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I find myself agreeing with all the comments made so far.
It's not too common to find a book that is able to describe in simple terms, such a large and diverse range of mathematical tools.
The author uses a framework - to tie together tools used in describing and handling deterministic, semi deterministic, and stochastic systems. For an example of Deterministic, try ODE's (ordinary differential equations), for semi deterministic - try Periodic but noisy wave-forms (some stock prices), and finally Stochastic - Random looking waveforms that have underlying patterns that can be described using either using Chaotic indicators (Hurst, Liapunov ) or probability type descriptors.
This book is the kind of thing you needed to help steer you through those dry mathematical books that are divorced from reality - A sort of classification system for deciphering what kind of gunpowder was used in those display's of intellectual fireworks from the tops of ivory towers. Kinda "So thats what all that maths means, but in plain english".
A depth of understanding, for practical application, without intellectual egotism and opaqueness. (But then maybe I'm just a bit thick ... :)
I'd tend to call this book as an equivalent to the Rosetta Stone for the maths of dynamical systems.
You may not use it directly - but you will benefit and grow in understanding from its' plain and simple sign posts along your journey.
It has its place on my book shelf.
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