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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Scientific Models
    sub title: Red Atoms, White Lies and Black Boxes in a Yellow Book
  name:
    name part: Gerlee, Philip.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Lundh, Torbjörn.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2016
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: X, 96 p. 28 illus., 8 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: A zebrafish, the hull of a miniature ship, a mathematical equation and a food chain - what do these things have in common? They are examples of models used by scientists to isolate and study particular aspects of the world around us. This book begins by introducing the concept of a scientific model from an intuitive perspective, drawing parallels to mental models and artistic representations. It then recounts the history of modelling from the 16th century up until the present day. The iterative process of model building is described and discussed in the context of complex models with high predictive accuracy versus simpler models that provide more of a conceptual understanding. To illustrate the diversity of opinions within the scientific community, we also present the results of an interview study, in which ten scientists from different disciplines describe their views on modelling and how models feature in their work. Lastly, it includes a number of worked examples that span different modelling approaches and techniques. It provides a comprehensive introduction to scientific models and shows how models are constructed and used in modern science. It also addresses the approach to, and the culture surrounding modelling in different scientific disciplines. It serves as an inspiration for model building and also facilitates interdisciplinary collaborations by showing how models are used in different scientific fields. The book is aimed primarily at students in the sciences and engineering, as well as students at teacher training colleges but will also appeal to interested readers wanting to get an overview of scientific modelling in general and different modelling approaches in particular.
  table of contents: Prologue -- History -- Structure, Relation and Use -- Interviews -- Worked Examples -- Epilogue -- Further Reading.
  note: by Philip Gerlee, Torbjörn Lundh.
  subject:
    topic: Mathematics
  subject:
    topic: Mathematics
    topic: Philosophy
  subject:
    topic: Mathematical models
  subject:
    topic: Biomathematics
  subject:
    topic: Mathematics
  subject:
    topic: Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics
  subject:
    topic: Mathematical and Computational Biology
  subject:
    topic: Philosophy of Mathematics
  classification: TA342-343
  classification: 003.3
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  identifier: 9783319270814
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27081-4
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    record creation date: 160707
    record change date: 20170304023810.0
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