Assignments_Spring_2012

=Week 1=


 * Class:** Introduction, introduce research group
 * Reading:** Chapters 1 and 2 of Railsback and Grimm (2012).
 * Assignment:**
 * 1) Download and install netLogo (v4.1.3)
 * 2) work concurrently with Chapter 2 to develop the mushroom hunter program

=Week 2=


 * Class:** Modeling concepts, introducing netLogo
 * Reading:** Chapters 3, 4, and 5 of Railsback and Grimm (2012).
 * Assignment:**
 * 1) Prepare a first netLogo model, with the subject to be determined in class.
 * 2) Follow the ODD protocol described in Chapter 3 to document your model and it's features.

= = =Week 3=


 * Class:** Interacting Agents
 * Reading:** Chapter 6
 * Assignment:**
 * 1) Finish integration of models
 * 2) prepare ODD describing integrated system model
 * 3) describe modifications to your model required to integrate with others
 * 4) use behavior space to find stable equilibria
 * 5) read chapter 6 and do exercises at the end

=**Week 4**=


 * Class:** Present integrated model and describe how they changed their model to integrate
 * Reading:** chapters 7,8,9,10
 * Assignment:** Implement other section's integrated model from ODD, 8.2, 8.4, 9.4, 9.7, 10.3

=**Week 5**=


 * Class:** Comparison of multi-trophic models implemented from ODD
 * Assignment:** create netLogo version of Vilas County
 * Reading:**

=**Week 6**=


 * Class:** Matrix and univariate population models
 * Assignment:** Implement tree growth and herbaceous vegetation modes
 * Reading:**

=**Week 7**=


 * Class:** Examine tree and plant growth models, implement mouse tool for harvests
 * Assignment:** Finish mouse input, implement timber volume estimation, implement harvest strategies, attempt to reach steady-state timber harvest
 * Reading:**

=**Week 8**=


 * Class:** Review of harvest strategies, Lotka-Volterra models
 * Assignment:** Implement plant-bug relationship, make up some bird agents (see slides)
 * Reading:**

=**Week 9**=


 * Class:** Testing and analysis
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=**Week 11**=


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