Notes

Chapter 1: The Foundations for a New Kind of Science


Section 1: An Outline of Basic Ideas

Artifacts and natural systems Complexity and science Complexity and theology Definition of mathematics Extensions of mathematics History of programs and nature Mathematics in science Reasons for mathematics in science The role of logic

Section 2: Relations to Other Areas

Biology Computer science Mathematics Philosophy Physics Scope of existing sciences Social and related sciences Technology

Section 3: Some Past Initiatives


Section 4: The Personal Story of the Science in This Book

Computer printouts Detailed history My 1973 computer experiments Statistical physics cover Timeline

From Stephen Wolfram: A New Kind of Science [citation]