Reseña del libro "Modeling and Simulation of Everyday Things (en Inglés)"
With Python, C++, FORTRAN, and a friendly conversational tone peppered with attemptedhumor, Modeling and Simulation of Everyday Things takes us on a journey through constructingmodels and simulations of systems and processes in everyday life and beyond.Readers can access an example-packed online repository of programs in each of the threelanguages, including seldom covered work in generalized geometries and 3D.This second edition is a wonderful confluence of development of Python and C++ applicationsand will cultivate a broad perspective in the readership through having translations ofmajor programs available in Python, C++, and FORTRAN (as we move forward, softwareengineers and researchers are recognizing the value of legacy programming). In addition toleveraging the best of the three languages, the readership can explore versatility in visualizationby using native Python graphics as well as POV Raytracer and third-party animationtools. We approach modeling of a system by introducing the theoretical framework ofthe system, followed by its discretized form, and then with narrated programs and sampleresults that also appear in the online repository.Readers will be able to critically think through constructing models and simulations ofa vast array of systems, interpreting results, and visualizing them (which includes examplesfor visually and auditorily impaired individuals). Most importantly, their confidence willpropel them forward to meet the challenges of the field and to think "outside the book."Leveraging the best of three coding languages, two tracks for visualization, a conversationaltone, and numerous examples, this book is extremely versatile and can be used bystudents from high school through science undergraduates in 2-year and 4-year institutions.The text is also ideal for use in Data Science as well as Professional Science Master'sprograms.
