SCI 137 - Chaos:The Self-Organizing Universe

Institution:

Finger Lakes Community College

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Description:

An innovative introduction to Chaos which brings the new scientific paradigm to the undergraduate curriculum. Starting from geometric fractals describing trees, leaves, and snowflakes, the quantitative understanding of fractals is achieved through laboratory exercises, including modeling on computers. Relevance of the Chaos theory is explored across scientific disciplines, and extended to non-science areas such as communications, economics, and arts. This course fulfills a science elective course requirement for students whose primary area of study is other than the sciences; however, interested science/mathematics students can take this course as an elective. high school algebra (Course I) or GST 142. SU

Credits:

2.00 - 3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.flcc.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 394-3500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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