Principles of Systems Science by George E. Mobus, Michael C. Kalton.

This pioneering text provides a comprehensive introduction to systems structure, function, and modeling as applied in all fields of science and engineering. Systems understanding is increasingly recognized as a key to a more holistic education and greater problem solving skills, and is also reflecte...

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Main Authors: Mobus, George E. (Author), Kalton, Michael C. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Understanding Complex Systems,
Springer eBook Collection.
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505 0 |a Part I: Introduction to Systems Science -- A Helicopter View -- Systems Principles in the Real World: Understanding Drug Resistant TB -- Part II: Structural and Functional Aspects -- Organized Wholes -- Networks: Connections Within and Without -- Complexity -- Behavior: System Dynamics -- Part III: The Intangible Aspects of Organization: Maintaining and Adapting -- Information, Meaning, Knowledge, and Communications -- Computational Systems -- Cybernetics: The Role of Information and Computation in Systems -- Part IV: Evolution -- Auto-Organization and Emergence -- Evolution -- Part V: Methodological Aspects -- Systems Analysis -- Systems Modeling -- Systems Engineering. 
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