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A First Course in Network Science
by 作者: Filippo Menczer ,Santo Fortunato
Pages: 300 pages
Publisher Finelybook 出版社: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 6,2020)
Language 语言: English
ISBN-10 书号: 1108471137
ISBN-13 书号: 9781108471138
Book Description
Networks are everywhere: networks of friends,transportation networks and the Web. Neurons in our brains and proteins within our bodies form networks that determine our intelligence and survival. This modern,accessible textbook introduces the basics of network science for a wide range of job sectors from management to marketing,from biology to engineering,and from neuroscience to the social sciences. Students will develop important,practical skills and learn to write code for using networks in their areas of interest – even as they are just learning to program with Python. Extensive sets of tutorials and homework problems provide plenty of hands-on practice and longer programming tutorials online further enhance students’ programming skills. This intuitive and direct approach makes the book ideal for a first course,aimed at a wide audience without a strong background in mathematics or computing but with a desire to learn the fundamentals and applications of network science.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
0Introduction
1Network Elements
2Small Worlds
3 Hubs
4Directions and Weights
5Network Models
6Communities
7Dynamics
Appendix A Python Tutorial
Appendix B NetLogo Models
References
Index
