The essential textbook on agent-based modeling--now fully updated and
expanded
Agent-Based and Individual-Based Modeling has become the standard
textbook on the subject for classroom use and self-instruction. Drawing
on the latest version of NetLogo and fully updated with new examples,
exercises, and an enhanced text for easier comprehension, this is the
essential resource for anyone seeking to understand how the dynamics of
biological, social, and other complex systems arise from the
characteristics of the agents that make up these systems.
Steven Railsback and Volker Grimm lead students stepwise through the
processes of designing, programming, documenting, and doing scientific
research with agent-based models, focusing on the adaptive behaviors
that make these models necessary. They cover the fundamentals of
modeling and model analysis, introduce key modeling concepts, and
demonstrate how to implement them using NetLogo. They also address
pattern-oriented modeling, an invaluable strategy for modeling
real-world problems and developing theory.
This accessible and authoritative book focuses on modeling as a tool for
understanding real complex systems. It explains how to pose a specific
question, use observations from actual systems to design models, write
and test software, and more.
- A hands-on introduction that guides students from conceptual design to
computer implementation to analysis
- Filled with new examples and exercises and compatible with the latest
version of NetLogo
- Ideal for students and researchers across the natural and social
sciences
- Written by two leading practitioners
- Supported by extensive instructional materials at
www.railsback-grimm-abm-book.com
