Series Preface
Mathematics is playing an ever more important role in the physical and biological
sciences, provoking a blurring of boundaries between scientific disciplines and a
resurgence of interest in the modem as weIl as the classical techniques of applied
mathematics. This renewal of interest, both in research and teaching , has led to
the establishment of the series: Texts in Applied Mathematics (TAM).
The development of new courses is a natural consequence of a high level of
excitement on the research frontier as newer techniques, such as numerical and
symbolic computer systems, dynamical systems, and chaos, mix with and reinforce the traditional methods of applied mathematics. Thus, the purpose of this
textbook series is to meet the current and future needs of these advances and encourage the teaching of new courses .
TAM will publish textbooks suitable for use in advanced undergraduate and
beginning graduate courses, and will complement the Applied Mathematical Seiences (AMS) series, which will focus on advanced textbooks and research level
monographs .