schedule.html

<h2>Schedule</h2>

<em>Schedule will be adjusted as needed during the semester.</em>

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<th>Week</th>
<th>Lecture/Assignment Topic and Project Tasks</th>
<th>Assignment due date</th>
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<td>January 8</td>
<td>
<a href="logistics.html">Course logistics</a> and 
<a class="term-changes" href="https://moodle-courses2425.wolfware.ncsu.edu/course/view.php?id=6228">Course Moodle site</a>
<p><a href="topics/intro_geocomputing.html"> 1.A Introduction to geocomputation: Foundations</a>
<br><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-simulations-course/projects.html">
<i>Think about dissertation related project proposal and discuss it with your advisor</i></a>
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<td>January 22</td>
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<td>January 15</td>
<td>
<a href="topics/intro_geocomputing.html">1.B Dynamic spatial phenomena </a>
<br>optional topic: <a href="topics/data_simulation.html">2.A Data simulation </a>
</td>
<td>Januray 22</td>
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<td>January 22 </td>
<td>
<a href="topics/water_sim.html">3.A Surface water: geometry driven simulations of flow and flooding </a>
<br><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-simulations-course/projects.html"> 
<i>Work on dissertation related project proposal</i></a>
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<td>February 5 </td>
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<td>January 29 </td>
<td>
<a href="topics/water_sim.html#water_flow_sim">3.B Surface water: process based simulations </a>
<br><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-simulations-course/projects.html"> 
<i>Work on project proposal</i></a>
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<td>February 5 </td>
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<td>February 5 </td>
<td>
<a href="topics/tangible_landscape.html">4. Tangible Landscape as a geosimulation environment: introduction</a>
<br><a href="topics/data_simulation.html#github">Open source software and version control system  </a>
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<td>February 19</td>
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<td>February 12</td>
<td>
<a href="topics/tangible_landscape.html">4. Tangible Landscape as a geosimulation environment: development</a>
<br><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-simulations-course/projects.html"> 
<i>Work on project proposal presentation</i></a>
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<td>February 19</td>
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<td>February 19</td>
<td>
<i><b>Project proposal 5 minute presentations and discussions</b></i>
<br>Optional: <a href="topics/water_sim.html#geostats">3.C Geostatistical simulations and error propagation </a>
</td>
<td>February 26</td>
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<td>February 26</td>
<td>
<i>Work on the project: perform modeling, analysis, expand TL application,
and outline your project progress lightning talk</i>
</td>
<td>March 5</td>
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<td>March 5</td>
<td>
<i><b>Project progress  talks: I</b>
10 min., include Title, Introduction with objectives, Study site, Data, Methods, Preliminary and Expected results, Challenges;
Tangible Landscape application demonstrations</i>
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<td>n/a</td>
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<td><a href="topics/mass_transport_sim.html">4.B Mass transport and landscape evolution</a>
<br>Lecture: Theory, numerical solutions and applications of mass transport simulations
<br>Assignment: Simulate impact of land management on mass transport
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<td>March 10 - 14</td>
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Spring Break
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<td></td>
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<td>March 19</td>
<td>
<i><b>Project progress  talks: II</b>
10 min., include Title, Introduction with objectives, Study site, Data, Methods, Preliminary and Expected results, Challenges;
Tangible Landscape application demonstrations
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<td>March 26</td>
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<a href="topics/spread_sim.html#spread_pops">5.A Spread simulations  </a>
<br><i>Work on projecti: develop workflows, process data </i>
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<br>Lecture: Theory, numerical solutions and applications of mass transport simulations
<br>Assignment: Simulate impact of land management on mass transport
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<td>April 17</td>
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<td>April 2</td>
<td>
<a href="topics/spread_sim.html">5.B Urban growth simulations  </a>
<br><i>Continue working on the project: analyze, evaluate and visualize results</i>
</td>
<td>April 17</td>
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<td>April 9</td>
<td>
<a href="topics/spread_sim.html#hpc">5.C Urban growth simulations on HPC  </a>
<br><i>Continue working on the project: prepare your presentation</i>
</td>
<td>April 17</td>
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<td>April 16</td>
<td>
IALE 2025
<a href="projects.html">2023 Project presentations I</a> 
<br><i>Write draft of the paper</i>
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<td>Paper due April 28</td>
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<td>April 23</td>
<td>
<br><a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-simulations-course/projects.html">
Finish project paper following the instructions</a>
 and upload it to Moodle as LastnameFirstname_Paper.pdf
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<td>Paper due April 28</td>
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<td>na</td>
<td>
Open topics
<br><a href="topics/abm.html">Agent based modeling</a>
<br><a href="assignments/behavioral_mobility.html">Modeling with kernel densities in social sciences</a>
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<br><a href="topics/solar.html">Solar radiation in complex environments
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   <li>Working with point clouds: vegetation structure from point clouds.
   <li>Monitoring topographic change and mass transport simulation.
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<td>na</td>
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