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Hey @katyhuff,

This is also built on #5. I've added a decent amount of content and made some comments based on both your comments and content. Let's iterate on this PR as you see fit; I'm happy to change the language as needed.
Yeah... divide and conquer is probably wrong because it has a specific
algorithmic meaning. MVC also has a specific meaning related to GUIs. I was
hoping to avoid 'object oriented' because of all the baggage the term
carries, but perhaps it's most precise here?


On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Katy Huff <notifications@github.com>
wrote:

> In fundamentals/intro.tex:
>
> >  Cyclus provides a sophisticated and modern, agent-based platform. Previous
> >  codes were lacking in a number of ways. Cyclus has a number of features that
> >  overcome those issues.
> >
> > +% MJG - I don't claim that all of this belongs in the beginning of this
> > +% subsection, but here's some more content.
> > +
> > +Modeling the growth of a physics-dependent, international nuclear fuel supply
> > +chain is a difficult problem. To date, it has been treated relatively
> > +lightly. Tools have either focused on macro effects, e.g., the fleet-level
> > +stocks and flows of commodities, or micro effects, e.g., the used fuel
> > +composition fast reactor fuel. Accordingly, each focus has driven the
> > +development of these tools, rendering the task of answering questions between
> > +the macro and micro levels either impossible or difficult and time consuming.
> > +
> > +Cyclus uses a divide-and-conquer approach, separating the problem of modeling a
>
> "Divide and conquer" sounds cool, but I've more commonly seen this
> referred to as "model-view-controller."
>
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