Designed as an accessible and comprehensive guide in advanced process control (APC) for engineers, the topics include APC pathways, evaluating system performance, abnormal system management, automated tuning, fuzzy logic control, properties estimation, model predictive control, and virtual plant. The included CD-ROM includes examples, an interactive environment with video demonstrations, and a PowerPoint file for each chapter. The four authors are engineers, each with extensive experience in industry. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)