Computational Modeling
Fall 2008

For today, you should:

1) finish your chapter 6 (evaluation packets due next Friday) 

2) prepare for a quiz on Chapter 6

3) read the article about Einstein's famous quote (link below)

4) (maybe) read my Chapter 7


Today:

1) quiz 5

2) work on Chapter 7


For next time you should:

1) work on Chapter 7 

2) prepare an evaluation packet:

   ONE of your chapters 4, 5, 6
   one copy of an evaluation rubric, filled out (just leave some room)



Chapter 7
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7.1 Read one of Bak's papers:

Short (dense) version:   bak87soc.pdf
Longer (easier) version: bak88self.pdf

7.2 DFT

7.3 FFT

7.4 Spectral density

7.5 Power spectrum of the sand pile model

7.6 Forest Fire Model

7.7 Is Game of Life critical?  Read bak89life.pdf

7.8    Reductionism, holism.
7.9    Bak.
7.10   Mandelbrot.
7.11   Determinism and the "great man" theory of history.