System Dynamics
A method of studying dynamic (time-driven) phenomena through the use of:
- Computer simulations based on ordinary differential equations
- Development of causal mechanisms (feedback loops)
- Analysis of the factors that affect a system (a collection of interacting elements)
Examples:
- Interactions of predators and prey in an ecosystem
- Fate, transport, and distribution of a pharmaceutical through a patient
- Photooxidation of precursor atmospheric pollutants becoming ozone