The text presents modeling topics using Maple as the computer algebra system for solving mathematical equations as well as obtaining plots that help us... Læs mere
Mathematical modeling is both a skill and an art and must be practiced in order to maintain and enhance the ability to use those skills. This book will be of interest to instructors and students offering courses focused on discrete modeling or modeling for decision making.
This book offers a problem-solving approach. The authors introduce a problem to help motivate the learning of a particular mathematical modeling topic. The problem provides the issue or what is needed to solve using an appropriate modeling technique.
What sets this book apart is the modeling aspects utilizing numerical analysis (methods) to obtain solutions. The authors cover the basic numerical analysis methods first with simple examples to illustrate the techniques and discuss possible errors.