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Computational Physics Resources: Basic Monte Carlo Methods  [ Computer Program ]
  
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This website contains a set of 7 simulations and accompanying worksheets that introduce a number of basic Monte Carlo techniques (e.g. generating and testing random sequences,…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13108&DocID=3659
Asset Exchange Model Package  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The EjsS Asset Exchange Model Package contains JavaScript models to investigate the transfer of wealth in a simple economic model consisting of N buyers and sellers, known as agents,…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13337&DocID=3901
Agent Based Economic Model Comparison  [ Computer Program ]
  
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This EJS JavaScript model compares two agent-based economic models with different wealth transaction rules (algorithms) and compares the resulting wealth distributions. Both models…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16170&DocID=5559
Agent Based Growth, Exchange, and Distribution Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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How does growth influence the distribution of wealth in a society? We investigate this question using a simple agent-based model that adds growth and its distribution to the basic…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16189&DocID=5565
STP Textbook Chapter 3: Concepts of Probability  [ Book Section ]
  
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We introduce the basic concepts of probability and apply them to simple physical systems and everyday life. We will discover the universal nature of the central limit theorem and the…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7272&DocID=446
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Teaching Statistical Physics by Thinking about Models and Algorithms 
  
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J. Tobochnik and H. Gould, Am. J. Phys., 76 (4&5), 353-359 (2008).
This article discusses several ways of illustrating fundamental concepts in statistical and thermal physics by considering various models and algorithms. We emphasize the importance…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7647&DocID=620
STP Multiplicative Process Program  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The STP Multiplicative Process program simulates the outcome of a random multiplicative process, a product of random numbers. Examples of multiplicative processes include the…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8648&DocID=1059

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