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The notion of mathematical modeling is introduced by means of problems from population dynamics and fluid mechanics, in which pointing out the necessity of nondimensionalization, dimensional analysis and scaling are emphasized. The technique of asymptotic expansions is introduced.
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Eck, C., Garcke, H., Knabner, P. (2017). Introduction. In: Mathematical Modeling. Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55161-6_1
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