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Modeling Tools for Environmental Engineers and Scientists

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Chapter 7 contains a comparative presentation of various types of softwareauthoring packages that can be used <strong>for</strong> developing mathematical models.These include spreadsheets, mathematical software, <strong>and</strong> dynamic modelingsoftware. A total of six different packages are identified <strong>and</strong> compared usingone common problem. Rather than attempt to include every software packagecommercially available, selected examples of software products representingthe different types of systems are included.Chapters 8 <strong>and</strong> 9 contain several examples of applications of the differenttypes of software packages in modeling engineered <strong>and</strong> natural systems,respectively. Here, the main focus is on the use of the various packages in thecomputer implementation of the modeling process rather than on the fundamentalsof the science behind the systems. However, a brief review of <strong>and</strong> referencesto related theories <strong>and</strong> principles are included, along with pertinentdetails on the model <strong>for</strong>mulation process as a prerequisite to the computerimplementation process.Suggested uses of this book by various audiences are indicated inAppendix 1.2. It is hoped that the book will be able to serve as a primary textbookin environmental modeling courses; a companion book in unit operationsor environmental fate <strong>and</strong> transport courses; a guidebook to facultyinterested in modeling work <strong>for</strong> teaching, research, <strong>and</strong> publication; a tool <strong>for</strong>graduate students involved in modeling-oriented research; <strong>and</strong> a referencebook <strong>for</strong> practicing professionals in the environmental area.© 2002 by CRC Press LLC

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