University of Port Harcourt

PMB 5323

Port Harcourt

 School of Graduate Studies

Course Code: CSC 615.2                                              Mathematical Modelling and Simulation

Assignment 1

Last Submission Date:                      Monday 26 Nov 2007

Question

a.         Give a brief explanation of the following terms as it applies to modelling: Model, Mathematical Model, Abstraction, Calibration, Validation

b.             Show that the general approaches to mathematical modelling are distinguished by the extent to which the model attempts to describe the underlying factors that generate the observation.