Juan Martin Garcia doc Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation I: Practical guide to the analysis of complex systems

An Agent Based Model (ABM) allows simulating the actions and interactions of many agents or entities in order to evaluate their impact on the system as a whole. These models are used in areas such as industry, business, biology, ecology, and the social sciences. KEY POINTS - IMMEDIATE RESULTS. From the first pages the reader is already able to create a model.- FREE SOFTWARE. The use of specific and free software for personal and educational use.- WITHOUT PRIOR TRAINING. Knowing how to program in Java, C ++, Pyton, Anylogic, etc. is not required.- GUIDE. A neat guide that explains each step in detail, for quick learning.- MODELS. The explanation of 40 didactic models, created to learn progressively.- FIGURES. The support of more than 1000 figures to advance clearly in each stage.- VIDEOS. The models described, together with various help videos, can be downloaded.- PRACTICAL. A practical approach allows the reader to see the possible applications to their environment.- EXPERIENCE. The teaching experience of the author and the reviewers has allowed the text to be refined to the maximum. AUTHOR AND REVIEWERS Juan Martín García is a Doctor of Industrial Engineering in Business Organization from the UPC (Spain) and a Diploma from the Sloan School of Management at MIT (USA). He has more than 30 years of experience as a consultant for companies and public organizations using simulation models based on System Dynamics. Professor at several Spanish and Latin American universities, he teaches online courses at Vensim https://vensim.com/vensim-online-courses/ (in English) and System Dynamics at ATC-Innova http://atc-innova. com/ (Spanish). He is the author of books and lectures on business, social and environmental applications of simulation models. - Dr. Francisco Campuzano Bolarín, Professor of Business Organization at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT).- Lening Mora, M.S Environmental & Occupational Health (San Diego, California) and Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Modeling and Simulation at Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, California USA).- Professor Gavin Melles, PhD, MSc Swinburne University (Victoria, Australia). INDEX Presentation softwareInstallationWorking screenA model in 1 minute Concepts Functions and tablesVariablesModel: Traffic lightModel: Paris RomeAttributesModel: Rio Bravo 2Model: Truck FleetCollections and aggregatesModel: Dragons and CastlesModel: Parents and childrenModel: The Four PiratesReferencesModel: White and BlackModel: White and Black 2Model: White and Black 3CommentsToolsEntities initial parametersModel: Horse RacingTemporal parametersModel: Satellite LaunchExternal data entitiesImport initial dataImport time series dataModel: My three rabbits Exercises Model: Rabbit PopulationModel: Rabbit Population 2Model: Rabbit Population 3Model: Rabbit population 4Model: Rabbit population 5Model: Sweet candiesModel: Cheese shopModel: Cheese Shop 2Model: Formula 1 driversModel: Patients and hospitalsModel: Horse breedingModel: Horse breeding 2Model: Horse breeding 3Model: Horse breeding 4Model: Horse breeding 5Model: Horse breeding 6Model: Horse breeding 7Model: Fighter aircraftModel: Fighter Aircraft 2Model: Fishing in three seasModel: Fishing in three seas 2Model: Fishing in three seas 3Model: Fishing in three seas 4Model: Fishing in three seas 5Model: Fishing in three seas 6Model: Gold MarketModel: Gold Market 2Model: Gold Market 3Model: Gold Market 4Model: Eco RestaurantModel: Beer Game