Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 51 — page 132: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION ignorance surrounding ignor- ance of the mind, to convince normal people that they are normal, and to foster a modicum of sympathy for the afflicted. With its excellent text and appealing drawings, it seems to us to serve these purposes admirably. Highly recommended. Professorand Mrs. Bullough have two children of seven and 10, and, like good parents, they take a deal of trouble over them—even to the extent of writing books for them. Now we have the published version of one of these books —INTRODUCING ANIMALS- WITH-BACKBONES, at 8/6. (Methuen, 36 Essex Street, London, W.C.2.) The male author is a professor cf zoology, but this does not prevent his writing in a perfectly understandable man- ner that will appeal to adults as well as children.The book tells the fascinating story of animals from fishes to man, including many of nature’s oddities. Each page has at ~ Jeast one brilliantly clear illus- tration. We can recommend this with happy confidence. Those of us who have done physics to intermediate (i.e. Advanced G.C.E.) level will remember how inadequately was presented the mathe- matical parts of the subject. Those who have yet to make this grade are in a much more fortunate position, for INTRO- DUCTION TO THE MATHEMATICS OF PHysics by J. H. Avery and M. Nelkon (Heinemann, 99 Great Russel Street, London, W.C.1.) at 9/6 goes step by step over the ground from the most simple to the most advanced topics of inter- mediate physics. With a verit- able wealth cf worked exam- ples and exercises (with an- swers) taken from actual examination questions, this book should goa Jong long way to removing the mathematical fears of physics students. It should also give the mathe- matician a clue to the uses of his subject. We feel that the authors have done a mag- nificent service to the student generation and we have no hesitation whatever in thoroughly recommending their book to all those of our readers who, we know, are preparing for examinations. . physics at this level. 131 comiclooks.cormn