在这个课堂上，我们将使用模型软件．一些不错的系统动力学软件是可以被用作商业用途，包括iThink®, 来自于High Performance Systems, Powersim®, 来自于 Powersim Corporation, and Vensim®, 来自于 Ventana Systems．所有的这些软件都是被高度推荐．你或许希望学习更多关于被使用于商业界的相关软件，及更专精的操作以增加未来相关工作的经验及机会
In this class, we will be using modeling software. Several excellent packages for system dynamics simulation are available commercially, including iThink®, from High Performance Systems, Powersim®, from Powersim Corporation, and Vensim®, from Ventana Systems. All are highly recommended. You may wish to learn more about these packages, as all are used in the business world, and expertise in them is increasingly sought by potential employers.
请参考下列相关的资讯:
For further information, see the following resources:
iThink®: 请参阅isee systems (前身为 High Performance Systems, Inc.)网站。
iThink®: See the isee systems (formerly High Performance Systems, Inc.) web site.
Powersim®: 请参阅Powersim Corporation网站。
Powersim®: 请参阅Powersim Corporation 网站。
Vensim®: See the Ventana Systems, Inc. web site.
Vensim®: See the Ventana Systems, Inc. web site.
在这堂课上，我们将使用Vensim® Personal Learning Edition (Vensim®PLE) by Ventana Systems Inc. Vensim®PLE这套软件是免费提供给教学使用．Vensim®PLE可以用在Windows® and Macintosh®; 用Vensim所制作的模型可以在不同平台间转换。Vensim®PLE附有线上的使用者说明及提供样本模型供参考及使用．请下载Vensim® Personal Learning Edition版本
In this course, we will be using the Vensim® Personal Learning Edition (Vensim®PLE) by Ventana Systems Inc. Vensim®PLE is free for academic use. Vensim®PLE is available for both Windows® and Macintosh®; models created with it are fully convertible across platforms. Vensim®PLE comes with on-line user‘s guide and help, and also a folder of demo models. Download Vensim® Personal Learning Edition.
注意:课本后面附有光碟片(Sterman, J. Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World. Irwin/McGraw Hill, 2000. ISBN 0-07-238915-X)包含了Vensim®PLE的版本．然而，这个版本是旧的版本．因此希望各位同学去Vensim®的网站下载目前最新的版本．所有在课本CD里的Vensim®模型都必须使用新的版本．
NOTE: The CD-ROM that comes with the course textbook (Sterman, J. Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World. Irwin/McGraw Hill, 2000. ISBN 0-07-238915-X) includes a version of Vensim®PLE. However, that version is now out of date. Be sure to download the current version from the Vensim® website above. All the Vensim® models on the text CD work with the new version.
