Modelling and Simulation (2^nd Ed., Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2013)
Exploring Dynamic System Behaviour
Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications Series

This textbook presents a practical introduction to the fundamental aspects of modelling and simulation. It provides the necessary foundations both for those wishing to learn about this methodology and also for those who have a need to apply it in their work. Illustrative examples are drawn from projects formulated within the domains of both DEDS and CTDS. Features: presents a project-oriented perspective; describes an activity-based conceptual modelling framework (ABCmod) for DEDS; includes a new chapter that presents a novel world view, the Activity-Object world view, which eases the translation of a conceptual model specification in the ABCmod framework into a simulation program; contains numerous illustrative examples, useful algorithms, exercises and projects; includes a primer on probability, a concise guide to the GPSS programming environment and an overview of relevant MATLAB features in the appendices; provides supplementary software and teaching support material at an associated website.

Part I: Fundamentals.- Introduction.- The Modelling and Simulation Process.- Part II: DEDS Modelling and Simulation.- DEDS Stochastic Behaviour and Modelling.- A Conceptual Modelling Framework for DEDS.- DEDS Simulation Model Development.- The Activity-Object World View for DEDS.- Experimentation and Output Analysis.- Part III: CTDS Modelling and Simulation.- Modelling of Continuous Time Dynamic Systems.- Simulation with CTDS Models.- Optimization.- Probability Primer.-GPSS Primer.- MATLAB Primer.

Louis G. Birta is Professor Emeritus at the University of Ottawa School of Information Technology and Engineering, and Co-Associate Director of the McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences.

Gilbert Arbez is a Teaching Associate in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, at the University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.