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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James Yorke is credited with creating what term in reference to science?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Rambling.
(c) Frantic.
(d) Pandamonium.

2. What mathematical theorem states that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere?
(a) No-slip condition.
(b) Information theory.
(c) Poincare conjecture.
(d) Fractal compression.

3. What is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena?
(a) Theoretical physics.
(b) Bifurcation theory.
(c) Thermodynamics.
(d) Fluid dynamics.

4. The National Weather Service is one of the six scientific agencies that make up what division of the U.S. Government?
(a) The U.S. Coast Guard.
(b) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(c) The Interior Department.
(d) The U.S. Navy.

5. What studies the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions?
(a) Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow.
(b) Nonlinear system.
(c) Chaos theory.
(d) Butterfly effect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a change in the basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science?

2. In his paper, Kuhn argues that rival paradigms are ______, meaning that it is not possible to understand one paradigm through the conceptual framework and terminology of another rival paradigm.

3. What does Gleick assert was the inspiration for Archimedes in Chapter 2, "Revolution"?

4. What refers to a supercomputer manufacturer based in Seattle, Washington, and founded in 1972?

5. Where was Benoit Mandelbrot born?

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