Oxford University Press, December Date: 2010. Trade Paperback. Used - Good. Previous owner's name written in ink inside theback cover otherwise pages unmarked, CD included, light wear to edges. 2010. Oxford University Press ISBN 0199594589 9780199594580 [US]

Oxford University Press, Date: 2010 8vo (24.5 cm), XIII, 369 pp, CD in a back pocket. Laminated wrappers. "Based on only elementary mathematics, this engaging account of chaos theory bridges the gap between introductions for the layman and college-level texts. It develops the science of dynamics in terms of small time steps, describes the phenomenon of chaos through simple examples, and concludes with a close look at a homoclinic tangle, the mathematical monster at the heart of chaos. To ensure accessibility to motivated high school students, care has been taken to explain advanced mathematical concepts simply, including exponentials and logarithms, probability, correlation, frequency analysis, fractals, and transfinite numbers. These tools help to resolve the intriguing paradox of motion that is predictable and yet random, while the final chapter explores the various ways chaos theory has been put to practical use." (from the publisher's synopsis) 2010. Oxford University Press ISBN 0199594589 9780199594580 [PL]