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The promise and limits of computer modeling /
Many books deal with the techniques of designing, building and testing computer models and simulations, but few have seriously examined what models are based on, their inherent limitations, and their essential role in extending human knowledge. This book fills this need. It focuses on computer model...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ch. 1. The jade mountain
- ch. 2. What are models?
- ch. 3. The modeling process
- ch. 4. An object-oriented universe
- ch. 5. The crossroads of theory and experiment
- ch. 6. Modeling the appearances
- ch. 7. Laplace's mirage, or the impossibility of the exact calculation of the world
- ch. 8. Climates of fact
- ch. 9. Calculating war and peace
- ch. 10. From the past into the future: Is historical simulation possible?
- ch. 11. Virtual reality . and reality.