Smith, Leonard, M.D. (, Senior Research Fellow in Mathematics, Unive

Chaos

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

Chaos exists in systems all around us. This introduction draws in philosophy, literature, and maths to explain Chaos Theory, showing the variety of its applications in the real world, from technology to global warming, politics, and even gambling on the stock market.

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Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 111mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 170g
• ISBN-13: 9780192853783
• ISBN-10: 0192853783
• Artikelnr.: 21622889

Autorenporträt

Leonard Smith is Senior Research Fellow in Mathematics at the University of Oxford, where he lectures on nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1: The Emergence of Chaos
2: Exponential Growth, Nonlinearity, Common Sense
3: Chaos in Context: Determinism Randomness and Noise
4: Chaos in Mathematical Models
5: Fractals, Strange Attractors, and Dimension(s)
6: Quantifying the Dynamics of Uncertainty
7: Real numbers, Real Observations and Computers
8: Sorry, Wrong Number: Statistics and Chaos
9: Predictability: Does Chaos Constrain Our Forecasts?
10: Applied Chaos: Can We See Through Our Models?
11: Philosophy in Chaos
Glossary
Further Reading

Rezensionen

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 useful and informative series. popularscience.co.uk