If a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, does it cause a tornado in Texas?
Chaos theory attempts to answer such baffling questions. The discovery of randomness in apparently predictable physical systems has evolved into a science that declares the universe to be far more unpredictable than we have ever imagined.
IIntroducing Chaos explains how chaos makes its presence felt in events from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. It examines the roots of chaos in modern maths and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity, the unifying theory which suggests that all complex systems evolve from a few simple rules. This is an accessible introduction to an astonishing and controversial theory.
Authors: Ziauddin Sardar & Iwona Abrams
Prices: £6.99/$9.95/C$10.99
Pages: 176 pages
Publication Date: Sep 4, 2008
ISBN: 9781848310131
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Elizabeth
27.06.09 at 02:42PM
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Ok, wrong place to leave this comment
- but want to ask it anyway......
any chance of an Icon graphics about SMART materials?
Elizabeth
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vodret
03.08.09 at 04:42PM
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The Butterfy Effect has tried to explain the Chaos Theory but I might remember only the handsome Ashton Kutcher’s face!
Between the combination of graphic illustration and brief summary, this mini-guide teaches the real meaning of why a butterfly flaps in Brazil could cause a tragedy somewhere else.
Really useful if you want to understand the unpredictable!
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