Modelling with differential and difference equations /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Glenn Fulford, Peter Forrester, and Arthur Jones.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1997.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 405 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Australian Mathematical Society lecture series ;
Volume Designation
10
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-402) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Pt. 1. Simple Models in Mechanics. 1. Newtonian mechanics. 2. Kinematics on a line. 3. Ropes and pulleys. 4. Friction. 5. Differential equations: linearity and SHM. 6. Springs and oscillations -- Pt. 2. Models with Difference Equations. 7. Difference equations. 8. Linear difference equations in finance and economics. 9. Non-linear difference equations and population growth. 10. Models for population genetics -- Pt. 3. Models with Differential Equations. 11. Continuous growth and decay models. 12. Modelling heat flow. 13. Compartment models of mixing -- Pt. 4. Further Mechanics. 14. Motion in a fluid medium. 15. Damped and forced oscillations. 16. Motion in a plane. 17. Motion on a circle -- Pt. 5. Coupled Models. 18. Models with linear interactions. 19. Non-linear coupled models