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Promise and Limits of Computer Modeling by Charles Blilie (2007, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWorld Industries Scientific Publishing Co Pte LTD

ISBN-109812707956

ISBN-139789812707956

eBay Product ID (ePID)62114367

Product Key Features

Number of Pages276 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePromise and Limits of Computer Modeling

Publication Year2007

SubjectSoftware Development & Engineering / General, Data Modeling & Design, Mechanics / General, Computer Simulation, Virtual Worlds

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaComputers, Science

AuthorCharles Blilie

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight31.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal914.771

SynopsisMany 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 models throughout, yet its exposition of the nature and limits of modeling is entirely general. A chapter on the development of celestial mechanics models illustrates how models progress and are essential to natural science. Chapters on models of global climate, population, economics and warfare, illustrate both the possibilities and limits of modeling nature and similar deterministic processes in human affairs.The book also discusses the serious limitations placed on the simulation of human societies and their histories, since models must deal with both cultural and natural forces. The concluding chapter explores virtual realities as systems of interactive images generated by computer models.