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" The computational beauty of nature : "
Gary William Flake.
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877167
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Flake, Gary William.
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The computational beauty of nature : : computer explorations of fractals, chaos, complex systems, and adaptation /\ Gary William Flake.
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Cambridge, Mass :: MIT Press,, ©1998.
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1 online resource (xviii, 493 pages) :: illustrations
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0262062003
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: 0262272741
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: 9780262062008
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: 9780262272742
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: 9780585024400
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0262062003
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"A Bradford book."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-482) and index.
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| Abstract
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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, 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.
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Computer programming.
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System analysis.
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Computer programming.
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Computer Science.
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COMPUTERS-- Computer Simulation.
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Engineering Applied Sciences.
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Ordinateurs-- Programmation.
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System analysis.
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Systèmes, Analyse de.
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Aanpassing.
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Berekeningen.
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Chaos.
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Complexe structuren.
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Computersimulaties.
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Fractals.
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Regelmaat.
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003/.3
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QA76.6.F557 1998eb
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30.20bcl
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30.20.bcl
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54.80bcl
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54.80.bcl
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