Adventures in Modeling: Exploring Complex Dynamic Systems in Star LOGO

by Vanessa Stevens Colella and Mitchel Resnick

Book Overview

Have you ever wondered how birds flock or forest fires spread? For thousands of years people--from daVinci to Einstein--have created models to help them better understand patterns and processes in the world around them. Computers make it easier for novices to build and explore their own models--and learn new scientific ideas in the process. Adventures in Modeling introduces you and your students to designing, creating, and investigating models...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807740829
• ISBN13: 9780807740828
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.8"