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PHY.2:8 - Common Anti-Patterns and How to Avoid Them

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Give components corresponding names but leave their interaction unbuilt.Construct the connection’s physical law and state, then derive the coupled behavior.
Reuse isolated-component behavior after connecting a load that changes it.Include the loading or derive conditions under which its influence is negligible for the output.
Start every source state at zero while the target contains stored deformation or another prepared state.Map and realize the preparation used by the target question.
Treat one reproduced observation as enough to identify the target mechanism.Derive a consequence on which plausible mechanisms differ, or keep the explanation conditional when that suffices.
Change a coefficient past the range an available mechanism can supply.Reconstruct the physical source, including a required drive or new state, or retain the result in its applicable range.