pp 1-1 May 1996 Editorial

Editorial

N Mukunda

pp 2-2 May 1996 Article-in-a-Box

Chief Editor's column / The First Electronic Computer

V Rajaraman

pp 3-3 May 1996 Science Smiles

Science Smiles

R K Laxman

pp 6-11 May 1996 Series Article

Geometry Curves vs Surfaces

Kapil H Paranjape

pp 12-18 May 1996 Series Article

Learning Organic Chemistry Through Natural Products From Molecular and Electronic Structures to Reactivity

N R Krishnaswamy

pp 19-28 May 1996 General Article

River Piracy Saraswati that Disappeared

K S Valdiya

pp 29-39 May 1996 General Article

Chaos Modelling with Computers Unpredicatable Behaviour of Deterministic Systems

Balakrishnan Ramasamy T S K V Iyer

pp 40-48 May 1996 General Article

Echolocation The Strange Ways of Bats

G Marimuthu

pp 49-58 May 1996 General Article

Sampling, Probability Models and Statistical Reasoning Statistical Inference

Mohan Delampady V R Padmawar

pp 59-67 May 1996 Feature Article

What's New in Computers The Java Internet Programming Language

T S Mohan

pp 68-70 May 1996 Feature Article

Molecule of the Month Maitotoxin - Holder of Two World Records

J Chandrasekhar

pp 71-78 May 1996 Classroom

Pressure Melting and Ice Skating / Bunsen Burner - Revisited

pp 79-81 May 1996 Think It Over

Capillarity / To Switch or Not to Switch.

pp 82-84 May 1996 Research News

Evidence for Bird Mafia!

Raghavendra Gadagkar Milind Kolatkar

pp 85-86 May 1996 Book Review

A Down to Earth Exposition

Arvind

pp 86-89 May 1996 Book Review

A Mathematician Looks at Physics

Vishwambhar Pati

pp 89-91 May 1996 Book Review

The Strength of Materials

Gangan Prathap

pp 92-92 May 1996 Books Received

Books Received

pp 92-94 May 1996 Information and Announcements

37th International Mathematical Olympiad / Indian Statistical Institute

pp 95-96 May 1996

Acknowledgements

pp 98-98 May 1996 Featured Scientist

John Von Neumann (1903-1957)