2011 Complexity and Modeling Program Readings
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Readings and Materials
General Agent-Based Modeling
Aligning Simulation Models - Axtell et al.
Agent-Based Generative Social Science - Epstein
Modeling Civil Violence - Epstein
Complexity of Langton's Ant - Gajardo, Moreira, and Goles
Tasmanian Devils
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Rock Paper Scissors in Bacteria & Biodiversity - Kerr et al.
RPS on a Small World Network - Szabo, Szolnoki, Izsak
Emergent Behavior of Rock Paper Scissors - Kircher
Flocking
Statistical Physics is for the Birds - Feder
Autonomous Boids - Hartman & Benes
Flocks, Herds, and Schools - Reynolds
Chaos Theory
Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow - Lorenz
Networks
Ants
The Ant System: Optimization by a Colony of Cooperating Agents - Dorigo, Maniezzo, Colorni
Curriculum & Tools
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
Iain Couzin, Understanding Human Behavior
Hunting the Hidden Dimension, NOVA documentary on fractal geometry
The Secret Life of Chaos, BBC documentary on chaos theory
Emergence, Abridged NOVA ScienceNOW documentary on emergent phenomena