Thinking in Systems
Level 6
Boundary and Initial Conditions
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When investigating or describing a system, the boundary conditions and initial conditions of the system need to be defined and their inputs and outputs analyzed and described using models.
TERMS:
Boundary conditions - the state of the system (open or closed)
Initial conditions - the beginning values inside and outside the system
Inputs - what is put into the system
Outputs - what comes out of the system