Introduction to Systems Analysis Mathematically Modeling Natural Systems /

• Main Authors: Imboden, Dieter M. (Author), Pfenninger, Stefan. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Geography.; Environmental sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Earth Sciences, general.; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30639-6

This book builds an understanding of what systems are and how they can be described mathematically. In the context of natural science, this knowledge is of great importance. The intended audience are students in applied sciences such as earth and environmental science, geoecology, environmental chem...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Mathematical models
• 3. Static models
• 4. Linear one dimensional models
• 5. Linear multi dimensional Models
• 6. Non-linear models
• 7. Time discrete models
• 8. Models in time and space
• A. List of symbols
• B. Dimensions and units
• C. Formulary
• D. Eigenvalues
• E. Time-dependent diffusion equation
• Bibliography
• Index.