Week | Topic | Readings/ | Comments |
Starting | Chapters | ||
01/15 | Introduction | Read: Free will? Evolution of simulations: Nance & Sargent 2002 Simulation modeling taxonomy: Fishwick 1998 |
No class on the 15th |
01/22 | Single Server Queueing System General Results from Queueing Theory |
Law 1.1-1.9 Event Graphs 1 Event Graphs 2 |
Carnival Scrimmage |
01/29 | Arrival Process and Inter-Arrival Times | Law 1.1-1.9 |
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02/05 | Event Graphs |
Law 1.1-1.9 |
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02/12 |
Event Scheduling Event Graphs: Constraint networks |
Class notes |
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02/19 |
Event Graphs: Delay propagation in networks WebCyclone |
Class Notes STROBOSCOPE Unified Modeling Method |
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02/26 | Modeling Complex Systems | Sterman 5, 6, 7, 8 Counter-Intuitive behavior of Social Systems |
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03/05 | Monday 03/05 Test -1 System Dynamics Approaches |
Sterman 5, 6, 7, 8 | No class on 02/09 |
03/12 | Spring break | ||
03/19 | System Dynamics Approaches (Contd.) | Sterman 5, 6, 7, 8,9,11 | |
03/26 | Guest Lecture: Dr. Richard Honrath | Talk | |
04/02 | Guest Lecture: Dr. Nilufer Onder | Talk | |
04/09 | Guest Lecture: Dr. Neil Hutzler | Verifying models: Talk | |
04/16 | Guest Lecture: Matt Drewek | Modeling human behavior: Talk | |
04/23 | Agent based methods | Law 5 | |