Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing CASC 2001

CASC 2001 continues a tradition ~ started in 1998 ~ of international con­ ferences on the latest advances in the application of computer algebra systems to the solution of various problems in scientific computing. The three ear­ (CASs) lier conferences in this sequence, CASC'98, CASC'99, and CASC 2000, were held, Petersburg, Russia, in Munich, Germany, and in Samarkand, respectively, in St. Uzbekistan, and proved to be very successful. We have to thank the program committee, listed overleaf, for