manipulate the existing models to create interactive simulations of real-world dynamic systems, i.e., air resistance, gear slippage, automotive clutch systems, the effects of the monetary supply on the economy, etc. Users do not need a programming background; SIMULINK(R) provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for building models as block diagrams, using click-and-drag mouse operations. Users define models through SIMULINK(R)'s comprehensive block library of sinks, sources, linear and nonlinear components, and connectors. They then simulate the models by using one of the methods from SIMULINK(R)'s pull-down menu or by entering commands in MATLAB(R)'s command window.

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