Date

Lectures and Labs

Readings
  Assignments (ESRP 310 Fall 2007)
8-21 1. Introduction to Modeling

 Ch 1
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8-23 2. Software Demonstrations in Class

Apx A,B
 Apx A #1; Apx B #3,4; Ch 1 #1

8-23

 1st lab, SLIC: Stella & Venim: Part I

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8-28 3. Stocks and Flows: The Building Blocks

Ch 2
 Ch 2 #1,2,3
 8-30 4. Numerical Simulation

Ch 3
 Ch 2 #4,5,6,7

 8-30

 2nd lab, SLIC : Software: Part II

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 9-4 5. Vensim Demo & Intro to Mono Lake

Ch 4
 (two bottles delayed to Thursday)
 9-6 6. Model of Mono Lake

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  Apx C #5,6,7,8 (two bottles)

 9-6

 3rd lab, SLIC: Software Part III

Apx C
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 9-11 7. Equilibrium Diagrams

Ch 5
 Ch 4 #1,2,3 (model of Mono Lake)
 9-13 8. S Shaped Growth

Ch 6
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 9-13

 4th lab, SLIC: College Growth

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 9-18 9. 1st EXAM (in class, closed book)

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 9-20 10. Causal Loop Diagrams & Feedback

Ch 7
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 9-20

 5th lab, SLIC: Causal Loop Diagrams

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 9-25 11. More on Feedback Loops

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 Ch 7 #9,10,11,12
 9-27 12. Homeostasis & the Bulls Eye Diagram

Ch 8,9
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 9-27

 6th lab, SLIC: Model of an Epidemic

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10-2 13. Simulating Material Flows

Ch 10
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 10-4 14. Model of the Salmon in the Tucannon River

Ch 14
 Ch 10 #3,4,5 (insects)

 10-4

7th lab, SLIC: Salmon Exercises

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 10-9 15. Salmon Discussion

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 10-11 16. Intro to Oscillations

Ch 17
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 10-11

 8th lab: oscillations

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 10-16 17. Quiz & Sage Grouse Case

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 10-18 18. 2nd EXAM (in class, closed book)

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10-18 

 9th lab: cancelled

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 10-23 19. Cycles in Predator-Prey Populations

Ch 18
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 10-25 20. Homeostasis, Gaia and Daisy World

Ch 21
 Ch 18 #5,6,7

10-25 

 10th lab,SLIC: Daisy World Exercises

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 10-30 21. Steps of Modeling & Project Guidelines

Ch 15
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 11-1 22. Oscillations in Business Systems

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 11-1

 11th: 3-5 in SLIC: Present ideas for projects

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 Select teammate, model & improvement
 11-6 23. Class Cancelled (travel)

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 11-8 24. Spatial Modeling (Dr. Ford & Chris Pell)

Appendix I
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 11-8

 12th: 3-5 in SLIC: Present Eq. Diagrams

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  Equilibrium diagram of improved model
 11-13 25. Salmon Smolt Migration
(Dr. Ford and Casilda Saavedra)

Ch 13
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 11-15  26. Quiz & The Tsembaga Study

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 11-15

 13th: 3-5 in SLIC: Present Simulations

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 First Simulations for discussion
 

 Thanksgiving Break

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 11-27 27. Air Pollution, Vehicles & Feebates

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 11-29 28. Feebate Model & Competition

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 11-29

 14th week: project discussion

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 New Simulations for discussion
 12-4  29. to be determined

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 12-6  30. Student Presentations

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 Report on Class Project 
   Third Exam during Finals Week