Method for rendering mathematical models of systems into interactive training simulators

A method for rendering an interactive simulation, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a display screen, a user selection to represent the interactive simulation for a model having one or more parameters, the display screen defining a node location for each parameter of said one or more parameters, wherein the user selection is based on an adjustable value associated with a physically movable node placed on at least one of each node location;
• determining, by a processor, the interactive simulation based on imputing the adjusted value to the parameter of the one or more parameters associated with the node location having a placed physically movable node thereon;
• and
• automatically rendering the interactive simulation on the display screen.

An apparatus for rendering interactive simulations, the apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of physically movable nodes, each physically movable node having a node communication component;
• a simulation board comprising:
• an upper surface, wherein the upper surface has a display screen capable for representing a simulation for a model having one or more parameters, the display screen defining a node location for each parameter of said one or more parameters;
• and
• a signal component configured to send a parameter-based signal to each node location;
• and
• wherein each physically movable node is enabled to be configured only by its physical placement on the node location when the node communication component is in communication with the signal component, so that a value associated with the physically movable node is imputed to the parameter of the model.