Topics in Mathematical Modeling
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: March 26, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780691116426
Subjects: Mathematical modelling; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Applied; Mathematics / Applied; Mathematical models
Description: Topics in Mathematical Modeling teaches how simple mathematics can help formulate and solve real problems of current research interest in a wide range of fields, including biology, ecology, computer science, geophysics, engineering, and the social sciences. Yet the prerequisites are minimal: calculus and elementary differential equations. Among the many topics addressed are HIV; plant phyllotaxis; global warming; the World Wide Web; plant and animal vascular networks; social networks; chaos and fractals; marriage and divorce; and El Niño. Traditional modeling topics such as predator-prey interaction, harvesting, and wars of attrition are also included. Most chapters begin with the history of a problem, follow with a demonstration of how it can be modeled using various mathematical tools, and close with a discussion of its remaining unsolved aspects.--Publisher.