Computer simulations in science and engineering: concepts - practices - perspectives

✍ Scribed by Durán, Juan M

Publisher: Springer
Year: 2018
Tongue: English
Leaves: 225
Series: The Frontiers Collection
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Content: Introduction.- The universe of computer simulations.- Units of analysis I: Models and computer simulations.- Units of analysis II: Laboratory experimentation and computer simulations.- Trusting computer simulations.- Epistemological functions of computer simulations.- Technological Paradigms.- Ethics and computer simulations.

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