SciTech Book News back issues from September 2005:
Period mappings and period domains.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0521814669 Period mappings and period domains. Carlson, James A. et al. Cambridge U. Pr. 2003 430 pages $90.00 Hardcover Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics; 85 QA546 ...
Heegner points and Rankin L-series.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 052183659X Heegner points and Rankin L-series. Ed. by Henri Darmon and Shou-Wu Zhang. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 367 pages $75.00 Hardcover Mathematical Sciences Research Institute publications; 49 ...
Topics from one-dimensional dynamics.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0521838967 Topics from one-dimensional dynamics. Brucks, Karen M. and Henk Bruin. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 297 pages $90.00 Hardcover London Mathematical Society student texts; 62 QA614 ...
Machine shop trade secrets; a guide to manufacturing machine shop practices.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0831132272 Machine shop trade secrets; a guide to manufacturing machine shop practices. Harvey, James A. Industrial Press 2005 313 pages $39.95 Paperback TJ1185 Designed to help newly ...
The Facts on File dictionary of physics, 4th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0816056536 The Facts on File dictionary of physics, 4th ed. Ed. by John Daintith and Richard Rennie. Facts On File, Inc. 2005 278 pages $45.00 Hardcover QC5 Written with students and ...
Categorical foundations; special topics in order, topology, algebra, and sheaf theory.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0521834147 Categorical foundations; special topics in order, topology, algebra, and sheaf theory. Ed. by Maria Cristina Pedicchio and Walter Tholen. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 417 pages $95.00 Hardcover ...
The Standard ML Basis Library.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0521791421 The Standard ML Basis Library. Ed. by Emden R. Gansner and John H. Reppy. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 469 pages $70.00 Hardcover QA76.73 Written as a reference for programmers who ...
Spectral generalizations of line graphs; on graphs with least negative eigenvalue -2.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0521836638 Spectral generalizations of line graphs; on graphs with least negative eigenvalue -2. Cvetkovic, Dragos M. et al. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 298 pages $55.00 Paperback London mathematical ...
Stable modules and the D(2)-problem.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0521537495 Stable modules and the D(2)-problem. Johnson, F. E. A. Cambridge U. Pr. 2003 267 pages $50.00 Paperback London Mathematical Society lecture note series; 301 QA612 ...
Multivariate t distributions and their applications.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0521826543 Multivariate t distributions and their applications. Kotz, Samuel and Saralees Nadarajah. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 272 pages $70.00 Hardcover QA278 Kotz (engineering management ...
Topological solitons.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0521838363 Topological solitons. Manton, Nicholas and Paul Sutcliffe. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 493 pages $120.00 Hardcover Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics QC174 ...
New England Starwatch.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0896586782 New England starwatch; the essential guide to our night sky. Lynch, Mike. Voyageur Press 2005 147 pages $24.95 Spiral Binding QB64 Narrated in a friendly and conversational ...
Management practice in dietetics, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0534516572 Management practice in dietetics, 2d ed. Hudson, Nancy R. Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2006 460 pages $89.95 Hardcover TX911 Hudson (University of California-Berkeley) presents ...
Digital video hacks.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0596009461 Digital video hacks. Paul, Joshua. O'Reilly & Associates Inc 2005 404 pages $29.95 Paperback TR860 This guide presents 100 tips, techniques and tools for every aspect of ...
European forest sector outlook study; main report.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 9211169216 European forest sector outlook study; main report. United Nations Publications 2005 234 pages $55.00 Paperback Geneva timber and forest study paper; 20 SD177 This study, ...
Disability; definitions, value and identity.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1857757009 Disability; definitions, value and identity. Edwards, Steven D. Radcliffe Publishing 2005 156 pages $48.00 Paperback HV1553 Until very recently, the disabled were rarely ...
The essential guide to the new FRCR part 2A and radiology boards.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1857756770 The essential guide to the new FRCR part 2A and radiology boards. Maudgil, Dave. Radcliffe Publishing 2005 199 pages $39.95 Paperback Master pass RC78 This study ...
Thermal degradation of polymeric materials.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 185957498X Thermal degradation of polymeric materials. Pielichowski, Krysztof and James Njuguna. Rapra Technology 2005 306 pages $144.00 Paperback QD381 Understanding thermal degradation ...
Dictionary of existential psychotherapy and counselling.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0761970940 Dictionary of existential psychotherapy and counselling. van Deurzen, Emmy and Raymond Kenward. Sage Publications 2005 228 pages $84.95 Hardcover RC489 Ranging from "the ...
Advanced energy systems division--2004; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0791847012 Advanced energy systems division--2004; proceedings. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (2004: Anaheim, CA) ASME 2004 556 pages $200.00 Paperback AES; v.44 ...
Signal processing; a mathematical approach.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1568812426 Signal processing; a mathematical approach. Byrne, Charles L. AK Peters Ltd. 2005 385 pages $69.00 Hardcover TK5102 He encountered a gap in this realm in the late 1970s when ...
Teaching college algebra; reversing the effects of social promotion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1578862426 Teaching college algebra; reversing the effects of social promotion. Miller, Sherman N. Rowman & Littlefield Education 2005 188 pages $29.95 Paperback QA159 Developed to ...
The wild world of 4-manifolds.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0821837494 The wild world of 4-manifolds. Scorpan, Alexandru. Amer. Mathematical Society 2005 609 pages $69.00 Hardcover QA613 Billing his work as a pleasant-to-read global picture of ...
Quantum mechanics in nonlinear systems.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 9812562990 Quantum mechanics in nonlinear systems. Pang, Xiao-Feng and Feng Yuan-Ping. World Scientific 2005 626 pages $48.00 Paperback QC20 Pang (U. of Electronic Science and Technology ...
Plant toxicology, 4th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0824753232 Plant toxicology, 4th ed. Ed. by Bertold Hock and Erich F. Elstner. Marcel Dekker 2005 648 pages $129.95 Hardcover Books in soils, plants, and the environment series; v.106 ...
Albert Einstein; a biography.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0313330808 Albert Einstein; a biography. Calaprice, Alice and Trevor Lipscombe. Greenwood Pr. 2005 161 pages $29.95 Hardcover Greenwood biographies QC16 Calaprice and ...
Wildlife protection.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0791082040 Wildlife protection. Ed. by Yael Calhoun. Chelsea House 2005 121 pages $26.95 Hardcover Environmental issues QL82 We used to think they were ours to exploit or ...
Ancient building technology; 2v.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 9004140077 Ancient building technology; 2v. Wright, G.R.H. Brill Academic Publishers 2005 316+ pages $299.00 Hardcover Technology and change in history; v.7 TH16 ...
The nuts and bolts of organic chemistry; a student's guide to success.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0805331174 The nuts and bolts of organic chemistry; a student's guide to success. Karty, Joel. Benjamin Cummings 2006 217 pages $32.00 Paperback QD253 Say the words "organic chemistry" ...
Mining imperfect data; dealing with contamination and incomplete records.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0898715822 Mining imperfect data; dealing with contamination and incomplete records. Pearson, Ronald K. SIAM 2005 305 pages $70.00 Paperback QA76.9 Data mining is the use of automated ...
Handbook of media for environmental microbiology, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0849335604 Handbook of media for environmental microbiology, 2d ed. Atlas, Ronald M. Taylor & Francis 2005 664 pages $134.96 Hardcover QR66 Atlas (biology and public health, U. of ...
Advanced information networking and applications; proceedings; 2v.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0769522491 Advanced information networking and applications; proceedings; 2v. International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (19th: 2005: Taipei, Taiwan) Ed. by Timothy K. Shih et al. Computer Society Press 2005 ...
Groups, languages, algorithms; AMS-ASL joint special session on interactions between logic, group theory, and computer science; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0821836188 Groups, languages, algorithms; AMS-ASL joint special session on interactions between logic, group theory, and computer science; proceedings. AMS-ASL Joint Special Session on [Title] (2003: Baltimore, Md.) Ed. by Alexander V. Borovik. Amer ....
The economics of fisheries management, rev. ed. (reprint, 1977).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1930665989 The economics of fisheries management, rev. ed. (reprint, 1977) Anderson, Lee G. The Blackburn Press 2004 296 pages $59.95 Paperback SH334 Johns Hopkins University Press ...
Interior construction & detailing for designers and architects, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1591260329 Interior construction & detailing for designers and architects, 3d ed. Ballast, David Kent. Professional Pub. Inc. 2005 482 pages $98.00 Hardcover TH2025 Updating the ...
Experimental design for formulation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0898715806 Experimental design for formulation. Smith, Wendell F. SIAM 2005 367 pages $105.00 Paperback ASA-SIAM series on statistics and applied probability QA279 Drawing on ...
Clinically oriented anatomy, 5th ed. (CD-ROMs included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0781736390 Clinically oriented anatomy, 5th ed. (CD-ROMs included) Moore, Keith L. and Arthur F. Dalley. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006 1209 pages $72.95 Paperback QM23 Originally ...
Case files; microbiology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0071445749 Case files; microbiology. Ed. by Eugene C. Toy et al. Lange Med. Books/McGraw-Hill 2005 389 pages $29.95 Paperback QR46 This excellent addition to the Case Files series offers ...
An illustrated Chinese materia medica.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0195140176 An illustrated Chinese materia medica. Wu, Jing-Nuan. Oxford U. Press 2005 706 pages $175.00 Hardcover RS180 Wu (deceased; he founded two herbal companies, and the Taoist ...
Telecommunications; radio, television, and movies in the digital age, 9th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0072981148 Telecommunications; radio, television, and movies in the digital age, 9th ed. Gross, Lynne Schafer and Edward John Fink. McGraw-Hill 2005 458 pages $89.00 Paperback TK5105 ...
What every engineer should know about computational techniques of finite element analysis.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0849335639 What every engineer should know about computational techniques of finite element analysis. Komzsik, Louis. Taylor & Francis 2005 265 pages $89.96 Hardcover What every engineer should ...
An introduction to acoustics. (reprint, 1951).(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0486442519 An introduction to acoustics. (reprint, 1951) Randall, Robert H. Dover Pub. Co. 2005 340 pages $19.95 Paperback QC225 Written for physics majors, this undergraduate textbook ...
Gems & gemology in review: Synthetic diamonds.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0873110501 Gems & gemology in review: Synthetic diamonds. Ed. by Dr. James E. Shigley. GIA 2005 294 pages $49.95 Paperback TP873 This work is the first in a planned series of collected ...
Bayesian logical data analysis for the physical sciences; a comparative approach with Mathematica support.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 052184150X Bayesian logical data analysis for the physical sciences; a comparative approach with Mathematica support. Gregory, P. C. Cambridge U. Pr. 2005 468 pages $70.00 Hardcover QA279 ...
Steamboats on Northwest rivers.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0870044389 Steamboats on Northwest rivers. Gulick, Bill. Caxton 2004 248 pages $16.95 Paperback HE631 Before the Northwest sported trains and roads alongside its rivers, steamboats took ...
Management and leadership in nursing and health care; an experiential approach, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0826125255 Management and leadership in nursing and health care; an experiential approach, 2d ed. Rigolosi, Elaine La Monica. Springer Publishing Co. 2005 426 pages $45.95 Hardcover Springer series ...
Modern physics for scientists and engineers, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0534417817 Modern physics for scientists and engineers, 3d ed. Thornton, Stephen T. and Andrew Rex. Brooks/Cole Publishing 2006 658 pages $123.95 Hardcover QC21 Thornton (University of ...
Independent living for persons with disabilities and elderly people; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1586033808 Independent living for persons with disabilities and elderly people; proceedings. International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (1st: 2003) Ed. by Mounir Mokhtari. IOS Press 2003 202 pages ...
Coastal engineering; modelling, measurements, engineering and management of seas and coastal regions; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1845640098 Coastal engineering; modelling, measurements, engineering and management of seas and coastal regions; proceedings. International Conference on Computer Modelling of Seas and Coastal Regions (7th: 2005: Algarve, Portugal) Ed. by C. A. Brebbia et al. ...
VTune performance analyzer essentials; measurement and tuning techniques for software developers.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0974364959 VTune performance analyzer essentials; measurement and tuning techniques for software developers. Reinders, James. Intel Press 2005 455 pages $59.95 Paperback QA76.76 Intel's ...
Developing feeds with RSS and Atom.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0596008813 Developing feeds with RSS and Atom. Hammersley, Ben. O'Reilly & Associates Inc 2005 253 pages $39.95 Paperback QA76.625 Assuming familiarity with HTML, XML, and Perl, this ...
Biosphere to lithosphere; new studies in vertebrate taphonomy; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1842171186 Biosphere to lithosphere; new studies in vertebrate taphonomy; proceedings. Conference of the International Council of Archaeozoology (9th: 2002: Durham, UK) Ed. by Terry O'Connor. Oxbow Books 2005 154 pages ...
Gardner's commercially important chemicals; synonyms, trade names, and properties.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0471735183 Gardner's commercially important chemicals; synonyms, trade names, and properties. Ed. by G.W.A. Milne. Wiley-Interscience 2005 1178 pages $150.00 Hardcover TP9 This ...
Service design for Six Sigma; a roadmap for excellence.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0471682918 Service design for Six Sigma; a roadmap for excellence. El-Haik, Basem and David M. Roy. Wiley-Interscience 2005 424 pages $84.95 Hardcover TS156 The Design for Six Sigma ...
Cardiac mechano-electric feedback and arrhythmias; from pipette to patient.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1416000348 Cardiac mechano-electric feedback and arrhythmias; from pipette to patient. Kohl, Peter et al. Elsevier Health Sciences 2005 423 pages $149.00 Hardcover QP113 Kohl (Cardio ...
American prometheus; the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0375412026 American prometheus; the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Bird, Kai and Martin J. Sherwin. Alfred A. Knopf 2005 721 pages $35.00 Hardcover QC16 The life of ...
Development mathematics for college students, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0534997767 Development mathematics for college students, 2d ed. Tussy, Alan S. and R. David Gustafson. Brooks/Cole Publishing 2006 1058+ pages $119.95 Paperback QA107 After reviewing the ...
Therapeutic modalities in rehabilitation, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0071441239 Therapeutic modalities in rehabilitation, 3d ed. Ed. by William E. Prentice. McGraw-Hill 2005 583 pages $64.95 Hardcover RM700 In this revised edition of Therapeutic ...
Dictionary of parasitology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0415308550 Dictionary of parasitology. Gosling, Peter J. CRC Press 2005 394 pages $129.95 Hardcover QL757 Bacteria literally surround us, perch on us, help us and kill us. They are ...
Control theory of partial differential equations; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0824725468 Control theory of partial differential equations; proceedings. Conference on Control Theory for Partial Differential Equations (2003: Washington, DC) Ed. by Oleg Imanuviov et al. Chapman & Hall/CRC 2005 401 pages ...
CRC handbook of chemistry and physics; a ready-reference book of chemical and physical data, 86th ed., 2005-2006.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 0849304865 CRC handbook of chemistry and physics; a ready-reference book of chemical and physical data, 86th ed., 2005-2006. Ed. by David R. Lide. CRC Press 2005 2544 pages $139.95 Hardcover QD65 ...
Mathematical handbook for electrical engineers.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1580537790 Mathematical handbook for electrical engineers. Leonov, Sergey A. and Alexander I. Leonov. Artech House 2005 495 pages $139.00 Hardcover Artech House technology management and ...
Urological oncology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 1570595712 Urological oncology. Nachtsheim, Daniel. Landes Bioscience 2003 139 pages $36.00 Paperback RC280 Nachtsheim (Scripps Clinic) devotes three chapters to the treatment of ...
Marine scientific research; the operation and status of research vessels and other platforms in international law.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 9004145214 Marine scientific research; the operation and status of research vessels and other platforms in international law. Wegelein, Florian H. Th. Martinus-Nijhoff 2005 393 pages $157.00 Hardcover ...
Active sites of polymerization; multiplicity, stereospecific and kinetic heterogeneity.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2005 ... 9067644242 Active sites of polymerization; multiplicity, stereospecific and kinetic heterogeneity. Monakov, Y.B. et al. Ed. by G. E. Zaikov. VSP Publications 2005 397 pages $229.00 Hardcover QD281 ...