Would-Be Worlds: How Simulation is Changing the Frontiers of Science
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471196932 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Useful non-technical treatment of modelling & simulation" according to A Customer. Casti is a lucid and entertaining writer and has sufficient depth in his own subject and breadth in other disciplines as to be well placed to write a book on modelling and simulation. This is an excellent introduction to some of the mathematical, logical, and philosophical problems of and raised by the increasing use of simulation to investigate 'real-world' problems. It assumes no background beyond a general interest in science.If. A Customer said Remarkably mediocre book. As someone who enjoys popular science books, dabbles in complexity theory, and works in modeling and simulation, I was really looking forward to this book. Unfortunately, it is not well structured and the author seems to be unable to decide whether he's writing about complexity or M&S. Yes, they are intertwined, but there are several books that treat the subject of complexity very well. What I was looking forward to here was a behi
--Rob Lightner. Is there a science of economics? Can we actually conduct experiments to test its hypotheses? For once, the ethical and practical answers match: even were we willing to experiment on our fellows, our power to effect precise changes or to isolate control groups is limited, to say the least. From the Cambrian explosion to the Albuquerque transportation system to the NFL, we are shown how a few simple rules can give rise to dazzling complexity, yielding insights undreamed of before the silicon revolution. At a time when children spend hours with th
Critical acclaim for How Simulation Is Changing the Frontiers of Science "John Casti is one of the great science writers of the 1990s." —San Francisco Examiner."A popular account of the enormous change computers have brought to the everyday practice of science an easy and enjoyable read." —Nature."As we approach a new century, modelling through new mathematical insights and powerful computers grows apace .John Casti has written a truly important book." —The Sunday Times.