Chaos: A Very Short Introduction (Record no. 59826)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780192853783 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 003.857 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Smith, Leonard |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Chaos: A Very Short Introduction |
| Statement of responsibility | Leonard Smith |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xv,180 Pages |
| Other physical details | 17x11 cm |
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| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Includes Index and Illustrations. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behavior, and sometimes giving rise to astonishing structures of large-scale order. Here, Leonard Smith shows that we all have an intuitive understanding of chaotic systems. He uses accessible math and physics to explain Chaos Theory, and points to numerous examples in philosophy and literature that illuminate the problems. This book provides a complete understanding of chaotic dynamics, using examples from mathematics, physics, philosophy, and the real world, with an explanation of why chaos is important and how it differs from the idea of randomness. The author's real life applications include the weather forecast, a pendulum, a coin toss, mass transit, politics, and the role of chaos in gambling and the stock market. Chaos represents a prime opportunity for mathematical lay people to finally get a clear understanding of this fascinating concept. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Q Science (General) |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2019-09-29 | CRV/GPLM/Donation/141/2019 | 003.857 S639C 2007 | 62894 | Books |