The first course of the specialization ANALYZING COMPLEXITY will teach you what unifying patterns lie at the core of all complex problems. It advances your knowledge of your own field by teaching you to look at it in new ways. ANALYZING COMPLEXITY is constructed in the following way: Week I. "What is Complexity?" - What is at the core of all complex problems Week II. "Complex Physical Systems" - What complex problems all have in common in the inanimate world Week III. "Complex Adaptive Systems" - What complex problems all have in common in nature Week IV. "Complex Cultural Systems" - What complex problems all have in common in human society Week V. "Complexity, Fragility, and Breakdown" - Why complex problems arise Week VI. "Complexity in the Anthropocene" - What complex problems face us today
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Macquarie University
Course 1 of 4 in the Solving Complex Problems Specialization
Reviews
KK
Jul 12, 2020
The course is really knowledgeable, interesting and useful, particularly, for those who are interested in the domain of complexity.
TA
Oct 24, 2017
You should study Complexity from this course if you are interesting in complex system.
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Complexity in the Anthropocene
Now that we've explored the different kinds of complex systems and have some idea of the risks and dangers involved, this module will look at how these concerns impact us in the present Anthropocene epoch, where humanity faces many threats of decline and collapse amid the most complex system that we know of in the visible universe.
Taught By
David Baker
Associate Lecturer
David Christian
Professor
Shawn Ross
Associate Professor
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