Sunday 25 December 2011

Reflection on modelling and simulation

Modelling and simulation is one of the application which being teached in ICT courses. Modelling and simulation  are two different things but however simulation is one of the component and do exist in modeling.  Modellig is a simplify representation of a system at some particular point in time or space intended to promote understanding of real system. It involve building mathematical model of the process by describing its f undamental chemical relationship without specifying how they are to be solved.Lets say if I have two variables which are x and y, if I change the value of one of the variables the other variables also would change in modelling whereas in simulation it focuses more towards  the changing of the movement of the object.Modelling is less interactive compared to the simulation because students now are more attracted to something which can be seen or visualized.

There are many unique features of modeling and simulation. Now I will focuses towards my group presentation. For simulation we choose evolution of heart as our title. It is impossible to observe different type of chamber in different organism through experiment but through simulation we can make impossible things become possible. Simulation is more interactive because it shows the real circulation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. Modelling also have their own unique features  One of them is make the process of photosynthesis which is invisible become visible and can be seen by our naked eyes. .Apart from that simulation also enable us to determine the rate of photosynthesis by changing the value of manipulated variable (light intensity and wavelength). Students also can learn about the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis in a short learning time. That is why modeling and simulation can be used as one of the approaches in teaching methods.

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