Week 4: Introduction to Modeling

Week 4: Introduction to Modeling 

Learning Objective: This week focuses on introducing the students to modeling and simulation.

About This Week:

• In the programming lab, the extra credits are a little more open ended.

• The quiz has been reworded somewhat. It also contains a short answer question from Blow to Bits.

Pacing Guide

Do Now Questions

• Do Now Questions - With Answers (.doc)
• Do Now Handout - No Answers (.doc)
• Do Now Slides (.ppt)

Programming Challenge

• Lab 4 Random Walk/Wiggle (.doc)
• Sample Lab 4 Random Walk/Wiggle NetLogo Example Program (.nlogo) (.doc)
• Lab 4 - Random Walk/Wiggle Data Collection Sheet (extra sheet) (.doc)
• NetLogo Cheat Sheet (.doc)
• Grading Rubric (.doc)

CS Concepts

• CS Concepts Summary (.doc)

Videos

• Introduction to Computational Science (.mp4) (.ppt)
• Introduction to Agent Based Modeling (.mp4) (.ppt)
• Computer Science and Simulation/Emergency Planning (.mp4)
• NetLogo and Random Walk (.mp4)
• Wiggle Walk and Sliders to Control Global Variables in Netlogo (.mp4)
• Video Summaries (.doc)

Reading Materials

• Blown to Bits: Chapter 1 (Reading Assignment pp. 1-9)

Hands on activities (optional)

• Dice and Data Hands-on Activity (.doc)
• Diffusion of Food Dye in Water (.doc)
• Dice and Data NetLogo Activity
  • Dice and Data NetLogo Video (.mp4) 
  • Dice and Data NetLogo Program (.doc) - You need to right click to download the NetLogo program. Make sure to "Save As" when you save the NetLogo program... Make sure it does NOT save it as a text file

• Quiz - With Answers (.doc)

• Quiz - No Answers (.doc)

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