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ERIC Number: EJ453584
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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Chaos: A New Scientific Paradigm--Or Science by Public Relations?
Dresden, Max
Physics Teacher, v30 n1 p10-14 Jan 1992
Discusses the emergence of chaos as a major scientific subject and its place in historical, scientific, and technological context. Three sections provide (1) an overview of the scientific paradigm; (2) a review of the ideology of classical mechanics; and (3) examples of classical systems behaving in peculiar, nonintuitive manners. (MDH)
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Curriculum Development, High Schools, Higher Education, Mathematical Formulas, Mechanics (Physics), Models, Motion, Physics, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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