Simulation for the Social Scientist is a practical textbook on the
techniques of building computer simulations to assist understanding of
social and economic issues and problems.
A new web site has been created to support the use of the book for
teaching. The site includes:
* Chapter 1 of the book in Portable Document Format (PDF).
* The code for all the programs in the book
* A discussion board: discuss tips and techniques for teaching
simulation to social scientists
* Copies of many of the Figures in the book
* Links to resources related to simulation
* Errata
The site is at:
<http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/research/simsoc/sss/home.html>
Copies of the book may be ordered through one of the internet bookshops:
<http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/cgi-bin/JASSS_book_order.pl?title=Simulat
ion+for+th
e+Social+Scientist&author=Nigel+Gilbert&hb=0-335-19745-0&pb=0-335-19744-0>
or directly from the publisher, Open University Press: http://www.openup.co.uk/
Nigel Gilbert and Klaus G. Troitzsch (1999) Simulation for the Social
Scientist. Buckingham: Open University Press. ISBN: 0335197440
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Professor Nigel Gilbert, Editor, Journal of Artificial Societies and
Social Simulation, <http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS/>.
Centre for Research on Simulation in the Social Sciences (CRESS),
Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Tel:+44 1483 259173 Fax:+44 1483 259551 [log in to unmask]
Simulation resources at <http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/research/simsoc/>
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