Mathematical Aspects of Mass Action Kinetics (published in 1977)

This a scan of a Chapter 1 of a 1977 book, Chemical Reactor Theory: A Review --- Dedicated to the Memory of Richard H. Wilhelm. The editors were L. Lapidus and N. R. Amundson.  The book contained 13 chapters, written by a variety of authors. The publisher was Prentice-Hall, now acquired by Pearson, Inc. Chapter 1 is posted by permission of Pearson Business.