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The Computational Beauty of Nature

Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation

By Gary William Flake

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| Paperback | 9780262561273

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In this book Gary William Flake develops in depth the simple idea that recurrent rules can produce rich and complicated behaviors. Distinguishing "agents" (e.g., molecules, cells, animals, and species) from their interactions (e.g., chemical reactions, immune system responses, sexual reproduction, aContinue

In this book Gary William Flake develops in depth the simple idea that recurrent rules can produce rich and complicated behaviors. Distinguishing "agents" (e.g., molecules, cells, animals, and species) from their interactions (e.g., chemical reactions, immune system responses, sexual reproduction, and evolution), Flake argues that it is the computational properties of interactions that account for much of what we think of as "beautiful" and "interesting." From this basic thesis, Flake explores what he considers to be today's four most interesting computational topics: fractals, chaos, complex systems, and adaptation.

Each of the book's parts can be read independently, enabling even the casual reader to understand and work with the basic equations and programs. Yet the parts are bound together by the theme of the computer as a laboratory and a metaphor for understanding the universe. The inspired reader will experiment further with the ideas presented to create fractal landscapes, chaotic systems, artificial life forms, genetic algorithms, and artificial neural networks.

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  • The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation

    In The Computational Beauty of Nature Flake has produced a guide to computational modeling which doesn't really fit either the textbook or the popular science mould, but which combines some of the best elements of both genres. It isn't a replacement ... (read full critics)

    dannyreviews published on Wed, 25 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 514 Pages
  • Edition: 1st
  • ISBN-10: 0262561271
  • ISBN-13: 9780262561273
  • Publisher: The MIT Press
  • Pub date: Jan 31, 2000
  • Dimensions: 1484 mm x 1290 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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