As a principal lecturer who teaches maths to undergraduates in civil engineering and architecture‎,‎ Mark Breach is well aware of the mistakes and insecurities that beset his students‎.‎ ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ Throughout the book‎,‎ there are a lot of both worked examples‎,‎ and exercises for the student to use as practice‎,‎ with the solutions printed upside‎-down in blocks of text‎.‎ ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ a very useful resource for students entering tertiary education in a field that requires maths‎.‎ ‎-Peter R‎.‎ Smith‎,‎ University of Sydney‎,‎ Australia‎,‎ in Architectural Science Review‎,‎ Vol‎.‎ 55‎,‎ No‎.‎ 2‎,‎ May 2012