This book provides a comprehensive and systematic development of basic concepts and procedures for verification and validation of models and simulations. The emphasis is placed on models that are described by partial differential and integral equations and on simulations that result from their numerical solution.
The book is intended for researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers who seek to improve the credibility and reliability of simulation results. It is divided into five parts: I. Fundamental concepts, II. Code verification, III. Solution verification, IV. Model verification and prediction, V. Planning, management, and implementation issues.