He is a Member of Committee of Analytical Chemistry at Polish Academy of Sciences, 1996Sciences, -2007. Professor Michałowski's areas of interests include electrochemistry and spectrometric methods of analysis, titrimetry, mathematical modelling, calibration methods and his main scientific achievements are discovery of generalized electron balance (GEB); formulation of generalized approach to electrolytic systems (GATES), formulation of generalized equivalence mass (GEM), and new resolution of many problems involved with analytical chemistry and physical chemistry in area of electrolytic systems.Preface MATLAB (Matrix Laboratory) is a matrix-oriented tool for mathematical programming, applied for numerical computation and simulation purposes. Together with its dynamic simulation toolbox Simulink, as a graphical environment for the simulation of dynamic systems, it has become a very powerful tool suitable for a large number of applications in many areas of research and development. These areas include mathematics, physics, chemistry and chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biological and medical sciences, communication and control systems, digital signal, image and video processing, system modeling and simulation, statistics and probability. Generally, MATLAB is perceived as a high-level language and interactive environment that enables to perform computational tasks faster than with traditional programming languages, such as C, C++, and Fortran.Simulink is integrated with MATLAB as MATLAB/Simulink, i.e., data can be easily transferred between the programs. MATLAB is supported in Unix, Macintosh, and Windows environments. This way, Simulink is an interactive environment for modeling, analyzing, and simulating a wide variety of dynamic systems.The use of MATLAB is actually increasing in a large number of fields, by combining with other toolboxes, e.g., optimization toolbox, identification toolbox, and others. The MathWorks Inc. periodically updates MATLAB and Simulink, providing more and more advanced software. MATLAB handles numerical calculations and high-quality graphics, provides a convenient interface to built-in state-of-the-art subroutine libraries, and incorporates a high-level programming language. Nowadays, the MATLAB/Simulink package is the world's leading mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists in industry and education.Preface XV Some operations known from statistical data analysis are also realizable with use of MATLAB, namely: cluster analysis (modulation recognition of digital signals, Chapter 21) and pattern recognition (digital image watermarking, Chapter 22).The last two chapters discuss the registration of radioactive iodine along the gastrointestinal tract (Chapter 23), and acid-base neutralization in continuously stirred tank reactor (Chapter 24).