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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. If a system is in what state, then the recently observed behavior of the system will continue into the future?

2. What is a measure of some property of a piece of software or its specifications?

3. When was Mitchell Feigenbaum born?

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

5. What refers to a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is a reduced-size copy of the whole?

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

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

4. How is the Taylor-Couette flow defined?

5. How had Albert Libchaber gained fame in his career, according to the author in Chapter 7, "The Experimenter"?

6. What was Harry Swinney known for in Chapter 5, "Strange Attractors"? Where did his interests lie?

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

8. Describe the Mandelbrot set. To what it is closely related?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the origins and history of the National Meteorological Center (now the National Weather Service) and the European Center for Medium Range Forecasts. Where is each headquartered and how has it developed in today's world?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the differences and similarities of theorists and experimenters. How does each rely on the other for progress to be made?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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