Understanding complexity / Scott E. Page.

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Page, Scott E, 1963-

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Teaching Company

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Mixed materialsLanguage: English Series: Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. | The Great courses | The Great CoursesPublication details: Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2009.Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 55 pages ; 19 cm)ISBN:

9781598035599 (set)
1598035592

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The Great Courses

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LB 14.6 P133u 2009

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Disc 1. lecture 1. Complexity--what is it? Why does it matter? ; lecture 2. Simple, rugged, and dancing landscapes ; lecture 3. The interesting in-between ; lecture 4. Why different is more ; lecture 5. Explore exploit--the fundamental trade-off ; lecture 6. Emergence I--why more is different -- Disc 2. lecture 7. Emergence II--network structure and function ; lecture 8. Agent-based modeling--the new tool ; lecture 9. Feedbacks--beehives, QWERTY, the big sort ; lecture 10. The sand pile--self-organized criticality ; lecture 11. Complexity versus uncertainty ; lecture 12. Harnessing complexity.

Summary: Professor Scott E. Page from University of Michigan introduces you to complexity science. You learn how this vibrant and still evolving discipline helps you understand the nature and behavior of systems formed of financial markets, corporations, native cultures, governments, and more.

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Course no. 5181.
12 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture.
Originally produced in 2008.

"Science & mathematics"--Container

Disc 1. lecture 1. Complexity--what is it? Why does it matter? ; lecture 2. Simple, rugged, and dancing landscapes ; lecture 3. The interesting in-between ; lecture 4. Why different is more ; lecture 5. Explore exploit--the fundamental trade-off ; lecture 6. Emergence I--why more is different --
Disc 2. lecture 7. Emergence II--network structure and function ; lecture 8. Agent-based modeling--the new tool ; lecture 9. Feedbacks--beehives, QWERTY, the big sort ; lecture 10. The sand pile--self-organized criticality ; lecture 11. Complexity versus uncertainty ; lecture 12. Harnessing complexity.

Professor Scott E. Page from University of Michigan introduces you to complexity science. You learn how this vibrant and still evolving discipline helps you understand the nature and behavior of systems formed of financial markets, corporations, native cultures, governments, and more.

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