Filippo Menczer, Santo Fortunato, Clayton A. Davis

A First Course in Network Science

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 189mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 800g
• ISBN-13: 9781108471138
• ISBN-10: 1108471137
• Artikelnr.: 57166796

Autorenporträt

Filippo Menczer is Professor of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is an ACM Distinguished Scientist and board member of the Indiana University Network Science Institute. He serves in editorial roles for several leading journals including Network Science, EPJ Data Science, and PeerJ: Computer Science. His research focuses on network science, computational social science, and Web science, with a focus on countering social media manipulation. His work on the spread of misinformation has received worldwide news coverage.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Introduction; 1. Network elements; 2. Small worlds; 3. Hubs; 4. Directions and weights; 5. Network models; 6. Communities; 7. Dynamics; Appendix A. Python tutorial; Appendix B. NetLogo models; Bibliography; Index.

Rezensionen

'A First Course in Network Science by Menczer, Fortunato, and Davis is an easy-to-follow introduction into network science. An accessible text by some of the best-known practitioners of the field, offering a wonderful place to start one's journey into this fascinating field, and its potential applications.' Albert-László Barabási, Dodge Distinguished Professor of Network Science, Northeastern University