Approximate transformation groups

These notes provide an easy to follow introduction to the topic and are based on my talks at various conferences, in particular on the plenary lecture at the International Workshop on ``Differential equations and chaos" (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, January 1996). The book is prepared for the new graduate course ``Approximate transformation groups" that will be given at Blekinge Institute of Technology during January-March, 2009.