Logistic Growth

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Uri_dolphin3 Uri Wilensky (Author)

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system dynamics 

Tagged by Reuven M. Lerner over 10 years ago

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WHAT IS IT?

This is a model of a logistic growth curve using the System Dynamics Modeler.

HOW IT WORKS

At each step the difference equations n * (1 - n) is calculated and added to the stock.

HOW TO USE IT

Press the SETUP button, then press the GO button to run the model.

THINGS TO NOTICE

View the STOCK monitor to see the current value of STOCK.

View the plot to observe the growth of STOCK over time.

THINGS TO TRY

What do you think might happen if the initial value of stock is larger than 1? less than zero?

NETLOGO FEATURES

This model uses the System Dynamics Modeler.

RELATED MODELS

System Dynamics -> Exponential Growth

HOW TO CITE

If you mention this model in a publication, we ask that you include these citations for the model itself and for the NetLogo software:

  • Wilensky, U. (2005). NetLogo Logistic Growth model. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/LogisticGrowth. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
  • Wilensky, U. (1999). NetLogo. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2005 Uri Wilensky.

CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

Commercial licenses are also available. To inquire about commercial licenses, please contact Uri Wilensky at uri@northwestern.edu.

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;; system-dynamics-setup, system-dynamics-do-plot, and system-dynamics-go are automatically
;; generated by the System Dynamics Modeler.  The code can be viewed in the
;; Code Tab of the System Dynamics Modeler.

to setup
  clear-all
  system-dynamics-setup
  system-dynamics-do-plot
end 

to go
  system-dynamics-go
  system-dynamics-do-plot
end 


; Copyright 2005 Uri Wilensky.
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