CHAOS AND RELATED THINGS - A TUTORIAL

Chaos cheery and related things are described by way of differences be tween traditional (linear) science and non-traditional (nonlinear) sci ence. Differences described between linear and nonlinear models of sci ence respectively include the following: quantitative vs qualitative, analytic vs non-analytic, predictability vs unpredictability, fundamen tal scaling vs scaling relations, and superposition vs emergence. Comm on themes in non-traditional science are the existence of nonlinearity , scaling relations, and unpredictability. Data are provided that show that many social and psychological phenomena can be understood only t hrough nonlinear modeling. It is concluded that as the old and new vie ws of science coalesce, the newer mathematical tools will help make un derstandable the irregular and erratic features of everyday life.