Chapter 1 - Assignment 1: Mapping -- Another Type of Abstraction
Chapter 1 - Assignment 1: Mapping -- Another Type of Abstraction
- Use Yahoo's mapping service to construct
a map of your home or school address. In what way does this map serve as an abstraction (a
simplification of reality)?
- Zoom out to the highest level. How does this affect the level of abstraction?
- When would each type of map be most useful? Generalize this argument by discussing the
level of abstraction needed for alternative economic models.
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