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Thinking About Systems Thinking Dr Mike Yearworth Reader in Systems, Faculty of Engineering 28 th June 2010
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Thinking about systems thinking

  • 1. Thinking About Systems Thinking Dr Mike Yearworth Reader in Systems, Faculty of Engineering 28 th June 2010
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Editor's Notes

  1. 27th April 2010 (C) Dr Mike Yearworth 2010 System Dynamics