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In this book we describe the magic world of mathematical models: starting from real-life problems, we formulate them in terms of equations, transform equations into algorithms and algorithms into programs to be executed on computers. A broad variety of examples and exercises illustrate that properly designed models can, e.g.: predict the way the number of dolphins in the Aeolian Sea will change as food availability and fishing activity vary; describe the blood flow in a capillary network; calculate the PageRank of websites. This book also includes a chapter with an elementary introduction to Octave, an open-source programming language widely used in the scientific community. Octave functions and scripts for dealing with the problems presented in the text can be downloaded from https://paola-gervasio.unibs.it/quarteroni-gervasio This book is addressed to any student interested in learning how to construct and apply mathematical models.Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer Nature Switzerland A&G
ISBN-139783030445409
eBay Product ID (ePID)10046638897
Product Key Features
Number of Pages238 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameA Primer on Mathematical Modelling
Publication Year2020
SubjectEngineering & Technology, Mathematics
TypeTextbook
AuthorAlfio Quarteroni, Paola Gervasio
SeriesUnitext
Dimensions
Item Height254 mm
Item Weight603 g
Item Width178 mm
Volume121
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Country/Region of ManufactureSwitzerland
Title_AuthorAlfio Quarteroni, Paola Gervasio