CS382:Software

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Software

Foundations of Modelling

Firefox


Static Modeling

  • Google Earth. Free. All platforms.


Fire


Visualization

  • Web Browser
  • Google account
  • Open Office


Structural Modeling

Bridge Construction Set

  • A bridge-building computer game. It offers a fairly detailed 3-D OpenGL model visualization. The game is organized into stages of increasing complexity. Available for Mac OS X / Linux / Windows.
    • After completing the demo levels, it seems that we might want to actually get licenses. The game is actually really fun. Different levels use different bridge building materials, such as iron (the basic component) steel, and cable.
    • We decided to use BCS because it visualizes the bridges in 3-D, and 3-D modeling software should make the students more comfortable translating their models to physical Knex models. (described later)
  • Students will be expected to come to the Dennis 224 Lab to use the Bridge Construction Set full version ( if we choose to purchase it ) or they can download the demo on to their personal machines.


Rocket Modeling

  • RocketModeler II

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/rktsim.html

With this software you can investigate how a rocket flies by changing the values of different design variables.

  • Water Rocket Fun v.3.4.

http://www.seeds2lrn.com/rocketSoftware.html

The main page that we can focus on: contains downloadable software for a flight of water rocket: Called : Water Rocket Fun v.3.4

    • Descriptions at unit page


Computational Sociology and Agent Based Modeling

  • Java
  • NetLogo


Predator Prey ( Lynx Hare )


Chaos


End-Notes