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The use of mathematics in solving real-world problems is often referred to as ‘mathematical modelling’. We could define this as the process of describing a real-world situation using mathematics. However, it must be done in such a way that it helps in the solution of the given problem. The idea of ‘modelling’ should be emphasized in that it helps to remind us that we must pay attention to things other than mathematics. The following flowchart in Figure 1.1 showing the various stages of the mathematical modelling process is by now well accepted and has been published by many authors of mathematical modelling textbooks.
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Caldwell, J., Ram, Y.M. (1999). Formulation of Mathematical Models. In: Mathematical Modelling. Mathematical Modelling: Theory and Applications, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2201-8_1
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