Glossary of Terms

Algorithm:

The mathematics behind the a computer model.

Application:

The science behind the model-- background about the information in the model.

Architecture:

How the computer model was set up to model the problem.

Concentration:

The amount of a substance in a specified volume.

Decomposition:

Breaking down of a substance.

First-order reaction:

A logarithmic reaction. If you take the log of the concentration of the reaction the rate versus time will be linear.

Kinetic:

Energy an object has because of its mass and movement. (The formula for Kinetic Energy is KE=1/2 mv².)

Products:

The substances that remain after a chemical reaction has occured.

Reactants:

The original substances in a reaction. The substances that exist before the reaction takes place.