Dynamical Systems

Celebrated mathematician Shlomo Sternberg a pioneer in the field of dynamical systems created this modern one-semester introduction to the subject for his classes at Harvard University. Its wide-ranging treatment covers one-dimensional dynamics differential equations random walks iterated function systems symbolic dynamics and Markov chains. Supplementary materials offer a variety of online components including PowerPoint lecture slides for professors and MATLAB exercises.<br>Even though there are many dynamical systems books on the market this book is bound to become a classic. The theory is explained with attractive stories illustrating the theory of dynamical systems such as the Newton method the Feigenbaum renormalization picture fractal geometry the Perron-Frobenius mechanism and Google PageRank. -- Oliver Knill PhD Preceptor of Mathematics Harvard University.