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Silicon Carbide: Materials, Processing, and Devices. Z. C. Feng, J. H. Zhao, eds. Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductors and Superlattices 20. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2004. $160.00 (389 pp.). ISBN 1591690234 Buy at Amazon

2004 Graduate Programs in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields. American Institute of Physics. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $62.00 paper (852 pp.). ISBN 0735401233 Buy at Amazon

A Dictionary of Physics. 4th edition. A. Isaacs, ed. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003 [2000, reissued]. $16.95 paper (546 pp.). ISBN 0198607598 Buy at Amazon

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Frontiers of Science: In Celebration of the 80th Birthday of C. N. Yang. H.T. Nieh, ed. Proc. symp., Beijing, China, June 2002. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $88.00, $46.00 paper (549 pp.). ISBN 9812384073, ISBN 9812884146 paper Buy at Amazon

Sahara: The Extraordinary History of the World's Largest Desert. M. de Villiers, S. Hirtle. Walker, New York, 2003 [2002, reissued]. $14.00 paper (326 pp.). ISBN 0802776787 Buy at Amazon

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Nonlinear Gravitodynamics: The Lense—Thirring Effect, a Documentary Introduction to Current Research. R. Ruffini, C. Sigismondi, eds. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $68.00 (509 pp.). ISBN 9812383476 Buy at Amazon

Nonlinear Science: Emergence and Dynamics of Coherent Structures. 2nd ed. A. Scott. Oxford Texts in Applied and Engineering Mathematics 8. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003 [1999]. $69.50 (480 pp.). ISBN 0198528523 Buy at Amazon

Thinking in Complexity: The Computational Dynamics of Matter, Mind, and Mankind. 4th ed. K. Mainzer. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2004 [1997]. $49.95 (456 pp.). ISBN 3540002391 Buy at Amazon

Nuclear Dynamics: From Quarks to Nuclei. M. T. Peña, A. Stadler, A. M. Eiró, J. Adam, eds. FewBody Systems 15. Proc. wksp., Lisbon, Portugal, Oct.Nov. 2002. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $89.00 (290 pp.). ISBN 3211838996 Buy at Amazon

Structure and Reactions of Light Exotic Nuclei. Y. Suzuki, R. G. Lovas, K. Yabana, K. Varga. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. $110.00 (591 pp.). ISBN 0415308720 Buy at Amazon

Laser Diode Microsystems. H. Zappe. Microtechnology and MEMS. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2004. $119.00 (334 pp.). ISBN 3540404546 Buy at Amazon

Optical Superresolution. Z. Zalevsky, D. Mendlovic. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 91. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2004. $119.00 (253 pp.). ISBN 0387005919 Buy at Amazon

Stimulated Brillouin Scattering: Fundamentals and Applications. M. J. Damzen, V. I. Vlad, V. Babin, A. Mocofanescu. Series in Optics and Optoelectronics. IOP, Philadelphia, 2003. $95.00 (196 pp.). ISBN 0750308702 Buy at Amazon

TransversePattern Formation in Photorefractive Optics. C. Denz, M. Schwab, C. Weilnau. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 188. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $219.00 (331 pp.). ISBN 3540021094 Buy at Amazon

Electroweak Processes in External Electromagnetic Fields. A. Kuznetsov, N. Mikheev. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 197. Springer—Verlag, New York, 2004. $159.00 (120 pp.). ISBN 0387400745 Buy at Amazon

Scalar Mesons: An Interesting Puzzle for QCD. A. H. Fariborz, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 688. Proc. wksp., Utica, NY, May 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $150.00 (292 pp.). ISBN 0735401594 Buy at Amazon

Spinning Particles—Semiclassics and Spectral Statistics. S. Keppeler. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 193. Springer—Verlag, New York, 2003. $139.00 (189 pp.). ISBN 3540011846 Buy at Amazon

Symmetry & Modern Physics: Yang Retirement Symposium. A. Goldhaber, R. Shrock, J. Smith, G. Sterman, P. van Nieuwenhuizen, W. Weisberger, eds. Proc. symp., Stony Brook, NY, May 1999. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $48.00, $28.00 paper (291 pp.). ISBN 9812385037, ISBN 9812385630 paper Buy at Amazon

Advances in Plasma Physics Research. Vol. 4. F. Gerard, ed. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $89.00 (190 pp.). ISBN 1590336291 Buy at Amazon

Atkins' Molecules. 2nd edition. P. Atkins. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003 [1987]. $85.00, $30.00 paper (235 pp.). ISBN 0521823978, ISBN 0521535360 paper Buy at Amazon

Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes. M. Benson. Abrams, New York, 2003. $55.00 (319 pp.). ISBN 0810945312 Buy at Amazon

A Century of Innovation: Twenty Engineering Achievements That Transformed Our Lives. G. Constable, B. Somerville. Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC, 2003. $45.00 (248 pp.). ISBN 0309089085 Buy at Amazon

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Physics. J. T. Dennis. Alpha Books, New York, 2003. $18.95 paper (364 pp.). ISBN 159257081X Buy at Amazon

Eight Preposterous Propositions: From the Genetics of Homosexuality to the Benefits of Global Warming. R. Ehrlich. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2003. $27.95 (342 pp.). ISBN 0691099995 Buy at Amazon

Everything's Relative: And Other Fables From Science and Technology. T. Rothman. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2003. $24.95 (272 pp.). ISBN 0471202576 Buy at Amazon

Hydrogen: The Essential Element. J. S. Rigden. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2003 [2002, reissued]. $15.95 paper (280 pp.). ISBN 0674012526 Buy at Amazon

Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms, and 37 Other Experiments for Saturday Science. N. A. Downie. Johns Hopkins U. Press, Baltimore, MD, 2003. $45.00, $18.95 paper (334 pp.). ISBN 0801874092, ISBN 0801874106 paper Buy at Amazon

Magnificent Mars. K. Croswell. Free Press, New York, 2003. $60.00 (208 pp.). ISBN 0743226011 Buy at Amazon

The New Quantum Universe. Rev. and updated ed. T. Hey, P. Walters. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003 [1987]. $85.00, $35.00 paper (357 pp.). ISBN 0521564182, ISBN 0521564573 paper Buy at Amazon

Once Upon a Universe: Not—so—Grimm Tales of Cosmology. R. Gilmore. Copernicus Books/Springer—Verlag, New York, 2003. $25.00 (228 pp.). ISBN 0387955666 Buy at Amazon

Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified. R. Wolfson. W. W. Norton, New York, 2003 [2002, reissued]. $13.95 paper (261 pp.). ISBN 0393325075 Buy at Amazon

Speed Mathematics: Secret Skills for Quick Calculation. B. Handley. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2003. $14.95 paper (256 pp.). ISBN 0471467316 Buy at Amazon

Strange Curves, Counting Rabbits, and Other Mathematical Explorations. K. Ball. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2003. $29.95 (251 pp.). ISBN 0691113211 Buy at Amazon

Exploring Mercury: The Iron Planet. R. G. Strom, A. L. Sprague. Springer—Praxis Books in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Praxis/Springer—Verlag, New York, 2003. $39.95 paper (216 pp.). ISBN 1852337311, CDROM Buy at Amazon

Scientific Frontiers in Research on Extrasolar Planets. D. Deming, S. Seager, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 294. Proc. conf., Washington, DC, June 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2003. $57.00 (663 pp.). ISBN 1583811419, CDROM Buy at Amazon

Solar Wind Ten. M. Velli, R. Bruno, F. Malara, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 679. Proc. conf., Pisa, Italy, June 2002. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $230.00 (860 pp.). ISBN 0735401489, CDROM Buy at Amazon

The Space Environment: Implications for Spacecraft Design. 2nd ed. A. C. Tribble. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2003 [1995]. $45.00 paper (232 pp.). ISBN 0691102996 Buy at Amazon

Entropy. A. Greven, G. Keller, G. Warnecke, eds. Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2003. $69.50 (358 pp.). ISBN 0691113386 Buy at Amazon

IsingType Antiferromagnets: Model Systems in Statistical Physics and in the Magnetism of Exchange Bias. C. Binek. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 196. Springer—Verlag, New York, 2003. $119.00 (118 pp.). ISBN 3540404287 Buy at Amazon

Advanced Quantum Mechanics. 2nd ed. F. Schwabl (translated from German by R. Hilton, A. Lahee). Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer—Verlag, New York, 2004 [1999]. $69.95 (405 pp.). ISBN 3540401520 Buy at Amazon

Applied Quantum Mechanics. A. F. J. Levi. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $130.00, $55.00 paper (523 pp.). ISBN 052181765X, ISBN 052152086X paper, CDROM Buy at Amazon

A Beginner's Guide to Finite Mathematics: For Business, Management, and the Social Sciences. W. D. Wallis. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2004. $49.95 paper (354 pp.). ISBN 0817642706 Buy at Amazon

Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity. J. B. Hartle. Addison Wesley, San Francisco, 2003. $56.00 (582 pp.). ISBN 0805386629 Buy at Amazon

How to Solve Problems: For Success in Freshman Physics, Engineering, and Beyond. 6th ed. D. Scarl. Dosoris Press, Glen Cove, NY, 2003 [1998]. $11.95 paper (117 pp.). ISBN 0962200867 Buy at Amazon

Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms. D. J. C. MacKay. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $50.00 (628 pp.). ISBN 0521642981 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Cosmology. B. Ryden. Addison Wesley, San Francisco, 2003. $57.00 (244 pp.). ISBN 0805389121 Buy at Amazon

Introduction to Phonons and Electrons. L. Lou. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $56.00, $28.00 paper (222 pp.). ISBN 9812384391, ISBN 9812384618 paper Buy at Amazon

An Invitation to 3D Vision: From images to Geometric Models. Y. Ma, S. Soatto, J. Ko¼ecká, S. S. Sastry. Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics 26. Springer—Verlag, New York, 2004. $69.95 (526 pp.). ISBN 0387008934 Buy at Amazon

Maths: A Student's Survival Guide. 2nd ed. J. Olive. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003 [1998]. $40.00 paper (634 pp.). ISBN 0521017076 Buy at Amazon

Modeling Complex Systems. N. Boccara. Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Springer—Verlag, New York, 2004. $79.95 (397 pp.). ISBN 0387404627 Buy at Amazon

Modern Classical Optics. G. Brooker. Oxford Master Series in Atomic, Optical, and Laser Physics. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $74.50, $39.50 paper (397 pp.). ISBN 0198599641, ISBN 019859965X paper Buy at Amazon

Modern Problems in Classical Electrodynamics. C. A. Brau. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004. $96.00 (594 pp.). ISBN 0195146654 Buy at Amazon

Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity. S. Carroll. Addison Wesley, San Francisco, 2004. $80.00 (513 pp.). ISBN 0805387323 Buy at Amazon

Statistical and Thermal Physics: Fundamentals and Applications. M. D. Sturge. A. K. Peters, Natick, MA, 2003. $60.00 (462 pp.). ISBN 1568811966 Buy at Amazon

Adiabatic Perturbation Theory in Quantum Dynamics. S. Teufel. Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1821. Springer—Verlag, New York, 2003. $59.95 paper (236 pp.). ISBN 3540407235 Buy at Amazon

Analysis, Controllability and Optimization of TimeDiscrete Systems and Dynamical Games. W. Krabs, S. W. Pickl. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems 529. SpringerVerlag, New York, 2003. $53.00 paper (186 pp.). ISBN 3540403272 Buy at Amazon

The Application of Econophysics. H. Takayasu, ed. Proc. symp., Tokyo, Nov. 2002. Springer—Verlag, New York, 2004. $109.00 (343 pp.). ISBN 443114028X Buy at Amazon

A Computational Differential Geometry Approach to Grid Generation. V. D. Liseikin. Scientific Computation. Springer—Verlag, New York, 2004. $79.95 (264 pp.). ISBN 3540140085 Buy at Amazon

Computational Mathematics: Models, Methods, and Analysis with MATLAB and MPI. R. E. White. Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2004. $80.96 (385 pp.). ISBN 1584883642 Buy at Amazon

Discrete Choice Methods With Simulation. K. E. Train. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $85.00, $30.00 paper (334 pp.). ISBN 0521816963, ISBN 0521017157 paper Buy at Amazon

Generalized Kinetic Models in Applied Sciences: Lecture Notes on Mathematical Problems. L. Arlotti, N. Bellomo, E. De Angelis, M. Lachowicz. Series on Advances in Mathematics for Applied Sciences 64. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $38.00 (199 pp.). ISBN 9812385606 Buy at Amazon

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