IEE 475: Lecture A2 (2024-08-29): Introduction to Simulation Modeling

In this lecture, we introduce the three different simulation methodologies (agent-based modeling, system dynamics modeling, and discrete event system simulation) and then focus on how stochastic modeling is used within discrete-event system simulation. In particular, we define terms such as system, dynamic system, state, state variable, activity, delay, resource, entity, and the notion of "input modeling."
This lecture was recorded by Theodore Pavlic as part of IEE 475 (Simulating Stochastic Systems) at Arizona State University.