Mathematics isplayinganevermoreimportantroleinthephysicalandbiological
sciences,provokinga blurringof boundariesbetweenscientific disciplinesand a
resurgenceof interestinthemodemas well as theclassicaltechniquesof applied
mathematics. Thisrenewalofinterest,bothinresearchandteaching,hasledtothe
establishment of theseries: Texts in AppliedMathematics (TAM).
Thedevelopmentofnewcoursesisanaturalconsequenceofahighleve
