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18%OFFZiauddin Sardar - Introducing Chaos: A Graphic Guide - 9781848310131 - V9781848310131
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Introducing Chaos: A Graphic Guide

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Description for Introducing Chaos: A Graphic Guide Paperback. Explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. This book also examines the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 118 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
If a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, does it cause a tornado in Texas?
Chaos theory attempts to answer such baffling questions. The discovery of randomness in apparently predictable physical systems has evolved into a science that declares the universe to be far more unpredictable than we have ever imagined.
Introducing Chaos explains how chaos makes its presence felt in events from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. It also examines the roots of chaos in modern maths and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Introducing...
Condition
New
Weight
153g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848310131
SKU
V9781848310131
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About Ziauddin Sardar
Ziauddin Sardar is a hugely renowned writer, broadcaster, journalist and critic. 'Britain's own Muslim polymath' (Independent) has become one of the UK's leading intellectuals and writes on a huge variety of subjects in numerous newspapers and magazines throughout the world. He is also Visiting Professor of Postcolonial Studies at the City University, London.

Reviews for Introducing Chaos: A Graphic Guide
'A beautifully succinct primer... highly recommended'
Time Out

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