Introducing Chaos: A Graphic Guide
By (Author) Ziauddin Sardar
By (author) Iwona Abrams
Icon Books
Icon Books
5th January 2009
4th September 2008
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
003.857
Paperback
176
Width 118mm, Height 168mm, Spine 13mm
159g
Introducing Chaos 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. It also examines the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity, the new unifying theory which suggests that all complex systems evolve from a few simple rules.
This is an accessible introduction to an astonishing and controversial theory that could dramatically change our view of the natural world and our place in a turbulent universe.
'A beautifully succinct primer... highly recommended' -- Time Out
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.