12.086 / 12.586 Modeling Environmental Complexity, Fall 2008
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Author(s)
Rothman, Daniel
Alternative Title
Modeling Environmental Complexity
Date Issued
December 2008
Abstract
This course provides an introduction to the study of environmental phenomena that exhibit both organized structure and wide variability—i.e., complexity. Through focused study of a variety of physical, biological, and chemical problems in conjunction with theoretical models, we learn a series of lessons with wide applicability to understanding the structure and organization of the natural world. Students will also learn how to construct minimal mathematical, physical, and computational models that provide informative answers to precise questions.
Subjects
river networks
drainage basins
percolation theory
fractals
scaling
universality
ecological dynamics
metabolic scaling
food webs
biogeochemical cycles
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. History Section
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Music and Theater Arts Section
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society
MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies
MIT Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies
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