Caldarelli, Guido.

Networks : a very short introduction / Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xv, 122 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 335 . - Very short introductions ; 335. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116) and index.

1. A network point of view on the world -- 2. A fruitful approach -- 3. A world of networks -- 4. Connected and close -- 5. Superconnectors -- 6. Emergence of networks -- 7. Digging deeper into networks -- 8. Perfect storms in networks -- 9. All the world's a net; or not.

Networks are involved in many aspects of everyday life, from food webs in ecology and the spread of pandemics to social networking and public transport. This book explores the basics of network theory to understand the science of complexity and its importance, using examples from nature, technology, and society, and history.

9780199588077 (pbk.) 0199588074 (pbk.)

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