2011, ISBN: 9780199798100

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Octavo. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous o… Mehr…

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Octavo. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges neat and clean What enables individually simple insects like ants to act with such precision and purpose as a group? How do trillions of neurons produce something as extraordinarily complex as consciousness? In this remarkably clear and companionable book, leading complex systems scientist Melanie Mitchell provides an intimate tour of the sciences of complexity, a broad set of efforts that seek to explain how large-scale complex, organized, and adaptive behavior can emerge from simple interactions among myriad individuals.Based on her work at the Santa Fe Institute and drawing on its interdisciplinary strategies, Mitchell brings clarity to the workings of complexity across a broad range of biological, technological, and social phenomena, seeking out the general principles or laws that apply to all of them. Richly illustrated, Complexity: A Guided Tour--winner of the 2010 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award in Science--offers a wide-ranging overview of the ideas underlying complex systems science, the current research at the forefront of this field, and the prospects for its contribution to solving some of the most important scientific questions of our time. B & W photos, illustrations and diagrams, Oxford University Press, 2011, 2.5<

2011, ISBN: 9780199798100

Oxford University Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Illustrated, 366 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780199798100, 1.1 kg, Verkaufsrang: 302669,… Mehr…

Oxford University Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Illustrated, 366 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780199798100, 1.1 kg, Verkaufsrang: 302669, Verschiedenes, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Kategorien, Bücher, Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Taschenbücher, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4201, Format: Illustriert, Oxford University Press, 2011<