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This module introduces conceptual model building, constructing a system diagram
to describe how one thinks a system behaves, and building a complete quantative model, either on paper or on a computer.
The module is divided into the following sections: Preface, Introduction, What is a Model?, the Perspectives Provided be Modeling, the Components of Modeling, Building Working Models: the Bathtub Model, Building Working Models: the Earth Energy System, Building Working Models: Human Population Model, Model Characteristics, Glossary, and Additional Reading Material, Appendix: Getting Started with STELLA II, Instructor's Manual*.
The full version of this module is available for download in PDF format.
Author: Arthur A. Few, Space Physics and Astronomy, Rice University
Contact the author at few@rice.edu
