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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the main laboratory for the Thomas J. Watson Research Center?
(a) Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Indianapolis, Indiana.
(d) Yorktown Heights, New York.

2. Where was Thomas S. Kuhn born?
(a) Spearfish, South Dakota.
(b) Omaha, Nebraska.
(c) Anchorage, Alaska.
(d) Cincinnati, Ohio.

3. Where was Gustav Mahler born?
(a) Canada.
(b) Italy.
(c) Austria.
(d) France.

4. In physics and systems theory, what states that, for all linear systems, the net response at a given place and time caused by two or more stimuli is the sum of the responses which would have been caused by each stimulus individually?
(a) The superposition principle.
(b) Bifurcation theory.
(c) Bifurcation cascade.
(d) Pattern formation.

5. Who is attributed with the following quote from Chapter 6, "Universality": "The iterating of these lines brings gold; the framing of this circle on the ground brings whirlwinds, tempests, thunder and lightning"?
(a) Lewis F. Richardson.
(b) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
(c) Mitchell Feigenbaum.
(d) Dr. Faustus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In control theory, a system is _____ if any of the roots of its characteristic equation has real part greater than zero.

2. What refers to a computer program or network of computers that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system?

3. According to Gleick in Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs," what will lead to an increased, steady state in the idealized population?

4. What is a description of a system using mathematical concepts and language?

5. 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.

(see the answer key)

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