Resonance     journal of science education

May 2002      Volume 7  Number 5

DEPARTMENTS



1
Editorial
 
Associate Editor’s
Column
 

Amitabh Joshi

Sir Mokshagundam
Visvesvaraya
– A Visionary Engineer par Excellence

A V Shankara Rao


Classroom

The Twin Prime Problem
P H Talapadtur


Think It Over

Balloons in Balance Jaywant H Arakeri


Star Chart 

Epilogue for Start Charts

Illustration: MG Kulkarni
Text: C S Yogananda

SERIES ARTICLES
08 The Study of Butterflies
Defences and Defensive Behaviour
Peter Smetacek
   
  GENERAL ARTICLES
16 From Shannon to Quantum Information Science
Mixed States
Rajiah Simon
34 Stellar Masses
B S Shylaja
50 Biofuel from D-xylose – the Second Most Abundant Sugar
Anil Lachke

CLASSICS

Work as Chief Engineer, Mysore

Sir M Visvesvaraya

59 Century of Nobel Prizes
1903 Chemistry Award: Svante August Arrhenius (1859-1927)
Shridhar R Gadre
66 Markov Chain Monte Carlo
A Method of Simulation
Arnab Chakraborty
76 Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Engineer, Statesman and Planner
A V Shankara Rao
   

 
     Front Cover

Resonance May 2002 Front CoverKrishnarajasagar Dam at Mysore
(Photo Courtesy: S Mohan,
Asst. Photographer,
Mysore Irrigation Projects)
(Colour scheme for cover by Jayant Rao)

Back Cover
Resonance May 2002 Back Cover- Machel Faraday

Sir M Visvesvaraya ( 1860 – 1961 )


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