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SySc 511 surveys fundamental systems concepts and central aspects of systems theory. The course begins with an overview of the systems paradigm and the systems field as a whole. Topics then include introductions to set- and information-theoretic multivariate relations, dynamic systems, regulation and control, model representation and simulation; decision analysis, optimization, and game theory; artificial intelligence, complex adaptive systems. Readings draw from mathematics, the natural and social sciences, and the professional disciplines (e.g., engineering, business). The course content derives both from "classical" general systems theory, cybernetics, and operations research as well as from more contemporary systems research which is organized around the themes of nonlinear dynamics, complexity, and adaptation.