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Featured Textbook in
Computer Science is :
Modeling Reality - How Computers Mirror Life
by Iwo Bialynicki-Birula (Center for
Theoretical Physics, Warsaw, Poland) and Iwona Bialynicka-Birula
(Galileo Galilei School, University of Pisa, Italy)
About this book
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The aim of science is to describe, explain and
predict the behaviour of the world which |
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surrounds us. Reality
is however much too complex to be described accurately, without |
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any simplification or approximation. For this reason,
when describing a given |
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phenomenon, we take into account only the elements of
reality which we think have a |
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significant influence over the phenomenon we are
describing. Through understanding the |
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behaviour of very simple objects, one thus
hopes to shed light on rules governing the |
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behaviour of more complex ones. |
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Modeling Reality covers a wide range of
fascinating subjects, accessible to anyone who |
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wants to learn about the use of computer modeling to
solve a diverse range of problems, |
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but who does not possess a specialized training in
mathematics or computer science. The |
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material presented is pitched at the level of
high-school graduates, even though it covers |
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some advanced topics (cellular automata, Shannon's
measure of information, |
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deterministic chaos, fractals, game theory, neural
networks, genetic algorithms and |
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Turing machines). These advanced topics are explained
in terms of well known simple |
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concepts : cellular automata - Game of Life,
Shannon's formula - Game of twenty |
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questions, Game theory - television quiz, etc.
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The book is unique at explaining in a straightforward
and complete fashion many |
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important ideas, related to various models of reality
and their applications. |
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Twenty-five programs, written specifically for the
book, are provided on an |
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accompanying CD, greatly enhancing the pedagogical
value and enjoyment of learning. |
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