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Open and Closed Systems

Animation with definition of a system and open/closed systems.
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Let’s think together. Concentrate on one word, a system. Which image do you get? Whatever image you have got, there are always three essential characteristics of any system. A system is an assemblage of parts, the relationships between them and constitution of an entity as a whole. In this course, we differentiate two types of systems, open and closed.
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In an open system:
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In a closed system:

In this course we differentiate two types of systems: open and closed. This video introduces you to these two definitions.

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