Beginner's Guide to Chaos
"You believe in a God who plays dice, and I in complete law and order." - Albert Einstein, Letter to Max Born
Introduction...
This website has been produced for a Bristol University computing course (COMMS12301). It is, hopefully, a basic and easy to understand overview of Chaos theory, its history and applications. While much of the complex mathematics of chaos is omitted, such as a complete discussion of topology, some specific mathematical examples are given, alongside examples of chaos that arises in nature. Computer-related topics such as fractals, and the use of computers in detecting chaos, are also examined. Please email any comments/suggestions to Will Bolam, address at the bottom of the page.
Main Menu:
- The history of chaos
- -a brief history, and overview of the idea
- Chaos in nature
- -including a detailed description of The Butterfly Effect
- Fractals
- -descriptions and pictures of both main sets, Mandlebrot and Julia
- Mathematical examples of chaos
- -use a pocket calculator to produce chaos
Other Links
(Not related to chaos theory)
My web page
Bristol University maths homepage
Bristol University computer science homepage
