Biological and Agricultural Systems Simulation

Catalog description

Continuous simulation modeling of biological and physical systems, numerical simulation techniques, validation and verification, difference measures, sensitivity analysis. A B E 559 A B E 559 Biological and Agricultural Systems Simulation (3) This course enables the student to better understand system behavior and prediction, with a focus on biological and physical systems. Using a diagramming-based model development package and standard spreadsheet programs, the student will be able to: identify a system, labeling components, boundaries, and environment; represent a system in mathematical terms; develop a working simulation model; evaluate a model through statistical means. The applications used within this course are oriented towards graduate students in the Colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering. The course is offered every Fall semester, with an expected enrollment of 10 students. Grading is based on homework and in-class assignments, and a final project.