Natural Complexity: A Modeling Handbook

This offers a hands-on introduction to the science of complexity through simple computational models that explore natural systems in fields like physics, chemistry, biology, and geology. By working with these models and additional exercises, readers gain an understanding of how complex behaviors emerge in phenomena such as avalanches, forest fires, and epidemics. The resource includes Python source codes and detailed explanations, making it accessible to undergraduates, beginning graduate students, and self-learners with basic knowledge of precalculus and high school physics. It helps readers identify common patterns in natural systems, encouraging them to explore how complexity arises in nature.

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