Chaos and Fractals - An Elementary Introduction (Paperback)

This book provides the reader with an elementary introduction to chaos and fractals, suitable for students with a background in elementary algebra, without assuming prior coursework in calculus or physics. It introduces the key phenomena of chaos - aperiodicity, sensitive dependence on initial conditions, bifurcations - via simple iterated functions. Fractals are introduced as self-similar geometric objects and analyzed with the self-similarity and box-counting dimensions. After a brief discussion of power laws, subsequent chapters explore Julia Sets and the Mandelbrot Set. The last part of the book examines two-dimensional dynamical systems, strange attractors, cellular automata, and chaotic differential equations.
The book is richly illustrated and includes over 200 end-of-chapter exercises. A flexible format and a clear and succinct writing style make it a good choice for introductory courses in chaos and fractals.
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General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	David P. Feldman
Dimensions:	246 x 190 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-956644-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Geometry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Fractals Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Chaos theory Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Thermodynamics & statistical physics > Statistical physics
LSN:	0-19-956644-5
Barcode:	9780199566440

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