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Notices of the American Mathematical Society (ISSN 0002- Call for Nominations for AMS Exemplary Program Prize American Mathematical Society Notable textbooks from the AMS Graduate and undergraduate level publications suitable fo r use as textbooks and supplementary course reading. A Companion to Analysis A Second First and First Second Course in Analysis T. W. Korner, University of Cambridge, • '"l!.li43#i.JitJij England Basic Set Theory "This is a remarkable book. It provides deep A. Shen, Independent University of and invaluable insight in to many parts of Moscow, Moscow, Russia, and analysis, presented by an accompli shed N. K. Vereshchagin, Moscow State analyst. Korner covers all of the important Lomonosov University, Moscow, R ussia aspects of an advanced calculus course along with a discussion of other interesting topics." " ... the book is perfectly tailored to general -Professor Paul Sally, University of Chicago relativity .. There is also a fair number of good exercises." Graduate Studies in Mathematics, Volume 62; 2004; 590 pages; Hardcover; ISBN 0-8218-3447-9; -Professor Roman Smirnov, Dalhousie University List US$79; All AJviS members US$63; Student Mathematical Library, Volume 17; 2002; Order code GSM/62 116 pages; Sofi:cover; ISBN 0-82 18-2731-6; Li st US$22; All AlviS members US$18; Order code STML/17 • lili!.JUM4-1"4'1 Set Theory and Metric Spaces • ij;#i.Jit-iii Irving Kaplansky, Mathematical Analysis Sciences R esearch Institute, Berkeley, CA Second Edition "Kaplansky has a well -deserved reputation Elliott H . Lleb M ichael Loss Elliott H. Lieb, Princeton University, for his expository talents. The selection of Princeton, NJ, and Michael Loss, Georgia topics is excellent." I nstitute of Technology, Atlanta, GA -Professor Lance Small, UC San Diego AMS Chelsea Publishing, 1972; "I liked the book very much. The topics chosen 140 pages; Hardcover; ISBN 0-8 218-2694-8; were su ited toward concepts that I wanted List US$29; All AMS members US$26; students to master." Order code CHEL/298.H -Professor Gary Sampson, Auburn University Graduate Studies in M athematics, Volume 14; 2001 ; 346 pages; Hardcove r; ISBN 0-8 218-2783-9; List US$41; All AMS members US$33; • IMWt.iiJ Order code GSM/14.R Partial Differential Equations Lawrence C. Evans, University of California, Berkeley, CA • lili!.Ji*3£WM'i "This excellent textbook is meant as an introduction to mathematical analysis of The Knot Book partial differential equations ... [This book is An Elementary Introduction to the recommended] as the first textbook for Mathematical Theory of Knots anyone who wants to learn the theory of Colin C. Adams, Williams College, partial differential equations." Williamstown, MA - European Mathematical Society NeJJJsletter Graduate Studies in M athematics, Volume 19; "I thought the book was very well suited for an 1998; 662 pages; Hardcover; ISBN 0-8218-0772-2; undergraduate knot theory/topology course. List US$79; All AMS members US$63; · The exposition was very clear." O rder code GSM/19 - Professor Jennifer Taback, BoJVdoin College 2004; 307 pages; Sofi:cover; ISBN 0-8218-3678-1; • For more information about these titles visit www.ams.org/bookstore List US$29; 1\11 AMS members US$23; Order code KNOT ·.....~-~ ~--------------------------~----­To order an exam copy visit www.ams.org/bookstore-exam-copy 3/06 N Editors INTERNATIONAL Morris Weisfeld Editor-in-Chief Enrico Arbarello Joseph Bernstein MATHEMATICS Manjul Bhargava Thomas Bloom Enrico Bombieri RESEARCH PAPERS Richard E. Borcherds Alexei Borodin Jean Bourgain http://www.hindawi.com/journals/imrp/ Marc Burger James W. Cogdell IMRP provides very fast publication of lengthy research articles of high current interest in Tobias Colding all areas of mathematics. All articles are fully refereed and are judged by their contribution Brian Conrad to the advancement of the state of the science of mathematics. Issues are published as Corrado De Concini frequently as necessary. Each issue will contain only one article. IMRP is expected to publish Percy Deift 400± pages in 2006. Robbert Dijkgraaf Nils Dencker Articles of at least 50 pages are welcome and all articles are refereed and judged for S. K. Donaldson correctness, interest, originality, depth, and applicability. Submissions are made by e-mail to Yakov Eliashberg [email protected]. An abstract for each article should be included. A copy may also Edward Frenkel be sent to an editor. Only an acknowledgment from the editorial office officially establishes Denis Gaitsgory the date of receipt. Submissions not prepared using TeX should be typed or printed on one Timothy Gowers side of the page, be double-spaced (including references), and have ample margins. Check Emmanuel Hebey contact information for submission by fax or post. When articles are accepted, production Dennis Hejhal begins immediately; authors should be available to assist the editorial staff. Helmut Hofer Please note that it is a condition of submission of a paper that the author(s) permit editing Yasutaka Ihara the paper for language correctness, readability, and compliance with the IMRP mathematical Michio Jimbo style. Kurt Johansson Masaki Kashiwara Illustrations can be in color. There are no page charges. Each author shall receive 100 Kiran S. Kedlaya complimentary reprints with covers. Carlos Kenig SergiuKlainerman Recently Published Articles Toshiyuki Kobayashi • Concentration Estimates for Emden-Fowler Equations with Boundary Singularities and Maxim Kontsevich Critical Growth, N. 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Subscribers to the online G.Tian only edition or to the print and online editions of the journal in 2006 will get perpetual John Toth access to volumes 2005- 2006 (i.e., permanent online access to volumes 2005- 2006 even if the Takeshi Tsuji subscription is canceled in the future). Dan-Virgil Voiculescu All orders should be accompanied by payment and sent to Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Andrei Zelevinsky 410 Park Avenue, 15th Floor, #287 pmb, New York, NY 10022, USA. Maciej Zworski I--IJ N Q7\WJ Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 410 Park Avenue, 15th Floor, #287 pmb, New York, NY 10022, USA; II A Fax: l -866-446-3294 (USA, toll-free); URL: http://www.hindawi com; E-mail: [email protected] NEW [6 FORTHCOMING from Birkhiiuser Basic Algebra Number Theory Differential Geometry and ANTH 'ON~ W. 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