Tuesday, 14 August 2007

The wide-ranging world of DEs

Now that we have started on Differential Equations (DE), it might be appropriate to know how DE is widely applied and important in the real world. Notice that DE is used in so many fields across a wide range of discipline.

Thus, the calculus fundamentals you are learning equip you with some basic tools to model the complex world out there with appropriate and suitably constructed DEs. Of course, your exam questions will never be as chim as the real world problems out there lah.

Got time? Then explore the various links below to see for yourself these real world applications.

Basic Ecological Models

Bungee Jumping

Hydroplane Racing

Diffusion of Toxics in a Landfill

Intravenous Drug Administration

El Nino

Irrigation and Conservation

Mathematical Models of Neurons

Chemical Kinetics Fundamentals

Oscillating Chemical Reactions

Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD)

Quantum Mechanical DE Solved

Rangeland Ecosystems

Salmon Migration

Corporate Fishing

Small Mammal Dispersion

Discrete Dynamics on the Real Line and in the Complex Plane

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