pp 1-1 November 1997 Editorial

Editorial

N Mukunda

pp 2-4 November 1997 Article-in-a-Box

Gems: Objects of Aesthetic Beauty and Scientific Curiosity

A K Ramdas

pp 5-5 November 1997 Science Smiles

Science Smiles

R K Laxman

pp 6-7 November 1997 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

pp 8-13 November 1997 Series Article

The Immune System and Bodily Defence How Does the Immune System Generate a Truly Infinite Repertoire Capability?

Vineeta Bal Satyajit Rath

pp 14-22 November 1997 Series Article

Know Your Personal Computer - You and Your PC

Siddhartha Kumar Ghoshal

pp 23-35 November 1997 General Article

The Sun – Major Energy Resource for the Future

Benny Joseph K G Gopichandran V K Vaidyan

pp 36-47 November 1997 General Article

Ohm's Law, Kirchoff's Law and the Drunkard's Walk Related Electrical Networks

Rahul Roy

pp 48-58 November 1997 General Article

Conducting Polymers From a Laboratory Curiosity to the Market Place

S Ramakrishnan

pp 59-66 November 1997 General Article

Is Psychology a Science ?

Kamala V Mukunda

pp 67-76 November 1997 Feature Article

What's New in Computers ? Evolving Video Compression Standard: MPEG

Vijnan Shastri

pp 77-83 November 1997 Classroom

One Two Three - Infinity: A Critical Appraisal

Rakesh Popli

pp 84-94 November 1997 Classroom

A Route to Square Roots and Cube Roots

Shailesh A Shirali

pp 95-96 November 1997 Think It Over

Barometer Problem / Some Questions Con-cerning Isotopes

J Chandrasekhar Uday Maitra

pp 97-101 November 1997 Research News

An Improved Bound on k-sets

Abhi Dattasharma

pp 102-104 November 1997 Book Review

The Mathematical Universe – An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems and Personalities

Shashidhar Jagadeeshan

pp 104-106 November 1997 Book Review

River Out of Eden Darwin Goes Digital: Old View, New Metaphor

J A Santosh

pp 107-110 November 1997 Reflections

The Scientific Outlook

C V Raman

pp 111-111 November 1997 Information and Announcements

1997 Nobel Prizes

pp 114-114 November 1997 Featured Scientist

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888-1970)

Article ID 1 November 1997

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