Simulation of a University as a Dynamical System

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dc.contributor.authorCastner, Annie
dc.contributor.authorLouthan, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorRivera, Edwardo
dc.contributor.authorWeigandt, Christian
dc.contributor.authorMcHenry, Jonathan S.
dc.contributor.authorNeerchal, Nagaraj K.
dc.contributor.authorGobbert, Matthias K.
dc.contributor.authorDillon, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-25T16:15:10Z
dc.date.available2018-10-25T16:15:10Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractDynamical systems describe how complex physical and artificial systems change over time. One such system is a university. The state of a university is described by its endowment, enrollment, research funding, graduation rate, and other characteristics. The Office of Institutional Research at University of Maryland, Baltimore County has been collecting data on characteristics of UMBC in a data warehouse since 1995. We define these characteristics as state variables in our model and formulate deterministic and stochastic equations to describe the relationships among them while utilizing feedback loops in the model to generate cyclical effects of variable relationships. We build the code in MATLAB to simulate this system for UMBC and use a graphical user interface (GUI) to visualize each variable as the university evolves. This model is dependent upon both time and user interactions with initial values of state variables. Our final code models and produces visualizations of the state of the university as it changes over time as well as simulates “what-if” scenarios to aid in campus-wide discussion regarding growth.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis program is funded jointly by the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency (NSF grant no. DMS–1156976), with additional support from UMBC, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Consulting (CIRC), and the UMBC High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF).en_US
dc.description.urihttps://userpages.umbc.edu/~gobbert/papers/REU2012Team3.pdfen_US
dc.format.extent14 pagesen_US
dc.genretechnical reporten_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2BK16T1Q
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/11695
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Mathematics Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Student Collection
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHPCF Technical Report;HPCF–2012–13
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dc.subjectDynamical Systemsen_US
dc.subjectDiscrete Simulationen_US
dc.subjectMATLABen_US
dc.subjectgraphical user interface (GUI)en_US
dc.subjectUMBC High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF)en_US
dc.titleSimulation of a University as a Dynamical Systemen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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