Introduction to Mathematical Sociology. /

Mathematical models and computer simulations of complex social systems have become everyday tools in sociology. Yet until now, students had no up-to-date textbook from which to learn these techniques. Introduction to Mathematical Sociology fills this gap, providing undergraduates with a comprehensiv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bonacich, Phillip
Otros Autores: Lu, Philip
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Mathematical sociology.
Sociologie mathématique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology
Mathematical sociology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Set Theory and Mathematical Truth
  • 3. Probability: Pure and Applied
  • 4. Relations and Functions
  • 5. Networks and Graphs
  • 6. Weak Ties
  • 7. Vectors and Matrices
  • 8. Adding and Multiplying Matrices
  • 9. Cliques and Other Groups
  • 10. Centrality
  • 11. Small-World Networks
  • 12. Scale-Free Networks
  • 13. Balance Theory
  • 14. Markov Chains
  • 15. Demography
  • 16. Evolutionary Game Theory
  • 17. Power and Cooperative Games
  • 18. Complexity and Chaos
  • Afterword: "Resistance Is Futile"
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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