Mass action kinetics are used throughout the chemical and chemical engineering literature to describe the dynamics of systems of chemical reaction laws. They are also a special form of compartmental systems that involve mass balance relations [l]. Aside from their obvious importance in chemical engineering applications, mass action kinetics have numerous analytical properties that are of inhere...

Mathematics that is taught at all engineering universities in Sweden and other countries has not been changed for a very long time. With the shift toward greater use of mathematical numerical tools in many engineering subjects, the content and manner of teaching in mathematics are undergoing profound changes. Since the mathematics often is taught early in a curriculum, it is of interest to inve...