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UNINA9910483434203321 |
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Autore |
Quarteroni Alfio |
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Titolo |
A primer on mathematical modelling / / Alfio Quarteroni, Paola Gervasio ; translated by Simon G Chiossi |
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XV, 238 p. 119 illus., 109 illus. in color.) |
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Collana |
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La Matematica per il 3+2, , 2038-5722 ; ; 121 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematical models |
Engineering mathematics |
Mathematical analysis |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. A warm-up to models -- 2. Getting started -- 3. Reckoning with the computer -- 4. A virtual surfer for the web -- 5. A network of capillaries -- 6. Predators and preys in the maths ocean -- 7. Take-home message -- 8. Solutions to exercises. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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