system dynamics

[nadia]

Hi everybody,

It is just a simple question.System dynamics itself has s.I mean the term dynamics. What about system dynamic model? Does it has s or without s?Thank you in advance.


Regards,
Nadia.

[Administrator]

I'd say "System Dynamics model".

[tomfid]

Right. Some people say, "systems dynamics" but as Jay Forrester introduced the term in Industrial Dynamics, it was "system dynamics" (from which the title of the SD Review journal derives). - Tom

[Kian]

Dear Nadia,

Based on my recent research I suppose that it is "SystemS Dynamics". Because of two things: First, most of the Mechanical Engineers use this term [without S] for the mechanical systems and the second is, due to complexity of systems together they prefer to use it as a plural form [with S].
Actually, Systems dynamics deals with the non-linear equations because of its complexity and mixture of loops together. However, some of experts still use it System Dynamics. Personally, I prefer to say "Systems Dynamics"!

I hope that my description help you to identify the subject more.

Regards,
Kian

[tomfid]

This is the definitive usage: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/ ... 91099-1727