Agricultural Modelling

3 credits · Undergraduate

The aim of the course is to teach agricultural students when and how to attempt to express their ideas mathematically, and how to solve the resulting mathematical model and compare its predictions to experimental data. Topics include techniques of creating a model, techniques of solving models, testing and evaluating models, growth models, and a directed study project of an example of a model used in the agricultural sciences. PREREQUISITES: MTHA 1001 and at least third-year standing CROSSLISTED: AGRI 5770 FORMATS: Lecture | Tutorial