1. In fluid dynamics, what condition for viscous fluids states that at a solid boundary, the fluid will have zero velocity relative to the boundary?
(a) Period doubling bifurcation.
(b) Chaos theory.
(c) No-slip condition.
(d) Momentum diffusion.

2. What were used to address deep issues in theoretical physics according to the author in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"?
(a) Fractal basin boundaries.
(b) Thermodynamics.
(c) Period doubling bifurcation.
(d) Fluid dynamics.

3. What mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness was the focus of Huberman's most recent studies in Chapter 10, "Inner Rhythms"?
(a) Parasomnia.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Major depressive disorder.
(d) Bipolar disorder.

4. When was the Massachusetts Institute of Technology founded?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1877.
(c) 1823.
(d) 1895.

5. In fluid dynamics, what consists of a viscous fluid confined in the gap between two rotating cylinders?
(a) Laminar flow.
(b) Bifurcation cascade.
(c) Turbulent flow.
(d) The Taylor-Couette flow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What exists when a reversible reaction ceases to change its ratio of reactants/products, but substances move between the chemicals at an equal rate, meaning there is no net change?

2. What was the name of Edward Lorenz's 1963 paper in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences?

3. When was Norman Packard born?

4. Where was Benoit Mandelbrot born?

5. When did Mitchell Feigenbaum meet Michael Barnsley at a conference in Corsica?

(see the answer key)

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