1. Letters to the editor

   Department 08 January 2009 Pages: 4 - 10

2. Opinion

   • A. M. Vershik
   • O. Ya. Viro
   • L. A. Bokut’

   Department 08 January 2009 Pages: 12 - 15

3. The shape of the ideal column

   • Steven J. Cox

   Article 08 January 2009 Pages: 16 - 24

4. Years ago

   • Karen V. H. Parshall

   Department 08 January 2009 Pages: 26 - 31

5. The riemann mapping non-theorem

   • Nancy K. Stanton

   Article 08 January 2009 Pages: 32 - 36

6. Geometrie invariants for 3-manifolds

   • Robert Meyerhoff

   Article 08 January 2009 Pages: 37 - 53

7. Mathematical entertainments

   • David Gale

   Department 08 January 2009 Pages: 54 - 57

8. The mathematical tourist

   • Ian Stewart

   Departmet 08 January 2009 Pages: 58 - 60

9. Opinion

   Department 08 January 2009 Pages: 61 - 62

10. The uses of set theory

    • Judith Roitman

    Article 08 January 2009 Pages: 63 - 69

11. Reviews

    • Jet Wimp

    Article 08 January 2009 Pages: 70 - 79

12. Stamp corner

    • Robin Wilson

    Article 08 January 2009 Pages: 80 - 80