AI SearchScience in the age of computer simulation. (Record no. 88615)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0226902021 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 0226902048 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780226902029 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780226902043 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | SDU |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | Q175.32 |
| Item number | W777 S 2010 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Winsberg, Eric B. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Science in the age of computer simulation. |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Winsberg, Eric B. |
| 260 3# - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | [S.l.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | University of Chicago Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 166 p. |
| 505 0# - Formatted Contents Note | |
| Formatted contents note | Science in the age of computer simulation -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One: Introduction -- Two: Sanctioning Models: Theories and Their Scope -- Three: Methodology for a Virtual World -- Four: A Tale of Two Methods -- Five: When Theories Shake Hands -- Six: Models of Climate: Values and Uncertainties -- Seven: Reliability without Truth -- Eight: Conclusion -- References -- Index |
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| Formatted contents note | HKBU library |
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| DATE/TIME AND PLACE OF AN EVENT NOTE | YT2025 M08 |
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| Summary | Computer simulation was first pioneered as a scientific tool in meteorology and nuclear physics in the period following World War II, but it has grown rapidly to become indispensible in a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including astrophysics, high-energy physics, climate science, engineering, ecology, and economics. Digital computer simulation helps study phenomena of great complexity, but how much do we know about the limits and possibilities of this new scientific practice? How do simulations compare to traditional experiments? And are they reliable? Eric Winsberg seeks to answer these questions in Science in the Age of Computer Simulation. Scrutinizing these issue with a philosophical lens, Winsberg explores the impact of simulation on such issues as the nature of scientific evidence; the role of values in science; the nature and role of fictions in science; and the relationship between simulation and experiment, theories and data, and theories at different levels of description. Science in the Age of Computer Simulation will transform many of the core issues in philosophy of science, as well as our basic understanding of the role of the digital computer in the sciences. |
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| Topical term | Science |
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| Topical term | Knowledge, Theory of |
| 700 1# - PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Winsberg, Eric B., |
| Relator term | author |
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| Accession Number | = C.1 SDU |
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| Koha item type | English Books |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Available for Loans | General Books | MATRIX Library | MATRIX Library | General Eng/FL.3 | 26/08/2025 | Donation | Q175.32 W777 S 2010 | 1000377856 | 26/08/2025 | C.1 | 26/08/2025 | English Books |