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 InfoPrinceton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxix, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPrinceton 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [255]-260) and index.
ISBN0691127026
ISBN9780691127026

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Joyner General Stacks H61.25 .M55 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold