New Mexico Computer Science for All

Learning Objective: This week focuses on introducing the students to modeling and simulation.

While the coding portion of the module isn't due until the end of the module, it is always best to review the programming challenges and extensions at the beginning of the week, ask questions about them and start coding.

Videos Watch before class

These videos reference a few mathematical and scientific concepts that you might not have heard of yet. That’s ok--just focus on how modeling is being used. You don't need to understand everything they're talking about.

Real-World Situations
• Using Modeling for Emergency Planning (with SimTable local entrepreneurs) [9:40] (.mp4) (transcript)
• Background for Module 4: Water Pollution [3:19] (YouTube)
• A Beginne's Guide to Graphing Data [10:38] (YouTube)

Theory
• Introduction to Computational Science [4:28] (.mp4)(transcript)
• Introduction to Agent Based Modeling [5:50] (.mp4)

How to Do It in NetLogo
• NetLogo and Random Walk [10:15] (.mp4) (transcript)
• Wiggle Walk and Sliders to Control Global Variables in NetLogo [11:52] (.mp4) (transcript)
• Quick Overview of Module 3 [3:44] (youtube) (.pdf)

CS Concepts Review before class

• Module 3 CS Concepts (.pdf)

Programming Challenge

• Module 3 Cheat Sheet (.pdf)
• Module 3 Introduction(.pdf)
• Module 3 Guide (.pdf)

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