Practical applied mathematics : modelling, analysis, approximation / Sam Howison.
| Author/creator | Howison, Sam |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. |
| Description | xiv, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge texts in applied mathematics Cambridge texts in applied mathematics. |
| Contents | The basics of modelling -- Units, dimensions and dimensional analysis -- Nondimensionalisation -- Case studies: hair modelling and cable laying -- Case study: the thermistor (1) -- Case study: electrostatic painting (1) -- Partial differential equations -- Case study: traffic modelling -- The delta function and other distributions -- Theory of distributions -- Case study: the pantograph -- Asymptotic expansions -- Regular perturbation expansions -- Case study: electrostatic painting (2) -- Case study: piano tuning -- Boundary layers -- Case study: the thermistor (2) -- 'Lubrication theory' analysis in long thin domains -- Case study: continuous casting of steel -- Lubrication theory for fluids -- Case study: turning of eggs during incubation -- Multiple scales and other methods for nonlinear oscillators -- Ray theory and the WKB method. |
| Local note | Little-346535--305131051914X |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-320) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004057547 |
| ISBN | 0521842743 |
| ISBN | 9780521842747 |
| ISBN | 0521603692 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780521603690 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC20.7.D5 H7 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |