This reference reviews hundreds of the formulas, functions, methods, equations, solutions, and transformations frequently applied in various areas of physics, mechanics, and engineering. The authors, who are professors at the Russian Academy of Sciences, devote particular attention to methods for obtaining exact solutions to the equations that underlie mathematical modeling of scientific phenomena and mechanical processes. The last quarter of the dense book lists finite sums, infinite series, integrals, transforms, differential equations, linear equations, systems of partial differential equations, and functional equations. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)