Chaology

Synopsis: Video of a lecture given by Professor M. Berry as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lectures series. In Newtonian mechanics the present state of a system determines its future, but that future need not be predicatable: there are simple systems for which the trajectories can be as random as coin tosses. Some concepts of the emerging science of chaology are illustrated by means of a simple machine.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 1988
Uses: 6th-form and undergraduate mathematics.
Subjects: Mathematics
Keywords: chaos theory; randomness

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M Berry

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Notes: Video recordings of twice-yearly LMS Popular Lectures, which aim to present exciting topics and interesting applications to anyone with a serious interest in mathematics such as sixth form and university students. Recent lectures are for sale on DVD and older ones for hire on video.

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