Patterns in the Sand: Computers, Complexity, and Everyday Life

Patterns in the Sand: Computers, Complexity, and Everyday Life

Editorial Reviews
Science News
"Patterns in the Sand introduces [the] emerging field [of complexity] and provides examples of its real-world applications."

Book Description
In this fresh look at the science of complexity, a biologist and a computer scientist discuss this profound new field of knowledge, using examples from starfish to traveling salesmen, from car crashes to the workings of the brain.

Patterns in the Sand: Computers, Complexity, and Everyday Life

Patterns in the Sand: Computers, Complexity, and Everyday Life,Terry R. J. Bossomaier,David Green,Terry Bossomaier,Perseus Books Group,0738201723,Computer Books: Operating Systems,Life Sciences - Biology - General,Science

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