Some Real Problems and Their Solutions

Abstract

Obviously, it is not possible to discuss all the real problems in this one book, but we have included a range of practical problems that should be of interest to engineers and geoscientists. When they have to deal with the kind of problem presented here, engineers and geoscientists often begin by leafing through a pile of mathematics books. Our aim in this volume is explain the basic idea of a mathematical approach in a comprehensible way and gently prepare our readers so that they can access the specialized “hard” mathematics literature relevant to their particular topic. We offer discussions concerning the advantages and disadvantages of certain approaches and comment on the similarities among them. At the end of each section we present a summary of the approaches that have been dealt with and mention the relevant “hard” literature for interested readers. We try throughout to remain true to the central theme of this book: the presentation of the superb elegance, the extensive usability, and the dynamic of mathematical modeling.