' … an excellent text … written and typeset so nicely, that it is a real pleasure to read it. This textbook is highly recommended for all students of mathematics, science and engineering, and will certainly benefit anyone who wishes to understand better how mathematical techniques are 'projected' onto the real-world problems. You will definitely understand much more about mathematical modeling and may even start loving it after having read this very nice book.' Zentralblatt für Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete Mathematics Abstracts

• 1. Preliminaries; 2. Case study: continuous casting; 3. Case study: water filtration; 4. Case study: laser drilling; 5. Case study: factory fires; 6. Case study: irrigation; 7. Conclusions.

' … an excellent text … written and typeset so nicely, that it is a real pleasure to read it. This textbook is highly recommended for all students of mathematics, science and engineering, and will certainly benefit anyone who wishes to understand better how mathematical techniques are 'projected' onto the real-world problems. You will definitely understand much more about mathematical modeling and may even start loving it after having read this very nice book.' Zentralblatt für Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete Mathematics Abstracts

• 1. Preliminaries; 2. Case study: continuous casting; 3. Case study: water filtration; 4. Case study: laser drilling; 5. Case study: factory fires; 6. Case study: irrigation; 7. Conclusions.