A concrete approach to mathematical modelling by Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

By Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

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A Concrete method of Mathematical Modelling offers in-depth and systematic insurance of the paintings and technology of mathematical modelling. Dr. Mesterton-Gibbons indicates how the modelling approach works and contains interesting examples from nearly each realm of human, desktop, traditional, and cosmic task. a number of versions are discovered through the booklet, together with how one can make sure how briskly automobiles force via a tunnel, what percentage staff should still hire, the size of a grocery store checkout line, and extra. With precise reasons, routines, and examples demonstrating real-life functions in various fields, this e-book is the final word consultant for college students and execs within the social sciences, existence sciences, engineering, facts, economics, politics, enterprise and administration sciences, and each different self-discipline within which mathematical modelling performs a role.

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In the jargon of economics, if F denotes a factor, then the quantit y (F/Q)dQ/dF is called the elasticity of production wit h respect to that factor. 32), we see that 7 is the elasticity of production wit h respect to labor. For further elaboration, see a text on microeconomics, for example Nicholson (1979). 33), for the specific growt h rat e of an economy. But what good is it ? 33) to obtain an explicit expression for the growth rat e of output? 32) is a single relation among three functions, namely, K, L, and Q.

7) becomes a plant growth model, wit h μ = k{Xf-x). 2) is ,. A t ) Th e solution x{0)Xf .. - ~ MP) + (x - JC(0)) e x p (- kx t) f f ( - ' and is depicted in Fig. 1. Note that the graph is (mildly ) 5-shaped. 5xp and then bends downward, approaching the horizontal asymptote χ = χ/ as t —• oo. 16) is generally described as logistic. 16) predicts that x(t) merely approaches Xf as t -* oo. A s we remarked in our AB C of modelling, however, a model attempts only t o capture the essential features of a phenomenon, not mimi c it in every respect.

Because thi s equation is valid for 2 < j < N, we have a system of Ν - 1 nonlinear ordinar y differentia l equations. 22) because of the delay, r , in driver response t o the stimulus of changing traffi c conditions. 83)? To be sure, we can always find solutions by numerical approximation. A s we shall discover repeatedly throughout thi s text, however, there is a satisfaction in the simplicit y but generality of analyti c solutions which makes them always desirable and always prefer› able, when available, t o numerical approximations.

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