assignment-7th.txt, cr 25 0ct by rha on hypatia

HOMEWORK

#1. read and write a short summary of "a stairway to chaos" pp. 1-5 only
#2. create a NetLogo model with one button, "setup"
	that places 100 turtles and random points on a medium size circle
	each turtle should point at the center of the circle
       save your model with the name "xxx-01.nlogo" where "xxx" is your
	first name (written as one word)
#3. experiment with the static attractor model,
	what is the efffect of the slider ?
#4. experiment with the periodic attractor model,
	what is the efffect of the slider ?
email all four parts to ralph and cc gary by 9 am on friday 10/26

RESEARCH TASKS

continue your task and daily log, 
	bring it to class meetings to present and discuss

current task list:
Paige:	MEA, google it, find its home page, briefly list or describe
		the many documents, and summarize the one
		called "living beyond our means"
	hint: given one hard copy

dan:	IPCC, summarize the third report, published this year online

nath'l	ALBEDO, easy to remember white = 1, black = 0 
		as alba means white in latin
		consult the wikipedia for a list of albedos
		of common surfaces, estimate the effective
		albedo of the ocean from the average cloud cover

yi ying	REF find percent of county each land use
		estimate albedo of each sector
	hint: find county data online

jasper	DW1, google "daisyworld" and summarize your findings
	hint: von bloh

tom	CF, estimate carbon footprint each sector by land use
	(similar to yi ying)

true	SUNK, measure areas of elevation >= x (0, 10, 20, feet ...)
		eg, cut with exacto knife, weigh on digital scale
	hint: important website

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