"The one source that brings almost all of the necessary background material together in a readily usable form and is thus an extremely valuable reference. Dr. Desmond P. Taylor, University of Canterbury. ""One of the most useful aids to research... It has replaced various other well-known resources because of its concentration of relevant, timely, and easily accessible results. Dr. Larry Milstein, UCSD. This handbook, now available in paperback, brings together a comprehensive collection of mathematical material in one location. It also offers a variety of new results interpreted in a form that is particularly useful to engineers, scientists, and applied mathematicians."