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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In fluid dynamics, what consists of a viscous fluid confined in the gap between two rotating cylinders?
(a) The Taylor-Couette flow.
(b) Turbulent flow.
(c) Bifurcation cascade.
(d) Laminar flow.

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

3. From what institution did Harry L. Swinney earn his Ph.D.?
(a) The University of Illinois.
(b) Caltech.
(c) The University of Bonn.
(d) Johns Hopkins University.

4. What mathematical term refers to the Euclidean plane and three-dimensional space of Euclidean geometry, as well as the generalizations of these notions to higher dimensions?
(a) Euclidean space.
(b) Boundary layer.
(c) Cantor dust.
(d) Gradient.

5. With whom did Harry Swinney perform experiments on the onset of turbulence for water in rotating cylinders?
(a) Gustav Mahler.
(b) Jerry Gollub.
(c) Dr. Faustus.
(d) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who began to call the global construction of fractals "the chaos game" according to the author in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"?

2. When did Albert Libchaber join the faculty at The Rockefeller University?

3. What refers to systems whose behavior is intrinsically non-deterministic?

4. In vector calculus, what refers to a vector field that points in the direction of the greatest rate of increase of the scalar field, and whose magnitude is the greatest rate of change?

5. Gleick compares the Mandlebrot Set to what set in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does the author compare the background of Albert Libchaber in Chapter 7, "The Experimenter"? When was Albert Libchaber born?

2. How does the author differentiate between theorists and experimentalists in Chapter 5, "Strange Attractors"?

3. What did Mitchell Feigenbaum determine needed to happen in Chapter 6, "Universality"? Where was he working?

4. How is Mitchell Feigenbaum described? What was his early life like, according to the author?

5. How are the Navier-Stokes equations defined? For whom are they named?

6. What is the definition of a bifurcation diagram?

7. How is the Taylor-Couette flow defined?

8. How is turbulence defined in Chapter 5, "Strange Attractors"?

9. Where did Mitchell Feigenbaum meet Michael Barnsley in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"? What did their discussions lead to?

10. Describe the career of Heinz-Otto Peitgen. Where is Peitgen from?

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