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| What's a Model? | | What's a Model? | ||
| Foundations | | Foundations | ||
| + | | Sam, Mikio | ||
| Generic | | Generic | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
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| Using a Dynamic Model | | Using a Dynamic Model | ||
| Fire | | Fire | ||
| + | | Fitz, Vlado | ||
| Forestry | | Forestry | ||
| Critical parameter, parameter sweep | | Critical parameter, parameter sweep | ||
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| Building a Static Model | | Building a Static Model | ||
| Area | | Area | ||
| + | | Philip, Bryan | ||
| Generic | | Generic | ||
| Accuracy, precision, estimation | | Accuracy, precision, estimation | ||
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| Visualizing Data | | Visualizing Data | ||
| Mashup | | Mashup | ||
| + | | Matt, Nate | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
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| Structural Modeling | | Structural Modeling | ||
| Bridge | | Bridge | ||
| + | | Bryan, Dylan | ||
| Physics | | Physics | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
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| Equation Modeling | | Equation Modeling | ||
| Rocket | | Rocket | ||
| + | | Vlado | ||
| Math, Physics | | Math, Physics | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
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| Modeling Society | | Modeling Society | ||
| People | | People | ||
| + | | Nate, Philip | ||
| Sociology | | Sociology | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
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| Systems Dynamics Models | | Systems Dynamics Models | ||
| Systems Dynamics Placeholder | | Systems Dynamics Placeholder | ||
| + | | Matt | ||
| Sociology | | Sociology | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
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| Chaotic Systems | | Chaotic Systems | ||
| Climate | | Climate | ||
| + | | Mikio | ||
| Lots | | Lots | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 11 February 2009
This is meant to be a rough draft of an idea Charlie and I talked about: that we should have a n-by-n matrix of different ideas that we want to make sure we hit. Since an n-by-n matrix is hard to display (especially on a wiki!) it turned into a list instead. Once this is finished, we should make sure that at least one unit addresses each one of these topics.
Initial "dimensions" of the matrix:
Contents
Scientific Disciplines
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Geology (earthquakes)
- Environmental science
- One of the social sciences
Potentially:
- Astronomy
Scientific Tools
- Equation-based modeling
- Agent-based modeling: Netlogo or AgentSheets
- Systems-based modeling: Vensim
- Visualization/visual modeling
- Mashups and Google Earth
Potentially
- SecondLife or OpenSim
Foundation Skills
- Creating a graph
- Interpreting a graph
- Basic statistics
- Estimation
- Parameter sweep
- Data collection
Potentially
- Building a physical model
Thoughts
Some of these should go somewhere, and some of these should be in every unit.
- What data do I need to collect, how do I collect it accurately, and then how do I build it
- Perhaps one unit where they have to go out and collect data to see how hard it really is, how about modeling campus (rectangle and heart)
- Data collection: sensor nets, lasers
Course Structure
When your unit(s) are ready to be reviewed change these placeholders to actual links. This is the signal that the reviewers will look for; no link, no review.
| Week | Topic | Unit(s) | Who | Discipline(s) | Skill(s) | Tool(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What's a Model? | Foundations | Sam, Mikio | Generic | TBD | TBD | |
| 2 | Using a Dynamic Model | Fire | Fitz, Vlado | Forestry | Critical parameter, parameter sweep | Agent modeling, NetLogo | |
| 3 | Building a Static Model | Area | Philip, Bryan | Generic | Accuracy, precision, estimation | Mashup | Software and physical |
| 4 | Visualizing Data | Mashup | Matt, Nate | TBD | TBD | Mashup | Tufte based approach? |
| 5-6 | Structural Modeling | Bridge | Bryan, Dylan | Physics | TBD | TBD | Software and physical? |
| 7-8 | Equation Modeling | Rocket | Vlado | Math, Physics | TBD | TBD | Software and physical? |
| 9 | Modeling Society | People | Nate, Philip | Sociology | TBD | Agent modeling, NetLogo | |
| 10-11 | Systems Dynamics Models | Systems Dynamics Placeholder | Matt | Sociology | TBD | TBD | |
| 12-13 | Chaotic Systems | Climate | Mikio | Lots | TBD | TBD |
Some would be one week long, some two weeks. Make these into links to the units when they are in "First Draft" form.
