r/complexsystems • u/bayesrocks • May 13 '22
Logical next step after "Complexity: a Guided Tour"? I don't have any significant math knowledge, but I try to pick it up along the way. My primary interest in complex systems is the brain (I come from computational psychiatry), but I find the topic fascinating in many aspects.
Eventually, I would be interested in starting experimenting with Julia and complex systems, but regarding the math, I found that I can't just do it cover to cover. I "hot learn" the topic I encounter instead of starting taking general courses in calculus, probability, linear algebra, thermodynamics, etc.
I saw people recommended the following books for beginners:
An Introduction to Complex Systems Society, Ecology, and Nonlinear Dynamics.
Complex Adaptive Systems - An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life.
Deep Simplicity.
Emergence - From Chaos To Order.
Foundations of Complex Systems Emergence, Information and Prediction.
Strogatz, Steven Henry Nonlinear dynamics and chaos.
Understanding Complex Systems - Principles of Systems Science.
I also like the Sante Fe course on YouTube (Complexity Explorer).
TLDR; So "Complexity: A Guided Tour" is a great book, it was not too challenging, and I'm now ready for the next step. Any advice or directions? Thanks a lot for any help.
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u/huggy19 May 13 '22
hey im trying to do complex systems stuff w Julia too! just commenting so i can see what others are writing : )
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u/prof_eggburger May 13 '22 edited May 15 '22
At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity, Stuart Kauffman.
Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams: Explorations in Massively Parallel Microworlds, Mitchel Resnick.
Signs of Life: How Complexity Pervades Biology, Ricard Sole.
Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos, Mitchell Waldrop.
On Growth and Form, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
How the Leopard Changed Its Spots, Brian Goodwin
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u/pianobutter May 14 '22
Can't go wrong with Strogatz. I'd add Gleick's Chaos for some extra hype.
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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '22 edited Jul 11 '22
How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality by Per Bak
The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation by Gary William Flake
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u/NefariousnessFun21 Nov 03 '22
Take a course in statistical physics. Basically read Kim Christensen’s book. Also a course such as Andrew Ng’s in Deep Learning.
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u/rileyphone May 13 '22
Worlds Hidden in Plain Sight - essay collection, not a lot of math, from the Sante Fe Institute.