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授课题目：Mathematical Modeling and Methods with Emphasis on Biological and Climate Systems

主讲人：James R. Brannnan（Clemson University）

课程时间：9月25-10月28日 每周 周一早上：9:30-11:30， 周三早上11:00-12：00， 周四下午3:30-5:30 （国庆放假除外）

课程摘要：The goal of the course is to foster an appreciation of the nature of applied mathe- matics through the formulation and analysis of selected problems in biology and climate modeling. The course is not a compilation of methods, which would necessarily be incomplete anyway. We hope to con- vey to the student that mathematical models are invented, or discovered, by humans, through the use of imagination, reason, experience, analogy, and yes, trial and error. Mathematical modeling is both a craft and an art. The very act of attempting to construct a mathematical model forces the modeler to ask the most cogent questions about the phenomenon being investigated. The value of a foundational approach is that it promotes a creative attitude within the mind of the applied mathematician that is much more valuable than an encyclopedia of methods.

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