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 **d. some percentage
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 == [[CS382:End-Notes|End-Notes]] ==

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	= CRS Questions =		= CRS Questions =
	== [[CS382:Unit-foundation-templated\|Foundations of Modelling]]] ==		== [[CS382:Unit-foundation-templated\|Foundations of Modelling]] ==
	<ref name="bold"><font color="blue">Don't forget, you're supposed to indicate which answers are correct by bolding them!</font> </ref>		<ref name="bold"><font color="blue">Don't forget, you're supposed to indicate which answers are correct by bolding them!</font> </ref>

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	== [[CS382:staticmodel-outline\|Static Modeling]]] ==		== [[CS382:staticmodel-outline\|Static Modeling]] ==
	*How does one refer to something that is simply very consistent?		*How does one refer to something that is simply very consistent?
	**A. accurate		**A. accurate
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	== [[CS382:fire\|Fire]]] ==		== [[CS382:fire\|Fire]] ==
	* Which of these is a reasonable method for simulating Wild Fires?		* Which of these is a reasonable method for simulating Wild Fires?
	# A technique called "systematic dynamical conflagration"		# A technique called "systematic dynamical conflagration"
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	== [[CS382:Unit-mashup\|Visualization]]] ==		== [[CS382:Unit-mashup\|Visualization]] ==
	* Whats the best type of visualization for X set of data?		* Whats the best type of visualization for X set of data?
	* XXX		* XXX
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	== [[CS382:structural-outline\|Structural Modeling]]] ==		== [[CS382:structural-outline\|Structural Modeling]] ==


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	== [[CS382:equation-outline\|Rocket Modeling]]] ==		== [[CS382:equation-outline\|Rocket Modeling]] ==
	* Question 1:		* Question 1:
	** Which one of the following elements does not affect pathway of flight of the rocket?		** Which one of the following elements does not affect pathway of flight of the rocket?
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	== [[Cs382:unit-compsoc\|Computational Sociology and Agent Based Modeling]]] ==		== [[Cs382:unit-compsoc\|Computational Sociology and Agent Based Modeling]] ==
	* 1. What is Emergent Behavior?		* 1. What is Emergent Behavior?
	** A. '''The complex outcome of the interaction of many simple rulesets'''		** A. '''The complex outcome of the interaction of many simple rulesets'''
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	== [[CS382:Predator-Prey\|Predator Prey ( Lynx Hare )]]] ==		== [[CS382:Predator-Prey\|Predator Prey ( Lynx Hare )]] ==
	* Look at the graph on [http://www.math.duke.edu/education/webfeatsII/Word2HTML/HTML%20Sample/pred1.html Lynx - Hare as a Pred/Prey model]. What type of oscillation does it show?		* Look at the graph on [http://www.math.duke.edu/education/webfeatsII/Word2HTML/HTML%20Sample/pred1.html Lynx - Hare as a Pred/Prey model]. What type of oscillation does it show?
	** A. Chaos		** A. Chaos
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	== [[CS382:chaos_templated\|Chaos]]] ==		== [[CS382:chaos_templated\|Chaos]] ==
	*The butterfly effect is summed up in the title "does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?" What does it refer to?		*The butterfly effect is summed up in the title "does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?" What does it refer to?
	**a. Pandemonium principle		**a. Pandemonium principle
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	== [[CS382:End-Notes\|End-Notes]]] ==		== [[CS382:End-Notes\|End-Notes]] ==

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= CRS Questions =
== [[CS382:Unit-foundation-templated|Foundations of Modelling]]] ==
<ref name="bold">Don't forget, you're supposed to indicate which answers are correct by bolding them! </ref>

Which of the following represents low accuracy but high precision:

A) 5 measurements of a meter stick which measure the length as 100cm, 101cm, 99cm, 98cm, 100cm.

'''B) 5 measurements of a meter stick which measure the length as 80cm, 79cm, 81cm, 82cm, 78cm.'''

C) 5 measurements of a meter stick which measure the length as 90cm, 110cm, 109cm, 91cm, 100cm

D) 5 measurements of a meter stick which measure the length as 80cm, 95cm, 50cm, 130cm, 200cm.

<ref name="dif">I like the difference between questions A and B. I'm not sure the others are as clear. Need more info to make change</ref>

Which of the following is likely to have the least impact on a model of a ball dropping:

A) Rate of acceleration due to gravity

'''B) Size of the ball'''

C) Height of the ball

D) Whether or not the ball is attached to a parachute

About how many squirrels are on Earlham's "front" campus:

A) 1 to 10

'''B) 10 to 1000'''

C) 1000 to 100000

D) 100000+

<ref name="front campus">How do you define "front" campus? I think it might be helpful to give them the area of campus so they're not estimating two things at once. Front campus is the area with buildings on it.</ref>

== [[CS382:staticmodel-outline|Static Modeling]]] ==
*How does one refer to something that is simply very consistent?
**A. accurate
**B. definite
**C. '''precise'''
**D. correct

*Which of the following is ''not'' a static model?
**A. map
**B. a sketch of a person
**C. '''a flight simulator'''
**D. a graph

*Which tool will give the absolute area of the heart?
**A. measuring wheel
**B. GPS
**C. Google Earth
**D. '''none of the above'''

== [[CS382:fire|Fire]]] ==
* Which of these is a reasonable method for simulating Wild Fires?
# A technique called "systematic dynamical conflagration"
# Going out back campus and ....
# Coding all properties of trees into a computer program
# '''A technique called "cellular automata"'''

* What is another name for "Cellular Automata"?
# Automated Telecomune
# '''Tessellation Automata'''
# Biological Automated Simulation
# Systems Dynamics

* Who is credited for doing some of the first work in Cellular Automata?
# Stephen Wolfram
# '''John von Neumann'''
# Alan Turing
# Stanislaw Ulam

* Which of the following affects wildland fire [danger level] the most if present:
# ground slope/shape
# '''wind & wind changes'''
# day/night cycle
# high air humidity

* On 2D CA simulation, how many possible (black/white cell)patterns are there for the cell and its neighboring cells?
# 128
# 256
# '''512'''
# 1024

* Exclude the one that spreads the fire the least:
# Wind
# Ground Slope
# Dry Wigs
# '''Large logs'''

== [[CS382:Unit-mashup|Visualization]]] ==
* Whats the best type of visualization for X set of data?
* XXX
* XXX

== [[CS382:structural-outline|Structural Modeling]]] ==

* How would you describe the class of structural models?
**a)'''Dynamic'''
**b)Static
**c)Accurate
**d)Precise

*What does the shake table show about a bridge model?
**a)Whether the model shakes
**b)How often the model moves in a normal environment
**c)The effects of uneven ground on a structure
**d)'''The expected effect of earthquakes and other natural disasters'''

*Which is '''not''' an example of a structural model?
**a) a bridge model
**b) '''an automobile model'''
**c) a building model
**d) a beach-front shanty

== [[CS382:equation-outline|Rocket Modeling]]] ==
* Question 1:
** Which one of the following elements does not affect pathway of flight of the rocket?

::1. Rocket Thrust
::2. Earth Gravity
::'''3. Rocket Mass'''
::4. Force by air movement (i.e. Wind)

* Question 2:
** What do you require to measure/track the altitude of the rocket flight?

::1. A Person at very high position and binoculars
::2. Good Math and estimation skills in cooperation with already-known-height of the nearby tree
::'''3. Another person besides you to track the angle reached'''
::4. A measuring device attached on to the rocket

* Question 3
** Which one the below listed is the dependent variable from the equations related to the flight of the rocket?

::1. Mass
::'''2. Velocity'''
::3. Time
::4. Gravity

== [[Cs382:unit-compsoc|Computational Sociology and Agent Based Modeling]]] ==
* 1. What is Emergent Behavior?
** A. '''The complex outcome of the interaction of many simple rulesets'''
** B. How we verify and validate Agent Based models
** C. How we define rulesets for agents in an agent based model
** D. How we determine the formulas we use in mathematical modeling
* 2. Who wrote the seminal text on sociological agent-based modeling?
** A. Peck & Rogers, et. al
** B. '''Axtell and Epstein'''
** C. Axeman and Edlefsen
** D. Whitehall and North
* 3. What is the name of the first agent-based biological model?
** A. Droids
** B. BirdBots
** C. '''Boids'''
** D. BDroids

== [[CS382:Predator-Prey|Predator Prey ( Lynx Hare )]]] ==
* Look at the graph on [http://www.math.duke.edu/education/webfeatsII/Word2HTML/HTML%20Sample/pred1.html Lynx - Hare as a Pred/Prey model]. What type of oscillation does it show?
** A. Chaos
** B. Explosive
** C. Dampening
** D. '''Sustained'''
* What is a good example of a reinforcing loop?
** A. Uncontrolled fishing in a lake
** B. Spilling wine on a carpet
** C. '''A Stock Market crash'''
** D. Parents buying a child toys

== [[CS382:chaos_templated|Chaos]]] ==
*The butterfly effect is summed up in the title "does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?" What does it refer to?
**a. Pandemonium principle
**b. The film from New Line Cinema
**c. Chaos theory
**d. Tip of insect collecting
**Answer: c

*Who found butterfly effect?
**a. Edward Lorenz
**b. Hendrik Lorentz
**c. Edward Teller
**d. Edward VIII
**Answer: a

*What is the chance of rain tomorrow?
**a. 30%
**b. 40%
**c. 50%
**d. some percentage
** Answer: c (on March 25th)

== [[CS382:End-Notes|End-Notes]]] ==