General System Theory: Foundations, Development, ApplicationsAn attempt to formulate common laws that apply to virtually every scientific field, this conceptual approach has had a profound impact on such widely diverse disciplines as biology, economics, psychology, and demography. |
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Page 103
... growth . The theory of animal growth after Bertalanffy ( and others ) — which , in virtue of using overall physiological parameters ( " an- abolism , " " catabolism " ) may be subsumed under the heading of G.S.T. as well as under that ...
... growth . The theory of animal growth after Bertalanffy ( and others ) — which , in virtue of using overall physiological parameters ( " an- abolism , " " catabolism " ) may be subsumed under the heading of G.S.T. as well as under that ...
Page 136
... growth curves and explain a considerable number of growth phenomena . In simpler cases these growth laws are realized with the exactness of physical experiments . Moreover , the rate of catabolism can be calculated from growth curves ...
... growth curves and explain a considerable number of growth phenomena . In simpler cases these growth laws are realized with the exactness of physical experiments . Moreover , the rate of catabolism can be calculated from growth curves ...
Page 175
... Growth type ( a ) Linear growth curve : du / dt nwis - xw attaining without in- flexion a steady state . ( b ) Weight growth curve : sigmoid , attaining , with inflexion at c . 1/3 of final weight , a steady state Linear and weight ...
... Growth type ( a ) Linear growth curve : du / dt nwis - xw attaining without in- flexion a steady state . ( b ) Weight growth curve : sigmoid , attaining , with inflexion at c . 1/3 of final weight , a steady state Linear and weight ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical | 54 |
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