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Physical
world models are used in all areas of
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science
and engineering, they are common in
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finance,
production, marketing and most of business
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Modeling
has the advantage that …
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An
artifact need not be created to be studied -- design
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Complicated
phenomena, too fast (explosive reactions),
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too
tiny (molecular structure), too dangerous, or too
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distant
(Jupiter) to observe, can be studied
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Explanations
for phenomena can be checked out before
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constructing
an experiment or going on a field trip
--
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exploration
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Modeling’s
main disadvantage: It’s only as good as
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the
model
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