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Modelaide: a computer graphics program for the evaluation of mathematical models

Modelaide: a computer graphics program for the evaluation of mathematical models Mathematical modeling is a subtle mental exercise in which the computer, as we know it, can only serve as a mechanical aid. While the computer can improve the sum of squares given data, model, and first estimate of parameters, and while it can perform routine transformations on data, or error analyses, finally a man must judge if the fit is good, if the model makes sense, if parameters can be discarded, if an observation is faulty, and countless other judgements which are impractical to program. To quote Richard Hamming, "The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers." Our purpose is to lower the computation barrier between an investigator and a useful model. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Association for Computing Machinery

Modelaide: a computer graphics program for the evaluation of mathematical models

ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics , Volume 3 (3) – Sep 1, 1969

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Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
Copyright
Copyright © 1969 by ACM Inc.
ISSN
0097-8930
DOI
10.1145/1318447.1318448
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Abstract

Mathematical modeling is a subtle mental exercise in which the computer, as we know it, can only serve as a mechanical aid. While the computer can improve the sum of squares given data, model, and first estimate of parameters, and while it can perform routine transformations on data, or error analyses, finally a man must judge if the fit is good, if the model makes sense, if parameters can be discarded, if an observation is faulty, and countless other judgements which are impractical to program. To quote Richard Hamming, "The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers." Our purpose is to lower the computation barrier between an investigator and a useful model.

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ACM SIGGRAPH Computer GraphicsAssociation for Computing Machinery

Published: Sep 1, 1969

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