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A selected list of 20 books, in alphabetical order, covering some main topics in M&S*. Some of these books have been noted for their wide use within the M&S community. At this time, these books have not marked. The ranking, for example, from Amazon changes periodically.

  1. Badler, N.I. et. al. Simulating Humans: Computer Graphics Animation and Control, 1993. [human behavior]

  2. Banks, J., J.S., Carson, B.L., Nelson, and D.M. Nicole, Discrete-Event System Simulation, third edition. Prentice-Hall, 2000.

  3. Carrie, A., Simulation of Manufacturing Systems, Chichester; New York: Wiley, c1988. [Manufacturing]

  4. Cellier F.E., Continuous System Modeling. Springer-Verlag, 1991. [continuous, advanced, graduate]

  5. Cloud, D. and L. Rainey, Editors, Applied Modeling and Simulation: An Integrated Approach to Development and Operation, Space Technology Series, McGraw Hill, 1998. [Decision Making]

  6. Dutton, J.M. Computer Simulation of Human Behavior. New York, Wiley, 1971. [human behavior]

  7. Fishwick, P., Simulation Model Design and Execution: Building Digital Worlds. Prentice Hall, 1995. [general, introduction, simulation techniques]

  8. Fujimoto, R.M., Parallel and Distributed Simulation Systems, Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing, 1999. [parallel, distributed]

  9. Gardner F.M. and J.D. Baker, Simulation Techniques Set, John Wiley & Sons, 1997. [simulation techniques]

  10. Gentle, J.E., Random Number Generation and Monte Carlo Methods. Springer Verlag, 1998. [Monte Carlo, random numbers]

  11. Gould, H. and J. Tobochnik, Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods: Applications To Physical Systems, second edition. Addison Wesley, 1996. [simulation methodology, physical]

  12. Jain, R., The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis: Techniques for Experimental Design, Measurement, Simulation, and Modeling. John Wiley & Sons, 1991. [general, introduction, mathematics, statistics, simulation methodology, introduction, networks]

  13. Klir, G.J., Architecture of Systems Problem Solving, New York: Plenum Press, c1985. [modeling]

  14. Kuhl, F, R. Weatherly and J. Dahmann, Creating Computer Simulation Systems: An Introduction to High Level Architecture. Prentice Hall, 1999. [HLA, High Level Architecture]

  15. Law, A.M., and W.D. Kelton, Simulation Modeling and Analysis, third edition. McGraw-Hill Series in Industrial Engineering and Management Science, 2000. [general, introduction, statistics, simulation methodology]

  16. National Research Council, Virtual Reality: Scientific and Technological Challenges, National Academy Press, 1995. [virtual reality, policy]

  17. National Research Council, Modeling Human and Organizational Behavior: Application to Military Simulations, 1999. [human behavior]

  18. Neyland, David L. Virtual Combat: A Guide to Distributed Interactive Simulation, Stackpole Books, 1997. [warfare]

  19. Zeigler, B.P., H. Praehofer and T.G. Kim, Theory of Modelling and Simulation, second edition, Academic Press, 2000. [modeling]

  20. The Evolutionary Models in Social Science page, http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~baojie/acad/reference/2003-01-27_emss.htm

 

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