Agent-Based and Individual-Based Modeling: A Practical Introduction

by Steven F. Railsback and Volker Grimm

Book Overview

Agent-based modeling is a new technique for understanding how the dynamics of biological, social, and other complex systems arise from the characteristics and behaviors of the agents making up these systems. This innovative textbook gives students and scientists the skills to design, implement, and analyze agent-based models. It starts with the fundamentals of modeling and provides an introduction to NetLogo, an easy-to-use, free, and powerful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691136742
• ISBN13: 9780691136745
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 9.9"