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Does God Play Dice? : The New Mathematics of Chaos Paperback Ian
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- Book Title
- Does God Play Dice? : The New Mathematics of Chaos Paperback Ian
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- 9780631232513
- Publication Year
- 2002
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- Textbook
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- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Does God Play Dice? : the New Mathematics of Chaos
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The revised and updated edition includes three completely new chapters on the prediction and control of chaotic systems. It also incorporates new information regarding the solar system and an account of complexity theory. This witty, lucid and engaging book makes the complex mathematics of chaos accessible and entertaining. Presents complex mathematics in an accessible style. Includes three new chapters on prediction in chaotic systems, control of chaotic systems, and on the concept of chaos. Provides a discussion of complexity theory.
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Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0631232516
ISBN-13
9780631232513
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Publication Name
Does God Play Dice? : the New Mathematics of Chaos
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
416 Pages
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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
22.8 Oz
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Lc Classification Number
Q172.5
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"A book well worth reading and a valuable contribution to the literature on chaos" ( New Scientist ) "For those who have even rudimentary mathematical knowledge, for teachers and for lively-minded school and university students, Stewart give a valuable insight into the innards of chaos" ( The Times Higher Education Supplement ) "A fine introduction to a complex subject" ( Daily Telegraph )
Table of Content
Preface to the Second Edition. Prologue: Clockwork or Chaos? 1 Chaos from Order. 2 Equations for Everything. 3 The Laws of Error. 4 The Last Universalist. 5 One-way Pendulum. 6 Strange Attractors. 7 The Weather Factory. 8 Recipe for Chaos. 9 Sensitive Chaos. 10 Fig-trees and Feigenvalues. 11 The Texture of Reality. 12 Return to Hyperion. 13 The Imbalance of Nature. 14 Beyond the Butterfly. 15 Von Neumann's Dream. 16 Chaos and the Quantum. 17 Farewell, Deep Thought. Epilogue: Dicing with the Deity. Further Reading. Illustration Acknowledgements. Index.
Copyright Date
2002
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects
Lccn
2003-265348
Dewey Decimal
003/.857
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Science
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