Mathematical modeling in the social and life sciences
By: Michael Olinick, Middlebury College
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hoboken, New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 574
ISBN-13: 9781118642696
Subjects: Social sciences; Mathematical models; Life sciences; MATHEMATICS / General
Description: "Olinick's Mathematical Models in the Social and Life Sciences concentrates not on physical models, but on models found in biology, social science, and daily life. This text concentrates on a relatively small number of models to allow students to study them critically and in depth, and balances practice and theory in its approach. Each chapter concluded with suggested projects that encourage students to build their own models, and space is set aside for historical and biographical notes about the development of mathematical models"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  Chapter 01 Mathematical Models Chapter 02 Stable and Unstable Arms Races Chapter 03 Ecological Models: Single Species Chapter 04 Ecological Models: Interacting Species Chapter 05 Tumor Growth Models Chapter 06 Social Choice and Voting Procedures Chapter 07 Foundations of Measurement Theory Chapter 08 Introduction to Utility Theory Chapter 09 Equilibrium in an exchange economy Chapter 10 Elementary Probability Chapter 11 Markov Processes Chapter 12 Two Models of Cultural Stability Chapter 13 Paired-Associate Learning Chapter 14 Epidemics Chapter 15 Roulette Wheels and Hospital Beds: A Computer Simulation of Operating and Recovery Room Usage Chapter 16 Game Theory Chapter 17 Recidivism in the Criminal Justice System Chapter 18 Evolutionary Game Theory Chapter 19 Agent Based Simulation .