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New Books at the Science Library, September 2006

Lists are updated weekly, with last update operated on September 22, 2006.
Entries corresponding to the last update have an asterisc (*) in front.
Within sections (following Library of Congress classification), books are ordered according to their call numbers.
Theses and disertations are grouped at the end of each section.

NOTE: Books corresponding to the entries on these lists are shelved in the Science Library's New Books room; all circulating books can be checked out at any time; upon being returned, they go directly to the regular shelves.

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Reference Books - non-circulating
Mathematics - Astronomy - Physics
Chemistry
Geology - Geography
Natural history - Biology
Botany
Zoology
Human anatomy - Physiology
Microbiology

 
Reference Books
 
Handbook of optical systems / edited by Herbert Gross. Weinheim ; [Great Britain] : Wiley-VCH, c2005- . 6 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. QC372.6 .H265 2005.
CRC Handbook of chemistry and physics. Cleveland, Ohio : CRC Press, c1977- v. : ill. ; 26 cm. 58th ed. (1977-1978)- . QD65 .H3 87th ed. 2006/2007 C.2
* Pushing electrons : a guide for students of organic chemistry / Daniel P. Weeks. 3rd ed. Australia ; United States : Thomson Learning, Inc., c1998. xviii, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. QD476 .W38 1998 (PERMANENT RESERVES)
* Field guide to rocks & minerals of Southern Africa / Bruce Cairncross. 1st ed. Cape Town : Struik, c2004. 292 p. : col. ill., map ; 22 cm. QE359.A356 C35 2004
* The Internet for cell and molecular biologists / edited by Andrea Cabibbo, Richard P. Grant, Manuela Helmer-Citterich. 2nd ed. Wymondham : Horizon Bioscience, c2004. vi, 452 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. QH585.5.D38 I57 2004
* Flora of North America : north of Mexico / edited by Flora of North America Editorial Committee. New York : Oxford University Press, 1993- v. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. QK110 .F55 1993 v.19, 20, 21
Fieldbook of Illinois land snails/ Frank Collins Baker. Printed by authority of the state of Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey Division Manual 2 Urbana, 1939. 2 p. l., vii-xi, 166 p. illus. (incl. map) col. pl. 19 cm. QL430.5.H4 B2
* Field guide to insects of South Africa / Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths, Alan Weaving. Updated ed. Cape Town : Struik, 2004. 444 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 21 cm. QL485.S6 P53 2004
* Encyclopedia of animal behavior / edited by Marc Bekoff ; foreword by Jane Goodall. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. 3 v. (l, 1274 p.) : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. QL750.3 .E53 2004 v.1, 2, 3
* Acronyms, initialisms & abbreviations dictionary. Detroit, Gale Research Co. v. 29 cm. 5th- ed.; 1976- PE1693 .G32 36th ed. Pt. 1, 2, 3, 4.
 

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Mathematics - Astronomy - Physics
 
Parametric X-ray radiation in crystals : theory, experiment, and applications / Vladimir Baryshevsky, Ilya D. Feranchuk, Alexander Ulyanenkov. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2005. ix, 167 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. QC1 .S797 v.213
Proceedings: Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics Institute. [v.p.] v. ill. 28 cm. annual. Includes bibliography. QC145 .H35 39th 2006
Topics in hyposonic flow theory / Radyadour Kh. Zeytounian. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2006. xv, 284 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. QC145.2 .Z49 2006
* Micromachined thin-film sensors for SOI-CMOS co-integration / by J. Laconte, D. Flandre and J.P. Raskin. Dordrecht : Springer, 2006. xiii, 292 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. QC168 .L33 2006
Statistical thermodynamics of surfaces, interfaces, and membranes / Samuel A. Safran. Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub., c1994. xvii, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. QC173.4.S94 S24 1994
* Quantum field theory in curved spacetime and black hole thermodynamics / Robert M. Wald. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994. xiii, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. QC174.45 .W35 1994c.2
* Kinetic processes : crystal growth, diffusion, and phase transitions in materials / Kenneth A. Jackson. Weinheim ; [Chichester] : Wiley-VCH, c2004. xv, 409 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. QC174.9 .J33 2004
* Modern lens design / Warren J. Smith. 2nd ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2005. xvi, 631 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. QC385.2.D47 S65 2005c.2
* Non-equilibrium air plasmas at atmospheric pressure / K.H. Becker ... [et al.]. Bristol : Institute of Physics Publishing, c2005. xiv, 682 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. QC718.5.E66 N66 2005
Annual reports on NMR spectroscopy. London, New York, Academic Press. v. illus. 24 cm. v. 3- 1970-. QC762 .A462 v.57.
Advances in imaging and electron physics. San Diego : Academic Press, c1995- v. : ill. ; 24 cm. Vol. 90- QC793.5.E62 A3 v.142.
 

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Chemistry
 
Topics in current chemistry. Berlin, New York, Springer-Verlag. illus. 24 cm. 40- 1973- QD1 .F58 vol. 265.
* Comprehensive handbook of calorimetry and thermal analysis / Michio Sorai, editor-in-chief, the Japan Society of Calorimetry andThermal Analysis. English language ed. Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2004. xxi, 534 p., 1 plate : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. QD79.T38 N4913 2004
Nomenclature of inorganic chemistry. IUPAC recommendations 2005 / prepared for publication by Neil G. Connelly ... [et al.]. Cambridge, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing/IUPAC,. c2005. xii, 366 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. QD149 .N659 2005
Theilheimer's synthetic methods of organic chemistry = Synthetische Methoden der organischen Chemie. Basel ; New York : Karger, c1982- v. ; 24 cm. Vol. 36 (1982)- QD262 .S95 v.69. 2006.
* Macromolecules / Hans-Georg Elias. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], c2005- 4 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. QD381 .E442 2005
* Advances in heterocyclic chemistry. New York, Academic Press, 1963- v. ill. 24 cm. QD400 .A18 v.91 2006.
Studies in natural products chemistry / edited by Atta-ur-Rahman. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1988-<2005 > v. <1-29, 31> : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographies and index. QD415.A2 S78 1988 v.33.
Structure and bonding. Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, 1966- v. : ill. ; 24 cm. Vol. 1- QD461 .S92 v.121.
* Diffusion processes in advanced technological materials / edited by Devendra Gupta. Norwich, N.Y. : William Andrew Pub., c2005. xviii, 532 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. QD543 .D492 2005
Colloid science : principles, methods and applications / edited by Terence Cosgrove. Oxford, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2005. xvi, 288 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. QD549 .C585 2004
* Practical NMR relaxation for chemists / Vladimir I. Bakhmutov. Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2004. xiv, 202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. QD581 .B35 2004
 

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Geology - Geography
 
Geological atlas of Africa : with notes on stratigraphy, tectonics, economic geology, geohazards and geosites of each country / Thomas Schlu¨ter ; with contributions by Martin H. Trauth. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2006. xi, 272 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (col. ; 4 3/4 in) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. QE320 .S35 2006
* A practical guide to rock microstructure / Ron H. Vernon. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. xii, 594 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. QE434 .V37 2004
 

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Natural history - Biology
 
Return to wild America : a yearlong search for the continent’s natural soul / Scott Weidensaul. Weidensaul, Scott. 1st ed. New York : North Point Press, 2005. xx, 394 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-372) and index. QH102 .W45 2005.
* Biology inquiries : standards-based labs, assessments, and discussion lessons / Martin Shields. 1st ed. San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2006. xii, 282 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. QH315 .S53 2006
Biologically inspired approaches to advanced information technology : proceedings / Second International Workshop, BioADIT 2006, Osaka, Japan, January 26-27, 2006; Auke Jan Ijspeert, Toshimitsu Masuzawa, Shinji Kusumoto (eds.). Berlin ; New York, NY : Springer, c2006. xiv, 388 p. : ill. : 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. QH324.2 .B53 2006.
* Intelligent bioinformatics : the application of artificial intelligence techniques to bioinformatics problems / Edward Keedwell and Ajit Narayanan. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2005. x, 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. QH324.25 .K44 2005
* The changing role of the embryo in evolutionary thought : roots of evo-devo / Ron Amundson. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. xiii, 280 p. ; 24 cm. QH360.5 .A48 2005
* The ancestor’s tale : a pilgrimage to the dawn of life / Richard Dawkins. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. 528 p. : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. QH361 .D39 2004b
Self-organization in complex ecosystems / Ricard V. Sole´ and Jordi Bascompte. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006. xiv, 373 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-358) and index. QH541.15.M3 S65 2006.
Toward an integrated Arctic observing network / Committee on Designing an Arctic Observing Network, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2006. xii, 115 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Notes: Also available via the Internet. QH541.15.M64 T69 2006.
* Ecological risks associated with the destruction of chemical weapons / edited by Vladimir M. Kolodkin and Wolfgang Ruck. Dordrecht : Springer, c2006. xx, 338 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. QH545.C48 N38 2003
Role of TBX-2 and sumoylation components in C. elegans anterior pharyngeal muscle development / by Sinchita Roy Chowdhuri. Thesis (Ph.D. in Biological Sciences)--University of Illinois at Chicago, 2005. 2005 xvii, 313 leaves : ill., (some col.) ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 293-312). QH99999 R69.
 

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Botany
 
Annual review of plant biology. Palo Alto, Calif. : Annual Reviews Inc., c2002- v. : ill. ; 23 cm. Vol. 53 (2002)- QK1 .A482 v.57. 2006.
* The Forsters and the botany of the Second Cook Expedition (1772-1775) / Dan H. Nicolson and F. Raymond Fosberg. 2nd ed. Ruggell, Liechtenstein : A.R.G. Gantner Verlag ; Ko¨nigstein, Germany : Distributed by Koeltz Scientific Books, 2004. 759 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. QK96 .R4 v.139
* Southern African wild flowers : jewels of the veld / John Manning ; photography by Colin Paterson-Jones. Cape Town : Struik, 2004. 176 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cm. QK396 .M3493 2004
 

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Zoology
 
* Insect pheromone biochemistry and molecular biology : the biosynthesis and detection of pheromones and plant volatiles / edited by Gary Blomquist and Richard Vogt. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2003. xv, 745 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. QL495 .I57 2003
Insect sounds and communication : physiology, behaviour, ecology, and evolution / edited by Sakis Drosopoulos and Michael F. Claridge. Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2006. xvii, 532 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-500) and index. QL496.5 .I57 2006.
* A complete guide to the snakes of Southern Africa / Johan Marais. 2nd ed. Cape Town : Struik, 2004. 311 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm. QL666.O6 M253 2004
* Biology of the ubiquitous house sparrow : from genes to populations / Ted R. Anderson. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. xi, 547 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-537) and index. QL696.P264 A527 2006
* Walker’s carnivores of the world / Ronald M. Nowak ; with an introduction by David W. Macdonald and Roland W. Kays. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. 313 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. QL737.C2 N69 2005 c.2
* Comparative anatomy of the vertebrates / George C. Kent, Robert K. Carr. 9th ed. Boston : McGraw Hill, c2001. xvii, 524 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. QL805 .K43 2001
 

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Human anatomy - Physiology
 
* Articulation and intelligibility / Jont B. Allen. 1st ed. San Rafael, Calif.] : Morgan & Claypool, c2005. xiii, 124 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. QP306 .A55 2005
Annual review of neuroscience. Palo Alto, Calif., Annual Reviews. v. ill. 23 cm. v. 1- 1978- QP351 .A68 v.29. 2006.
* Reflections on the problem of consciousness / by Errol E. Harris. Dordrecht : Springer, c2006. xi, 186 p. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index. QP355.2 .H37 2006
* Color appearance models / Mark D. Fairchild. 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2005. xxi, 385 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. QP483 .F35 2005
Annual review of biochemistry. Stanford University, Calif., Annual Reviews, inc. [etc.] diagrs. 23 cm. v. 1- 1932- QP501 .A7 v.75. 2006.
 

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Microbiology
 
* Bacteria in biology, biotechnology, and medicine / Paul Singleton. 6th ed. Chichester ; New York : John Wiley & Sons, 2004. viii, 559 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. QR74.8 .S56 2004
* Agrobacterium tumefaciens : from plant pathology to biotechnology / edited by Eugene Nester, Milton P. Gordon, Allen Kerr. St. Paul, Minn. : APS Press, c2005. xiv, 320 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. QR82.R45 A375 2005
Microbial hazard identification in fresh fruit and vegetables / edited by Jennylynd James: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, c2006. xii, 312 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. QR122 .M53 2006.
 

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