The Lectures

March 31
Lecture 1: An Introduction to Complexity Science

April 2
Lecture 2: Concepts of Complex Systems
Reading: Emergence, Introduction & Chapter 1

April 7
Lecture 3: The Occupation of Modeling: Simulating with Cells
Reading: Emergence, Chapter 2

April 9
Lecture 4: The Occupation of Modeling II: Simulating with Agents
Reading: Epstein, J. M. (2008). Why model? Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 11(4), 12.

April 14
Lecture 5: Patterns in Space
Reading: Emergence, Chapter 3

April 16
Lecture 6: Modeling Patterns
Reading: Grimm, V. et al. (2005). Pattern-oriented modeling of agent-based complex systems: lessons from ecology. science, 310(5750), 987-991.

April 21
Lecture 7: Feedbacks
Reading: Emergence, Chapters 4 & 5.

April 23
Lecture 8: Path Dependence
Reading: Brown, D. G., Page, S., Riolo, R., Zellner, M., & Rand, W. (2005). Path dependence and the validation of agent‐based spatial models of land use. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 19(2), 153-174.

April 28
Lecture 9Model Uncertainty
No Reading

April 30
Lecture 10Model Evaluation
Reading: Rykiel, E. J. (1996). Testing ecological models: the meaning of validation. Ecological modelling, 90(3), 229-244.

May 5
Lecture 11Communicating Models
Reading: Grimm, V., Berger, U., DeAngelis, D. L., Polhill, J. G., Giske, J., & Railsback, S. F. (2010). The ODD protocol: a review and first update. Ecological modelling, 221(23), 2760-2768.

May 7
Lecture 12: 
Modeling Cognition
Reading: Emergence, Chapters 6 & 7

May 12
Lecture 13 Models as Narratives
Reading: Millington, J. D., O’Sullivan, D., & Perry, G. L. (2012). Model histories: narrative explanation in generative simulation modelling. Geoforum, 43(6), 1025-1034.

May 14
Lecture 14: Models as Narratives (continued)

May 19
Lecture 15: Small Worlds
Reading: Six Degrees, Chapters 1-3

*Checklist for Final Project

May 21
Lecture 16: Scale Free Models
Reading: Six Degrees, Chapter 4

*How to write-up final project

May 26
Lecture 17 Evaluating Network Models
Reading: Six Degrees, Chapter 5

*Making sense of your results

May 28
Lecture 18: Network Model Applications
Reading: Six Degrees, Chapters 6 & 7

*Citing work

June 2
Lecture 19: Undergraduate Meeting

June 3
In Labs: Final Presentations

June 4
Lecture 20: Graduate Meeting