Mathematical Models of Social Evolution
A Guide for the Perplexed
Mcelreath, Richard
Boyd, Robert
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BOOK SUMMARY
Over the last several decades, mathematical models have become central to the study of social evolution, both in biology and the social sciences. But students in these disciplines often seriously lack the tools to understand them. A primer on behavioral m
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Over the last several decades, mathematical models have become central to the study of social evolution, both in biology and the social sciences. But students in these disciplines often seriously lack the tools to understand them. A primer on behavioral modeling that includes both mathematics and evolutionary theory, Mathematical Models of Social Evolution aims to make the student and professional researcher in biology and the social sciences fully conversant in the language of the field.
Teaching biological concepts from which models can be developed, Richard McElreath and Robert Boyd introduce readers to many of the typical mathematical tools that are used to analyze evolutionary models and end each chapter with a set of problems that draw upon these techniques. Mathematical Models of Social Evolution equips behaviorists and evolutionary biologists with the mathematical knowledge to truly understand the models on which their research depends. Ultimately, McElreath and Boyds goal is to impart the fundamental concepts that underlie modern biological understandings of the evolution of behavior so that readers will be able to more fully appreciate journal articles and scientific literature, and start building models of their own.
BOOK REVIEWS
"Mathematical Models of Social Evolution will no doubt reward psychologists, sociologists, and economists interested in evolutionary theory. Anyone desiring a thorough, yet down-to-Earth, introduction to modeling in social evolution couldn’t do much better than to read this book. Using little more than high school mathematics, McElreath and Boyd show how one can take a big step toward nderstanding many perplexing evolutionary processes."—Daniel J. Rankin, Science
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0226558266
ISBN(13-digit): 9780226558264
Dewey Decimal: 591.5601/5118
Library of Congress: 2006023442
Book Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 414
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