COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
CHAOS THEORY
from Interdisciplinary English, 2nd edition
© 1998--Loretta F. Kasper, Ph.D.

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  1. What is "chaos theory"? When was it first developed?

  2. What do we mean by a linear system? Why are linear equations easily solved?

  3. Give one example of a linear system, and explain why that system is linear.

  4. What do we mean by a nonlinear system? Why are nonlinear equations difficult to solve?

  5. Give one example of a nonlinear system and explain why that system is nonlinear.

  6. Give three examples of chaos in the real world.

  7. Do chaotic systems operate randomly? Or, is there some order and logic within a chaotic system?

  8. List three principles of chaos theory.

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