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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.
(a) Incommensurable.
(b) Incomprehensible.
(c) Incorrigible.
(d) Indistinguishable.

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

3. From what institution did Thomas S. Kuhn earn his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Loyola University.
(d) Princeton University.

4. In Chapter 2, "Revolution," Gleick writes that the only problem with studying and experimenting with a new science is what?
(a) No one will understand it.
(b) There are no rules.
(c) All the work is yet to be done.
(d) It requires a new language.

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?
(a) A lower parameter.
(b) A higher parameter.
(c) A multiplier parameter.
(d) A fraction parameter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Albert Libchaber win the Wolf Prize in Physics?

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

3. Who does Gleick quote as saying "It does not say in the Bible that all laws of nature are expressible linearily!" in Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs"?

4. 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?

5. What occurs at higher velocities where eddies or small packets of fluid particles form leading to lateral mixing?

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