Mathematical modeling is the process of constructing a mathematical system designed to describe, analyze, and predict future outcomes of real world phenomena. Mathematical models are commonly used in physics, chemistry, biology, business, economics, finance, sociology, anthropology, and many other areas as well. Practitioners in these disciplines believe that their areas of study will be most seriously regarded if they have a solid mathematical foundation under them. A mathematical model may be as simple as a linear function or as complicated as a system of thousands of equations in thousands of variables which requires a powerful computer to run simulations based upon the model. However simple or complex the model may be, the steps in the modeling process generally follow a process similar to the following steps. First, a scientist makes observations and collects data from some real world system that she wishes to understand. Second, the scientist focuses...