Patterns: in Nature, in Society

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The shapes of plants and animals, of mountains and shorelines arise because nature dissapates energy as rapidly as possible. These morphological patterns allow description of the "energy" landscape that produced them. Societies and economies show temporal and spatial patterns as well; does the "flow rate" of ideas and of money cause these patterns? We will explore just how "entropy rules." CAP course. Enrollment limited to 19 first year students.