FTS-100-146: Forecasting via Mathematical Modeling
Fall 2009
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Instructor:
John Holte
Email: holte@gac.edu
Catalog description:
This seminar introduces students to critical thinking and a discussion of values, and develops oral and written communication skills, through an investigation of the forecasting of future events via mathematical and computer models. In this seminar we shall consider what will happen in various situations if current trends continue. Students will learn mathematical models that are useful for financial and economic forecasting, population projections, and even casino gambling. We shall read and discuss accounts of attempts to forecast more complex systems, such as the weather, climate, ecosystems, and epidemics.