This 12-14 hour course introduces the basic principles of the complexity or system sciences. It is suitable for adults with any background, including no science and mathematics, but even those with advanced degrees in the sciences will find much value here.
Topics include:
Science as a way of knowing
Non-linearity: chaos, the edge of chaos, fractals & power laws
Cellular automata & other digital oddities: Wolfram's new kind of science
Emergent properties: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Self-organization science: why structure exists in the universe
Videos are in production. The first lesson will be posted here within a few days, with others following every few days. All should be posted and ready for viewing by mid-June at the latest, probably earlier.
Your Instructor
Founder & chief instructor, Ermah Ge, 2014
Free-lance educator, complexity sciences, Oregon & Maine, 2001 - present
Full time instructor, biology & mathematics, CNMCC, Albuquerque NM
PhD Evolutionary Ecology, U New Mexico, 1990
MS Mathematics, U Memphis, 1984
MS Biological Systematics, U Memphis, 1976
BS Invertebrate Zoology, U Memphis, 1973
Course Curriculum
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StartScience 101: Science as a Way of Knowing (87:04)
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StartGeophysiology : Part 1 (38:14)
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StartGeophysiology: Part 2 (37:20)
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StartGeophysiology: Part 3 (39:20)
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StartFoundational Concepts: Networks, Feedback & Attractors
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StartNon-linearity 1 : Computational Systems
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StartNon-linearity 2: Chaos, Edge of Chaos, Fractals & Power Laws
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StartEmergence : Wholes Are More Than Sums of Parts
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StartSelf-Organization & Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics (NET)