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Introducing Chaos: A Graphic Guide

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Introducing Chaos: A Graphic Guide

Contributors:

By (Author) Ziauddin Sardar
By (author) Iwona Abrams

ISBN:

9781848310131

Publisher:

Icon Books

Imprint:

Icon Books

Publication Date:

5th January 2009

UK Publication Date:

4th September 2008

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

003.857

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

176

Dimensions:

Width 118mm, Height 168mm, Spine 13mm

Weight:

159g

Description

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.

Reviews

'A beautifully succinct primer... highly recommended' -- Time Out

Author Bio

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.

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