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Using Agent-based Modeling

Agent-Based Modeling Using Erlang

There is a conceptual gap between real world systems and their models created using differential equations. Numerous systems, such as traffic flow, financial markets, neural networks... are all naturally composed of agents interacting with each other and the environment, from which the behavior of such systems emerges. The more complex the interactions and agents, the more difficult, and even i...

An Atom is Known by the Company it Keeps: A Constructionist Learning Environment for Materials Science Using Agent-Based Modeling

This article reports on ‘‘MaterialSim’’, an undergraduate-level computational materials science set of constructionist activities which we have developed and tested in classrooms. We investigate: (a) the cognition of students engaging in scientific inquiry through interacting with simulations; (b) the effects of students programming simulations as opposed to only interacting with ready-made sim...

Agent-Based Fabric Modeling Using Differential Equations

We use an agent-based modeling software, NetLogo, to simulate fabric drape by applying a modified mass spring system. This model provides an application of harmonic motion to textiles and fashion, fields not typically discussed in the undergraduate differential equations classroom. Euler’s method is coded into the model to solve a system of ordinary differential equations describing the fabric’...

Simulating Construction Bidding Using Agent-Based Modeling

Competitive bidding is the main mechanism for allocation of construction projects and consequently price determination of the construction services in the A/E/C industry. While different aspects of construction bidding have been studied in the literature, there is still a need for developing a comprehensive model that captures the complex dynamics of bidding environment by considering interacti...