Simulating Society: A Mathematica(r)Toolkit for Modeling Socioeconomic Behavior

by Richard J. Gaylord

An exploration of the basis for social and economic behaviour. Using cellular automata in particular, the authors model various factors that are involved in a system of individuals who interact socially and economically with one another. Computer simulations in the social sciences provide a laboratory in which qualitative ideas about social and economic interactions can be tested. This brings a new dimension to the science, where 'explanations' abound,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387985328
• ISBN13: 9780387985329
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.2"