Mathematical Modelling in One Dimension

Demonstrates the universality of mathematical techniques through a wide variety of applications. Learn how the same mathematical idea governs loan repayments, drug accumulation in tissues or growth of a population, or how the same argument can be used to find the trajectory of a dog pursuing a hare, the trajectory of a self-guided missile or the shape of a satellite dish.

The author places equal importance on difference and differential equations, showing how they complement and intertwine in describing natural phenomena.