The Nature of Mathematical Modeling
- ISBN-10
- 0521570956
- ISBN-13
- 9780521570954
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 344
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Neil A. Gershenfeld
Description
Major text/reference work on computer modeling for students and researchers in any quantitative or semi-quantitative discipline, first published in 1998.
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