Anyone know of good Mathematical Modeling classes/books?

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The discussion centers around seeking recommendations for mathematical modeling classes or books, with a focus on understanding the methods involved and the necessary software. The inquiry is particularly oriented towards modeling business scenarios.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a desire to improve their skills in mathematical modeling and seeks resources such as courses or books.
  • Another participant suggests that the type of phenomena to be modeled is crucial for providing better advice, mentioning examples like the stock market or combustion in engines.
  • A later reply indicates a specific interest in modeling business scenarios and notes a willingness to learn any necessary programming languages for this purpose.
  • One participant challenges the specificity of the request, suggesting that different business modeling scenarios, such as stochastic calculus for trading or modeling advertising effects, require distinct approaches.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the best resources or approaches, as the discussion highlights differing views on the specificity needed for effective recommendations.

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The discussion reflects a lack of clarity regarding the specific types of business scenarios to be modeled, which may influence the recommendations for resources.

Elysian
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I've recently gotten into Mathematics more and more, and I wanted to do some mathematical modeling just to see where I stand on it and maybe try to get better at it.

I've looked around as well as I could, and I didn't really find much, so I was wondering if anyone here knew of any good courses (videos or whatever) or books that would help with mathematical modeling.

I understand modeling is different for every scenario but an overview of what it entails, and the methods involved would be nice, if that doesn't exist, if anyone could recommend the next best thing, that'd be great.

In terms of software and such, what might I need for it as well?

Thanks in advance

Elysian
 
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The field of mathematical modeling is so general that I think you'll get better advice if you explain what type of phenomena you want to model. The stock market? World War II? Combustion inside the cylinder of an automobile engine?

I assume you intend to incorporate computers somewhere in this effort. Do yo favor a particular programming language?
 
Stephen Tashi said:
The field of mathematical modeling is so general that I think you'll get better advice if you explain what type of phenomena you want to model. The stock market? World War II? Combustion inside the cylinder of an automobile engine?

I assume you intend to incorporate computers somewhere in this effort. Do yo favor a particular programming language?

You're correct that I will incorporate computers into this. I'm mainly looking to model business scenarios, anything basic related to that. I have no preference for programming languages, if needed I can try and learn any ones that'd be required.
 
Elysian said:
I'm mainly looking to model business scenarios

I'm not informed about modeling business scenarios. I suggest that you be even more specific. For example, the use of "stochastic calculus" to model trading in securities could be interpreted as a business scenaro. But this is very different that trying to model the effects of advertising campaigns or deciding how many widgets of type A and type B to manufacture.
 

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