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==Readings and Materials==
'''[http://santafe.edu/ Santa Fe Institute Website]'''<br>
===Complexity Resources===
'''[http://www.complexityexplorer.org/online-courses/11 Introduction to Complexity Online Videos]'''<br>
'''[http://www.complexityexplorer.org/explore/glossary Complexity Explorer Terms Glossary]'''<br>
'''[http://www.complexityexplorer.org/online-courses Santa Fe Institute Online Courses on Complexity]'''<br>
'''[https://www.youtube.com/user/santafeinst A huge online archive of Santa Fe Institute YouTube Videos]'''<br>
'''[http://www.complexityexplorer.org/explore/resources Background Reading on Complexity]'''<br>
===General Agent-Based Modeling===
<!-- [[Media:Axtell,_et_al_-_Aligning_Simulation_Models.pdf | Aligning Simulation Models - Axtell et al.]]
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<!-- [[Media:Epstein_-_Agent-based_Generative_Social_Science.pdf | Agent-Based Generative Social Science - Epstein‎]] -->
<!-- [[Media:Epstein,_Steinbruner,_Parker_-_Modeling_Civil_Violence.pdf | Modeling Civil Violence - Epstein‎]] -->
<!-- [[Media:Gajardo,_Moreira,_Goles_-_Complexity_of_Langton's_Ant.pdf | Complexity of Langton's Ant - Gajardo, Moreira, and Goles]] -->
===Probability Puzzles===
Puzzle #1 [[Media:UnfairCoin.pdf | The Unfair Coin]]‎
Puzzle #2 [[Media:ProblemofPoints.pdf | Problem of points]]‎
Puzzle #3 [[Media:ProbabilityPuzzles.pdf | Dice Exercises]]‎
===Ecological Modeling===
===Rock, Paper, Scissors===
[[Media:Kerr,_et_al_-_Local_dispersal_promotes_biodiversity_in_rock-paper-scissors.pdf | Rock Paper Scissors in Bacteria & Biodiversity - Kerr et al.]]‎
[[Media:Kircher_-_Emergent_Behavior_of_Rock-Paper-Scissors_Game.pdf‎ | Emergent Behavior of Rock Paper Scissors - Kircher]]
[[Media:Bennett - Rock Paper Scissors.pdf | Rock-Paper-Scissors Ecosystem]]
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[[Media:Feder_-_Statistical_Physics_is_for_the_Birds.pdf | Statistical Physics is for the Birds - Feder ]]
[[Media:Hartman,_Benes_-_Autonomous_Boids.pdf | Autonomous Boids - Hartman & Benes]]‎
[[Media:Reynolds_-_Flocks,_Herds,_and_Schools.PDF | Flocks, Herds, and Schools - Reynolds]]‎
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<!-- ===Peppered Moths: Melanism and Evolution===
[[Media:melanism.pdf | Fine-tuning the Peppered Moth Paradigm - Grant ]]
[[Media:Darwiniandisciple.pdf | The Peppered Moth: Decline of a Darwinian Disciple - Majerus ]]
[[Media:Swedentalk220807.pdf | The Peppered Moth: The Proof of Darwinian Evolution - Majerus ]]
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===Chaos Theory===
[[Media:Lorenz_-_Deterministic,_Non-periodic_Flow.PDF | Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow - Lorenz]]‎
===Networks===
<!-- [[Media:Dunne_-_Encyclopedia_of_Complex_Systems,_Food_Webs.pdf | Food Webs - Dunne]] -->
===Epidemiology===
==Curriculum & Tools==
[[Media:A1-Complex_Adaptive_Systems-W&T.doc | Walk & Turn (doc)‎]]
[[Media:C1-Swords&Shields.doc‎ | Swords & Shields (doc)]]
[[Media:coreconcepts.pdf | Core Concepts (doc)]]
[[Media:langstonsants.pdf | Langston's Ants (doc)]]
==Suggested Readings==
[[Media:Why_Model.pdf‎ |Why Model? - Joshua M Epstein, ]]
[http://www.santafe.edu/media/workingpapers/10-12-033.pdf Jim Crutchfield, The Dreams of Theory]
[http://www.amazon.com/Complexity-Guided-Tour-Melanie-Mitchell/dp/0195124413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309386862&sr=8-1 Melanie Mitchell, Complexity: A Guided Tour]
[http://www.amazon.com/Honeybee-Democracy-Thomas-D-Seeley/dp/0691147213  Thomas D. Seeley, Honey Bee Democracy]
==Suggested Videos==
[http://santafe.edu/research/videos/catalog/ Video Catalog of SFI Lectures]
[http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/understanding-human-behavior/id381962164 Iain Couzin, Understanding Human Behavior]
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbK92bRW2lQ Hunting the Hidden Dimension, NOVA documentary on fractal geometry]
[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/emergence.html Emergence, Abridged NOVA ScienceNOW documentary on emergent phenomena]
[http://projectguts.org/files/Fileshare_Area493/videoTutorials/introCAS.mov Progect GUTS Intro to Complex Adaptive Systems]

Latest revision as of 23:25, 15 July 2015

2015 Complexity and Modeling Program Navigation


Readings and Materials

Santa Fe Institute Website

Complexity Resources

Introduction to Complexity Online Videos
Complexity Explorer Terms Glossary
Santa Fe Institute Online Courses on Complexity
A huge online archive of Santa Fe Institute YouTube Videos
Background Reading on Complexity

General Agent-Based Modeling

Probability Puzzles

Puzzle #1 The Unfair Coin

Puzzle #2 Problem of points

Puzzle #3 Dice Exercises

Ecological Modeling

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Rock Paper Scissors in Bacteria & Biodiversity - Kerr et al.

Emergent Behavior of Rock Paper Scissors - Kircher

Rock-Paper-Scissors Ecosystem


Chaos Theory

Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow - Lorenz

Networks

Epidemiology

Curriculum & Tools

Walk & Turn (doc)‎

Swords & Shields (doc)

Core Concepts (doc)

Langston's Ants (doc)

Suggested Readings

Why Model? - Joshua M Epstein,

Jim Crutchfield, The Dreams of Theory

Melanie Mitchell, Complexity: A Guided Tour

Thomas D. Seeley, Honey Bee Democracy

Suggested Videos

Video Catalog of SFI Lectures

Iain Couzin, Understanding Human Behavior

Hunting the Hidden Dimension, NOVA documentary on fractal geometry

Emergence, Abridged NOVA ScienceNOW documentary on emergent phenomena

Progect GUTS Intro to Complex Adaptive Systems