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Peer reviewedD'Costa, Ayres – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1991
Introduces Rene Thom's catastrophe theory, which is based upon complex theorems in multidimensional geometry. Catastrophe theory analysis begins by identifying the occurrence of major discontinuities, or catastrophes, in a system such as civil service exams, resulting in catastrophic change. (KS)
Descriptors: Geometric Constructions, Heuristics, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques
