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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. When was Albert Libchaber born?
2. 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?
3. What is a sub-discipline of fluid mechanics that deals with the natural science of fluids (liquids and gases) in motion?
4. Who is attributed with the following quote in Chapter 5, "Strange Attractors": "Big whorls have little whorls which feed on their velocity, and little whorls have lesser whorls and so on to viscosity"?
5. According to the author, "to play the chaos game quickly, you need a computer with a graphics screen and a random number generator, but in principle a sheet of paper and" what will work as well?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the evolution of chaos in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"?
2. How are the Navier-Stokes equations defined? For whom are they named?
3. How were fractal basin boundaries used in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"? What scientists studied the transitions?
4. Describe the Julia set. How is it related to the Fatou set?
5. What problems did turbulence cause for physicists and scientists, according to the author in Chapter 5, "Strange Attractors"?
6. Who is Michael Barnsley? How is his early career described in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"?
7. Whose results did Albert Libchaber inadvertently recreate in Chapter 7, "The Experimenter"?
8. Describe the Mandelbrot set. To what it is closely related?
9. How had Albert Libchaber gained fame in his career, according to the author in Chapter 7, "The Experimenter"?
10. How did Barnsley's approach differ from that of Richter and Peitgen in Chapter 8, "Images of Chaos"?
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 life and work of Thomas S. Kuhn and the scientific revolution he originated. What book did Kuhn publish and what was its impact on science?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the psychological experiment described by Thomas S. Kuhn in Chapter 2, "Revolution." What discoveries were made through the work?
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