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Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software |
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Amazon.com's Best of 2001
An individual ant, like an individual neuron, is just about as dumb as can be. Connect enough of them together properly, though, and you get spontaneous intelligence. Web pundit Steven Johnson explains what we know about this phenomenon with a rare lucidity in Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software. Starting with the weird behavior of the semi-colonial organisms we call slime molds, Johnson details the development of inc... >> |
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Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers |
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From Book News, Inc.
An introductory textbook for a first course in applied statistics and probability for undergraduate students in engineering and the physical or chemical sciences. All of the examples and exercises are engineering-based and in almost all cases they use real data. Throughout, output from Statgraphics and SAS is presented to exemplify what can be done with modern statistical software. Assumes one or two semesters of calculus. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Po... >> |
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Monte Carlo Methods in Financial Engineering (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability) |
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Book Description
Monte Carlo Methods are among the most broadly applicable and thus most powerful tools for valuing derivatives securities and measuring their risks. As computer speeds continue to increase and new research expands the scope and efficiency of these methods, their use is destined to grow. This book is devoted to the use of Monte Carlo methods in finance. Advances in Monte Carlo methods in financial engineering take place at the interface between academic research and... >> |
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