
Modeling and Visualization of Complex Systems and Enterprises : Explorations of Physical, Human, Economic, and Social Phenomena.
Title:
Modeling and Visualization of Complex Systems and Enterprises : Explorations of Physical, Human, Economic, and Social Phenomena.
Author:
Rouse, William B.
ISBN:
9781118959640
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (296 pages)
Series:
Stevens Institute Series on Complex Systems and Enterprises Ser.
Contents:
Series -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW -- SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVES -- COMPLEXITY AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS -- COMPLEX VERSUS COMPLICATED SYSTEMS -- SYSTEMS PRACTICE -- PHENOMENA AS THE STARTING POINT -- OVEVIEW OF BOOK -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2: OVERALL METHODOLOGY -- INTRODUCTION -- PROBLEM ARCHETYPES -- METHODOLOGY -- AN EXAMPLE -- SUPPORTING THE METHODOLOGY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3: PERSPECTIVES ON PHENOMENA -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITIONS -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES -- CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES -- TAXONOMY OF PHENOMENA -- VISUALIZING PHENOMENA -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4: PHYSICAL PHENOMENA -- INTRODUCTION -- NATURAL PHENOMENA -- DESIGNED PHENOMENA -- DETERRING OR IDENTIFYING COUNTERFEIT PARTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5: HUMAN PHENOMENA -- DESCRIPTIVE VERSUS PRESCRIPTIVE APPROACHES -- MODELS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE -- TRAFFIC CONTROL VIA CONGESTION PRICING -- MENTAL MODELS -- FUNDAMENTAL LIMITS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6: ECONOMIC PHENOMENA -- INTRODUCTION -- MICROECONOMICS -- MACROECONOMICS -- BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS -- ECONOMICS OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7: SOCIAL PHENOMENA -- INTRODUCTION -- PHYSICS-BASED FORMULATIONS -- NETWORK THEORY -- GAME THEORY -- SIMULATION -- URBAN RESILIENCE -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8: VISUALIZATION OF PHENOMENA -- INTRODUCTION -- HUMAN VISION AS A PHENOMENON -- BASICS OF VISUALIZATION -- PURPOSES OF VISUALIZATIONS -- DESIGN METHODOLOGY -- EXAMPLE - BIG GRAPHICS AND LITTLE SCREENS -- VISUALIZATION TOOLS -- IMMERSION LAB -- POLICY FLIGHT SIMULATORS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9: COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND TOOLS -- INTRODUCTION -- MODELING PARADIGMS -- LEVELS OF MODELING -- REPRESENTATION TO COMPUTATION -- MODEL COMPOSITION.
COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10: PERSPECTIVES ON PROBLEM SOLVING -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT IS? VERSUS WHAT IF? -- CASE STUDIES -- OBSERVATIONS ON PROBLEM SOLVING -- RESEARCH ISSUES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Index -- End User License Agreement.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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