1. INTRODUCTION

2. DATA AND SIMULATIONS
2.1. The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey
2.2. N-Body Simulations

3. MOCK-CATALOG CREATION ALGORITHM
3.1. Constructing the lightcone
3.2. Luminosity assignment by subhalo abundance matching
3.3. Color assignment by environment matching

4. SIMULATING DEEP2 OBSERVATIONS
4.1. Mask-making: The DEEP2 targeting algorithm
4.2. Simulating redshift failure
4.3. The Extended Groth Strip

5. COMPARISONS TO DATA
5.1. The color-magnitude diagram
5.2. The observed redshift distribution
5.3. The relation between color and environment
5.4. The Halo-occupation distribution and the impact of cosmology

6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS