Simulation for the Social Scientist

by Nigel Gilbert and Klaus G. Troitzsch

Book Overview

An invaluable guide to the complex and increasingly vital study of social simulation This is a revised, completely updated edition of the practical textbook that examines the techniques of building computer simulations to assist understanding of social and economic issues and problems. Interest in social simulation has been growing rapidly worldwide as a result of increasingly powerful hardware capabilities and software programs. The focus on this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335216005
• ISBN13: 9780335216000
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.0"