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The Art of Software Modeling
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The Art of Software Modeling

by Benjamin A. Lieberman
December 2006
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
296 pages
8h 40m
English
Auerbach Publications
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The Art of the Model  n 13
4. Models are similar to a magnifying glass in that a part of a subject is placed as
the focus while the remainder of the topic is obscured or omitted. us, the
key feature of a model is to reduce the complexity of a subject, via abstraction,
down to a level that can be manipulated. Creation of models is a function of
experience, research, education, and intuition, with the best modelers under-
standing how communication occurs between people.
5. Models also serve the purpose of facilitating learning and reasoning. Cogni
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tive Psychology represents studies into the use of “internal models” for the
purpose of perception, memory, reasoning, and learning.
6. e Gestalt school holds that there are a collection of ...
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ISBN: 9781420044638