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Cultures of prediction : how engineering and science evolve with mathematical tools / / Ann Johnson, Johannes Lenhard
| Cultures of prediction : how engineering and science evolve with mathematical tools / / Ann Johnson, Johannes Lenhard |
| Autore | Johnson Ann <1965-2016, > |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Disciplina | 620.001/51 |
| Collana | Engineering studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematical models - History
Engineering mathematics - History Predictive analytics Predictive control |
| Soggetto non controllato |
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History
SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies |
| ISBN |
0-262-37905-8
0-262-37904-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910901897503321 |
Johnson Ann <1965-2016, >
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2024 | ||
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Mathematics as a Tool : Tracing New Roles of Mathematics in the Sciences / / edited by Johannes Lenhard, Martin Carrier
| Mathematics as a Tool : Tracing New Roles of Mathematics in the Sciences / / edited by Johannes Lenhard, Martin Carrier |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 286 p. 28 illus., 10 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Collana | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental sciences
History Philosophy and science Mathematics Math. Appl. in Environmental Science History of Science Philosophy of Science History of Mathematical Sciences |
| ISBN | 3-319-54469-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction (Johannes Lenhard) -- Part 1. Organizing Science -- Chapter 2. Rational and Empirical Cultures of Prediction (Ann Johnson) -- Chapter 3. Mathematization in Synthetic Biology: Analogies, Templates, and Fictions (Tarja Knuuttila) -- Chapter 4. Trigonometry, Construction by Straightedge and Compass, and the applied mathematics of the Almagest (Ido Yavetz) -- Chapter 5. Shaping Mathematics as a Tool: The Search for a Mathematical Model of Quasi-Crystals (Henrik Kragh Sørensen) -- Part 2. Conceptual Re-Evaluation -- Chapter 6. Boon and Bane: On the Role of Adjustable Parameters in Simulation Models (Hans Hasse) -- Chapter 7. Systems Biology in the Light of Uncertainty: The Limits of Computation (Miles MacLeod) -- Chapter 8. The Vindication of Computer Simulations (Nicolas Fillion) -- Chapter 9. Empirical Bayes as a Tool (Anouk Barberousse) -- Part 3. Reflections on the Tool Character -- Chapter 10. On the Epistemic and Social Foundations of Mathematics as Tool and Instrument in Observatories, 1793–1846 (David Aubin) -- Chapter 11. Approaching Reality by Idealization: How Fluid Resistance Was Studied By Ideal Flow Theory (Michael Eckert) -- Chapter 12. Idealizations in Empirical Modeling (Julie Jebeile) -- Chapter 13. Forcing Optimality and Brandt’s Principle (Domenio Napoletani) -- Chapter 14. Object Oriented Methods vs. Data Analysis: Is this the Right Alternative? (Jürgen Jost). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254005603321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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