The Rise of Systems Theory
Author : Robert Lilienfeld
Publisher : Krieger Publishing Company
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 13,21 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780898748574
Author : Robert Lilienfeld
Publisher : Krieger Publishing Company
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 13,21 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780898748574
Author : Mihail Voicu
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 31,76 MB
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1527574555
This book presents, in a rigorous and comprehensible way, the mathematical description and analysis of linear dynamic systems, and the controllability and observability of linear dynamic systems. It also details the stability of linear dynamic systems, automatic control systems, and nonlinear dynamic systems, and the optimal control of dynamic systems. The treatment is both systemic and synthetic, achieving rigorous and applicative solutions, and is illustrated with engineering examples. The book will appeal to scientists working in the practice of systems theory, engineering, automatic control, computer science, electrical engineering, electronics, and applied mathematics in biology and economics, as well as scientists working in education, research, design and industry.
Author : Ludwig von Bertalanffy
Publisher : George Braziller
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 2015
Category : System theory
ISBN : 9780807600153
The classic book on a major modern theory
Author : Fritjof Capra
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 23,30 MB
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107011361
The first volume to integrate life's biological, cognitive, social, and ecological dimensions into a single, coherent framework.
Author : Rob Dekkers
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319108468
Offering an up-to-date account of systems theories and its applications, this book provides a different way of resolving problems and addressing challenges in a swift and practical way, without losing overview and not having a grip on the details. From this perspective, it offers a different way of thinking in order to incorporate different perspectives and to consider multiple aspects of any given problem. Drawing examples from a wide range of disciplines, it also presents worked cases to illustrate the principles. The multidisciplinary perspective and the formal approach to modelling of systems and processes of ‘Applied Systems Theory’ makes it suitable for managers, engineers, students, researchers, academics and professionals from a wide range of disciplines; they can use this ‘toolbox’ for describing, analysing and designing biological, engineering and organisational systems as well as getting a better understanding of societal problems.
Author : Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822334422
A John Hope Franklin Center Book.
Author : Carlfred B. Broderick
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release : 1993-03-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780803937789
Systems theory is the basic theoretical model underlying most contemporary family therapy. In this accessible introduction, the author traces how systems theory gave rise to family systems theory, outlines the basic propositions of family systems and links it both to other family theory literature and to clinical practice. Among the topics covered are relational space, family boundaries, family stratification and child socialization. Family meanings and such shared realities as family folklore, stories, myths and memorabilia are discussed. Family rituals are also explored.
Author : Donella Meadows
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 15,44 MB
Release : 2008-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 1603581480
The classic book on systems thinking—with more than half a million copies sold worldwide! "This is a fabulous book... This book opened my mind and reshaped the way I think about investing."—Forbes "Thinking in Systems is required reading for anyone hoping to run a successful company, community, or country. Learning how to think in systems is now part of change-agent literacy. And this is the best book of its kind."—Hunter Lovins In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth—the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet—Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others, because even seemingly minor details have enormous power to undermine the best efforts of too-narrow thinking. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking, the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable, to stay humble, and to stay a learner. In a world growing ever more complicated, crowded, and interdependent, Thinking in Systems helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness, the first step toward finding proactive and effective solutions.
Author :
Publisher : BiomatrixWeb
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 29,9 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Industrial organization
ISBN : 0620522917
Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 3870 pages
File Size : 27,90 MB
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080471714
Available online via SciVerse ScienceDirect, or in print for a limited time only, The International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, Seven Volume Set is the first international reference work for housing scholars and professionals, that uses studies in economics and finance, psychology, social policy, sociology, anthropology, geography, architecture, law, and other disciplines to create an international portrait of housing in all its facets: from meanings of home at the microscale, to impacts on macro-economy. This comprehensive work is edited by distinguished housing expert Susan J. Smith, together with Marja Elsinga, Ong Seow Eng, Lorna Fox O'Mahony and Susan Wachter, and a multi-disciplinary editorial team of 20 world-class scholars in all. Working at the cutting edge of their subject, liaising with an expert editorial advisory board, and engaging with policy-makers and professionals, the editors have worked for almost five years to secure the quality, reach, relevance and coherence of this work. A broad and inclusive table of contents signals (or tesitifes to) detailed investigation of historical and theoretical material as well as in-depth analysis of current issues. This seven-volume set contains over 500 entries, listed alphabetically, but grouped into seven thematic sections including methods and approaches; economics and finance; environments; home and homelessness; institutions; policy; and welfare and well-being. Housing professionals, both academics and practitioners, will find The International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home useful for teaching, discovery, and research needs. International in scope, engaging with trends in every world region The editorial board and contributors are drawn from a wide constituency, collating expertise from academics, policy makers, professionals and practitioners, and from every key center for housing research Every entry stands alone on its merits and is accessed alphabetically, yet each is fully cross-referenced, and attached to one of seven thematic categories whose ‘wholes' far exceed the sum of their parts