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Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams: Explorations in Massively Parallel Microworlds (Complex Adaptive Systems)

by Mitchel Resnick

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How does a bird flock keep its movements so graceful and synchronized? Most people assume that the bird in front leads and the others follow. In fact, bird flocks don't have leaders: they are organized without an organizer, coordinated without a coordinator. And a surprising number of other systems, from termite colonies to traffic jams to economic systems, work the same decentralized way. Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams describes innovative new computational tools that can qhelp people (even young children) explore the workings of such systemsandmdash;and help them move beyond the centralized mindset.

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How does a bird flock keep its movements so graceful and synchronized? Most people assume that the bird in front leads and the others follow. In fact, bird flocks don't have leaders: they are organized without an organizer, coordinated without a coordinator. And a surprising number of other systems, from termite colonies to traffic jams to economic systems, work the same decentralized way. Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams describes innovative new computational tools that can qhelp people (even young children) explore the workings of such systems--and help them move beyond the centralized mindset.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-163).
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ISBN:
9780262680936
Subtitle:
Explorations in Massively Parallel Microworlds
Author:
Resnick, Mitchell
Author:
Resnick, Mitchell
Publisher:
MIT Press (MA)
Location:
Cambridge, Mass. :
Subject:
Computer Science
Subject:
Neuropsychology
Subject:
Sociology, anthropology and archaeology
Subject:
Cognitive Psychology
Subject:
Artificial Intelligence
Subject:
Adaptability (psychology)
Subject:
Parallel Processing
Subject:
Parallel processing (Electronic computers)
Subject:
StarLogo
Copyright:
1998
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Complex Adaptive Systems
Series Volume:
report no. 38
Publication Date:
January 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
15
Pages:
181
Dimensions:
8.88x5.93x.48 in. .65 lbs.
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