Johns Hopkins University

Precalculus: Mathematical Modeling

This course is part of Precalculus through Data and Modelling Specialization

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Joseph W. Cutrone, PhD

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  • Model data with both single and multivariable functions

  • Visualize and analyze data using different technologies.

  • Understand properties of different types of functions to apply them accordingly to model different situations.

  • Perform vector operations, such as addition, scalar multiplication, dot product, and cross product, to analyze geometry in space.

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There are 4 modules in this course

Data is all around us, Trillions of terabytes of data are generated and recorded daily by just using a smartphone, driving a car, or using a credit card. In this course, students examine how data is created, obtained, examined, and used to shape everyday life. To understand an analyze this data, researchers in diverse fields conjecture models based on their data. With more data, they modify and update the model accordingly. The model is then tested to validate results and conclusions. This module will help you to visualize large data sets, present different models for data, and statistics to measure how good the model is to the data. We will also focus on how to communicate the results of the models and common pitfalls to avoid overreaching or overstating your conclusions.

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3 videos1 reading1 quiz1 peer review

Perhaps the most important function of this course and your future courses in calculus, the exponential function is introduced to model many natural phenomena. For example, this function is used to measure population growth, the spread of a disease, and the elimination of drug from the body. Types of interest and present value calculations will require the understanding and use of the exponential functions. We will allow the exponential to have any positive base, but the natural exponential, that with e = 2.718.. will be our main object of study.

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2 videos1 reading1 quiz

In this module, we will use other functions to model specific behavior, such as polynomial, periodic and power functions.

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2 videos1 reading1 quiz

In engineering and science, dimensional analysis is the analysis of the relationships between different physical quantities by identifying their base quantities (such as length, mass, time, and electric charge) and units of measure (such as miles vs. kilometres, or pounds vs. kilograms) and tracking these dimensions as calculations or comparisons are performed. In this module, we will study dimensional analysis, or more specifically the factor-label method and apply it to measure the strength of an explosion.

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