Mathematical Modeling and Simulation: Introduction for Scientists and Engineers

Learn to use modeling and simulation methods to attack real-world problems, from physics to engineering, from life sciences to process engineering

Reviews of the first edition (2009):

"Perfectly fits introductory modeling courses [...] and is an enjoyable reading in the first place. Highly recommended [...]"
Zentralblatt MATH, European Mathematical Society, 2009

"This book differs from almost all other available modeling books in that [the authors address] both mechanistic and statistical models as well as 'hybrid' models. [...] The modeling range is enormous."
SIAM Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, USA, 2011

This completely revised and substantially extended second edition answers the most important questions in the field of modeling: What is a mathematical model? What types of models do exist? Which model is appropriate for a particular problem? What are simulation, parameter...