
AUTHOR S
Andrei D. Polyanin, D.Sc., is an internationally renowned
scientist of broad interests and is active in various areas
of mathematics, mechanics, and chemical engineering sci-
ences. He is one of the most prominent authors in the field
of reference literature on mathematics.
Professor P olyanin graduated with honors from the Fac-
ulty of Mechanics and Mathematics at L omonosov M oscow
State University in 1974. He received his Ph.D. in 1981 and
D.Sc. in 1986 at the Institute for Problems in Mechanics of
the Russian (former USSR) Academy of Sciences. Since
1975, Professor Polyanin has been working at the Institute
for Problems in Mechanics of the