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Solid state physics: Advances in research and applications, vol. 14
June, 1963.]
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NERVE CELLS AND INSECT BEHAVIOR, by Kenneth D. Roeder. 188 pages, diagrams, 51 X 8{ in. Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1963. Price, $4.75.
ToPics IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, by Louis F. Fieser and Mary Feiser. 668 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. New York, Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1963. Price, $10.00.
In this interesting work, the author describes some of his experiments on how stimulus and behavior are related through the nervous system. During these experiments three insects were used: the moth, the cockroach, and the praying mantis. With the tumpanic nerve of the moth it was possible to show, for instance, how the insect responds to the echolocating cry of a bat and how it escapes, or fails to escape, a bat seeking its prey by means of echoes of its own cries. The cockroach and the mantis similarly provide information on the connection between nerve impulses and behavior. The insect brain appears to control insect behavior by determining which of the various built-ln activity patterns shall appear in a given situation. This book relates at a very simple level the activities of nerve cells to the activities of insects, something that appears not to have been attempted before. It combines neurophysiology, with its study of nerve cells and the movements of ions within them, and ethology, which seeks to trace relations between animals by a study of their behavior patterns.
In this work, the Fiesers have extended the coverage of their 1961 Advanced Organic Chemistry, both by dealing with special topics omitted from the earlier volume and by bringing the literature references up-to-date. Nine topics are covered in Part I: Polynuclear Hydrocarbons; Aromatic Heterocyclic Compounds ; Alkaloids ; Terpenoids ; Steroids ; Vitamins; Chemotherapy; Synthetic Polymers; and Dyes. Most of the topics covered in these nine chapters are the subject of current research. Some sections, taken from the Fiesers' 1956 Organic Chemistry (3rd edition), have been rewritten (for example, that on steroids). New material includes covalently bonded dyes and some man-made polymers. In Part II, the literature coverage is from July 1, 1961 through December 13, 1962, supplementing the 1961 Advanced. In addition, new sections (for example, adamantine) include earlier references. The current work is cross-referenced with the 1961 text and the new sections of Part I are numbered in extension of the earlier work. New sections are labeled with a notation as to where the new material fits into the Advanced text, as are the many sections of additional information on topics dealt with in Advanced.
FLIGHT PERFORMANCEHANDBOOKFOR POWERED FLIGHT OPERATIONS, edited by J. Frederick White. 541 p~ges, diagrams, 8½ X 11 in. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1963. Price, $15.00. This large handbook gives a reasonably accurate and quick evaluation of vehicle performance for use in realistic design studies or mission analyses of existing and conceptual space vehicles. Written in a clear and concise form, the material presented is adaptable to a wide variety of missions constrained to "real life" considerations. Topics such as vehicle performance, estimation techniques, system considerations, vehicIe sizing, lunar and planetary deboost, lunar landing, and planetary entry (generalized exchange ratio analysis) are included in the handbook. The extensive appendices that analyze and define the subject matter, are provided in addition to the main topics. A special coverage of "Trajectory Optimization for Powered Flight in Two or Three Dimensions" is also provided in the appendices.
SOLID STATE PHYSICS: ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, VOL. 14, edited by Frederick Seitz and D. Turnbull. 519 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. New York, Academic Press Inc., 1963. Price, $16.00.
Four contributions make up the newest volume in this excellent series: "g Factors and Spin-Lattice Relaxation of Conduction Electrons," by Y. Yafet; "i"Theory of Magnetic Exchange Interactions: Exchange in Insulators and Semiconductors," by Philip W. Anderson; "Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy in Molecular Solids," by H. S. Jarrett; and "Molecular Motion in Solid State Polymers," by N. Saito, I. Okano, S. Iwayanagi and T. Hideshima. The Saito et al paper is the first in this series to discuss the solid state science of polymers.
BOOK
NOTES
523
NERVE CELLS AND INSECT BEHAVIOR, by Kenneth D. Roeder. 188 pages, diagrams, 51 X 8{ in. Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1963. Price, $4.75.
ToPics IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, by Louis F. Fieser and Mary Feiser. 668 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. New York, Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1963. Price, $10.00.
In this interesting work, the author describes some of his experiments on how stimulus and behavior are related through the nervous system. During these experiments three insects were used: the moth, the cockroach, and the praying mantis. With the tumpanic nerve of the moth it was possible to show, for instance, how the insect responds to the echolocating cry of a bat and how it escapes, or fails to escape, a bat seeking its prey by means of echoes of its own cries. The cockroach and the mantis similarly provide information on the connection between nerve impulses and behavior. The insect brain appears to control insect behavior by determining which of the various built-ln activity patterns shall appear in a given situation. This book relates at a very simple level the activities of nerve cells to the activities of insects, something that appears not to have been attempted before. It combines neurophysiology, with its study of nerve cells and the movements of ions within them, and ethology, which seeks to trace relations between animals by a study of their behavior patterns.
In this work, the Fiesers have extended the coverage of their 1961 Advanced Organic Chemistry, both by dealing with special topics omitted from the earlier volume and by bringing the literature references up-to-date. Nine topics are covered in Part I: Polynuclear Hydrocarbons; Aromatic Heterocyclic Compounds ; Alkaloids ; Terpenoids ; Steroids ; Vitamins; Chemotherapy; Synthetic Polymers; and Dyes. Most of the topics covered in these nine chapters are the subject of current research. Some sections, taken from the Fiesers' 1956 Organic Chemistry (3rd edition), have been rewritten (for example, that on steroids). New material includes covalently bonded dyes and some man-made polymers. In Part II, the literature coverage is from July 1, 1961 through December 13, 1962, supplementing the 1961 Advanced. In addition, new sections (for example, adamantine) include earlier references. The current work is cross-referenced with the 1961 text and the new sections of Part I are numbered in extension of the earlier work. New sections are labeled with a notation as to where the new material fits into the Advanced text, as are the many sections of additional information on topics dealt with in Advanced.
FLIGHT PERFORMANCEHANDBOOKFOR POWERED FLIGHT OPERATIONS, edited by J. Frederick White. 541 p~ges, diagrams, 8½ X 11 in. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1963. Price, $15.00. This large handbook gives a reasonably accurate and quick evaluation of vehicle performance for use in realistic design studies or mission analyses of existing and conceptual space vehicles. Written in a clear and concise form, the material presented is adaptable to a wide variety of missions constrained to "real life" considerations. Topics such as vehicle performance, estimation techniques, system considerations, vehicIe sizing, lunar and planetary deboost, lunar landing, and planetary entry (generalized exchange ratio analysis) are included in the handbook. The extensive appendices that analyze and define the subject matter, are provided in addition to the main topics. A special coverage of "Trajectory Optimization for Powered Flight in Two or Three Dimensions" is also provided in the appendices.
SOLID STATE PHYSICS: ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, VOL. 14, edited by Frederick Seitz and D. Turnbull. 519 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. New York, Academic Press Inc., 1963. Price, $16.00.
Four contributions make up the newest volume in this excellent series: "g Factors and Spin-Lattice Relaxation of Conduction Electrons," by Y. Yafet; "i"Theory of Magnetic Exchange Interactions: Exchange in Insulators and Semiconductors," by Philip W. Anderson; "Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy in Molecular Solids," by H. S. Jarrett; and "Molecular Motion in Solid State Polymers," by N. Saito, I. Okano, S. Iwayanagi and T. Hideshima. The Saito et al paper is the first in this series to discuss the solid state science of polymers.