[FRIAM] Complexity Explained by Peter Erdi

[Jen Watkins]

Sure.  Its should arrive in early February.

Jen



On Jan 7, 2008, at 1:59 PM, Günther Greindl wrote:

> Dear Jen,
>
> thanks for the feedback, maybe when you have got first impressions  
> from
> the book you could share them?
>
> I would especially be interested if he also presents new research and
> how the didactic value of the book is (to adopt it for a CS course,  
> say)
>
> Regards,
> Günther
>
> Jen Watkins wrote:
>> Peter Erdi was my complex systems professor at Kalamazoo College in
>> Michigan where I completed my undergraduate degree. This program  
>> has the
>> distinction of being (at the time at least) the only complex systems
>> program taught at the undergraduate level.  I've just bought the  
>> book.
>>  I can't wait to read what he has to say.
>>
>> Jennifer H. Watkins
>> International and Applied Technology Division
>> Los Alamos National Laboratory
>> Los Alamos, NM 87545
>> Phone +1 505 663 5515
>> http://public.lanl.gov/jhw
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 3, 2008, at 5:14 PM, Günther Greindl wrote:
>>
>>> Springer has a new introductory book on complexity out:
>>>
>>> http://www.springer.com/west/home? 
>>> SGWID=4-102-22-173664720-0&teaserId=470893&CENTER_ID=161746
>>> <http://www.springer.com/west/home? 
>>> SGWID=4-102-22-173664720-0&teaserId=470893&CENTER_ID=161746>
>>>
>>> (Complexity Explained by Peter Erdi)
>>>
>>> Has anyone had a chance to look inside?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Günther
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Günther Greindl
>>> Department of Philosophy of Science
>>> University of Vienna
>>> guenther.greindl at univie.ac.at <mailto:guenther.greindl at univie.ac.at>
>>> http://www.univie.ac.at/Wissenschaftstheorie/
>>>
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>>> Site: http://www.complexitystudies.org
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> -- 
> Günther Greindl
> Department of Philosophy of Science
> University of Vienna
> guenther.greindl at univie.ac.at
> http://www.univie.ac.at/Wissenschaftstheorie/
>
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