Overview: 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 element.This unique book offers a comprehensive and integrated introduction to the five fundamental elements of life and society: energy, information, feedback, adaptation, and self-organization. It is divided into two parts. Part I is concerned with energy (definition, history, energy types, energy sources, environmental impact); thermodynamics (laws, entropy definitions, energy, branches of t
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