Chaos
a very short introduction
$29.67
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2007
Summary
Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system of cause and effect can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behaviour, and sometimes giving rise to astonishing structures of large-scale order. Our growing understanding of Chaos Theory is having fascinating applications in the real world - from technology to global warming, politics, human behaviour, and even gambling on the stock market.
Leonard Smith shows that we all have an intuitive understa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192853783 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192853783 |
| Author: | Leonard Smith |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2007 |
| Weight: | 168g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 111mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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`Leonard Smith’s Chaos (part of the Oxford Very Short Introduction series) will give you the clearest (but not too painful idea) of the maths involved… There’s a lot packed into this little book, and for such a technical exploration it’s surprisingly readble and enjoyable - I really wanted to keep turning the pages. Smith also has some excellent words of wisdom about common misunderstandings of chaos theory… One of the best books so far in this usefuland informative series.‘popularscience.co.uk
About The Author
Leonard Smith
Leonard Smith is Senior Research Fellow in Mathematics at the University of Oxford, where he lectures on nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos.
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