Cultures of prediction : how engineering and science evolve with mathematical tools / / Ann Johnson, Johannes Lenhard
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2024 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 620.001/51 |
| Soggetto topico: | Mathematical models - History |
| Engineering mathematics - History | |
| Predictive analytics | |
| Predictive control | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | LenhardJohannes |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "This book provides a longue durée 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"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cultures of prediction |
| ISBN: | 0-262-37905-8 |
| 0-262-37904-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910901897503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Engineering Studies