ABSTRACT

With an emphasis on problem solving, this book introduces the basic principles and fundamental concepts of computational modeling. It emphasizes reasoning and conceptualizing problems, the elementary mathematical modeling, and the implementation using computing concepts and principles. Examples are included that demonstrate the computation and visu

part I|2 pages

I Understanding Problem Solving

chapter 1|18 pages

Understanding Word Problems

chapter 2|12 pages

Problem Solving and Computing

chapter 3|8 pages

MATLAB and Octave Programming

part II|2 pages

II Computational Models

chapter 4|14 pages

Introduction to Computational Models

chapter 5|26 pages

Computational Models and Simulation

chapter 6|16 pages

Algorithms and Design Structures

chapter 7|18 pages

Selection

chapter 8|14 pages

Repetition

chapter 9|32 pages

Data Lists

chapter 10|12 pages

Modules

chapter 11|12 pages

Mathematical Models: Basic Concepts

chapter 12|14 pages

Models with Quadratic Growth

chapter 13|10 pages

Models with Polynomial Functions

chapter 14|14 pages

Data Estimation and Empirical Modeling

chapter 15|14 pages

Models with Geometric Growth

chapter 16|14 pages

Vectors and Matrices

chapter 17|6 pages

Text Data

chapter 18|12 pages

Advanced Data Structures