{"product_id":"does-god-play-dice-isbn-9780631232513","title":"Does God Play Dice?","description":"The revised and updated edition includes three completely new chapters on the prediction and control of chaotic systems. It also incorporates new information regarding the solar system and an account of complexity theory. This witty, lucid and engaging book makes the complex mathematics of chaos accessible and entertaining.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents complex mathematics in an accessible style.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes three new chapters on prediction in chaotic systems, control of chaotic systems, and on the concept of chaos.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a discussion of complexity theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface to the Second Edition.  \u003cp\u003ePrologue: Clockwork or Chaos?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Chaos from Order.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Equations for Everything.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Laws of Error.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Last Universalist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 One-way Pendulum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Strange Attractors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Weather Factory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Recipe for Chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Sensitive Chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Fig-trees and Feigenvalues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Texture of Reality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Return to Hyperion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Imbalance of Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Beyond the Butterfly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Von Neumann's Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Chaos and the Quantum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Farewell, Deep Thought.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Dicing with the Deity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustration Acknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"A book well worth reading and a valuable contribution to the literature on chaos\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cp\u003e\"For those who have even rudimentary mathematical knowledge, for teachers and for lively-minded school and university students, Stewart give a valuable insight into the innards of chaos\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A fine introduction to a complex subject\" (\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIan Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is an active research mathematician with over 140 published papers, and has written or co-authored numerous books including \u003ci\u003eThe Collapse of Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eNature's Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eFigments of Reality\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eLife's Other Secret\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Discworld\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and Flatterland (2001). His awards include the 1995 Faraday Medal of the Royal Society and the 2000 Gold Medal of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications.  \"You believe in a God who plays dice, and I in complete law and order.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eAlbert Einstein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThe science of chaos is forcing scientists to rethink Einstein's fundamental assumptions regarding the way the universe behaves. Chaos theory has already shown that simple systems, obeying precise laws, can nevertheless act in a random manner. Perhaps God plays dice within a cosmic game of complete law and order.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoes God Play Dice?\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a strange universe in which nothing may be as it seems. Familiar geometrical shapes such as circles and ellipses give way to infinitely complex structures known as fractals, the fluttering of a butterfly's wings can change the weather, and the gravitational attraction of a creature in a distant galaxy can change the fate of the solar system.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis revised and updated edition includes three chapters on the prediction and control of chaotic systems. New information regarding the solar system and an account of complexity theory is also incorporated. It is a lucid and witty book which makes the complex mathematics of chaos accessible and entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989080850661,"sku":"NP9780631232513","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631232513.jpg?v=1761782716","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/does-god-play-dice-isbn-9780631232513","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}