Science in the age of computer simulation /

Computer simulation was first pioneered as a scientific tool in meteorology and nuclear physics in the period following World War II, but it has grown rapidly to become indispensible in a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including astrophysics, high-energy physics, climate science, engineerin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Winsberg, Eric B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Science > Data processing > Philosophy.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Science > Experiments > Computer simulation.
Science > Methodology.
Science > Philosophy.
Sciences > Informatique > Philosophie.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Sciences > Expériences > Simulation par ordinateur.
Sciences > Méthodologie.
epistemology.
SCIENCE > Research & Methodology.
Knowledge, Theory of
Science > Methodology
Science > Philosophy
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Computer simulation was first pioneered as a scientific tool in meteorology and nuclear physics in the period following World War II, but it has grown rapidly to become indispensible in a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including astrophysics, high-energy physics, climate science, engineering, ecology, and economics. Digital computer simulation helps study phenomena of great complexity, but how much do we know about the limits and possibilities of this new scientific practice? How do simulations compare to traditional experiments? And are they reliable? Eric Winsberg seeks to answer th.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 152 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226902050
0226902056
0226902021
9780226902029
9786612894886
6612894881

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