The Ross School, East Hampton, NY, Fall 2007

Complex Dynamical Systems

Syllabus, Part II (tentative)

  • Week 1, September 10
    Browsing the NetLogo Models Library
  • Week 2, September 17
    Selecting environmental problems
  • Week 3, September 24
    Downloading NetLogo
    ...
  • Week 7: October 22
    Math: Vectorfields, static attractors
    Tech: Dissect DaisyWorld.nlogo (Watson-Lovelock, 1983)
    Sci: Carbon cycle and DaisyWorld2
    Gathering data for your model, Sufflok County
    Carbon footprint computers
  • Week 8: October 29
    Math: Vectorfields, periodic attractors
    Tech: Dissect Wolf-sheep.nlogo (SD model)
    Gathering data for your model (cont'd)
  • Week 9: November 05
    Recreate DaisyWorld.nlogo, better graphics, SD model
    Albedo and carbon footprint of Suffolk Coounty
  • Week 10: November 12
    Create DaisyWorld2.nlogo (after Kump-Lovelock, 2007)

  • Revised 20 Oct 2007 by Ralph