Introduction to System Science with MATLAB 2nd

This new edition establishes and supports the essential concepts, mathematical framework, analytic resources, and productive skills to confidently address any rational system for quantitative evaluation. However, earlier reliance upon the rigorous mathematical tools developed will now be effectively supported by MATLAB. Coupling the previous editions rigorous mathematical development with MATLAB should permit any rational system to be quantified and evaluated. The author has been granted access to the MATLAB array of products as a participating author using MathWorks technical publications and promoting MATLAB resources. This new edition includes the following key updates:

- All mathematical and technical materials from the first edition have been reviewed and updated.

- Revision of all chapter problems and incorporation of MATLAAB and the Symbolic Elimination of Runge-Kutta computer algorithms and replacement with applicable MATLAB Toolboxes for supporting computer aided tools system development and analysis.

- The Symbolic Toolbox will serve as the major software package in support of the second edition because of its effectiveness in system modelling.

- Expansion of Chapter 9, "Specific System Science Applications"

- Addition of new chapter 10, "Generalize Algorithm for Developing and Analysing System"

- The author also plans to investigate and develop a standardized approach for system modelling based upon following a new generic algorithm that will be defined in the textbook.

這個新版本建立並支持基本概念、數學框架、分析資源和有效技巧，以自信地應對任何有理系統的量化評估。然而，先前對嚴謹的數學工具的依賴現在將有效地由MATLAB支持。將先前版本的嚴謹數學發展與MATLAB結合，應該能夠對任何有理系統進行量化和評估。作者已獲得使用MathWorks技術出版物和推廣MATLAB資源的參與作者身份，並獲得了MATLAB產品陣列的訪問權限。這個新版本包括以下主要更新:

- 檢查並更新了第一版的所有數學和技術材料。
- 修訂了所有章節問題，並將MATLAB和符號消除Runge-Kutta計算機算法納入其中，並使用適用的MATLAB工具箱來支持計算機輔助工具系統的開發和分析。
- 符號工具箱將作為第二版的主要軟體包，因為它在系統建模方面非常有效。
- 擴展第9章「特定系統科學應用」。
- 新增第10章「通用系統開發和分析算法」。
- 作者還計劃根據教科書中定義的新通用算法，研究和開發一種標準化的系統建模方法。

Gary Marlin Sandquist is Professor Emeritus in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. He owns and operates Applied Science Professionals, LLC, and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering and the American Nuclear Society. His research focuses on nuclear science and engineering, risk assessment, nuclear and reactor physics, health physics, and more.

Zakary Robert Wilde is a doctoral candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Arizona State University and an engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory. His researches focus on testing, simulation, and visualization of high-speed dynamic events as well as developing simplified models for complex physical and engineering systems.

Gary Marlin Sandquist是猶他大學機械工程系的名譽教授。他擁有並經營Applied Science Professionals, LLC，並且是美國機械工程學會和美國核學會的會士。他的研究專注於核科學與工程、風險評估、核物理和反應堆物理、健康物理等領域。

Zakary Robert Wilde是亞利桑那州立大學機械工程系的博士候選人，也是洛斯阿拉莫斯國家實驗室的工程師。他的研究專注於高速動態事件的測試、模擬和可視化，以及為複雜的物理和工程系統開發簡化模型。