1. Letters to the editor

   • A. I. Dale
   • Osmo Pekonen

   Department 16 January 2009 Pages: 3 - 4

2. The copernican principle

   • Robert L. Park

   Article 16 January 2009 Pages: 4 - 4

3. Copyrights and wrongs

   • Adrian Riskin

   Department 16 January 2009 Pages: 6 - 7

4. Captain mangin-bocquet’s contribution to mathematics

   • D. Huylebrouck

   Article 16 January 2009 Pages: 8 - 9

5. Mysteries of mathematics and computation

   • Michael Shub

   Article 16 January 2009 Pages: 10 - 15

6. Sophus lie

   • Nils A. Baas

   Article 16 January 2009 Pages: 16 - 19

7. Sophus lie and harmony in mathematical physics, on the 150th anniversary of his birth

   • Nail H. Ibragimov

   Article 16 January 2009 Pages: 20 - 28

8. Self-avoiding walks

   • Gordon Slade

   Article 16 January 2009 Pages: 29 - 35

9. Glossary of common math terms

   Article 16 January 2009 Pages: 36 - 36

10. Mathematical entertainments

    • Jim Propp

    Department 16 January 2009 Pages: 37 - 44

11. Years ago

    Department 16 January 2009 Pages: 45 - 47

12. The mathematical tourist

    • John Mooney
    • A. F. Monna
    • R. B. Sher

    Department 16 January 2009 Pages: 48 - 55

13. Are the traditional philosophies of mathematics really incompatible?

    • J. Lambek

    Article 16 January 2009 Pages: 56 - 62

14. Reviews

    • Thomas S. Angeli
    • T. M. Mills
    • John C. Baez

    Department 16 January 2009 Pages: 63 - 75

15. Stamp corner

    Department 16 January 2009 Pages: 76 - 76