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Mathematical models : mechanical vibrations, population dynamics, and traffic flow : an introduction to applied mathematics

By Richard Haberman

Book information

Publisher
Prentice-Hall
Year
1977
ISBN
0135617383, :, 9780135617380
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (3842206 bytes)
Pages
417\417
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2012-12-29 17:00:00

Description

Mathematics is a grand subject in the way it can be applied to various problems in science and engineering. To use mathematics, one needs to understand the physical context. The author uses mathematical techniques along with observations and experiments to give an in-depth look at models for mechanical vibrations, population dynamics, and traffic flow. Equal emphasis is placed on the mathematical formulation of the problem and the interpretation of the results. In the sections on mechanical vibrations and population dynamics, the author emphasizes the nonlinear aspects of ordinary differential equations and develops the concepts of equilibrium solutions and their stability. He introduces phase plane methods for the nonlinear pendulum and for predator-prey and competing species models

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