An Introduction to Models
Granino A. Korn · Systems Analysis Modelling Simulation · 2003
We survey the origins, development, and applications of models and modeling and discuss their dramatic usefulness and possible dangers. We go on to present a nontechnical introduction to some basic abstract models used in mathematics, statistics, and systems engineering. We strongly emphasize the difference between models and things modeled and touch on the role of modeling in play, art, operations analysis, and modern physics.