pp 1-1 January 1996

A New Venture

P Rama Rao

pp 4-5 January 1996 Editorial

Editorial

N Mukunda

pp 6-6 January 1996 Article-in-a-Box

Resonance - Origins and Usage

J Chandrasekhar

pp 7-13 January 1996 Series Article

Origin (?) of the Universe Historical Background

Jayant V Narlikar

pp 14-19 January 1996 Series Article

Life: Complexity and Diversity A World in Flux

Madhav Gadgil

pp 20-27 January 1996 Series Article

Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms

R K Shyamasundar

pp 28-33 January 1996 Series Article

Fascinating Organic Transformations: Rational Mechanistic Analysis The Wagner Meerwein Rearrangement and the Wandering Bonds

Subramania Ranganathan

pp 34-39 January 1996 Series Article

Geometry The Beginnings

Kapil H Paranjape

pp 40-47 January 1996 Series Article

Know Your Chromosomes Nature's Way of Packing Genes

Vani Brahmachari

pp 48-55 January 1996 Series Article

Know Your Personal Computer Introduction to Computers

Siddhartha Kumar Ghoshal

pp 56-62 January 1996 Series Article

Learning Organic Chemistry Through Natural Products Natural Products - A Kaleidoscopic View

N R Krishnaswamy

pp 63-70 January 1996 General Article

The Honeybee Dance-Language Controversy Robot Bee Comes to the Rescue

Raghavendra Gadagkar

pp 71-79 January 1996 General Article

Fermat's Last Theorem A Theorem at Last!

C S Yogananda

pp 80-85 January 1996 Feature Article

What's New in Computers Windows 95

Vijnan Shastri

pp 86-89 January 1996 Feature Article

Nature Watch The Kokum Tree

M D Subash Chandran

pp 90-91 January 1996 Feature Article

Molecule of the Month Cyclobutadiene in a Molecular Prison!

Uday Maitra

pp 92-97 January 1996 Classroom

On Being a Teacher

Milind Watve

pp 98-100 January 1996 Think It Over

The Population Explosion, A Question of Weight, All about Amino Acids.

J Chandrasekhar Uday Maitra

pp 101-101 January 1996 Research News

Ring of Three Gallium Atoms Displays Aromatic Character

Photon Rao

pp 102-104 January 1996 Research News

Clash of the Titans

Sanjeev Galande

pp 104-107 January 1996 Research News

Discovery of the Top Quark

R Ramachandran

pp 108-108 January 1996 Research News

Factoring Fermat Numbers

C E Veni Madhavan

pp 109-110 January 1996 Book Review

Algebra for Everyone

Kapil H Paranjape Dilip P Patil

pp 110-114 January 1996 Book Review

A Joyous Romp Through Basic Physics

V Balakrishnan

pp 114-117 January 1996 Book Review

"Odd, Watson – Very Odd!"

S Mahadevan

pp 118-118 January 1996 Books Received

Books Received

pp 119-121 January 1996 Information and Announcements

India to host 1996 IMO 1994 Fields Medals 1995 Nobel Prizes

pp 124-124 January 1996

Acknowledgements

pp 130-130 January 1996 Featured Scientist

Pierre-Simon de Fermat (1601-1665)