Questions About Chaos: Making a New Science

by James Gleick (Goodreads Author)

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If I read the audiobook version, will I be missing out anything particularly important (figures, graphs, etc)?

Ashish Singh Not to the extent that you will miss the point. Having said that it is highly advised to google the terms described in the book, like 'fractal dimensi…moreNot to the extent that you will miss the point. Having said that it is highly advised to google the terms described in the book, like 'fractal dimensions' and 'strange attractor' to actually visualize the mind of the god !!!(less)

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Is this book very technical?

Emma At times math and physics are central to the book. The number of equations however is low and they are extremely simple. That is part of chaos: that s…moreAt times math and physics are central to the book. The number of equations however is low and they are extremely simple. That is part of chaos: that simplicity. The author does a good job in extracting what can be learned from the math and physics towards chaos without delving deep in the intrinsic depth of it. My own math and physics knowledge is 30 years old, and still I could grasp this. I did come out of it however with a desire to reread my old math and physics books, so interesting did it suddenly seem. Both subjects suddenly made more sense.(less)

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