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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Mitchell Feigenbaum meet Michael Barnsley at a conference in Corsica?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1967.

2. When was Mitchell Feigenbaum born?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1959.

3. When was Harry L. Swinney born?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1907.

4. In physics and fluid mechanics, what refers to the layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface where effects of viscosity of the fluid are considered in detail?
(a) Gradient.
(b) Euclidean space.
(c) Boundary layer.
(d) Cantor dust.

5. What controversial book did Thomas S. Kuhn publish in 1962?
(a) Physical Review Letters.
(b) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
(c) Fractals Everywhere.
(d) Period Three Implies Chaos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Albert Libchaber graduated with a bachelor degree in mathematics from what institution?

2. What is a sub-discipline of fluid mechanics that deals with the natural science of fluids (liquids and gases) in motion?

3. When was Thomas S. Kuhn born?

4. When was Heinz-Otto Peitgen born?

5. According to Gleick in Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs," what will cause the idealized population to end up at the lower level?

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