Presents fundamental concepts, principles, and methodologies

Includes a large number of color illustrations and real-world examples

Offers a unique, integrated overview of the five fundamental elements of life and society

Presents fundamental concepts, principles, and methodologies Includes a large number of color illustrations and real-world examples Offers a unique, integrated overview of the five fundamental elements of life and society Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Zusammenfassung

Presents fundamental concepts, principles, and methodologies

Includes a large number of color illustrations and real-world examples

Offers a unique, integrated overview of the five fundamental elements of life and society

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Life and Human Society: The Five Fundamental Elements.- Chapter 2. Energy I: General Issues.- Chapter 3. Energy II: Thermodynamics.- Chapter 4. Information I: Communication, Transmission, and Information Theory.- Chapter 5. Information II: Science, Technology, and Systems.- Chapter 6. Feedback and Control I: History and Classical Methodologies.- Chapter 7. Feedback and Control II: Modern Methodologies.- Chapter 8. Adaptation, Complexity, and Complex Adaptive Systems.- Chapter 9. Self-Organization.- Chapter 10. Energy in Life and Society.- Chapter 11. Information in Life and Society.- Chapter 12. Feedback Control in Life and Society.- Chapter 13.Adaptation and Self-Organization in Life and Society.