The Systems Science Book is here!

You can view Springer's catalog page at: http://www.springer.com/physics/complexity/book/978-1-4939-1919-2

This pioneering text provides a comprehensive introduction to systems structure, function, and modeling as applied in all fields of science and engineering. Systems understanding is increasingly recognized as a key to a more holistic education and greater problem solving skills, and is also reflected in the trend toward interdisciplinary approaches to research on complex phenomena. While the concepts and components of systems science will continue to be distributed throughout the various disciplines, undergraduate degree programs in systems science are also being developed, including at the authors’ own institutions. However, the subject is approached, systems science as a basis for understanding the components and drivers of phenomena at all scales should be viewed with the same importance as a traditional liberal arts education.

Now on to my Sapience project!

 

Comments

[dmf]

congrats, did you go with their open-access plan?

[George Mobus]

@dmf

Sadly the book has a price! There is an e-version available (soon). But the hardcover will be $76 I think, which is quite reasonable for a textbook.

My thought was that the book should come out as a textbook in hopes that schools would start up systems courses. Not having a textbook of this kind seems to have been a disincentive to do so. I hope to be writing more 'popular', lay-person oriented works in the near future.

George

[dmf]

leaving student debt issues aside looking forward to a more affordable version, thanks

[George Mobus]

I hear you. The e-version should be considerably less. And then, also, there is this blog!

George

[Reverse Engineer]

If I get a complimentary copy, I'll review it on the Diner. ;)

RE

[monsta666]

Congrats on getting the book completed!