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Author:   Iwo Bialynicki-Birula (Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences and Warsaw University) ,  Iwona Bialynicka-Birula (Galileo Galilei School, University of Pisa)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780198531005

ISBN 10:   0198531001
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   21 October 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: From Building Blocks to Computers: Models and Modeling 2: The Game of Life: A Legendary Cellular Automaton 3: Heads or Tails: Probability of an Event 4: Galton's Board: Probability and Statistics 5: Twenty Questions: Probability and Information 6: Snowflakes: The Evolution of Dynamical Systems 7: The Lorenz Butterfly: Deterministic Chaos 8: From Cantor to Mandelbrot: Self-Similarity and Fractals 9: Typing Monkeys: Statistical Linguistics 10: The Bridges of Konigsberg: Graph Theory 11: Prisoner's Dilemma: Game Theory 12: Let the Best Man Win: Genetic Algorithms 13: Computers Can Learn: Neural Networks 14: Unpredictable Individuals: Modeling Society 15: Universal Computer: The Turing Machine 16: Hal, R2D2 and Number 5: Artificial Intelligence Epilog Programs Further Reading Index

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... an intelligent, well-written, well-organized and highly accessible introduction to a broad range of fascinating topics in modern science and mathematical modeling. Cosma Shalizi, Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan

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Iwo Bialynicki-Birula, Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw, Poland Warsaw University PhD in Theoretical Physics 1959 University of Rochester, Research Associate 1959-1961 University of Pittsburgh, Visiting Professor 1969-1971, 1985-1986 University of Frankfurt, Visiting Scholar 1992-1993 University of Ulm, Alexander von Humboldt Award Recipient 1994-1995 Iwona Bialynicka-Birula, Galileo Galilei School, University of Pisa, Italy MS in Computer Science from Warsaw University 2003

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