CS-E5775 - Complex Systems D, Lecture, 2.9.2024-9.10.2024

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning the core concepts of complexity and system science—causal feedback, systems thinking, emergence, self-organization, the edge of chaos, autopoiesis, stigmergy, the structure and function of networks, and computational explanations of natural phenomena. Learning how to identify, analyze, and simulate these for real systems. To have a historical overview of the development of these ideas.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 02.09.2024 - 09.10.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Petter Holme

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • The history of complexity science and related developments: tektology, cybernetics, general systems theory, systems dynamics, the Austrian school of economics, hierarchy theory, chaos theory, self-organized criticality, complex adaptive systems, artificial life.
    • Tools and models: Primarily agent-based models and cellular automata, but also about systems dynamics and network analysis.
    • Phenomena and examples: Pattern formation, fractals, critical phenomena, space syntax, traffic models, evolutionary game theory.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Take-home exams. Individual project work.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures. Take-home exams / assignments. Individual project work.

DETAILS

Study Material

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    Lecture notes.

    H Sayama, Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems. Open SUNY Textbooks, 2015.

    https://www.complexity-explorables.org/

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    10 Reduced Inequality

    11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

    13 Climate Action

    16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

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    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I
    2025-2026 Autumn I

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