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Learn to build and use mathematical models with MATHEMATICAL MODELING WITH COMPUTER SIMULATION! Through the description of mathematical and computer models in a variety of situations, this mathematics text helps you learn that model building is a dynamic process involving simplification, approximation, abstraction, analysis, computation, and comparison. Case studies illustrate how the model building process is applied to real life situations arising in a variety of settings, including business, genetics, population biology, and social science. Key Feature The text studies in detail important classes of models and applies the models to a wide range of situations and problems arising in social science, life science, business, and everyday life. Exercises drawn from a variety of application areas feature a range of mathematical concepts and techniques. Table of Contents 1. Mathematical Modeling: Basics and Principles 2. Case Studies in Model Building 3. Markov Chains and Related Stochastic Models 4. Computer Simulation. 5. Linear Programming Models