Adventures in Modeling: Exploring Complex Dynamic Systems in Star LOGO

by Vanessa Stevens Colella and Mitchel Resnick

Have you ever wondered how birds flock or forest fires spread? For thousands of years people--from daVinci to Einstein--have created models to help them better understand patterns and processes in the world around them. Computers make it easier for novices to build and explore their own models--and learn new scientific ideas in the process. Adventures in Modeling introduces you and your students to designing, creating, and investigating models...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807740829
• ISBN13: 9780807740828
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.8"