MAT 451 Mathematical Modeling (3 credits)

Modeling change with difference equations, Approximating change with difference

equations, Solutions to dynamical systems, Systems of difference equations; Modeling
process, Proportionality, and Geometric similarity; Fitting models to data graphically,
Analytical methods of model fitting, Applying the least square techniques; Experimental
modeling, High order polynomial modeling, Cubic spline models; Simulation modeling.
Discrete probabilistic modeling. Discrete optimization modeling; Dimensional analysis and
similitude. Graphs of functions as models; Modeling with differential equations. Modeling
with systems of differential equations
Prerequisite: MAT 350
Books:
1. Mark M. Meerschaert, Mathematical Modeling, 4th edition, Academic Press, 2013.
2. Frank R. Giodarno, William P. Fox, Steven B. Horton, A First Course in Mathematical
Modeling, 5th edition, Cengage Learning, 2013.
3. Walter J. Meyer, Concepts of Mathematical Modeling, Dover Publications, 2004.
4. Stefan Heinz, Mathematical Modeling, Springer, 2011.
5. Neil Gershenfeld, The Nature of Mathematical Modeling, Cambridge University Press,
1998.
6. Kai Velten, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation: Introduction for Scientists and
Engineers, Wiley, 2009.