Assignment 1 :
To begin, we will use a version of Schelling's famous model of residential segregation. The model is listed in Netlogo under Social Science -> Segregation. Start that model now. At each iteration of the model, each agent looks at its 8 neighbors and works out how many are the same color as itself.
Two buttons start and stop the model. 'Setup' initializes it by creating the agents and configuring the environment. 'Go' then starts the model running.
Two sliders that set a number of people in the model and their preference for living next to someone of the same type (in this case 'green' or 'red').
Two graphs show the average percentage of same-color neighbors for each person and the percent of turtles that have fewer same-color neighbors than they want (and thus want to move).
For more information about the model, or the function of the sliders and graphs, you can click on the 'Info' tab.
Slowly increase the peoples' preference for living next to the same type ('%-similar-wanted'). What happens to the spatial structure of the population as it increases?
What would you expect to see if '%-similar-wanted' was set to 100%? What actually happens?
How does the amount of time taken to reach equilibrium change as you increase and decrease the number of people in the model (e.g. the residential density)?
Assignment 2
You can use the model Virus or the model Rebellion
Now have a look at another model called 'Virus' which is under 'Biology'. This model simulates the spread of a virus through a population as people come into contact with each other. Start by clicking on the Info tab and reading about how the model works.
What happens as the chance of recovering decreases? What happens when it gets to 0 (i.e. everyone who becomes infected dies)?
Does the same thing happen every time you run the model? If not, what might account for these differences?
Run the model Rebellion. This model has been used to determine the dynamics of the Arab spring. Please comment on the characteristics.
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