{"product_id":"reality-rules-the-frontier-paperback-softback-9780471184362","title":"Reality Rules, The Frontier (Paperback \/ softback) 9780471184362","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReality Rules, The Frontier\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Casti (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471184362, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 April 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.7 x 2.2 cm, 0.765 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Casti Tours offers the most spectacular vistas of modern appliedmathematics.\"-- Nature\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Of related interest . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ALTERNATE REALITIES\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mathematical Models of Nature and Man\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e John L. Casti\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1989 0-471-61842-X 493pp.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAus dem Inhalt:\u003cbr\u003e VOLUME 1: THE WAYS OF MODELMAKING: Natural Systems and Formal Mathematical Representations;\u003cbr\u003e CATASTROPHES, DYNAMICS AND LIFE: The Singularities of Ecological and Natural Resource Systems;\u003cbr\u003e PATTERN AND THE EMERGENCE OF LIVING FORMS: Cellular Automata and Discrete Dynamics;\u003cbr\u003e ORDER IN CHAOS: Variety and Pattern in the Flow of Fluids, Populations and Money.\u003cbr\u003e VOLUME 2: STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL: Competition, games and the Theory of Evolution;\u003cbr\u003e THE ANALYTICAL ENGINE: A System-Theoretic View of Brains, Minds and Mechanisms;\u003cbr\u003e TAMING NATURE AND MAN: Control Anticipation and Adaptation in Social and Biological Processes;\u003cbr\u003e THE GEOMETRY OF HUMAN AFFAIRS: Connective Structure in Art, Literature and Games of Chance;\u003cbr\u003e THE MYSTIQUE OF MECHANISMS: Computation, Complexity and the Limits to Reason;\u003cbr\u003e HOW DO WE KNOW?: Myths, Models and Paradigms in the Creation of Beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Interscience","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52286271488280,"sku":"9780471184362","price":114.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471184362.jpg?v=1781548386","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reality-rules-the-frontier-paperback-softback-9780471184362","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}