Analysis of Complex Artificial and Natural Systems
CAP 6836: Advanced Concepts in Computer Simulation
Spring 1997, 3 Credits, Time: (T4,Th4-5), Place: CSE Building, FEEDS Video Classroom.
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• Instructor: Prof. Paul A. Fishwick, Bldg. CSE, Room 332, Office Hours: to be determined. E-Mail: fishwick@cise.ufl.edu. Web: http://www.cise.ufl.edu/ fishwick. Please feel free to drop me a line if you have questions about the course.
• Goals of Course:
  To learn how to design computer experiments and analyze the results of experiments using statistical and visualization methods. Example systems, on which computer experiments are performed, include (1) computer hardware and communication networks, (2) chaotic, fractal and self-organizing systems, (3) genetic and artificial life systems, and (4) industrial and engineering systems.
• Target Audience: Students needing to understand analysis methods for software experiments.
• Structure: Lecture, seminar, invited speakers, videos.
• Grading: Midterms, final exam, homeworks, project.
• Textbook: Law and Kelton, ``Simulation Modeling and Analysis'' second edition, McGraw-Hill, 1991. Handouts will also be provided.
• Prerequisites and Related Courses: No course prerequisite. Should have knowledge of data structures, basic probability and statistics; Related Courses: CAP 4800, CAP 5805 (which stress model design and model execution algorithms).
• Sample Topics Covered: Random number generation, distributions, hypothesis testing, input and output time-series analysis, 2D and 3D computer graphic visualization methods, design of experiments, fractal dimensional analysis, optimization, verification and validation of system behavior.

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