Meerschaert, Mark M.,  1955- <br/><br/>
Mathematical modeling / 
Mark M. Meerschaert. 
 - Fourth edition. 
 - xii, 365 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Optimization models. One-Variable Optimization ; Multivariable Optimization ; Computational Methods for Optimization. -- Dynamic models. Introduction to Dynamic Models ; Analysis of Dynamic Models ; Simulation of Dynamic Models. -- Probability models. Introduction to Probability Models ; Stochastic Models ; Simulation of Probability Models. 
<br/><br/> "Meerschaert's new edition strengthens his position as the survey text of choice for mathematical modeling courses, adding ample instructor support and leveraging on-line delivery for solutions manuals and software ancillaries.  From genetic engineering to hurricane prediction, mathematical models guide much of the decision-making in our society, and if the assumptions and methods underlying the modeling are flawed, the outcome can be disastrously poor, as recent events have proved. Since mathematical modeling is a rapidly growing specialty with applications in so many scientific and technical disciplines, there is a need for mathematically rigorous treatments of the subject, and particularly for texts that expose students to a range of possible approaches."--Publisher's website. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780123869128 0123869129 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematical models.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA401  / MEE 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>511/.8  / MEE