June 2013
Intermediate to advanced
317 pages
8h 49m
English
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Chapter 1
Introduc tion
Suppose that you have to get on an airplane, and that you can
choose one of two pilots.
Pilot A: “Although I have 100 hours of flight experience, it
is all based on computer simulations. I do not have any
real-world experience.”
Pilot B: “I have piloted two round trips to the West coast,
which means that I have 30 hours of experience.”
Which airplane would you get on?
1.1 What is simulation?
A simulation is a modeled experiment. There are other similar-sounding
words, such as
Emulation Achievement of an equivalent or better level—for exa mple, the
term is used in reference to co mputer emulators.
Assimilation Incorporation of two or ...