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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) Pandamonium.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Frantic.
(d) Rambling.

2. James Yorke realized that one of the largest problems with his work was that mathematicians and physicists were often worlds apart because they did not what?
(a) Use the same equipment.
(b) Follow the same rules.
(c) Speak the same language.
(d) Report to work at the same time.

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

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

5. In Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs," Gleick writes, "In the emergence of chaos as a new science in the 1970s, _____ were destined to play a special role."
(a) Geologists.
(b) Ecologists.
(c) Botanists.
(d) Paleontologists.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Robert May born?

2. When was James Yorke born?

3. 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.

4. Where was Robert May born?

5. When was Steven Smale born?

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