Modeling Reality

Modeling Reality
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 191
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ISBN-10 : 9780191523991
ISBN-13 : 0191523992
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Book Synopsis Modeling Reality by : Iwo Bialynicki-Birula

Download or read book Modeling Reality written by Iwo Bialynicki-Birula and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2004-10-21 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Modeling Reality covers a wide range of fascinating subjects, accessible to anyone who wants to learn about the use of computer modeling to solve a diverse range of problems, but who does not possess a specialized training in mathematics or computer science. The material presented is pitched at the level of high-school graduates, even though it covers some advanced topics (cellular automata, Shannon's measure of information, deterministic chaos, fractals, game theory, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and Turing machines). These advanced topics are explained in terms of well known simple concepts: Cellular automata - Game of Life, Shannon's formula - Game of twenty questions, Game theory - Television quiz, etc. The book is unique in explaining in a straightforward, yet complete, fashion many important ideas, related to various models of reality and their applications.


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