Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences : Accepted by Colleges and Universities of the United States and Canada. Volume 21

Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences was first conceived, published, and dis­ seminated by the Center for lnformation and Numerica/ Data Analysis and Synthesis (C/NDAS) \* at Purdue University in 1957, starting its coverage of theses with the academic year 1955. Beginning with Volume 13, the printing and dissemination phases of the ac­ tivity were transferred to University Microfilms/Xerox of Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the thought that such an arrangement would be more beneficia! to the academic and general scientific and technical community. After fi ve years of this joint undertaking we had concluded that it was in the interest of ali concerned if the printing and distribution of the volume were handled by an international publishing house to assure improved service and broader dissemination. Hence, starting with Volume 18, Masters Theses in the Pure and App/ied Sciences has been disseminated on a worldwide basis by Plenum Publishing Corporation of New York, and in the same year the coverage was broadened to include Canadian universities. Ali back issues can also be ordered from Plenum. We have reported in Volume 21 (thesis year 1976) a total of 10,586 theses titles from 25 Canadian and 219 United States universities. We are sure that this broader base for theses titles reported will greatly enhance the value of this important annual reference work. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Aerospace Engineering....Pages 1-7 Agricultural Economics, Sciences and Engineering....Pages 8-23 Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning....Pages 24-35 Astronomy....Pages 36-36 Astrophysics....Pages 37-37 Ceramic Engineering....Pages 38-39 Chemical Engineering....Pages 40-52 Chemistry and Biochemistry....Pages 53-78 Civil Engineering....Pages 79-91 Communications Engineering and Computer Science....Pages 92-104 Cryogenic Engineering....Pages 105-105 Electrical Engineering....Pages 106-134 Engineering Mechanics....Pages 135-136 Engineering Physics....Pages 137-137 Engineering Science....Pages 138-139 Fuels, Combustion, and Air Pollution....Pages 140-142 General and Environmental Engineering....Pages 143-149 Geochemistry and Soil Science....Pages 150-153 Geological Sciences and Geophysical Engineering....Pages 154-157 Geology and Earth Science....Pages 158-173 Geophysics....Pages 174-175 Industrial Engineering and Operations Research....Pages 176-195 Irrigation Engineering....Pages 196-196 Marine and Ocean Engineering....Pages 197-198 Materials Science and Engineering....Pages 199-201 Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering....Pages 202-220 Metallurgy....Pages 221-222 Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences....Pages 223-227 Mineralogy and Petrology....Pages 228-229 Mining and Metallurgical Engineering....Pages 230-232 Missile and Space Systems Engineering....Pages 233-233 Nuclear Engineering....Pages 234-237 Nuclear Physics....Pages 238-238 Oceanography and Marine Science....Pages 239-243 Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering....Pages 244-245 Photogrammetric and Geodetic Engineering....Pages 246-246 Physics and Biophysics....Pages 247-258 Plastics Engineering....Pages 259-259 Wood Technology, Forestry, and Forest Science....Pages 260-264 Reactor Science....Pages 265-265 Sanitary Engineering, Water Pollution and Water Resources....Pages 266-279 Textile Technology....Pages 280-281 Transportation Engineering....Pages 282-287 Back Matter....Pages 288-290 This series lists applicable thesis titles published in the United States and Canada. Volume 40 covers thesis year 1995. All back volumes are still available.