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John Casti - Reality Rules - 9780471184362 - V9780471184362
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Reality Rules

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Description for Reality Rules Paperback. Exploring the syntax and semantics of the language in which mathematical modelling rules are written, this text moves from the basics of modelling to the upper reaches of scientific and philosophical speculation. Series: Wiley Science Paperback Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 756.
"Casti Tours offers the most spectacular vistas of modern appliedmathematics."-- Nature

Mathematical modeling is about rules--the rules of reality. RealityRules explores the syntax and semantics of the language in whichthese rules are written, the language of mathematics. Characterizedby the clarity and vision typical of the author's previous books,Reality Rules is a window onto the competing dialects of thislanguage--in the form of mathematical models of real-worldphenomena--that researchers use today to frame their views ofreality.

Moving from the irreducible basics of modeling to the upper reachesof scientific and philosophical speculation, Volumes 1 and 2, TheFundamentals and The Frontier, are ideal complements, equallymatched in difficulty, yet unique in their coverage of issuescentral to the contemporary modeling of complex systems.

Engagingly written and handsomely illustrated, Reality Rules is afascinating journey into the conceptual underpinnings of realityitself, one that examines the major themes in dynamical systemtheory and modeling and the issues related to mathematical modelsin the broader contexts of science and philosophy. Far-reaching andfar-sighted, Reality Rules is destined to shape the insight andwork of students, researchers, and scholars in mathematics,science, and the social sciences for generations to come.

Of related interest . . .

ALTERNATE REALITIES

Mathematical Models of Nature and Man

John L. Casti

A thoroughly modern account of the theory and practice ofmathematical modeling with a treatment focusing on system-theoreticconcepts such as complexity, self-organization, adaptation,bifurcation, resilience, surprise and uncertainty, and themathematical structures needed to employ these in a formalsystem.

1989 0-471-61842-X 493pp.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Science Paperback Series
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471184362
SKU
V9780471184362
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About John Casti
John L. Casti is a member of the faculty of the Santa Fe Institute and a professor at the Technical University of Vienna. He is the author of Alternate Realities, Paradigms Lost, Searching for Certainty, Complexification, and Five Golden Rules. Dr. Casti is the executive editor of Complexity, a journal published by John Wiley.

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