Tutorials

The following tutorials are available to help you learn Nova. Please note that there are several forthcoming tutorials for most recently upgraded features of Nova, though there are plenty of materials to get you started.

Modeling 101 (opens in new tab)

Getting Started

• 1a. Getting to Know the Nova Interface  10:40
  Intro to Nova, the Nova interface, model library

Stock & Flow Models

• 2a. Simple Population Model  23:40
  Steps in building a model, Nova graphic environment, displays
• 2b. Density Dependent Growth Pt 1. Logistic Growth  25:30
  Density dependence, logistic growth model, IMode, zooming into a graph
• 2c. Density Dependent Growth Pt 2. Discrete Case  36:18
  Discrete time models, Beverton-Holt Model, AutoMode, JavaScript math functions, oscillations, chaos
• Basic population model
• Lotka-Voltera (predator-prey) model
• Gradient
• Mass Action

Spatial Models

• 3a. Intro to Submodels  18:40
  Submodels and parent models, capsules, pins, chips
• 3b. Enhancing graphic models with NovaScript  42:15
  NovaScript, Javascript, program window, constants, custom functions, code chips
• 3c. Spatial Models I. Random Noise  32:00
  Spatial model, Cell Matrix, Raster Plugin, Javascript
• 3d. Spatial Models II: Game of Life  48:00
  Game of Life, CellMatrix properties, cell neighbors, speeding up performance, Spy plugin

Agent Based Models

• 4a. Intro to Agent Based Models Concepts (5:30) | Exercise (18:30)
  Types of agents and agent containers, capsules, pins and channels, AData pin, parsing AgentVector data output
• 4b. Visualizing Agent Location with the AgentViewerX Concepts (5:30) | Exercise (12:30)
  AgentViewerX plugin, setting initial locations
• 4c. One-Dimensional Linear Motion Concepts (1:40) | Exercise (22:10)
  movement, constant speed AgentViewerX plugin, setting initial locations, bounce
• 4d. Two-Dimensional Motion Concepts (4:25) | Exercise (25:30)
  2d movement, direction of travel, heading, bounce, correlated random walk
• 4e. Agent Birth and Death Concepts (4:01) | Exercise (24:40)
  agent birth and death, synchronous interaction
• 4f. Agent-Agent Interaction Concepts (23:20) | Exercise (1:04:35)
  synchronous and asynchronous interactions, identifying agents, local variables, agent birth and death

Using Nova with R

• Setting Up Nova to Work with R
• Using R in Nova

NovaScript

• AgentSIR Tutorial
• SIR Tutorial