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The science-engineering secretary: A guide to procedure, usage and style
Book Notes Throughout the book, attention is restricted to perfect fluids, and the question of instability is no~ discussed.
brain-machine controversy. Full use of this book requires a moderate mathematical background.
THE NATURALPHILOSOPHER II, edited by D. Gershenson and D. Greenberg. 127 pages, 5½ X 8½. New York, Blaisdell Publishing Co., 1963. Price, $1.95 (Paper); $2.95 (Cloth).
THE SCIENCE-ENGINEERING SECRETARY: A GUIDE TO PROCEDURE, USAGE AND STYLE, by A. R. Stafford and B. J. Culpepper. 338 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. Englewood Cliffs, N. J., Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1963. Price, $7.95.
This is the second in a series of volumes containing papers devoted to the history of physics and its influence on human thought and affairs through the ages. The first chapter is a new translation of the Greek text of Aristotle's Metaphysica A. It contains one of the earliest and most important discussions of Greek science before Aristotle. Chapters follow on: Einstein's first paper on Quanta, by M. J. Klein; The Great Van Marum Electricai Machine, by B. Dibner; and The Quantification of the Concepts of Electric Charge and Electric Current, Part I, by W. J. King. BRAINS~ MACHINES AND MATHEMATICS, by M. A. Arbib. 152 pages, diagrams, 5[ X 8 in. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1964. Price, $6.95.
The author uses mathematics to exploit the analogies between the working of brains and the control-computation-communication aspects of machines. This introductory work is designed for the reader who wishes to gain an understanding, from a single source, of such topics as cybernetics, information theory, and Godel's theorem. After a quick review of neurophysiology, the author formulates a rough model of the brain as a network of components called McCulloch-Pitts neurons. This network being able to perform as an electronic computer, the author next studies the relation of these networks with finite automata and turing machines, followed by a study of the visual systems of the frog as an example of complicated brain structure. Other topics include the yon Neumann approach, Shannon's communication theory, the CowanWinograd theory of reliable automata and Weiner's cybernetics. The book ends with an outline of the trends in mathematical thought which led to Godel's work; a proof of his incompleteness theorem; a discussion of the dramatic consequences in the foundations of mathematics, and finally, a glimpse at the
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This guidebook is designed to serve as a manual for both science and engineering secretaries. Divided into three parts, its coverage is detailed, concise and up-to-date. The contents are divided and sub-divided so as to make material easily accessible. Part I presents a survey of the scientific field and the personal adjustments necessary to a secretary in a research and development environment. Part I I discusses the technical language and illustrates rules of grammar, punctuation and style with examples taken from various scientific fields. A chapter emphasizes unity and coherence in technical writing. Part I I I devotes itself entirely to typing mathematical equations, chemical formulae and engineering graphs and schematics. Each item is illustrated with specific examples. In addition, the book includes a list of the most frequently used scientific and technical abbreviations. This text should be of great help not only to the secretary, but also to the science writer and technical editor.
THERMAL PHYSICS, by P. M. MonsE. 455 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. New York, W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1964. Price, $10.50. The material in this revised and expanded edition is from the original lecture notes written by the author for a course required of seniors majoring in physics at M.I.T. It is also a challenging text for first-year graduate students taking courses in thermodynamics, kinetic theory and statistical mechanics. Its purpose is to prepare the student to enter the fields of modern statistical physics--such as low-temperature physics, solid-state physics and plasma physics. The illustrative material includes discussions of the properties of liquid helium, superconductors, and paramagnetic substances. To emphasize the fact that thermodynamics is more than a study of the relationships between pressure, volume, and
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brain-machine controversy. Full use of this book requires a moderate mathematical background.
THE NATURALPHILOSOPHER II, edited by D. Gershenson and D. Greenberg. 127 pages, 5½ X 8½. New York, Blaisdell Publishing Co., 1963. Price, $1.95 (Paper); $2.95 (Cloth).
THE SCIENCE-ENGINEERING SECRETARY: A GUIDE TO PROCEDURE, USAGE AND STYLE, by A. R. Stafford and B. J. Culpepper. 338 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. Englewood Cliffs, N. J., Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1963. Price, $7.95.
This is the second in a series of volumes containing papers devoted to the history of physics and its influence on human thought and affairs through the ages. The first chapter is a new translation of the Greek text of Aristotle's Metaphysica A. It contains one of the earliest and most important discussions of Greek science before Aristotle. Chapters follow on: Einstein's first paper on Quanta, by M. J. Klein; The Great Van Marum Electricai Machine, by B. Dibner; and The Quantification of the Concepts of Electric Charge and Electric Current, Part I, by W. J. King. BRAINS~ MACHINES AND MATHEMATICS, by M. A. Arbib. 152 pages, diagrams, 5[ X 8 in. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1964. Price, $6.95.
The author uses mathematics to exploit the analogies between the working of brains and the control-computation-communication aspects of machines. This introductory work is designed for the reader who wishes to gain an understanding, from a single source, of such topics as cybernetics, information theory, and Godel's theorem. After a quick review of neurophysiology, the author formulates a rough model of the brain as a network of components called McCulloch-Pitts neurons. This network being able to perform as an electronic computer, the author next studies the relation of these networks with finite automata and turing machines, followed by a study of the visual systems of the frog as an example of complicated brain structure. Other topics include the yon Neumann approach, Shannon's communication theory, the CowanWinograd theory of reliable automata and Weiner's cybernetics. The book ends with an outline of the trends in mathematical thought which led to Godel's work; a proof of his incompleteness theorem; a discussion of the dramatic consequences in the foundations of mathematics, and finally, a glimpse at the
368
This guidebook is designed to serve as a manual for both science and engineering secretaries. Divided into three parts, its coverage is detailed, concise and up-to-date. The contents are divided and sub-divided so as to make material easily accessible. Part I presents a survey of the scientific field and the personal adjustments necessary to a secretary in a research and development environment. Part I I discusses the technical language and illustrates rules of grammar, punctuation and style with examples taken from various scientific fields. A chapter emphasizes unity and coherence in technical writing. Part I I I devotes itself entirely to typing mathematical equations, chemical formulae and engineering graphs and schematics. Each item is illustrated with specific examples. In addition, the book includes a list of the most frequently used scientific and technical abbreviations. This text should be of great help not only to the secretary, but also to the science writer and technical editor.
THERMAL PHYSICS, by P. M. MonsE. 455 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. New York, W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1964. Price, $10.50. The material in this revised and expanded edition is from the original lecture notes written by the author for a course required of seniors majoring in physics at M.I.T. It is also a challenging text for first-year graduate students taking courses in thermodynamics, kinetic theory and statistical mechanics. Its purpose is to prepare the student to enter the fields of modern statistical physics--such as low-temperature physics, solid-state physics and plasma physics. The illustrative material includes discussions of the properties of liquid helium, superconductors, and paramagnetic substances. To emphasize the fact that thermodynamics is more than a study of the relationships between pressure, volume, and
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