Instructor: Vyron Vellis (vyron.vellis "AT" uconn "DOT" edu), MONT 306
Lecture:
Section 001: MWF 11:15 AM - 12:05 PM in MONT 314
Section 002: MWF 10:10 - 11:00 in MONT 113
Office Hours: Wednesday 12:10 PM - 13:10 PM, Thursday 10:00-12:00 AM, Thursday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Topics: Mathematical modeling is a course that relates mathematical fields such as Calculus, differential equations and discrete mathematics to real life mathematical models in the social, physical, life and management sciences: Fractals, rabbit growth, mammal circulatory system, compounding, carbon dating, estimation of the age of universe, HIV reproduction, motion of planets and gravitational laws, logistic growth of fish (with and without fishing), interactions (prey-predator model, marriage model, weather models etc.).
Prerequisite: MATH 2420; or MATH 2410 and 2210. Knowledge of a programming language is strongly recommended. Not open for credit to students who have passed MATH 5530 or 5540, CHEM 305, or PHYS 5350.
Syllabus: Syllabus
Textbook: Topics in Mathematical Modeling , K. K. Tung. ISBN -13: 978-0-691-11642-6