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Assumptions and Limitations:
Preconcepts - concepts involved that should be known
PriorModels - models assumed known
New Vocabulary
Separating Model from Environment - Structure of Models:
Internal constituents
External Agents
Interactions Considered
Assumptions and Approximations
Key Descriptors Necessary
Internal objects
Description of State
Interaction(s), Agent(s) of Change
Representations
Different ways to represent model
Laws of Interaction
How does agent of change behave?
Laws of Change
Often this is differential/integral Eq. (F=dp/dt)
And may be a special case (e.g. F=ma)
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