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" Catastrophe theory / "
Alexander Woodcock and Monte Davis.
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BL
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631440
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Woodcock, A. E. R., (Alexander Edward Richard)
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Catastrophe theory /\ Alexander Woodcock and Monte Davis.
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1st ed.
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New York :: E.P. Dutton,, c1978.
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viii, 152 p. :: ill. ;; 22 cm.
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0525078126
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: 9780525078128
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Includes index.
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Bibliography: p. 148-149.
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| Contents
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A new kind of theory -- The unfolding of catastrophe theory -- The elementary catastrophes -- The controversy -- Applications in physics, chemistry, and biology -- Applications in animal behavior -- Applications in sociology and economics -- Applications in politics and public opinion -- Applications in psychology -- The shape of revolution.
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The revolutionary new way of understanding how things change. The book serves to explain a fraction of the phenomena to which Thom has suggested its application, the theory's reach will be extraordinary, the development of the ego, the origin of life, evolution, death, and language, among other things.....James Gorman. An intellectual revolution...Catastrophe theory affords novel and deep insights into the world in which we live...Ian Stewart. Catastrophe theory is one of many attempts that have been made to deduce the world by thought alone...an appealing dream for mathematicians, but a dream that cannot come true.....Zahler and Sussmann. An interesting read that you will want to take a real look at this one, excellent book for thought provoking.
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Catastrophes (Mathematics)
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QA614.58.W66 1978
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Davis, Monte.
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