What's in a good model
After reading Joshua M. Epstein comprehensive explanation of why we make models, I asked my self which elements does a good model contain? and well this is my list:
- Prose: because the use of a informal human language creates a mental image of the system.
- Illustration: because a drawing acts as a map of the system.
- Numbers: because numbers, originating from either measurements or assumptions, are inherent to system and they can be calculated up on.
- Algorithm: because to make even the simplest algorithm that describes a system the connections within the system has to be identified.
- Mathematics: because mathematical notation demands formality in thinking.
Labels: Model, System thinking