01000nam a2200241 i 4500991000827289707536050214s2001 it b 000 0 ita d2847880038b13279038-39ule_instDip.to Filologia Ling. e Lett.itaBouchard, Robert158070Interactivitè, interactions et multimèdia :notions en questions rencontres en didactique des langues /cordonnè par Robert Bouchard et Francois MangenotLyon :ENS editions ;c2001195 p. ;c20 cmNotions en Questions ;5Include bibliografiaMangenot, Francois.b1327903802-04-1414-02-05991000827289707536LE008 FL.M. (L.G.) M 4212008000104245le008Leone-E0.00-l- 01010.i1400629714-02-05Interactivitè, interactions et multimèdia1108168UNISALENTOle00814-02-05ma -itait 0002530nam 2200589 a 450 991078184720332120230126202549.01-119-94469-41-299-31452-X1-119-94468-6(CKB)2550000000062395(EBL)822545(OCoLC)769188932(SSID)ssj0000942922(PQKBManifestationID)11580561(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000942922(PQKBWorkID)10974698(PQKB)10493886(MiAaPQ)EBC822545(Au-PeEL)EBL822545(CaPaEBR)ebr10509856(CaONFJC)MIL462702(EXLCZ)99255000000006239520111206d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrModels behaving badly[electronic resource] why confusing illusion with reality can lead to disaster, on Wall Street and in life /Emanuel DermanChichester, U.K. Wiley20111 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-119-96716-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.A foolish consistency -- Metaphors, models and theories -- The absolute -- The sublime -- The inadequate -- Breaking the cycle.Quants, physicists working on Wall Street as quantitative analysts, have been widely blamed for triggering the recent financial crisis with their complex mathematical models. What made these models, employed to minimize financial risk, so dangerous? In this penetrating, insider's look at the recent economic collapse, Emanuel Derman--former head quant at Goldman Sachs and a former physicist--explains the collision between mathematical modeling and economics that has touched every one of us. Though financial models imitate the style of physics and employ the language of mathematics, there is aMathematical modelsSocial aspectsTheory (Philosophy)Social aspectsMetaphorSocial aspectsMathematical modelsSocial aspects.Theory (Philosophy)Social aspects.MetaphorSocial aspects.003Derman Emanuel883025MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781847203321Models behaving badly3679136UNINA