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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. Albert Libchaber graduated with a bachelor degree in mathematics from what institution?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) The University of Paris.
(c) The University of Chicago.
(d) Johns Hopkins University.

2. Through this work on the study of quantum behavior of superfluid helium, Albert Libchaber invented what?
(a) Thermodynamics.
(b) Euclidean space.
(c) Helium in a Box.
(d) Fractal compression.

3. 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) Mitchell Feigenbaum.
(b) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
(c) Lewis F. Richardson.
(d) Dr. Faustus.

4. Where did Michael Barnsley earn his Ph.D.?
(a) The University of Paris.
(b) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(c) Johns Hopkins University.
(d) The University of Wisconsin-Madison.

5. 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) Euclidean space.
(b) Boundary layer.
(c) Cantor dust.
(d) Gradient.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Mitchell Feigenbaum offered a post at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico to study turbulence in fluids?

2. Where was Heinz-Otto Peitgen born?

3. Albert Libchaber made the first experimental observation of the _____ that leads to chaos and turbulence in convective Rayleigh-Benard systems.

4. What were used to address deep issues in theoretical physics according to the author in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Michael Barnsley? How is his early career described in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"?

2. What problems did turbulence cause for physicists and scientists, according to the author in Chapter 5, "Strange Attractors"?

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

4. How does the author describe the evolution of chaos in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"?

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

6. Who was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe? For what great work is he most well known?

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

8. What interests in art and culture are described of Mitchell Feigenbaum in Chapter 6, "Universality"?

9. What is the Taylor vortex flow and when does it emerge?

10. How were fractal basin boundaries used in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"? What scientists studied the transitions?

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