Book Reviews - J. Aczél and J. Dhombres. Functional Equations in Several Variables. Cambridge University Press. 1989, 462 pp., £50. - R. S. Boyer and J. S. Moore. A Computational Logic Handbook. Academic Press. 1988, 408 pp., 49·95.

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Book Reviews - J. Aczél and J. Dhombres. Functional Equations in Several Variables. Cambridge University Press. 1989, 462 pp., £50. - R. S. Boyer and J. S. Moore. A Computational Logic Handbook. Academic Press. 1988, 408 pp., $39·95. - H. Brezis and J. L. Lions, Editors. Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Their Applications. Longman. 1988, 375 pp., £20. - K. S. Brown. Buildings. Springer. 1989, 215 pp., DM78. - E. Castillo. Extreme Value Theory in Engineering. Academic Press. 1988, 389 pp., $59·95. - B. Cipra. Misteaks… and How to Find Them Before the Teacher Does. 2nd Edition. Academic Press. 1989, 65 pp., $6·95. - P. M. Cohn. Algebra, Volume 2, 2nd edition. Wiley. 1989, 428 pp., £14·95. - M. S. P. Eastham. The Asymptotic Solution of Linear Differential Systems. Clarendon Press. 1989, 240 pp., £30. - D. E. Edmunds and W. D. Evans. Spectral Theory and Differential Operators. Clarendon Press. 1989, 574 pp., £25. - D. Guo and V. Lakshmikantham. Nonlinear Problems in Abstract Cones. Academic Press. 1988, 275 pp., $34·95. - C. W. Gardiner. Handbook of Stochastic Methods for Physics, Chemistry and the Natural Sciences. 2nd Edition. Springer. 1985, 442 pp., DM99 - A. M. W. Glass and W. C. Holland, Editors. Lattice-Ordered Groups: Advances and Techniques. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1989, 380 pp., £59. - D. H. Griffel. Linear Algebra and its Applications, Vol. 2. Ellis Horwood. 1989, 223 pp., £29·95. - K.-U. Grusa. Mathematical Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamic Processes and Their Applications. Longman. 1988, 450 pp., £25. - K. J. Hastings. Introduction to the Mathematics of Operations Research. Marcel Dekker. 1989, 424 pp., $119·50. - H. Hijikata, H. Hironaka, M. Maruyam, H. Matsumura, M. Miyanishi, T. Oda and K. Ueno, Editors. Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra. Academic Press. 1988, Vol. I, 404 pp., Vol. II, 400 pp., $69 per volume. - M. Holt. Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics, 2nd Edition. Springer. 1984, 273 pp., DM74. - R. Peyret and T. D. Taylor. Computational Methods for Fluid Flow. Springer. 1986, 358 pp., DM86. - J. A. Huckaba. Commutative Rings with Zero-Divisors. Marcel Dekker. 1988, 216 pp., $95·95. - M. Kashiwara and T. Kawai, Editors. Albegraic Analysis: Papers Dedicated to Professor Mikio Sato On the Occasion of His 60th Birthday. Two Volumes. Academic Press. 1989, Vol. I 472 pp., Vol. II, 478 pp., $59·95 per volume. - F. Kirwan. An Introduction to Intersection Homology Theory. Longman. 1988, 169 pp., £15. - W. M. Kozlowski. Modular function spaces. Marcel Dekker. 1988, 252 pp., $107·50. - W. Kuich and A. Salomaa. Semirings, Automata, Languages. EATCS Monographs on Theoretical Computer Science. Springer. 1986, 374 pp., DM128. - G. R. Lindfield and J. E. T. Penny. Microcomputers in Numerical Analysis. Ellis Horwood. 1989, 453 pp., £39·95. - F. Liret and M. Zisman. Maths Tome 4, 5. Dunod. 1988, Tome 4, 249 pp., F95, Tome 5, 263 pp., F105. - J. J. Modi. Parallel Algorithms and Matrix Computation. Clarendon Press. 1988, 260 pp., £35. - D. Mumford. The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 1358. Springer. 1988, 309 pp., DM50. - H. Nagao and Y. Tsushima. Representations of Finite Groups. Academic Press. 1989, 424 pp., $70. - D. Passman. Infinite Crossed Products. Academic Press. 1989, 468 pp., $84·50. - M. Rapoport, N. Shappacher and P. Schneider, Editors. Beilinson's Conjectures on Special Values of L-Functions. Academic Press. 1988, 373 pp., $37·50. - L. RéDEI. Endliche p-Gruppen. Akadémiai Kiado, Budapest. 1989, 304 pp., £19·50. - H. Renelt. Elliptic Systems and Quasiconformal Mappings. Wiley. 1988, 146 pp., £14·95. - J. L. Richards. Mathematical Visions: The Pursuit of Geometry in Victorian England. Academic Press. 1988, 266 pp., $34·95. - P. Thomas, H. Robinson and J. Emms. Abstract Data Types. Clarendon Press. 1988, 256 pp., £12·50. - J. Traub, G. W. Wasilkowski and H. Wozniakowski. Information- Based Complexity. Academic Press. 1988, 523 pp., $64·50. - K. Varadarajan. The Finiteness Obstruction of C. T. C. Wall. Wiley. 1989, 194 pp., £33·75. - Wang Jianhua. The Theory of Games. Clarendon Press. 1988, 162 pp., £25. - N. A. Watson. Parabolic Equations on an Infinite Strip. Marcel Dekker. 1989, 256 pp., $119·50. - D. Zwillinger. Handbook of Differential Equations. Academic Press. 1988, 673 pp., $49·95.

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Book Reviews - J. Aczél and J. Dhombres. Functional Equations in Several Variables. Cambridge University Press. 1989, 462 pp., £50. - R. S. Boyer and J. S. Moore. A Computational Logic Handbook. Academic Press. 1988, 408 pp., $39·95. - H. Brezis and J. L. Lions, Editors. Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Their Applications. Longman. 1988, 375 pp., £20. - K. S. Brown. Buildings. Springer. 1989, 215 pp., DM78. - E. Castillo. Extreme Value Theory in Engineering. Academic Press. 1988, 389 pp., $59·95. - B. Cipra. Misteaks… and How to Find Them Before the Teacher Does. 2nd Edition. Academic Press. 1989, 65 pp., $6·95. - P. M. Cohn. Algebra, Volume 2, 2nd edition. Wiley. 1989, 428 pp., £14·95. - M. S. P. Eastham. The Asymptotic Solution of Linear Differential Systems. Clarendon Press. 1989, 240 pp., £30. - D. E. Edmunds and W. D. Evans. Spectral Theory and Differential Operators. Clarendon Press. 1989, 574 pp., £25. - D. Guo and V. Lakshmikantham. Nonlinear Problems in Abstract Cones. Academic Press. 1988, 275 pp., $34·95. - C. W. Gardiner. Handbook of Stochastic Methods for Physics, Chemistry and the Natural Sciences. 2nd Edition. Springer. 1985, 442 pp., DM99 - A. M. W. Glass and W. C. Holland, Editors. Lattice-Ordered Groups: Advances and Techniques. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1989, 380 pp., £59. - D. H. Griffel. Linear Algebra and its Applications, Vol. 2. Ellis Horwood. 1989, 223 pp., £29·95. - K.-U. Grusa. Mathematical Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamic Processes and Their Applications. Longman. 1988, 450 pp., £25. - K. J. Hastings. Introduction to the Mathematics of Operations Research. Marcel Dekker. 1989, 424 pp., $119·50. - H. Hijikata, H. Hironaka, M. Maruyam, H. Matsumura, M. Miyanishi, T. Oda and K. Ueno, Editors. Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra. Academic Press. 1988, Vol. I, 404 pp., Vol. II, 400 pp., $69 per volume. - M. Holt. Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics, 2nd Edition. Springer. 1984, 273 pp., DM74. - R. Peyret and T. D. Taylor. Computational Methods for Fluid Flow. Springer. 1986, 358 pp., DM86. - J. A. Huckaba. Commutative Rings with Zero-Divisors. Marcel Dekker. 1988, 216 pp., $95·95. - M. Kashiwara and T. Kawai, Editors. Albegraic Analysis: Papers Dedicated to Professor Mikio Sato On the Occasion of His 60th Birthday. Two Volumes. Academic Press. 1989, Vol. I 472 pp., Vol. II, 478 pp., $59·95 per volume. - F. Kirwan. An Introduction to Intersection Homology Theory. Longman. 1988, 169 pp., £15. - W. M. Kozlowski. Modular function spaces. Marcel Dekker. 1988, 252 pp., $107·50. - W. Kuich and A. Salomaa. Semirings, Automata, Languages. EATCS Monographs on Theoretical Computer Science. Springer. 1986, 374 pp., DM128. - G. R. Lindfield and J. E. T. Penny. Microcomputers in Numerical Analysis. Ellis Horwood. 1989, 453 pp., £39·95. - F. Liret and M. Zisman. Maths Tome 4, 5. Dunod. 1988, Tome 4, 249 pp., F95, Tome 5, 263 pp., F105. - J. J. Modi. Parallel Algorithms and Matrix Computation. Clarendon Press. 1988, 260 pp., £35. - D. Mumford. The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 1358. Springer. 1988, 309 pp., DM50. - H. Nagao and Y. Tsushima. Representations of Finite Groups. Academic Press. 1989, 424 pp., $70. - D. Passman. Infinite Crossed Products. Academic Press. 1989, 468 pp., $84·50. - M. Rapoport, N. Shappacher and P. Schneider, Editors. Beilinson's Conjectures on Special Values of L-Functions. Academic Press. 1988, 373 pp., $37·50. - L. RéDEI. Endliche p-Gruppen. Akadémiai Kiado, Budapest. 1989, 304 pp., £19·50. - H. Renelt. Elliptic Systems and Quasiconformal Mappings. Wiley. 1988, 146 pp., £14·95. - J. L. Richards. Mathematical Visions: The Pursuit of Geometry in Victorian England. Academic Press. 1988, 266 pp., $34·95. - P. Thomas, H. Robinson and J. Emms. Abstract Data Types. Clarendon Press. 1988, 256 pp., £12·50. - J. Traub, G. W. Wasilkowski and H. Wozniakowski. Information- Based Complexity. Academic Press. 1988, 523 pp., $64·50. - K. Varadarajan. The Finiteness Obstruction of C. T. C. Wall. Wiley. 1989, 194 pp., £33·75. - Wang Jianhua. The Theory of Games. Clarendon Press. 1988, 162 pp., £25. - N. A. Watson. Parabolic Equations on an Infinite Strip. Marcel Dekker. 1989, 256 pp., $119·50. - D. Zwillinger. Handbook of Differential Equations. Academic Press. 1988, 673 pp., $49·95.

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Book Reviews - J. Aczél and J. Dhombres. Functional Equations in Several Variables. Cambridge University Press. 1989, 462 pp., £50. - R. S. Boyer and J. S. Moore. A Computational Logic Handbook. Academic Press. 1988, 408 pp., $39·95. - H. Brezis and J. L. Lions, Editors. Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Their Applications. Longman. 1988, 375 pp., £20. - K. S. Brown. Buildings. Springer. 1989, 215 pp., DM78. - E. Castillo. Extreme Value Theory in Engineering. Academic Press. 1988, 389 pp., $59·95. - B. Cipra. Misteaks… and How to Find Them Before the Teacher Does. 2nd Edition. Academic Press. 1989, 65 pp., $6·95. - P. M. Cohn. Algebra, Volume 2, 2nd edition. Wiley. 1989, 428 pp., £14·95. - M. S. P. Eastham. The Asymptotic Solution of Linear Differential Systems. Clarendon Press. 1989, 240 pp., £30. - D. E. Edmunds and W. D. Evans. Spectral Theory and Differential Operators. Clarendon Press. 1989, 574 pp., £25. - D. Guo and V. Lakshmikantham. Nonlinear Problems in Abstract Cones. Academic Press. 1988, 275 pp., $34·95. - C. W. Gardiner. Handbook of Stochastic Methods for Physics, Chemistry and the Natural Sciences. 2nd Edition. Springer. 1985, 442 pp., DM99 - A. M. W. Glass and W. C. Holland, Editors. Lattice-Ordered Groups: Advances and Techniques. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1989, 380 pp., £59. - D. H. Griffel. Linear Algebra and its Applications, Vol. 2. Ellis Horwood. 1989, 223 pp., £29·95. - K.-U. Grusa. Mathematical Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamic Processes and Their Applications. Longman. 1988, 450 pp., £25. - K. J. Hastings. Introduction to the Mathematics of Operations Research. Marcel Dekker. 1989, 424 pp., $119·50. - H. Hijikata, H. Hironaka, M. Maruyam, H. Matsumura, M. Miyanishi, T. Oda and K. Ueno, Editors. Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra. Academic Press. 1988, Vol. I, 404 pp., Vol. II, 400 pp., $69 per volume. - M. Holt. Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics, 2nd Edition. Springer. 1984, 273 pp., DM74. - R. Peyret and T. D. Taylor. Computational Methods for Fluid Flow. Springer. 1986, 358 pp., DM86. - J. A. Huckaba. Commutative Rings with Zero-Divisors. Marcel Dekker. 1988, 216 pp., $95·95. - M. Kashiwara and T. Kawai, Editors. Albegraic Analysis: Papers Dedicated to Professor Mikio Sato On the Occasion of His 60th Birthday. Two Volumes. Academic Press. 1989, Vol. I 472 pp., Vol. II, 478 pp., $59·95 per volume. - F. Kirwan. An Introduction to Intersection Homology Theory. Longman. 1988, 169 pp., £15. - W. M. Kozlowski. Modular function spaces. Marcel Dekker. 1988, 252 pp., $107·50. - W. Kuich and A. Salomaa. Semirings, Automata, Languages. EATCS Monographs on Theoretical Computer Science. Springer. 1986, 374 pp., DM128. - G. R. Lindfield and J. E. T. Penny. Microcomputers in Numerical Analysis. Ellis Horwood. 1989, 453 pp., £39·95. - F. Liret and M. Zisman. Maths Tome 4, 5. Dunod. 1988, Tome 4, 249 pp., F95, Tome 5, 263 pp., F105. - J. J. Modi. Parallel Algorithms and Matrix Computation. Clarendon Press. 1988, 260 pp., £35. - D. Mumford. The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 1358. Springer. 1988, 309 pp., DM50. - H. Nagao and Y. Tsushima. Representations of Finite Groups. Academic Press. 1989, 424 pp., $70. - D. Passman. Infinite Crossed Products. Academic Press. 1989, 468 pp., $84·50. - M. Rapoport, N. Shappacher and P. Schneider, Editors. Beilinson's Conjectures on Special Values of L-Functions. Academic Press. 1988, 373 pp., $37·50. - L. RéDEI. Endliche p-Gruppen. Akadémiai Kiado, Budapest. 1989, 304 pp., £19·50. - H. Renelt. Elliptic Systems and Quasiconformal Mappings. Wiley. 1988, 146 pp., £14·95. - J. L. Richards. Mathematical Visions: The Pursuit of Geometry in Victorian England. Academic Press. 1988, 266 pp., $34·95. - P. Thomas, H. Robinson and J. Emms. Abstract Data Types. Clarendon Press. 1988, 256 pp., £12·50. - J. Traub, G. W. Wasilkowski and H. Wozniakowski. Information- Based Complexity. Academic Press. 1988, 523 pp., $64·50. - K. Varadarajan. The Finiteness Obstruction of C. T. C. Wall. Wiley. 1989, 194 pp., £33·75. - Wang Jianhua. The Theory of Games. Clarendon Press. 1988, 162 pp., £25. - N. A. Watson. Parabolic Equations on an Infinite Strip. Marcel Dekker. 1989, 256 pp., $119·50. - D. Zwillinger. Handbook of Differential Equations. Academic Press. 1988, 673 pp., $49·95.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1112/S002557930001319X

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