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System Dynamics Self Study

Graduate · Historical course

Fall 1998

Many books and thousands of papers cover the field of system dynamics. With all of these resources available, it can be difficult to know where to begin. The System Dynamics in Education Project at MIT put together these resources to help people sort through the vast library of books and papers on system dynamics. This course site includes a collection of papers and computer exercises entitled “Road Maps,” as well as a collection of assignments and solutions that were initially part of a guided study to system dynamics.  Note that while the level of the course indicated in the upper right corner of the screen is "Undergraduate / Graduate," the material is suitable for people ranging from K-12 students to chief executives of corporations.

Readings

  • Forrester, Jay. Principles of Systems . Waltham, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1968. ISBN: 978-1883823412.
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  • -–. World Dynamics . Waltham, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1973.
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  • -–. Urban Dynamics . Waltham, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1969. ISBN: 978-1883823399.
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  • -–. Industrial Dynamics . Waltham, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1961. ISBN: 9781883823368.
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  • Goodman, Michael R. Study Notes in System Dynamics . Waltham, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1989. ISBN: 9781883823405.
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  • Roberts, Nancy. Introduction to Computer Simulation: A System Dynamics Modeling Approach . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1982. ISBN: 9780201064148.
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  • Hopkins, Pamela Lee. “Simulating Hamlet in the Classroom.” System Dynamics Review 8, no. 1 (1992): 91-98.
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  • Meadows, Donella H. “System Dynamics Meets the Press.” In The Global Citizen . Washington, DC: Island Press, 1991. ISBN: 9781559630580.
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  • Introduction to Computer Simulation , Chapter 13
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  • Study Notes in System Dynamics
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  • Introduction to Computer Simulation
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  • Study Notes in System Dynamics, Chapters 4, 5 (Michael Goodman)
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  • Urban Dynamics
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  • Richardson, George P. “Problems with Causal-Loop Diagrams.” System Dynamics Review 2, no. 2 (1986): 158-170.
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  • Introduction to Computer Simulation , Chapter 17 (Introduction to Delays)
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  • Answers to Exercises for Chapter 17: Introduction To Delays from Introduction to Computer Simulation ( PDF ) ↗
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  • Glass-Husain, William. “Teaching System Dynamics: Looking at Epidemics.” System Dynamics in Education Project, 1991.
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  • Meadows, Donella H., Dennis Meadows, and Jorgen Randers. Beyond the Limits: Confronting Global Collapse, Envisioning a Sustainable Future . Post Mills, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 1992.
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  • Richmond, Barry. “Systems Thinking: Critical Thinking Skills for the 1990s and Beyond.” System Dynamics Review 9, no. 2 (1993): 113-133.
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  • Forrester, Jay W. “System Dynamics, Systems Thinking, and Soft OR.” System Dynamics Review 10, no. 2 (1994): 245-256.
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  • Sterman, J. D. “A Skeptic’s Guide to Computer Models.” In Managing a Nation: The Microcomputer Software Catalog . Edited by G. O. Barney, et al. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1990, pp. 209-229. ISBN: 9780813382975.
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  • Introduction to Computer Simulation , Chapter 13.
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  • Introduction to Computer Simulation , Chapter 17.
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