This interdisciplinary curriculum, leading to a graduate certificate in complex systems, will introduce students to the ideas and methods used in the study of complex, nonlinear and adaptive systems. The specific aim of this curriculum is to allow students from different fields to integrate the rich paradigms and useful analytic and modeling techniques of complex systems into their own research. The curriculum is designed to be accessible to students in a wide range of disciplines in the physical, biological and social sciences. We expect that many of the students enrolled in the certificate program will be simultaneously enrolled in a graduate degree program at the University, although inquiries from other students and scholars are also welcome. The PSCS computer laboratory is located at 1061 Randall Laboratory and maintains a library of software of particular relevance for those studying nonlinear and complex systems.
Consultation is also available by appointment at other times.
The Lab will often be open Tuesday and Wednesday from 2-5 pm, but consultation will not be available during these hours. We are always interested in suggestions you have of software for modelling complex systems, as well as packages or libraries for building simulations or for visualizing or analyzing simulation results. The PSCS Computer Lab also provides accounts for users on our HP 715 machines. Accounts are available to all UM students, staff and faculty. Accounts may be used by coming to the Lab during drop-in hours, or they may be used remotely from other machines on the Internet.