This repository contains lecture notes for the Mathematical Modelling module, converted from LaTeX to a GitHub Pages website.
- Chapter 1A - Introduction to Mathematical Modelling and Python fundamentals
- Introduction to mathematical modelling
- Overview of Newtonian dynamics and dynamical systems
- Python basics: arithmetic, variables, and functions
- Python modules (math and cmath)
- Linear interpolation
- Numerical analysis and Taylor-Maclaurin series
- Convergence analysis
The lecture notes are hosted as a GitHub Pages website. Visit: https://jshipton.github.io/test_webpage
The original LaTeX source is available in lec-notes-ch-1a.tex
The LaTeX content has been converted to HTML for easy viewing in a web browser. The HTML includes:
- Formatted sections and subsections
- Tables of contents
- Mathematical notation and examples
- Code snippets
- Professional styling for readability
- Collinson and Roper - Particle Mechanics (strongly recommended)
- Dyke and Whitworth - Guide to Mechanics
- Smith and Smith - Mechanics
- Lunn - A First Course in Mechanics
- Strogatz - Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
- Kong, Siauw and Bayen - Python programming and numerical methods: A guide for engineers and scientists
- Langtangen - A primer on scientific programming with Python
These lecture notes are provided for educational purposes.