In the past decades, new problems, areas of application, and techniques appearing in modern dynamical process in physics, chemistry, engineering and economics have come to light. These fields need good numerical results for improving the quality of the simulations.
Computational mathematics, science and engineering need not only the capacity to carry out simulations, but also innovative ideas and foundational analysis for algorithms. These areas are rapidly growing and have multidisciplinary connections with other ones as well as the industry. There is furthermore a constant need in these fields for the quick and efficient advancement of information exchange with an expert audience.
Conferences are often organized within specialty disciplines, compartmentalizing information exchange by the field of specialty. In the midst of these successful conferences, there remains a niche for unifying, cross-cutting interdisciplinary gatherings, where specialists can have exposure to diverse fields, a chance to meet new people in or near their individual areas of research and participate in special sessions different from their own field. With this aim the meeting on Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering CMMSE 2008 was conducted in La Manga del Mar Menor (Spain). We think that it served as a catalyst for computational mathematics among cutting edge applications in science and engineering.
We are honoured to bring you this collection of papers generated of the contributions and discussions held at CMMSE 2008.