Discrete Event Simulation in C/Book and Disk (The McGraw-Hill International Series in Software Engineering)

By Kevin Watkins

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0077077334
• ISBN13: 9780077077334
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

very good book on simple and practical simulation

Some comparisons with similar in scope book by Myron McDougall are requiried, as Myron's book seems to be much more popular. Watkins gives very solid yet accessible treatment of all standard simulation areas: methodology, programming implementation issues, random numbers, entities and resources, scheduling, queues, gathering results, data analysis, basic statistical knowledge required, experimental design - and some case studies [ethernet one of them]. The treatment level is eminently suitable for undergrads, similar to McDougall's book.The package in standard ANSI C that comes with this book is much better in functionality than smpl. There is more functionality in entities, queues, scheduling, better random number implementation.The lower popularity of Watkins' book is probably caused by the title - no 'computer' in the title (unlike McDougall). It may be also caused by slightly narrower scope - concentrating more on the programming side of simulation than giving slighly broader overview of the topic.Still, it's a pity that this book didn't get more popular.