Charles S. Taber and Richard J. Timpone Computational Modeling. There will also be a variety of articles and book chapters assigned weekly. See the course outline for details. Students are expected to do the required readings at least once before attending class. Some of the Notes will be available as Powerpoint slides.
Assignments are due at class time on the specified date.
Most of these problems sets will require computer analysis. Your job is to conduct the analyses appropriately, interpret the results, and then present them in a useful way for the reader. Take as models for interpretation and presentation the sort of approach you see taken in journal articles using these techniques. The topics on the exam will be similar to those that one might see on a comprehensive exam conceptual questions of application and interpretation that require strong familiarity with these techniques and how to apply them. In order for us to provide guidance in the preparation of this paper, you are required to turn in various brief intermediate papers throughout the semester.