Complex adaptive systems : an introduction to computational models of social life / John H. Miller and Scott E. Page.
| Author/creator | Miller, John H., 1959- |
| Other author | Page, Scott E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2007. |
| Description | xix, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Princeton studies in complexity Princeton studies in complexity. ^A391421 |
| Contents | Pt. 1. INTRODUCTION. Introduction -- Complexity in social worlds -- Pt. 2. PRELIMINARIES. Modeling -- On emergence -- Pt. 3. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING. Computation as theory -- Why agent-based objects? -- Pt. 4. MODELS OF COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SOCIAL SYSTEMS. A basic framework -- Complex adaptive social systems in one dimension -- Social dynamics -- Evolving automata -- Some fundamentals of organizational decision making -- Pt. 5. CONCLUSIONS. Social science in between -- Epilogue -- Appendixes. A. An open agenda for complex adaptive social systems -- B. Practices for computational modeling. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-260) and index. |
| ISBN | 0691127026 |
| ISBN | 9780691127026 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | H61.25 .M55 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |