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Book reviewed in this article: Milestones of Modern Chemistry , Original Reports of the Discoveries ; edited by Eduard Farber, formerly a Research Professor at the American University and now Adjunct Professor at American University Prelude to Chemistry —An Outline of Alchemy , by John Read, of the Royal Society and a former teacher at the University of St. Andrews Student's Ocean Science Study Kit. Teacher's Ocean Study Science Kit     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Chemistry of the Non -Metals : by Jolly, William L., Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley. Ask Me a Question About the Weather , Ask Me a Question About the Earth , Ask Me a Question Alout the Heavens , Sam Rosenfeld.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Historical Background of Chemistry , by Henry M. Leicester, Paperback, pages IX+260, 13.8X20.3 cm. Fundamentals of College Chemistry , 3rd Edition by Jesse H. Wood, Charles W. Keenan, and William E. Bull all of the University of Tennessee.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Language of Chemistry by Ruth A. Walker and Helen Johnston, both Associate Professors of Chemistry at Hunter College of The City University of New York. The Spell or Mathematics by W. J. Reichmann, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. Water is Everybody 's Business , The Chemistry of Water Purification by A. S. Behrman, Industrial Consultant and past chairman of the Division of Water, Sewage, and Sanitation of the American Chemical Society. The Design of Lire , by Joseph Anthony Mazzeo, Columbia University.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Introduction to Semimicro Qualitative Analysis, by C. H. Sorum, Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. Limits, A Transition to Calculus, by O. Lexton Buchanan. The Pleasures of Math, by A. W. Goodman, The University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Chemistry, by G. Miller, University of California at Santa Barbara. Introduction to Mathematics, Second Edition, by Bruce E. Meserve, Professor of Mathematics, University of Vermont and Max A. Sobel. Professor of Mathematics, Montclair State College.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Geometric Exercises in Paper Folding , by T. Sundara Row, edited and revised by Wooster Woodruff Beman and David Eugene Smith. Problem Solving in Chemistry , A Dimensional Approach, by Tilbury, Glen, Wisconsin State University, Platteville, Wisconsin     

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Book reviewed in this article: Astronomy : Gravitation , Fourth Edition ; Astronomy : The Message of Starlight , Second Edition ; Astronomy : The Life Story of a Star , First Edition ; and Astronomy : Galaxies and the Universe , First Edition . Chemistry : Science of Matter , Energy, and Change : by Gregory R. Choppin, Professor of Chemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; Bernard Jaffee, formerly chairman, Department of Physical Science, James Madison High School, New York, New York     

Many-soliton components of solutions of nonlinear Schrödinger equation with perturbing term

A. N. Belozerskii Interfaculty Problem Scientific-Research Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bio-Organic Chemistry of the Moscow State University. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 78, No. 1, pp. 35–44, January, 1989.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Chemical Engineering, by David H. Killeffer. Concepts in Chemistry, by Greenstone, A. W. of Bayside High School, New York City; Sutmna, F. X., Temple University, Philadelphia; and Hollingworth, L. G., formerly Director of Science, Brookline Public Schools, Brookline, Massachusetts.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Learning to Teach Secondary School Mathematics , by Otto C. Bassler and John R. Kolb. Workbook in Organic Chemistry or Exercises in the Properties , Behavior and Synthesis of Organic Compounds , by T. A. Geissman, University of California at Los Angeles. Posamentier, Alfred S. and Salkind, Charles T., Macmillan Mathematics Supplements, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970. Challenging Problems in Algebra 1, Pp.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Teaching School Mathematics , A Unesco Source Book edited by Willy Servais of the Institut Supérieur de Pédagogie and Préfet des Études at the Athenée Provincial du Centre in Morlanwelz, Belgium; and Tamas Varga, Research Officer of the National Institute of Education in Budapest, Hungary. Principles of College Chemistry , by Glenn H. Miller, University of California, Santa Barbara.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Textbook of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis, by I. M. Kolthoff, Ph.D., Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Minnesota, and E. B. Sandell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Minnesota. A Chemical-Technical Dictionary (German-English-French-Russian), by A. W. Mayer. (Translation under direction of B. N. Menschutkin and M. A. Bloch.) Preservice Course in Automotive Mechanics, by James V. Frost, Instructor in Automotive Trades, Brooklyn High School of Automotive Trades, Brooklyn, New York. Automotive Mechanics, in two volumes by Clarence G. Barger Elements of Food Biochemistry, by William H. Peterson, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; John T. Skinner, Ph.D., Assistant Chemist, Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington, Kentucky; and Frank M. Strong, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. The Chemical Formulary. A Collection of Valuable, Timely, Practical Commercial Formulae and Recipes for Making Thousands of Products in Many Fields of Industry. Volume VI. Editor-in-Chief, H. Bennett. Air Navigation. Flight Preparation Series. Published under the Supervision of the Training Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, U. S. Navy, Part One, Introduction to Earth. Radio—I, Written to Conform to the Pre-induction Training Course in Fundamentals of Radio as Prepared by the War Department, by R. E. Williams, Manager, School Service, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Charles A. Scarlott, Editor, Westinghouse Engineer. Minerals, Their Identification, Uses, and How to Collect Them, by Herbert S. Zim, and Elizabeth K. Cooper. Basic Radio Principles, by Maurice Grayle Suffern, Captain, Signal Corps, Army of the United States.     

Application of the ultrasonic method for the control of thermosetting polymer materials

Based on the theory of solid matter deformation and taking into consideration the specificity of propagation of ultrasonic waves in polymers, the acoustic nondestructive method has been chosen for controlling radiation-cured thermosetting polymer materials, which allows us to obtain certain information about the structure and useful characteristics of these materials. The correlation relationships of propagation velocities for flexural ultrasonic waves initiated in the material at a frequency of 60 kHz by piezotransducers-concentrators with exponential waveguides and point contact have been established. This permits us to determine the dose of ionizing radiation absorbed by the material, the degree of molecular orientation or degree of stretching, the content of fillers in the material, as well as to evaluate the thermosetting forces determined by thermorelaxation stresses under isometric conditions.Chemistry Department, University of Latvia, LV-1001. Institute of Polymer Materials, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia, LV-1048. Published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 394–407, May–June, 1997.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Hill, John W. and Feigl, Dorothy M., Chemistry and Life: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry Study Guide to Chemistry and Life: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Minneapolis, MN: Burgess Publishing Company Instructor's Guide to Chemistry and Life: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Minneapolis, MN: Burgess Publishing Company 40 Mathagrams in Basic Algebra, by Carl D. Hicks. Spirit Masters. J. Weston Walch     

Optimization of the composition and tribological properties of high-density polyethylene-calcite-silicon nitride composites by the method of experiment planning

The tribological characteristics (wear resistance, coefficient of friction ) of a high-density-polyethylene-base composite filled with calcite and highly disperse silicon nitride produced by the plasmochemical method are investigated experimentally. The experiment plan was compiled in the form of a simplex lattice, and new points were planned in conducting the experiments. Compositions possessing appreciably elevated wear resistance (by a factor of 500) and a coefficient of friction reduced by 20% as compared with the unfilled polymer were obtained. Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Salasplis, LV-2169. Institute of Polymer Mechanics of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga, LV-1006. Riga Mechanical University, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozinykh Materialov, No. 5, pp. 690–695, September–October, 1996.     

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Book reviewed in this article: A Reference Book on Chemistry, by J. H. White. Analytic Function Theory, Volume II by Einar Hille. The Origins or Chemistry, by R. P. Multhauf. The Theory of Spinous, by Elie Cartan. The Audubon Nature Encyclopedia, Sponsored by the National Audubon Society.     

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Sykes, Peter, A Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry, Third Edition Minnick, John H., Intermediate Algebra Lee, Garth L., Principles of Chemistry—A Structural Approach Garard, Ira D., Invitation to Chemistry: An Informal History of Man and Science Milgrom, Harry, Understanding Weather: Revised Edition     

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Book reviewed in this article: Modern Organic Chemistry by John D. Roberts, Professor of Organic Chemistry, California Institute of Technology and Marjorie C. Caserio. Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Third Edition, by Thurman S. Peterson. Using Modern Mathematics, Group VI, A-532. Six filmstrips by Joseph J. Urbancek and Francisca Urbancek.     

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Darlington, C. D. and Bradshaw, A. D. (eds.), Teaching Genetics in School and University. Trelease, Sam F., How to Write Scientific and Technical Papers. Mellersh, H. E. L., Charles Darwin: Pioneer in the Theory of Evolution. Rosenfeld, Sam, Science Experiments With Air. Sciama, D. W., The Physical Foundations of General Relativity. Graham, L. A., The Surprise Attack in Mathematical Problems. Frey, Paul R., Chemistry Problems and How to Solve Them: Seventh Edition.