Chaos exists in systems all around us.
About the Author: Leonard Smith is a member of the Mathematics Faculty in Oxford and lectues on nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos..
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Chaos represents a prime opportunity for mathematical lay people to finally get a clear understanding of this fascinating concept.
The author\'s real life applications include the weather forecast, a pendulum, a coin toss, mass transit, politics, and the role of chaos in gambling and the stock market.
This book provides a complete understanding of chaotic dynamics, using examples from mathematics, physics, philosophy, and the real world, with an explanation of why chaos is important and how it differs from the idea of randomness.
He uses accessible math and physics to explain Chaos Theory, and points to numerous examples in philosophy and literature that illuminate the problems.
Here, Leonard Smith shows that we all have an intuitive understanding of chaotic systems.
Even the simplest system can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behavior, and sometimes giving rise to astonishing structures of large-scale order.
Chaos exists in systems all around us
