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-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory Chaos:] <br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory Chaos:]==
Chaotic systems are predictable for a while and then appear to become random and are nonlinear.<br>
Chaotic systems are predictable for a while and then appear to become random and are nonlinear.<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedback Feedback:] <br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedback Feedback:]==
is a process in which information about the past or the present influences the same phenomenon in the present or future. As part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit or loop, the event is said to "feed back" into itself.<br>
is a process in which information about the past or the present influences the same phenomenon in the present or future. As part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit or loop, the event is said to "feed back" into itself.<br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy Hierarchy:]<br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy Hierarchy:]==
Abstractly, a hierarchy can be modelled mathematically as a rooted tree: the root of the tree forms the top level, and the children of a given vertex are at the same level, below their common parent. <br>
Abstractly, a hierarchy can be modelled mathematically as a rooted tree: the root of the tree forms the top level, and the children of a given vertex are at the same level, below their common parent. <br>
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor Occam's Razor:] <br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor Occam's Razor:]==
The one with the fewest assumptions should be selected<br>
The one with the fewest assumptions should be selected==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheromone Pheromone]<br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheromone Pheromone]==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma Prisoner’s Dilemma]<br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma Prisoner’s Dilemma]==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierpinski_triangle Sierpinski Triangle]<br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierpinski_triangle Sierpinski Triangle]==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmergy Stigmergy]<br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmergy Stigmergy]==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic Stochasticity]<br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic Stochasticity]==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfluid Superfluid]<br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfluid Superfluid]==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throughput Throughput]<br>
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throughput Throughput]==

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2014 Complexity and Modeling Program Navigation


Key Terms from the Complexity and Modeling Program:

-Complex
vs.
-Complicated


Complex: individual behaviors and local interactions, goal-specific emergent structure, scale-dependent predictability and unpredictability, high level of throughput.

Complicated: is deliberate, has specific goal driven behavior, predictable behavior at all scales, system throughout manages within specifications.


Complexity:

-Leaderless: individual behaviors and local interactions not directed by central organization or control.
-Emergent: unexpected structure that comes from a system that does not have a direct connection to the system.
-Nonlinear: inputs and outputs are related but not in a linear fashion. Highly sensitive initial and ambient conditions.
-Self-organizing: organization comes from within the system and is nonhierarchical

Word Wall:

Chaos:

Chaotic systems are predictable for a while and then appear to become random and are nonlinear.

Feedback:

is a process in which information about the past or the present influences the same phenomenon in the present or future. As part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit or loop, the event is said to "feed back" into itself.

Hierarchy:

Abstractly, a hierarchy can be modelled mathematically as a rooted tree: the root of the tree forms the top level, and the children of a given vertex are at the same level, below their common parent.

Occam's Razor:

The one with the fewest assumptions should be selected==

Pheromone

Prisoner’s Dilemma

Sierpinski Triangle

Stigmergy

Stochasticity

Superfluid

Throughput