Introduction to Elementary Computational Modeling - Essential Concepts, Principles, and Problem Solving

List of contents

Understanding Problem Solving: Understanding Word Problems. Problem Solving and Computing. MATLAB, R, and Octave Programming. Computational Models: Introduction To Computational Models. Computational Models and Simulation. Algorithms and Design Structures. Selection. Repetition. Data Lists. Modules. Mathematical Models: Basic Concepts. Models with Quadratic Growth. Models with Polynomial Functions. Data Estimation and Empirical Modeling. Models with Geometric Growth. Vectors and Matrices. Text Data. Advanced Data Structures. The MATLAB and GNU Octave Software. Computer Systems. Key Terms. Bibliography

Summary

Aimed at beginning students in computer science, mathematics, statistics, and engineering, Introduction to Elementary Computational Modeling: Essential Concepts, Principles, and Problem Solving focuses on fundamentals, helping the next generation of scientists and engineers hone their problem solving skills.

Product details

• Authors: Jose Garrido
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2020
• EAN: 9781138413122
• ISBN: 978-1-138-41312-2
• No. of pages: 330
• Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; MATHEMATICS / General, MATHEMATICS / Number Systems, COMPUTERS / Programming / Games, computer science, Information technology: general issues, Mathematical modelling, Information technology: general topics