Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: A First Course in Algebra, by N. J. Lennes; J. W. Maucker, President Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa ; and John J. Kinsella, Chairman, Department of Mathematics Education, School of Education, New York University, New York City . A Second Course in Algebra, by the same authors. Atomic Energy, by A. Radcliffe, B.Sc., A.I.P., and E. C. Roberson, B.Sc., Ph.D., A.R.I.C. Mathematics Magic and Mystery, by Martin Gardner. Modern Health, by James H. Otto, Head of the Science Department, George Washington High School, Indianapolis, Indiana . Cloyd J. Julian, Consultant in Health Safety, Physical Education and Athletics for the Public Schools, Indianapolis, Indiana ; and J. Edward Tether, M.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana . Dictionary of Poisons, by Ibert and Eleanor Mellano The Preservation or Natural History Specimens, Edited and Compiled by Reginald Wagstaffe, and J. Havelock Fidler, M.A., Ph.D. Volume. One In vertebrates. Fundamental Concepts of Higher Algebra, by A. Adrian Albert Introduction to the Theory of Groups of Finite Order, by Robert D. Cormichael. Analytic Geometry, Second Edition, by R. S. Underwood, Texas Technological College , and Fred W. Sparks, Texas Technological College . Advanced Real Calculus, by Kenneth S. Miller, Associate Professor of Mathematics, New York University . An Introductory Course in College Physics, Fourth Edition by Newton Henry Black, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Physics, Harvard University , and Albert Payson Little, Professor of Physics and Mathematics, Wayne University . Amplitude Modulation, edited by Alexander Schure, Ph.D., Ed.D. Paper. Blocking Oscillators, edited by Alexander Schure, Ph.D., Ed.D. Coal‐Mining, by I. C. F. Statham, M. Eng., M.I. Mon, E., F.G.S., Professor of Mining, University of Sheffield . Arithmetic for Engineers, Fifth Edition, by Charles B. Clapham, Author of Metric System for Engineers . Intermediate Algebra, by Paul K. Rees, Professor of Mathematics, Louisiana State University , and Fred W. Sparks, Professor of Mathematics, Texas Technological College Brief Analytic Geometry, Third Edition, by Thomas E. Mason and Clifton T. Hazard, Purdue University . Elements of Mathematics, by Helen Murray Roberts, University of Connecticut, and Doris Skillman Stockton, University of Massachusetts Arithmetic at Work, Book I, by Howard F. Fehr and Veryl Schult Arithmetic in Life, Book II, by Howard F. Fehr and Veryl Schult Classics of Biology, by August Pi Suñer. Experiment and Theory in Physics, by Max Born, M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D.h.c., F.R.S. Encouraging Scientific Talent, by Charles C. Cole, Jr. Experiments for Modern Schools, The Science Masters' Book, Series III, Part IV, Edited by L. J. Rowse and R. J. Bartle. Science in Today's World, by Maurice U. Ames, Principal, Frank D., Whalen Junior High School, New York City ; Arthur O. Baker, Directing Supervisor of Science, Cleveland Board of Education ; and Joseph F. Leahy, Science Instructor, Herrick Junior High School, Cleveland, Ohio .