System dynamics
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Introduction
System dynamics refers to a type of computer modeling and computer simulation.
Software
- Simantics, Open operating system for modelling and simulation. It comes with a System dynamics tool. See Tutorial: Basic System Dynamics Modelling and Tutorial: Advanced System Dynamics Modelling.
- Stella, probably the most popular commercial system used in education.
- iThink
- Simulistics
- Vensim® Personal Learning Edition (free for personal and educational use)
Links
MIT System dynamics tutorials
A number of open courseware materials can be found, e.g.
- System Dynamics II (2013)
- System Dynamics Self Study (1998/99). This class is organised trough nine roadmaps which in turn include various readings and exercises. See Syllabus and Readings
Other
- System dynamics (Wikipedia). Includes a nice adopter model.
- Modelling predator-prey interaction from Simulistics. See also their other tutorials
For folks with math skills
- Dynamical system (Wikipedia)
- Lotka–Volterra equations (Wikipedia)