Mathematical Modeling for System Analysis in Agricultural Research

This book provides a clear picture of the use of applied mathematics as a toolfor improving the accuracy of agricultural research. For decades statisticshas bee... » 

This book provides a clear picture of the use of applied mathematics as a toolfor improving the accuracy of agricultural research. For decades statisticshas been regarded as the fundamental tool of the scientific method. With newbreakthroughs in computers and computer software it has become feasible andnecessary to improve the traditional approach in agricultural research byincluding additional mathematical modeling procedures.The difficulty with the use of mathematics for agricultural scientists is thatmost courses in applied mathematics have been designed for engineeringstudents. This publication is written by a professional in animal sciencetargeting professionals in the biological namely agricultural and animalscientists and graduate students in agricultural and animal sciences. The onlyprerequisite for the reader to understand the topics of this book is anintroduction to college algebra calculus and statistics. This is a manual ofprocedures for the mathematical modeling of agricultural systems and for thedesign and analyses of experimental data and experimental tests. It is a stepbystep guide for mathematical modeling of agricultural systems starting withthe statement of the research problem and up to implementing the project andrunning system experiments. «