SHsharmi·Nov 21, 2017
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ebook versions of the book "Category Theory for the Sciences" by David I. Spivak
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3 sourcesFor anyone wondering how this is useful outside of programming and/or looking for an easier introduction, check out Category Theory for the Sciences [1]. There are free digital versions on Github, too [2]. Here's the reasoning given by the author:
"Information is inherently dynamic; the same ideas can be organized and reorganized in countless ways, and the ability to translate between such organizational structures is becoming increasingly important in the sciences. Category theory offers a unifying framework for information modeling that can facilitate the translation of knowledge between disciplines."
[1] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/category-theory-sciences
[2] https://github.com/mmai/Category-Theory-for-the-Sciences
In Category Theory, Syntactically (2016)For anyone wondering how this is useful outside of programming and/or looking for an easier introduction, check out Category Theory for the Sciences [1]. There are free digital versions on Github, too [2]. Here's the reasoning given by the author:
"Information is inherently dynamic; the same ideas can be organized and reorganized in countless ways, and the ability to translate between such organizational structures is becoming increasingly important in the sciences. Category theory offers a unifying framework for information modeling that can facilitate the translation of knowledge between disciplines."
[1] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/category-theory-sciences
[2] https://github.com/mmai/Category-Theory-for-the-Sciences
In A monoid is a category, a category is a monad, a monad is a monoid