Mathematical Models of Social Evolution: A Guide for the Perplexed - Tapa blanda

McElreath, Richard; Boyd, Robert

 
9780226558271: Mathematical Models of Social Evolution: A Guide for the Perplexed
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ISBN 10: 0226558274 ISBN 13: 9780226558271
Editorial: University of Chicago Press, 2007

Sinopsis

Over the last several decades, mathematical models have become central to the study of social evolution, both in biology and the social sciences. But students in these disciplines often seriously lack the tools to understand them. A primer on behavioral modeling that includes both mathematics and evolutionary theory, Mathematical Models of Social Evolution aims to make the student and professional researcher in biology and the social sciences fully conversant in the language of the field.

Teaching biological concepts from which models can be developed, Richard McElreath and Robert Boyd introduce readers to many of the typical mathematical tools that are used to analyze evolutionary models and end each chapter with a set of problems that draw upon these techniques. Mathematical Models of Social Evolution equips behaviorists and evolutionary biologists with the mathematical knowledge to truly understand the models on which their research depends. Ultimately, McElreath and Boyd’s goal is to impart the fundamental concepts that underlie modern biological understandings of the evolution of behavior so that readers will be able to more fully appreciate journal articles and scientific literature, and start building models of their own.

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Richard McElreath is associate professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis. Robert Boyd is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles and coauthor of Not by Genes Alone, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Editorial
University of Chicago Press
Año de publicación
2007
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0226558274
ISBN 13 
9780226558271
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Número de páginas
428
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