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8%OFFKlaus Mainzer - Thinking in Complexity: The Computational Dynamics of Matter, Mind, and Mankind - 9783540722274 - V9783540722274
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Thinking in Complexity: The Computational Dynamics of Matter, Mind, and Mankind

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Description for Thinking in Complexity: The Computational Dynamics of Matter, Mind, and Mankind hardcover. Treats smart materials and artificial life. This title includes a chapter on information and computational dynamics that takes up many of the discussions in the community. Num Pages: 500 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 956.

The theory of nonlinear, complex systems has become by now a proven problem-solving approach in the natural sciences. And it is now also recognized that many if not most of our social, ecological, economical and political problems are essentially of a global, complex and nonlinear nature. And it is now further accepted than any holistic perspective of the human mind and brain can hardly be achieved by any other approach. In this wide-ranging, scholarly but very concise treatment, physicist, computer scientist and philosopher Klaus Mainzer discusses, in essentially nontechnical language, the common framework behind these ideas and challenges. Emphasis is ... Read more

From the reviews of the fourth edition:

"… this highly recommended book is a wonderful resource for intuitive basic ideas in the need of rigorous formulation." (Albert A. Mullin, Zentralblatt MATH)

 

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer Germany
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Number of Pages
482
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540722274
SKU
V9783540722274
Shipping Time
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Reviews for Thinking in Complexity: The Computational Dynamics of Matter, Mind, and Mankind
From the reviews of the fourth edition: THE INDUSTRIAL PHYSICIST: "The science of complexity is likely to be among the most salient features of the 21st century, and Thinking in Complexity: Computational Dynamics of Matter, Mind, and Mankind is just as likely to be among the most popular introductions to the topic. Author Klaus Mainzer treats ... Read more

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