Modelling Modelled

Abstract

A model is one of the most fundamental concepts: it is a formal and generalized explanation of a phenomenon. Only with models we can bridge the particulars and predict the unknown. Virtually all our intellectual work turns around finding models, evaluating models, using models. Because models are so pervasive, it makes sense to take a look at modelling itself. We will approach this problem, of course, by building a model of the process of modelling