applications. G. A. Gallup. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $95.00 (238 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80392-6

Molecular Modeling and Simulation: An Interdisciplinary Guide. T. Schlick. Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics 21. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $79.95 (634 pp.). ISBN 0-387-95404-X

High Performance Non-Oxide Ceramics. Vol. 1. M. Jansen, ed. Structure and Bonding 101. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $149.00 (198 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43131-4

High Performance Non-Oxide Ceramics. Vol. 2. M. Jansen, ed. Structure and Bonding 102. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $129.00 (171 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43132-2

Computational Methods for Macro-molecules: Challenges and Applications. T. Schlick, H. H. Gan, eds. Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering 24. Proc. wksp., New York City, Oct. 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $89.95 paper (504 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43756-8

Embedded Systems and Computer Architecture. G. R. Wilson. Newnes, Woburn, Mass., 2002. $56.95 paper (294 pp.). ISBN 0-7506-5064-8, CD-ROM

Advances in Solid State Physics. Vol. 42. B. Kramer, ed. Advances in Solid State Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $159.00 (521 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42907-7

Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics XIV. D. P. Landau, S. P. Lewis, H.-B. Schüttler, eds. Springer Proceedings in Physics 89. Proc. wksp., Athens, Ga., Feb. 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $129.00 (276 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42848-8

Nanoscale Spectroscopy and Its Applications to Semiconductor Research. Y. Watanabe, S. Heun, G. Salviati, N. Yamamoto, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 588. Proc. wksp., Trieste, Italy, Dec. 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $62.00 (306 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43312-0

Quantum Transport in Submicron Devices: A Theoretical Introduction. W. Magnus, W. Schoenmaker. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 137. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $79.95 (270 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43396-1

Quasicrystals: An Introduction to Structure, Physical Properties and Applications. J.-B. Suck, M. Schreiber, P. Häussler, eds. Springer Series in Materials Science 55. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $109.00 (561 pp.). ISBN 3-540-64224-2

Semiconductor Physics: An Introduction. 8th edition. K. Seeger. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1999]. $74.95 (525 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43813-0

Semiconductor Quantum Dots: Physics, Spectroscopy and Applications. Y. Masumoto, T. Takagahara, eds. Nanoscience and Technology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $109.00 (486 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42805-4

Semiconductor Spintronics and Quantum Computation. D. D. Awschalom, D. Loss, N. Samarth, eds. Nanoscience and Technology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $74.95 (311 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42176-9

Spontaneous Ordering in Semiconductor Alloys. A. Mascarenhas, ed. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2002. $125.00 (474 pp.). ISBN 0-306-46778-X

Studies of High Temperature Superconductors: Advances in Research and Applications. Vol. 40: Studies of Josephson Junction Arrays (II). A. Narlikar, ed. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2002. $129.00 (243 pp.). ISBN 1-56033-204-0

Studies of High Temperature Superconductors: Advances in Research and Applications. Vol. 42: Vortex Physics. A. Narlikar, ed. Nova Science, Huntington, N.Y., 2002. $98.00 (399 pp.). ISBN 1-59033-342-X

Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Structure. 2nd edition. P. Coles, F. Lucchin. Wiley, New York, 2002 [1995]. $55.00 (492 pp.). ISBN 0-471-48909-3

New Trends in Theoretical and Observational Cosmology. K. Sato, T. Shiromizu, eds. RESCEU International Symposium Series 5. Proc. symp., Tokyo, Nov. 2001. Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, 2002. $75.00 (407 pp.). ISBN 4-946443-73-8

CMOS Cantilever Sensor Systems: Atomic Force Microscopy and Gas Sensing Applications. D. Lange, O. Brand, H. Baltes. Microtechnology and MEMS. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $64.95 (142 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43143-8

Nano-Optoelectronics: Concepts, Physics and Devices. M. Grundmann, ed. Nanoscience and Technology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $89.95 (442 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43394-5

SOC Design Methodologies. M. Robert, B. Rouzeyre, C. Piguet, M.-L. Flottes, eds.

Proc. conf., Montpellier, France, Dec. 2001. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., and International Federation for Information Processing, Laxenburg, Austria, 2002. $195.00 (477 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-7148-5

Transient Electronics: Pulsed Circuit Technology. P. W. Smith. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2002. $95.00 (272 pp.). ISBN 0-471-97773-X

Environmental Mechanics: Water, Mass and Energy Transfer in the Biosphere. P. A. C. Raats, D. Smiles, A. W. Warrick, eds. Geophysical Monograph 129. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2002. $92.00 (345 pp.). ISBN 0-87590-988-4, CD-ROM

Computational Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: An Introduction. J.-J. Chattot. Scientific Computation. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $54.95 (186 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43494-1

Convective Heat Transfer. 2nd revised edition. T. Cebeci. Springer-Verlag, New York, and Horizons, Long Beach, Calif., 2002 [1984]. $99.00 (345 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42881-X (Springer-Verlag), ISBN 0-9668461-4-1 (Horizons), CD-ROM

Convective Heat Transfer: Solutions Manual and Computer Programs. 2nd revised edition. T. Cebeci. Springer-Verlag, New York, and Horizons, Long Beach, Calif, 2002 [1989]. $89.95 (142 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43471-2 (Springer-Verlag), ISBN 0-9668461-5-X (Horizons), CD-ROM

Introduction to Hydrodynamic Stability. P. G. Drazin. Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics 32. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $85.00, $30.00 paper (258 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80427-2, ISBN 0-521-00965-0 paper

Linear Water Waves: A Mathematical Approach. N. Kuznetsov, V. Maz’ya, B. Vainberg. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $100.00 (513 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80853-7

Magnetohydrodynamics. P. A. Davidson, A. Thess, eds. CISM Courses and Lectures 418. Proc. lecture, Udine, Italy, June 1999. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $54.95 paper (161 pp.). ISBN 3-211-83686-1

Thermal Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Fluid Mixtures. W. Köhler, S. Wiegand, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 584. Proc. mtg., Bayreuth, Germany, Sept., 2000. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $86.00 (470 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43231-0

Turbulent Flow: Analysis, Measurement, and Prediction. P. S. Bernard, J. M. Wallace. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2002. $100.00 (497 pp.). ISBN 0-471-33219-4

Earthquake Microzoning. A. Roca, C. Oliveira, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser Verlag, Boston, 2002. $64.95 paper (362 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-6652-4

Exploring Space, Exploring Earth: New Understanding of the Earth from Space Research. P. D. Lowman, Jr. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $110.00, $40.00 paper (362 pp.). ISBN 0-521-66125-0, ISBN 0-521-89062-4 paper

Ice Sheets, Sea Level and the Dynamic Earth. J. X. Mitrovica, B. L. A. Vermeersen, eds. Geodynamics Series 29. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2002. $70.00 (309 pp.). ISBN 0-87590-531-5

Large-Scale Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics. Vol. 1: Analytical Methods and Numerical Models. J. Norbury, I. Roulstone, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $80.00 (370 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80681-X

Large-Scale Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics. Vol. 2: Geometric Methods and Models. J. Norbury, I. Roulstone, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002. $80.00 (364 pp.). ISBN 0-521-80757-3

Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Seismic Event Discrimination and Identification. W. R. Walter, H. E. Hartse, eds. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser Verlag, Boston, 2002. $59.95 paper (288 pp.). ISBN 3-7643-6675-3

Noble Gases in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry. D. Porcelli, C. J. Ballentine, R. Wieler, eds. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 47. Geochemical Society, St. Louis, Mo., and Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, 2002. $40.00 paper (844 pp.). ISBN 0-939950-59-6

The Ostracoda: Applications in Quaternary Research. J. A. Holmes, A. R. Chivas, eds. Geophysical Monograph 131. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2002. $78.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 0-87590-990-6

Apollo: The Lost and Forgotten Missions. D. J. Shayler. Springer-Praxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $44.95 paper (344 pp.). ISBN 1-85233-575-0

Brotherhood of the Bomb: The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller. G. Herken. Henry Holt, New York, 2002. $30.00 (448 pp.). ISBN 0-8050-6588-1

From Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932-1939. P. F. Dahl. IOP, Philadelphia, 2002. $75.00 (304 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0865-6

Meanest Foundations and Nobler Superstructures: Hooke, Newton and the “Compounding of the Celestiall Motions of the Planetts.” O. Gal. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science 229. Kluwer Academic, River Edge, N.J., 2002. $69.00 (239 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-0732-9

The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World. K. Alder. Free Press, New York, 2002. $27.00 (422 pp.). ISBN 0-7432-1675-X

The Nobel Scientists: A Biographical Encyclopedia. G. T. Kurian. Prometheus Books, Amherst, N.Y., 2002. $75.00 (420 pp.). ISBN 1-57392-927-1

Quantum [Un]speakables: From Bell to Quantum Information. R. A. Bertlmann, A. Zeilinger. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $89.95 (483 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42756-2

Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA. B. Maddox. HarperCollins, New York, 2002. $29.95 (380 pp.). ISBN 0-06-018407-8

Science Firsts: From the Creation of Science to the Science of Creation. R. Adler. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2002. $24.95 (232 pp.). ISBN 0-471-40174-9

Statistics on the Table: The History of Statistical Concepts and Methods. S. M. Stigler. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 [1999, reissued]. $48.95, $19.95 paper (488 pp.). ISBN 0-674-83601-4, ISBN 0-674-00979-7 paper

Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science. M. White, J. Gribbin. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2002 [1998, reissued]. $17.95 paper (348 pp.). ISBN 0-309-08410-5

To the Digital Age: Research Labs, Start-up Companies, and the Rise of MOS Technology. R. K. Bassett. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, Md., 2002. $44.95 (421 pp.). ISBN 0-8018-6809-2

Applied Combustion Diagnostics. K. Kohse-Höinghaus, J. B. Jeffries, eds. Combustion: An International Series. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. $70.00 paper (705 pp.). ISBN 1-56032-938-6

An Introduction to Laser Spectroscopy. 2nd edition. D. L. Andrews, A. A. Demidov, eds. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York, 2002 [1995]. $95.00 (375 pp.). ISBN 0-306-47298-8

MuPAD Pro Computing Essentials. M. Majewski. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $49.95 paper (456 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43574-3

Quaternions and Rotation Sequences: A Primer with Applications to Orbits, Aerospace, and Virtual Reality. J. B. Kuipers. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $35.00 paper (371 pp.). ISBN 0-691-10298-8

Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy. S. Morita, R. Wiesendanger, E. Meyer, eds. Nanoscience and Technology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $109.00 (439 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43117-9

Tools for Computational Finance. R. Seydel. Universitext. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $49.95 paper (224 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43609-X

Vacuum Technique. L. N. Rozanov (translated from Russian by A. V. Pavlov). Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. $96.00 (351 pp.). ISBN 0-415-27351-X

Annual Review of Materials Research, Vol. 32. R. Lesar, J. M. Rickman, D. R. Clarke, M. Rühle, J. C. Bravman, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, Calif, 2002. $82.00 (498 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-1732-7

Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics 2002. R. E. Cohen, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 626. Proc. wksp., Washington, DC, Feb. 2002. AIP, Melville, N.Y., 2002. $140.00 (313 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0079-2

Iron in Aluminum Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element. N. A. Belov, A. A. Aksenov, D. G. Eskin (translated from Russian by A. I. Kozlenkov). Advances in Metallic Alloys 2. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. $145.00 (342 pp.). ISBN 0-415-27352-8

Nanostructured Materials. H. Hofmann, Z. Rahman, U. Schubert, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $129.00 (193 pp.). ISBN 3-211-83779-5

Perovskites: Modern and Ancient. R. H. Mitchell. Almaz Press, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 2002. $70.00 paper (318 pp.). ISBN 0-9689411-0-9

The Physics of Phase Transitions: Concepts and Applications. P. Papon, J. Leblond, P. H. E. Meijer (translated from French by S. L. Schnur). Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $74.95 (397 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43236-1

Understanding Viscoelasticity: Basics of Rheology. N. Phan-Thien. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $34.95 (145 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43395-3

Chaos in Dynamical Systems. 2nd edition. E. Ott. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2002 [1993]. $140.00, $50.00 paper (478 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81196-1, ISBN 0-521-01084-5 paper

Complexity from Microscopic to Macroscopic Scales: Coherence and Large Deviations. A. T. Skjeltorp, T. Vicsek, eds. NATO Science Series, Series 2: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 63. Proc. inst., Geilo, Norway, Apr. 2001. Kluwer Academic, Norwell, Mass., 2002. $92.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-0633-0

From Cells to Societies: Models of Complex Coherent Action. A. S. Mikhailov, V. Calenbuhr. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002. $74.95 (299 pp.). ISBN 3-540-42164-5

Particles and Nuclei: An Introduction to the Physical Concepts. 3rd edition. B. Povh, K. Rith, C. Scholz, F. Zetsche (translated from German by M. Lavelle). Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1999]. $39.95 paper (391 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43823-8

Physics with GeV Electrons and Gamma-Rays. T. Tamae, J. Kasagi, T. Terasawa, H. Yamazaki, eds. Frontiers Science Series 36. Proc. wksp., Sendai, Japan, Feb. 2001. Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, 2001. $67.00 (204 pp.). ISBN 4-946443-66-5

Structure of Atomic Nuclei. T. Fényes. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary, 2002. $90.00 (708 pp.). ISBN 963-05-7783-6

Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology. 5th edition. R. G. Hunsperger. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002 [1995]. $79.95 (446 pp.). ISBN 3-540-43341-4

Modern Electrodynamics and Coupled-Mode Theory: Application to Guided-Wave Optics. A. A. Barybin, V. A. Dmitriev. Rinton Press, Princeton, N.J., 2002. $98.00 (707 pp.). ISBN 1-58949-007-X

Optical Detection Theory for Laser Applications. G. R. Osche. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2002. $98.00 (412 pp.). ISBN 0-471-22411-1

Optoelectronic and Fiber Optic Technology. R. Tricker. Newnes, Woburn, Mass., 2002. $29.99 paper (319 pp.). ISBN 0-7506-5370-1