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NetLogo Models Library: Random Walk 360
Urlhttp://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/RandomWalk360
CreatorUri Wilensky
ContributorJeff Krause
PublisherNone listed
DescriptionAgent-based model produced using NetLogo that demonstrates random walks and diffusion. In this model the turtles engage in a "random walk." Each turtle walks one step away from its current location in a different random direction at each clock tick. This movement is known as walking a 360-gon "lattice." A lattice is a set of points on the plane (or in space) that form a grid on which turtles walk. As the simulation continues, one can expect the turtles to become more spread out. Will they ever return home (to their point of origin at 0 0)? Observe the kinds of patterns that develop as the turtles move.
FormatHTML
SubjectBiology, Chemistry
KeywordRandom Walk, diffusion
AudienceLearner/Student