A First Course in Dynamics

Download or read book A First Course in Dynamics written by Boris Hasselblatt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-23 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theory of dynamical systems has given rise to the vast new area variously called applied dynamics, nonlinear science, or chaos theory. This introductory text covers the central topological and probabilistic notions in dynamics ranging from Newtonian mechanics to coding theory. The only prerequisite is a basic undergraduate analysis course. The authors use a progression of examples to present the concepts and tools for describing asymptotic behavior in dynamical systems, gradually increasing the level of complexity. Subjects include contractions, logistic maps, equidistribution, symbolic dynamics, mechanics, hyperbolic dynamics, strange attractors, twist maps, and KAM-theory.