https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples Latest simulation examples from Teach Yourself Systems https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/fishery https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/fishery A fishery simulation of stocks, flows, and feedback loops managing fish populations. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/antifragile-system https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/antifragile-system The same adaptive loop, two fates: with one knob negative each failure makes the system stronger; flip its sign and failures spiral to certain breakdown. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/auction-first-vickrey https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/auction-first-vickrey Repeated sealed-bid auctions comparing first-price and Vickrey rules with learning agents. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/bank-renege https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/bank-renege At a teller running near capacity, patience decides everything: impatient customers give up before a line even forms - half walk out - while patient ones build a long queue yet nearly all get served. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/bathtub https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/bathtub A bathtub simulation illustrating stock and flow of water volume. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/car-service https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/car-service A car service simulation showing priority washing with features like interrupts. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/dynamic-difficulty https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/dynamic-difficulty Adaptive encounters that track win rate to keep players challenged. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/elementary-ca https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/elementary-ca One 8-bit rule number, three worlds: flip it to walk a single-line automaton from an ordered fractal through Turing-complete complexity to deterministic chaos. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/gacha-box https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/gacha-box Same 50 pulls, same spend, one setting apart: a pity timer guarantees the 1%-odds ultra after a dry streak, while turning it off can leave you empty-handed. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/game-of-life https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/game-of-life Conway's Game of Life: a random soup self-organizes into still-lifes, blinkers, and gliders — global order from one local rule. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/goal-seeking-decay https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/goal-seeking-decay A goal-seeking decay simulation modeling exponential approach toward a target. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/hospital-er https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/hospital-er Queuing theory demo of patient flow through an emergency department. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/inspection-game https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/inspection-game A ranger who patrols just 40% of sites can still stop poaching - but only if the penalty is harsh enough. Soften it and the same patrols let crime pay. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/inventory-oscillation https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/inventory-oscillation Naive reordering that ignores in-transit stock makes inventory swing; counting the pipeline flattens it. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/logistic-growth https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/logistic-growth Grow a population too fast and it overshoots its carrying capacity before settling; grow it gently and it glides up to the same limit. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/logistic-map https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/logistic-map A logistic map simulation that iterates x_{n+1}=r*x_n*(1-x_n) to illustrate chaos. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/lotka-volterra https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/lotka-volterra A predator-prey simulation using the Lotka-Volterra equations. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/lotka-volterra-simpy https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/lotka-volterra-simpy Discrete-time SimPy approximation of the predator–prey model. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/machines https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/machines A machines simulation depicting resource allocation and reliability. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/matchmaking-queue https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/matchmaking-queue Simulates skill-based matchmaking with adjustable buckets, skill delta and max wait. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/nested-hierarchy https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/nested-hierarchy A nested hierarchy simulation where tasks flow across company departments. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/queue https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/queue A single-server queue at the edge of overload: nudge utilization past 1 and the backlog diverges. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/ride-surge https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/ride-surge Dynamic pricing stabilises rider waits—until high gain and delay turn it into surge whiplash. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/rumor-counterwave https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/rumor-counterwave Competing rumor and fact-check messages racing across a social network. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/savings-vs-debt https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/savings-vs-debt Same card, same income - one number decides everything: pay just under the interest and the debt runs away; pay just over it and the balance marches to zero. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/sir-vaccination https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/sir-vaccination An SIR epidemic at the threshold: vaccinating past the herd-immunity line pushes effective R0 below 1 and the outbreak fizzles. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/sleep-debt https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/sleep-debt A sleep debt simulation tracking caffeine, sleep patterns, and debt buildup. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/thermostat https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/thermostat A bang-bang thermostat reading a delayed sensor overshoots and rings; shorten the delay and it settles. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/war-of-attrition https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/war-of-attrition Two-player waiting game exploring mixed strategies and the option value of waiting. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/water-heater-pid https://teachyourselfsystems.com/examples/water-heater-pid PID control keeps a domestic hot water tank near its setpoint while balancing heater power and losses. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:18:18 GMT