1. Letters to the editor

   Department 13 January 2009 Pages: 3 - 5

2. Years ago

   • Allen Shields

   Department 13 January 2009 Pages: 7 - 11

3. Fractal geometry

   • Steven G. Krantz

   Department 13 January 2009 Pages: 12 - 16

4. Some “Facts” That Evaporate Upon Examination

   • Benoit B. Mandelbrot

   OriginalPaper 13 January 2009 Pages: 17 - 19

5. The mathematical intelligencer Personal column

   Department 13 January 2009 Pages: 19 - 19

6. A birthday present

   • Reinhard Bölling

   Article 13 January 2009 Pages: 20 - 25

7. William Marshall Bullitt and his amazing mathematical collection

   • Richard M. Davitt

   Article 13 January 2009 Pages: 26 - 33

8. When is a C^∞ function analytic?

   • R. P. Boas

   Article 13 January 2009 Pages: 34 - 37

9. Carpentry: A fable

   • Ronnie Brown

   Article 13 January 2009 Pages: 37 - 37

10. The mathematical Miller of Nottingham

    • Susan Friedlander
    • Anton Powell

    Department 13 January 2009 Pages: 38 - 40

11. Some recent developments in differential geometry

    • Brian White

    Article 13 January 2009 Pages: 41 - 47

12. Mathematical entertainments

    • Steven H. Weintraub

    Department 13 January 2009 Pages: 48 - 49

13. The calculus of variations today

    • Stefan Hildebrandt

    Article 13 January 2009 Pages: 50 - 60

14. Reviews

    • Chandler Davis

    Department 13 January 2009 Pages: 61 - 70

15. Stamp corner

    • Robin Wilson

    Department 13 January 2009 Pages: 71 - 71