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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the mathematical study of changes in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family, such as the integral curves of a family of vector fields, and the solutions of a family of differential equations?
(a) Bifurcation theory.
(b) Theoretical physics.
(c) Thermodynamics.
(d) Fluid dynamics.

2. Where is Michael Barnsley from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Poland.
(c) England.
(d) Scotland.

3. Where was Hendrik Houthakker born?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) London.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Prague.

4. What refers to systems whose behavior is intrinsically non-deterministic?
(a) Fractal.
(b) Incongruity.
(c) Stochastic.
(d) Oscillation.

5. Who is attributed with the following quote from Chapter 7, "The Experimenter": "It's an experience like no other experience I can describe, the best thing that can happen to a scientist, realizing that something that's happened in his or her mind exactly corresponds to something that happens in nature"?
(a) Albert Libchaber.
(b) Michael Barnsley.
(c) Conrad Aiken.
(d) Leo Kadanoff.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, "Revolution," the author writes, "Professional scientists, given brief, uncertain glimpses of nature's workings, are no less vulnerable to anguish and confusion when they come face to face with" _______________?

2. What is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena?

3. What refers to the spread of momentum between particles of matter, usually in the liquid state?

4. 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?

5. What is a lossy compression method for digital images based on fractals?

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