110815580 MODELING & SIMULATION ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 100412350, 240112003

This course covers two aspects: theoretical mathematical modeling and practical simulation of natural phenomena. Theoretical part will introduce mathematical modeling to describe natural phenomena. Different modeling types will be discussed using examples including: discrete and continuous models, deterministic and stochastic models, Linear and nonlinear models. The practical part of the course will include using some numerical computing environment such as Matlab to find numerical solution for some models. In addition, students will be trained to use some visual simulation environment to build graphical interactive models of some physical or mechanical phenomenon. Later students will have to program their own simulation tool to imitate some existing technology. Some of the applications that can be covered in this course include: animation, traffic, networks, and robotics