Scientific Models Red Atoms, White Lies and Black Boxes in a Yellow Book /

• Main Authors: Gerlee, Philip (Author), Lundh, Torbjörn (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Mathematics > Philosophy.; Mathematical models.; Biomathematics.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.; Philosophy of Mathematics.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Prologue
• History
• Structure, Relation and Use
• Interviews
• Worked Examples
• Epilogue
• Further Reading.