WILEY–INTERSCIENCE PAPERBACK SERIES The Wiley–Interscience Paperback Series consists of selected books that have been made more accessible to consumers in an effort to increase global appeal and general circulation. With these new unabridged softcover volumes, Wiley hopes to extend the lives of theseworks by making them available to future generations of statisticians, mathematicians, and scientists. " . . . [a] treasure house of material for students and teachers alike . . . can be dipped into regularly for inspiration and ideas. It deserves to become a classic." —London Times Higher Education Supplement "The author succeeds in his goal of serving the needs of the undergraduate population who want to see mathematics in action, and the mathematics used is extensive and provoking." —SIAM Review "Each chapter discusses a wealth of examples ranging from old standards . . . to novelty .. . each model is developed critically, analyzed critically, and assessed...