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Chaos : a very short introduction / Leonard A. Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 159Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.Description: [xv], 180 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780192853783
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 003.857 SMI 22
Summary: Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behaviour, and sometimes giving rise to astonishing structures of large-scale order. This Very Short Introduction draws in philosophy, literature, and accessible maths to explain and illuminate Chaos Theory, showing the variety of its fascinating applications in the real world - from technology to global warming, politics, and even. gambling on the stock market. - ;Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system of cause and effect can be subject to ch.
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Index : p. 173-180.

Glossary : p. 163-168.

Bibliography : p. 169-171.

Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behaviour, and sometimes giving rise to astonishing structures of large-scale order. This Very Short Introduction draws in philosophy, literature, and accessible maths to explain and illuminate Chaos Theory, showing the variety of its fascinating applications in the real world - from technology to global warming, politics, and even. gambling on the stock market. - ;Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system of cause and effect can be subject to ch.

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