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Autore |
Johnson Ann <1965-2016, > |
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Titolo |
Cultures of prediction : how engineering and science evolve with mathematical tools / / Ann Johnson, Johannes Lenhard |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2024 |
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ISBN |
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0-262-37905-8 |
0-262-37904-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematical models - History |
Engineering mathematics - History |
Predictive analytics |
Predictive control |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Hitting the target with mathematics -- Engineering knowledge, autonomy, and mathematics -- Overlapping modes in the behavior of molecules -- Systems thinking and the limits to growth -- The fluidity of computational models -- A transformation of Bayesian statistics -- Engineering thermodynamics. |
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"This book provides a longue dureĢe story examining the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in sciences--and particularly in engineering and other applied sciences--which is crucial to understanding today's culture of prediction"-- |
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