Does God Play Dice: The New Mathematics of Chaos

Ian Stewart

Wiley, Feb 26, 2002 - Mathematics - 401 pages

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.

• Presents complex mathematics in an accessible style.
• Includes three new chapters on prediction in chaotic systems, control of chaotic systems, and on the concept of chaos.
• Provides a discussion of complexity theory.

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Review: Does God Play Dice: The Mathematics of Chaos

User Review  - Mark - Goodreads

A good introduction to chaos theory, and some of the mathematics behind it, and possible applications. Topics include strange attractors, self-similarity, and fractals. The book includes some helpful ...

Review: Does God Play Dice: The Mathematics of Chaos

User Review  - Terry - Goodreads

Another excellent introduction with another point of view

About the author

\Ian Stewart 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 The Collapse of Chaos (1994), Nature's Numbers (1995), Figments of Reality (1997), Life's Other Secret (1998), The Science of Discworld (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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Does God Play Dice: The New Mathematics of Chaos
• Author: Ian Stewart
• Edition: 2, illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Wiley, 2002
• ISBN: 0631232516, 9780631232513
• Length: 401 pages
• Subjects: Mathematics / Discrete Mathematics; Science / Chaotic Behavior in Systems; Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects