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== Science vs. Engineering == | == Science vs. Engineering == | ||
| + | [[Image:Scientific_Method.png|300px|thumb|left|The Scientific Method]] | ||
This SMA method is nothing else but the | This SMA method is nothing else but the | ||
scientific method applied to engineering, | scientific method applied to engineering, | ||
the combination of engineering and science. | the combination of engineering and science. | ||
| + | The application of the scientific method by the engineer | ||
| + | is the solution to the fundamental [[ESOA]] and ESOS problem | ||
| + | It is the step-by-step investigation of hypotheses with experiments | ||
| + | and simulations. | ||
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| + | The scientific method is an iterative process that is the basis for any scientific inquiry, and it can also be used to examine artificial systems and simulated worlds (for instance synthetic societies of multi-agent systems). The scientific method follows a series of steps: | ||
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| + | :(1) identify a problem you would like to solve, | ||
| + | :(2) formulate a hypothesis, | ||
| + | :(3) test the hypothesis, | ||
| + | :(4) collect and analyze the data, | ||
| + | :(5) make conclusions and restart with (1) | ||
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Remarkably, some computer scientists do not | Remarkably, some computer scientists do not | ||
want to hear this. They are of course scientists, | want to hear this. They are of course scientists, | ||
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to be important.). | to be important.). | ||
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But there are also the opposite | But there are also the opposite | ||
cases. The best cases are "theory engineers" or "scientific | cases. The best cases are "theory engineers" or "scientific | ||
