Introduction to computational science : modeling and simulation for the sciences /

Shiflet, Angela B.

Introduction to computational science : modeling and simulation for the sciences / Angela B. Shiflet and George W. Shiflet - Second edition - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, c2014 - xviii, 554 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Overview -- 2. System dynamics problems with rate proportional to amount -- 3. Force and motion -- 4. System dynamics models with interactions -- 5. Computational error -- 6. Simulation techniques -- 7. Additional systems dynamic projects -- 8. Data-driven models -- 9. Simulating with randomness -- 10. Cellular automation diffusion simulations -- 11. Agent-based models -- 12. High performance computing -- 13. Matrix models -- 14. Additional cellular automata, agent-based and matrix projects -- Glossary -- Answers in Selected Exercises -- Index.

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COMPUTER SCIENCE

QA 76.6 .S55 2014