Iwo Bialynicki-Birula, Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw, PolandWarsaw University PhD in Theoretical Physics 1959University of Rochester, Research Associate 1959-1961University of Pittsburgh, Visiting Professor 1969-1971, 1985-1986University of Frankfurt, Visiting Scholar 1992-1993University of Ulm, Alexander von Humboldt Award Recipient 1994-1995Iwona Bialynicka-Birula, Galileo Galilei School, University of Pisa, ItalyMS in Computer Science from Warsaw University 2003

... an intelligent, well-written, well-organized and highly accessible introduction to a broad range of fascinating topics in modern science and mathematical modeling.

• 1. From Building Blocks to Computers: Models and Modeling ; 2. The Game of Life: A Legendary Cellular Automaton ; 3. Heads or Tails: Probability of an Event ; 4. Galton's Board: Probability and Statistics ; 5. Twenty Questions: Probability and Information ; 6. Snowflakes: The Evolution of Dynamical Systems ; 7. The Lorenz Butterfly: Deterministic Chaos ; 8. From Cantor to Mandelbrot: Self-Similarity and Fractals ; 9. Typing Monkeys: Statistical Linguistics ; 10. The Bridges of Konigsberg: Graph Theory ; 11. Prisoner's Dilemma: Game Theory ; 12. Let the Best Man Win: Genetic Algorithms ; 13. Computers Can Learn: Neural Networks ; 14. Unpredictable Individuals: Modeling Society ; 15. Universal Computer: The Turing Machine ; 16. Hal, R2D2 and Number 5: Artificial Intelligence ; Epilog ; Programs ; Further Reading ; Index

Iwo Bialynicki-Birula, Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw, PolandWarsaw University PhD in Theoretical Physics 1959University of Rochester, Research Associate 1959-1961University of Pittsburgh, Visiting Professor 1969-1971, 1985-1986University of Frankfurt, Visiting Scholar 1992-1993University of Ulm, Alexander von Humboldt Award Recipient 1994-1995Iwona Bialynicka-Birula, Galileo Galilei School, University of Pisa, ItalyMS in Computer Science from Warsaw University 2003

... an intelligent, well-written, well-organized and highly accessible introduction to a broad range of fascinating topics in modern science and mathematical modeling.

• 1. From Building Blocks to Computers: Models and Modeling ; 2. The Game of Life: A Legendary Cellular Automaton ; 3. Heads or Tails: Probability of an Event ; 4. Galton's Board: Probability and Statistics ; 5. Twenty Questions: Probability and Information ; 6. Snowflakes: The Evolution of Dynamical Systems ; 7. The Lorenz Butterfly: Deterministic Chaos ; 8. From Cantor to Mandelbrot: Self-Similarity and Fractals ; 9. Typing Monkeys: Statistical Linguistics ; 10. The Bridges of Konigsberg: Graph Theory ; 11. Prisoner's Dilemma: Game Theory ; 12. Let the Best Man Win: Genetic Algorithms ; 13. Computers Can Learn: Neural Networks ; 14. Unpredictable Individuals: Modeling Society ; 15. Universal Computer: The Turing Machine ; 16. Hal, R2D2 and Number 5: Artificial Intelligence ; Epilog ; Programs ; Further Reading ; Index

Iwo Bialynicki-Birula, Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw, PolandWarsaw University PhD in Theoretical Physics 1959University of Rochester, Research Associate 1959-1961University of Pittsburgh, Visiting Professor 1969-1971, 1985-1986University of Frankfurt, Visiting Scholar 1992-1993University of Ulm, Alexander von Humboldt Award Recipient 1994-1995Iwona Bialynicka-Birula, Galileo Galilei School, University of Pisa, ItalyMS in Computer Science from Warsaw University 2003

... an intelligent, well-written, well-organized and highly accessible introduction to a broad range of fascinating topics in modern science and mathematical modeling.

• 1. From Building Blocks to Computers: Models and Modeling ; 2. The Game of Life: A Legendary Cellular Automaton ; 3. Heads or Tails: Probability of an Event ; 4. Galton's Board: Probability and Statistics ; 5. Twenty Questions: Probability and Information ; 6. Snowflakes: The Evolution of Dynamical Systems ; 7. The Lorenz Butterfly: Deterministic Chaos ; 8. From Cantor to Mandelbrot: Self-Similarity and Fractals ; 9. Typing Monkeys: Statistical Linguistics ; 10. The Bridges of Konigsberg: Graph Theory ; 11. Prisoner's Dilemma: Game Theory ; 12. Let the Best Man Win: Genetic Algorithms ; 13. Computers Can Learn: Neural Networks ; 14. Unpredictable Individuals: Modeling Society ; 15. Universal Computer: The Turing Machine ; 16. Hal, R2D2 and Number 5: Artificial Intelligence ; Epilog ; Programs ; Further Reading ; Index