Course Title: Stella Modeling
Campus Course Code: SCI 5330
Campus: UT Dallas
Program: MAT-SE
Course Description
This course is designed to explore the revolutionary idea that learning through understanding is a far- superior approach to education than is memorization of content knowledge. Developed at MIT, Systems Thinking is a method for studying the world around us as a whole while learning how all components interact with each other, not merely viewing systems as arrays of disconnected components. Components in a system interact via feedback loops in which a change in one variable impacts others over time. Students will understand the techniques of this thinking philosophy; they will utilize the latest software; and they will construct several models to be used in the classroom including some which mirror their academic/teaching focus (biology, physical science, chemistry, earth science, etc.). Some of the classic models that each student will investigate include: dynamics of predator prey dynamics, the nitrogen cycle, plant succession, selective pressure in a population, reversible reactions, Easter Island, and the famous beer game.
Materials
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Prerequisites: Graduate in good standing.
Credits:3
Level:Graduate
Faculty
Homer Montgomery
mont@utdallas.edu
972-883-2480