Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams
Author: Resnick, Mitchel
ISBN: 9780262680936
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 22 Jan 1997
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback / softback
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. i>Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams/i> 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.
ISBN: 9780262680936
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 22 Jan 1997
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback / softback
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. i>Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams/i> 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.
