Complex Networks

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In this course, students will explore complex networks: the mathematical objects used in the modeling and analysis of various complex systems in nature and society. This course will introduce students to basic network models, methods for the classification of networks, mechanisms that generate multiple classes of networks, measures and algorithms for quantifying local and global network structures, and frameworks used in modeling dynamical processes involving networks, including the diffusion of social and biological contagions on networks. Students will also learn Python-based software packages, including visualization techniques used in network analysis.