Modeling complex phenomena proceedings (8 résultats)

Pictorial Cover. Etat : Near Fine. xi, 313 pp, preface, a complex phenomenon: the human mind, 6 parts with references, index with 116 b&w illustrations. Inked name on ffep with a few brief highlightings, else, no wear. Tight and strong binding with no underlining or marginalia. HC with Pictorial boards. Size: 8vo. Book.…

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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Once upon a time, science was not divided into disciplines as we know it today. There was no distinction between so-called social and natural sciences, not to mention the fragmentation of the latter into physics, chemistry, biology, geology, etc. According to legend, the scientists those days would do their research in whatever environment they happened to find comfortable, which more often than not was in bathtubs or giant hot tubs - remember Archimedes! Then, somehow, these days we find ourselves compartmentalized into different departments in our universities, or divisions in our research institutes. (We suspect, for one thing, that is to ensure that we will get our paychecks delivered on time at the end of each month. ) Anyway, as anyone who has worked in the real world knows: when one is confronted with a completely new problem or phenomenon, it is usually impossible to neatly assign the problem to physics, chemistry, or, for that matter, computer science. One needs to recall and fuse together the knowledge one learned before and, if that alone is insufficient, to consult experts in other areas. This points to the shortcomings of the compartmentalization of knowledge in our educational systems. In recent years, something has changed. Under the banner of Complex Systems, some brave souls are not afraid to tackle problems that are considered intractable by others, and dare to venture out of their trained disciplines or departments to which they are attached. …

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