Introduction to elementary computational modeling : essential concepts, principles, and problem solving /: essential concepts, principles, and problem solving. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: José M. Garrido.
• Other Names: Garrido, José
• Contents: Each chapter includes a Summary, Key Terms, and Exercises Understanding Problem Solving; Understanding Word Problems; Introduction; Nouns and Verbs; Problem Decomposition; The Language of Computational Problems; Objects; Problems with Many Numbers; ; Problem Solving and Computing; Introduction; Programs; Data Definitions; Programming Languages; Interpretation of Commands with MATLABR and Octave; Computer Problem Solving; ; MATLAB R and Octave Programming; Introduction; The MATLAB and Octave Prompt; Variables and Constants; Assignment statements; Simple Mathematical Expressions; Scientific Notation; Built-in Mathematical Functions; Internal Documentation; ; Computational Models; Introduction To Computational Models; Introduction; Preliminary Concepts; A Simple Problem: Temperature Conversion; Using MATLAB and Octave; ; Computational Models and Simulation; Introduction; Categories of Computational Models; Development of Computational Models; Simulation: Basic Concepts; Modular Decomposition; Average and Instantaneous Rate of Change; Area under a Curve; The Free-Falling Object; ; Algorithms and Design Structures; Introduction; Problem Solving; Algorithms; Describing Data; Notations for Describing Algorithms; Algorithmic Structures; Implementation of Algorithms; Computing Area and Circumference; ; Selection; Introduction; Selection Structure; Complex Numbers with MATLAB and Octave; A Computational Model with Selection; Multilevel Selection; Complex Conditions; ; Repetition; Introduction; Repetition with While Construct; Repeat-Until Construct; For Loop Structure; ; Data Lists; Introduction; Creating An Array; Operations on Arrays; Multidimensional Arrays; Applications Using Arrays; Average and Instantaneous Rate of Change; Area Under a Curve; ; Modules; Introduction; Modular Design; MATLAB and Octave Script Files; Functions; Documenting MATLAB and Octave Functions; ; Mathematical Models: Basic Concepts; Introduction; From the Real-World to the Abstract World; Discrete and Continuous Models; Difference Equations and Data Lists; Functional Equations; Validating a Model; Models with Arithmetic Growth; Using MATLAB and Octave to Implement the Model; Producing the Charts of the Model; ; Models with Quadratic Growth; Introduction; Quadratic Growth; Differences of the Data; Difference Equations; Functional Equations; Models with Quadratic Growth; Solution and Graphs of Quadratic Equations; ; Models with Polynomial Functions; Introduction; General Forms of Polynomial Functions; Evaluation and Graphs of Polynomial Functions; Solution to Polynomial Equations; ; Data Estimation and Empirical Modeling; Introduction; Interpolation; Curve Fitting; ; Models with Geometric Growth; Introduction; Basic Concepts of Geometric Growth; Functional Equations in Geometric Growth; Properties of Exponential Functions; ; Vectors and Matrices; Introduction; Vectors; Simple Vector Operations; Matrices; Array Indexing; Plotting Vectors; ; Text Data; Introduction; String Vectors; String Matrices; ; Advanced Data Structures; Introduction; Cell Arrays; Structures; ; The MATLAB and GNU Octave Software; Introduction; The MATLAB Components; The Desktop; Starting MATLAB; Exiting MATLAB; The Command Window; Current User Folder; The Startup Folder; Using Command Files (Scripts); MATLAB Functions; GNU Octave; ; Computer Systems; Introduction; Computer Systems; Operating Systems; Summary; ; Key Terms; Bibliography;
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 511.8; Mathematical models -- Data processing; Problem solving -- Data processing; Computer simulation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466506343; 1466506342
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