Mnller (applied microbiology, Justus-Liebig U., Giessen, Germany) shows how even complex problems in the many interactions between soil and the biosphere can be solved using computer modelling
packages, using as his example the commercial ModelMaker package. He writes primarily for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in natural sciences, but also for scientists who want to
understand and apply mathematical descriptions to specific problems in their own field of research; he assumes only basic mathematical skills, and the package requires no formal programming
skills. The US distribution is by Oxford U. Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
