LEADER 02716nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910533317303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-62870-347-4 010 $a1-281-72817-9 010 $a9786611728175 010 $a1-906716-74-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000793187 035 $a(EBL)1771086 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000281787 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193342 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000281787 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10306715 035 $a(PQKB)10859932 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1771086 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1771086 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10313157 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172817 035 $a(OCoLC)815684040 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000793187 100 $a20080522d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMathematical modelling for earth sciences$b[electronic resource] /$fXin-She Yang 210 $aEdinburgh $cDunedin$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-903765-92-7 320 $aIncludes bibliography (p. 303-306) and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; PART I_Mathematical Methods; 1_Mathematical Modelling; 2_Calculus and Complex Variables; 3_Vectors and Matrices; 4_ODEs and Integral Transforms; 5_PDEs and SolutionTechniques; 6_Calculus of Variations; 7_Probability; 8_Geostatistics; PART II_Numerical Algorithms; 9_Numerical Integration; 10_Finite DifferenceMethod; 11_Finite Volume Method; 12_Finite Element Method; PART III_Applications toEarth Sciences; 13_Reaction-DiffusionSystem; 14_Elasticity andPoroelasticity; 15_Flow in Porous Media; Appendix A_Mathematical Formulae; Appendix B_Matlab and Octave Programs; Bibliography 327 $aIndex 330 $aMathematical modelling and computer simulations are an essential part of the analytical toolset used by earth scientists. In this text, designed for use by those encountering the application of mathematics to the earth sciences for the first time, Dr Yang has selected topics which will be of most value to students. The book is designed to be 'theorem-free' while balancing formality and practicality. 606 $aEarth sciences$xMathematical models 606 $aEarth sciences 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEarth sciences$xMathematical models. 615 0$aEarth sciences. 676 $a550.15118 700 $aYang$b Xin-She$0781375 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910533317303321 996 $aMathematical modelling for earth sciences$92619190 997 $aUNINA