Everyday Chaos: The Mathematics of Unpredictability, from the Weather to the Stock Market

by Clegg Brian and Brian Clegg

Book Overview

Chaos and complexity explained, with illuminating examples ranging from unpredictable pendulums to London's wobbly Millennium Bridge.

The math we are taught in school is precise and only deals with simple situations. Reality is far more complex. Trying to understand a system with multiple interacting components--the weather, for example, or the human body, or the stock market--means dealing with two factors: chaos and complexity. If we don't...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262539691
• ISBN13: 9780262539692
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"