[PDF][PDF] Computer modules for a mathematical modelling course

SL Blumsack - Proceedings of the 18th annual Southeast regional …, 1980 - dl.acm.org
SL Blumsack
Proceedings of the 18th annual Southeast regional conference, 1980dl.acm.org
The computer can play a vital role in a modelling course without downgrading the role of
qualitative analysis. As a calculation and graphing device the computer can free time for
concentration on modelling concepts such as formulation, result analyses and modification.
The results of computer runs often suggest the form of an analysis that can generalize and
render understandable the specific results of a few" model runs;" see Greenspan (1971).
The computer can indicate the degree to which approximations made in an analysis are in …
The computer can play a vital role in a modelling course without downgrading the role of qualitative analysis. As a calculation and graphing device the computer can free time for concentration on modelling concepts such as formulation, result analyses and modification. The results of computer runs often suggest the form of an analysis that can generalize and render understandable the specific results of a few" model runs;" see Greenspan (1971). The computer can indicate the degree to which approximations made in an analysis are in fact realized. The computer could indicate that a particular model is absurd and this save the modeller the effort of considering the model at all.
As part of the CAUSE project at FSU, a package of mathematical modelling modules have been developed during the past 3 years. They consist of FORTRAN programs which produce digital and graphical output with little computer experience required by the user. The modules play a variety of roles in the course. The instructor can use them to generate examples of material discussed in class. The students can use them to answer their own questions such as" What would happen if our
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