Resonance     journal of science education

August 1998 Volume 3 Number 8
Editorial 
N. Mukunda
Erich Hückel
J Chandrashekar
  GUEST ARTICLE
08 On Science Education and Scientific Research
R K Varma
  SERIES ARTICLES
14 Molecules to Materials Molecular Nonlinear Optical Materials
T P Radhakrishnan
  GENERAL ARTICLES
25 Where on Earth am I? Don't Worry, GPS Satellites will Guide you Introduction and Principle of GPS
Makarand Phatak
33 The Congruent Number Problem
V Chandrasekar
Game Theory Conventions and Knowledge
P G Babu
  FEATURE ARTICLES
56 Nature Watch Hornbills – Giants Among the Forest Birds
T R Shankar Raman and Divya Mudappa
66 THINK IT OVER
  Answer to Think-it-Over in September 1997
B S Rangaswamy
67
RESEARCH NEWS
Modelling the Evolution of Rates of Ageing
Vishal Gohil and Amitabh Joshi
73
BOOK REVIEWS
An Introduction to Measure and Integration A Good Textbook for Demanding Students
K Viswanath
74
REFLECTIONS
That One Year!
Rajaram Nityananda
Albert Einstein – The Man Behind the Myths
John Stachel
93
INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics ( IUCAA )
T Padmanabhan
IISc Young Fellowship for Toppers in PUC/12th Standard


Front Cover
A female wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus ) , a species found in north-east India and south-east Asia, has a corrugated casque. The bare skin of the throat pouch and the area around the eye add a dash of colour to its appearance.
(Photo Credit: M D Madhusudan)

Back Cover

Erich Hückel
(1896–1980)
( Illustration by Suman Lata )

 

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