Subject: New book on modeling

Posted by Lees Stuntz on 4/6/2005

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Diana Fisher's new book, Modeling Dynamic Systems: Lessons for a First Course, makes teaching systems modeling easy for teachers and fun for students. It is appropriate for high school, college or consulting firm's beginning course in Systems Thinking or Dynamic Modeling.

It includes:

• Complete curriculum for a one-semester or one-year course in System Dynamics

• Interactive lessons for beginning modelers at the secondary or college level

• Hands-on modeling activities that promote understanding through visual representations and support diverse learning styles

• CD containing student assignments (with unlimited copying rights), STELLA™ software and models in both Windows and Macintosh versions

• Course materials that meet National Science Education Standards (NSES) and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards

This and Diana's previous book, Lessons in Mathematics: A Dynamic Approach are available through isee systems (www.iseesystems.com)