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Applied Adaptive Statistical Methods: Tests of Significance and Confidence Intervals.
T. W. O’Gorman. American Statistical Association, Alexandria, VA, and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2004. 174 pp. $60.00 pb ISBN 0-89871-553-9.
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Bioterrorism: Mathematical Modeling Applications in Homeland Security.
H. T. Banks, C. Castillo-Chavez, eds. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 2003. 240 pp. $78.00 pb ISBN 0-89871-549-0.
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Chaos and Its Reconstruction.
G. Gouesbet, S. Meunier-Guttin-Cluzel, O. Ménard, eds. Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2003. 320 pp. $69.00 hb ISBN 1-59033-805-7.
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Classics on Fractals.
G. A. Edgar, ed. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 2004. 366 pp. $40.00 pb ISBN 0-8133-4153-1.
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Dynamics of Complex Systems.
Y. Bar-Yam. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 2003. 848 pp. $55.00 pb ISBN 0-8133-4121-3.
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Electronic Quantum Transport in Mesoscopic Semiconductor Structures.
T. Ihn. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. 270 pp. $129.00 hb ISBN 0-387-40096-6.
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The Evolution of Applied Harmonic Analysis: Models of the Real World.
E. Prestini. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2004. 349 pp. $59.95 pb ISBN 0-8176-4125-4.
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Fundamentals of Beam Physics.
J. B. Rosenzweig. Oxford University Press, New York, 2003. 294 pp. $74.50 hb ISBN 0-19-852554-0.
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Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers.
T. Numai. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2004. 259 pp. $119.00 hb ISBN 0-387-40836-3.
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Handbook of Moiré Measurement.
C. A. Walker, ed. Institute of Physics Publishing, Philadelphia, 2004. 501 pp. $110.00 hb ISBN 0-7503-0522-3.
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Handbook of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations.
A. D. Polyanin, V. F. Zaitsev. Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2004. 814 pp. $99.95 hb ISBN 1-58488-355-3.
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Integrated CMOS Circuits for Optical Communications.
M. Ingels, M. Steyaert. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 171 pp. $79.95 hb ISBN 3-540-20209-9.
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An Introduction to Modern Variational Techniques in Mechanics and Engineering.
B. D. Vujanovic, T. M. Atanackovic. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2004. 346 pp. $74.95 hb ISBN 0-8176-3399-5.
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Islands, Mounds and Atoms: Patterns and Processes in Crystal Growth Far from Equilibrium.
T. Michely, J. Krug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 313 pp. $129.00 hb ISBN 3-540-40728-6.
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Laser Diode Microsystems.
H. Zappe. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 334 pp. $119.00 hb ISBN 3-540-40454-6.
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Light Driven Self-Organization.
B. P. Antonyuk. Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2003. 118 pp. $79.00 hb ISBN 1-59033-776-X.
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Liquid Crystal Elastomers.
M. Warner, E. M. Terentjev. Oxford University Press, New York, 2003. 407 pp. $112.50 hb ISBN 0-19-852767-5.
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Materials Inspired by Biology. Symposium Proceedings, Volume 774.
J. L. Thomas, K. L. Kiick, L. A. Gower, eds. Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA, 2003. 254 pp. $106.00 hb ISBN 1-55899-711-3.
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Methods in Modern Biophysics.
B. Nölting. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 254 pp. $59.95 pb ISBN 3-540-01297-4.
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Modern Classical Optics.
G. Brooker. Oxford University Press, New York, 2003. 397 pp. $74.50 hb $39.50 pb ISBN 0-19-859964-1 hb ISBN 0-19-859965-X pb.
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Nondestructive Materials Characterization: With Applications to Aerospace Materials.
N. G. H. Meyendorf, P. B. Nagy, S. I. Rokhlin, eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 416 pp. $129.00 hb ISBN 3-540-40517-8.
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Nonlinear Optics: Theory, Numerical Modeling, and Applications.
P. P. Banerjee. Marcel Dekker, New York, 2004. 315 pp. $150.00 hb ISBN 0-8247-0965-9.
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Numerical Methods for Image Registration.
J. Modersitzki. Oxford University Press, New York, 2004. 199 pp. $95.00 hb ISBN 0-19-852841-8.
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Ontologies: A Silver Bullet for Knowledge Management and Electronic Commerce. 2nd edition.
D. Fensel. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 162 pp. $34.95 hb ISBN 3-540-00302-9.
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Orientations and Rotations: Computations in Crystallographic Textures.
A. Morawiec. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 200 pp. $79.95 hb ISBN 3-540-40734-0.
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Parallel Scientific Computing in C++ and MPI: A Seamless Approach to Parallel Algorithms and Their Implementation.
G. E. Karniadakis, R. M. Kirby II. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2003. 616 pp. $150.00 hb $55.00 pb (both include CDROM) ISBN 0-521-81754-4 hb ISBN 0-521-52080-0 pb.
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Phase Conjugate Laser Optics.
A. Brignon, J.-P. Huignard, eds. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2004. 410 pp. $125.00 hb ISBN 0-471-43957-6.
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Self-Assembled Nanostructured Materials. Symposium Proceedings, Volume 775.
Y. Lu, C. J. Brinker, M. Antonietti, C. Bai, eds. Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA, 2003. 394 pp. $112.00 hb ISBN 1-55899-712-1.
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Silicon Carbide: Materials, Processing, and Devices. Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductors and Superlattices, Volume 20.
Z. C. Feng, J. H. Zhao, eds. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2004. 389 pp. $160.00 hb ISBN 1-59169-023-4.
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Silicon Carbide: Recent Major Advances.
W. J. Choyke, H. Matsunami, G. Pensl, eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 899 pp. $239.00 hb ISBN 3-540-40458-9.
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Silicon Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits.
H. Zimmermann. Springer- Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2004. 352 pp. $129.00 hb ISBN 3-540-40518-6.
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Small Viscosity and Boundary Layer Methods: Theory, Stability Analysis, and Applications.
G. Métivier. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2004. 194 pp. $69.95 hb ISBN 0-8176-3390-1.
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