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So is this a good open textbook? Does any open courseware or MOOC follow this book or topics it covers?
by Scipio_Afri 6y ago
So is this a good open textbook? Does any open courseware or MOOC follow this book or topics it covers?
- TeMPOraL 6y agoSeconding the question. Also, what's the best not-necessarily-open textbook on the subject? I've been meaning to dig into the topic in depth for a while, I could use a good textbook.
- SurfingToad 6y agoNonlinear Dynamics and Chaos by Steven Strogatz is pretty good. Nonlinear dynamics is one of the backbones of complex systems, so it's worth delving into. Graph theory/topology is a close second. Complex Networks by Latora, Nicosia, and Russo is a nice introduction to the graph-theoretical perspective. Complexity: A Guided Tour by Melanie Mitchell is a nice and brief introduction. I can also recommend Spin Glasses and Complexity by Stein and Newman. Spin glasses are basically the "model organism" of complexity science, so it wouldn't hurt to get acquainted with them.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoThank you!
- carlsborg 6y agoCoursera has Model Thinking from Umich but its not based on this book.