System Behavior and System Modeling

This introductory primer applies system modelling in general, and computer modelling in particular, to basic environmental problems and applications. Students can learn how systems behave while constructing quantative models.

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This introductory primer applies system modelling in general, and computer modelling in particular, to basic environmental problems and applications. Students can learn how systems behave while constructing quantitive models involving such concepts as reservoirs, flows, controls, feedbacks, steady states, time constants, limits and exponential growth. The software allows students to create, manipulate and run their own models. The winner of the EDUCOM award for best curriculum innovation in the atmospheric sciences, this module includes exercises throughout, a tutorial training guide for the software and a glossary of terms.