1. Editorial

   EditorialNotes 17 September 2008 Pages: 1 - 3

2. Maria Goeppert Mayer

   • B. Banerjee

   General Article 17 September 2008 Pages: 6 - 11

3. Mayer-Jensen shell model and magic numbers

   • R. Velusamy

   General Article 17 September 2008 Pages: 12 - 24

4. Antifreeze proteins of bacteria

   • M. K. Chattopadhyay

   General Article 17 September 2008 Pages: 25 - 30

5. Seven different proofs of the irrationality of √2

   • V. G. Tikekar

   General Article 17 September 2008 Pages: 31 - 39

6. Getting sloshed in outer space

   • N. Ananthkrishnan

   General Article 17 September 2008 Pages: 40 - 45

7. Classroom

   • H. N. Smitha

   OriginalPaper 17 September 2008 Pages: 46 - 52

8. Think it over

   • K. P. Savithri

   OriginalPaper 17 September 2008 Pages: 53 - 57

9. Personal reflections

   • N. Mukunda

   OriginalPaper 17 September 2008 Pages: 58 - 73

10. Information and announcements

    Announcement 17 September 2008 Pages: 74 - 77

11. Our readers write …

    • Vinayak Jagadish

    OriginalPaper 17 September 2008 Pages: 78 - 78