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1、ThinkComplexityAllenB.DowneyBeijing•Cambridge•Farnham•Köln•Sebastopol•TokyoThinkComplexitybyAllenB.DowneyCopyright©2012AllenDowney.Allrightsreserved.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.PublishedbyO’ReillyMedia,Inc.,1005GravensteinHighwayNorth,Sebastopol,CA95472.O’Reillybooksmaybepurchasedf
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7、:978-1-449-31463-7[LSI]1329856783TableofContentsPreface.....................................................................vii1.ComplexityScience......................................................1WhatIsThisBookAbout?1ANewKindofScience2ParadigmShift?3TheAxesofScientif