by Dr. Stephen A. Norwick, Professor of Environmental Science,
Department of Environmental Studies and Planning Sonoma State University,
Rohnert Park, California, U.S.A.,
copywrite c 2001
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Chapter 02 Concentrations Energy
Chapter 03b Concentrations and Reference Control
Chapter 03c Control Loops and Energy
Chapter 04 Output equilibrates to input
Chapter 05 Competing variable rates
Chapter 06 Resistance versus a constant rate
Chapter 08 Dissaggregation - Cascades
Chapter 10 Acceleration - J curves
Switches
Non-negative systems
Dynamic synergisms
Oscillations
Damping
Multiple conserved flows make oscillations
DT the integration interval or "What is really going on here?"
Flow diagrams
Level time shapes
Rate time shapes
Rate - level graphs
Estimating parameters
Measures of performance
Noise in deterministic models and real systems
Linear Parameter sensitivity testing
Non-linear parameter sensitivity testing
Goodness of fit
Optimization
Chapter 01b Ramps: Fine Points