Computer Simulations in Science and Engineering
Concepts - Practices - Perspectives
Authors: Durán, Juan Manuel
Free Preview- A truly multidisciplinary look at one of the most important tools of modern scientific and engineering practice
- Offers a large catalog of supplementary readings.
- Distinguishes the variety of roles and reliability of simulation in different branches of science and engineering
- Accessible to researchers in all fields as well as other scientifically literate readers
- Author is a specialist in the philosophy of computer simulation
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- About this book
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This book addresses key conceptual issues relating to the modern scientific and engineering use of computer simulations. It analyses a broad set of questions, from the nature of computer simulations to their epistemological power, including the many scientific, social and ethics implications of using computer simulations. The book is written in an easily accessible narrative, one that weaves together philosophical questions and scientific technicalities. It will thus appeal equally to all academic scientists, engineers, and researchers in industry interested in questions (and conceivable answers) related to the general practice of computer simulations.
- About the authors
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Juan M. Durán is currently a lecturer at Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands). He has previously held several appointments, including research positions at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Argentina), and at the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart, University of Stuttgart (Germany). He received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Stuttgart and the Stuttgart Research Centre for Simulation Technology (Germany). He graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina) in philosophy and computer science.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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The Universe of Computer Simulations
Pages 1-29
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Units of Analysis I: Models and Computer Simulations
Pages 31-60
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Units of Analysis II: Laboratory Experimentation and Computer Simulations
Pages 61-78
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Trusting Computer Simulations
Pages 79-111
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Epistemic Functions of Computer Simulations
Pages 113-145
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Computer Simulations in Science and Engineering
- Book Subtitle
- Concepts - Practices - Perspectives
- Authors
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- Juan Manuel Durán
- Series Title
- The Frontiers Collection
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-90882-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-90882-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-90880-9
- Series ISSN
- 1612-3018
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXI, 209
- Number of Illustrations
- 13 b/w illustrations
- Topics
