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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs," Gleick writes, "In the emergence of chaos as a new science in the 1970s, _____ were destined to play a special role."

2. What paper did James Yorke publish in 1975 concerning chaos?

3. Robert May, like many before him, was confused by the changes when what was increased?

4. In Chapter 1, "The Butterfly Effect," the author writes, "The Butterfly Effect acquired a technical name: sensitive dependence on _____________"?

5. When was Benoit Mandelbrot born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is quoted discussing nonlinear problems in Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs"?

4. How did Lorenz's work influence James Yorke in Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs"?

5. What variable changed the outcome in the experiment described by Thomas S. Kuhn in Chapter 2, "Revolution"?

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

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

8. How is Robert May described in Chapter 3, "Life's Ups and Downs"? What did his work center on?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the Cantor set and the Noah and Joseph Effects. What is Cantor Dust and how was it discovered?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of chaos theory as it relates to the biological and ecological sciences. When and how did ecologists come to use chaos in their theories?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss fractals, peano curves, Sierpinski carpets and Sierpinski gaskets. When were Sierpinski carpets first discovered?

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