2. Who is quoted in Chapter 1, "The Butterfly Effect" as saying "Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next?"

3. What can be formed by taking a finite Cartesian product of the Cantor set with itself, making it a Cantor space?

4. What refers to a computer program or network of computers that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system?

5. What mathematical theorem states that every simply connected, closed 3-manifold is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the early life of Benoit Mandelbrot like, as described by the author in Chapter 4, "A Geometry of Nature"?

2. When and where was the National Meteorological Center founded in Chapter 1, "The Butterfly Effect"? What existed before it?

3. What were the biggest issues with weather forecasting during Lorenz's time as described in Chapter 1, "The Butterfly Effect"? How is the Butterfly Effect defined?

4. Describe the weather simulator discussed in Chapter 1, "The Butterfly Effect." What weather conditions did it create?

5. What impact did The Structure of Scientific Revolutions have on the scientific community? What did Kuhn assert in the book?

6. How is Edward Lorenz described in Chapter 1, "The Butterfly Effect"? Where was he working at the time?

7. What led to Benoit Mandelbrot's epiphany in Chapter 4, "A Geometry of Nature"? Where was Benoit Mandelbrot working at the time?

8. What two technologies contributed to the development of global forecasting in Chapter 1, "The Butterfly Effect"?

9. What did Edward Lorenz develop in order to assist in working with computer technology in Chapter 1, "The Butterfly Effect"? How did he feel about the future of forecasting?

10. What psychological experiment does Thomas S. Kuhn describe in Chapter 2, "Revolution"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the lives and works of Gustav Mahler and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and analyze their influence on Mitchell Feigenbaum. What work of Goethe's is quoted in the book?