Bigger Than Chaos
Author | : Michael Strevens |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2003-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674010426 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674010420 |
Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Download or read book Bigger Than Chaos written by Michael Strevens and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-30 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Strevens shows how simplicity can co-exist with the tangled interconnections within complex systems. By looking at the foundations of statistical reasoning about complex systems (gases, ecosystems and even social systems) he provides an understanding of how simplicity emerges from complexity.