System Dynamics Index of Papers Online

This is an index of downloadable papers from the System Dynamics in Education Project website. We have reviewed the papers available below and consider them to be quality works in the field of system dynamics.

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A partial list of papers by Professor Jay Forrester, the founder of system dynamics, is available from his home page.

Hight, Jim. System Dynamics for Kids (D-4489-1) [19k]

An overview of the use of system dynamics computer modeling in K-12 education.

Meadows, Donella H. System Dynamics Meets the Press (D-4143) [27k]

An excerpt from The Global Citizen which discusses the experiences of the author in introducing system dynamics to the public and the mass media.

Road Maps: A Guide To Learning System Dynamics

Road Maps teaches the basic principles of system dynamics and introduces you to modeling and simulation. It is written by the SDEP under the direction of Jay W. Forrester