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A Guide to Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Elliott H. Lieb and Jakob Yngvason
Entropy is a measure of the irreversibility of energy-preserving processes
in classical thermodynamics, but its exact definition often founders in
imprecision. The authors sketch a recent rigorous development of entropy
in terms of physically reasonable axioms.
Bonn's Max Planck Institute: A New Building and a
New Era
Allyn Jackson
The MPI in Bonn is one of the world's premier centers for mathematics research.
Its upcoming move to a new building in the center of Bonn's old town provides
an occasion for examining the MPI's history and future.
Mathematicians and the National Eighth-Grade Test
Hyman Bass
The chair of the AMS Committee on Education offers reflections on his experiences
in working on specifications for the Voluntary National Mathematics Test.
Sarvadaman Chowla (1907--1995)
Raymond G. Ayoub, James G. Huard, and Kenneth S. Williams
Eventually
Marianne Freundlich
The Forgotten Revolution: A Book Review
Sandro Graffi
Women in Mathematics: A Book Review
Ann Hibner Koblitz
S.-T. Yau Receives National Medal of Science
Andrew Wiles Receives Faisal Prize
JPBM Award Presented in Baltimore
AWM Prizes Presented in Baltimore
MAA Prizes Presented in Baltimore
NSF Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request
Allyn Jackson
New Publications Offered by the AMS
Publications of Continuing Interest
Meetings and Conferences Table of Contents